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Kim JA, Lim S, Kim GJ, Silviani V, Kim JE, Bae JS, Nam JW, Choi H, Park EK. Napyradiomycin B4 Suppresses RANKL-Induced Osteoclastogenesis and Prevents Alveolar Bone Destruction in Experimental Periodontitis. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2024; 7:1023-1031. [PMID: 38633588 PMCID: PMC11019734 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.3c00315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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The unique structure and beneficial biological properties of marine natural products have drawn interest in drug development. Here, we examined the therapeutic potential of napyradiomycin B4 isolated from marine-derived Streptomyces species for osteoclast-related skeletal diseases. Bone marrow-derived macrophages were treated with napyradiomycin B4 in an osteoclast-inducing medium, and osteoclast formation, osteoclast-specific gene expression, and nuclear factor of activated T-cells cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1) localization were evaluated using tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase staining, real-time PCR, and immunostaining, respectively. Phosphorylation levels of signaling proteins were assessed by immunoblot analysis to understand the molecular action of napyradiomycin B4. The in vivo efficacy of napyradiomycin B4 was examined under experimental periodontitis, and alveolar bone destruction was evaluated by microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) and histological analyses. Among the eight napyradiomycin derivatives screened, napyradiomycin B4 considerably inhibited osteoclastogenesis. Napyradiomycin B4 significantly suppressed the receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL)-induced osteoclast formation and disrupted the expression of NFATc1 and its target genes. Mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MEK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation levels were reduced by napyradiomycin B4 in response to RANKL. Under in vivo experimental periodontitis, napyradiomycin B4 significantly attenuated osteoclast formation and decreased the distance between the cementoenamel junction and alveolar bone crest. Our findings demonstrate the antiosteoclastogenic activity of napyradiomycin B4 by inhibiting the RANKL-induced MEK-ERK signaling pathway and its protective effect on alveolar bone destruction.
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- Ju Ang Kim
- Department
of Oral Pathology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Dentistry,
IHBR, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Oral Pathology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Dentistry,
IHBR, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea
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- Research
Institution of Cell Culture, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeong-buk 38541, Republic
of Korea
- Department
of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Dongguk
University, Gyeongju, Gyeong-buk 38066, Republic of Korea
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- College
of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeong-buk 38541, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Molecular Medicine, CMRI, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of Korea
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- College
of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- College
of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeong-buk 38541, Republic
of Korea
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- College
of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeong-buk 38541, Republic
of Korea
- Research
Institution of Cell Culture, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeong-buk 38541, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Oral Pathology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Dentistry,
IHBR, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea
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Elmaidomy AH, Abdelmohsen UR, Sayed AM, Altemani FH, Algehainy NA, Soost D, Paululat T, Bringmann G, Mohamed EM. Antiplasmodial potential of phytochemicals from Citrus aurantifolia peels: a comprehensive in vitro and in silico study. BMC Chem 2024; 18:60. [PMID: 38555456 PMCID: PMC10981828 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-024-01162-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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Phytochemical investigation of Key lime (Citrus aurantifolia L., F. Rutaceae) peels afforded six metabolites, known as methyl isolimonate acetate (1), limonin (2), luteolin (3), 3`-hydroxygenkwanin (4), myricetin (5), and europetin (6). The structures of the isolated compounds were assigned by 1D NMR. In the case of limonin (2), further 1- and 2D NMR experiments were done to further confirm the structure of this most active metabolite. The antiplasmodial properties of the obtained compounds against the pathogenic NF54 strain of Plasmodium falciparum were assessed in vitro. According to antiplasmodial screening, only limonin (2), luteolin (3), and myricetin (5) were effective (IC50 values of 0.2, 3.4, and 5.9 µM, respectively). We explored the antiplasmodial potential of phytochemicals from C. aurantifolia peels using a stepwise in silico-based analysis. We first identified the unique proteins of P. falciparum that have no homolog in the human proteome, and then performed inverse docking, ΔGBinding calculation, and molecular dynamics simulation to predict the binding affinity and stability of the isolated compounds with these proteins. We found that limonin (2), luteolin (3), and myricetin (5) could interact with 20S a proteasome, choline kinase, and phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase, respectively, which are important enzymes for the survival and growth of the parasite. According to our findings, phytochemicals from C. aurantifolia peels can be considered as potential leads for the development of new safe and effective antiplasmodial agents.
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- Abeer H Elmaidomy
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62514, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, 61519, Egypt.
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, Minia, 61111, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, Beni-Suef, 62513, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71491, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71491, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57068, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57068, Siegen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, MUST, Giza, 12566, Egypt
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Ahmed MMA, Ragab EA, Zayed A, El-Ghaly EM, Ismail SK, Khan SI, Ali Z, Chittiboyina AG, Khan IA. Litoarbolide A: an undescribed sesquiterpenoid from the Red Sea soft coral Litophyton arboreum with an in vitro anti-malarial activity evaluation. Nat Prod Res 2023; 37:542-550. [PMID: 35491702 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2071268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Soft corals distributed across the Red Sea coasts are a rich source of diverse and bioactive natural products. Chemical probing of the Red Sea soft coral Litophyton arboreum led to isolation and structural characterization of an undescribed sesquiterpenoid, litoarbolide A (1), along with 14 previously reported metabolites (2-15). The chemical structures of the isolates were assigned based on NMR as well as high resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS) data. Litoarbolide A is supposed to be the biosynthetic precursor to other sesquiterpenoids, which formed via further post-translational modifications. Furthermore, these metabolites were evaluated for anti-malarial activity, where only the acyclic sesquiterpenoid of a sec-germacrane nucleus (7) showed an activity against chloroquine-sensitive (D6) and chloroquine-resistant (W2) strains of Plasmodium falciparum with IC50 at 3.7 and 2.2 mg/mL, respectively. Moreover, the isolated metabolites were all non-toxic to the Vero cell line. These findings support the consideration of L. arboreum in further natural anti-malarial studies.
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- Mohammed M A Ahmed
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.,National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, United States.,Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, United States
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Tanta University, College of Pharmacy, Tanta, Egypt.,Institute of Bioprocess Engineering, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, United States.,Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, United States
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, United States
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, United States
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, United States.,Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, United States
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Negm WA, Ezzat SM, Zayed A. Marine organisms as potential sources of natural products for the prevention and treatment of malaria. RSC Adv 2023; 13:4436-4475. [PMID: 36760290 PMCID: PMC9892989 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07977a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are a worldwide critical concern accounting for 17% of the estimated global burden of all infectious diseases in 2020. Despite the various medicines available for the management, the deadliest VBD malaria, caused by Plasmodium sp., has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths in sub-Saharan Africa only. This finding may be explained by the progressive loss of antimalarial medication efficacy, inherent toxicity, the rise of drug resistance, or a lack of treatment adherence. As a result, new drug discoveries from uncommon sources are desperately needed, especially against multi-drug resistant strains. Marine organisms have been investigated, including sponges, soft corals, algae, and cyanobacteria. They have been shown to produce many bioactive compounds that potentially affect the causative organism at different stages of its life cycle, including the chloroquine (CQ)-resistant strains of P. falciparum. These compounds also showed diverse chemical structures belonging to various phytochemical classes, including alkaloids, terpenoids, polyketides, macrolides, and others. The current article presents a comprehensive review of marine-derived natural products with antimalarial activity as potential candidates for targeting different stages and species of Plasmodium in both in vitro and in vivo and in comparison with the commercially available and terrestrial plant-derived products, i.e., quinine and artemisinin.
