- Piperlongumine analogs promote A549 cell apoptosis through enhancing ROS generation
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Chemotherapeutic agents, which contain the Michael acceptor, are potent anticancer molecules by promoting intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. In this study, we synthesized a panel of PL (piperlongumine) analogs with chlorine attaching at C2 and an electronwithdrawing/electron-donating group attaching to the aromatic ring. The results displayed that the strong electrophilicity group at the C2–C3 double bond of PL analogs plays an important role in the cytotoxicity whereas the electric effect of substituents, which attached to the aromatic ring, partly contributed to the anticancer activity. Moreover, the protein containing sulfydryl or seleno, such as TrxR, could be irreversibly inhibited by the C2–C3 double bond of PL analogs, and boost intracellular ROS generation. Then, the ROS accumulation could disrupt the redox balance, induce lipid peroxidation, lead to the loss of MMP (Mitochondrial Membrane Potential), and ultimately result in cell cycle arrest and A549 cell line death. In conclusion, PL analogs could induce in vitro cancer apoptosis through the inhibition of TrxR and ROS accumulation.
- Li, Peng-Xiao,Li, Yan-Mo,Liu, Guo-Yun,Liu, Ren-Min,Mu, Wen-Wen,Sun, Ai-Ling,Sun, Ya-Lei,Yang, Jie
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- Antifungal Exploration of Quinoline Derivatives against Phytopathogenic Fungi Inspired by Quinine Alkaloids
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Enlightened from our previous work of structural simplification of quinine and innovative application of natural products against phytopathogenic fungi, lead structure 2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4-quinolinol (3) was selected to be a candidate and its diversified design, synthesis, and antifungal evaluation were carried out. All of the synthesized compounds Aa1-Db1 were evaluated for their antifungal activity against four agriculturally important fungi, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium graminearum, Rhizoctonia solani, and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Results showed that compounds Ac3, Ac4, Ac7, Ac9, Ac12, Bb1, Bb10, Bb11, Bb13, Cb1. and Cb3 exhibited a good antifungal effect, especially Ac12 had the most potent activity with EC50 values of 0.52 and 0.50 μg/mL against S. sclerotiorum and B. cinerea, respectively, which were more potent than those of the lead compound 3 (1.72 and 1.89 μg/mL) and commercial fungicides azoxystrobin (both >30 μg/mL) and 8-hydroxyquinoline (2.12 and 5.28 μg/mL). Moreover, compound Ac12 displayed excellent in vivo antifungal activity, which was comparable in activity to the commercial fungicide boscalid. The preliminary mechanism revealed that compound Ac12 might cause an abnormal morphology of cell membranes, an increase in membrane permeability, and release of cellular contents. These results indicated that compound Ac12 displayed superior in vitro and in vivo fungicidal activities and could be a potential fungicidal candidate against plant fungal diseases.
- Chen, Yong-Jia,Ma, Kun-Yuan,Du, Sha-Sha,Zhang, Zhi-Jun,Wu, Tian-Lin,Sun, Yu,Liu, Ying-Qian,Yin, Xiao-Dan,Zhou, Rui,Yan, Yin-Fang,Wang, Ren-Xuan,He, Ying-Hui,Chu, Qing-Ru,Tang, Chen
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p. 12156 - 12170
(2021/10/26)
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- Design, Synthesis, and Anticancer Activity of Cinnamoylated Barbituric Acid Derivatives
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This work deals with the design and synthesis of 18 barbituric acid derivatives bearing 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid and cinnamic acid scaffolds to find potent anticancer agents. The target molecules were obtained through Knoevenagel condensation and acylation reaction. The cytotoxicity was assessed by the MTT assay. Flowcytometry was performed to determine the cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, ROS levels and the loss of MMP. The ratios of GSH/GSSG and the MDA levels were determined by using UV spectrophotometry. The results revealed that introducing substitutions (CF3, OCF3, F) on the meta- of the benzyl ring of barbituric acid derivatives led to a considerable increase in the antiproliferative activities compared with that of corresponding ortho- and para-substituted barbituric acid derivatives. Mechanism investigation implied that the 1c could increase the ROS and MDA level, decrease the ratio of GSH/GSSG and MMP, and lead to cell cycle arrest. Further research is needed for structural optimization to enhance hydrophilicity, thereby improve the biological activity of these compounds.
