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In Silico, In Vitro, and In Vivo Analysis of Tanshinone IIA and Cryptotanshinone from Salvia miltiorrhiza as Modulators of Cyclooxygenase-2/mPGES-1/Endothelial Prostaglandin EP3 Pathway. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12010099. [PMID: 35053247 PMCID: PMC8774285 DOI: 10.3390/biom12010099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Tanshinone IIA (TIIA) and cryptotanshinone (CRY) from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge were investigated for their inhibitory activity against the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)/microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1)/endothelial prostaglandin 3 (EP3) pathway using in silico, in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo assays. From the analysis of the docking poses, both diterpenoids were able to interact significantly with COX-2, 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO), platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFR), and mPGES-1. This evidence was further corroborated by data obtained from a cell-free assay, where CRY displayed a significant inhibitory potency against mPGES-1 (IC50 = 1.9 ± 0.4 µM) and 5-LO (IC50 = 7.1 µM), while TIIA showed no relevant inhibition of these targets. This was consistent with their activity to increase mice bleeding time (CRY: 2.44 ± 0.13 min, p ≤ 0.001; TIIA: 2.07 ± 0.17 min p ≤ 0.01) and with the capability to modulate mouse clot retraction (CRY: 0.048 ± 0.011 g, p ≤ 0.01; TIIA: 0.068 ± 0.009 g, p ≤ 0.05). For the first time, our results show that TIIA and, in particular, CRY are able to interact significantly with the key proteins involved not only in the onset of inflammation but also in platelet activity (and hyper-reactivity). Future preclinical and clinical investigations, together with this evidence, could provide the scientific basis to consider these compounds as an alternative therapeutic approach for thrombotic- and thromboembolic-based diseases.
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Structure-based screening for the discovery of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles as promising hits for the development of new anti-inflammatory agents interfering with eicosanoid biosynthesis pathways. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 224:113693. [PMID: 34315041 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The multiple inhibition of biological targets involved in pro-inflammatory eicosanoid biosynthesis represents an innovative strategy for treating inflammatory disorders in light of higher efficacy and safety. Herein, following a multidisciplinary protocol involving virtual combinatorial screening, chemical synthesis, and in vitro and in vivo validation of the biological activities, we report the identification of 1,2,4-oxadiazole-based eicosanoid biosynthesis multi-target inhibitors. The multidisciplinary scientific approach led to the identification of three 1,2,4-oxadiazole hits (compounds 1, 2 and 5), all endowed with IC50 values in the low micromolar range, acting as 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP) antagonists (compounds 1 and 2), and as a multi-target inhibitor (compound 5) of arachidonic acid cascade enzymes, namely cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1), 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) and microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1). Moreover, our in vivo results demonstrate that compound 5 is able to attenuate leukocyte migration in a model of zymosan-induced peritonitis and to modulate the production of IL-1β and TNF-α. These results are of interest for further expanding the chemical diversity around the 1,2,4-oxadiazole central core, enabling the identification of novel anti-inflammatory agents characterized by a favorable pharmacological profile and considering that moderate interference with multiple targets might have advantages in re-adjusting homeostasis.
