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V. Bala Aakash, Ramalakshmi N, Bhuvaneswari S, Sankari E, Arunkumar S. Comprehensive Review on Versatile Pharmacology of Quinoxaline Derivative. Russ J Bioorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162022040069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Agrawal N, Bhardwaj A. An appraisal on synthetic and pharmaceutical perspectives of quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide scaffold. Chem Biol Drug Des 2022; 100:346-363. [PMID: 35610776 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxides (QdNOs) exhibit multifaceted biological properties, wherein antimicrobial, anticancer, antitrypanosomal, and anti-inflammatory properties are included. Because of their various activities in clinical practice and research, they have a wide spectrum of uses and possibilities. QdNOs have received a significant amount of attention, and research into their medicinal chemistry is still a part of experimental investigation and analytical studies. In this review, QdNOs are classified depending on their actions, which include antibacterial and anti-mycobacterial, anticancer or antitumor, antimalarial, antifungal, and other activities. In a conclusion, it's important to base the development of novel synthetic techniques and the design of new QdNO derivatives on the most up-to-date knowledge gleaned from recent research. With the summarised structure-activity relationship of fascinating QdNOs, this review aims to provide insights into the developments in the chemistry and biological activity of QdNO derivatives.
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- Neetu Agrawal
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, India
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, India
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Akhileshwari P, Kiran K, Sridhar M, Sadashiva M. Crystal structure elucidation, Hirshfeld surface analysis, and DFT studies of a N-benzyl-3-phenylquinoxalin-2-amine. J Mol Struct 2022; 1253:132271. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.132271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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According to Global Cancer Statistics 2021, female breast cancer has exceeded lung cancer as the most frequently diagnosed cancer. As a result of this widespread breast cancer, it was necessary...
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Quinoxalines, also known as benzo[a]pyrazines, constitute an important class of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds as a result of their widespread prevalence in natural products, biologically active synthetic drug candidates, and optoelectronic materials. Owing to their importance and chemists' ever-increasing imagination of new transformations of these products, tremendous efforts have been dedicated to finding more efficient approaches toward the synthesis of quinoxaline rings. The last decades have witnessed a marvellous outburst in modifying organic synthetic methods to create them sustainable for the betterment of our environment. The exploitation of transition-metal-free catalysis in organic synthesis leads to a new frontier to access biologically active heterocycles and provides an alternative method from the perspective of green and sustainable chemistry. Despite notable developments achieved in transition-metal catalyzed synthesis, the high cost involved in the preparation of the catalyst, toxicity, and difficulty in removing it from the final products constitute disadvantageous effects on the atom economy and eco-friendly nature of the transformation. In this review article, we have summarized the recent progress achieved in the synthesis of quinoxalines under transition-metal-free conditions and cover the reports from 2015 to date. This aspect is presented alongside the mechanistic rationalization and limitations of the reaction methodologies. The scopes of future developments are also highlighted.
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- Biplob Borah
- School of Applied Material Sciences, Centre for Applied Chemistry, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar-382030 India
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- School of Applied Material Sciences, Centre for Applied Chemistry, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar-382030 India
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Nandikolla A, Srinivasarao S, Karan Kumar B, Murugesan S, Aggarwal H, Balaña-Fouce R, Melcón-Fernandez E, Pérez-Pertejo Y, Chandra Sekhar KVG. Novel phenanthridine amide analogs as potential anti-leishmanial agents: In vitro and in silico insights. Bioorg Chem 2021; 117:105414. [PMID: 34655843 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In the current work, sixteen novel amide derivatives of phenanthridine were designed and synthesized using 9-fluorenone, 4-Methoxy benzyl amine, and alkyl/aryl acids. The characterization of the title compounds was performed using LCMS, elemental analysis, 1HNMR, 13CNMR and single crystal XRD pattern was also developed for compounds A8. All the final analogs were screened in vitro for anti-leishmanial activity against promastigote form of L. infantum strain. Among the tested analogs, four compounds (A-06, A-11, A-12, and A-15) exhibited significant anti-leishmanial activity with EC50 value ranges from 8.9 to 21.96 μM against amastigote forms of tested L. infantum strain with SI ranges of 1.0 to 4.3. From the activity results it was found that A-11 was the most active compound in both promastigote and amastigotes forms with EC50 values 8.53 and 8.90 µM respectively. In-silico ADME prediction studies depicted that the titled compounds obeyed Lipinski's rule of five as that of the approved marketed drugs. The predicted in-silico toxicity profile also confirmed that the tested compounds were non-toxic. Finally, molecular docking and molecular dynamics study was also performed for significantly active compound (A-11) in order to study it's putative binding pattern at the active site of the selected leishmanial trypanothione reductase target as well as to understand the stability pattern of target-ligand complex for 100 ns. Single crystal XRD of compound A-08 revealed that the compound crystallizes in monoclinic C2/c space group and showed interesting packing arrangements.
