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Kibaly, Cherkaouia. "Analyse cellulaire et intégrée de l'implication du neurostéroïde déhydroépiandrostérone dans la régulation des processus nociceptifs." Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg) (1971-2008), 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007STR13004.
Full textStubborn chronic pain constitutes a major public health concern because this category of pain is refractory to the currently available analgesics and provokes persistent suffering in several thousands of patients with socio-economical problems such as substantial costs due to disability and decreased productivity. Therefore, development of novel therapeutic strategies against stubborn pain has become a real challenge for biomedical research. Included in the category of stubborn pain is neuropathic pain generated by lesions or injuries of the nervous system or by disturbances in the activity of spinal and supraspinal neural networks controlling nociception. Thus, it appears that the compounds to be characterized for the treatment of stubborn neuropathic pain must necessarily be capable of modulating the activity of spinal and supraspinal neuronal pathways. Various family of molecules are currently explored among which are neurosteroids that strongly modulates GABAA, NMDA and P2X receptors intervening in nociception and pain control. Since several years, the neurosteroid dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is excessively advertised as a miraculous pill capable of reducing various physiological deficits associated with aging. DHEA is considered as an endogenous neuromodulator the synthesis of which strongly decreases with aging. Paradoxically, scientific proofs supporting beneficial effects of DHEA are rare. Unlike in humans, plasma concentrations of DHEA are undetectable in adult rodents concurrently with the fact that cytochrome P450c17 (P450c17), the key DHEA-synthesizing enzyme, is expressed by the adrenals in humans but not in rodents. Consequently, even though the administration of synthetic DHEA controls several processes in the central nervous system of adult rodents, the role of DHEA as endogenous neuromodulator remains possible only if DHEA is produced by nerve cells. To obtain fundamental and useful results on DHEA, particularly on its possible role in the regulation of important neurobiological processes such as nociception and pain, we developed a multidisciplinary project allowing integration of data from genomic, molecular and cellular levels to behavioral components of the whole individual. In a first step, we investigated the occurrence of DHEA biosynthesis in the adult rat spinal cord (SC), a crucial structure involved in nociceptive transmission and pain sensation. Afterwards, we identified changes occurring in P450c17 gene expression and enzymatic activity in the SC of rats submitted to chronic neuropathic pain provoked by sciatic nerve ligature. Our studies were completed with behavioral analysis allowing in vivo assessments of the effects of DHEA and ketoconazole (a pharmacological inhibitor of P450c17) on pain sensitivity. Quantitative real-time PCR after reverse transcription revealed P450c17 gene expression in all SC segments. Western blot analyses allowed identification of a specific P450c17 protein in the SC and immunohistochemical studies localised P450c17 in neurons and glial cells. Pulse-chase experiments combined with HPLC and continuous radioactive flow detection showed that SC slices converted [3H]pregnenolone into [3H]DHEA, a conversion markedly reduced by ketoconazole. When the animals were submitted to chronic neuropathic pain situation, molecular and biochemical analyses revealed a significant decrease of DHEA synthesis which resulted from the down-regulation of P450c17 gene expression and bioactivity in the SC. Behavioral investigations showed that DHEA induced a biphasic action on pain sensitivity: a short term pro-nociceptive effect followed by a late analgesic action due to DHEA conversion into androgenic metabolites. The proper action of DHEA seems effectively to be pro-nociceptive because in vivo blockade of DHEA biosynthesis in the SC by intrathecal injection of ketoconazole induced analgesia in neuropathic rats. Unlike ketoconazole, intrathecal administration of DHEA potentiated both thermal hyperalgesia and mechanical allodynia characterizing the neuropathic pain. In addition to the main PhD program on DHEA, I have also participated to a side-project aiming to investigate anatomic and functional interactions between spinal neurons secreting neurosteroids and classical neurotransmitters involved in painful message transmission. We demonstrated that substance P, acting through neurokinin-1 receptors, inhibits the production of the neurosteroid allopregnanolone (a potent stimulator of GABAA receptors) in the SC dorsal horn. Owing to the fact that neurosteroids are endogenous compounds capable of interacting with main systems of the central neurotransmission, we hope that our project, at full completion, may open new perspectives for the development of efficient therapeutic drugs against stubborn pain
Beaujean, Delphine. "Contribution à l'étude des neurostéroïdes : mise en évidence de la biosynthèse des neurostéroïdes-sulfates et régulation de leur production par le neuropeptide Y." Rouen, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2001ROUES015.
