Protective effect of T-588 on toxic damage by serum deprivation and amyloid-beta protein in cultured neurons

J Pharmacol Sci. 2003 Jun;92(2):153-6. doi: 10.1254/jphs.92.153.

Abstract

The present study examines the effect of the cognition enhancer (1R)-1-benzo[b]thiophen-5-yl-2-[2-(diethylamino)ethoxy]ethan-1-ol hydrochloride (T-588) on neuronal injury induced by serum deprivation or amyloid-beta protein (A beta). T-588 protected partially against neuronal injury induced by serum deprivation or A beta in cultured cortical neurons. T-588 did not affect the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in cortical neurons and SH-SY5Y cells. These results suggest that T-588 has a protective effect in neuronal injury models and the effect is not mediated by an ERK signal pathway.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / toxicity*
  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cerebral Cortex / drug effects
  • Cerebral Cortex / metabolism
  • Culture Media, Serum-Free / pharmacology
  • Diethylamines / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • Neurons / drug effects*
  • Neurons / metabolism
  • Neuroprotective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Peptide Fragments / toxicity*
  • Rats
  • Thiophenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Culture Media, Serum-Free
  • Diethylamines
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Thiophenes
  • amyloid beta-protein (25-35)
  • T 588
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases