Description
TDZD-8isaninhibitorofglycogensynthasekinase3β(GSK-3β)thatexhibitsanti-inflammatory,anti-arthritic,andneuroprotectiveactivities.TDZD-8preventshemorrhagicshock-inducedchangesinlivermicrocirculationandhepatocellularinjury,inhibitingtheinflammatoryresponseandimprovingliverfunctioninvivo.Inrheumatoidarthritissynoviocytes,TDZD-8decreaseslevelsofp38MAPK,ATF-2,c-jun,andJNK;inmatchedanimalmodels,thiscompounddecreasescollagen-inducedarthritisbyinhibitinginfiltrationofTcellsandmacrophagesaswellasdecreasinglevelsofIL-1β,IL-6,TNF-α,andIFN-γ.Inotheranimalmodels,TDZD-8improvesdeficitsinspontaneousalternationintheY-mazeandchangesinlocomotoractivityinducedbyamphetaminesandviral-likeimmuneactivation.