Battistina Asproni

Dr. Battistina Asproni

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Academic Career Length

22Years (2005-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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1 January 2011 in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
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BABattistina Asproni
Battistina Asproni
GMGabriele Murineddu
Gabriele Murineddu
APAmedeo Pau
Amedeo Pau
GPGérard A. Pinna
Gérard A. Pinna
MLMorten Langgård
Morten Langgård
JKJan Kehler
Jan Kehler

1 September 2014 in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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ADAntonio Dore
Antonio Dore
BABattistina Asproni
Battistina Asproni
ASAlessia Scampuddu
Alessia Scampuddu
GPGerard Aime Pinna
Gerard Aime Pinna
CCClaus Tornby Christoffersen
Claus Tornby Christoffersen
JKJan Kehler
Jan Kehler

25 February 2005 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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BABattistina Asproni
Battistina Asproni
GTGiuseppe Talani
Giuseppe Talani
FBFabio Busonero
Fabio Busonero
APAmedeo Pau
Amedeo Pau
SSSebastiano Sanna
Sebastiano Sanna
GBGiovanni Biggio
Giovanni Biggio

1 November 2016 in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
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ADAntonio Dore
Antonio Dore
BABattistina Asproni
Battistina Asproni
ASAlessia Scampuddu
Alessia Scampuddu
Stefania GessiStefania Gessi
Stefania Gessi
GMGabriele Murineddu
Gabriele Murineddu
GPGérard A. Pinna
Gérard A. Pinna

1 July 2014 in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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GPGiovanni Pinna
Giovanni Pinna
GLGiovanni Loriga
Giovanni Loriga
PLPaolo Lazzari
Paolo Lazzari
SRStefania Ruiu
Stefania Ruiu
MFMatteo Falzoi
Matteo Falzoi
GPGerard A. Pinna
Gerard A. Pinna

21 March 2023 in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
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BABattistina Asproni
Battistina Asproni
MCMarco Catto
Marco Catto
GLGiovanni Loriga
Giovanni Loriga
GMGabriele Murineddu
Gabriele Murineddu
PCPaola Corona
Paola Corona
GPGérard A. Pinna
Gérard A. Pinna
A library of eighteen thienocycloalkylpyridazinones was synthesized for human acetylcholinesterase (hAChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (hBChE) inhibition and serotonin 5-HT6 receptor subtype interaction by following a multitarget-directed ligand approach (MTDL), as a suitable strategy for treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The novel compounds featured a tricyclic scaffold, namely thieno[3,2-h]cinnolinone, thienocyclopentapyridazinone and thienocycloheptapyridazinone, connected through alkyl chains of variable length to proper amine moieties, most often represented by N-benzylpiperazine or 1-(phenylsulfonyl)-4-(piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-1H-indole as structural elements addressing AChE and 5-HT6 interaction, respectively. Our study highlighted the versatility of thienocycloalkylpyridazinones as useful architectures for AChE interaction, with several N-benzylpiperazine-based analogues emerging as potent and selective hAChE inhibitors with IC50 in the 0.17-1.23 μM range, exhibiting low to poor activity for hBChE (IC50 = 4.13-9.70 μM). The introduction of 5-HT6 structural moiety phenylsulfonylindole in place of N-benzylpiperazine, in tandem with a pentamethylene linker, gave potent 5-HT6 thieno[3,2-h]cinnolinone and thienocyclopentapyridazinone-based ligands both displaying hAChE inhibition in the low micromolar range and unappreciable activity towards hBChE. While docking studies provided a rational structural explanation for AChE/BChE enzyme and 5-HT6 receptor interaction, in silico prediction of ADME properties of tested compounds suggested further optimization for development of such compounds in the field of MTDL for AD.