Chemical Name:6-Phenylimidazo[2,1-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide
Biological Activity:
Inhibitor of c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)
signalling. Binds Hsp90 and facilitates HSF1 release, induces expression of
Hsp70, which in turn blocks JNK activation and JNK-dependent apoptosis.
Anti-apoptotic; inhibits NGF withdrawal-induced death in SCG neurons (EC50
= 20 μM).
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