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- Walaa A. Negm
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Tanta University, College of PharmacyEl-Guish StreetTanta 31527Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo UniversityKasr El-Aini StreetCairo 11562Egypt,Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA)Giza 12451Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Tanta University, College of Pharmacy El-Guish Street Tanta 31527 Egypt
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Rathod GK, Jain M, Sharma KK, Das S, Basak A, Jain R. New structural classes of antimalarials. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 242:114653. [PMID: 35985254 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Malaria remains a major vector borne disease claiming millions of lives worldwide due to infections caused by Plasmodium sp. Discovery and development of antimalarial drugs have previously been dominated majorly by single drug therapy. The malaria parasite has developed resistance against first line and second line antimalarial drugs used in the single drug therapy. This has drawn attention to find ways to alleviate the disease burden supplanted by combination therapy with multiple drugs to overcome drug resistance. Emergence of resistant strains even against the combination therapy has now mandated the revision of the current antimalarial pharmacotherapy. Research efforts of the past decade led to the discovery and identification of several new structural classes of antimalarial agents with improved biological attributes over the older ones. The following is a comprehensive review, addressed to the new structural classes of heterocyclic and natural compounds that have been identified during the last decade as antimalarial agents. Some of the classes included herein contain one or more pharmacophores amalgamated into a single bioactive scaffold as antimalarial agents, which act upon the conventional and novel targets.
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- Gajanan K Rathod
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, 160 062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, 160 062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, 160 062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, 160 062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, 160 062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, 160 062, India.
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Marcella S, Afoullouss S, Thomas OP, Allcock AL, Murphy PV, Loffredo S. Immunomodulatory properties of characellide A on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Inflammopharmacology 2021; 29:1201-1210. [PMID: 34241784 PMCID: PMC8298336 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-021-00836-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Marine sponges and their associated microbiota are multicellular animals known to produce metabolites with interesting pharmacological properties playing a pivotal role against a plethora of pathologic disorders such as inflammation, cancer and infections. Characellide A and B belong to a novel class of glycolipopeptides isolated from the deep sea marine sponge Characella pachastrelloides. In this study, we have evaluated the effects of characellide A and B on cytokine and chemokine release from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Characellide A induces a concentration- and time-dependent CXCL8, IL-6 and TNF-α release from PBMC. This production is mediated by the induction of gene transcription. Moreover, cytokine/chemokine release induced by characellide A from PBMC is CD1d-dependent because a CD1d antagonist, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane [DPPE]-polyethylene glycolmonomethylether [PEG], specifically inhibits characellide A-induced activation of PBMC. In conclusion, characellide A is a novel modulator of adaptative/innate immune responses. Further studies are needed to understand its potential pharmacological application.
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- Simone Marcella
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), WAO Center of Excellence, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Marine Biodiscovery, School of Chemistry, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), University Road, Galway, H91TK33, Ireland
- Zoology Department, School of Natural Sciences, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), University Road, Galway, H91TK33, Ireland
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- Marine Biodiscovery, School of Chemistry, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), University Road, Galway, H91TK33, Ireland
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- Zoology Department, School of Natural Sciences, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), University Road, Galway, H91TK33, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), WAO Center of Excellence, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology "G. Salvatore", National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
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Zhou S, Huang G. Synthesis, and antimalarial and antibacterial activities of marine alkaloids. Chem Biol Drug Des 2021; 98:226-233. [PMID: 34008345 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The activities of marine alkaloids are manifested in antifungus and antimalaria. The optimization process, chemical synthesis, antimalarial activity, and antibacterial activity of various compounds were discussed.
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- Shiyang Zhou
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China.,College of Chemistry, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, Hainan, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, Hainan, China
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Aguiar ACC, Parisi JR, Granito RN, de Sousa LRF, Renno ACM, Gazarini ML. Metabolites from Marine Sponges and Their Potential to Treat Malarial Protozoan Parasites Infection: A Systematic Review. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19030134. [PMID: 33670878 PMCID: PMC7997450 DOI: 10.3390/md19030134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites of the Plasmodium genus through the bite of female Anopheles mosquitoes, affecting 228 million people and causing 415 thousand deaths in 2018. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the most recommended treatment for malaria; however, the emergence of multidrug resistance has unfortunately limited their effects and challenged the field. In this context, the ocean and its rich biodiversity have emerged as a very promising resource of bioactive compounds and secondary metabolites from different marine organisms. This systematic review of the literature focuses on the advances achieved in the search for new antimalarials from marine sponges, which are ancient organisms that developed defense mechanisms in a hostile environment. The principal inclusion criterion for analysis was articles with compounds with IC50 below 10 µM or 10 µg/mL against P. falciparum culture. The secondary metabolites identified include alkaloids, terpenoids, polyketides endoperoxides and glycosphingolipids. The structural features of active compounds selected in this review may be an interesting scaffold to inspire synthetic development of new antimalarials for selectively targeting parasite cell metabolism.
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- Anna Caroline Campos Aguiar
- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Silva Jardim 136, Santos 11015-020, SP, Brazil; (A.C.C.A.); (J.R.P.); (R.N.G.); (A.C.M.R.)
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- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Silva Jardim 136, Santos 11015-020, SP, Brazil; (A.C.C.A.); (J.R.P.); (R.N.G.); (A.C.M.R.)
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- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Silva Jardim 136, Santos 11015-020, SP, Brazil; (A.C.C.A.); (J.R.P.); (R.N.G.); (A.C.M.R.)
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- Special Academic Unit of Chemistry, Federal University of Goiás (UFG/UFCAT), Catalão Regional, Catalão 75704-020, GO, Brazil;
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- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Silva Jardim 136, Santos 11015-020, SP, Brazil; (A.C.C.A.); (J.R.P.); (R.N.G.); (A.C.M.R.)
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- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Silva Jardim 136, Santos 11015-020, SP, Brazil; (A.C.C.A.); (J.R.P.); (R.N.G.); (A.C.M.R.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +5513-3229-0132
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Natural product-inspired aryl isonitriles as a new class of antimalarial compounds against drug-resistant parasites. Bioorg Med Chem 2020; 28:115678. [PMID: 32912433 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Malaria is a prevalent and deadly disease. The fast emergence of drug-resistant malaria parasites makes the situation even worse. Thus, developing new chemical entities, preferably with novel mechanisms of action, is urgent and important. Inspired by the complex and scarce isonitrile-containing terpene natural products, we evaluated a collection of easily prepared synthetic mono- and bis-isonitrile compounds, most of which feature a simple, but rigid stilbene backbone. From this collection, potent antimalarial lead compounds with EC50 value ranging from 27 to 88 nM against the Dd2 strain using a blood stage proliferation assay were identified. Preliminary SAR information showed that the isonitrile group is essential for the observed activity against the Dd2 strain and the bis-isonitrile compounds in general perform better than the corresponding mono-isonitrile compounds.
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Galli U, Tron GC, Purghè B, Grosa G, Aprile S. Metabolic Fate of the Isocyanide Moiety: Are Isocyanides Pharmacophore Groups Neglected by Medicinal Chemists? Chem Res Toxicol 2020; 33:955-966. [PMID: 32212628 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Despite the isolation of hundreds of bioactive isocyanides from terrestrial fungi and bacteria as well as marine organisms, the isocyanide functionality has so far received little attention from a medicinal chemistry standpoint. The widespread tenet that isocyanides are chemically and metabolically unstable has restricted bioactivity studies to their antifouling properties and technical applications. In order to confirm or refute this idea, the hepatic metabolism of six model isocyanides was investigated. Aromatic and primary isocyanides turned out to be unstable and metabolically labile, but secondary and tertiary isocyanides resisted metabolization, showing, in some cases, cytochrome P450 inhibitory properties. The potential therefore exists for the secondary and tertiary isocyanides to qualify them as pharmacophore groups, in particular as war-heads for metalloenzyme inhibition because of their potent metal-coordinating properties.
