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Roney M, Singh G, Huq AKMM, Forid MS, Ishak WMBW, Rullah K, Aluwi MFFM, Tajuddin SN. Identification of Pyrazole Derivatives of Usnic Acid as Novel Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Through Virtual Screening Approaches. Mol Biotechnol 2024; 66:696-706. [PMID: 36752937 PMCID: PMC9907211 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-023-00667-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
Abstract
The infection produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains a significant health crisis worldwide. The lack of specific medications for COVID-19 necessitates a concerted effort to find the much-desired therapies for this condition. The main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 is a promising target, vital for virus replication and transcription. In this study, fifty pyrazole derivatives were tested for their pharmacokinetics and drugability, resulting in eight hit compounds. Subsequent molecular docking simulations on SARS-CoV-2 main protease afforded two lead compounds with strong affinity at the active site. Additionally, the molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of lead compounds (17 and 39), along with binding free energy calculations, were accomplished to validate the stability of the docked complexes and the binding poses achieved in docking experiments. Based on these findings, compound 17 and 39, with their favorable projected pharmacokinetics and pharmacological characteristics, are the proposed potential antiviral candidates which require further investigation to be used as anti-SARS-CoV-2 medication.
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- Miah Roney
- Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
- Bio Aromatic Research Centre, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
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- Section of Microbiology, Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
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- Bio Aromatic Research Centre, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia.
- School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, 74/A, Green Road, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh.
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- Faculty of Chemical and Processing Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Chemical and Processing Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
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- Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, 25200, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia.
- Bio Aromatic Research Centre, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
- Bio Aromatic Research Centre, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
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Du RR, Zhou JC, Qin WJ, Lu KZ, Duan XM, Yang YN, Yuan X, Li K, Zhang XW, Zhang PC. Fourteen new 2-benzylbenzofuran glycosides with cardioprotective activity from Heterosmilax yunnanensis. Bioorg Chem 2024; 143:107079. [PMID: 38185011 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.107079] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Fourteen new 2-benzylbenzofuran O-glycosides (1-13, 15) and one new key precursor, diarylacetone (14) were isolated from the roots of Heterosmilax yunnanensis Gagnep, which all have characteristic 2,3,4-O-trisubstituted benzyl. Their structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR, HRESIMS, UV and IR. The isolated compounds were assessed for their cardioprotective activities and compounds 1, 3 and 6 could significantly improve cardiomyocytes viability. Moreover, the mechanistic study revealed that these three compounds could significantly decrease intracellular ROS levels and maintain mitochondrial homeostasis upon hypoxia inducement. Consequently, 1, 3 and 6 might serve as potential lead compounds to prevent myocardial ischemia.
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- Rong-Rong Du
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Beijing Zhendong Guangming Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Beijing Zhendong Guangming Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Shanxi Zhendong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Changzhi 047100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
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Green SR, Wilson C, Eadsforth TC, Punekar AS, Tamaki FK, Wood G, Caldwell N, Forte B, Norcross NR, Kiczun M, Post JM, Lopez-Román EM, Engelhart CA, Lukac I, Zuccotto F, Epemolu O, Boshoff HIM, Schnappinger D, Walpole C, Gilbert IH, Read KD, Wyatt PG, Baragaña B. Identification and Optimization of Novel Inhibitors of the Polyketide Synthase 13 Thioesterase Domain with Antitubercular Activity. J Med Chem 2023; 66:15380-15408. [PMID: 37948640 PMCID: PMC10683028 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
Abstract
There is an urgent need for new tuberculosis (TB) treatments, with novel modes of action, to reduce the incidence/mortality of TB and to combat resistance to current treatments. Through both chemical and genetic methodologies, polyketide synthase 13 (Pks13) has been validated as essential for mycobacterial survival and as an attractive target for Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth inhibitors. A benzofuran series of inhibitors that targeted the Pks13 thioesterase domain, failed to progress to preclinical development due to concerns over cardiotoxicity. Herein, we report the identification of a novel oxadiazole series of Pks13 inhibitors, derived from a high-throughput screening hit and structure-guided optimization. This new series binds in the Pks13 thioesterase domain, with a distinct binding mode compared to the benzofuran series. Through iterative rounds of design, assisted by structural information, lead compounds were identified with improved antitubercular potencies (MIC < 1 μM) and in vitro ADMET profiles.
