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Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of compounds with a new scaffold as anti-neuroinflammatory agents for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Fang, Yuying,Xia, Wenjuan,Cheng, Bao,Hua, Pei,Zhou, Huihao,Gu, Qiong,Xu, Jun
, p. 129 - 138 (2018/03/06)
Twenty-eight compounds with a new scaffold were designed and synthesized by assembling fragments derived from known agents such as stilbenes and piperazinyl pyrimidines. Many strategies have been explored to improve the druggability of these series of compounds, such as increasing the distance between two benzene rings in the scaffold and introducing functional groups at designated positions. These compounds were validated for their anti-neuroinflammatory activity in BV2 cells. Experimental results reveal that the most active compound 8b can inhibit nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) production with IC50 values of 1.0, 2.6, and 0.5 μM, respectively. The compound can also significantly modulate the MAPK pathways through inhibiting the phosphorylation of JNK, ERK1/2, and p38 MAPK without disturbing NF-κB pathway. Parallel artificial membrane permeation assay demonstrated that the most active compound can overcome the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Therefore, this compound can be a promising lead for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Synthesis of E- and Z-o-methoxy-substituted 2,3-diphenyl propenoic acids and its methyl esters
Felfoeldi, Karoly,Sutyinszky, Maria,Nagy, Nora,Palinko, Istvan
, p. 1543 - 1553 (2007/10/03)
A series of stereoisomeric o-methoxy-substituted 2,3-diphenyl propenoic acids and their methyl esters have been synthesized. The E isomers were prepared by a modified Perkin condensation (substituted benzaldehyde, phenylacetic acid, Et3N/acetic anhydride). The difficult to access Z isomers were obtained conveniently in good yields when the appropriate coumarin derivatives were allowed to react with KOH and CH3I in DMSO.
Protonation and ring closure of stereoisomeric α-substituted cinnamic acids in superacidic media studied by 13C NMR spectroscopy and computations
Palinko, Istvan,Burrichter, Arwed,Rasul, Golam,Toeroek, Bela,Prakash, G. K. Surya,Olah, George A.
, p. 379 - 385 (2007/10/03)
Five α-substituted cinnamic acids [(E)- and (Z)-2,3-diphenyl-, (E)- and (Z)-3-(2-methoxyphenyI)-2-phenyl- and (E)-2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenyl-propenoic acids] have been protonated in fluorosulfonic acid at -78°C. Protonation of the carboxylic group and a second protonation on the methoxy group at -78°C or the ring bearing the methoxy group at 0°C have been observed by 13C NMR spectroscopy. Upon protonation (Z)-α-phenylcinnamic acid is transformed to a protonated indenol derivative. Dehydrative ring closure begins at -78°C and goes to completion at 0°C. Similar transformations of the other studied Z-acid are suppressed by the deactivating effect of the protonated methoxy group. Only protonation has been observed for the E-acids at -78°C as well as 0°lculations at the HF/3-21G level provide the equilibrium structures of the corresponding cations. Results of IGLO/13C NMR shift calculations are in good agreement with the experimental findings.
