@article {2628,
	title = {Glycosylated tetrahydrosalens as multifunctional molecules for Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s therapy},
	journal = {Dalton Transactions},
	number = {16},
	year = {2009},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 430GYTimes Cited: 8Cited Reference Count: 65Storr, Tim Scott, Lauren E. Bowen, Meryn L. Green, David E. Thompson, Katherine H. Schugar, Harvey J. Orvig, Chris},
	pages = {3034-3043},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The tetrahydrosalens N,N{\textquoteright}-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-ethane-1,2-diamine (H2L1), N, N{\textquoteright}-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-(-)-1,2-cyclohexane-(1R, 2R)-diamine (H2L2), N,N{\textquoteright}-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-N,N{\textquoteright}-dimethyl-ethane-1,2-diamine (H2L3), N,N{\textquoteright}-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-N,N{\textquoteright}-dibenzyl-ethane-1,2diamine (H2L4), and N,N{\textquoteright}-bis(2-(4-tert-butyl) hydroxybenzyl)-ethane-1,2-diamine (H2L5), as well as their prodrug glycosylated forms, GL(1-5), have been prepared and evaluated in vitro for their potential use as Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s disease (AD) therapeutics. Dysfunctional interactions of metal ions, especially those of Cu, Zn, and Fe, with the amyloid-beta (A beta) peptide are hypothesised to play an important role in the aetiology of AD, and disruption of these aberrant metal-peptide interactions via chelation therapy holds considerable promise as a therapeutic strategy. Tetrahydrosalens such as H2L1-5 have a significant affinity for metal ions, and thus should be able to compete with the A beta peptide for Cu, Zn, and Fe in the brain. This activity was assayed in vitro via a turbidity assay; H2L1 and H2L3 were found to attenuate A beta(1-40) aggregation after exposure to Cu2+ and Zn2+. In addition, H2L1-5 were determined to be potent antioxidants on the basis of an in vitro antioxidant assay. GL(1-5) were prepared as metal binding prodrugs; glycosylation is intended to prevent systemic metal binding, improve solubility, and enhance brain uptake. Enzymatic (beta-glucosidase) deprotection of the carbohydrate moieties was facile, with the exception of GL(4), demonstrating the general feasibility of this prodrug approach. Finally, a representative prodrug, GL(3), was determined to be non-toxic over a large concentration range in a cell viability assay.},
	keywords = {A-BETA, ACTIVITY, antioxidant, COMPLEXES, DISEASE, HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE, IN-VITRO, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS, OXIDATIVE STRESS, TRANSGENIC MICE, zinc},
	isbn = {1477-9226},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000264978300018},
	author = {Storr, T. and Scott, L. E. and Bowen, M. L. and Green, D. E. and Thompson, K. H. and Schugar, H. J. and Orvig, Chris}
}
@article {1091,
	title = {The toxicity of trimethylarsine: an urban myth},
	journal = {Journal of Environmental Monitoring},
	volume = {7},
	number = {1},
	year = {2005},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 896IBTimes Cited: 7Cited Reference Count: 50},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {11-15},
	type = {News Item},
	keywords = {DISEASE, IN-VITRO, METHYLATION, MICE, STACHYBOTRYS-CHARTARUM},
	isbn = {1464-0325},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000226926700007},
	author = {Cullen, W. R. and Bentley, R.}
}
@article {546,
	title = {Behavioral and neurological correlates of ALS-parkinsonism dementia complex in adult mice fed washed cycad flour},
	journal = {Neuromolecular Medicine},
	volume = {1},
	number = {3},
	year = {2002},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 608VHTimes Cited: 38Cited Reference Count: 42},
	pages = {207-221},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Consumption of cycad seed products (Cycas circinalis) is one of the strongest epidemiological links to the Guamian neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia complex (ALS-PDC), however, the putative toxin which causes neurodegeneration has never been identified definitively. To reexamine this issue, 6-7-mo-old, male CD-1 mice were assessed for motor and cognitive behaviours during and following feeding with pellets made from washed cycad flour. Cycad-fed animals showed early evidence of progressive motor and cognitive dysfunctions. Neurodegeneration measured using TUNEL and caspase-3 labeling was found in neocortex, various hippocampal fields, substantia nigra, olfactory bulb, and spinal cord. In vitro studies using rat neocortex have identified toxic compounds in washed cycad flour that induce depolarizing field potentials and lead to release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), both blocked by AP5. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)/mass spectrometry of cycad flour samples failed to show appreciable amounts of other known cycad toxins, cycasin, MAM, or BMAA; only trace amounts of BOAA were present. Isolation procedures employing these techniques identified the most toxic component as P-sitosterol beta-D-glucoside (BSSG). The present data suggest that a neurotoxin, or a toxic metabolite, not previously identified in cycad, is able to gain access to central nervous system (CNS) resulting in neurodegeneration of specific neural populations and in motor and cognitive dysfunctions. These data are consistent with a number of major features of ALS-PDC in humans.},
	keywords = {ALS, ALS-PDC, Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s disease, AMYOTROPHIC-LATERAL-SCLEROSIS, BMAA, CORTEX, cycad, dementia, DISEASE, GUAM, HIPPOCAMPUS, MAZE, neurodegeneration, neurotoxicity, NEUROTOXIN, parkinsonism, PERFORMANCE, RATS},
	isbn = {1535-1084},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000178867500005},
	author = {Wilson, J. M. B. and Khabazian, I. and Wong, M. C. and Seyedalikhani, A. and Bains, J. S. and Pasqualotto, B. A. and Williams, D. E. and Andersen, R. J. and Simpson, R. J. and Smith, R. and Craig, U. K. and Kurland, L. T. and Shaw, C. A.}
}
@article {4156,
	title = {C-14-Labeled microcystin-LR administered to Atlantic salmon via intraperitoneal injection provides in vivo evidence for covalent binding of microcystin-LR in salmon livers},
	journal = {Toxicon},
	volume = {35},
	number = {6},
	year = {1997},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: XG731Times Cited: 32Cited Reference Count: 18},
	month = {Jun},
	pages = {985-989},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The tissue distribution and clearance of radiolabeled microcystin-LR administered to Atlantic salmon via i.p. injection has been re-examined using uniformly C-14-labeled toxin, Significant differences were found to exist between these results and those obtained when fish received an i.p. injection of tritium-labeled dihydromicrocystin-LR. In addition, MeOH liver extracts were assayed by both phosphatase assay and C-14 counts and the results compared with the total levels of incorporation determined by digestion and subsequent C-14 counting of the same liver tissues. An attempt to investigate the metabolism and to document the putative products was also undertaken. It was found that microcystin-LR was extensively metabolized to compounds that are more polar than the parent compound. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.},
	keywords = {biotransformation, CHROMATOGRAPHY, DIARRHETIC SHELLFISH TOXINS, DISEASE, IDENTIFICATION, INHIBITOR, POTENT, PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE, TISSUE DISTRIBUTION, TYPE-1},
	isbn = {0041-0101},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://A1997XG73100017},
	author = {Williams, D. E. and Craig, M. and Dawe, S. C. and Kent, M. L. and Andersen, R. J. and Holmes, C. F. B.}
}