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- Simon R. Green
- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Global
Health Medicines R&D, GlaxoSmithKline, Severo Ochoa 2, Tres Cantos, 28760 Madrid Spain
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell
Medical College, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Tuberculosis
Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell
Medical College, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium, Research Institute
of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Boulevard Décarie, Site Glen Block
E, ES1.1614, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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- Drug
Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery,
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
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Zhang R, Wang Y, Cai G, Wang J, Zhao J, Bai J, Zhang T, Cen S, He W, Yu L. Verbalide A~F: new phthalide derivatives from the endophytic fungus Preussia sp. CPCC 400972. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2023; 76:613-617. [PMID: 37402885 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-023-00640-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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There are six new phthalide derivatives Verbalide A ~ F (1-6) together with another known derivative (7) isolated from the endophytic fungus Preussia sp. CPCC 400972. Their structures were established by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses, including NMR and HRESIMS. In addition, compounds 1-7 exhibited excellent inhibitory effect against influenza A virus.
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- Ran Zhang
- China Pharmaceutical Culture Collection, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Immunology Division, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Division for Medicinal Microorganisms Related Strains, CAMS Collection Center of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Beijing, 100050, China
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- China Pharmaceutical Culture Collection, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- China Pharmaceutical Culture Collection, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Immunology Division, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Division for Medicinal Microorganisms Related Strains, CAMS Collection Center of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Beijing, 100050, China
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- China Pharmaceutical Culture Collection, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Division for Medicinal Microorganisms Related Strains, CAMS Collection Center of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Beijing, 100050, China
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- China Pharmaceutical Culture Collection, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Division for Medicinal Microorganisms Related Strains, CAMS Collection Center of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Immunology Division, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Division for Medicinal Microorganisms Related Strains, CAMS Collection Center of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Beijing, 100050, China
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- China Pharmaceutical Culture Collection, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- China Pharmaceutical Culture Collection, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
- Division for Medicinal Microorganisms Related Strains, CAMS Collection Center of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Beijing, 100050, China.
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Hu Y, Saito Y, Matsuo Y, Gong X, Tanaka T. New Benzofuran Oligomers from the Roots of Eupatorium heterophyllum Collected in China. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27248856. [PMID: 36557988 PMCID: PMC9787490 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248856] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The chemical constituents of two root samples of Eupatorium heterophyllum DC. collected in Yunnan Province, China, were investigated. Five new oligomeric benzofurans (1-5), nine new benzofuran/dihydrobenzofuran derivatives, and a new thymol analog were isolated, and their structures were determined using extensive spectroscopic techniques, such as 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations of the CD spectra. Most of the new compounds, including oligomeric benzofurans (1-5), were obtained from only one of the root samples. Furthermore, this is the first example that produces oligomeric benzofurans in this plant. These results imply that diversification of secondary metabolites in E. heterophyllum is ongoing. Plausible biosynthetic pathways for 1-5 are also proposed.
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- Yiming Hu
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
- Correspondence: (Y.S.); (T.T.); Tel.: +81-95-819-2433 (Y.S.); +81-95-819-2432 (T.T.)
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
- Correspondence: (Y.S.); (T.T.); Tel.: +81-95-819-2433 (Y.S.); +81-95-819-2432 (T.T.)
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Wang H, Xuan M, Huang C, Wang C. Advances in Research on Bioactivity, Toxicity, Metabolism, and Pharmacokinetics of Usnic Acid In Vitro and In Vivo. Molecules 2022; 27:7469. [PMID: 36364296 PMCID: PMC9657990 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Lichens are among the most widely distributed plants on earth and have the longest growth cycle. Usnic acid is an abundant characteristic secondary metabolite of lichens and the earliest lichen compound used commercially. It has diverse pharmacological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, anticancer, antioxidant, and photoprotective effects, and promotes wound healing. It is widely used in dietary supplements, daily chemical products (fodder, dyes, food, perfumery, and cosmetics), and medicine. However, some studies have found that usnic acid can cause allergic dermatitis and drug-induced liver injury. In this paper, the bioactivity, toxicity, in vivo and in vitro metabolism, and pharmacokinetics of usnic acid were summarized. The aims were to develop and utilize usnic acid and provide reference for its future research.