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- Adinarayana Nandikolla
- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal, Hyderabad 500078, Telangana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal, Hyderabad 500078, Telangana, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani Campus, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan. India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani Campus, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan. India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal, Hyderabad 500078, Telangana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal, Hyderabad 500078, Telangana, India.
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Montana M, Montero V, Khoumeri O, Vanelle P. Quinoxaline Moiety: A Potential Scaffold against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Molecules 2021; 26:4742. [PMID: 34443334 PMCID: PMC8398470 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26164742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background. The past decades have seen numerous efforts to develop new antitubercular agents. Currently, the available regimens are lengthy, only partially effective, and associated with high rates of adverse events. The challenge is therefore to develop new agents with faster and more efficient action. The versatile quinoxaline ring possesses a broad spectrum of pharmacological activities, ensuring considerable attention to it in the field of medicinal chemistry. Objectives. In continuation of our program on the pharmacological activity of quinoxaline derivatives, this review focuses on potential antimycobacterial activity of recent quinoxaline derivatives and discusses their structure-activity relationship for designing new analogs with improved activity. Methods. The review compiles recent studies published between January 2011 and April 2021. Results. The final total of 23 studies were examined. Conclusions. Data from studies of quinoxaline and quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide derivatives highlight that specific derivatives show encouraging perspectives in the treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the recent growing interest for these scaffolds. These interesting results warrant further investigation, which may allow identification of novel antitubercular candidates based on this scaffold.
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- Marc Montana
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR, Equipe Pharmaco-Chimie Radicalaire, Faculté de Pharmacie, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.M.); (V.M.); (O.K.)
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Oncopharma, 13015 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR, Equipe Pharmaco-Chimie Radicalaire, Faculté de Pharmacie, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.M.); (V.M.); (O.K.)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR, Equipe Pharmaco-Chimie Radicalaire, Faculté de Pharmacie, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.M.); (V.M.); (O.K.)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR, Equipe Pharmaco-Chimie Radicalaire, Faculté de Pharmacie, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.M.); (V.M.); (O.K.)
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Service Central de la Qualité et de l’Information Pharmaceutiques (SCQIP), 13005 Marseille, France
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Soto-Sánchez J, Ospina-Villa JD. Current status of quinoxaline and quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxides derivatives as potential antiparasitic agents. Chem Biol Drug Des 2021; 98:683-699. [PMID: 34289242 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Parasitic diseases are a public health problem, especially in developing countries where millions of people are affected every year. Current treatments have several drawbacks: emerging resistance to the existing drugs, lack of efficacy, and toxic side effects. Therefore, new antiparasitic drugs are urgently needed to treat and control diseases that affect human health, such as malaria, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, amebiasis, giardiasis schistosomiasis, and filariasis, among others. Quinoxaline is a compound containing a benzene ring and a pyrazine ring. The oxidation of both pyrazine ring nitrogens allows the obtention of quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxides (QdNOs) derivatives. By modifying the chemical structure of these compounds, it is possible to obtain a wide variety of biological properties. This review investigated the activity of quinoxaline derivatives and QdNOs against different protozoan parasites and helminths. We also cover the structure-activity relationship (SAR) and summarize the main findings related to their mechanisms of action from published works in recent years. However, further studies are needed to determine specific molecular targets. This review aims to highlight the new development of antiparasitic drugs with better pharmacological profiles than current treatments.
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- Jacqueline Soto-Sánchez
- Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México
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Moreno-Herrera A, Cortez-Maya S, Bocanegra-Garcia V, Banik BK, Rivera G. Recent Advances in the Development of Broad-Spectrum Antiprotozoal Agents. Curr Med Chem 2021; 28:583-606. [PMID: 32124688 DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666200303170000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Infections caused by Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania spp., Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Plasmodium spp., and Trichomonas vaginalis, are part of a large list of human parasitic diseases. Together, they cause more than 500 million infections per year. These protozoa parasites affect both low- and high-income countries and their pharmacological treatments are limited. Therefore, new and more effective drugs in preclinical development could improve overall therapy for parasitic infections even when their mechanisms of action are unknown. In this review, a number of heterocyclic compounds (diamidine, guanidine, quinoline, benzimidazole, thiazole, diazanaphthalene, and their derivatives) reported as antiprotozoal agents are discussed as options for developing new pharmacological treatments for parasitic diseases.
