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Cores Á, Carmona-Zafra N, Clerigué J, Villacampa M, Menéndez JC. Quinones as Neuroprotective Agents. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1464. [PMID: 37508002 PMCID: PMC10376830 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12071464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Quinones can in principle be viewed as a double-edged sword in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, since they are often cytoprotective but can also be cytotoxic due to covalent and redox modification of biomolecules. Nevertheless, low doses of moderately electrophilic quinones are generally cytoprotective, mainly due to their ability to activate the Keap1/Nrf2 pathway and thus induce the expression of detoxifying enzymes. Some natural quinones have relevant roles in important physiological processes. One of them is coenzyme Q10, which takes part in the oxidative phosphorylation processes involved in cell energy production, as a proton and electron carrier in the mitochondrial respiratory chain, and shows neuroprotective effects relevant to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Additional neuroprotective quinones that can be regarded as coenzyme Q10 analogues are idobenone, mitoquinone and plastoquinone. Other endogenous quinones with neuroprotective activities include tocopherol-derived quinones, most notably vatiquinone, and vitamin K. A final group of non-endogenous quinones with neuroprotective activity is discussed, comprising embelin, APX-3330, cannabinoid-derived quinones, asterriquinones and other indolylquinones, pyrroloquinolinequinone and its analogues, geldanamycin and its analogues, rifampicin quinone, memoquin and a number of hybrid structures combining quinones with amino acids, cholinesterase inhibitors and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
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- Ángel Cores
- Unidad de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal sn, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal sn, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal sn, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal sn, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal sn, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Xue Y, Gan J, Luo N, Wang C. DABCO-Promoted Cyclization of 2-Amino-4 H-chromen-4-ones with 2,6-Dibenzylidenecyclohexan-1-ones for the Synthesis of Chromeno[2,3- b]tetrahydroquinoline. J Org Chem 2022; 87:10422-10429. [PMID: 35819223 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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DABCO-promoted cyclization reaction of substituted 2-amino-4H-chromen-4-ones with substituted 2,6-dibenzylidenecyclohexan-1-ones was investigated under mild conditions. This reaction provided a novel and efficient access to the 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-12H-chromeno[2,3-b]quinolin-12-ones in good yields, the exocyclic double bond of which is predominantly E-selective.
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- Yuhang Xue
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Street, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Street, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Street, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Street, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China
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Synthesis, and in vitro biological evaluations of novel naphthoquinone conjugated to aryl triazole acetamide derivatives as potential anti-Alzheimer agents. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.132229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Campora M, Francesconi V, Schenone S, Tasso B, Tonelli M. Journey on Naphthoquinone and Anthraquinone Derivatives: New Insights in Alzheimer's Disease. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14010033. [PMID: 33466332 PMCID: PMC7824805 DOI: 10.3390/ph14010033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by memory loss, cognitive impairment, and functional decline leading to dementia and death. AD imposes neuronal death by the intricate interplay of different neurochemical factors, which continue to inspire the medicinal chemist as molecular targets for the development of new agents for the treatment of AD with diverse mechanisms of action, but also depict a more complex AD scenario. Within the wide variety of reported molecules, this review summarizes and offers a global overview of recent advancements on naphthoquinone (NQ) and anthraquinone (AQ) derivatives whose more relevant chemical features and structure-activity relationship studies will be discussed with a view to providing the perspective for the design of viable drugs for the treatment of AD. In particular, cholinesterases (ChEs), β-amyloid (Aβ) and tau proteins have been identified as key targets of these classes of compounds, where the NQ or AQ scaffold may contribute to the biological effect against AD as main unit or significant substructure. The multitarget directed ligand (MTDL) strategy will be described, as a chance for these molecules to exhibit significant potential on the road to therapeutics for AD.
