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Convolamine, a tropane alkaloid extracted from Convolvulus plauricalis, is a potent sigma-1 receptor-positive modulator with cognitive and neuroprotective properties.
Phytotherapy Research : PTR 2023 November 28
BACKGROUND AND AIM: By using an in vivo phenotypic screening assay in zebrafish, we identified Convolamine, a tropane alkaloid from Convulvus plauricalis, as a positive modulator of the sigma-1 receptor (S1R). The wfs1abKO zebrafish larva, a model of Wolfram syndrome, exhibits an increased visual-motor response due to a mutation in Wolframin, a protein involved in endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria communication. We previously reported that ligand activating S1R, restored the cellular and behavioral deficits in patient fibroblasts and zebrafish and mouse models.
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES: We screened a library of 108 repurposing and natural compounds on zebrafish motor response.
KEY RESULTS: One hit, the tropane alkaloid Convolamine, restored normal mobility in wfs1abKO larvae without affecting wfs1abWT controls. They did not bind to the S1R agonist/antagonist binding site nor dissociated S1R from BiP, an S1R activity assay in vitro, but behaved as a positive modulator by shifting the IC50 value of the reference agonist PRE-084 to lower values. Convolamine restored learning in Wfs1∆Exon8 , Dizocilpine-treated, and Aβ25-35 -treated mice. These effects were observed at low ~1 mg/kg doses, not shared by Convolvine, the desmethyl metabolite, and blocked by an S1R antagonist.
CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Convolamine therefore acts as an S1R positive modulator and this pharmacological action is relevant to the traditional use of Shankhpushpi in memory and cognitive protection.
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES: We screened a library of 108 repurposing and natural compounds on zebrafish motor response.
KEY RESULTS: One hit, the tropane alkaloid Convolamine, restored normal mobility in wfs1abKO larvae without affecting wfs1abWT controls. They did not bind to the S1R agonist/antagonist binding site nor dissociated S1R from BiP, an S1R activity assay in vitro, but behaved as a positive modulator by shifting the IC50 value of the reference agonist PRE-084 to lower values. Convolamine restored learning in Wfs1∆Exon8 , Dizocilpine-treated, and Aβ25-35 -treated mice. These effects were observed at low ~1 mg/kg doses, not shared by Convolvine, the desmethyl metabolite, and blocked by an S1R antagonist.
CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Convolamine therefore acts as an S1R positive modulator and this pharmacological action is relevant to the traditional use of Shankhpushpi in memory and cognitive protection.
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