@article{
author = "Ignjatović, Đurđica and Vojnović Milutinović, Danijela and Nikolić-Kokić, Aleksandra and Slavić, Marija and Andrić, Deana and Tomić, Mirko and Kostić-Rajačić, Slađana",
year = "2012",
abstract = "A group of sixteen arylpiperazines had been previously synthesized and evaluated for atypical antipsychotic
activity. Here we examined these compounds for their neuroprotective capacity. The affinity and agonist/
antagonist action of the arylpiperazines at dopamine hD2S receptors were determined in vitro on membranes
from stably transfected CHO-hD2S cell line. The assays for cell viability and antioxidative capacity (total
glutathione and total superoxide dismutase activity), amount of nitric oxide and superoxide radicals, as
well as influence on prosurvival pathways (Akt and ERK), were performed on the human neuroblastoma
cell line SH-SY5Y. Cell death was induced by oxidative or nitrosative stress, or by growing cells in the medium
deprived of serum. Only four of the arylpiperazines exhibited notable neuroprotection against cell death
induced by sodium nitroprusside. Two of these arylpiperazines induced elevations of pAkt, while two other
compounds reduced the levels of pErk, whereas these actions are considered to support the cell survival.
The benzimidazole heteroaryl-group, that mimics catechol moiety of the dopamine molecule, might be the
prerequisite structure for the neuroprotective action of these ligands. It is postulated that neuroprotection
was acquired also by elevation of endogenous glutathione or total superoxide dismutase activity.",
publisher = "Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier",
journal = "European Journal of Pharmacology",
title = "The mechanisms responsible for neuroprotective capacity of arylpiperazine dopaminergic ligands against cell death induced by sodium nitroprusside",
number = "1-3",
volume = "683",
doi = "10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.03.011",
pages = "93-100"
}