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De Vita S, Terracciano S, Bruno I, Chini MG. From Natural Compounds to Bioactive Molecules through NMR and
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Methodologies. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Simona De Vita
- Department of Pharmacy University of Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, n°132 84084 Fisciano (SA) Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy University of Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, n°132 84084 Fisciano (SA) Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy University of Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, n°132 84084 Fisciano (SA) Italy
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- Department of Biosciences and Territory University of Molise C.da Fonte Lappone‐ 86090 Pesche (IS) Italy
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Chini MG, Giordano A, Potenza M, Terracciano S, Fischer K, Vaccaro MC, Colarusso E, Bruno I, Riccio R, Koeberle A, Werz O, Bifulco G. Targeting mPGES-1 by a Combinatorial Approach: Identification of the Aminobenzothiazole Scaffold to Suppress PGE 2 Levels. ACS Med Chem Lett 2020; 11:783-789. [PMID: 32435385 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1), the terminal enzyme responsible for the production of inducible prostaglandin E2, has become an attractive target for the treatment of inflammation and cancer pathologies. Starting from an aminobenzothiazole scaffold, used as an unprecedented chemical core for mPGES-1 inhibition, a Combinatorial Virtual Screening campaign was conducted, using the X-ray crystal structure of human mPGES-1. Two combinatorial libraries (6 × 104) were obtained by decorating the aminobenzothiazole scaffold with all acyl chlorides and boronates available at the Merck database. The scientific multidisciplinary approach included virtual screening workflow, synthesis, and biological evaluation and led to the identification of three novel aminobenzothiazoles 1, 3, and 13 acting as mPGES-1 inhibitors. The three disclosed hits are able to inhibit mPGES-1 in a cell-free system (IC50 = 1.4 ± 0.2, 0.7 ± 0.1, and 1.7 ± 0.2 μM, respectively), and all are endowed with antitumoral properties against A549 human cancer cell lines at micromolar concentrations (28.5 ± 1.1, 18.1 ± 0.8, and 19.2 ± 1.3 μM, respectively).
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- Maria G. Chini
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
- Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, Contrada Fonte Lappone, Pesche, Isernia, I-86090, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry (ICB), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Campi Flegrei 34, I-80078, Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
- Michael Popp Research Institute, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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Lauro G, Cantone V, Potenza M, Fischer K, Koeberle A, Werz O, Riccio R, Bifulco G. Discovery of 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one-based mPGES-1 inhibitors using a multi-step virtual screening protocol. MEDCHEMCOMM 2018; 9:2028-2036. [PMID: 30746063 DOI: 10.1039/c8md00497h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Targeting microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) represents an efficient strategy for the development of novel drugs against inflammation and cancer with potentially reduced side effects. With this aim, a virtual screening was performed on a large library of commercially available molecules using the X-ray structure of mPGES-1 co-complexed with a potent inhibitor. Combining fast ligand-based shape alignment, molecular docking experiments, and qualitative analysis of the binding poses, a small set of molecules was selected for the subsequent steps of validation of the biological activity. Compounds 2 and 3, bearing the 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one nucleus, showed mPGES-1-inhibitory activity in the low micromolar range. These data highlighted the applicability of the reported virtual screening protocol for the selection of new mPGES-1 inhibitors as promising anti-inflammatory/anti-cancer drugs.
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- Gianluigi Lauro
- Department of Pharmacy , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II 132 , 84084 Fisciano , Italy . ; ; Tel: +39 (0)89 969741
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II 132 , 84084 Fisciano , Italy . ; ; Tel: +39 (0)89 969741
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II 132 , 84084 Fisciano , Italy . ; ; Tel: +39 (0)89 969741
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry , Institute of Pharmacy , Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena , Philosophenweg 14 , D-07743 Jena , Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry , Institute of Pharmacy , Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena , Philosophenweg 14 , D-07743 Jena , Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry , Institute of Pharmacy , Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena , Philosophenweg 14 , D-07743 Jena , Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II 132 , 84084 Fisciano , Italy . ; ; Tel: +39 (0)89 969741
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II 132 , 84084 Fisciano , Italy . ; ; Tel: +39 (0)89 969741
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Maione F, Cantone V, Pace S, Chini MG, Bisio A, Romussi G, Pieretti S, Werz O, Koeberle A, Mascolo N, Bifulco G. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of carnosol and carnosic acid in vivo and in vitro and in silico analysis of their target interactions. Br J Pharmacol 2017; 174:1497-1508. [PMID: 27464306 PMCID: PMC5429324 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Revised: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The diterpenoids carnosol (CS) and carnosic acid (CA) from Salvia spp. exert prominent anti-inflammatory activities but their molecular mechanisms remained unclear. Here we investigated the effectiveness of CS and CA in inflammatory pain and the cellular interference with their putative molecular targets. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The effects of CS and CA in different models of inflammatory pain were investigated. The inhibition of key enzymes in eicosanoid biosynthesis, namely microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) was confirmed by CS and CA, and we determined the consequence on the eicosanoid network in activated human primary monocytes and neutrophils. Molecular interactions and binding modes of CS and CA to target enzymes were analyzed by docking studies. KEY RESULTS CS and CA displayed significant and dose-dependent anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive effects in carrageenan-induced mouse hyperalgesia 4 h post injection of the stimuli, and also inhibited the analgesic response in the late phase of the formalin test. Moreover, both compounds potently inhibited cell-free mPGES-1 and 5-LO activity and preferentially suppressed the formation of mPGES-1 and 5-LO-derived products in cellular studies. Our in silico analysis for mPGES-1 and 5-LO supports that CS and CA are dual 5-LO/mPGES-1 inhibitors. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS In summary, we propose that the combined inhibition of mPGES-1 and 5-LO by CS and CA essentially contributes to the bioactivity of these diterpenoids. Our findings pave the way for a rational use of Salvia spp., traditionally used as anti-inflammatory remedy, in the continuous expanding context of nutraceuticals. LINKED ARTICLES This article is part of a themed section on Principles of Pharmacological Research of Nutraceuticals. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v174.11/issuetoc.
