CNB-001, a synthesized pyrazole derivative of curcumin, inhibits thrombin-induced nitric oxide production in primary cultured rat microglia

Novel curcumin derivative CNB-001 mitigates obesity-associated insulin resistance.

Type 2 diabetes is growing at epidemic proportions, and pharmacological interventions are being actively sought. This study examined the effect of a novel neuroprotective curcuminoid, CNB-001 [4-((1E)-2-(5-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxystyryl-)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazoyl-3-yl)vinyl)-2-methoxy-phenol], on glucose intolerance and insulin signaling in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. C57BL6 mice (5-6 weeks old) were...

CNB-001 a Novel Curcumin Derivative, Guards Dopamine Neurons in MPTP Model of Parkinson's Disease

Copious experimental and postmortem studies have shown that oxidative stress mediated degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons underlies Parkinson's disease (PD) pathology. CNB-001, a novel pyrazole derivative of curcumin, has recently been reported to possess various neuroprotective properties. This study was designed to investigate the neuroprotective mechanism of CNB-001 in a subac...

Nitric oxide-induced cardioprotection in cultured rat ventricular myocytes.

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of nitric oxide (NO) in a cellular model of early preconditioning (PC) in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes. Cardiomyocytes "preconditioned" with 90 min of stimulated ischemia (SI) followed by 30 min reoxygenation in normal culture conditions were protected against subsequent 6 h of SI. PC was blocked by N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine monoa...

Nitric oxide production by cultured rat Leydig cells.

Nitric oxide (NO) has emerged as an intracellular and intercellular messenger in a number of biological systems. In the present study, we demonstrated that NO was produced by cultured rat Leydig cells, and that inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) messenger RNA (mRNA) was expressed in Leydig cells. NO was measured as nitrite with the method of Griess. Although unstimulated Leydig cells produc...

Nitric Oxide-Induced Polycystic Ovaries in The Wistar Rat