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- Ubaldina Galli
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, 28100, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, 28100, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, 28100, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, 28100, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, 28100, Italy
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Álvarez-Bardón M, Pérez-Pertejo Y, Ordóñez C, Sepúlveda-Crespo D, Carballeira NM, Tekwani BL, Murugesan S, Martinez-Valladares M, García-Estrada C, Reguera RM, Balaña-Fouce R. Screening Marine Natural Products for New Drug Leads against Trypanosomatids and Malaria. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:E187. [PMID: 32244488 PMCID: PMC7230869 DOI: 10.3390/md18040187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) represent a serious threat to humans, especially for those living in poor or developing countries. Almost one-sixth of the world population is at risk of suffering from these diseases and many thousands die because of NTDs, to which we should add the sanitary, labor and social issues that hinder the economic development of these countries. Protozoan-borne diseases are responsible for more than one million deaths every year. Visceral leishmaniasis, Chagas disease or sleeping sickness are among the most lethal NTDs. Despite not being considered an NTD by the World Health Organization (WHO), malaria must be added to this sinister group. Malaria, caused by the apicomplexan parasite Plasmodium falciparum, is responsible for thousands of deaths each year. The treatment of this disease has been losing effectiveness year after year. Many of the medicines currently in use are obsolete due to their gradual loss of efficacy, their intrinsic toxicity and the emergence of drug resistance or a lack of adherence to treatment. Therefore, there is an urgent and global need for new drugs. Despite this, the scant interest shown by most of the stakeholders involved in the pharmaceutical industry makes our present therapeutic arsenal scarce, and until recently, the search for new drugs has not been seriously addressed. The sources of new drugs for these and other pathologies include natural products, synthetic molecules or repurposing drugs. The most frequent sources of natural products are microorganisms, e.g., bacteria, fungi, yeasts, algae and plants, which are able to synthesize many drugs that are currently in use (e.g. antimicrobials, antitumor, immunosuppressants, etc.). The marine environment is another well-established source of bioactive natural products, with recent applications against parasites, bacteria and other pathogens which affect humans and animals. Drug discovery techniques have rapidly advanced since the beginning of the millennium. The combination of novel techniques that include the genetic modification of pathogens, bioimaging and robotics has given rise to the standardization of High-Performance Screening platforms in the discovery of drugs. These advancements have accelerated the discovery of new chemical entities with antiparasitic effects. This review presents critical updates regarding the use of High-Throughput Screening (HTS) in the discovery of drugs for NTDs transmitted by protozoa, including malaria, and its application in the discovery of new drugs of marine origin.
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- María Álvarez-Bardón
- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of León, 24071 León, Spain; (M.Á.-B.); (Y.P.-P.); (C.O.); (D.S.-C.); (R.M.R.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of León, 24071 León, Spain; (M.Á.-B.); (Y.P.-P.); (C.O.); (D.S.-C.); (R.M.R.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of León, 24071 León, Spain; (M.Á.-B.); (Y.P.-P.); (C.O.); (D.S.-C.); (R.M.R.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of León, 24071 León, Spain; (M.Á.-B.); (Y.P.-P.); (C.O.); (D.S.-C.); (R.M.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras 00925-2537, San Juan, Puerto Rico;
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Drug Discovery, Southern Research, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Campus, Vidya Vihar, Pilani 333031, India;
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- Department of Animal Health, Instituto de Ganadería de Montaña (CSIC-Universidad de León), Grulleros, 24346 León, Spain;
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- INBIOTEC (Instituto de Biotecnología de León), Avda. Real 1-Parque Científico de León, 24006 León, Spain;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of León, 24071 León, Spain; (M.Á.-B.); (Y.P.-P.); (C.O.); (D.S.-C.); (R.M.R.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of León, 24071 León, Spain; (M.Á.-B.); (Y.P.-P.); (C.O.); (D.S.-C.); (R.M.R.)
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Iwasaki K, Iwasaki A, Sumimoto S, Matsubara T, Sato T, Nozaki T, Saito-Nakano Y, Suenaga K. Ikoamide, an Antimalarial Lipopeptide from an Okeania sp. Marine Cyanobacterium. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2020; 83:481-488. [PMID: 32040324 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An antimalarial lipopeptide, ikoamide, was isolated from an Okeania sp. marine cyanobacterium. Its gross structure was established by spectroscopic analyses, and the absolute configuration was clarified based on a combination of chiral-phase HPLC analyses, spectroscopic analyses, and derivatization reactions. Ikoamide showed strong antimalarial activity with an IC50 value of 0.14 μM without cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines at 10 μM.
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- Keitaro Iwasaki
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology , Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi , Kohoku-ku, Yokohama , Kanagawa 223-8522 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology , Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi , Kohoku-ku, Yokohama , Kanagawa 223-8522 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology , Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi , Kohoku-ku, Yokohama , Kanagawa 223-8522 , Japan
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- Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology , Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi , Kohoku-ku, Yokohama , Kanagawa 223-8522 , Japan
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- Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology , Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi , Kohoku-ku, Yokohama , Kanagawa 223-8522 , Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 , Japan
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- Department of Parasitology , National Institute of Infectious Diseases , 1-23-1 Toyama , Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology , Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi , Kohoku-ku, Yokohama , Kanagawa 223-8522 , Japan
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Zhou S, Huang G. Retracted Article: The synthesis and biological activity of marine alkaloid derivatives and analogues. RSC Adv 2020; 10:31909-31935. [PMID: 35518151 PMCID: PMC9056551 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05856d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The ocean is the origin of life, with a unique ecological environment, which has given birth to a wealth of marine organisms. The ocean is an important source of biological resources and tens of thousands of monomeric compounds have been separated from marine organisms using modern separation technology. Most of these monomeric compounds have some kind of biological activity that has attracted extensive attention from researchers. Marine alkaloids are a kind of compound that can be separated from marine organisms. They have complex and special chemical structures, but at the same time, they can show diversity in biological activities. The biological activities of marine alkaloids mainly manifest in the form of anti-tumor, anti-fungus, anti-viral, anti-malaria, and anti-osteoporosis properties. Many marine alkaloids have good medicinal prospects and can possibly be used as anti-tumor, anti-viral, and anti-fungal clinical drugs or as lead compounds. The limited amounts of marine alkaloids that can be obtained by separation, coupled with the high cytotoxicity and low selectivity of these lead compounds, has restricted the clinical research and industrial development of marine alkaloids. Marine alkaloid derivatives and analogues have been obtained via rational drug design and chemical synthesis, to make up for the shortcomings of marine alkaloids; this has become an urgent subject for research and development. This work systematically reviews the recent developments relating to marine alkaloid derivatives and analogues in the field of medical chemistry over the last 10 years (2010–2019). We divide marine alkaloid derivatives and analogues into five types from the point-of-view of biological activity and elaborated on these activities. We also briefly discuss the optimization process, chemical synthesis, biological activity evaluation, and structure–activity relationship (SAR) of each of these compounds. The abundant SAR data provides reasonable approaches for the design and development of new biologically active marine alkaloid derivatives and analogues. The ocean is the origin of life, with a unique ecological environment, which has given birth to a wealth of marine organisms.![]()
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- Shiyang Zhou
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Green Synthesis and Application
- Active Carbohydrate Research Institute
- College of Chemistry
- Chongqing Normal University
- Chongqing 401331
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Green Synthesis and Application
- Active Carbohydrate Research Institute
- College of Chemistry
- Chongqing Normal University
- Chongqing 401331
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Altundas B, Marrazzo JPR, Fleming FF. Metalated isocyanides: formation, structure, and reactivity. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:6467-6482. [PMID: 32766609 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob01340d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Metalated isocyanides are highly versatile organometallics. Central to the reactivity of metalated isocyanides is the presence of two orthogonally reactive carbons, a highly nucleophilic "carbanion" inductively stabilized by a carbene-like isocyanide carbon. The two reactivities are harnessed in the attack of metalated isocyanides on π-electrophiles where an initial nucleophilic attack leads to an electron pair that cyclizes onto the terminal isocyanide carbon in a rapid route to diverse, nitrogenous heterocycles. Harnessing the potent nucleophilicity of metalated isocyanides while preventing electrophilic attack on the terminal isocyanide carbon has largely been driven by empirical heuristics. This review provides a foundational understanding by surveying the formation, structure, and properties of metalated isocyanides. The focus on the interplay between the structure and reactivity of metalated isocyanides is anticipated to facilitate the development and deployment of these exceptional nucleophiles in complex bond constructions.