Full textDo, Rego Marie Jean Luc. "Contribution à l'étude des mécanismes de régulation de la biosynthèse des neurostéroïdes : effets des endozépines et du GABA." Rouen, 2000. http://www.theses.fr/2000ROUES047.
Full textMensah-Nyagan, Guy Ayikoe. "Contribution à l'étude des neurostéroïdes dans le cerveau des amphibiens : biosynthèse des Delta(4)-3-cétostéroïdes et des 17β-hydroxystéroïdes, et régulation par les endozépines." Rouen, 1997. http://www.theses.fr/1997ROUES023.
Full textKim, Sae-Bom. "Neurostéroïdes neuroprotecteurs : métabolisme, dosage et effets dans les maladies neurogégénératives." Paris, CNAM, 2006. http://www.theses.fr/2006CNAM0548.
Full textDehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is produced in the human brain and metabolised to 7[alpha]- and 7[bêta]-hydroxy-DHEA by the cytochrome P4507B1 (CYP7B1). Since the DHEA levels in humans decrease with aging, it was considered that a relation between DHEA and neuroprotection was possible. However, the DHEA levels were reported much higher in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) than in age matched controls. It is also known that the 7-hydroxylation of DHEA is the major metabolic route in the brain. We studied the enzymatic properties of the human CYP7B1. To that end, we used recombinant human CYP7B1 and several C-labelled 2[bêta]-hydroxysteroid substrates such as pregnenolone, DHEA, epiandrosterone, 5[alpha]-androstane-3[bêta], 17[bêta]-diol and estrone. The metabolites are identified by GC/MS. The major product was the 7[alpha]-hydroxy derivatives and the small amounts of the 7[bêta]-hydroxy derivative were also characterized. Identical Km for 7[alpha]- and 7[bêta]-hydroxylation indicated that 7[bêta]-hydroxylation was a minor side reaction catalysed by th enzyme. The DHEA 7[alpha]-hydroxylation was inhibited by estrone and estradiol (mixed type inhibition) and by the [bêta]-amyloid peptides (non-competitive inhibition). We have also measured and compared the levels of DHEA and its metabolites such as DHEAS, 7[alpha]-hydroxy-DHEA, 7[bêta]-hydroxy-DHEA and 16[alpha]-hydroxy-DHEA in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with AD, vascular dementia (VD) and the age matched controls. DHEA was increased and DHEAS was decreased in both diseased patients. The ratios of DHEA/7-hydroxy-DHEA, 7[bêta]-hydroxy-DHEA/DHEA and DHEAS/DHEA were significantly different between the patients and the controls. We also observed that the 7[alpha]-hydroxy-DHEA/7[bêta]-hydroxy-DHEA ratio differed significantly between the AD and the VD. Our results indicate that the increased DHEA in neurodegenerative diseases is not neuroprotective and suggest that the sulfotransferase and the enzyme responsible for the 7-hydroxylation of DHEA are either present in lower levels or transfered by polymorphism into less efficient enzymes
Maurice-Gélinas, Caroline. "La clozapine et les neurostéroïdes dans la modulation de comportements associés au suicide dans un modèle murin de schizophrénie." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/11958.