- Li, Peng-Xiao,Liu, Guo-Yun,Liu, Ren-Min,Liu, Yue,Mu, Wen-Wen,Sun, Ya-Lei,Yang, Jie
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- Meta-substituted piperlongumine derivatives attenuate inflammation in both RAW264.7 macrophages and a mouse model of colitis
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Piperlongumine (PL) has been showed to have multiple pharmacological activities. In this study, we reported the synthesis of three series of PL derivatives, and evaluation of their anti-inflammatory effects in both lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced Raw264.7 macrophages and a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced mouse model of colitis. Our results presented that two meta-substituent containing derivatives 1–3 and 1–6, in which γ-butyrolactam replaced α,β-unsaturated δ-valerolactam ring of PL, displayed low cytotoxicity and effective anti-inflammatory activity. Molecular docking also showed that the meta-substituted derivative, compared with the corresponding ortho- or para-substituted derivative, had significant interactions with the amino acid residues of CD14, which was the core receptors recognizing LPS. In vitro and in vivo studies, 1–3 and 1–6 could inhibit the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and the excessive production of reactive nitrogen species and reactive oxygen species. Oral administration of 100 mg/kg/day of 1–3 or 1–6 alleviated the severity of clinical symptoms of colitis in mice, and significantly reduced the colonic tissue damage to protect the colonic tissue from the DSS-induced colitis. These results suggested that meta-substituted derivatives 1–3 and 1–6 were potential anti-inflammatory agents, which may lead to future pharmaceutical development.
- Gong, Zhaotang,Liu, Guoyun,Mu, Wenwen,Wang, Ziqing,Yang, Jie
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- The potential role of the 5,6-dihydropyridin-2(1: H)-one unit of piperlongumine on the anticancer activity
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Piperlongumine (PL), a potent anticancer agent from the plant long pepper (Piper longum), contains the 5,6-dihydropyridin-2(1H)-one heterocyclic scaffold and cinnamoyl unit. In this paper, we synthesized a series of PL analogs and evaluated their cytotoxicity against cancer cells for the sake of exploring which pharmacophore plays a more potent role in enhancing the anticancer activities of PL. These results illustrated that the position effect, not the electronic effect, of substituents plays a certain role in the cytotoxicity of PL and its analogs. More important, the 5,6-dihydropyridin-2(1H)-one unit, a potent pharmacophore in enhancing the antiproliferative activities of PL, could react with cysteamine and lead to ROS generation, and then bring about the occurrence of ROS-induced downstream events, followed by cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. This work suggests that introducing a lactam unit containing Michael acceptors may be a potent strategy to enhancing the anticancer activity of drugs. This journal is
- Li, Peng-Xiao,Liu, Guo-Yun,Liu, Yue,Mu, Wen-Wen,Yang, Jie
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p. 42128 - 42136
(2020/12/09)
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- New coumarin/sulfocoumarin linked phenylacrylamides as selective transmembrane carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: Synthesis and in-vitro biological evaluation
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Two novel series of phenylacrylamide linked coumarins and sulfocoumarins (6a-p, 8a-i, and 14a-g) were synthesized and evaluated against four physiologically relevant human carbonic anhydrases (hCAs, EC 4.2.1.1), isoforms hCA I, hCA II, hCA IX and hCA XII for their inhibitory action. All new compounds when screened for carbonic anhydrase inhibitory activity have shown selective inhibition towards the tumor associated isoforms hCA IX and XII over CA I and II, with inhibition constants in the submicromolar to low nanomolar range. Compound 6b and 14g exhibited significant inhibition with low nanomolar potency against hCA IX, whereas 6k was effective against hCA XII. Compounds 6b, 14g and 6k may be considered as lead molecules for future development of cancer therapeutics based on a novel mechanism of action.
