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Marano S, Minnelli C, Ripani L, Marcaccio M, Laudadio E, Mobbili G, Amici A, Armeni T, Stipa P. Insights into the Antioxidant Mechanism of Newly Synthesized Benzoxazinic Nitrones: In Vitro and In Silico Studies with DPPH Model Radical. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10081224. [PMID: 34439472 PMCID: PMC8388956 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10081224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Synthetic nitrone spin-traps are being explored as therapeutic agents for the treatment of a wide range of oxidative stress-related pathologies, including but not limited to stroke, cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases. In this context, increasing efforts are currently being made to the design and synthesis of new nitrone-based compounds with enhanced efficacy. The most researched nitrones are surely the ones related to α-phenyl-tert-butylnitrone (PBN) and 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO) derivatives, which have shown to possess potent biological activity in many experimental animal models. However, more recently, nitrones with a benzoxazinic structure (3-aryl-2H-benzo[1,4]oxazin-N-oxides) have been demonstrated to have superior antioxidant activity compared to PBN. In this study, two new benzoxazinic nitrones bearing an electron-withdrawing methoxycarbonyl group on the benzo moiety (in para and meta positions respect to the nitronyl function) were synthesized. Their in vitro antioxidant activity was evaluated by two cellular-based assays (inhibition of AAPH-induced human erythrocyte hemolysis and cell death in human retinal pigmented epithelium (ARPE-19) cells) and a chemical approach by means of the α,α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging assay, using both electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and UV spectrophotometry. A computational approach was also used to investigate their potential primary mechanism of antioxidant action, as well as to rationalize the effect of functionalization on the nitrones reactivity toward DPPH, chosen as model radical in this study. Further insights were also gathered by exploring the nitrone electrochemical properties via cyclic voltammetry and by studying their kinetic behavior by means of EPR spectroscopy. Results showed that the introduction of an electron-withdrawing group in the phenyl moiety in the para position significantly increased the antioxidant capacity of benzoxazinic nitrones both in cell and cell-free systems. From the mechanistic point of view, the calculated results closely matched the experimental findings, strongly suggesting that the H-atom transfer (HAT) is likely to be the primary mechanism in the DPPH quenching.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stefania Marano
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Ingegneria della Materia, dell’Ambiente ed Urbanistica (SIMAU), Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (S.M.); (E.L.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente (DISVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (C.M.); (G.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.R.); (M.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.R.); (M.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Ingegneria della Materia, dell’Ambiente ed Urbanistica (SIMAU), Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (S.M.); (E.L.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente (DISVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (C.M.); (G.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Specialistiche ed Odontostomatologiche-Sez. Biochimica, Biologia e Fisica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (A.A.); (T.A.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Specialistiche ed Odontostomatologiche-Sez. Biochimica, Biologia e Fisica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (A.A.); (T.A.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Ingegneria della Materia, dell’Ambiente ed Urbanistica (SIMAU), Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (S.M.); (E.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-071-2204409
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Deletraz A, Tuccio B, Roussel J, Combes M, Cohen-Solal C, Fabre PL, Trouillas P, Vignes M, Callizot N, Durand G. Para-Substituted α-Phenyl- N- tert-butyl Nitrones: Spin-Trapping, Redox and Neuroprotective Properties. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:30989-30999. [PMID: 33324807 PMCID: PMC7726753 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
In this work, a series of para-substituted α-phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrones (PBN) were studied. Their radical-trapping properties were evaluated by electron paramagnetic resonance, with 4-CF3-PBN being the fastest derivative to trap the hydroxymethyl radical (•CH2OH). The redox properties of the nitrones were further investigated by cyclic voltammetry, and 4-CF3-PBN was the easiest to reduce and the hardest to oxidize. This is due to the presence of the electron-withdrawing CF3 group. Very good correlations between the Hammett constants (σp) of the substituents and both spin-trapping rates and redox potentials were observed. These correlations were further supported by computationally determined ionization potentials and atom charge densities. Finally, the neuroprotective effect of these derivatives was studied using two different in vitro models of cell death on primary cortical neurons injured by glutamate exposure or on glial cells exposed to t BuOOH. Trends between the protection afforded by the nitrones and their lipophilicity were observed. 4-CF3-PBN was the most potent agent against t BuOOH-induced oxidative stress on glial cells, while 4-Me2N-PBN showed potency in both models.
