The invention discloses an application of a tetrahydro-beta-carboline
dimer derivative in the preparation of a
medicine for preventing or treating Alzheimer's
disease. The tetrahydro-beta-carboline
dimer derivative is as shown in a
structural formula I, which is described in the specification, L-
tryptophan and
tryptamine are used as raw materials; a tetrahydro-beta-carboline
monomer is generated through a Picet-Spengler reaction and
aldehyde cyclization, then a tetrahydro-beta-carboline
dimer is generated through
acyl chloride connection and a click
chemical reaction, the synthesis steps are simple, the raw materials are easy to obtain, the yield is high, and the tetrahydro-beta-carboline dimer has remarkable inhibitory activity on
butyrylcholine esterase and A[beta]1-42 aggregation. According to the neural protective effect under three AD models
on cells, after the cells are independently treated by A[beta]1-42, H2O2 and OA, the
survival rate of the cells is low, and
apoptosis or
necrosis of the cells occurs. The compounds 11, 12, 13, 17 and 19 are used for co-treatment, the compounds 11, 12, 13, 17 and 19 successfully block A[beta]1-42, H2O2 and OA induced
cell death, and it is proved that the compounds 11, 12, 13, 17 and 19 have a remarkable neural protective effect.