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New hybrid pyrazole and imidazopyrazole antinflammatory agents able to reduce ROS production in different biological targets
Brullo, Chiara,Massa, Matteo,Rapetti, Federica,Alfei, Silvana,Bertolotto, Maria B.,Montecucco, Fabrizio,Signorello, Maria Grazia,Bruno, Olga
, (2020/02/22)
Several anti-inflammatory agents based on pyrazole and imidazopyrazole scaffolds and a large library of substituted catechol PDE4D inhibitors were reported by us in the recent past. To obtain new molecules potentially able to act on different targets involved in inflammation onset we designed and synthesized a series of hybrid compounds by linking pyrazole and imidazo-pyrazole scaffolds to differently decorated catechol moieties through an acylhydrazone chain. Some compounds showed antioxidant activity, inhibiting reactive oxygen species (ROS) elevation in neutrophils, and a good inhibition of phosphodiesterases type 4D and, particularly, type 4B, the isoform most involved in inflammation. In addition, most compounds inhibited ROS production also in platelets, confirming their ability to exert an antiinflammatory response by two independent mechanism. Structure–activity relationship (SAR) analyses evidenced that both heterocyclic scaffolds (pyrazole and imidazopyrazole) and the substituted catechol moiety were determinant for the pharmacodynamic properties, even if hybrid molecules bearing to the pyrazole series were more active than the imidazopyrazole ones. In addition, the pivotal role of the catechol substituents has been analyzed. In conclusion the hybridization approach gave a new serie of multitarget antiinflammatory compounds, characterized by a strong antioxidant activity in different biological targets.
SYNTHESIS OF DIFLUOROMETHYL ETHERS AND SULFIDES
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Paragraph 0078-0082; 00115-00118, (2014/07/22)
The synthesis of difluoromethyl ethers and sulfides with a simple, non-ozone- depleting reagent is described. The difluoromethylation of phenols with this reagent occurs at room temperature within minutes with exceptional functional group tolerance. The mild conditions makes possible tandem processes for the conversion of aryl boronic acids, aryl halides and arenes to difluoromethyl ethers. Mechanistic studies support a reaction pathway involving nucleophilic attack of the phenolate to difluorocarbene.
Synthesis and in vitro biological evaluation of novel 2-aminoimidazolone derivatives as anti-tumor agents
Xiao, You-An,Wang, Zhi-Qiang,Wang, Xue-Min,Hui, Yi,Ling, Yong,Wang, Xin-Yang,He, Li-Qin
, p. 727 - 730 (2013/07/26)
Novel 2-aminoimidazolone derivatives were synthesized. Most compounds displayed strong anticancer activities against human carcinoma cells in vitro. Compounds 8a, 8b and 8j exhibited optimal activity superior to 5-FU in most cancer cells tested. Especially, the IC50s of 8b (12.6-21.5 μmol/L) against five tumor cells were 1-4 fold less than those of 5-FU (18.4-56.1 μmol/L) in vitro. Furthermore, compound 8b could induce SMMC-7721 cell apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Therefore, our novel findings may provide a new framework for the design of new 2-aminoimidazolone derivatives for the treatment of cancer.
