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o f 5 0 % o f in fl am mat i o n i nh ib i ti on was o bta in ed 3.3 Evaluation of the antiproliferative activity
a cco r d in g to th e g ro up ex pe ri e nce . Th e pe rc ent ag e of
Dio sge nin 7 a nd pr od ru gs 9 a nd 11 we r e sc r ee ne d f or
a nti pr oli fe r a tiv e a ct ivi ty a ga ins t a br e as t c an c e r c e ll
li ne ( MC F -7 ) a nd on hu ma n fi br obl as ts ( hF B) a s a
he a lth y c el l li ne . P re l im ina r y sc r ee ni ng of th e c om-
po unds wa s c ar r ie d ou t f r om 3.8 2 to 10 0 lM; how e ve r,
th e C C5 0 wa s not r ea c he d a nd a ne w se t of c onc e n-
tr a ti ons up to 50 0 lM we r e te st ed . S ta r tin g f r om
c onc e ntr a ti ons of 26. 5 lM, di osge ni n a nd c ompo und
i n fla mm a t io n in h ib i ti on as a f un ct io n o f co nc e ntr a ti on
i s s h o wn in T ab l e 1.
T h e d a ta in T ab l e 1 al l ows co rr o bo ra ti o n of t he a nti -
i n fla mm a t o ry e ffe ct of di o sg en in i nd uc ed by TP A,
wh i ch re s u lt s a lm os t t wic e as ef f ect i ve as de xa m -
e t ha s o n e , s in c e th e d ose ne ce ss ar y t o r eac h 54 a nd
5
3 % o f in h i b it io n was 1. 21 an d 2 .55 lmo l/ ea r f or
d i o sg e n in a n d d ex am et ha son e, r esp ec ti v el y. I nte r e st-
i n g l y , p ro d ru g 9 t ur ne d ou t t o be f ou r t im e s m or e
a ct i v e th a n d e x am et ha son e an d t wic e as act ive a s
d i o sg e n in , s in c e th e d ose r equ i re d t o ca us e 52% of
i n h i b it io n wa s 0 . 61 lmo l/ e ar . Th es e r esu l ts c an be
e x p la in e d c o n s id er i ng t ha t di o sg en in pr o dr ug 9 wit h 4
m e t h y l e s te r te rm i na l gr o up s p ro mot es st r at u m c or -
n e u m tr an s p o rt, a n d as t hi s di o sg en in pr o dr ug r ea c he s
t h e d e rmi s , s o lu b le es t er as es cl e ave of f t he e ste r
g ro u p s a n d re le a s e t he ac t iv e gr o up i nt o t he sys te mi c
11 di spla ye d a nti pr oli fe r a tive e ff e c t in a do se- de pe n-
de nt m an ne r on bot h MC F - 7 a nd hF B . C omp a r ed to
di osge ni n, c om poun d 11 sho wed im pr ov ed a ntipr ol if -
e ra t ive a ct ivi ty ove r MC F - 7, wit h a C C 5 0 of 211.7 0
lM, whi le th e C C5 0 of di osge ni n wa s [ 500 lM
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Ta ble 2) . Add iti ona ll y, th e a ci d te r mi na ls in 11
c ha nge d th e sol ubi lit y, pr ov idin g th e pos sib ility of
a dm ini ste r ing it in tr av en ousl y a s a sa lt .
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m a t o ry e ffe c t in co mp ou nd 11 wi th ca rb ox yl ic a ci d
e n d -g ro u p s d e c re a se s. Th e ED50 f or 7 an d 9 we r e 1.0 2
a n d 0 . 61 lmo l /e a r , r esp ec ti v el y. Th e p ot en t a nti -i n-
fla mm a to ry a c ti o n of di o sg en in an d i ts an a log ue s
c o ul d b e a tt rib u ted t o t he i nh ib i ti on of pr o -i nfla m ma -
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de te r mi ne d, whi le f or di osge ni n, th e va lu e wa s o ve r 500
lM. The se r es ult s in dic a te th at a c ha nge in sol ubili ty c a n
m odul at e th e a ct ivi ty, but th is im pr ov em e nt a ff e c ts both
c el l li ne s; th er e f or e, f ur the r st udie s on c el l de a th
m ec ha ni sm a re r eq uir e d to e sta bl ish th e opt im a l c he m-
ic a l m odifi c a tio n th at le a ds to im pr ov em e nt of AD MET
pr op er ti es wit hout a ff e c tin g nor m a l c el ls.
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t o r y c y to k in e s li k e TNF -a, I L-6 an d I L-1 b.
Ta k in g in t o c o ns i der at i on t ha t d exa me th ason e c an
C onc er n ing c om poun d 9, th e r es pons e wa s une x-
pe c te d a nd wit h MC F - 7, th e r es pons e st ar t s a t 2 50 lM
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a n d p ro d ru g 9 as an t i- i nfl amma t or y t op ic al a ge nts
c o u ld b e b e n e fi ci a l, pr o vi de d f act o rs su ch as c yto tox-
i c it y , s k in re a c ti o ns an d bi o co nv er s io n as wel l a s th e
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c el ls a re a ff e c te d st ar t ing a t do ses of 31 .3 lM , a nd
C C5 0 of 115 .62 lM; i.e ., c om poun d 9 ha s a high er