piperidines and benzofuran

A series of benzofuran piperidine derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated as multifunctional Aβ antiaggregant to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD). In vitro results revealed that all of them are very good Aβ antiaggregants and some of the compounds are potent acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors with moderate antioxidant property. Selected compounds were also tested for neuroprotection activity, LDH release, ATP production and inhibitory activity to prevent Aβ peptides binding to the cell membrane. The different modifications introduced in the structure of our lead compound 3 (hAChE IC

Topics: Acetylcholinesterase; Alzheimer Disease; Amyloid beta-Peptides; Benzofurans; Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Humans; Models, Molecular; Molecular Structure; Neuroprotective Agents; Piperidines; Protein Aggregates; Protein Aggregation, Pathological; Structure-Activity Relationship