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Uzieliene I, Bironaite D, Miksiunas R, Bagdonas E, Vaiciuleviciute R, Mobasheri A, Bernotiene E. The Effect of CaV1.2 Inhibitor Nifedipine on Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow or Menstrual Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Chondrocytes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076730. [PMID: 37047701 PMCID: PMC10095444 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Cartilage is an avascular tissue and sensitive to mechanical trauma and/or age-related degenerative processes leading to the development of osteoarthritis (OA). Therefore, it is important to investigate the mesenchymal cell-based chondrogenic regenerating mechanisms and possible their regulation. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of intracellular calcium (iCa2+) and its regulation through voltage-operated calcium channels (VOCC) on chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells derived from human bone marrow (BMMSCs) and menstrual blood (MenSCs) in comparison to OA chondrocytes. The level of iCa2+ was highest in chondrocytes, whereas iCa2+ store capacity was biggest in MenSCs and they proliferated better as compared to other cells. The level of CaV1.2 channels was also highest in OA chondrocytes than in other cells. CaV1.2 antagonist nifedipine slightly suppressed iCa2+, Cav1.2 and the proliferation of all cells and affected iCa2+ stores, particularly in BMMSCs. The expression of the CaV1.2 gene during 21 days of chondrogenic differentiation was highest in MenSCs, showing the weakest chondrogenic differentiation, which was stimulated by the nifedipine. The best chondrogenic differentiation potential showed BMMSCs (SOX9 and COL2A1 expression); however, purposeful iCa2+ and VOCC regulation by blockers can stimulate a chondrogenic response at least in MenSCs.
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- Ilona Uzieliene
- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland
- World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
- Department of Joint Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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Li L, Su XL, Bai TT, Qin W, Li AH, Liu YX, Wang M, Wang JK, Xing L, Li HJ, He CX, Zhou X, Zhao D, Li PQ, Wu SP, Liu JL, Chen YL, Cao HL. New paeonol derivative C302 reduces hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats through endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasodilation. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 927:175057. [PMID: 35636525 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and Chinese herb monomers could provide new structural skeletons for anti-hypertension new drug development. Paeonol is a Chinese herbal monomer extracted from Cortex moutan, exhibited some anti-hypertensive activity. The study focused on the structural optimization of paeonol to provide promising lead compounds for anti-hypertension new drug development. Herein, twelve new paeonol derivatives (PD) were designed and synthesized and their vasodilation activity was evaluated by in vitro vasodilation drug screening platform based on Myograph. Its anti-hypertension activity, PD-C302 (2-hydroxy-4-methoxyvalerophenone) as a representative with the optimal vasodilation activity, was determined by its response to blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) in vivo. Moreover, its molecular mechanism was probed by the vasodilation activity of rat superior mesenteric artery rings with or without endothelium pre-contracted by potassium chloride (KCl) or phenylephrine hydrochloride (PE). It was indicated that PD-C302 significantly reduced the blood pressure in SHR, which would involve in PD-C302-induced vasodilation. Furthermore, endothelium-dependent pathways and endothelium-independent pathways both contributed importantly to PD-C302-induced vasodilation at low concentration of PD-C302. Endothelium-independent pathways (vascular smooth muscle cell-mediated vasodilation), were mainly responsible for the PD-C302-induced vasodilation at high concentration of PD-C302, which involved in opening multiple K+ channels to restrain Ca2+ channels, and then triggered vasodilation to reduce blood pressure. PD-C302 has a simple structure and favorable anti-hypertensive activity in vivo, which could be a promising lead compound for anti-hypertension new drug development.
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- Long Li
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chinese Herb and Natural Drug Development, Medicine Research Institute, Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Holding Group Co., LTD, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710075, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China.
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China.
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China; College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China.