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- Anaïs Deletraz
- Institut
des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-Université
Montpellier-ENSCM & Avignon Université, Equipe Chimie Bioorganique
et Systèmes Amphiphiles, 301 rue Baruch de Spinoza, BP 21239, Avignon 84916, Cedex 9, France
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- Aix-Marseille
Université, CNRS, ICR UMR 7273, Avenue Escadrille Normandie
Niemen, 13397 Marseille, Cedex 20, France
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- Institut
des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-Université
Montpellier-ENSCM-Site faculté des Sciences, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, Cedex 05, France
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- Neuro-Sys, 410 Chemin Départemental
60, 13120 Gardanne, France
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- Institut
des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-Université
Montpellier-ENSCM-Site faculté des Sciences, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, Cedex 05, France
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- Pharma-Dev,
UMR152, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, 35 chemin des Maraîchers, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- INSERM U1248
IPPRITT, Univ. Limoges, Faculté de Médecine et Pharmacie, 2 rue Du Professeur Descottes, 87000 Limoges, France
- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, tř. 17 listopadu, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institut
des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-Université
Montpellier-ENSCM-Site faculté des Sciences, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, Cedex 05, France
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- Neuro-Sys, 410 Chemin Départemental
60, 13120 Gardanne, France
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- Institut
des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-Université
Montpellier-ENSCM & Avignon Université, Equipe Chimie Bioorganique
et Systèmes Amphiphiles, 301 rue Baruch de Spinoza, BP 21239, Avignon 84916, Cedex 9, France
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Rammal F, Gao D, Boujnah S, Hussein AA, Lalevée J, Gaumont AC, Morlet-Savary F, Lakhdar S. Photochemical C–H Silylation and Hydroxymethylation of Pyridines and Related Structures: Synthetic Scope and Mechanisms. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Fatima Rammal
- Normandie Université, LCMT, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, 6, Boulevard Maréchal Juin, 14000 Caen, France
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- Normandie Université, LCMT, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, 6, Boulevard Maréchal Juin, 14000 Caen, France
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- Normandie Université, LCMT, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, 6, Boulevard Maréchal Juin, 14000 Caen, France
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- Université de Haute-Alsace, CNRS, IS2M UMR 7361, F-68100 Mulhouse, France
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- Normandie Université, LCMT, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, 6, Boulevard Maréchal Juin, 14000 Caen, France
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- Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée (LHFA, UMR 5069), 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09, France
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Soulieman A, Ibrahim R, Barakat Z, Gouault N, Roisnel T, Boustie J, Grée R, Hachem A. Synthesis of Novel Cyclic Nitrones with
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‐Difluoroalkyl Side Chains Through Cascade Reactions. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Ali Soulieman
- Faculty of Sciences (I) Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, and PRASE‐EDST Lebanese University Hadath Lebanon
- CNRS (Institut for Chemical Sciences in Rennes), UMR 6226 Univ Rennes 35000 Rennes France
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- Faculty of Sciences (I) Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, and PRASE‐EDST Lebanese University Hadath Lebanon
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- Faculty of Sciences (I) Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, and PRASE‐EDST Lebanese University Hadath Lebanon
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- CNRS (Institut for Chemical Sciences in Rennes), UMR 6226 Univ Rennes 35000 Rennes France
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- CNRS (Institut for Chemical Sciences in Rennes), UMR 6226 Univ Rennes 35000 Rennes France
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- CNRS (Institut for Chemical Sciences in Rennes), UMR 6226 Univ Rennes 35000 Rennes France
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- CNRS (Institut for Chemical Sciences in Rennes), UMR 6226 Univ Rennes 35000 Rennes France
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- Faculty of Sciences (I) Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, and PRASE‐EDST Lebanese University Hadath Lebanon
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Deletraz A, Zéamari K, Hua K, Combes M, Villamena FA, Tuccio B, Callizot N, Durand G. Substituted α-Phenyl and α-Naphthlyl- N- tert-butyl Nitrones: Synthesis, Spin-Trapping, and Neuroprotection Evaluation. J Org Chem 2020; 85:6073-6085. [PMID: 32267700 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
New derivatives of α-phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone (PBN) bearing a hydroxyl, an acetate, or an acetamide substituent on the N-tert-butyl moiety and para-substituted phenyl or naphthlyl moieties were synthesized. Their ability to trap hydroxymethyl radical was evaluated by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The presence of two electron-withdrawing substituents on both sides of the nitronyl function improves the spin-trapping properties, with 4-HOOC-PBN-CH2OAc and 4-HOOC-PBN-CH2NHAc being ∼4× more reactive than PBN. The electrochemical properties of the derivatives were further investigated by cyclic voltammetry and showed that the redox potentials of the nitrones are largely influenced by the nature of the substituents both on the aromatic ring and on the N-tert-butyl function. The acetamide derivatives PBN-CH2NHAc, 4-AcNHCH2-PBN-CH2NHAc, and 4-MeO-PBN-CH2NHAc were the easiest to oxidize. A computational approach was used to rationalize the effect of functionalization on the free energies of nitrone reactivity with hydroxymethyl radical as well as on the electron affinity and ionization potential. Finally, the neuroprotection of the derivatives was evaluated in an in vitro model of cellular injury on cortical neurons. Five derivatives showed good protection at very low concentrations (0.1-10 μM), with PBN-CH2NHAc and 4-HOOC-PBN being the two most promising agents.
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- Anaïs Deletraz
- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-Université Montpellier-ENSCM & Avignon Université, Equipe Chimie Bioorganique et Systèmes Amphiphiles, 301 rue Baruch de Spinoza, BP 21239, Avignon 84916 Cedex 9, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-Université Montpellier-ENSCM & Avignon Université, Equipe Chimie Bioorganique et Systèmes Amphiphiles, 301 rue Baruch de Spinoza, BP 21239, Avignon 84916 Cedex 9, France
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- The Ohio State University, Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Neuro-Sys, 410 Chemin Départemental 60, 13120 Gardanne, France
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- The Ohio State University, Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, ICR UMR 7273, Avenue Escadrille Normandie Niemen, 13397 Marseille Cedex 20, France
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- Neuro-Sys, 410 Chemin Départemental 60, 13120 Gardanne, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-Université Montpellier-ENSCM & Avignon Université, Equipe Chimie Bioorganique et Systèmes Amphiphiles, 301 rue Baruch de Spinoza, BP 21239, Avignon 84916 Cedex 9, France
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