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- Bilal Altundas
- Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Tajuddeen N, Van Heerden FR. Antiplasmodial natural products: an update. Malar J 2019; 18:404. [PMID: 31805944 PMCID: PMC6896759 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-3026-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Malaria remains a significant public health challenge in regions of the world where it is endemic. An unprecedented decline in malaria incidences was recorded during the last decade due to the availability of effective control interventions, such as the deployment of artemisinin-based combination therapy and insecticide-treated nets. However, according to the World Health Organization, malaria is staging a comeback, in part due to the development of drug resistance. Therefore, there is an urgent need to discover new anti-malarial drugs. This article reviews the literature on natural products with antiplasmodial activity that was reported between 2010 and 2017. Methods Relevant literature was sourced by searching the major scientific databases, including Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciFinder, Pubmed, and Google Scholar, using appropriate keyword combinations. Results and Discussion A total of 1524 compounds from 397 relevant references, assayed against at least one strain of Plasmodium, were reported in the period under review. Out of these, 39% were described as new natural products, and 29% of the compounds had IC50 ≤ 3.0 µM against at least one strain of Plasmodium. Several of these compounds have the potential to be developed into viable anti-malarial drugs. Also, some of these compounds could play a role in malaria eradication by targeting gametocytes. However, the research into natural products with potential for blocking the transmission of malaria is still in its infancy stage and needs to be vigorously pursued.
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- Nasir Tajuddeen
- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209, South Africa
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209, South Africa.
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Imperatore C, Persico M, Senese M, Aiello A, Casertano M, Luciano P, Basilico N, Parapini S, Paladino A, Fattorusso C, Menna M. Exploring the antimalarial potential of the methoxy-thiazinoquinone scaffold: Identification of a new lead candidate. Bioorg Chem 2019; 85:240-252. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Rivas L, Rojas V. Cyanobacterial peptides as a tour de force in the chemical space of antiparasitic agents. Arch Biochem Biophys 2019; 664:24-39. [PMID: 30707942 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Parasites are scarcely addressed target for antimicrobial peptides despite their big impact in health and global economy. The notion of antimicrobial peptides is frequently associated to the innate immune defense of vertebrates and invertebrate vectors, as the ultimate recipients of the parasite infection. These antiparasite peptides are produced by ribosomal synthesis, with few post-translational modifications, and their diversity come mostly from their amino acid sequence. For many of them permeabilization of the cell membrane of the targeted pathogen is crucial for their microbicidal mechanism. In contrast, cyanobacterial peptides are produced either by ribosomal or non-ribosomal biosynthesis. Quite often, they undergo heavy modifications, such as the inclusion of non-proteinogenic amino acids, lipid acylation, cyclation, Nα-methylation, or heterocyclic rings. Furthermore, the few targets identified for cyanobacterial peptides in parasites are intracellular. Some cyanobacterial antiparasite peptides are active at picomolar concentrations, whereas those from higher eukaryotes usually work in the micromolar range. In all, cyanobacterial peptides are an appealing target to develop new antiparasite therapies and a challenge in the invention of new synthetic methods for peptides. This review aims to provide an updated appraisal of antiparasite cyanobacterial peptides and to establish a side-by -side comparison with those antiparasite peptides from higher eukaryotes.
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- Luis Rivas
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (C.S.I.C), c/ Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avenida Universidad 330, Campus Curauma, Curauma, Valparaíso, Chile.
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Frieben EE, Amin S, Sharma AK. Development of Isoselenocyanate Compounds’ Syntheses and Biological Applications. J Med Chem 2019; 62:5261-5275. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Emily E. Frieben
- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State Cancer Institute, CH72, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State Cancer Institute, CH72, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State Cancer Institute, CH72, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States
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Simithy J, Fuanta NR, Hobrath JV, Kochanowska-Karamyan A, Hamann MT, Goodwin DC, Calderón AI. Mechanism of irreversible inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis shikimate kinase by ilimaquinone. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2018; 1866:731-739. [PMID: 29654976 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2018.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 04/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ilimaquinone (IQ), a marine sponge metabolite, has been considered as a potential therapeutic agent for various diseases due to its broad range of biological activities. We show that IQ irreversibly inactivates Mycobacterium tuberculosis shikimate kinase (MtSK) through covalent modification of the protein. Inactivation occurred with an apparent second-order rate constant of about 60 M-1 s-1. Following reaction with IQ, LC-MS analyses of intact MtSK revealed covalent modification of MtSK by IQ, with the concomitant loss of a methoxy group, suggesting a Michael-addition mechanism. Evaluation of tryptic fragments of IQ-derivatized MtSK by MS/MS demonstrated that Ser and Thr residues were most frequently modified with lesser involvement of Lys and Tyr. In or near the MtSK active site, three residues of the P-loop (K15, S16, and T17) as well as S77, T111, and S44 showed evidence of IQ-dependent derivatization. Accordingly, inclusion of ATP in IQ reactions with MtSK partially protected the enzyme from inactivation and limited IQ-based derivatization of K15 and S16. Additionally, molecular docking models for MtSK-IQ were generated for IQ-derivatized S77 and T111. In the latter, ATP was observed to sterically clash with the IQ moiety. Out of three other enzymes evaluated, lactate dehydrogenase was derivatized and inactivated by IQ, but pyruvate kinase and catalase-peroxidase (KatG) were unaffected. Together, these data suggest that IQ is promiscuous (though not entirely indiscriminant) in its reactivity. As such, the potential of IQ as a lead in the development of antitubercular agents directed against MtSK or other targets is questionable.
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- Johayra Simithy
- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, 3306 Walker Building, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 179 Chemistry Building, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Drug Discovery Unit, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas Tech University HSC, 1300 S. Coulter, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 179 Chemistry Building, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, 3306 Walker Building, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
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Choudhary S, Singh PK, Verma H, Singh H, Silakari O. Success stories of natural product-based hybrid molecules for multi-factorial diseases. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 151:62-97. [PMID: 29605809 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Complex diseases comprises of highly complicated etiology resulting in limited applicability of conventional targeted therapies. Consequently, conventional medicinal compounds suffer major failure when used for such disease conditions. Additionally, development of multidrug resistance (MDR), adverse drug reactions and clinical specificity of single targeted drug therapy has increased thrust for novel drug therapy. In this rapidly evolving era, natural product-based discovery of hybrid molecules or multi-targeted drug therapies have shown promising results and are trending now a days. Historically, nature has blessed human with different sources viz. plant, animal, microbial, marine and ethnopharmaceutical sources which has given a wide variety of medicinally active compounds. These compounds from natural origin are always choice of interest of medicinal chemists because of their minimum side effects. Hybrid molecules synthesized by fusing or conjugating different active molecules obtained from these sources are reported to synergistically block different pathways which contribute in the pathogenesis of complex diseases. This review strives to encompass all natural product-derived hybrid molecules which act as multi-targeting agents striking various targets involved in different pathways of complex diseased conditions reported in literature.
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- Shalki Choudhary
- Molecular Modelling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 147002, India
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- Molecular Modelling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 147002, India
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- Molecular Modelling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 147002, India
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- Molecular Modelling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 147002, India.