Full textAbstract : Suicide in schizophrenia is 5 times higher than in the general population. Compelling evidence now suggest that suicide in schizophrenia does not involve serotonin neurotransmission, at odds with general population. We recently described and characterized a murine Two-Hit Model of Suicide-related behavior in a schizophrenia-like context (THMS) (gestational inflammation followed by adolescent social isolation). In this model, clozapine normalized prepulse inhibition, aggressiveness, impulsivity and anxietylike behaviours in THMS mice. While the basis of clozapine superior effectiveness on suicidal behaviors in schizophrenic patients is not well understood, previous works has revealed that clozapine alters central neurosteroid (NS) levels, such as allopregnanolone. The present work was to evaluate if the effectiveness of clozapine for reducing the risk of recurrent suicidal behaviors is mediated through NS modulation. Finasteride, a 5α- reductase inhibitor was injected alone or before clozapine treatment in controls (ctl) and THMS mice. Prepulse inhibition (PPI), resident intruder test (RI) and exploratory behaviors (EB) were performed to assess the sensorimotor gating, aggressiveness/impulsivity and anxiety-like responses, respectively. Results showed that (1) PPI deficits in THMS mice are normalized by clozapine treatment (2) Finasteride administration to THMS mice elicited worsen aggressive behaviors in RI and clozapine eliminates these aggressive behaviors in THMS mice. However, finasteride did not reverse clozapine anti-aggressive effects. (3) Clozapine elicited sedation-like effect on locomotor activities in THMS mice, that was reversed by finasteride. These results suggest that the effects of clozapine on locomotor activity may be mediated following NS modulation and that the aggressive behaviors observed in THMS mice may be related to a down-regulation of NS. Analyzis of GABAA receptor subunits and 5αR subunits reveal no change between groups. Further experiments will be required to understand the seemingly contradictory results of CE and RI, but we demonstrate for the first time in a model that it is possible for clz to have an effect by NS modulation. Further research is needed to clarify if the antiaggressive effects of clozapine are mediated by NS modulation but we demonstrated for the first time in a sthat NS modulation is possible.
Diotel, Nicolas. "Production et cible des neurostéroïdes dans le cerveau du poisson zèbre adulte : rôles potentiels dans la neurogenèse et la réparation cérébrale." Rennes 1, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011REN1S106.
Full textThe brain of teleost fishes exhibits (1) an intense neurogenic activity, (2) the persistence of radial glial cell progenitors during adulthood, (3) a high aromatase activity due to the strong expression of the estrogen-synthesizing enzyme, aromatase B (AroB), (4) an AroB expression restricted to radial glial cell progenitors, and (5) an outstanding capability for brain repair. Given these features, we suggested that steroids, notably estrogens, could be involved in neurodevelopment by modulating the neurogenic activity of radial glial cells. In this PhD work realized in the zebrafish (Danio rerio), we first characterized the molecular and electrophysiological properties of AroB radial glial cells notably during the proliferative phase. Next, we showed that radial glial cells of adult fish are likely to produce a wide variety of steroids, many of which can in turn affect radial glial cells that express estrogens and progesterone receptors. Finally, we demonstrated that estrogens are involved in neurogenic mechanisms, under physiological conditions, but do not seem to modulate proliferation in injured brain conditions. Together, these data provide further information in the characterization of the adult fish brain, notably concerning the potential involvement of steroids in neurogenic processes
Schaeffer, Véronique. "Rôle des neurostéroïdes endogènes dans la régulation des processus neurodégénératifs impliqués dans la maladie d'Alzheimer et dans l'étiologie des douleurs neuropathiques." Strasbourg 1, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007STR13153.
Full textTransfection of human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells with Alzheimer’s disease key proteins including native hTau40, mutant Tau P301L or APP resulted in neurosteroid biosynthesis dysregulation. HTau40 strongly stimulated neurosteroidogenesis while Tau P301L was devoid of action. Amyloid-β peptides exerted a dose-and sequence-dependent effect on neurosteroidogenesis. H2O2 killed SH-SY5Y cells through inhibition of aromatase gene expression and estradiol (E2) synthesis. Pretreatment with E2 rescued SH-SY5Y cells from H2O2-induced death. Apoptotic satellite glial cells were evidenced in dorsal root ganglia of neuropathic pain rats. E2 production increased in sensory neurons surrounded by apoptotic satellite cells, suggesting that endogenous neurosteroids may control neurodegenerative events in dorsal root ganglia. Together, the data open interesting possibilities for the development of neurosteroid-based neuroprotective strategies
Inquimbert, Perrine. "Modulation différentielle de la transmission synaptique inhibitrice par la synthèse localisée de neurostéroïdes dans la corne dorsale de la moelle épinière de rat." Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg) (1971-2008), 2007. https://publication-theses.unistra.fr/public/theses_doctorat/2007/INQUIMBERT_Perrine_2007.pdf.
Full textParésys, Lucie. "Caractérisation pré-clinique d’un effet de type antidépresseur de la 3β methoxyprégnénolone (MAP4343), un dérivé de la pregnénolone ayant pour cible potentielle le système microtubulaire." Thesis, Paris 11, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA11T014/document.