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- Antonio Moreno-Herrera
- Laboratorio de Biotecnologia Farmaceutica, Centro de Biotecnologia Genomica, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Reynosa 88710, Mexico
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- Instituto de Quimica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Cd. Universitaria, Circuito Exterior, Coyoacan, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnologia Farmaceutica, Centro de Biotecnologia Genomica, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Reynosa 88710, Mexico
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- Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, College of Sciences and Human Studies, Deanship of Research, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnologia Farmaceutica, Centro de Biotecnologia Genomica, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Reynosa 88710, Mexico
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Rivera G. Quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-Oxide Derivatives: Are They Unselective or Selective Inhibitors? Mini Rev Med Chem 2021; 22:15-25. [PMID: 33573542 DOI: 10.2174/1389557521666210126142541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND For decades, the quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide ring has been considered a privileged structure to develop new antibacterial, antitumoural, and antiprotozoal agents, among others, however its mechanism of action is not clear. OBJECTIVE The main aim of this mini-review was to analyze the mechanism of action of quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide derivatives reported as antibacterial, antitumoural and antiprotozoal agents. RESULTS Initially, the mechanism of action of quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide derivatives against bacteria, tumoural cell lines, and parasites has been described as nonspecific, but recently, the results against different organisms have shown that these compounds have an inhibitory action on specific targets such as trypanothione reductase, triosephosphate isomerase, and other essential enzymes. CONCLUSION In summary, quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide is a scaffold to develop new anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis, antitumoural and antiprotozoal agents, however, understanding the mechanism of action of quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide derivatives in each microorganism could contribute to the development of new, and more potent selective drugs.
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- Gildardo Rivera
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Farmacéutica, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 88710 Reynosa. Mexico
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Deivasigamani G, Adukamparai Rajukrishnan SB. A facile atom – economical synthesis of highly substituted pyrazolo-N-methyl-piperidine grafted spiro-indenoquinoxaline pyrrolidine heterocycles via a sequential multicomponent reaction. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2020.1812081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Wafaa S. Hamama
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, Damietta City, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, Damietta City, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt
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Buravchenko GI, Scherbakov AM, Korlukov AА, Dorovatovskii PV, Shchekotikhin AE. Revision of the Regioselectivity of the Beirut Reaction of Monosubstituted Benzofuroxans with Benzoylacetonitrile. 6-Substituted quinoxaline-2-carbonitrile 1,4- dioxides: Structural Characterization and Estimation of Anticancer Activity and Hypoxia Selectivity. Curr Org Synth 2020; 17:29-39. [PMID: 32103715 DOI: 10.2174/1570179416666191210100754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Quinoxaline 1,4-dioxides have a broad range of biological activity that causes a growing interest in their derivatives for drug discovery. Recent studies demonstrated that quinoxaline 1,4- dioxides have a promising anticancer activity and good hypoxia-selectivity. OBJECTIVE The preparation, isolation, structure characterization, and screening for anticancer activity of the first representatives of 6-substituted quinoxaline-2-carbonitrile 1,4-dioxides have been described. MATERIALS AND METHODS A series of 7- and 6-halogeno-3-phenylquinoxaline-2-carbonitrile 1,4-dioxides was synthesized by the Beirut reaction. The cytotoxicity was assessed by MTT test (72 h incubation) in normoxia (21% O2) and hypoxia (1% O2) conditions. RESULTS We found that during the Beirut reaction between a benzofuroxan bearing an electron withdrawing group and benzoylacetonitrile in the presence of triethylamine, in addition to well-known 7-substituted quinoxaline-2-carbonitrile 1,4-dioxides 7-11a, the 6-isomers 7-11b are formed. Moreover, the yield of the 6- isomers increased with the increase in the electron-withdrawing character of the substituent. For benzofuroxans with CO2Me and CF3 groups, 6-substituted quinoxaline-2-carbonitrile 1,4-dioxides 10-11b were the major products. Despite similarities in physicochemical and spectroscopic properties, the obtained isomers exhibit considerable differences in their anticancer activity and hypoxia selectivity. CONCLUSION Substituents and their electronic effects play a key role in the formation of 7- and 6-substituted quinoxaline-2-carbonitrile 1,4-dioxides in the Beirut reaction and in the cytotoxicity properties of the obtained isomers.
