Propentofylline

Propentofylline Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Trade Name Propentofylline
Generic Propentofylline
Propentofylline Other Names Propentofylline
Type
Formula C15H22N4O3
Weight Average: 306.3602
Monoisotopic: 306.16919059
Groups Investigational
Therapeutic Class
Manufacturer
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Last Updated: September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am
Propentofylline
Propentofylline

Uses

Investigated for use/treatment in alzheimer's disease.

How Propentofylline works

Propentofylline is a xanthine derivative and phosphodiesterase inhibitor with purported neuroprotective effects. It inhibits both phosphodiesterase and adenosine uptake. Phosphodiesterase has shown to associated with age-related memory impairment and Alzheimer's disease. β-Amyloid protein 1–42 (β42) can induce apoptosis in the cultured hippocampal neurons, suggesting that it plays an important role in causing neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease. Propentofylline is also capable of activating a cAMP–PKA system, depressing the caspase cascade and modifying Bcl-2 family proteins. Propentofylline blocked both the apoptotic features induced by β42 and further induced an anti-apoptotic protein, Bcl-2. It suggests that the protection of propentofylline on the β42-induced neurotoxicity is caused by enhancing anti-apoptotic action through cAMP–PKA system.

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