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- Francesco Maione
- Department of PharmacyUniversity of Naples Federico IINaplesItaly
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- Institute of PharmacyFriedrich Schiller University JenaJenaGermany
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- Department of PharmacyUniversity of GenoaGenoaItaly
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- Department of Therapeutic Research and Medicine EvaluationIstituto Superiore di SanitàRomeItaly
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- Institute of PharmacyFriedrich Schiller University JenaJenaGermany
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- Institute of PharmacyFriedrich Schiller University JenaJenaGermany
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- Department of PharmacyUniversity of Naples Federico IINaplesItaly
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Ferroni C, Pepe A, Kim YS, Lee S, Guerrini A, Parenti MD, Tesei A, Zamagni A, Cortesi M, Zaffaroni N, De Cesare M, Beretta GL, Trepel JB, Malhotra SV, Varchi G. 1,4-Substituted Triazoles as Nonsteroidal Anti-Androgens for Prostate Cancer Treatment. J Med Chem 2017; 60:3082-3093. [PMID: 28272894 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Prostate cancer (PC) is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in men, and the androgen receptor (AR) represents the primary target for PC treatment, even though the disease frequently progresses toward androgen-independent forms. Most of the commercially available nonsteroidal antiandrogens show a common scaffold consisting of two aromatic rings connected by a linear or a cyclic spacer. By taking advantage of a facile, one-pot click chemistry reaction, we report herein the preparation of a small library of novel 1,4-substituted triazoles with AR antagonistic activity. Biological and theoretical evaluation demonstrated that the introduction of the triazole core in the scaffold of nonsteroidal antiandrogens allowed the development of small molecules with improved overall AR-antagonist activity. In fact, compound 14d displayed promising in vitro antitumor activity toward three different prostate cancer cell lines and was able to induce 60% tumor growth inhibition of the CW22Rv1 in vivo xenograft model. These results represent a step toward the development of novel and improved AR antagonists.