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- Galina I Buravchenko
- Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, 11 B. Pirogovskaya Street, Moscow 119021, Russian Federation.,Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology, 9 Miusskaya Square, Moscow 125190, Russian Federation
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- Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, 24 Kashirskoye sh., Moscow 115522, Russian Federation
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- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 28 Vavilova St., Moscow 119991, Russian Federation.,Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 1 Ostrovitianov str., Moscow 117997, Russian Federation
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- National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", 1 Akademika Kurchatova pl., Moscow 123182, Russian Federation
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- Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, 11 B. Pirogovskaya Street, Moscow 119021, Russian Federation.,Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology, 9 Miusskaya Square, Moscow 125190, Russian Federation
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de Oliveira JK, Ueda-Nakamura T, Corrêa AG, Petrilli R, Lopez RFV, Nakamura CV, Auzely-Velty R. Liposome-based nanocarrier loaded with a new quinoxaline derivative for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2020; 110:110720. [PMID: 32204033 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.110720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The use of nanocarriers for drug delivery is a strategy aimed to improve therapeutic indices through changes in their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics. Liposomes are well-investigated nanocarriers for drug delivery to macrophage-targeted therapy, the main hosts of intracellular pathogens of some infectious diseases, such as leishmaniasis. In this study, we developed hyaluronic acid (HA)-coated liposomes by different methods that can encapsulate a new quinoxaline derivative, the LSPN331, to increase its solubility and improve its bioavailability. The surface modification of liposomes and their physicochemical characteristics may depend on the coating method, which may be a critical parameter with regard to the route of administration of the antileishmanial drug. Liposomes with identical phospholipid composition containing the same drug were developed, and different biological responses were verified, and our hypothesis is that it is related to the type of modification of the surface. Different physicochemical characterization techniques (dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy and UV-vis quantification of labeled-HA) were used to confirm the successful modification of liposomes as well as their stability upon storage. The encapsulation of LSPN331 was performed using HPLC method, and the entrapment efficiency (EE%) was satisfatory in all formulations, considering results of similar formulations in the literature. Furthermore, in vitro and in vivo studies were carried out to evaluate the efficacy against the parasite Leishmania amazonensis. The in vitro activity was maintained or even improved and HA-coated liposomes showed the ability to target to the site of action by the proposed routes of administration, topically and intravenously. Both formulations are promising for future tests of antileishmania activity in vivo.
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
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- Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales, Cermav, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
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Nemeikaitė-Čėnienė A, Šarlauskas J, Jonušienė V, Marozienė A, Misevičienė L, Yantsevich AV, Čėnas N. Kinetics of Flavoenzyme-Catalyzed Reduction of Tirapazamine Derivatives: Implications for Their Prooxidant Cytotoxicity. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20184602. [PMID: 31533349 PMCID: PMC6769651 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20184602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Derivatives of tirapazamine and other heteroaromatic N-oxides (ArN→O) exhibit promising antibacterial, antiprotozoal, and tumoricidal activities. Their action is typically attributed to bioreductive activation and free radical generation. In this work, we aimed to clarify the mechanism(s) of aerobic mammalian cell cytotoxicity of ArN→O performing the parallel studies of their reactions with NADPH:cytochrome P-450 reductase (P-450R), adrenodoxin reductase/adrenodoxin (ADR/ADX), and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1); we found that in P-450R and ADR/ADX-catalyzed single-electron reduction, the reactivity of ArN→O (n = 9) increased with their single-electron reduction midpoint potential (E17), and correlated with the reactivity of quinones. NQO1 reduced ArN→O at low rates with concomitant superoxide production. The cytotoxicity of ArN→O in murine hepatoma MH22a and human colon adenocarcinoma HCT-116 cells increased with their E17, being systematically higher than that of quinones. The cytotoxicity of both groups of compounds was prooxidant. Inhibitor of NQO1, dicoumarol, and inhibitors of cytochromes P-450 α-naphthoflavone, isoniazid and miconazole statistically significantly (p < 0.02) decreased the toxicity of ArN→O, and potentiated the cytotoxicity of quinones. One may conclude that in spite of similar enzymatic redox cycling rates, the cytotoxicity of ArN→O is higher than that of quinones. This is partly attributed to ArN→O activation by NQO1 and cytochromes P-450. A possible additional factor in the aerobic cytotoxicity of ArN→O is their reductive activation in oxygen-poor cell compartments, leading to the formation of DNA-damaging species similar to those forming under hypoxia.
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- Aušra Nemeikaitė-Čėnienė
- State Research Institute Center for Innovative Medicine, Santariškių St. 5, LT-08406 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Department of Xenobiotics Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry of Vilnius University, Saulėtekio 7, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biosciences of Vilnius University, Saulėtekio 7, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Department of Xenobiotics Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry of Vilnius University, Saulėtekio 7, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Department of Xenobiotics Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry of Vilnius University, Saulėtekio 7, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, NAS of Belarus, Kuprevicha 5/2, BY-220072 Minsk, Belarus.
