Description
Neurodazine (937807-66-4) was able to induce neurogenesis of non-pluripotent myoblasts and cells derived from mature, human skeletal muscle (using 2 μM neurodazine). It was able to upregulate genes involved in neurogenesis (particularly B-cell translocation gene 2) without affecting those involved in myogenesis.
Uses
Neurodazine induces neurogenesis in mature skeletal muscle cells, via non-pluripotent C2C12 myoblasts.
Definition
ChEBI: 2-[5-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-furanyl]-4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazole is a member of imidazoles.
General Description
A cell-permeable trisubstituted imidazole compound that induces neurogenesis of non-pluripotent C2C12 myoblasts as well as cells derived from mature human skeletal muscle cultures (2 μM for 7-10 days). Shown to preferentially upregulate genes involved in neurogenesis, but not those pertaining to myogenesis, in C2C12 myoblasts.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Neurodazine is a promoter of neurogenesis. It induces a generation of new nerve cells from skeletal muscle fibers both immature, differentiated myotubes and mature skeletal muscle. Neurodazine promotes the expression of neuron-specific markers in treated C2C12 cells (neurogenesis). In addition, in conjunction with a microtubule-destabilizing agent, Neurodazine allows neurogenic conversion of both differentiated immature myotubes and mature skeletal muscle. Neurodazine is a potential alternative approach to using stem cells.
References
1) Williams?et al. (2007),?Synthetic small molecules that induce neurogenesis in skeletal muscle; J. Am. Chem. Soc.,?129?9258
