Benzodioxole Compound Prevents Neuron Damage via Calcium Regulation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current treatments for nerve damage and degeneration-related diseases such as stroke, brain ischemia, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's are inadequate, with limited options for effectively preventing nerve damage and promoting neuron regeneration.

Innovation Solution

A novel compound represented by Formula (I) is developed, which includes specific alkyl, alkenylene, and arylene groups, and is used in a pharmaceutical composition to prevent nerve damage and protect nerves, potentially through mechanisms involving calcium regulation and free radical scavenging.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional medicines (antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, thrombolytic agents) are used for ischemia stroke treatment, then thrombosis prevention and treatment is improved, but clinical effectiveness remains unsatisfactory due to limited options and inadequate nerve protection

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveclinical effectivenessVSAvoidtreatment options
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a novel chemical compound with a specific molecular structure (Formula I) that differs from conventional medicines. This compound contains a benzodioxole core structure with specific substituents (R groups, L1, L2, Y, Z) that enable it to address multiple pathological mechanisms simultaneously, including calcium overload, free radical damage, and inflammation, thereby improving clinical effectiveness while providing a new treatment option

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The compound of Formula (I) can be combined with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers to form pharmaceutical compositions that integrate multiple therapeutic functions. This composite approach allows the single compound to address multiple aspects of stroke pathology (thrombosis, calcium overload, oxidative stress, inflammation) that conventional single-function medicines cannot address comprehensively

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Object-affected harmful factors

If calcium channel controllers and free radical scavengers are used to prevent neuron necrosis, then neuron protection is improved, but overall nerve damage prevention remains insufficient due to multiple undaddressed mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveneuron damageVSAvoidmechanism coverage
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The compound of Formula (I) is designed to perform multiple protective functions simultaneously: it regulates calcium levels, scavenges free radicals, reduces inflammation, and prevents excitotoxicity. This multi-functional compound addresses all four major mechanisms of neuron damage mentioned in the patent, providing comprehensive nerve protection that single-mechanism medicines cannot achieve

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Measurement precision

If okadaic acid is used to build nerve damage model for Alzheimer's disease research, then disease modeling is improved, but treatment verification remains challenging due to tau protein phosphorylation complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease model accuracyVSAvoidverification complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The compound of Formula (I) acts as an intermediary substance that can be tested in the okadaic acid-induced Alzheimer's disease model. By administering this compound and observing its effects on tau protein phosphorylation and neuronal survival, researchers can verify treatment efficacy in a controlled manner, simplifying the verification process while maintaining model accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The compound effectively reduces neuron damage and death during nerve damage, as demonstrated by lower infarct volume percent in ischemic stroke models and improved neurobehavioral outcomes, indicating its potential in treating nerve-related diseases.

Implementation Method 1

medicines that prevent massive necrosis of brain neurons by controlling calcium channel, scavenging the free radicals and reducing the metabolic rate of brain cells in the ischemia area

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFree radical scavenging: Oxidation

Implementation Method 2

calcium overload caused by numerous calcium intake, massive release of excitatory amino acids, and the direct neuron damage coming from free radical and inflammation

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCalcium regulation:

Data Source

PatentEP4230622A1Nerve damage preventing and nerve protecting compounds, preparation method thereof, pharmaceutical composition thereof, and their use
Publication Date: 2023.08.23 GENHEALTH PHARMA CO LTD

AI summary

The present invention provides a novel compound for effectively preventing nerve damage and protecting nerves, and a preparation method thereof. Besides, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the novel compound, and a use of the novel compound for preventing nerve damage and protecting nerves.