ISX9

ISX9 promotes neurogenesis in vivo, promoting the proliferation and differentiation of hippocampal subgranular zone neuroblasts. It also has been shown to enhances memory (1). ISX9 lead to neuronal differentiation in adult neural stem cells (2). It has also shown to make pancreatic β cells produce more insulin (3). ISX9 blocks malignant astrocyte proliferation, downregulates their astrocyte character, induces reentry into the cell cycle and upregulates neuronal gene expression (4). In rat dentate gyrus, ISX9 has been shown to potentiate cell proliferation and neuronal commitment (5).

References:

1) Petrik et al. (2012), Functional and mechanistic exploration of an adult neurogenesis-promoting small molecule; FASEB J., 26 3148

2) Schneider et al. (2008), Small-molecule activation of neuronal cell fate; Nat. Chem. Biol., 4 408

3) Dioum et al. (2011), A small molecule differentiation inducers increases insulin production by pancreatic β cells; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 108 20713

4) Zhang et al. (2011), Small molecule blocks malignant astrocyte proliferation and induces neuronal gene expression; Differentiation, 81 233