Phenotypic screening of an annotated small molecule library identified the quinuclidine tetrahydroisoquinoline solifenacin (1) as a robust enhancer of progranulin secretion with single digit micromolar potency in a murine microglial (BV-2) cell line. Subsequent SAR development led to the identification of 29 with a 38-fold decrease in muscarinic receptor antagonist activity and a 10-fold improvement in BV-2 potency.
Keywords: CNS; Frontotemporal dementia; Neurodegeneration; Progranulin; Quinuclidine.
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