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Identification of "sarsasapogenin-aglyconed" timosaponins as novel A?-lowering modulators of amyloid precursor protein processing.


ABSTRACT: The inhibition of amyloid ? (A?) peptide production is a key approach in the development of therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We have identified that timosaponins consisting of sarsasapogenin (SSG) as the aglycone can effectively lower the production of A? peptides and stimulate neurite outgrowth in neuronal cell cultures. Structure-activity relationship studies revealed that the cis-fused AB ring, 3?-configuration, spiroketal F-ring and 25S-configuration of SSG are the essential structural features responsible for the A?-lowering effects and neurite-stimulatory activity. New synthetic derivatives that retain the SSG scaffold also exhibited an A? lowering effect. Treatment of cells with timosaponins led to modulation of amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing through the suppression of ?-cleavage and preferential lowering of the production of the 42-amino acid A? species (A?42) without affecting another ?-secretase substrate. The SSG and "SSG-aglyconed" timosaponins also penetrated brain tissue and lowered brain A?42 levels in mice. Our studies demonstrate that timosaponins represent a unique class of steroidal saponins that may be useful for the development of AD therapeutics.

SUBMITTER: Sy LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6005341 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification of "sarsasapogenin-aglyconed" timosaponins as novel Aβ-lowering modulators of amyloid precursor protein processing.

Sy Lai-King LK   Lok Chun-Nam CN   Wang Juan-Yu JY   Liu Yungen Y   Cheng Lu L   Wan Pui-Ki PK   Leung Chi-Ting CT   Cao Bei B   Kwong Wai-Lun WL   Chang Raymond Chuen-Chung RC   Che Chi-Ming CM  

Chemical science 20160122 5


The inhibition of amyloid β (Aβ) peptide production is a key approach in the development of therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We have identified that timosaponins consisting of sarsasapogenin (SSG) as the aglycone can effectively lower the production of Aβ peptides and stimulate neurite outgrowth in neuronal cell cultures. Structure-activity relationship studies revealed that the <i>cis</i>-fused AB ring, 3β-configuration, spiroketal F-ring and 25<i>S</i>-configuration  ...[more]

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