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Flores MC, Márquez EA, Mora JR. Molecular modeling studies of bromopyrrole alkaloids as potential antimalarial compounds: a DFT approach. Med Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-017-2107-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Anjum K, Abbas SQ, Akhter N, Shagufta BI, Shah SAA, Hassan SSU. Emerging biopharmaceuticals from bioactive peptides derived from marine organisms. Chem Biol Drug Des 2017; 90:12-30. [PMID: 28004491 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Biologically active natural products are spontaneous medicinal entrants, which encourage synthetic access for enhancing and supporting drug discovery and development. Marine bioactive peptides are considered as a rich source of natural products that may provide long-term health, in addition to many prophylactic and curative medicinal drug treatments. The large literature concerning marine peptides has been collected, which shows high potential of nutraceutical and therapeutic efficacy encompassing wide spectra of bioactivities against a number of infection-causing agents. Their antimicrobial, antimalarial, antitumor, antiviral, and cardioprotective actions have achieved the attention of the pharmaceutical industry toward new design of drug formulations, for treatment and prevention of several infections. However, the mechanism of action of many peptide molecules has been still untapped. So in this regard, this paper reviews several peptide compounds by which they interfere with human pathogenesis. This knowledge is one of the key tools to be understood especially for the biotransformation of biomolecules into targeted medicines. The fact that different diseases have the capability to fight at different sites inside the body can lead to a new wave of increasing the chances to produce targeted medicines.
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- Komal Anjum
- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, D.I. Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), D.I. Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Adachi M, Miyasaka T, Hashimoto H, Nishikawa T. One-Step Transformation of Trichloroacetamide into Isonitrile. Org Lett 2016; 19:380-383. [PMID: 28032769 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A one-step transformation of trichloroacetamide, a protective group for the amine function, into isonitrile was successfully developed. The substrate scope and functional group tolerance of this procedure are also described.
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- Masaatsu Adachi
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University , Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University , Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University , Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University , Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Indraningrat AAG, Smidt H, Sipkema D. Bioprospecting Sponge-Associated Microbes for Antimicrobial Compounds. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:E87. [PMID: 27144573 PMCID: PMC4882561 DOI: 10.3390/md14050087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Sponges are the most prolific marine organisms with respect to their arsenal of bioactive compounds including antimicrobials. However, the majority of these substances are probably not produced by the sponge itself, but rather by bacteria or fungi that are associated with their host. This review for the first time provides a comprehensive overview of antimicrobial compounds that are known to be produced by sponge-associated microbes. We discuss the current state-of-the-art by grouping the bioactive compounds produced by sponge-associated microorganisms in four categories: antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and antiprotozoal compounds. Based on in vitro activity tests, identified targets of potent antimicrobial substances derived from sponge-associated microbes include: human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) (2-undecyl-4-quinolone, sorbicillactone A and chartarutine B); influenza A (H1N1) virus (truncateol M); nosocomial Gram positive bacteria (thiopeptide YM-266183, YM-266184, mayamycin and kocurin); Escherichia coli (sydonic acid), Chlamydia trachomatis (naphthacene glycoside SF2446A2); Plasmodium spp. (manzamine A and quinolone 1); Leishmania donovani (manzamine A and valinomycin); Trypanosoma brucei (valinomycin and staurosporine); Candida albicans and dermatophytic fungi (saadamycin, 5,7-dimethoxy-4-p-methoxylphenylcoumarin and YM-202204). Thirty-five bacterial and 12 fungal genera associated with sponges that produce antimicrobials were identified, with Streptomyces, Pseudovibrio, Bacillus, Aspergillus and Penicillium as the prominent producers of antimicrobial compounds. Furthemore culture-independent approaches to more comprehensively exploit the genetic richness of antimicrobial compound-producing pathways from sponge-associated bacteria are addressed.
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- Anak Agung Gede Indraningrat
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, Wageningen 6703 HB, The Netherlands.
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Education, Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia (IKIP PGRI) Bali, Jl. Seroja Tonja, Denpasar 80238, Indonesia.
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, Wageningen 6703 HB, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, Wageningen 6703 HB, The Netherlands.
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Nieves K, Prudhomme J, Le Roch KG, Franzblau SG, Rodríguez AD. Natural product-based synthesis of novel anti-infective isothiocyanate- and isoselenocyanate-functionalized amphilectane diterpenes. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:854-857. [PMID: 26748697 PMCID: PMC4815908 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.12.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The marine natural product (-)-8,15-diisocyano-11(20)-amphilectene (1), isolated from the Caribbean sponge Svenzea flava, was used as scaffold to synthetize five new products, all of which were tested against laboratory strains of Plasmodium falciparum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. The scaffold contains two isocyanide units that are amenable to chemical manipulation, enabling them to be elaborated into a small library of sulfur and selenium compounds. Although most of the analogs prepared were less potent than the parent compound, 5 was nearly equipotent showing IC50 values of 0.0066 μM and 0.0025 μM, respectively, against two strains (Dd2 and 3D7) of the malaria parasite. On the other hand, when assayed against the tuberculosis bacterium, analogs 5 and 6 were found to be more potent than 1.
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- Karinel Nieves
- Molecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, 1390 Ponce de León Avenue, San Juan, PR 00926, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California at Riverside, CA 92521, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California at Riverside, CA 92521, United States
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- Institute for Tuberculosis Research, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
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- Molecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, 1390 Ponce de León Avenue, San Juan, PR 00926, United States.
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Fenner AM, Engene N, Spadafora C, Gerwick WH, Balunas MJ. Medusamide A, a Panamanian Cyanobacterial Depsipeptide with Multiple β-Amino Acids. Org Lett 2016; 18:352-5. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b03110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Amanda M. Fenner
- Division
of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
- Center
for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT-AIP), City of Knowledge, Apartado 0816-02852, Panama City, Panama
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Ancón, Apartado 0843-03092, Panama
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- Center
for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Department
of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT-AIP), City of Knowledge, Apartado 0816-02852, Panama City, Panama
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- Center
for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Ancón, Apartado 0843-03092, Panama
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- Division
of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
- Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT-AIP), City of Knowledge, Apartado 0816-02852, Panama City, Panama
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Ancón, Apartado 0843-03092, Panama
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Norris MD, Perkins MV. Structural diversity and chemical synthesis of peroxide and peroxide-derived polyketide metabolites from marine sponges. Nat Prod Rep 2016; 33:861-80. [DOI: 10.1039/c5np00142k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The structural elucidation, chemical synthesis and therapeutic potential of peroxide and peroxide-derived sponge metabolites, with special focus on their intriguing structural similarities and differences from a biogenetic perspective, are reviewed.
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- Matthew D. Norris
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Flinders University
- Adelaide
- Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Flinders University
- Adelaide
- Australia
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Skorokhod OA, Davalos-Schafler D, Gallo V, Valente E, Ulliers D, Notarpietro A, Mandili G, Novelli F, Persico M, Taglialatela-Scafati O, Arese P, Schwarzer E. Oxidative stress-mediated antimalarial activity of plakortin, a natural endoperoxide from the tropical sponge Plakortis simplex. Free Radic Biol Med 2015; 89:624-37. [PMID: 26459031 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.10.399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 09/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Plakortin, a polyketide endoperoxide from the sponge Plakortis simplex has antiparasitic activity against P. falciparum. Similar to artemisinin, its activity depends on the peroxide functionality. Plakortin induced stage-, dose- and time-dependent morphologic anomalies, early maturation delay, ROS generation and lipid peroxidation in the parasite. Ring damage by 1 and 10 µM plakortin led to parasite death before schizogony at 20 and 95%, respectively. Treatment of late schizonts with 1, 2, 5 and 10 µM plakortin resulted in decreased reinfection rates by 30, 50, 61 and 65%, respectively. In both rings and trophozoites, plakortin induced a dose- and time-dependent ROS production as well as a significant lipid peroxidation and up to 4-fold increase of the lipoperoxide breakdown product 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE). Antioxidants and the free radical scavengers trolox and N-acetylcysteine significantly attenuated the parasite damage. Plakortin generated 4-HNE conjugates with the P. falciparum proteins: heat shock protein Hsp70-1, endoplasmatic reticulum-standing Hsp70-2 (BiP analogue), V-type proton ATPase catalytic subunit A, enolase, the putative vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 11, and the dynein heavy chain-like protein, whose specific binding sites were identified by mass spectrometry. These proteins are crucially involved in protein trafficking, transmembrane and vesicular transport and parasite survival. We hypothesize that binding of 4-HNE to functionally relevant parasite proteins may explain the observed plakortin-induced morphologic aberrations and parasite death. The identification of 4-HNE-protein conjugates may generate a novel paradigm to explain the mechanism of action of pro-oxidant, peroxide-based antimalarials such as plakortin, artemisinins and synthetic endoperoxides.