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- Department of Xenobiotics Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry of Vilnius University, Saulėtekio 7, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Razzaghi-asl N, Sepehri S, Ebadi A, Karami P, Nejatkhah N, Johari-ahar M. Insights into the current status of privileged N-heterocycles as antileishmanial agents. Mol Divers 2020; 24:525-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s11030-019-09953-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Bonilla-Ramirez L, Rios A, Quiliano M, Ramirez-Calderon G, Beltrán-Hortelano I, Franetich JF, Corcuera L, Bordessoulles M, Vettorazzi A, López de Cerain A, Aldana I, Mazier D, Pabón A, Galiano S. Novel antimalarial chloroquine- and primaquine-quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide hybrids: Design, synthesis, Plasmodium life cycle stage profile, and preliminary toxicity studies. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 158:68-81. [PMID: 30199706 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.08.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Emergence of drug resistance and targeting all stages of the parasite life cycle are currently the major challenges in antimalarial chemotherapy. Molecular hybridization combining two scaffolds in a single molecule is an innovative strategy for achieving these goals. In this work, a series of novel quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide hybrids containing either chloroquine or primaquine pharmacophores was designed, synthesized and tested against both chloroquine sensitive and multidrug resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Only chloroquine-based compounds exhibited potent blood stage activity with compounds 4b and 4e being the most active and selective hybrids at this parasite stage. Based on their intraerythrocytic activity and selectivity or their chemical nature, seven hybrids were then evaluated against the liver stage of Plasmodium yoelii, Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium falciparum infections. Compound 4b was the only chloroquine-quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide hybrid with a moderate liver activity, whereas compound 6a and 6b were identified as the most active primaquine-based hybrids against exoerythrocytic stages, displaying enhanced liver activity against P. yoelii and P. berghei, respectively, and better SI values than primaquine. Although both primaquine-quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide hybrids slightly reduced the infection of mosquitoes, they inhibited sporogony of P. berghei and compound 6a showed 92% blocking of transmission. In vivo liver efficacy assays revealed that compound 6a showed causal prophylactic activity affording parasitaemia reduction of up to 95% on day 4. Absence of genotoxicity and in vivo acute toxicity were also determined. These results suggest the approach of primaquine-quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide hybrids as new potential dual-acting antimalarials for further investigation.
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- Leonardo Bonilla-Ramirez
- Grupo Malaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquía (UdeA), Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Malaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquía (UdeA), Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Medellín, Colombia
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- Universidad de Navarra, Institute of Tropical Health (ISTUN), Campus Universitario, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Farmacia y Nutrición, Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Campus Universitario, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- Grupo Malaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquía (UdeA), Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Medellín, Colombia
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- Universidad de Navarra, Institute of Tropical Health (ISTUN), Campus Universitario, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Farmacia y Nutrición, Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Campus Universitario, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM U1135, CNRS ERL, 8255, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France
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- Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Farmacia y Nutrición, Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Campus Universitario, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM U1135, CNRS ERL, 8255, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France
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- Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Farmacia y Nutrición, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Farmacia y Nutrición, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- Universidad de Navarra, Institute of Tropical Health (ISTUN), Campus Universitario, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Farmacia y Nutrición, Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Campus Universitario, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM U1135, CNRS ERL, 8255, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France
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- Grupo Malaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquía (UdeA), Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Medellín, Colombia
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- Universidad de Navarra, Institute of Tropical Health (ISTUN), Campus Universitario, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Farmacia y Nutrición, Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Campus Universitario, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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Chacón-Vargas KF, Andrade-Ochoa S, Nogueda-Torres B, Juárez-Ramírez DC, Lara-Ramírez EE, Mondragón-Flores R, Monge A, Rivera G, Sánchez-Torres LE. Isopropyl quinoxaline-7-carboxylate 1,4-di-N-oxide derivatives induce regulated necrosis-like cell death on Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana. Parasitol Res 2018; 117:45-58. [PMID: 29159705 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5635-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasite of the genus Leishmania. About 13 million people are infected worldwide, and it is estimated that 350 million are at risk of infection. Clinical manifestations depend on the parasite species and factors related to the host such as the immune system, nutrition, housing, and financial resources. Available treatments have severe side effects; therefore, research currently focuses on finding more active and less toxic compounds. Quinoxalines have been described as promising alternatives. In this context, 17 isopropyl quinoxaline-7-carboxylate 1,4-di-N-oxide derivatives were evaluated as potential leishmanicidal agents. Their effect on the cell metabolism of Leishmania mexicana promastigotes and their cytotoxic effects on the J774.A1 cell line and on erythrocytes were evaluated, and their selectivity index was calculated. Compounds T-069 (IC50 = 1.49 μg/mL), T-070 (IC50 = 1.71 μg/mL), T-072 (IC50 = 6.62 μg/mL), T-073 (IC50 = 1.25 μg/mL), T-085 (IC50 = 0.74 μg/mL), and T-116 (IC50 = 0.88 μg/mL) were the most active against L. mexicana promastigotes and their mechanism of action was characterized by flow cytometry and microscopy. Compound T-073, the most selective quinoxaline derivative, induced cell membrane damage, phosphatidylserine exposition, reactive oxygen species production, disruption of the mitochondrion membrane potential, and DNA fragmentation, all in a dose-dependent manner, indicating the induction of regulated necrosis. Light and transmission electron microscopy showed the drastic morphological changes induced and the mitochondrion as the most sensitive organelle in response to T-073. This study describes the mechanism by which active isopropyl quinoxaline-7-carboxylate 1,4-di-N-oxide quinoxalines affect the parasite.
