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Begacestat (GSI-953) is a selective thiophene sulfonamide inhibitor of amyloid precursor protein gamma-secretase (IC50Aβ40=15 nM) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease[1].
Begacestat (5 mg/kg, p.o. in mice) treatment for 4 h significantly reduces the Aβ40 and Aβ42 in brain (37% lowering of brain Aβ40 and 25% lowering of Aβ40 observed)[1].
Begacestat (GSI-953: 0, 2.5, 5, or 10 mg/kg, oral gavage, 3 h) results in a dose-dependent reversal of contextual fear conditioning deficits when compound is orally administered 3 h before training. Significant deficits are observed after treatment with 2.5 mg/kg Begacestat, and there is some reversal of this at 5 mg/kg and full reversal at 10 mg/kg compared with vehicle-dosed Tg2576 mice[2].
A dosage-related trend of slightly lower percentages of SP CD4+ cells in males at all dosages (SP CD4+ cells=~11% in controls compared with ~7% to ~9% in Begacestat-dosed animals) and females at 2000 mg/kg/day (SP CD4+ cells=~10% in controls compared with ~8% in Begacestat-dosed animals) is observed[2].
| Catalog Number | R055672 |
| CAS Number | 769169-27-9 |
| Synonyms | 5-chloro-N-[(2S)-4,4,4-trifluoro-1-hydroxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)butan-2-yl]thiophene-2-sulfonamide |
| Molecular Formula | C9H8ClF6NO3S2 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C9H8ClF6NO3S2/c10-5-1-2-6(21-5)22(19,20)17-4(3-18)7(8(11,12)13)9(14,15)16/h1-2,4,7,17-18H,3H2/t4-/m1/s1 |
| InChIKey | PSXOKXJMVRSARX-SCSAIBSYSA-N |
| SMILES | C1=C(SC(=C1)Cl)S(=O)(=O)NC(CO)C(C(F)(F)F)C(F)(F)F |
| Reference | [1]. Mayer SC, et al. Discovery of begacestat, a Notch-1-sparing gamma-secretase inhibitor for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. J Med Chem. 2008 Dec 11;51(23):7348-51. [2]. Martone RL, et al. Begacestat (GSI-953): a novel, selective thiophene sulfonamide inhibitor of amyloid precursor protein gamma-secretase for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2009 Nov;331(2):598-608. |