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- Oleksii A Skorokhod
- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5bis, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5bis, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5bis, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5bis, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5bis, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino Medical School, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; Center for Experimental Research and Medical Studies (CeRMS), Città della Salute e della Scienza, Ospedale San Giovanni Battista, Via Cherasco 15, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino Medical School, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; Center for Experimental Research and Medical Studies (CeRMS), Città della Salute e della Scienza, Ospedale San Giovanni Battista, Via Cherasco 15, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli 'Federico II', Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5bis, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5bis, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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Avilés E, Prudhomme J, Le Roch KG, Franzblau SG, Chandrasena K, Mayer AMS, Rodríguez AD. Synthesis and preliminary biological evaluation of a small library of hybrid compounds based on Ugi isocyanide multicomponent reactions with a marine natural product scaffold. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:5339-43. [PMID: 26421992 PMCID: PMC4815915 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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A mixture-based combinatorial library of five Ugi adducts (4-8) incorporating known antitubercular and antimalarial pharmacophores was successfully synthesized, starting from the naturally occurring diisocyanide 3, via parallel Ugi four-center three-component reactions (U-4C-3CR). The novel α-acylamino amides obtained were evaluated for their antiinfective potential against laboratory strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and chloroquine-susceptible 3D7 Plasmodium falciparum. Interestingly, compounds 4-8 displayed potent in vitro antiparasitic activity with higher cytotoxicity in comparison to their diisocyanide precursor 3, with the best compound exhibiting an IC50 value of 3.6 nM. Additionally, these natural product inspired hybrids potently inhibited in vitro thromboxane B2 (TXB2) and superoxide anion (O2(-)) generation from Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated rat neonatal microglia, with concomitant low short-term toxicity.
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- Edward Avilés
- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 23346, U.P.R. Station, San Juan, PR 00931-3346, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California at Riverside, CA 92521, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California at Riverside, CA 92521, United States
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- Institute for Tuberculosis Research, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL 60515, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL 60515, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 23346, U.P.R. Station, San Juan, PR 00931-3346, United States.
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Asnaashari S, Heshmati Afshar F, Ebrahimi A, Bamdad Moghadam S, Delazar A. In vitro antimalarial activity of different extracts of Eremostachys macrophylla Montbr. & Auch. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 5:135-40. [PMID: 26457251 PMCID: PMC4597161 DOI: 10.15171/bi.2015.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2015] [Revised: 04/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Introduction:The risk of drug resistance and the use of medicinal plants in malaria prevention and treatment have led to the search for new antimalarial compounds with natural origin.
Methods:In the current study, six extracts with different polarity from aerial parts and rhizomes of Eremostachys macrophylla Montbr. & Auch., were screened for their antimalarial properties by cell-free β-hematin formation assay.
Results: Dichloromethane (DCM) extracts of both parts of plant showed significant antimalarial activities with IC50 values of 0.797 ± 0.016 mg/mL in aerial parts and 0.324 ± 0.039 mg/mL in rhizomes compared to positive control (Chloroquine, IC50 = 0.014 ± 0.003 mg/mL, IC90 = 0.163 ± 0.004 mg/mL). Bioactivity-guided fractionation of the most potent part (DCM extract of rhizomes) by vacuum liquid chromatography (VLC) afforded seven fractions. Sixty percent ethyl acetate/n-hexane fraction showed considerable antimalarial activity with IC50 value of 0.047 ± 0.0003 mg/mL.
Conclusion: From 6 extracts with different polarity of E. macrophylla,s aerial parts and rhizomes, the DCM extract of both parts were the most active extract in this assay. The preliminary phytochemical study on the VLC fractions of the most potent part persuades us to focus on purifying the active components of these extracts and to conduct further investigation towards in vivo evaluation.
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- Solmaz Asnaashari
- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ; Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ; Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Schnermann MJ, Shenvi RA. Syntheses and biological studies of marine terpenoids derived from inorganic cyanide. Nat Prod Rep 2015; 32:543-77. [PMID: 25514696 DOI: 10.1039/c4np00109e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Isocyanoterpenes (ICTs) are marine natural products biosynthesized through an unusual pathway that adorns terpene scaffolds with nitrogenous functionality derived from cyanide. The appendage of nitrogen functional groups - isonitriles in particular - onto stereochemically-rich carbocyclic ring systems provides enigmatic, bioactive molecules that have required innovative chemical syntheses. This review discusses the challenges inherent to the synthesis of this diverse family and details the development of the field. We also present recent progress in isolation and discuss key aspects of the remarkable biological activity of these compounds.
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- Martin J Schnermann
- Chemical Biology Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21701, USA.
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Santos EA, Quintela AL, Ferreira EG, Sousa TS, Pinto FDCL, Hajdu E, Carvalho MS, Salani S, Rocha DD, Wilke DV, Torres MDCM, Jimenez PC, Silveira ER, La Clair JJ, Pessoa ODL, Costa-Lotufo LV. Cytotoxic Plakortides from the Brazilian Marine Sponge Plakortis angulospiculatus. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2015; 78:996-1004. [PMID: 25879576 DOI: 10.1021/np5008944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Three new plakortides, 7,8-dihydroplakortide E (1), 2, and 10, along with known natural products 3, 4, spongosoritin A (5), 6-8, and plakortide P (9), were isolated from Brazilian specimens of Plakortis angulospiculatus. Compounds 2, 3, 5, and 7-9 displayed cytotoxic activities with IC50 values ranging from 0.2 to 10 μM. Compounds that contained a dihydrofuran ring were generally less active and displayed time dependence in their activity. The activities of compounds 2 and 7-9, carboxylic acids bearing a common six-membered endoperoxide, were higher overall than for compounds 3 and 5. The modes underlying the cytotoxic actions of plakortides 2, 3, 5, 7, and 9 were further investigated using HCT-116 cells. While dihydrofurans 3 and 5 induce a G0/G1 arrest, six-membered peroxides 2, 7, and 9 delivered a G2/M arrest and an accumulation of mitotic figures, indicating a distinctly different antimitotic response. Confocal analysis indicated that microtubules were not altered after treatment with 2, 7, or 9, therein suggesting that the mitotic arrest may be unrelated to cytoskeletal targets. Overall, we find that two related classes of natural products obtained from the same extract offer cytostatic activity, yet they do so through discrete pathways.
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- Evelyne A Santos
- †Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.430-270, Brazil
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- ‡Departamento de Química Orgânica e Inorgânica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.021-970, Brazil
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- §Instituto de Ciências do Mar, LABOMAR, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.165-081, Brazil
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- ‡Departamento de Química Orgânica e Inorgânica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.021-970, Brazil
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- ⊥Departamento de Invertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 20.940-040, Brazil
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- ⊥Departamento de Invertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 20.940-040, Brazil
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- †Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.430-270, Brazil
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- †Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.430-270, Brazil
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- ‡Departamento de Química Orgânica e Inorgânica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.021-970, Brazil
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- §Instituto de Ciências do Mar, LABOMAR, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.165-081, Brazil
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- ‡Departamento de Química Orgânica e Inorgânica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.021-970, Brazil
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- ∥Xenobe Research Institute, P.O. Box 3052, San Diego, California 92163-1052, United States
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- ‡Departamento de Química Orgânica e Inorgânica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.021-970, Brazil
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- †Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.430-270, Brazil
- §Instituto de Ciências do Mar, LABOMAR, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 60.165-081, Brazil
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Alternative and efficient extraction methods for marine-derived compounds. Mar Drugs 2015; 13:3182-230. [PMID: 26006714 PMCID: PMC4446625 DOI: 10.3390/md13053182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Revised: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Marine ecosystems cover more than 70% of the globe’s surface. These habitats are occupied by a great diversity of marine organisms that produce highly structural diverse metabolites as a defense mechanism. In the last decades, these metabolites have been extracted and isolated in order to test them in different bioassays and assess their potential to fight human diseases. Since traditional extraction techniques are both solvent- and time-consuming, this review emphasizes alternative extraction techniques, such as supercritical fluid extraction, pressurized solvent extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, pulsed electric field-assisted extraction, enzyme-assisted extraction, and extraction with switchable solvents and ionic liquids, applied in the search for marine compounds. Only studies published in the 21st century are considered.
