neuroprotective effects

Levomenol ((-)-α-BISABOLOL) is a sesquiterpene alcohol that has been found in the essential oils of several aromatic plants, with exerts antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic activities.

Semaglutide is a long-acting, selective, competitive GLP-1R agonist and a long-acting analog of human glucagon-like peptide-1, exhibiting potent hypoglycemic, weight-loss, cardioprotective, and neuroprotective effects. Upon activation of the GLP-1R, semaglutide promotes insulin secretion, inhibits gastric emptying and appetite, while also enhancing autophagy and suppressing oxidative stress and apoptosis. Semaglutide also plays a role in regulating mitochondrial function and lipid metabolism. Semaglutide is being investigated for use in type 2 diabetes, obesity, Parkinson’s disease, metabolic and fatty liver diseases (MASLD), and other neurodegenerative and liver diseases, as well as in cancer research.

EMD-503982 is an orally active, direct factor Xa (FXa) inhibitor that also exhibits inhibitory activity against factor VIIa, and has potential antithrombotic, anticancer, and neuroprotective effects. EMD-503982 can be used in research on thrombotic diseases.

CA-074 methyl ester (Cathepsin B Inhibitor IV) is a selective inhibitor of Cathepsin B (IC50=36.3 nM). CA-074 methyl ester has neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects.

Colivelin is a neuroprotective peptide and activator of STAT3. Colivelin is a hybrid peptide synthesized to enhance the neuroprotective effects of humanin (HN).

Resatorvid (TAK-242), a selective Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) inhibitor, binds directly to Cys747 to prevent TLR4-TIRAP interaction, thereby blocking downstream signaling. Resatorvid exhibits antitumor, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective activities.

10β,17β-dihydroxyestra-1,4-dien-3-one (DHED) is a brain-selective prodrug of 17β-estradiol, which has neuroprotective effects, improves cognitive dysfunction, and can be used to study brain damage.

(2R,4R)-APDC, a selective group II metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) agonist, exhibits anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects.

UK-240455 is a potent and selective N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) glycine receptor antagonist with neuroprotective effects and improvements in motor function in Parkinson's disease models, making it a potential candidate for Parkinson's disease treatment.

RWJ-51204 is a selective adenosine A2A receptor antagonist and a partial agonist of GABA(A) receptor (IC50: 0.2-2 nM). It has neuroprotective and movement-improving effects and can be used in research related to Parkinson's disease.

AMN082 is an mGluR7 agonist with antidepressant effects. AMN082 has a neuroprotective effect on neuronal apoptosis in rats with traumatic brain injury and attenuates cocaine- and morphine-induced locomotor sensitization and cross-sensitization in mice.

SAK3 is a novel modulator of nAChR activity that enhances T-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channel (T-VGCC) activity, and has potentiating effects on both Cav3.1 and Cav3.3 T-type Ca2+ channel currents.SAK3 is neuroprotective against scopolamine-induced cholinergic dysfunction in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.SAK3 is used for the study of memory deficits and Alzheimer's disease. SAK3 can be used to study memory deficits and Alzheimer's disease.

KRP-199, a highly potent and selective antagonist for the AMPA receptors, exhibits good neuroprotective effects in vivo.

Repinotan HCl (Bay-x-3702) is an orally active, selective and potent 5-HT1A receptor agonist across the blood-brain barrier and is an aminomethylbenzidine derivative.Repinotan HCl has potent neuroprotective effects and can be used in studies of ischemic stroke and traumatic brain injury.

Tirilazad mesylate (U 74006F) is a non-glucocorticoid, lipid peroxidation inhibitor with antiviral and neuroprotective activities. It confines intracellular intramembranous foci, attenuates spinal cord injuries induced by trauma, stroke, and ischemia/reperfusion injuries, inhibits toxins in dogs, and is used in the study of neurological disorders.

Adatanserin hydrochloride (WY50324 hydrochloride) is a novel 5-HT(1A)/5-HT(2) receptor ligand with potential neuroprotective effects and inhibition of ischemic efflux of endogenous amino acids, which can be used in the study of depression and anxiety disorders.

Ladostigil (Ladostigil free base) is an orally active dual inhibitor of cholinesterase and brain-selective monoamine oxidase (MAO) with inhibitory effects on MAO-B and AChE, with IC50 values of 37.1 and 31.8 μM, respectively.Ladostigil possesses anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective activities, and may be used in studies of depression and Alzheimer's disease.

MPT0G211 is a highly selective and orally active HDAC6 inhibitor (IC50=0.291 nM) that has neuroprotective effects and has shown anti-metastatic activity in human breast cancer cells. MPT0G211 has 1,000 times more affinity for HDAC6 than other HDAC subtypes. MPT0G211 can cross the blood-brain barrier and could be used to improve tau phosphorylation and cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease models.

Ensaculin (Anseculin), a novel benzopyrone partially substituted with piperazine, showed memory-enhancing effects in passive and conditioned avoidance paradigms in normal and artificially amnesic rodents. It showed neuroprotective activity in a model of NMDA toxicity and neurotrophic effects in primary cultured rat brain cells.Ensaculin can be used for the treatment of dementia.

Pridopidine (FR310826), a dopamine (DA) stabilizer, acts as a low affinity dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) antagonist, improves motor performance and shows neuroprotective effects in Huntington disease R6/2 mouse model.

Citicoline (CDP-Choline) is an intermediate in the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine, a component of cell membranes. Citicoline exerts neuroprotective effects.

Inosine (NSC-20262), an endogenous purine nucleoside produced by the catabolism of adenosine, is an agonist of adenosine receptors A1R and A2AR. Inosine has anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antinociceptive and neuroprotective effects.

γ-Aminobutyric acid belongs to natural products and functions as an agonist of GABAA and GABAB receptors, possessing central sedative effects, cell permeability, and the ability to modulate neuronal excitability. This compound is used in neuroscience research and exhibits anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, and neuroprotective activities.

Dihydrocaffeic acid is a metabolite of chlorogenic acid, a well-known antioxidant component with antioxidant, anti-Alzheimer's disease, neuroprotective, arousal and lipid-lowering effects.