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dos Santos Fernandes GF, Moreno-Viguri E, Santivañez-Veliz M, Paucar R, Chin CM, Pérez-Silanes S, dos Santos JL. A Comparative Study of Conventional and Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxideN-acylhydrazones Derivatives Designed as Antitubercular Drug Candidates. J Heterocycl Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.2830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Guilherme Felipe dos Santos Fernandes
- Institute of Chemistry; UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista; Araraquara 14800060 Brazil
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista; Araraquara 14800903 Brazil
- Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Universidad de Navarra; Pamplona 31008 Spain
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- Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Universidad de Navarra; Pamplona 31008 Spain
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- Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Universidad de Navarra; Pamplona 31008 Spain
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- Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Universidad de Navarra; Pamplona 31008 Spain
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista; Araraquara 14800903 Brazil
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- Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Universidad de Navarra; Pamplona 31008 Spain
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- Institute of Chemistry; UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista; Araraquara 14800060 Brazil
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista; Araraquara 14800903 Brazil
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Shintre SA, Ramjugernath D, Singh P, Koorbanally NA. Synthesis and structure elucidation using 2D NMR and thermal coefficient investigation on amino acid tethered quinoxalines. Magn Reson Chem 2016; 54:921-929. [PMID: 27444404 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Suhas A Shintre
- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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- School of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa.
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Kaplum V, Cogo J, Sangi DP, Ueda-Nakamura T, Corrêa AG, Nakamura CV. In Vitro and In Vivo Activities of 2,3-Diarylsubstituted Quinoxaline Derivatives against Leishmania amazonensis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:3433-44. [PMID: 27001812 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02582-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Leishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries and territories worldwide. The therapies available for leishmaniasis have serious side effects, thus prompting the search for new therapies. The present study investigated the antileishmanial activities of 2,3-diarylsubstituted quinoxaline derivatives against Leishmania amazonensis The antiproliferative activities of 6,7-dichloro-2,3-diphenylquinoxaline (LSPN329) and 2,3-di-(4-methoxyphenyl)-quinoxaline (LSPN331) against promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes were assessed, and the cytotoxicities of LSPN329 and LSPN331 were determined. Morphological and ultrastructural alterations were examined by electron microscopy, and biochemical alterations, reflected by the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), mitochondrial superoxide anion (O2·(-)) concentration, the intracellular ATP concentration, cell volume, the level of phosphatidylserine exposure on the cell membrane, cell membrane integrity, and lipid inclusions, were evaluated. In vivo antileishmanial activity was evaluated in a murine cutaneous leishmaniasis model. Compounds LSPN329 and LSPN331 showed significant selectivity for promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes and low cytotoxicity. In promastigotes, ultrastructural alterations were observed, including an increase in lipid inclusions, concentric membranes, and intense mitochondrial swelling, which were associated with hyperpolarization of ΔΨm, an increase in the O2·(-) concentration, decreased intracellular ATP levels, and a decrease in cell volume. Phosphatidylserine exposure and DNA fragmentation were not observed. The cellular membrane remained intact after treatment. Thus, the multifactorial response that was responsible for the cellular collapse of promastigotes was based on intense mitochondrial alterations. BALB/c mice treated with LSPN329 or LSPN331 showed a significant decrease in lesion thickness in the infected footpad. Therefore, the antileishmanial activity and mitochondrial mechanism of action of LSPN329 and LSPN331 and the decrease in lesion thickness in vivo brought about by LSPN329 and LSPN331 make them potential candidates for new drug development for the treatment of leishmaniasis.
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Cheng G, Sa W, Cao C, Guo L, Hao H, Liu Z, Wang X, Yuan Z. Quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-Oxides: Biological Activities and Mechanisms of Actions. Front Pharmacol 2016; 7:64. [PMID: 27047380 PMCID: PMC4800186 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxides (QdNOs) have manifold biological properties, including antimicrobial, antitumoral, antitrypanosomal and antiinflammatory/antioxidant activities. These diverse activities endow them broad applications and prospects in human and veterinary medicines. As QdNOs arouse widespread interest, the evaluation of their medicinal chemistry is still in progress. In the meantime, adverse effects have been reported in some of the QdNO derivatives. For example, genotoxicity and bacterial resistance have been found in QdNO antibacterial growth promoters, conferring urgent need for discovery of new QdNO drugs. However, the modes of actions of QdNOs are not fully understood, hindering the development and innovation of these promising compounds. Here, QdNOs are categorized based on the activities and usages, among which the antimicrobial activities are consist of antibacterial, antimycobacterial and anticandida activities, and the antiprotozoal activities include antitrypanosomal, antimalarial, antitrichomonas, and antiamoebic activities. The structure-activity relationship and the mode of actions of each type of activity of QdNOs are summarized, and the toxicity and the underlying mechanisms are also discussed, providing insight for the future research and development of these fascinating compounds.