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Young RM, Adendorff MR, Wright AD, Davies-Coleman MT. Antiplasmodial activity: The first proof of inhibition of heme crystallization by marine isonitriles. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 93:373-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Revised: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Imperatore C, Persico M, Aiello A, Luciano P, Guiso M, Sanasi MF, Taramelli D, Parapini S, Cebrián-Torrejón G, Doménech-Carbó A, Fattorusso C, Menna M. Marine inspired antiplasmodial thiazinoquinones: synthesis, computational studies and electrochemical assays. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra09302c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An original approach, starting from marine derived compounds and combining chemical, computational and electrochemical methods, evidenced the thiazinoquinone scaffold as a new chemotype active againstP. falciparum.
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Veerabadhran M, Manivel N, Mohanakrishnan D, Sahal D, Muthuraman S. Antiplasmodial activity of extracts of 25 cyanobacterial species from coastal regions of Tamil Nadu. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2014; 52:1291-1301. [PMID: 25026331 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2014.890231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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CONTEXT Marine cyanobacteria offer considerable potential to isolate new antimalarials to meet a pressing need of our times. OBJECTIVE To explore the antiplasmodial properties of marine cyanobacteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cyanobacterial samples collected from the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu were identified using light microscopy, and the strains were cultivated in ASN-III medium. Organic extracts (0-100 µg mL(-1)) of 25 in vitro mass-cultivated cyanobacteria, prepared using methanol: chloroform mixture (1:1 v/v) were evaluated for their antiplasmodial activity against chloroquine-sensitive and -resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum by fluorescence-based SYBR Green I assay where chloroquine was used as a control. To detect the toxic effects of cyanobacterial extracts against red blood cells, the invasion, maturation, and growth rate of malarial parasites in cyanobacterial extracts pre-treated versus untreated erythrocytes were quantified microscopically. Mammalian cell line (HeLa) was used to determine cyanobacterial extract toxicity using the MTT assay. RESULTS The extracts of Lyngbya aestuarii Liebm. ex Gomont CNP 1005 (C12) Oscillatoria boryana BDU 91451 (C22) and Oscillatoria boryana Bory ex Gomont BDU 141071 (C18) showed promising antiplasmodial activity (IC50 = 18, 18, and 51 μg mL(-1) respectively) against Pf3D7. Pretreatment of red blood cells with IC100 of C12, C18, and C22 (40, 100, and 40 µgmL(-1), respectively) did not significantly influence the invasion, maturation, and growth rate of malarial parasites in comparison with untreated RBC controls suggesting a lack of toxicity to host cells. MTT assay based IC50 (>200 μg mL(-1)) of these extracts against HeLa cell line also indicates their high selectivity against the malaria parasite. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION These exploratory studies suggest the possibilities of development of new antimalarial compounds from marine cyanobacteria.
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- Maruthanayagam Veerabadhran
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria, Bharathidasan University , Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu , India and
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Chianese G, Persico M, Yang F, Lin HW, Guo YW, Basilico N, Parapini S, Taramelli D, Taglialatela-Scafati O, Fattorusso C. Endoperoxide polyketides from a Chinese Plakortis simplex: further evidence of the impact of stereochemistry on antimalarial activity of simple 1,2-dioxanes. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:4572-80. [PMID: 25115700 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chemical investigation of the organic extract obtained from the sponge Plakortis simplex collected in the South China Sea afforded five new polyketide endoperoxides (2 and 4-7), along with two known analogues (1 and 3). The stereostructures of these metabolites have been deduced on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and chemical conversion. The isolated endoperoxide derivatives have been tested for their in vitro antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum strains, showing IC50 values in the low micromolar range. The structure-activity relationships were analyzed by means of a detailed computational investigation and rationalized in the light of the mechanism of action proposed for this class of simple antimalarials. The relative orientation of the atoms involved in the putative radical generation and transfer reaction was demonstrated to have a great impact on the antimalarial activity. The resulting 3D pharmacophoric model can be a useful guide to design simple and effective antimalarial lead compounds belonging to the class of 1,2-dioxanes.
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- Giuseppina Chianese
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Napoli 'Federico II', Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Napoli 'Federico II', Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Key Laboratory for Marine Drugs, Department of Pharmacy, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Key Laboratory for Marine Drugs, Department of Pharmacy, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zu Chong Zhi Road 555, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Chirurgiche e Odontoiatriche, Università di Milano, Via Pascal 36, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università di Milano, Via Pascal 36, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università di Milano, Via Pascal 36, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Napoli 'Federico II', Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Fuerst JA. Diversity and biotechnological potential of microorganisms associated with marine sponges. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:7331-47. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5861-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Revised: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Phylogenetic diversity and biological activity of actinobacteria isolated from the Chukchi Shelf marine sediments in the Arctic Ocean. Mar Drugs 2014; 12:1281-97. [PMID: 24663116 PMCID: PMC3967210 DOI: 10.3390/md12031281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Revised: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Marine environments are a rich source of Actinobacteria and have the potential to produce a wide variety of biologically active secondary metabolites. In this study, we used four selective isolation media to culture Actinobacteria from the sediments collected from the Chukchi Shelf in the Arctic Ocean. A total of 73 actinobacterial strains were isolated. Based on repetitive DNA fingerprinting analysis, we selected 30 representatives for partial characterization according to their phylogenetic diversity, antimicrobial activities and secondary-metabolite biosynthesis genes. Results from the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the 30 strains could be sorted into 18 phylotypes belonging to 14 different genera: Agrococcus, Arsenicicoccus, Arthrobacter, Brevibacterium, Citricoccus, Janibacter, Kocuria, Microbacterium, Microlunatus, Nocardioides, Nocardiopsis, Saccharopolyspora, Salinibacterium and Streptomyces. To our knowledge, this paper is the first report on the isolation of Microlunatus genus members from marine habitats. Of the 30 isolates, 11 strains exhibited antibacterial and/or antifungal activity, seven of which have activities against Bacillus subtilis and Candida albicans. All 30 strains have at least two biosynthetic genes, one-third of which possess more than four biosynthetic genes. This study demonstrates the significant diversity of Actinobacteria in the Chukchi Shelf sediment and their potential for producing biologically active compounds and novel material for genetic manipulation or combinatorial biosynthesis.
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Malaria and natural products: what is the future of this long-lasting relationship? Future Med Chem 2014; 6:365-7. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.13.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Abdelmohsen UR, Bayer K, Hentschel U. Diversity, abundance and natural products of marine sponge-associated actinomycetes. Nat Prod Rep 2014; 31:381-99. [DOI: 10.1039/c3np70111e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This review discusses the diversity, abundance and natural products repertoire of actinomycetes associated with marine sponges. Comprehensive phylogenetic analysis was carried out and qPCR data on actinomycete abundances in sponge ecosystems are presented.