- Angeli, Andrea,Arifuddin, Mohammed,Singh, Priti,Supuran, Claudiu T.,Swain, Baijayantimala
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- Development of sulfonamides incorporating phenylacrylamido functionalities as carbonic anhydrase isoforms I, II, IX and XII inhibitors
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A series of novel sulfonamides incorporating phenylacrylamido functionalities were synthesized and investigated for the inhibition of the metalloenzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1). The physiologically and pharmacologically relevant human (h) isoforms hCA I and II (cytosolic isozymes), as well as the transmembrane tumor-associated hCA IX and XII were included in the study. These compounds showed low nanomolar or sub-nanomolar inhibition constants against hCA II (KIs in the range of 0.50–50.5 nM), hCA IX (KIs of 1.8–228.5 nM), and hCA XII (KIs of 3.5–96.2 nM) being less effective as inhibitors of the off target isoform hCA I. A detailed structure–activity relationship study demonstrates that the nature and position of substituents present on the aromatic part of the scaffold strongly influence the inhibition of CA isoforms. As hCA II, IX and XII are involved in pathologies such as glaucoma and hypoxic, and metastatic tumors, compounds of the type reported in this work may be useful preclinical candidates.
- Angapelly, Srinivas,Ramya, P.V. Sri,Angeli, Andrea,Del Prete, Sonia,Capasso, Clemente,Arifuddin, Mohammed,Supuran, Claudiu T.
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p. 5726 - 5732
(2017/10/09)
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- Developing piperlongumine-directed glutathione S-transferase inhibitors by an electrophilicity-based strategy
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We report a case of successful design of glutathione S-transferase (GST) inhibitors via a natural product-inspired and electrophilicity-based strategy. Based on this strategy, a novel piperlongumine analog (PL-13) bearing a para-trifluoromethyl group and an α-chlorine on its aromatic and lactam rings, respectively, surfaced as a promising GST inhibitor, thereby overcoming cisplatin resistance in lung cancer A549 cells.
- Wang, Hai-Bo,Jin, Xiao-Ling,Zheng, Jia-Fang,Wang, Fu,Dai, Fang,Zhou, Bo
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p. 517 - 525
(2016/12/09)
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- Bioactivity and structure-activity relationship of cinnamic acid esters and their derivatives as potential antifungal agents for plant protection
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A series of cinnamic acid esters and their derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for antifungal activities in vitro against four plant pathogenic fungi by using the mycelium growth rate method. Structure-activity relationship was derived also. Almost all of the compounds showed some inhibition activity on each of the fungi at 0.5 mM. Eight compounds showed the higher average activity with average EC50 values of 17.4-28.6 μg/mL for the fungi than kresoxim-methyl, a commercial fungicide standard, and ten compounds were much more active than commercial fungicide standards carbendazim against P. grisea or kresoxim-methyl against both P. grisea and Valsa Mali. Compounds C1 and C2 showed the higher activity with average EC50 values of 17.4 and 18.5 μg/mL and great potential for development of new plant antifungal agents. The structure-activity relationship analysis showed that both the substitution pattern of the phenyl ring and the alkyl group in the alcohol moiety significantly influences the activity. There exists complexly comprehensive effect between the substituents on the phenyl ring and the alkyl group in the alcohol moiety on the activity. Thus, cinnamic acid esters showed great potential the development of new antifungal agents for plant protection due to high activity, natural compounds or natural compound framework, simple structure, easy preparation, low-cost and environmentally friendly.
- Zhou, Kun,Chen, Dongdong,Li, Bin,Zhang, Bingyu,Miao, Fang,Zhou, Le
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- Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel primaquine-cinnamic acid conjugates of the amide and acylsemicarbazide type
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In this paper design and synthesis of a scaffold comprising primaquine (PQ) motif and cinnamic acid derivatives (CADs) bound directly (compounds 3a-k) or via a spacer (compounds 7a-k) are reported. In the first series of compounds, PQ and various CADs were connected by amide bonds and in the second series by acylsemicarbazide functional groups built from the PQ amino group, CONHNH spacer and the carbonyl group originating from the CADs. PQ-CAD amides 3a-k were prepared by a simple one-step condensation reaction of PQ with a series of CAD chlorides (method A) or benzotriazolides 2 (method B). The synthesis of acylsemicarbazides 7a-k included activation of PQ with benzotriazole, preparation of PQ-semicarbazide 6 and its condensation with CAD chlorides 4. All synthesized PQ-CAD conjugates were evaluated for their anticancer, antiviral and antioxidative activities. Almost all compounds from series 3 were selective towards the MCF-7 cell line and active at micromolar concentrations. The o-fluoro derivative 3h showed high activity against HeLa, MCF-7 and in particular against the SW 620 cell line, while acylsemicarbazide 7f with a benzodioxole ring and 7c, 7g and especially 7j with methoxy-, chloro- or trifluoromethyl-substituents in the para position showed high selectivity and high inhibitory activity against MCF-7 cell line at micromolar (7c, 7f, 7g) and nanomolar (7j) levels. Acylsemicarbazide derivatives with trifluoromethyl group(s) 7i, 7j and 7k showed specific activity against human coronavirus (229E) at concentrations which did not alter the normal cell morphology. The same compounds exerted the most potent reducing activity in the DPPH test, together with 7d and 7g, while methoxy (compounds 7c-e), benzodioxole (7f), p-Cl (7g) and m-CF3 (7i) acylsemicarbazides and amide 3f presented the highest LP inhibition (83%-89%). The dimethoxy derivative 7d was the most potent LOX inhibitor (IC50 = 10 μM). The performed biological tests gave evidence of acylsemicarbazide functional group as superior binding group in PQ-CAD conjugates.