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- Hanxue Wang
- Shanghai TCM-Integrated Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 230 Baoding Road, Shanghai 200082, China
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory for TCM Complex Prescription, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Qingdao Eighth People’s Hospital, 84 Fengshan Road, Qingdao 266121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory for TCM Complex Prescription, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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Shin HC, Kim Y, Choi J, Kang HB, Han SY, Park K, Hwang HJ. Regioselective Synthesis of 6- O-Acetyl Dieckol and Its Selective Cytotoxicity against Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:683. [PMID: 36355006 PMCID: PMC9695823 DOI: 10.3390/md20110683] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Dieckol, a phlorotannin from Ecklonia cava, has shown potential for use as an anticancer agent that selectively kills cancer cells. However, it is necessary to amplify its potency without damaging its inherent safety in order to develop it as a competitive chemotherapeutic. Here, we explored the controlled O-acylations of dieckol. Acyl groups could be consistently introduced to the 6-O position of dieckol with a high regioselectivity, which was confirmed by NOESY, HMBC and HSQC spectroscopies. In cytotoxicity studies on the newly synthesized 6-O-acetyl, 6-O-benzoyl dieckols and previously synthesized 6-O-alkyl dieckols against A549 vs. normal cells, all of the derivatives showed low cytotoxicity in normal cells with an IC50 of 481-719 μM, and highly structure-dependent cytotoxicity in A549 cells with an IC50 of 7.02 (acetyl)-842.26 (benzyl) μM. The selectivity index also showed a large structure dependency in the range of 0.67 (benzyl)-68.58 (acetyl). An analysis of the structure-activity relationship indicated that the activity was dramatically reduced in the presence of a benzene ring and was highly increased in the presence of small polar substituents. Conclusions: Controlled mono-O-modifications of dieckol could be a powerful tool to enhance the anticancer activity of dieckol, thus contributing to the development strategy for dieckol-based chemotherapeutics.
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- Hyeon-Cheol Shin
- Center for Molecular Intelligence, The State University of New York, Korea, 119 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Healinnols Inc., 1662 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Korea
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- College of Medicine, Konyang University, 158 Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 35365, Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Center for Molecular Intelligence, The State University of New York, Korea, 119 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, Korea
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Chi KH, Huang YT, Nguyen HM, Tran TTH, Chantara S, Ngo TH. Characteristics and health impacts of PM 2.5-bound PCDD/Fs in three Asian countries. Environ Int 2022; 167:107441. [PMID: 35926263 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107441] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) were ubiquitous, persistent chemical compounds attached to particulate matter in the atmosphere. We aimed to study the characteristics of these pollutants in atmospheric PM2.5 of three Asian countries, including Taiwan (Taipei), Thailand (Chiang Mai), and Vietnam (Hanoi). We carried out a source apportionment analysis to determine significant PCDD/F contributors in these areas. Multiple media model was conducted to access the health impact assessment. The PM2.5 concentration in Taipei (n = 7), Chiang Mai (n = 20), and Hanoi (n = 10) were 18.4 ± 6.21 μg/m3, 133 ± 49.5 μg/m3, and 88.1 ± 12.6 µg/m3, respectively. The PCDD/Fs level in Hanoi was 92.4 ± 67.3 fg I-TEQ/m3, and in Taipei and Chiang Mai was 5.01 ± 2.39 fg I-TEQ/m3 and 14.4 ± 13.1 fg I-TEQ/m3, respectively, which showed that the higher PM2.5 concentration was not necessary to follow with higher PCDD/Fs level. In all three cities, the effect of traffic on ambient PCDD/F level was significant (23-25 %). However, we also observed the specific sources of PCDD/Fs in each city during the sampling periods, namely long-range transport (Taipei, 55 %), Biomass/open burning (Chiang Mai, 77 %), and industrial activities (Hanoi, 34 %). In the carcinogenic risk estimation, the highest median total carcinogenic risk was in Hanoi (5.87 × 10-6), followed by Chiang Mai (1.06x10-6), and Taipei (2.95 × 10-7). Although diet was the major absorption pathway, the food contributor of exposure differed among the three areas due to the difference in food consumption composition.
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- Kai Hsien Chi
- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang Ming Chao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang Ming Chao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Ozone Layer Protection & Low Carbon Economy Development Center, Department for Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Viet Nam
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- Environmental Health Department, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Road, North Tu Liem, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Environmental Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan.
