[CAS NO. 178946-89-9]  C-DIM12

C-DIM12 induces Nurr1 and DA gene expression in cell lines and primary neurons. C-DIM12 suppresses astrocyte inflammatory signaling in vitro. C-DIM12 inhibits lipopolysaccharide (LPS)–induced expression of NF-κB-regulated genes in BV-2 microglia including nitric oxide synthase (NOS2), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2), and the effects were attenuated by Nurr1-RNA interference. Additionally, C-DIM12 decreased NF-κB activation in NF-κB–GFP (green fluorescent protein) reporter cells and enhanced nuclear translocation of Nurr1 primary microglia. C-DIM12 decreases lipopolysaccharide-induced p65 binding to the NOS2 promoter and concurrently enhanced binding of Nurr1 to the p65-binding site. C-DIM12 also stabilized binding of the Corepressor for Repressor Element 1 Silencing Transcription Factor (CoREST) and the Nuclear Receptor Corepressor 2 (NCOR2).