Michael Decker

Prof. Dr. Michael Decker

Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute for Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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Academic Career Length

33Years (1994-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 March 2014 in ACS Chemical Neuroscience
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XCXinyu Chen
Xinyu Chen
SWSarah Wehle
Sarah Wehle
NKNatascha Kuzmanovic
Natascha Kuzmanovic
BMBenjamin Merget
Benjamin Merget
UHUlrike Holzgrabe
Ulrike Holzgrabe
MDMichael Decker
Michael Decker

17 February 2016 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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ESEdgar Sawatzky
Edgar Sawatzky
SWSarah Wehle
Sarah Wehle
BKBeata Kling
Beata Kling
JWJan Wendrich
Jan Wendrich
GBGerhard Bringmann
Gerhard Bringmann
MDMichael Decker
Michael Decker

14 October 2019 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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MHMatthias Hoffmann
Matthias Hoffmann
CSCarina Stiller
Carina Stiller
EEErik Endres
Erik Endres
MSMatthias Scheiner
Matthias Scheiner
SGSandra Gunesch
Sandra Gunesch
MDMichael Decker
Michael Decker

22 April 2019 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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FRFabio Riefolo
Fabio Riefolo
Carlo MateraCarlo Matera
Carlo Matera
AGAida Garrido-Charles
Aida Garrido-Charles
AGAlexandre M. J. Gomila
Alexandre M. J. Gomila
RSRosalba Sortino
Rosalba Sortino
PGPau Gorostiza
Pau Gorostiza

1 January 2020 in Redox Biology
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SGSandra Gunesch
Sandra Gunesch
MHMatthias Hoffmann
Matthias Hoffmann
CKCarolina Kiermeier
Carolina Kiermeier
WFWolfgang Fischer
Wolfgang Fischer
APAntonio F.M. Pinto
Antonio F.M. Pinto
MDMichael Decker
Michael Decker
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial disease and the most common form of dementia. There are no treatments to cure, prevent or slow down the progression of the disease. Natural products hold considerable interest for the development of preventive neuroprotectants to treat neurodegenerative disorders like AD, due to their low toxicity and general beneficial effects on human health with their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant features. In this work we describe regioselective synthesis of 7-O-ester hybrids of the flavonoid taxifolin with the phenolic acids cinnamic and ferulic acid, namely 7-O-cinnamoyltaxifolin and 7-O-feruloyltaxifolin. The compounds show pronounced overadditive neuroprotective effects against oxytosis, ferroptosis and ATP depletion in the murine hippocampal neuron HT22 cell model. Furthermore, 7-O-cinnamoyltaxifolin and 7-O-feruloyltaxifolin reduced LPS-induced neuroinflammation in BV-2 microglia cells as assessed by effects on the levels of NO, IL6 and TNFα. In all in vitro assays the 7-O-esters of taxifolin and ferulic or cinnamic acid showed strong overadditive activity, significantly exceeding the effects of the individual components and the equimolar mixtures thereof, which were almost inactive in all of the assays at the tested concentrations. In vivo studies confirmed this overadditive effect. Treatment of an AD mouse model based on the injection of oligomerized Aβ25-35 peptide into the brain to cause neurotoxicity and subsequently memory deficits with 7-O-cinnamoyltaxifolin or 7-O-feruloyltaxifolin resulted in improved performance in an assay for short-term memory as compared to vehicle and mice treated with the respective equimolar mixtures. These results highlight the benefits of natural product hybrids as a novel compound class with potential use for drug discovery in neurodegenerative diseases due to their pharmacological profile that is distinct from the individual natural components.

16 May 2017 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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LALuca Agnetta
Luca Agnetta
MKMichael Kauk
Michael Kauk
MCMaria Consuelo Alonso Canizal
Maria Consuelo Alonso Canizal
RMRegina Messerer
Regina Messerer
UHUlrike Holzgrabe
Ulrike Holzgrabe
MDMichael Decker
Michael Decker