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Xu M, Oppong-Danquah E, Wang X, Oddsson S, Abdelrahman A, Pedersen SV, Szomek M, Gylfason AE, Snorradottir BS, Christensen EA, Tasdemir D, Jameson CJ, Murad S, Andresson OS, Magnusson KP, de Boer HJ, Thorsteinsdottir M, Omarsdottir S, Heidmarsson S, Olafsdottir ES. Novel methods to characterise spatial distribution and enantiomeric composition of usnic acids in four Icelandic lichens. Phytochemistry 2022; 200:113210. [PMID: 35439526 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Usnic acid is an antibiotic metabolite produced by a wide variety of lichenized fungal lineages. The enantiomers of usnic acid have been shown to display contrasting bioactivities, and hence it is important to determine their spatial distribution, amounts and enantiomeric ratios in lichens to understand their roles in nature and grasp their pharmaceutical potential. The overall aim of the study was to characterise the spatial distribution of the predominant usnic acid enantiomer in lichens by combining spatial imaging and chiral chromatography. Specifically, separation and quantification of usnic acid enantiomers in four common lichens in Iceland was performed using a validated chiral chromatographic method. Molecular dynamics simulation was carried out to rationalize the chiral separation mechanism. Spatial distribution of usnic acid in the lichen thallus cross-sections were analysed using Desorption Electrospray Ionization-Imaging Mass Spectrometry (DESI-IMS) and fluorescence microscopy. DESI-IMS confirmed usnic acid as a cortical compound, and revealed that usnic acid can be more concentrated around the algal vicinity. Fluorescence microscopy complemented DESI-IMS by providing more detailed distribution information. By combining results from spatial imaging and chiral separation, we were able to visualize the distribution of the predominant usnic acid enantiomer in lichen cross-sections: (+)-usnic acid in Cladonia arbuscula and Ramalina siliquosa, and (-)-usnic acid in Alectoria ochroleuca and Flavocetraria nivalis. This study provides an analytical foundation for future environmental and functional studies of usnic acid enantiomers in lichens.
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- Maonian Xu
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, 107, Reykjavik, Iceland.
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- GEOMAR Centre for Marine Biotechnology, Research Unit Marine Natural Product Chemistry, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24106, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, 107, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Green Technology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, 5230, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Green Technology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, 5230, Odense, Denmark; Department of Materials, Imperial College London, SW7 2BP, London, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230, Odense, Denmark
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, 107, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Green Technology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, 5230, Odense, Denmark
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- GEOMAR Centre for Marine Biotechnology, Research Unit Marine Natural Product Chemistry, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24106, Kiel, Germany; Kiel University, Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, 60607, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 60616, USA
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- Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Akureyri Division, 600, Akureyri, Iceland; Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences, University of Akureyri, 600, Akureyri, Iceland
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- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, 0562, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, 107, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Akureyri Division, 600, Akureyri, Iceland
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Peng J, Chen P, Li C, Liu J, Sun Y, Yang M, Ding B, Huang H, Tao Y. Phthalide metabolites produced by mangrove endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis sp. SAS4. Magn Reson Chem 2022; 60:525-529. [PMID: 35181936 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Two new phthalide derivatives (1-2) and four known phthalide compounds (3-6) were purified from the culture of a mangrove endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis sp. SAS4. Their chemical structures were established by analyses of 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS) spectroscopic data. All of these compounds were evaluated in vitro for antibacterial, cytotoxicity, and resistance to hypoxic-ischemic injury activities.
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- Jiayin Peng
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Coskun D, Coskun MF, Gunduz B. Synthesis of the New 1-(7-Methoxy-1-benzofuran-2-yl)-3-(4-methylphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one and Controlling of Spectroscopic, Optical and Conductivity Properties by Concentration. Acta Chim Slov 2022; 69:73-80. [PMID: 35298005 DOI: 10.17344/acsi.2021.6990] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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Chalcone derivatives have an important place in science due to their different applications ranging from their semiconductor properties to biological properties. In this work 1-(7-methoxy-1-benzofuran-2-yl)-3-(4-methylphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (2) has been prepared by condensation of 1-(7-methoxy-1-benzofuran-2-yl)ethanone with 4-methylbenzaldehyde in basic medium. The chemical structure of 2 was confirmed by elemental analysis, FT-IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR. UV spectroscopic characteristics, absorption band edges, optical band gaps, refractive indices, environmental behaviors and conductivity properties of 2 in solutions at different concentrations were investigated in detail. With the concentration, we examined how the spectroscopic, optical and conductivity properties of 2 have changed and can be controlled.
