Description
(S)-CR8isananalogofroscovitinethatinhibitscyclin-dependentkinases(CDKs)1/2/3/5/7/9;itdisplaysanticancer,nephroprotective,andneuroprotectiveactivities.CR8inducesapoptosisinvariouscancercellsbysuppressingcellcycleprogression.Inanimalmodelsofspinalcordinjury,thiscompounddecreasesneurodegeneration,cognitivedecline,andmicroglialactivation.CR8alsodecreasessensorimotordeficits,cognitivedeficits,andlesionvolumebylimitingcellcycleactivationinanimalmodelsoftraumaticbraininjury.Inanimalmodelsofpolycystickidneydisease,(S)-CR8decreasesrenalandhepaticcystogenesisandattenuateskidneyfunctiondeclinebysuppressingcellcycleprogressionanddecreasingapoptosis.