Syntheses and biological evaluation of 1-heteroaryl-2-aryl-1H-benzimidazole derivatives as c-Jun N-terminal kinase inhibitors with neuroprotective effects

Mi Hyun Kim, Junghun Lee, Kyungjin Jung, Minjung Kim, Yun Jin Park, Heechul Ahn, Young Hye Kwon, Jung Mi Hah

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Abstract

1-Heteroaryl-2-aryl-1H-benzimidazole derivatives were synthesized as inhibitors of c-Jun N-terminal kinases, JNK3. Their activities were evaluated through measurement of Kd using SPR, JNK3 kinase assay, and cell-viability of human neuroblastoma cells. Most tested compounds showed high affinity (10 μM-46 nM) to JNK3. Among them, compound 16f exhibited potent activities (Kd = 46 nM). Especially, 16f was also found to present a potent cell protective effect (IC50 = 1.09 μM) against toxicity induced by anisomycin, showing a possibility as protective therapeutics in neuronal cell apoptosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2271-2285
Number of pages15
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume21
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Apr 2013

Keywords

  • Benzimidazole
  • JNK
  • Kinase inhibitor
  • Neuroblastoma cell line
  • Neurodegenerative disease
  • Neuroprotective effect

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