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Folarin BT, Abdallah M, Oluseyi TO, Harrad S, Olayinka KO. Concentrations and Toxic Implications of Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Soil Samples from Electrical Power Stations in Lagos, Nigeria. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022; 41:800-809. [PMID: 34918382 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5277] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs) are ubiquitous chemicals which mediate toxicity in a way similar to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans. In silico modeling was used to predict the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) properties of eight dioxin-like PCBs in soil samples of 12 power stations in Lagos, Nigeria. Concentrations of Σdl-PCB8 in soil samples ranged from 490 to 61,000 pg g-1 , with mean concentrations of 17,000 pg g-1 . The corresponding toxic equivalent (TEQ) concentrations of Ʃdl-PCB8 ranged from 0.01 to 450 pg TEQ g-1 , with a mean value of 42 pg TEQ g-1 . Mean TEQ concentrations for Ʃdl-PCB8 in soil samples from all but one of the sites exceeded the Canadian guideline value of 4 pg TEQ g-1 and the US and German guideline values of 5-10 pg TEQ g-1 . However, the TEQ concentrations obtained were all below the US action level of 1000 pg TEQ g-1 . The ADMET predictions revealed that all studied dl-PCBs are inhibitors of three major isoforms (1A2, 2C9, and 2C19) of cytochrome P450 enzyme. Acute oral toxicity (median lethal dose) predictions revealed that all target dl-PCBs were class III compounds. Hepatotoxicity and carcinogenicity were positive, signifying that the studied compounds all have a tendency to elicit these effects. Occupational daily TEQ exposure via soil ingestion was estimated for an average adult worker weighing 70 kg. The maximum exposure obtained was 0.14 pg TEQ kg-1 body weight day-1 , which is half of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) tolerable daily intake (TDI) for dioxin-like compounds. This raises concern over the possible exceedance of the EFSA TDI for these workers if other dietary and nondietary exposure pathways and dioxin-like compounds are considered. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:800-809. © 2021 SETAC.
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- Bilikis T Folarin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Irfan A, Faiz S, Rasul A, Zafar R, Zahoor AF, Kotwica-Mojzych K, Mojzych M. Exploring the Synergistic Anticancer Potential of Benzofuran-Oxadiazoles and Triazoles: Improved Ultrasound- and Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, Molecular Docking, Hemolytic, Thrombolytic and Anticancer Evaluation of Furan-Based Molecules. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27031023. [PMID: 35164286 PMCID: PMC8838991 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27031023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Ultrasound- and microwave-assisted green synthetic strategies were applied to furnish benzofuran–oxadiazole 5a–g and benzofuran–triazole 7a–h derivatives in good to excellent yields (60–96%), in comparison with conventional methods (36–80% yield). These synthesized derivatives were screened for hemolysis, thrombolysis and anticancer therapeutic potential against an A549 lung cancer cell line using an MTT assay. Derivatives 7b (0.1%) and 5e (0.5%) showed the least toxicity against RBCs. Hybrid 7f showed excellent thrombolysis activity (61.4%) when compared against reference ABTS. The highest anticancer activity was displayed by the 5d structural hybridwith cell viability 27.49 ± 1.90 and IC50 6.3 ± 0.7 μM values, which were considerably lower than the reference drug crizotinib (IC50 8.54 ± 0.84 μM). Conformational analysis revealed the spatial arrangement of compound 5d, which demonstrated its significant potency in comparison with crizotinib; therefore, scaffold 5d would be a promising anticancer agent on the basis of cytotoxicity studies, as well as in silico modeling studies.
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- Ali Irfan
- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (A.I.); (S.F.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (A.I.); (S.F.)
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- Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (A.I.); (S.F.)
- Correspondence: or (A.F.Z.); or (M.M.)
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- Department of Histology, Embryology and Cytophysiology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 11, 20-080 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Chemistry, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, 3-Go Maja 54, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
- Correspondence: or (A.F.Z.); or (M.M.)