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Nájera C, Foubelo F, Sansano JM, Yus M. Enantioselective desymmetrization reactions in asymmetric catalysis. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.132629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Wang J, Xia Y, Lu A, Wang H, Davis DR, Liu P, Beanlands RS, Liang W. Cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of β-catenin protects mouse hearts from ventricular arrhythmias after myocardial infarction. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17722. [PMID: 34489488 PMCID: PMC8421412 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97176-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Wnt/β-catenin signaling is activated in the heart after myocardial infarction (MI). This study aims to investigate if β-catenin deletion affects post-MI ion channel gene alterations and ventricular tachycardias (VT). MI was induced by permanent ligation of left anterior descending artery in wild-type (WT) and cardiomyocyte-specific β-catenin knockout (KO) mice. KO mice showed reduced susceptibility to VT (18% vs. 77% in WT) at 8 weeks after MI, associated with reduced scar size and attenuated chamber dilation. qPCR analyses of both myocardial tissues and purified cardiomyocytes demonstrated upregulation of Wnt pathway genes in border and infarct regions after MI, including Wnt ligands (such as Wnt4) and receptors (such as Fzd1 and Fzd2). At 1 week after MI, cardiac sodium channel gene (Scn5a) transcript was reduced in WT but not in KO hearts, consistent with previous studies showing Scn5a inhibition by Wnt/β-catenin signaling. At 8 weeks after MI when Wnt genes have declined, Scn5a returned to near sham levels and K+ channel gene downregulations were not different between WT and KO mice. This study demonstrated that VT susceptibility in the chronic phase after MI is reduced in mice with cardiomyocyte-specific β-catenin deletion primarily through attenuated structural remodeling, but not ion channel gene alterations.
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- Jerry Wang
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada.,Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada.,Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada.,Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada.,Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada.,Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada. .,Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Mayer S, Keglevich P, Keglevich A, Hazai L. New Anticancer Vinca Alkaloids in the Last Decade - A Mini-Review. CURR ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272825666210216123256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
The chemistry and pharmacology of the important Vinca alkaloids such as vinblastine
and vincristine used in anticancer therapy are still investigated widely. Several new
derivatives, e.g., vinflunine, vinorelbine, and vindesine, have been synthesized and become
successful medicines in anti-cancer therapy. In 2012, we published a paper that reviewed the
Vinca derivatives. Nevertheless, the interest in the preparation of new modified structures is
not decreasing either in recent years. In this review, the vinblastine-type molecules with several
substituents, e.g., amide, nitrile, hydrazide, substituted side chains, etc. in different positions
of catharanthine and/or vindoline cores are presented. An important part of the review is
the derivatization of the monomer alkaloid vindoline, which possesses no antitumor effect.
Additionally, new hybrid molecules of these alkaloids are also discussed in this mini-review.
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- Szabolcs Mayer
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, H-1111 Budapest, Gellert ter 4,Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, H-1111 Budapest, Gellert ter 4,Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, H-1111 Budapest, Gellert ter 4,Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, H-1111 Budapest, Gellert ter 4,Hungary
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Arias HR, Tae HS, Micheli L, Yousuf A, Ghelardini C, Adams DJ, Di Cesare Mannelli L. Coronaridine congeners decrease neuropathic pain in mice and inhibit α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and Ca V2.2 channels. Neuropharmacology 2020; 175:108194. [PMID: 32540451 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The primary aim of this study was to determine the anti-neuropathic activity of (±)-18-methoxycoronaridine [(±)-18-MC] and (+)-catharanthine in mice by using the oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain paradigm and cold plate test. The results showed that both coronaridine congeners induce anti-neuropathic pain activity at a dose of 72 mg/kg (per os), whereas a lower dose (36 mg/kg) of (+)-catharanthine decreased the progress of oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain. To determine the underlying molecular mechanism, electrophysiological recordings were performed on α9α10, α3β4, and α4β2 nAChRs as well as voltage-gated calcium (CaV2.2) channels modulated by G protein-coupled γ-aminobutyric acid type B receptors (GABABRs). The results showed that (±)-18-MC and (+)-catharanthine competitively inhibit α9α10 nAChRs with potencies higher than that at α3β4 and α4β2 nAChRs and directly block CaV2.2 channels without activating GABABRs. Considering the potency of the coronaridine congeners at Cav2.2 channels and α9α10 nAChRs, and the calculated brain concentration of (+)-catharanthine, it is plausible that the observed anti-neuropathic pain effects are mediated by peripheral and central mechanisms involving the inhibition of α9α10 nAChRs and/or CaV2.2 channels.