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- Guyue Cheng
- MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan, China
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- MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues and MOA Key Laboratory for the Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues in Foods, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues and MOA Key Laboratory for the Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues in Foods, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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Zamudio-Vázquez R, Ivanova S, Moreno M, Hernandez-Alvarez MI, Giralt E, Bidon-Chanal A, Zorzano A, Albericio F, Tulla-Puche J. A new quinoxaline-containing peptide induces apoptosis in cancer cells by autophagy modulation. Chem Sci 2015; 6:4537-4549. [PMID: 29142702 PMCID: PMC5666514 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00125k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The most cytotoxic compound from a library of quinoxaline-containing peptides is endocyted into HeLa cells, accumulates in acidic compartments, and blocks autophagy by altering lysosomal function, leading to apoptosis activation.
The synthesis of a new small library of quinoxaline-containing peptides is described. After cytotoxic evaluation in four human cancer cell lines, as well as detailed biological studies, it was found that the most active compound, RZ2, promotes the formation of acidic compartments, where it accumulates, blocking the progression of autophagy. Further disruption of the mitochondrial membrane potential and an increase in mitochondrial ROS was observed, causing cells to undergo apoptosis. Given its cytotoxic activity and protease-resistant features, RZ2 could be a potential drug candidate for cancer treatment and provide a basis for future research into the crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis and its relevance in cancer therapy.
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- Rubí Zamudio-Vázquez
- Institute for Research in Biomedicine , Baldiri Reixac 10 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain . ; ; ; ; Tel: +34 934037127.,CIBER-BBN , Networking Centre on Bioengineering , Biomaterials and Nanomedicine , Baldiri Reixac 10 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine , Baldiri Reixac 10 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain . ; ; ; ; Tel: +34 934037127.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Faculty of Biology , University of Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain.,CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Barcelona , Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine , Baldiri Reixac 10 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain . ; ; ; ; Tel: +34 934037127
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine , Baldiri Reixac 10 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain . ; ; ; ; Tel: +34 934037127.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Faculty of Biology , University of Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain.,CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Barcelona , Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine , Baldiri Reixac 10 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain . ; ; ; ; Tel: +34 934037127.,Department of Organic Chemistry , Faculty of Chemistry , University of Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB) , Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Barcelona , Santa Coloma de Gramenet , Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine , Baldiri Reixac 10 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain . ; ; ; ; Tel: +34 934037127.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Faculty of Biology , University of Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain.,CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Barcelona , Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine , Baldiri Reixac 10 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain . ; ; ; ; Tel: +34 934037127.,CIBER-BBN , Networking Centre on Bioengineering , Biomaterials and Nanomedicine , Baldiri Reixac 10 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain.,Department of Organic Chemistry , Faculty of Chemistry , University of Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain.,School of Chemistry , Yachay Tech , Yachay City of Knowledge , Urcuquí 100119 , Ecuador
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine , Baldiri Reixac 10 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain . ; ; ; ; Tel: +34 934037127.,CIBER-BBN , Networking Centre on Bioengineering , Biomaterials and Nanomedicine , Baldiri Reixac 10 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain
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Upegui Y, Robledo SM, Gil Romero JF, Quiñones W, Archbold R, Torres F, Escobar G, Nariño B, Echeverri F. In vivo Antimalarial Activity of α-Mangostin and the New Xanthone δ-Mangostin. Phytother Res 2015; 29:1195-201. [PMID: 25943035 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Based on the previously reported in vitro antiplasmodial activity of several xanthones from Garcinia mangostana, two xanthones, α-mangostin and a new compound, δ-mangostin, were isolated from mangosteen husk, and the in vitro antiplasmodial and cytotoxic effects were determined. α-Mangostin was more active against the resistant Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine-resistant (FCR3) strain (IC50 = 0.2 ± 0.01 μM) than δ-mangostin (IC50 = 121.2 ± 1.0 μM). Furthermore, the therapeutic response according to the administration route was evaluated in a Plasmodium berghei malarial murine model. The greatest therapeutic response was obtained with intraperitoneal administration; these xanthones reduced parasitemia by approximately 80% with a daily dose of 100 mg/kg administered twice a day for 7 days of treatment. Neither compound was effective by oral administration. Noticeable toxicological effects were not observed. In addition to the antimalarial effect of these xanthones isolated from G. mangostana husk, the availability of larger amounts of husk raw material to purify the bioactive xanthones is advantageous, permitting additional preclinical assays or chemical transformations to enhance the biological activity of these substances.