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Chao R, Said G, Zhang Q, Qi YX, Hu J, Zheng CJ, Zheng JY, Shao CL, Chen GY, Wei MY. Design, Semisynthesis, Insecticidal and Antibacterial Activities of a Series of Marine-Derived Geodin Derivatives and Their Preliminary Structure–Activity Relationships. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20020082. [PMID: 35200612 PMCID: PMC8880215 DOI: 10.3390/md20020082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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To enhance the biological activity of the natural product geodin (1), isolated from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus sp., a series of new ether derivatives (2–37) was designed and semisynthesized using a high-yielding one-step reaction. In addition, the insecticidal and antibacterial activities of all geodin congeners were evaluated systematically. Most of these derivatives showed better insecticidal activities against Helicoverpa armigera Hübner than 1. In particular, 15 showed potent insecticidal activity with an IC50 value of 89 μM, comparable to the positive control azadirachtin (IC50 = 70 μM). Additionally, 5, 12, 13, 16, 30 and 33 showed strong antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Aeromonas salmonicida with MIC values in the range of 1.15–4.93 μM. The preliminary structure–activity relationships indicated that the introduction of halogenated benzyl especially fluorobenzyl, into 1 and substitution of 4-OH could be key factors in increasing the insecticidal and antibacterial activities of geodin.
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- Rong Chao
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, The Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (R.C.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (J.H.); (C.-L.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, The Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (R.C.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (J.H.); (C.-L.S.)
- Department of Chemistry, Women University Swabi, Swabi 23430, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, The Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (R.C.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (J.H.); (C.-L.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute (LSMRI), Qingdao 266061, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, The Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (R.C.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (J.H.); (C.-L.S.)
- State Key Laboratory for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute (LSMRI), Qingdao 266061, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 570100, China; (C.-J.Z.); (G.-Y.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute (LSMRI), Qingdao 266061, China;
- Correspondence: (J.-Y.Z.); (M.-Y.W.); Tel.: +86-532-68725022 (J.-Y.Z.); +86-532-8203-1381 (M.-Y.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, The Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (R.C.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (J.H.); (C.-L.S.)
- Department of Chemistry, Women University Swabi, Swabi 23430, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 570100, China; (C.-J.Z.); (G.-Y.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, The Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (R.C.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (J.H.); (C.-L.S.)
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
- Correspondence: (J.-Y.Z.); (M.-Y.W.); Tel.: +86-532-68725022 (J.-Y.Z.); +86-532-8203-1381 (M.-Y.W.)
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Haidar AK, Kjeldsen ND, Troelsen NS, Previtali V, Lundquist KP, Larsen TO, Clausen MH. A Concise Total Synthesis of the Fungal Isoquinoline Alkaloid TMC-120B. Molecules 2022; 27:521. [PMID: 35056832 PMCID: PMC8779217 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27020521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recent reports of antiepileptic activity of the fungal alkaloid TMC-120B have renewed the interest in this natural product. Previous total syntheses of TMC-120B comprise many steps and have low overall yields (11-17 steps, 1.5-2.9% yield). Thus, to access this compound more efficiently, we herein present a concise and significantly improved total synthesis of the natural product. Our short synthesis relies on two key cyclization steps to assemble the central scaffold: isoquinoline formation via an ethynyl-imino cyclization and an intramolecular Friedel-Crafts reaction to form the furanone.
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- Ahmad K. Haidar
- Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; (A.K.H.); (N.S.T.); (V.P.); (K.P.L.)
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; (A.K.H.); (N.S.T.); (V.P.); (K.P.L.)
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; (A.K.H.); (N.S.T.); (V.P.); (K.P.L.)
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; (A.K.H.); (N.S.T.); (V.P.); (K.P.L.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, Building 221, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark;
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; (A.K.H.); (N.S.T.); (V.P.); (K.P.L.)