Full textDepressive disorders affect more than 350 million people worlwide generating major public health. Most of the antidepressant drugs currently used target monaminergic systems. However, the onset of action of these drugs is delayed for several weeks and they produce important side effects responsible for the discontinuation of treatment. Furthermore, a large rate of patients responds poorly or not at all to this kind of treatment. Accordingly, the development of new antidepressant drugs constitutes a major axis of psychopharmacology research. 3ß-methoxypregnenolone (MAP4343) is a new synthetic neurosteroid whose antidepressant efficacy was recently established in a rat model of social isolation. The mechanism of action of MAP4343 is very likely different from that of conventional antidepressants, as it was shown in vitro that this compound can bind the type 2 microtubule associated protein (MAP2) and may promote in fine the neuronal plasticity. The objective of this thesis is to further demonstrate the antidepressant efficacy of MAP4343 and to elucidate the cellular mechanisms associated to its pharmacological effect. For this purpose, we used one animal models of depression: tree shrews (toupaia belangeri) subjected to a chronic psychosocial stress. Stressed tree shrews develop behavioral, functional and hormonal alterations similar to those observed in the depressive patients. Chronic administration (four weeks) of MAP4343 (50 mg / kg / day) inhibits both the decrease of locomotor activity and the avoidance behavior induced by chronic stress. Furthermore, physiological changes such as hyperthermia or sleep disorders are also reversed by MAP4343 treatment. Finally, the molecule acts by partially inhibiting the stress-induced hyper-activation of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis. The quantitative study of post-translational modifications of α-tubulin (a major component of microtubules) in the hippocampus shows a decrease of tyrosinated α-tubulin, a dynamic microtubules marker. This phenomenon is not reversed by MAP4343 treatment. However, chronic stress exposure decreases the expression of acetylated α-tubulin, a later phenomenon occurring during microtubular alteration. Interestingly, MAP4343 prevents this decrease. To conclude, this thesis demonstrates a strong antidepressant effect of MAP4343, reproducible in one relevant and translational animal model of depression, thus confirming a previous study realized in an isolated rat model. The efficacy of this compound is observed from the first day of treatment in the rat and persists during a prolonged treatment. This molecule belongs to a new class of antidepressants potentially targeting the microtubular system. Additional experiments will be necessary to well understand the mechanism of action of the MAP4343 on neuronal functions
Grimm, Amandine. "Mitochondria, neurosteroids and biological rhythms : implications in health and disease states." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015STRAJ002/document.
Full textMitochondria play a paramount role in cell survival and death because they are orchestrating both energy metabolism and apoptotic pathways, while impaired mitochondrial function leads inevitably to disease, especially neurodegeneration. The purpose of the present thesis was therefore to deepen our understanding of the regulation of mitochondrial function, with a focus on mitochondrial bioenergetics and dynamics. Our key findings were that: i) neurosteroids represent promising molecules which are able to increase mitochondrial bioenergetics via enhancement of mitochondrial respiration in healthy condition; ii) neurosteroids are able to alleviate Alzheimer’s disease-related bioenergetic deficits; iii) the circadian clock is able to regulate mitochondrial bioenergetics and dynamics, and vice versa. Collectively, our results contribute to a better understanding of how mitochondria function, and could have multiple implications with regard to the regulation of metabolic homeostasis in health and disease states associated with mitochondrial impairments and/or circadian disruption
Coulombe, Marie-Andrée. "Implication du sexe, des hormones gonadiques et de leurs métabolites dans la réponse nociceptive et la perception de la douleur." Phd thesis, Université de Strasbourg, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00998939.
Full textKamoun, Nisrine. "Bénéfice thérapeutique d'un traitement par l'étifoxine (stresam™) dans les neuropathies accompagnées de comorbidités anxiodépressives : étude préclinique chez la souris." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016STRAJ102/document.
Full textNeuropathic pain is associated with significant co-morbidity, including anxiety and depression, which impact considerably on the overall patient experience. Several lines of evidence suggest that anxiolytics may be of interest to alleviate pain symptoms and the associated negative emotions in chronic pain states. Among them, the non-benzodiazepine anxiolytic etifoxine (EFX: stresam™) has an interesting pharmacological profile. In patients, it has a weak sedative action, with limited functional tolerance and dependence, and without cognitive declines. In this study, we aim at analyzing the preclinical therapeutic potential of etifoxine on the anxiodepressive consequences of neuropathic pain
Coulombe, Marie-andree. "Implication du sexe, des hormones gonadiques et de leurs métabolites dans la réponse nociceptive et la perception de la douleur." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013STRAJ099/document.
