| Literature DB >> 25147608 |
Yongzhen Li1, Tingting Feng1, Peng Liu1, Chang Liu1, Xiao Wang1, Dongsheng Li1, Ni Li1, Minghua Chen1, Yanni Xu1, Shuyi Si1.
Abstract
ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) is a key transporter and receptor in promoting cholesterol efflux, and increasing the expression level of ABCA1 is antiatherogenic. In our previous study, rutaecarpine (RUT) was found to protect ApoE(-/-) mice from developing atherosclerosis through preferentially up-regulating ABCA1 expression. In the present work, a series of RUT derivatives were synthesized and examined as ABCA1 expression up-regulators. Compounds CD1, CD6, and BCD1-2 were found to possess the most potential activity as antiatherosclerotic agents among all compounds tested.Entities:
Keywords: ABCA1; RCT; Rutaecarpine; atherosclerosis
Year: 2014 PMID: 25147608 PMCID: PMC4137366 DOI: 10.1021/ml500131a
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.345