高等学校化学研究 ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 611-622.doi: 10.1007/s40242-017-6465-7
ZHANG Lei1, ZHOU Fan1, ZHANG Laitao1, PENG Lizhi1, GUO Cuiping1, LUO Cheng2, CHEN Heru1,2,3
ZHANG Lei1, ZHOU Fan1, ZHANG Laitao1, PENG Lizhi1, GUO Cuiping1, LUO Cheng2, CHEN Heru1,2,3
摘要:
Ten memantine(Mema)-dihydroartemisinin(DHA) ligands were designed and synthesized. Three types of isomers including α,β, and a defined γ isomer were found in each intermediates(1a-1e). Type γ isomer was firstly reported here and confirmed as a less stable eclipsed conformation. The bonding of Mema with DHA through different carbon chains generally makes the new entities more cytotoxic than either Mema or artemisinin(Arte). The β Mema/DHA ligands are a little bit more cytotoxic than α ligands. By applying corticosterone(Cort)-impaired PC12 cells models, it was found that Mema and those ligands with more than 3 carbon chains showed weak or no neur oprotective activities against the insults. However, two ligands, 2a(β) and 2b(β) showed better effects than either Arte or their combination(Mema/Arte in 1:1 molar ratio) at a dose of 5 μmol/L. Furthermore, ligands 2a(β), 2b(β) and 2c(β) were confirmed as mild N-methyl-D-aspartate(NMDA) antagonists, and their corresponding α isomers are weak NMDA antagonists. All the data indicate that the bonding of Mema/DHA in compacted β conformation mode results in enhanced effects against Cort-induced insults in PC12 cells and might reverse memantine as an anti-depression NMDA antagonist.