Full textSeveral biological, psychological, and cultural differences can explain the difference in pain perception between men and women. It is known that gonadal hormones influence the nociceptive response in animals and humans. The brain also has the ability to synthesize its own "sex hormones", also named neurosteroids. The aims of this thesis were: 1) to assess the physiological and psychological factors influencing the difference in pain perception between men and women, 2) to relate the levels of androgens and cortisol with clinical symptoms and pain perception in healthy volunteers and patients with fibromyalgia, and 3) to evaluate the involvement of gonadal hormones and of their 3α5α-reduced metabolites in the transmission of pain and the effectiveness of descending pain modulation systems (DPMS) in males and females using behavioral pain model in rats and mice
Wendt, Guillaume. "Assessment of neuroprotective effects of gamma-hydroxybutyrate and neurosteroids on cellular models of Alzheimer’s disease." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014STRAJ120/document.
Full textThis PhD work showed that GHB and neurosteroids efficiently protect against nerve cell death caused by Alzheimer's disease etiological factors including amyloid precursor protein overexpression and oxidative stress. Interestingly, we identified an additive action of GHB and allopregnanolone that may result from the combination of partial stimulations of anti-apoptotic protein expression induced by both compounds. GHB protective effect was blocked by aromatase inhibitor, suggesting that GHB may also induce neuroprotection via the activation of neurosteroidogenesis. Finally, we have used a yeast-based MMP activity assay to check whether GHB and neurosteroids regulate MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities which control Aβ peptide degradation. We cannot yet conclude from our preliminary results but their improvement and combination with RT-qPCR analyzes will help to determine the modulatory action of GHB and neurosteroids on MMP activity and/or expression. Together, our data suggest that GHB and neurosteroids may be used to develop combined neuroprotective strategies against neuronal loss in AD
Lozan, Ecaterina. "Analyse quantitative de l'Estradiol dans les tissus cérébraux et le plasma de souris." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015BORD0390/document.
Full textEstrogens are neurosteroids, especially Estradiol (17β-E2) which is considered to be the most biologicallyactive form. 17β-E2 could have positive effects on some age-associated anomalies (memory and cognitive impairment,Alzheimer's disease). For elucidating and better understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underliethe effects within the brain, it is necessary to quantitate 17β-E2 and its metabolites (estrone and estriol) in brain andplasma.First, the RP-HPLC-ESI(-)-MS/MS method without derivatization was developed. The selectivity of the separationand the sensitivity of detection of the estrogens has been improved after optimization of MRM and chromatographicparameters.Secondly, the various derivatization agents were evaluated after their synthesis in order to improve the sensitivity,selectivity and signal enhancement. After studying the eleven synthesized derivatives of 17β-E2 in ESI-MS andMS/MS, promising results were obtained with the 17β-E2-Q8S derivative.A simple purification method using liquid-liquid extraction followed by C18 solid phase extraction has been optimizedin order to minimize assay interferences. The two assays (with and without derivatization) were then compared interms of efficiency, detection and quantification limits (LOD/LOQ), calibration linearity and reproducibility. Then,both methods were validated on biological samples (brain, hippocampus and plasma) collected from animals treatedwith known amounts of 17β-E2. Finally, the more robust method was the method without derivatization with a LODof 0.5 fmol.μL-1
Leva, Géraldine. "Neuroprotection dans des modèles animaux de la sclérose en plaques : évaluation pluridisciplinaire de la capacité du XBD173, un ligand du translocator protein, à améliorer les symptômes cliniques et les marqueurs neuropathologiques." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017STRAJ076/document.