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- Yulieth Upegui
- PECET, Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín, 050010, Colombia
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- PECET, Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín, 050010, Colombia
- Center for Development of Products against Tropical Diseases - CIDEPRO, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín, 050010, Colombia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín, 050010, Colombia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín, 050010, Colombia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín, 050010, Colombia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín, 050010, Colombia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín, 050010, Colombia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín, 050010, Colombia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín, 050010, Colombia
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Cogo J, Kaplum V, Sangi DP, Ueda-nakamura T, Corrêa AG, Nakamura CV. Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 2,3-disubstituted quinoxaline derivatives as antileishmanial and antitrypanosomal agents. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 90:107-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Nagle A, Khare S, Kumar AB, Supek F, Buchynskyy A, Mathison CJN, Chennamaneni N, Pendem N, Buckner FS, Gelb M, Molteni V. Recent developments in drug discovery for leishmaniasis and human African trypanosomiasis. Chem Rev 2014; 114:11305-47. [PMID: 25365529 PMCID: PMC4633805 DOI: 10.1021/cr500365f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Advait
S. Nagle
- Genomics
Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 10675 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Genomics
Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 10675 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Medicine, University
of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Genomics
Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 10675 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Medicine, University
of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Genomics
Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 10675 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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Kumar Chennamaneni
- Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Medicine, University
of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Medicine, University
of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Medicine, University
of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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H. Gelb
- Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Medicine, University
of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Genomics
Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 10675 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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Ajani OO. Present status of quinoxaline motifs: Excellent pathfinders in therapeutic medicine. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 85:688-715. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2013] [Revised: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Gil A, Pabón A, Galiano S, Burguete A, Pérez-Silanes S, Deharo E, Monge A, Aldana I. Synthesis, biological evaluation and structure-activity relationships of new quinoxaline derivatives as anti-Plasmodium falciparum agents. Molecules 2014; 19:2166-80. [PMID: 24552985 PMCID: PMC6271909 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19022166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 02/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We report the synthesis and antimalarial activities of eighteen quinoxaline and quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide derivatives, eight of which are completely novel. Compounds 1a and 2a were the most active against Plasmodium falciparum strains. Structure-activity relationships demonstrated the importance of an enone moiety linked to the quinoxaline ring.
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- Ana Gil
- Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos, Centro de Investigación en Farmacobiología Aplicada (CIFA), Universidad de Navarra, c/ Irunlarrea 1, Pamplona 31008, Spain.
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- Grupo Malaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín 050010, Colombia.
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- Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos, Centro de Investigación en Farmacobiología Aplicada (CIFA), Universidad de Navarra, c/ Irunlarrea 1, Pamplona 31008, Spain.
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- Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos, Centro de Investigación en Farmacobiología Aplicada (CIFA), Universidad de Navarra, c/ Irunlarrea 1, Pamplona 31008, Spain.
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- Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos, Centro de Investigación en Farmacobiología Aplicada (CIFA), Universidad de Navarra, c/ Irunlarrea 1, Pamplona 31008, Spain.
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- PHARMA-DEV, UMR 152 IRD-UPS, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université Paul Sabatier, 35 chemin des Maraîchers, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09, France.
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- Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos, Centro de Investigación en Farmacobiología Aplicada (CIFA), Universidad de Navarra, c/ Irunlarrea 1, Pamplona 31008, Spain.
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- Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos, Centro de Investigación en Farmacobiología Aplicada (CIFA), Universidad de Navarra, c/ Irunlarrea 1, Pamplona 31008, Spain.
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Shen X, Rajapakse A, Gallazzi F, Junnotula V, Fuchs-Knotts T, Glaser R, Gates KS. Isotopic labeling experiments that elucidate the mechanism of DNA strand cleavage by the hypoxia-selective antitumor agent 1,2,4-benzotriazine 1,4-di-N-oxide. Chem Res Toxicol 2013; 27:111-8. [PMID: 24328261 DOI: 10.1021/tx400356y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The 1,2,4-benzotriazine 1,4-dioxides are an important class of potential anticancer drugs that selectively kill the low-oxygen (hypoxic) cells found in solid tumors. These compounds undergo intracellular one-electron enzymatic reduction to yield an oxygen-sensitive drug radical intermediate that partitions forward, under hypoxic conditions, to generate a highly reactive secondary radical that causes cell killing DNA damage. Here, we characterized bioreductively activated, hypoxia-selective DNA-strand cleavage by 1,2,4-benzotriazine 1,4-dioxide. We found that one-electron enzymatic activation of 1,2,4-benzotriazine 1,4-dioxide under hypoxic conditions in the presence of the deuterium atom donor methanol-d4 produced nondeuterated mono-N-oxide metabolites. This and the results of other isotopic labeling studies provided evidence against the generation of atom-abstracting drug radical intermediates and are consistent with a DNA-damage mechanism involving the release of hydroxyl radical from enzymatically activated 1,2,4-benzotriazine 1,4-dioxides.
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- Xiulong Shen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri , 125 Chemistry Building, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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Tyaglivy AS, Steglenko DV, Gulevskaya AV. Reaction of 3-Alkynylquinoxaline-2-carbonitriles with Sodium Azide: an Experimental and Theoretical Study. Chem Heterocycl Compd (N Y) 2013; 49:1255-63. [DOI: 10.1007/s10593-013-1373-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tyaglivy AS, Gulevskaya AV, Pozharskii AF, Askalepova OI. Nucleophilic cyclization of 3-alkynylquinoxaline-2-carbonitriles into pyrido[3,4-b]quinoxalines. Tetrahedron 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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