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Synthesis and biological evaluation of isoliquiritigenin derivatives as a neuroprotective agent against glutamate mediated neurotoxicity in HT22 cells
Selvaraj, Baskar,Kim, Dae Won,Huh, Gyuwon,Lee, Heesu,Kang, Kyungsu,Lee, Jae Wook
, (2020/03/05)
Glutamate-induced neurotoxicity is characterized by cellular Ca2+ uptake, which is upstream of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced apoptosis signaling and MAPKs activation. In the present study, we synthesized isoliquiritigenin analogs with electron-donating and electron-withdrawing functional groups. These analogs were evaluated for neuroprotective effect against glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in HT22 cells. Among these analogs, compound BS11 was selected as a potent neuroprotective agent. Cellular Ca2+ concentration, ROS level, MAPKs activation and AIF translocation to the nucleus were increased upon treatment with 5 mM glutamate. In contrast, we identified that compound BS11 reduced the cellular Ca2+ concentration and ROS level upon glutamate exposure. Western blot analysis showed that MAPK activation was decreased by treatment with compound BS11. We further identified that cotreatment of compound BS11 and glutamate inhibited translocation of AIF to the nucleus.
Antiobesity and lipid lowering effects of Glycyrrhiza chalcones: Experimental and computational studies
Birari, Rahul B.,Gupta, Shikhar,Mohan, C. Gopi,Bhutani, Kamlesh K.
, p. 795 - 801 (2012/06/15)
Twelve flavonoids (1-12), isolated from Glycyrrhiza glabra roots were evaluated for their pancreatic lipase (PL) inhibitory activity in vitro. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Amongst all the compounds 7, 8, 10 and 11 showed strong inhibition against PL with IC50 values of 7.3 μM, 35.5 μM, 14.9 μM and 37.6 μM, respectively. Molecular docking studies on the most active compound 7 revealed that it binds with the key amino acid residues of the PL active site. In silico absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) parameters were also computed on the active compounds to determine their preliminary pharmacokinetic properties. Further, investigations were carried out to determine the antiobesity and lipid lowering effects of 7 and 10 in high fat diet (HFD) fed male SD rats. In the rats supplemented with compound 7 the body weight increase was only 23.2 ± 3.6 g as compared to 64.2 ± 0.5 g in the HFD control group while in the rats treated with compound 10 showed 23.2 ± 3.6 g weight gain only. Compound 7 decreased the levels of plasma total cholesterol (TC) to 84.6 ± 1.4 mg/dl and plasma total triglycerides (TG) to 128.8 ± 6.0 mg/dl. Compound 10 also lowered the plasma TC and TG levels considerably. The results indicate the potential of the chalcone scaffold as a source of PL inhibitors for preventing obesity.
Biogenetic synthesis of biflavonoids, lophirone B and lophirone C, from lophira lanceolata
Shimamura, Tomoyuki,Arakawa, Yuka,Hikita, Kiyomi,Niwa, Masatake
, p. 2223 - 2227 (2007/10/03)
A biogenetic synthesis of biflavonoids, lophirone B and lophirone C, was achieved by enzymatic oxidation of the corresponding chalcone.