- Pavi?, Kristina,Perkovi?, Ivana,Gilja, Petra,Kozlina, Filip,Ester, Katja,Kralj, Marijeta,Schols, Dominique,Hadjipavlou-Litina, Dimitra,Pontiki, Eleni,Zorc, Branka
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- Design, synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of novel imatinib amide derivatives that target Abl kinase
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Novel imatinib amide derivatives (a1-28, b1-9) were synthesized and evaluated for their biological activities. All compounds were characterized by 1H NMR, MS and elemental analysis. Among all the derivatives, compounds a4, a10, a21, b1 and b2 displayed the most significant ability of inhibiting K562 cell proliferation with the IC50 values of 0.67, 0.66, 0.65, 0.59 and 0.62 μM, respectively, indicating that these compounds were potent inhibitors of Bcr-Abl in leukemic K562 cells, comparable to the reference compound imatinib. Molecular docking study was performed to position compounds a21 and b1 into the active site of Abl to determine the probable binding modes
- Yao, Ri-Sheng,Guan, Qiu-Xiang,Lu, Xiao-Qin,Ruan, Ban-Feng
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- Design, synthesis and inhibitory activities of 8-(substituted styrolformamido) phenyl-xanthine derivatives on monoamine oxidase B
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The design and synthesis of two series of 8-(substituted styrol-formamido)phenyl-xanthine derivatives are described. Their in vitro monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) inhibition were tested and the effect of substituents on the N-7, phenyl and the substituted positions are discussed. It was observed that compound 9b displayed significant MAO-B inhibition activity and selectivity, fluorine substitution plays a key role in the selectivity of MAO-B inhibition, and the styrol-formamido group at position-3′ may enhance the activity and selectivity of 8-phenyl-xanthine analogues. These results suggest that such compounds may be utilized for the development of new candidate MAO-B inhibitors for treatment of Parkinson's disease.
- Hu, Suwen,Nian, Siyun,Qin, Kuiyou,Xiao, Tong,Li, Ngna,Qi, Xiaolu,Ye, Faqing,Liang, Guang,Hu, Guoxin,He, Jincai,Yu, Yinfei,Song, Bo
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(2012/05/04)
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- Synthesis, cytotoxic activity, and DNA binding properties of antitumor cis-1,2-dihydroxy-1,2-dihydrobenzo[b]acronycine cinnamoyl esters
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Monocinnamoyl esters at position 2 of (±)-cis-1,2-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3,3,14-trimethyl-1,2,3,14-tetrahydro-7H-benzo[b]pyrano[3,2-h]acridin-7-one and their acetyl derivatives at position 1 were prepared as stabilized analogues of the anticancer alkylating
- Do, Quyen,Tian, Wen,Yougnia, Rodrigue,Gaslonde, Thomas,Pfeiffer, Bruno,Pierre, Alain,Leonce, Stephane,Kraus-Berthier, Laurence,David-Cordonnier, Marie-Helene,Depauw, Sabine,Lansiaux, Amelie,Mazinghien, Romain,Koch, Michel,Tillequin, Francois,Michel, Sylvie,Dufat, Hanh
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p. 1918 - 1927
(2009/05/26)
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- Synthesis and antihyperglycemic activity of novel N-acyl-2-arylethylamines and N-acyl-3-coumarylamines
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A series of novel N-acyl-2-arylethylamines and N-acyl-3-coumarylamines were synthesized and evaluated for their antihyperglycemic activity. Compounds 3g and 6d exhibited lowering of postprandial plasma glucose by 30.7%, 23.3% in SLM and 25.6%, 25.4% in STZ models respectively which is significant compared to metformin and glybenclamide. Other compounds exhibited moderate to good activity ranging from 19.5% to 32.8% in SLM and 3.26% to 25.4% in STZ models.