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- Hugo R Arias
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tahlequah, OK, USA.
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.
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- Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy
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Kono M, Harada S, Nozaki T, Hashimoto Y, Murata SI, Gröger H, Kuroda Y, Yamada KI, Takasu K, Hamada Y, Nemoto T. Asymmetric Formal Synthesis of (+)-Catharanthine via Desymmetrization of Isoquinuclidine. Org Lett 2019; 21:3750-3754. [PMID: 31021094 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Although (+)-catharanthine is an attractive alkaloid for both clinical research and organic synthetic chemistry, only a limited number of approaches for its catalytic asymmetric synthesis exist. Herein, we describe a novel strategy for synthesizing a chiral intermediate of (+)-catharanthine via phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric desymmetrization of a meso-isoquinuclidine possessing a 1,3-diol unit that was synthesized by a formal amide insertion reaction.
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- Masato Kono
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana , Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana , Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana , Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana , Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana , Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675 , Japan
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- Chair of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry , Bielefeld University , Universitätsstraße 25 , 33615 Bielefeld , Germany
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tokushima University , Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana , Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana , Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675 , Japan.,Molecular Chirality Research Center , Chiba University , 1-33, Yayoi-cho , Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Kono M, Harada S, Nemoto T. Exploring New Reactivity of Metal Carbenoids and its Application to Organic Synthesis. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2019. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.77.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University
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Karhu E, Isojärvi J, Vuorela P, Hanski L, Fallarero A. Identification of Privileged Antichlamydial Natural Products by a Ligand-Based Strategy. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2017; 80:2602-2608. [PMID: 29043803 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b01052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
The obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia pneumoniae remains a difficult target for antimicrobial therapy. Owing to the permeability barrier placed by bacterial and host vacuolar membranes, as well as the propensity of the bacterium for persistent infections, treatment failures are common. Despite the urgent need for new antichlamydial compounds, their discovery is challenged by the technically demanding assay procedures and lack of validated targets. An alternative strategy of using naturally occurring compounds and their derivatives against C. pneumoniae is presented. The strategy consists of the application of ligand-based virtual screening to a natural product library of 502 compounds with the ChemGPS-NP chemography tool followed by in vitro antichlamydial assays. The reference set used for the 2D similarity search was constructed of 19 known antichlamydial compounds of plant origin. Based on the similarity screen, 53 virtual hits were selected for in vitro testing. Six compounds (leads) were identified that cause ≥50% C. pneumoniae growth inhibition and showed no impact on host cell viability. The leads fall into completely new antichlamydial chemotypes, one of them being mycophenolic acid (IC50 value 0.3 μM). The outcome indicates that using this flipped, target-independent strategy is useful for facilitating the antimicrobial lead discovery against challenging microbes.