Full textMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease affecting the central myelin. Progress has been made for MS treatment, but effective neuroprotective drugs against MS-evoked axonal damages and severe disability are still missing. This thesis assessed the potential of XBD173, a ligand of the translocator protein controlling neurosteroidogenesis and neuroinflammation, to improve symptoms in the proteolipid protein-induced MS model (EAE-PLP mice) that mimics the relapsing-remitting form affecting 85% of MS patients. Our results show that XBD173 at low dose decreases serum levels of pro-inflammatory interleukins, prevents the repression of myelin and axonal markers, and also ameliorates clinical deficits in EAE-PLP mice. The beneficial effect of XBD173 against clinical symptoms was also observed in the EAE-MOG mice mimicking the progressive MS. Promising perspectives are open for the development of effective strategies against MS with little or no serious side effects
Wang, Shiwei. "La recherche expérimentale de la neurorrhaphie chirurgicale et des thérapies moléculaires pour les lésions du nerf périphérique." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017SACLS575.
Full textPeripheral nerve injury (PNI) results from multiple causes, including trauma, inflammation, ischemia and tumor compression. Dysfunction of affected muscles and sensory deprivation caused by PNI result in huge obstacles for suffering patients and their families. Even though many achievements for PNI treatment have been realized during the last decades, poor clinical prognosis remains a challenge for researchers and clinicians. This prompted me to explore new approaches for nerve repair by using two different types of nerve grafts associated with several nerve injuries of donor nerve, but also investigate the therapeutic potential of several small molecules including neurosteroids, TSPO agonist ligands and potassium channel activators for promoting neuroprotection and neuroregeneration. My thesis is divided into two parts and makes use of two experimental rat models. The major aims were : 1) To determine the optimal injury condition of a donor nerve for end-to-side neurorrhaphy by using a sciatic end-to-side neurorrhaphy model with different types of autologous nerve grafts (fresh or predegenerated). Neuronal retrograde labeling, analysis of myelinated axons and the evaluation of action potentials were performed to evaluate neuroprotection and neuroregeneration. This approach showed that effective axonal regeneration into a nerve graft occurred only when axonal resources supplied by the donor nerve reached 50% of its total number of axons. In addition, the use of a predegenerated nerve graft was beneficial for neuroregeneration by improving the environment of the nerve pathway. 2) To investigate the efficacy of the administration of small molecules including progesterone, Nestorone, etifoxine and Kv7.2/7.3 channel activators for neuroprotection, axonal regeneration and functional recovery. For these studies, we developed a cervical spinal nerve crush injury model. The same histological analysis mentioned above, measures of evoked potentials and motor or sensory behavioral tests were performed to evaluate neuroprotection, neuroregeneration and functional recovery. Progesterone and Nestorone showed benefits on neuroprotection at early stages and on neuroregeneration and functional recovery at later stages after nerve injury. Interestingly, the mono-therapy of etifoxine promoted motor functional recovery while the mono-therapy of GRT12 was beneficial for sensory functional recovery. The synthetic compounds combining TSPO ligand and Kv7.2/7.3 channel activator properties promoted both motor and sensory functional recovery. In conclusion, our study revealed that 50% axotomy of a donor nerve in the end-to-side neurorrhaphy paradigm is the optimal condition for neuroregeneration. We also verified the advantage of using predegenerated instead of a fresh nerve graft to improve the regenerative environment. We also demonstrated the effectiveness of progesterone and Nestorone in neuroprotection and neuroregeneration, and that new synthetic compounds with TSPO ligand and Kv7.2/7.3 channel activator properties promoted motor and sensory recovery
Hallé, François. "Conception, développement et synthèse de ligands du TSPO dans le but de traiter les maladies neurodégénératives." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015STRAF054/document.
Full textNeurosteroids are endogenous compounds which can alter the synaptic transmission and enhance neuroprotection in neurodegenerative diseases. The systems that regulates their biosynthesis are not described but its first step ca be regulated by the TSPO. This mitochondrial protein facilitates the transport of cholesterol to the mitochondrial matrix to be metabolized in pregnenolone. This steroid is the precursor of neurosteroid biosynthesis and in vitro use of TSPO ligands induces its secretion. For this project, we looked forward to develop new families of soluble TSPO ligands that can increase pregnenolone production. The access to 3-amino-3,4-dihydroquinolin-2-ones required the establishment of a synthesis methodology of a palladium-catalyzed cyclization following Buchwald-Hartwig amination. A solubility study of synthesized compound was performed, their activity was established based on functional assays and their neuroprotective effect was evaluated on a cellular model of Alzheimer disease