- Dwivedi, Atma P.,Kumar, Shailesh,Varshney, Vandana,Singh, Amar B.,Srivastava, Arvind K.,Sahu, Devi P.
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(2008/09/21)
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- DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, PARTICULARLY A SET-TOP BOX FOR CONNECTION TO A RECEIVER, INPUT DEVICE FOR THE CONTROL OF A DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DATA PROCESSING DEVICE
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The invention relates to a data processing device, particularly a set-top box, and a method for operating the data processing device (16). The data processing device (16) is provided for the connection to a receiver (15) and a communication network. The data processing device (16) is configured to receive and process data sent from the communication network, comprising content data (2) and at least one identification date (3), and to transmit the processed data to the receiver (15) for the output thereof. The data processing device (16) is further configured to receive and process a code sent by an input device of the data processing device and/or of the receiver (15), the code being associated with a certain identification date (3) of the identification data. In response to the receipt of the code, a communication connection is established between the data processing device (16), or a communication terminal (19), and a unit of the communication network, which is associated with the certain identification date (3).
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- Modulators of the human CCR5 receptor. Part 3: SAR of substituted 1-[3-(4-methanesulfonylphenyl)-3-phenylpropyl]-piperidinyl phenylacetamides
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SAR and PK studies led to the identification of N-(1-{(3R)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-3-[4-methanesulfonylphenyl] propyl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-ethyl-2-[4-methanesulfonylphenyl]acetamide as a highly potent and selective ligand for the human CCR5 chemokine receptor
- Cumming, John G.,Brown, Simon J.,Cooper, Anne E.,Faull, Alan W.,Flynn, Anthony P.,Grime, Ken,Oldfield, John,Shaw, John S.,Shepherd, Emma,Tucker, Howard,Whittaker, David
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(2007/10/03)
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- Benzo[b]pyrano[3,2-h]acridin-7-one cinnamate compounds
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A compound selected from those of formula (I): wherein: X and Y represent a group selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, alkenyl, polyhaloalkyl and —NRaRb wherein Ra and Rb are as defined
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- Synthesis, structure and quantitative structure-activity relationships of σ receptor ligands, 1-[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl]-4-(3-phenylpropyl)piperazines
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A set of the title compounds having different substituents (R1, R2) on their phenyl groups was synthesized to find σ receptor binding affinity. Among the compounds, 2b (R1=R2=Cl) has the most potent σ1-binding activity, while 2a (R1=R2=H, SA4503) was most selective to σ1 over σ2 receptor. The crystal structures of 2a and 2b were shown, by X-ray crystallography, to be similar except for the one torsional angle of their propylene parts. Quantitative structure-activity relationship study suggested the affinity of the compounds to the σ1 receptor was dependent on the electronic feature, Swain-Lupton's R or S(π) that was derived by molecular orbital method, of R1 and R2.
- Fujimura, Ken-Ichi,Matsumoto, Junzo,Niwa, Masashi,Kobayashi, Tadayuki,Kawashima, Yoichi,In, Yasuko,Ishida, Toshimasa
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(2007/10/03)
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- Hypoxic radiosensitizers: Substituted styryl derivatives
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A number of novel styryl epoxides, N-substituted-styryl-ethanolamines, N-mono and N,N'-bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-cinnamamides - analogues to the known radiosensitizers RSU- 1069, pimonidazole and etanidazole - display selective hypoxic radiosensitizing activity. The styryl group, especially when substituted by electron withdrawing groups, was found to be bioisosteric to the nitroimidazolyl functionality. The most active derivative 2-(2'-nitrophenyl)ethen-1-yl-oxirane 8a displayed a sensitizer enhancement ratio (SER) of 5 relative to misonidazole.