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- Elina Karhu
- Exploration of Anti-Infectives Research Group, Pharmaceutical Design and Discovery, Drug Research Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , Viikinkaari 5E, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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- Bioinformatics, Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku , Vatselankatu 2, Turku FI-20500, Finland
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- Exploration of Anti-Infectives Research Group, Pharmaceutical Design and Discovery, Drug Research Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , Viikinkaari 5E, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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- Exploration of Anti-Infectives Research Group, Pharmaceutical Design and Discovery, Drug Research Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , Viikinkaari 5E, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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- Exploration of Anti-Infectives Research Group, Pharmaceutical Design and Discovery, Drug Research Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , Viikinkaari 5E, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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Harada S, Kono M, Nozaki T, Menjo Y, Nemoto T, Hamada Y. General Approach to Nitrogen-Bridged Bicyclic Frameworks by Rh-Catalyzed Formal Carbenoid Insertion into an Amide C-N Bond. J Org Chem 2015; 80:10317-33. [PMID: 26400763 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Various nitrogen-bridged bicyclic skeletons are found in bioactive natural products and pharmaceuticals. The development of a new reaction to construct these molecular frameworks has attracted considerable attention in synthetic organic chemistry. We developed a novel synthetic method for obtaining a wide variety of nitrogen-bridged bicyclic compounds with a catalytic process, Rh-catalyzed formal carbenoid insertion into an amide C-N bond. Using 0.1-0.4 mol % Rh2(NHCO(t)Bu)4 catalyst, various azabicyclo[X.Y.Z]alkane derivatives were obtained in good to excellent yield, successfully demonstrating the broad substrate scope of the developed process. Experimental and computational studies to elucidate the reaction mechanism revealed that the formal insertion reaction of a carbenoid into an amide C-N bond proceeded via the formation of Rh-associated N-ylides, followed by an acyl group-selective Stevens [1,2]-shift through a concerted addition/elimination process on the sp(2)-hybridized carbon.
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- Shingo Harada
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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Lin C, Cai J, Yang X, Hu L, Lin G. Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry simultaneous determination of vindoline and catharanthine in rat plasma and its application to a pharmacokinetic study. Biomed Chromatogr 2014; 29:97-102. [PMID: 24828449 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Vinblastine and vincristine, both of which are bisindole alkaloids derived from vindoline and catharanthine, have been used for cancer chemotherapy; their monomeric precursor molecules are vindoline and catharanthine. A simple and selective liquid chromatography mass spectrometry method for simultaneous determination of vindoline and catharanthine in rat plasma was developed. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a C18 (2.1 × 50 mm, 3.5 µm) column with acetonitrile-0.1% formic acid in water as mobile phase with gradient elution. The flow rate was set at 0.4 mL/min. An electrospray ionization source was applied and operated in positive ion mode; selective ion monitoring mode was used for quantification. Mean recoveries were in the range of 87.3-92.6% for vindoline in rat plasma and 88.5-96.5% for catharanthine. Matrix effects for vindoline and catharanthine were measured to be between 95.3 and 104.7%. Coefficients of variation of intra-day and inter-day precision were both <15%. The accuracy of the method ranged from 93.8 to 108.1%. The method was successfully applied in a pharmacokinetic study of vindoline and catharanthine in rats. The bioavailability of vindoline and catharanthine were 5.4 and 4.7%, respectively.
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- Chongliang Lin
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China
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Jorge VG, Ángel JRL, Adrián TS, Francisco AC, Anuar SG, Samuel ES, Ángel SO, Emmanuel HN. Vasorelaxant activity of extracts obtained from Apium graveolens: possible source for vasorelaxant molecules isolation with potential antihypertensive effect. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2013; 3:776-9. [PMID: 24075341 DOI: 10.1016/s2221-1691(13)60154-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2013] [Revised: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate vasorelaxant effect of organic extracts from Apium graveolens (A. graveolens) which is a part of a group of plants subjected to pharmacological and phytochemical study with the purpose of offering it as an ideal source for obtaining lead compounds for designing new therapeutic agents with potential vasorelaxant and antihypertensive effects. METHODS An ex vivo method was employed to assess the vasorelaxant activity. This consisted of using rat aortic rings with and without endothelium precontracted with norepinephrine. RESULTS All extracts caused concentration-dependent relaxation in precontracted aortic rings with and without endothelium; the most active extracts were Dichloromethane and Ethyl Acetate extracts from A. graveolens. These results suggested that secondary metabolites responsible for the vasorelaxant activity belong to a group of compounds of medium polarity. Also, our evidence showed that effect induced by dichloromethane and ethyl acetate extracts from A. graveolens is mediated probably by calcium antagonism. CONCLUSIONS A. graveolens represents an ideal source for obtaining lead compounds for designing new therapeutic agents with potential vasorelaxant and antihypertensive effects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Vergara-Galicia Jorge
- Division of Health Sciences, University of Quintana roo, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
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