Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of novel 1,2,4-triazine derivatives as neuroprotective agents Original Research Article

The role of novel triazine derivatives against oxidative stress exerted by hydrogen peroxide on differentiated rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cell line was examined and a consistent protection from H2O2-induced cell death, associated with a marked reduction in caspase-3 activation, was observed. Moreover, activation of NF-κB, a known regulator of a host of genes that involves in specific stress and inflammatory responses by H2O2, was greatly impaired by triazine pretreatment in differentiated PC12 cells. Neuroprotective effect of such compounds may represent a promising approach for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.