An update into the medicinal chemistry of translocator protein (TSPO) ligands

E Barresi, M Robello, B Costa, E Da Pozzo… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Translocator Protein 18 kDa (TSPO) has been discovered in 1977 as an
alternative binding site for the benzodiazepine diazepam. It is an evolutionary well …

Translocator protein in the rise and fall of central nervous system neurons

G Cheung, YC Lin, V Papadopoulos - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Translocator protein (TSPO), a 18 kDa protein found in the outer mitochondrial membrane,
has historically been associated with the transport of cholesterol in highly steroidogenic …

TSPO ligands boost mitochondrial function and pregnenolone synthesis

I Lejri, A Grimm, F Hallé, M Abarghaz… - Journal of …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
Translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) is located in the mitochondrial outer membrane and
plays an important role in steroidogenesis and cell survival. In the central nervous system …

Mitochondria as a promising target for develo** novel agents for treating Alzheimer's disease

EF Shevtsova, AV Maltsev… - Medicinal Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The mitochondria‐targeting drugs can be conventionally divided into the following groups:
those compensating for the energy deficit involved in neurodegeneration, including …

Human erythrocytes release ATP by a novel pathway involving VDAC oligomerization independent of pannexin-1

I Marginedas-Freixa, CL Alvarez, M Moras… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We previously demonstrated that the translocase protein TSPO2 together with the voltage-
dependent anion channel (VDAC) and adenine nucleotide transporter (ANT) were involved …

Mitochondria modulatory effects of new TSPO ligands in a cellular model of tauopathies

A Grimm, I Lejri, F Hallé, M Schmitt… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) is a mitochondrial protein located in the outer
membrane and involved in cholesterol translocation, a prerequisite for steroid biosynthesis …

Neurosteroids and Translocator Protein (TSPO) in neuroinflammation.

E Angeloni, L Germelli, B Costa, C Martini… - Neurochemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neurosteroids have a crucial role in physiological intrinsic regulations of the Central
Nervous System functions. They are derived from peripheral steroidogenic sources and from …

Electrochemical dual oxidative C (sp 3)–H amination: switchable synthesis of imidazo-fused quinazolinones

C Du, Y Zhang, T Li, Z Zha, Z Wang - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
An efficient electrochemical dual C (sp3)–H amination was developed under metal-free and
chemical oxidant-free conditions. A series of imidazo [1, 5-a] quinazolin-5 (4H)-ones and 5 …

Development of new treatments for Alzheimer's disease based on the modulation of translocator protein (TSPO)

BD Arbo, MF Ribeiro, LM Garcia-Segura - Ageing research reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The increase in life expectancy of the world population is associated with a higher
prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases. Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most common …

Iridium-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of dihydroimidazoquinazolinones by elaborate tuning of chiral cyclic ligands

F Peng, H Tian, P Zhang, C Liu, X Wu, X Yuan… - Organic …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A highly efficient, enantioselective intramolecular allylation of (E)-4-(alkyl (4-oxo-3, 4-
dihydroquinazolin-2-yl) amino) but-2-en-1-yl methyl carbonates was developed, and the …