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- Claudia Ferroni
- Institute for the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, Italian National Research Council , Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Purdue Center for Cancer Research , 720 Clinic Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Building 10, Magnuson CC, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Building 10, Magnuson CC, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Institute for the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, Italian National Research Council , Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Institute for the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, Italian National Research Council , Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS , Via P. Maroncelli, 40, 47014 Meldola, Forlì Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS , Via P. Maroncelli, 40, 47014 Meldola, Forlì Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS , Via P. Maroncelli, 40, 47014 Meldola, Forlì Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Tumori Milano , Via Amadeo, 42, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Building 10, Magnuson CC, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California 94304, United States
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- Institute for the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, Italian National Research Council , Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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Lauro G, Manfra M, Pedatella S, Fischer K, Cantone V, Terracciano S, Bertamino A, Ostacolo C, Gomez-Monterrey I, De Nisco M, Riccio R, Novellino E, Werz O, Campiglia P, Bifulco G. Identification of novel microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) lead inhibitors from Fragment Virtual Screening. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 125:278-287. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Lauro G, Tortorella P, Bertamino A, Ostacolo C, Koeberle A, Fischer K, Bruno I, Terracciano S, Gomez-Monterrey IM, Tauro M, Loiodice F, Novellino E, Riccio R, Werz O, Campiglia P, Bifulco G. Structure-Based Design of Microsomal Prostaglandin E2Synthase-1 (mPGES-1) Inhibitors using a Virtual Fragment Growing Optimization Scheme. ChemMedChem 2016; 11:612-9. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201500598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Gianluigi Lauro
- Department of Pharmacy; Università di Salerno; Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano, SA Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”; Via Orabona 4 70126 Bari Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; Università di Salerno; Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano, SA Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”; Via Montesano 49 80131 Napoli Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry; Institute of Pharmacy; University of Jena; Philosophenweg 14 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry; Institute of Pharmacy; University of Jena; Philosophenweg 14 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy; Università di Salerno; Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano, SA Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; Università di Salerno; Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano, SA Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”; Via Orabona 4 70126 Bari Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”; Via Orabona 4 70126 Bari Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”; Via Montesano 49 80131 Napoli Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; Università di Salerno; Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano, SA Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry; Institute of Pharmacy; University of Jena; Philosophenweg 14 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy; Università di Salerno; Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano, SA Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; Università di Salerno; Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano, SA Italy
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Di Micco S, Spatafora C, Cardullo N, Riccio R, Fischer K, Pergola C, Koeberle A, Werz O, Chalal M, Vervandier-Fasseur D, Tringali C, Bifulco G. 2,3-Dihydrobenzofuran privileged structures as new bioinspired lead compounds for the design of mPGES-1 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:820-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Iranshahi M, Chini MG, Masullo M, Sahebkar A, Javidnia A, Chitsazian Yazdi M, Pergola C, Koeberle A, Werz O, Pizza C, Terracciano S, Piacente S, Bifulco G. Can Small Chemical Modifications of Natural Pan-inhibitors Modulate the Biological Selectivity? The Case of Curcumin Prenylated Derivatives Acting as HDAC or mPGES-1 Inhibitors. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2015; 78:2867-2879. [PMID: 26588603 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Curcumin, or diferuloylmethane, a polyphenolic molecule isolated from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, is reported to modulate multiple molecular targets involved in cancer and inflammatory processes. On the basis of its pan-inhibitory characteristics, here we show that simple chemical modifications of the curcumin scaffold can regulate its biological selectivity. In particular, the curcumin scaffold was modified with three types of substituents at positions C-1, C-8, and/or C-8' [C5 (isopentenyl, 5-8), C10 (geranyl, 9-12), and C15 (farnesyl, 13, 14)] in order to make these molecules more selective than the parent compound toward two specific targets: histone deacetylase (HDAC) and microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1). From combined in silico and in vitro analyses, three selective inhibitors by proper substitution at position 8 were revealed. Compound 13 has improved HDAC inhibitory activity and selectivity with respect to the parent compound, while 5 and 9 block the mPGES-1 enzyme. We hypothesize about the covalent interaction of curcumin, 5, and 9 with the mPGES-1 binding site.
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- Mehrdad Iranshahi
- Biotechnology Research Center and School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Vakil Abad Boulevard, Opposite Mellat Park, 91775-1365 Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Biotechnology Research Center and School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Vakil Abad Boulevard, Opposite Mellat Park, 91775-1365 Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Enghlab Street, 14155-6559 Tehran, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center and School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Vakil Abad Boulevard, Opposite Mellat Park, 91775-1365 Mashhad, Iran
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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Chen Y, Liu H, Xu S, Wang T, Li W. Targeting microsomal prostaglandin E2synthase-1 (mPGES-1): the development of inhibitors as an alternative to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). MEDCHEMCOMM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5md00278h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AA cascade and several key residues in the 3D structure of mPGES-1.
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- Yuqing Chen
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing
- China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing
- China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing
- China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing
- China
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