Cerebrovascular Disease

Mito-TEMPO is a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant. Mito-TEMPO induces mitophagy by activating the PINK1/Parkin pathway, inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation, restores mitochondrial membrane potential, and improves renal function and podocyte injury. Mito-TEMPO regulates Ca²⁺ homeostasis, inhibits Bnip3 overexpression, shortens action potential duration, and exerts antiarrhythmic effects. Mito-TEMPO reverses premature senescence, reduces trabecular bone loss, and decreases cell apoptosis. Mito-TEMPO can be used in studies of chronic kidney disease, age-related cardiac dysfunction, postmenopausal osteoporosis, and ischemic stroke.

Edaravone is a strong novel free radical scavenger, and inhibits MMP-9-related brain hemorrhage in rats treated with tissue plasminogen activator.

Palmitoleic acid, a composition of fatty acid, is implicated in the prevention of death from cerebrovascular disorders in SHRSP rats.

(R)-(-)-Phenylephrine hydrochloride is a selective α₁-adrenoceptor agonist with pK_is of 5.86, 4.87 and 4.70 for α_1D, α_1B and α_1A receptors respectively.

L-Aspartic acid is a NMDA receptor agonist and acidic amino acid. L-Aspartic acid has no independent analgesic activity. L-Aspartic acid can antagonize the analgesic effects of D-Aspartic acid and Morphine. L-Aspartic acid regulates polymorph transformation, crystal growth/aggregation and nucleation processes of calcium carbonate, and can serve as a biomineralization template. L-Aspartic acid promotes burst firing of central neurons. L-Aspartic acid can be used in studies related to cerebral ischemia and epilepsy.

6-Mercaptopurine is a purine analogue which acts as an antagonist of the endogenous purines and has been widely used as antileukemic agent and immunosuppressive drug.

Tranexamic acid (cyclocapron), a cyclic analog of lysine, is an orally active antifibrinolytic agent. Tranexamic acid attenuates the effects of severe trauma, inhibits urokinase plasminogen activator and ameliorates dry wrinkles. Tranexamic acid can used for the research of hemostasis. Tranexamic acid is a PROTAC linker. Tranexamic acid is used to synthesize PROTACs (e.g. LZ-07 (HY-172590)).

Enalapril (MK-421) is an orally active angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. Enalapril blocks the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, regulates the renin-angiotensin system, reduces preload and afterload, and decreases plasma angiotensin II levels. Enalapril inhibits apoptosis, reduces nitric oxide metabolite levels, stabilizes endothelial cells, enhances endothelial antioxidant defense, scavenges reactive oxygen species (ROS), and alleviates neuronal damage. Enalapril attenuates glutathione depletion, protein/lipid oxidation, tissue damage, and type III collagen immunolabeling in organs of diabetic rats. Enalapril reduces systolic blood pressure and urinary albumin excretion, and delays the progression of diabetic cardiac/renal injury. Enalapril is used in research related to asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction, congestive heart failure, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes mellitus, acute myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, cerebral ischemia, chronic heart failure, and single-ventricle physiology.

Dehydroascorbic acid is an oxidized form of vitamin C that can cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Dehydroascorbic acid clears cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced after ischemic stroke by converting to ascorbic acid (AA), thereby reducing neuronal and glial cell damage and stabilizing cerebral microvascular NO signaling to maintain perfusion in the ischemic area. Dehydroascorbic acid can be used in research on ischemic stroke.

Ligustrazine (Chuanxiongzine) is an orally active, blood-brain barrier-permeable alkaloid. It can be isolated from Ligusticum striatum DC. Ligustrazine reduces ROS, upregulates the levels of p-Akt/Akt and p-eNOS/eNOS, and decreases ALT and AST. It inhibits glutamate excitotoxicity, calcium overload, oxidative stress, ischemia-reperfusion injury and atherosclerotic plaque progression, enhances synaptic plasticity, and improves neurological function, cerebral infarct volume and brain water content. Ligustrazine possesses anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, lipid-lowering, endothelial protective and hepatoprotective activities. It can be used in studies related to ischemic stroke, cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury and atherosclerosis.

Alvelestat (AZD9668) is an orally active, selective inhibitor of neutrophil elastase. Alvelestat reduces elastase activity, myeloperoxidase release, neutrophil recruitment and activation, and calcium phosphate precipitation; promotes smooth muscle cell colonization and collagen deposition; and inhibits the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) as well as NET-derived neutrophil elastase activity. Alvelestat restores endothelial dysfunction, regulates antioxidant factors, improves the expression of endothelial tight junctions, reduces vascular leakage, and accelerates wound healing. Alvelestat prevents pulmonary hemorrhage, matrix protein degradation, airspace enlargement, and small airway wall remodeling; and alleviates cigarette-induced inflammatory responses. Alvelestat inhibits the growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms exacerbated by Porphyromonas gingivalis. Alvelestat can be used in research related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, radiation-induced skin injury, and bronchiectasis.

