Discovery of an Orally Bioavailable Benzofuran Analogue That Serves as a β-Amyloid Aggregation Inhibitor for the Potential Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

J Med Chem. 2018 Jan 11;61(1):396-402. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00844. Epub 2017 Dec 6.

Abstract

We developed an orally active and blood-brain-barrier-permeable benzofuran analogue (8, MDR-1339) with potent antiaggregation activity. Compound 8 restored cellular viability from Aβ-induced cytotoxicity but also improved the learning and memory function of AD model mice by reducing the Aβ aggregates in the brains. Given the high bioavailability and brain permeability demonstrated in our pharmacokinetic studies, 8 will provide a novel scaffold for an Aβ-aggregation inhibitor that may offer an alternative treatment for AD.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy*
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Benzofurans / chemistry*
  • Benzofurans / pharmacokinetics
  • Benzofurans / pharmacology*
  • Benzofurans / therapeutic use
  • Biological Availability
  • Cell Line
  • Dogs
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Protein Aggregates / drug effects*
  • Rats

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Benzofurans
  • Protein Aggregates