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Zhang FX, Cui SS, Yuan YLL, Li C, Li RM. Dissection of the potential anti-diabetes mechanism of salvianolic acid B by metabolite profiling and network pharmacology. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2022; 36:e9205. [PMID: 34636119 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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RATIONALE Salvianolic acid B (Sal B), the Q-marker in Salvia miltiorrhiza, was proved to present an obvious anti-diabetes effect when treated as a food intake. Until now, the metabolism feature, tissue distribution and anti-diabetes mechanism of Sal B have not been fully elucidated. METHODS The metabolites of Sal B in rats were profiled using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The potential anti-diabetes mechanism of Sal B was predicted by network pharmacology. RESULTS A total of 31 metabolites were characterized in rats after ingestion of Sal B at a dosage of 40 mg/kg, including 1 in plasma, 19 in urine, 31 in feces, 0 in heart, 0 in liver, 0 in spleen, 1 in lung, 1 in kidney and 0 in brain. Among them, 18 metabolites were reported for the first time. Phase I reactions of hydrolysis, hydrogenation, dehydroxylation, hydroxylation, decarboxylation and isomerization, and phase II reactions of methylation were found in Sal B. Notably, decarboxylation and dehydroxylation were revealed in Sal B for the first time. The pharmacology network results showed that Sal B and its metabolites could regulate ALB, PLG, ACE, CASP3, MMP9, MMP2, MTOR, etc. The above targets were involved in insulin signaling pathway, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, HIF-1 signaling pathway, TNF signaling pathway, etc. CONCLUSIONS: The metabolism feature of Sal B in vivo was systematically revealed, and its anti-diabetes mechanism for further pharmacological validations was predicted based on metabolite profiling and network pharmacology for the first time.
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- Feng-Xiang Zhang
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Medicine Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Li M, Li S, Hu J, Gao X, Wang Y, Liu Z, Zhang W. Thioester-Containing Benzoate Derivatives with α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity from the Deep-Sea-Derived Fungus Talaromyces indigoticus FS688. Mar Drugs 2021; 20:33. [PMID: 35049889 PMCID: PMC8781869 DOI: 10.3390/md20010033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Eurothiocins C-H (1-6), six unusual thioester-containing benzoate derivatives, were isolated from the deep-sea-derived fungus Talaromyces indigoticus FS688 together with a known analogue eurothiocin A (7). Their structures were elucidated through spectroscopic analysis and the absolute configurations were determined by X-ray diffraction and ECD calculations. In addition, compound 1 exhibited significant inhibitory activity against α-glucosidase with an IC50 value of 5.4 μM, while compounds 4 and 5 showed moderate effects with IC50 values of 33.6 and 72.1 μM, respectively. A preliminary structure-activity relationship is discussed and a docking analysis was performed.
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- Mingqiong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, 100 Central Xianlie Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510070, China; (M.L.); (S.L.); (J.H.)
- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, 100 Central Xianlie Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510070, China; (M.L.); (S.L.); (J.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, 100 Central Xianlie Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510070, China; (M.L.); (S.L.); (J.H.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, 100 Central Xianlie Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510070, China; (M.L.); (S.L.); (J.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, 100 Central Xianlie Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510070, China; (M.L.); (S.L.); (J.H.)
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Mattio LM, Pinna C, Catinella G, Musso L, Pedersen KJ, Krogfelt KA, Dallavalle S, Pinto A. Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of δ-Viniferin Analogues and Isosteres. Molecules 2021; 26:7594. [PMID: 34946674 PMCID: PMC8703454 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The natural stilbenoid dehydro-δ-viniferin, containing a benzofuran core, has been recently identified as a promising antimicrobial agent. To define the structural elements relevant to its activity, we modified the styryl moiety, appended at C5 of the benzofuran ring. In this paper, we report the construction of stilbenoid-derived 2,3-diaryl-5-substituted benzofurans, which allowed us to prepare a focused collection of dehydro-δ-viniferin analogues. The antimicrobial activity of the synthesized compounds was evaluated against S. aureus ATCC29213. The simplified analogue 5,5'-(2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)benzofuran-3,5-diyl)bis(benzene-1,3-diol), obtained in three steps from 4-bromo-2-iodophenol (63% overall yield), emerged as a promising candidate for further investigation (MIC = 4 µg/mL).
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- Luce Micaela Mattio
- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.M.M.); (C.P.); (G.C.); (L.M.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.M.M.); (C.P.); (G.C.); (L.M.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.M.M.); (C.P.); (G.C.); (L.M.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.M.M.); (C.P.); (G.C.); (L.M.); (A.P.)
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- Institute of Molecular and Medical Biology, Roskilde University, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark; (K.J.P.); (K.A.K.)
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- Institute of Molecular and Medical Biology, Roskilde University, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark; (K.J.P.); (K.A.K.)
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.M.M.); (C.P.); (G.C.); (L.M.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.M.M.); (C.P.); (G.C.); (L.M.); (A.P.)