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- Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen
- Department of Botany II
- Julius-von-Sachs-Institute for Biological Sciences
- University of Würzburg
- 97082 Würzburg, Germany
- Department of Pharmacognosy
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- Department of Botany II
- Julius-von-Sachs-Institute for Biological Sciences
- University of Würzburg
- 97082 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Botany II
- Julius-von-Sachs-Institute for Biological Sciences
- University of Würzburg
- 97082 Würzburg, Germany
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In vitro antiplasmodial activity of marine sponge Clathria vulpina extract against chloroquine sensitive Plasmodium falciparum. ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL DISEASE 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s2222-1808(14)60433-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Parshikov IA, Silva EO, Furtado NAJC. Transformation of saturated nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds by microorganisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:1497-506. [PMID: 24352731 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5429-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The saturated nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds include many drugs and compounds that may be used as synthons for the synthesis of other pharmacologically active substances. The need for new derivatives of saturated nitrogen-containing heterocycles for organic synthesis, biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry, including optically active derivatives, has increased interest in microbial synthesis. This review provides an overview of microbial technologies that can be valuable to produce new derivatives of saturated nitrogen-containing heterocycles, including hydroxylated derivatives. The chemo-, regio- and enantioselectivity of microbial processes can be indispensable for the synthesis of new compounds. Microbial processes carried out with fungi, including Beauveria bassiana, Cunninghamella verticillata, Penicillium simplicissimum, Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and bacteria, including Pseudomonas sp., Sphingomonas sp. and Rhodococcus erythropolis, biotransform many substrates efficiently. Among the biological activities of saturated nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds are antimicrobial, antitumor, antihypertensive and anti-HIV activities; some derivatives are effective for the treatment and prevention of malaria and trypanosomiasis, and others are potent glycosidase inhibitors.
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- Igor A Parshikov
- Institute of Applied Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia,
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Lavy A, Keren R, Haber M, Schwartz I, Ilan M. Implementing sponge physiological and genomic information to enhance the diversity of its culturable associated bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2013; 87:486-502. [DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Adi Lavy
- Department of Zoology; George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Zoology; George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Zoology; George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Zoology; George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Zoology; George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
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Synthesis and in vitro and in vivo evaluation of antimalarial polyamines. Eur J Med Chem 2013; 69:22-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.07.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Revised: 07/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lam CFC, Pearce AN, Tan SH, Kaiser M, Copp BR. Discovery and evaluation of thiazinoquinones as anti-protozoal agents. Mar Drugs 2013; 11:3472-99. [PMID: 24022732 PMCID: PMC3806465 DOI: 10.3390/md11093472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pure compound screening has identified the dioxothiazino-quinoline-quinone ascidian metabolite ascidiathiazone A (2) to be a moderate growth inhibitor of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (IC50 3.1 μM) and Plasmodium falciparum (K1 dual drug resistant strain) (IC50 3.3 μM) while exhibiting low levels of cytotoxicity (L6, IC50 167 μM). A series of C-7 amide and Δ2(3) analogues were prepared that explored the influence of lipophilicity and oxidation state on observed anti-protozoal activity and selectivity. Little variation in anti-malarial potency was observed (IC50 0.62–6.5 μM), and no correlation was apparent between anti-malarial and anti-T. brucei activity. Phenethylamide 7e and Δ2(3)-glycine analogue 8k exhibited similar anti-Pf activity to 2 but with slightly enhanced selectivity (SI 72 and 93, respectively), while Δ2(3)-phenethylamide 8e (IC50 0.67 μM, SI 78) exhibited improved potency and selectivity towards T. brucei rhodesiense compared to the natural product hit. A second series of analogues were prepared that replaced the quinoline ring of 2 with benzofuran or benzothiophene moieties. While esters 10a/10b and 15 were once again found to exhibit cytotoxicity, carboxylic acid analogues exhibited potent anti-Pf activity (IC50 0.34–0.035 μM) combined with excellent selectivity (SI 560–4000). In vivo evaluation of a furan carboxylic acid analogue against P. berghei was undertaken, demonstrating 85.7% and 47% reductions in parasitaemia with ip or oral dosing respectively.
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- Cary F. C. Lam
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; E-Mails: (C.F.C.L.); (A.N.P.); (S.H.T.)
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; E-Mails: (C.F.C.L.); (A.N.P.); (S.H.T.)
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; E-Mails: (C.F.C.L.); (A.N.P.); (S.H.T.)
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, PO Box, Basel CH-4002, Switzerland; E-Mail:
- University of Basel, Basel CH-4003, Switzerland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; E-Mails: (C.F.C.L.); (A.N.P.); (S.H.T.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +64-9-923-8284; Fax: +64-9-373-7422
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Synthesis and SAR studies of marine natural products ma'edamines A, B and their analogues. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:5135-9. [PMID: 23927972 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The synthesis of several analogues of ma'edamines A and B are reported. The synthesized compounds were tested on hormone receptor positive and HER2 positive breast cancer cell lines, by MTT assay. MED-114, 115, 117, 119, 120, 124, 128 and 131 were found to be equally active as Lapatinib on HER2 +ve cell line SKBR3.
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Mayer AMS, Rodríguez AD, Taglialatela-Scafati O, Fusetani N. Marine pharmacology in 2009-2011: marine compounds with antibacterial, antidiabetic, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiprotozoal, antituberculosis, and antiviral activities; affecting the immune and nervous systems, and other miscellaneous mechanisms of action. Mar Drugs 2013; 11:2510-73. [PMID: 23880931 PMCID: PMC3736438 DOI: 10.3390/md11072510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Revised: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The peer-reviewed marine pharmacology literature from 2009 to 2011 is presented in this review, following the format used in the 1998–2008 reviews of this series. The pharmacology of structurally-characterized compounds isolated from marine animals, algae, fungi and bacteria is discussed in a comprehensive manner. Antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antituberculosis, and antiviral pharmacological activities were reported for 102 marine natural products. Additionally, 60 marine compounds were observed to affect the immune and nervous system as well as possess antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory effects. Finally, 68 marine metabolites were shown to interact with a variety of receptors and molecular targets, and thus will probably contribute to multiple pharmacological classes upon further mechanism of action studies. Marine pharmacology during 2009–2011 remained a global enterprise, with researchers from 35 countries, and the United States, contributing to the preclinical pharmacology of 262 marine compounds which are part of the preclinical pharmaceutical pipeline. Continued pharmacological research with marine natural products will contribute to enhance the marine pharmaceutical clinical pipeline, which in 2013 consisted of 17 marine natural products, analogs or derivatives targeting a limited number of disease categories.
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- Alejandro M. S. Mayer
- Department of Pharmacology, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, USA
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-630-515-6951; Fax: +1-630-971-6414
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via D. Montesano 49, I-80131 Napoli, Italy; E-Mail:
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Boya CA, Herrera L, Guzman HM, Gutierrez M. Antiplasmodial activity of bacilosarcin A isolated from the octocoral-associated bacterium Bacillus sp. collected in Panama. J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2013; 4:66-9. [PMID: 22368402 PMCID: PMC3283960 DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.92739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2011] [Revised: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 09/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Aim: This study was designed for isolating and characterizing antiplasmodial compounds from marine octocoral-associated bacteria. Materials and Methods: The organic extract of the Bacillus sp. was subjected to purification using several chromatography techniques guided by bioassays to yield three isocoumarin derivatives (1–3). Chemical structures of the compounds were elucidated on the basis of HRMS spectra and NMR spectroscopy. The antiplasmodial activity of the isolated compounds was evaluated in vitro against the chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum strain W2. Results: Isolated compounds were identified as bacilosarcin A (1), AI77-F (2), and AI77-H (3). Bacilosarcin A (1) displayed a low micromolar activity (IC50 = 2.2 μM) against P. falciparum while compounds 2 and 3 showed no activity. Conclusions: Bacilosarcin A was found to be responsible for the antiplasmodial activity observed in the crude extract obtained from the Bacillus sp.
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- Cristopher A Boya
- Center for Drug Discovery, Institute for Scientific Research and Technology Services (INDICASAT), Clayton, City of Knowledge, Republic of Panama
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