9-Methylfascaplysin Is a More Potent Aβ Aggregation Inhibitor than the Marine-Derived Alkaloid, Fascaplysin, and Produces Nanomolar Neuroprotective Effects in SH-SY5Y Cells

9-Methylfascaplysin Is a More Potent Aβ Aggregation Inhibitor than the Marine-Derived Alkaloid, Fascaplysin, and Produces Nanomolar Neuroprotective Effects in SH-SY5Y Cells

β-Amyloid (Aβ) is regarded as an important pathogenic target for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease. Aβ can assemble into oligomers and fibrils, and produce neurotoxicity. Therefore, Aβ aggregation inhibitors may have...

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Main Authors: Qingmei Sun, Fufeng Liu, Jingcheng Sang, Miaoman Lin, Jiale Ma, Xiao Xiao, Sicheng Yan, C. Benjamin Naman, Ning Wang, Shan He, Xiaojun Yan, Wei Cui, Hongze Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
fascaplysin
Alzheimer’s disease
Aβ
oligomer
β-carboline
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/17/2/121

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