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Bautista‐Aguilera ÓM, Ismaili L, Iriepa I, Diez‐Iriepa D, Chabchoub F, Marco‐Contelles J, Pérez M. Tacrines as Therapeutic Agents for Alzheimer's Disease. V. Recent Developments. CHEM REC 2020; 21:162-174. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202000107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Óscar M. Bautista‐Aguilera
- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Química Inorgánica. Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Universidad de Alcalá Km. 33, 6 28871 Madrid Spain
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Thérapeutique Neurosciences intégratives et cliniques EA 481 Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR Santé 19, rue Ambroise Paré F-25000 Besançon France
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Química Inorgánica. Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Universidad de Alcalá Km. 33, 6 28871 Madrid Spain
- Institute of Chemical Research Andrés M. del Río Alcalá University, 28805-Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Química Inorgánica. Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Universidad de Alcalá Km. 33, 6 28871 Madrid Spain
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée: Hétérocycles Corps Gras et Polymères Faculté des Sciences de Sfax Université de Sfax. B. P 802. 3000 Sfax Tunisie
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry (IQOG, CSIC) Juan de la Cierva 3 28006- Madrid Spain
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- Public Health Department Faculty of Medicine and Nursing University of the Basque Country. Leioa Spain
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Antioxidant, antiproliferative, and acetylcholinesterase inhibition activity of amino alcohol derivatives from 1,4-naphthoquinone. Med Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02617-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Merged Tacrine-Based, Multitarget-Directed Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors 2015-Present: Synthesis and Biological Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21175965. [PMID: 32825138 PMCID: PMC7504404 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21175965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Acetylcholinesterase is an important biochemical enzyme in that it controls acetylcholine-mediated neuronal transmission in the central nervous system, contains a unique structure with two binding sites connected by a gorge region, and it has historically been the main pharmacological target for treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Given the large projected increase in Alzheimer's disease cases in the coming decades and its complex, multifactorial nature, new drugs that target multiple aspects of the disease at once are needed. Tacrine, the first acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used clinically but withdrawn due to hepatotoxicity concerns, remains an important starting point in research for the development of multitarget-directed acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. This review highlights tacrine-based, multitarget-directed acetylcholinesterase inhibitors published in the literature since 2015 with a specific focus on merged compounds (i.e., compounds where tacrine and a second pharmacophore show significant overlap in structure). The synthesis of these compounds from readily available starting materials is discussed, along with acetylcholinesterase inhibition data, relative to tacrine, and structure activity relationships. Where applicable, molecular modeling, to elucidate key enzyme-inhibitor interactions, and secondary biological activity is highlighted. Of the numerous compounds identified, there is a subset with promising preliminary screening results, which should inspire further development and future research in this field.
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Choura E, Ncir M, Maalej E, Marco-Contelles J, Ismaili L, Chabchoub F. New method for the synthesis of 4-aryl-3,4-dihydro-2 H-benzo[ g]chromene-2,5,10-triones. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2019.1646286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Emna Choura
- Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée: Hétérocycles, Corps Gras et Polymères, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology, Sciences Faculty of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée: Hétérocycles, Corps Gras et Polymères, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
- Laboratoire Matériaux, Traitement et Analyse (LMTA), Institut National de Recherche et d’Analyse Physico-chimique Technopole, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Thérapeutique, Neurosciences Intégratives et Cliniques EA 481, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR Santé, Besançon, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée: Hétérocycles, Corps Gras et Polymères, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Mahdavi M, Hariri R, Mirfazli SS, Lotfian H, Rastergari A, Firuzi O, Edraki N, Larijani B, Akbarzadeh T, Saeedi M. Synthesis and Biological Activity of Some Benzochromenoquinolinones: Tacrine Analogs as Potent Anti-Alzheimer's Agents. Chem Biodivers 2019; 16:e1800488. [PMID: 30720917 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201800488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a well-known neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions of old people worldwide and the corresponding epidemiological data emphasize the importance of the disease. As AD is a multifactorial illness, various single target directed drugs that have reached clinical trials have failed. Therefore, various factors associated with outset of AD have been considered in targeted drug discovery. In this work, various benzochromenoquinolinones were synthesized and evaluated for their cholinesterase and BACE1 inhibitory activities as well as neuroprotective and metal-chelating properties. Among the synthesized compounds, 14-amino-13-(3-nitrophenyl)-2,3,4,13-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[6,7]chromeno[2,3-b]quinoline-7,12-dione (6m) depicted the best inhibitory activity toward acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) with IC50 s of 0.86 and 6.03 μm, respectively. Also, the compound could inhibit β-secretase 1 (BACE1) with IC50 =19.60 μm and showed metal chelating ability toward Cu2+ , Fe2+ , and Zn2+ . In addition, docking study demonstrated desirable interactions of compound 6m with amino acid residues characterizing AChE, BChE, and BACE1.
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- Mohammad Mahdavi
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy-International Campus, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1449614535, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, 71345-1978, Iran
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, 71345-1978, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran.,Persian Medicine and Pharmacy Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran
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- Persian Medicine and Pharmacy Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran.,Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran
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