ATN-161 is an antagonist of α5β1 integrin and αvβ3 integrin, as well as an inhibitor of fibrosis, an inhibitor of oxidative stress, a tight junction stabilizer, a mitochondrial integrity protector, an angiogenesis inhibitor and an antiviral agent. ATN-161 inhibits NLRP3, MAPK, and ROS. ATN-161 protects mice from SARS-CoV-2 infection. ATN-161 reduces infarct volume, alleviates edema, decreases immune cell infiltration, reduces the area of choroidal neovascularization lesions, lowers tumor microvessel density and viral load. ATN-161 can be used in research related to ischemic stroke, choroidal neovascularization, breast cancer, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and liver metastasis of colorectal cancer.

p-Nitrobenzyl mesylate (4-Nitrobenzyl mesylate) is an alkylating reagent. p-Nitrobenzyl mesylate alkylates thiophosphorylated serine, threonine, tyrosine residues and cysteine thiols, without modifying hydroxyl, amino or carboxylic acid functional groups. p-Nitrobenzyl mesylate generates thiophosphate epitopes on thiophosphorylated substrate proteins for recognition by thiophosphate-specific antibodies. p-Nitrobenzyl mesylate facilitates the identification and purification of kinase substrates. p-Nitrobenzyl mesylate is applicable to studies related to cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Enalapril maleate (MK-421 maleate) is an orally active angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. Enalapril maleate blocks the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, regulates the renin-angiotensin system, reduces preload and afterload, and decreases plasma angiotensin II levels. Enalapril maleate inhibits apoptosis, reduces nitric oxide metabolite levels, stabilizes endothelial cells, enhances endothelial antioxidant defense, scavenges reactive oxygen species (ROS), and alleviates neuronal damage. Enalapril maleate attenuates glutathione depletion, protein/lipid oxidation, tissue damage, and type III collagen immunolabeling in organs of diabetic rats. Enalapril maleate reduces systolic blood pressure and urinary albumin excretion, and delays the progression of diabetic cardiac/renal injury. Enalapril maleate is used in research related to asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction, congestive heart failure, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes mellitus, acute myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, cerebral ischemia, chronic heart failure, and single-ventricle physiology.

O6-Benzylguanine is an orally active, blood-brain barrier-penetrant inhibitor of O⁶-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT/AGT). O6-Benzylguanine modulates p53 and its downstream p21 and cyclins to induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, and on the other hand activates mTORC1/MAPK and other signaling pathways to induce cellular senescence by inhibiting intracellular MGMT. O6-Benzylguanine is used in research related to various tumors, cellular senescence, and vascular smooth muscle dysfunction.

MitoTEMPO hydrate is a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant. MitoTEMPO hydrate induces mitophagy by activating the PINK1/Parkin pathway, inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation, restores mitochondrial membrane potential, and improves renal function and podocyte injury. MitoTEMPO hydrate regulates Ca²⁺ homeostasis, inhibits Bnip3 overexpression, shortens action potential duration, and exerts antiarrhythmic effects. MitoTEMPO hydrate reverses premature senescence, reduces trabecular bone loss, and decreases cell apoptosis. MitoTEMPO hydrate can be used in studies of chronic kidney disease, age-related cardiac dysfunction, postmenopausal osteoporosis, and ischemic stroke.

Bepridil hydrochloride (CERM 1978; Org 5730 hydrochloride) is an orally active non-selective calcium channel antagonist with multi-ion channel blocking activity. Bepridil hydrochloride modulates Calmodulin, the 20S proteasome, T-type/L-type calcium channels, cardiac sodium channels, multiple potassium channels, γ-secretase, β-secretase, and mitoK_ATP/sarcK_ATP channels. Bepridil hydrochloride acts as a hydroxyl radical scavenger, regulates mitochondrial and intracellular calcium handling, and exerts antiarrhythmic, antianginal, and cardioprotective effects. Bepridil hydrochloride alters amyloid precursor protein processing, reduces β-amyloid and thalamic calcium levels, restores seladin-1/DHCR24 expression, and improves sensorimotor recovery after cerebral ischemia. Bepridil hydrochloride also exhibits potent inhibitory effects on SARS-CoV-2 replication. Bepridil hydrochloride is used in studies related to stable angina, arrhythmias, cerebral ischemia, Alzheimer's disease, and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Propylparaben (Propyl parahydroxybenzoate) is an antibacterial preservative that can be produced by plants and bacteria. Propylparaben is an orally active weak estrogen receptor agonist. Propylparaben regulates the PI3K-AKT and JNK signaling pathways, and induces oxidative stress. Propylparaben is commonly used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and foods, and can be used in studies related to ovarian aging and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.

TAT-CN21 is a potent CaMKII inhibitor with an IC₅₀ of 77.2 nM. TAT-CN21 inhibits both calcium/calmodulin-dependent and autonomously activated CaMKII, blocks glutamate-induced translocation of CaMK IIα, and reverses the enhanced phosphorylation of CaMKII at Thr286 following excitotoxic injury. TAT-CN21 shows application potential in studies related to ischemic stroke by reducing neuronal excitotoxicity and exacerbating pre-existing long-term neuronal death prior to injury. TAT-CN21 improves definitive behaviors in rats with residual nerve injury without altering indicators such as mechanical/thermal hyperalgesia or spatial memory. TAT-CN21 can also be used in studies related to neuropathic pain.

N-Oleoyldopamine (OLDA) is an orally active TRPV1 activator and 5-LOX inhibitor with blood-brain barrier permeability. N-Oleoyldopamine excites histaminergic neurons in the tuberomammillary nucleus via a dopamine receptor mechanism, a process independent of TRPV1 and cannabinoid receptors. On one hand, N-Oleoyldopamine promotes the release of insulin and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide through a GPR119-dependent pathway to improve glucose tolerance; on the other hand, N-Oleoyldopamine improves left ventricular function and reduces myocardial infarction size by triggering the release of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide. N-Oleoyldopamine is used in studies related to glycemic abnormalities and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.