Side-chain length is important for shogaols in protecting neuronal cells from beta-amyloid insult
Darrick S H L Kim1, Jin Yung Kim
1Program for Collaborative Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. dkim@curxcel@com
Abstract:
Ten shogaols were synthesized to evaluate the importance of the side-chain length in protecting cells from betaA(1-42) insult using PC12 rat pheochromocytoma and IMR-32 human neuroblastoma cells. The compounds cell protectivity against betaA insult was demonstrated using 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction assay. The efficacy of cell protection from betaA insult by these shogaols was shown to improve as the length of the side chain increase.