- Nudelman,Falb,Odesa,Shmueli-Broide
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(2007/10/02)
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- Non-acidic antiinfiammatory compounds II. Synthesis and activity of 6-amino-2,4-lutidine derivatives
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Benzamides I, phenylalkanamides II and cinnamamides III are structurally related to the antiinflammatory N-(4,6-dimethylpyridin-2-yl)benzamide I. These were synthesized and the transformation of the 2-aminopyridine nucleus of benzamides I into a 2-imino-1,2-dihydropyridine structure (compounds IV) was also carried out. Of the 49 new derivatives, the 3-fluorobenzamide 9 was the most patent in the oral treatment of carrageenen-induced peripheral edema; IC50 = 12.2 mg·kg-1. It was 3 times as active as benzamide 1, but the latter nevertheless had a better therapeutic index (LD5(/)IC50) of 52 against 23. Benzamide 1, a non-acidic antiinflammatory compound devoid of any blocking activity on cyclooxygenase, markedly reduces the production of reactive oxygen species in rat peritoneal macrophages. This compound probably acts at the membrane, perhaps by interference with transmembrane events.
- Robert,Robert-Piessard,Duflos,Le Baut,Khettab,Grimaud,Petit,Welin
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(2007/10/02)
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- Pyrazolopyrimidine Ribonucleosides as Anticoccidials. 3. Synthesis and Activity of Some Nucleosides of 4-pyrazolopyrimidines
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Ribonucleosides of 4-(alkylthio)-1H-pyrazolopyrimidines have been shown to be useful anticoccidial agents .In that study, the unsaturated 4-allylthio and 4-crotylthio derivatives (19 and 20) were shown to be more active in vivo against Eimeria tenella than their saturated congeners; therefore, some unsaturated (arylalkyl)thio derivatives were synthesized and investigated as anticoccidial agents.The novel compounds in this study (2 to 18) were prepared by the alkylation of 4-mercapto-1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1H-pyrazolopyrimidine (1), which was prepared by an enzymatic method.The (E)-4-cinnamylthio derivative (2) and the 5'-monophosphate (18) were the most active compounds against E. tenella in vivo.None of the analogues with substituents in the aryl moiety (3 to 13) was more active than 2 in vivo.The geometry about the double bond was important, since the (Z)-4-cinnamylthio derivative (14) was inactive both in vitro and in vivo.The 4-(3-phenylpropynyl)thio and 4-(5-phenyl-2,4-pentadienyl)thio derivatives (15 and 16) were at least as active as 2 in vitro; however, they were less active than 2 in vivo.Compound 2 was effective in vivo against E. tenella, E. necatrix, E. maxima, and E. brunetti; these species of Eimeria were controlled when 2 was given in the diet at levels up to 100 ppm.Infections in vivo due to E. acervulina were controlled by 2 only at about 800 ppm.The broad spectrum of anticoccidial activity shown by 2 represents a significant improvement over the activities reported for related compounds .
- Rideout, Janet L.,Krenitsky, Thomas A.,Chao, Esther Y.,Elion, Gertrude B.,Williams, Raymond B.,Latter, Victoria S.
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(2007/10/02)
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- Structure-activity relationship in cinnamamides. 3. Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity evaluation of some derivatives of (E)- and (Z)-m-(trifluoromethyl)cinnamamide
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The (E)- and (Z)-m-(trifluoromethyl)-α,β-dimethylcinnamamides and some of their N-alkyl derivatives were prepared and pharmacologically tested as anticonvulsant agents in order to verify if a ring substituent, like the m-CF3 group, different from a halogen but possessing the same electronic effect could lead to equally active compounds. Some (E)-m-(trifluoromethyl)-α-methyl- and -non-methyl-substituted-cinnamamides were also prepared and tested. In the α,β-dimethyl series, the results show that the m-CF3 group leads to products more active than the ones unsubstituted on the phenyl ring but still less active than the p-halogen-substituted compounds previously studied. In the α-methyl and non-methyl-substituted series, the trend shows the m-CF3 group being able to produce less toxic and, in some cases, more active products than the previously studied amides.
- Balsamo,Crotti,Lapucci,Macchia,Macchia,Cuttica,Passerini
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p. 525 - 532
(2007/10/02)
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