4487-08-5Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Structural optimizations and bioevaluation of N-substituted acridone derivatives as strong topoisomerase II inhibitors
Li, Zhi-Ying,Xu, Guang-Sen,Song, Yu-Liang,Li, Xun
, (2022/01/14)
Previously, an array of N-substituted acridone derivatives have been reported as potent topoisomerase II (topo II) inhibitors, and preliminary structure–activity relationship (SAR) outcomes revealed that the linker between 1-NH and N-methyl piperazine motif of the tricyclic acridone scaffold significantly affected their anti-proliferative potencies. To further explore the SARs of acridone-derived topo II inhibitors, a wider range of novel acridone derivatives were herein synthesized via two rounds of structural optimizations on two validated hits, E17 and E24. Initially, the linker length was optimized, and then influences of N-methyl piperazinyl moiety and disposition of three N atoms on the bioactivity were investigated. As a result, a newly developed topo II inhibitor 6 h was found to be more potent than E17 and E24, thereby serving as a tool compound for the follow-up mechanistic study. Compound 6 h functioned as a strong topo IIα/β inhibitor, caused obvious DNA damage, and induced apoptosis by triggering the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm). Further molecular docking and MD study illustrated the favorable interactions of 6 h with both topo IIα and topo IIβ subtypes.
Synthesis and biological evaluation of heteroalicyclic cyanoguanidines at histamine receptors
Soliman, Beatrice,Wang, Ning,Zagotto, Giuseppe,Pockes, Steffen
, (2019/08/12)
Recent studies on histamine receptor (HR) subtypes identified imidazolyl butyl cyanoguanidines, like UR-PI376, as highly potent agonists at the human histamine H4 receptor (hH4R). While imidazole-containing compounds display drawbacks in pharmacokinetics, we studied the possibility of?replacing?the heteroaromatic cycle by nonaromatic six-membered heterocycles (piperidine, morpholine, thiomorpholine, and?N-methylpiperazine) as potential bioisosteres. Beyond that, this approach should give more information about the indispensability of the?aromatic ring as a basic head group. Besides these changes, a variation of the spacer length (C3–C5) connecting the heterocycle and the cyanoguanidine moiety has been made to possibly trigger the selectivity towards the respective HRs. Investigations in radioligand-binding assays exhibited only very weak activity at the hH1R and hH3R, while nearly all compounds were inactive at the hH2R and hH4R. In the case of piperidine-containing compounds, moderate affinities at the hH3R over the single-digit micromolar range were detected.
Novel Multitarget Directed Triazinoindole Derivatives as Anti-Alzheimer Agents
Patel, Dushyant V.,Patel, Nirav R.,Kanhed, Ashish M.,Patel, Sagar P.,Sinha, Anshuman,Kansara, Deep D.,Mecwan, Annie R.,Patel, Sarvangee B.,Upadhyay, Pragnesh N.,Patel, Kishan B.,Shah, Dharti B.,Prajapati, Navnit K.,Murumkar, Prashant R.,Patel, Kirti V.,Yadav, Mange Ram
, p. 3635 - 3661 (2019/08/20)
The multifaceted nature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) demands treatment with multitarget-directed ligands (MTDLs) to confront the key pathological aberrations. A novel series of triazinoindole derivatives were designed and synthesized. In vitro studies revealed that all the compounds showed moderate to good anticholinesterase activity; the most active compound 23e showed an IC50 value of 0.56 ± 0.02 μM for AChE and an IC50 value of 1.17 ± 0.09 μM for BuChE. These derivatives are also endowed with potent antioxidant activity. To understand the plausible binding mode of the compound 23e, molecular docking studies and molecular dynamics simulation studies were performed, and the results indicated significant interactions of 23e within the active sites of AChE as well as BuChE. Compound 23e successfully diminished H2O2-induced oxidative stress in SH-SY5Y cells and displayed excellent neuroprotective activity against H2O2 as well as Aβ-induced toxicity in SH-SY5Y cells in a concentration dependent manner. Furthermore, it did not show any significant toxicity in neuronal SH-SY5Y cells in the cytotoxicity assay. Compound 23e did not show any acute toxicity in rats at doses up to 2000 mg/kg, and it significantly reversed scopolamine-induced memory deficit in mice model. Additionally, compound 23e showed notable in silico ADMET properties. Taken collectively, these findings project compound 23e as a potential balanced MTDL in the evolution process of novel anti-AD drugs.
Tetrasubstituted naphthalene diimide ligands with selectivity for telomeric G-quadruplexes and cancer cells
Hampel, Sonja M.,Sidibe, Assitan,Gunaratnam, Mekala,Riou, Jean-Franois,Neidle, Stephen
supporting information; experimental part, p. 6459 - 6463 (2010/12/18)
A series of tetrasubstituted naphthalene diimide compounds with N-methylpiperazine end groups has been synthesized and evaluated as G-quadruplex ligands. They have high affinity and selectivity for telomeric G-quadruplex DNA over duplex DNA. CD studies show that they induce formation of a parallel G-quadruplex topology. They inhibit the binding of hPOT1 and topoisomerase IIIα to telomeric DNA and inhibit telomerase activity in MCF7 cells. The compounds have potent activity in a panel of cancer cell lines, with typical IC50 values of ～0.1 μM, and up to 100-fold lower toxicity in a normal human fibroblast cell line.