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Eldehna WM, Salem R, Elsayed ZM, Al-Warhi T, Knany HR, Ayyad RR, Traiki TB, Abdulla MH, Ahmad R, Abdel-Aziz HA, El-Haggar R. Development of novel benzofuran-isatin conjugates as potential antiproliferative agents with apoptosis inducing mechanism in Colon cancer. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 36:1424-1435. [PMID: 34176414 PMCID: PMC8245078 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.1944127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In the current work, a new set of carbohydrazide linked benzofuran-isatin conjugates (5a-e and 7a-i) was designed and synthesised. The anticancer activity for compounds (5b-d, 7a, 7b, 7d and 7g) was measured against NCI-55 human cancer cell lines. Compound 5d was the most efficient, and thus subjected to the five-dose screen where it showed excellent broad activity against almost all tested cancer subpanels. Furthermore, all conjugates (5a-e and 7a-i) showed a good anti-proliferative activity towards colorectal cancer SW-620 and HT-29 cell lines, with an excellent inhibitory effect for compounds 5a and 5d (IC50 = 8.7 and 9.4 µM (5a), and 6.5 and 9.8 µM for (5d), respectively). Both compounds displayed selective cytotoxicity with good safety profile. In addition, both compounds provoked apoptosis in a dose dependent manner in SW-620 cells. Also, they significantly inhibited the anti-apoptotic Bcl2 protein expression and increased the cleaved PARP level that resulted in SW-620 cells apoptosis.
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- Wagdy M. Eldehna
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Scientific Research and Innovation Support Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Colorectal Research Chair, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Colorectal Research Chair, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Colorectal Research Chair, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Applied Organic Chemistry, National Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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Eldehna WM, Al-Rashood ST, Al-Warhi T, Eskandrani RO, Alharbi A, El Kerdawy AM. Novel oxindole/benzofuran hybrids as potential dual CDK2/GSK-3β inhibitors targeting breast cancer: design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and in silico studies. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 36:270-285. [PMID: 33327806 PMCID: PMC7751407 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2020.1862101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [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: 11/01/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The serine/threonine protein kinases CDK2 and GSK-3β are key oncotargets in breast cancer cell lines, therefore, in the present study three series of oxindole-benzofuran hybrids were designed and synthesised as dual CDK2/GSK-3β inhibitors targeting breast cancer (5a-g, 7a-h, and 13a-b). The N1 -unsubstituted oxindole derivatives, series 5, showed moderate to potent activity on both MCF-7 and T-47D breast cancer cell lines. Compounds 5d-f showed the most potent cytotoxic activity with IC50 of 3.41, 3.45 and 2.27 μM, respectively, on MCF-7 and of 3.82, 4.53 and 7.80 μM, respectively, on T-47D cell lines, in comparison to the used reference standard (staurosporine) IC50 of 4.81 and 4.34 μM, respectively. On the other hand, the N1 -substituted oxindole derivatives, series 7 and 13, showed moderate to weak cytotoxic activity on both breast cancer cell lines. CDK2 and GSK-3β enzyme inhibition assay of series 5 revealed that compounds 5d and 5f are showing potent dual CDK2/GSK-3β inhibitory activity with IC50 of 37.77 and 52.75 nM, respectively, on CDK2 and 32.09 and 40.13 nM, respectively, on GSK-3β. The most potent compounds 5d-f caused cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase in MCF-7 cells inducing cell apoptosis because of the CDK2/GSK-3β inhibition. Molecular docking studies showed that the newly synthesised N1 -unsubstituted oxindole hybrids have comparable binding patterns in both CDK2 and GSK-3β. The oxindole ring is accommodated in the hinge region interacting through hydrogen bonding with the backbone CO and NH of the key amino acids Glu81 and Leu83, respectively, in CDK2 and Asp133 and Val135, respectively, in GSK-3β. Whereas, in series 7 and 13, the N1 -substitutions on the oxindole nucleus hinder the compounds from achieving these key interactions with hinge region amino acids what rationalises their moderate to low anti-proliferative activity.
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- Wagdy M. Eldehna
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, New Giza University, Cairo, Egypt
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Al-Sanea MM, Al-Ansary GH, Elsayed ZM, Maklad RM, Elkaeed EB, Abdelgawad MA, Bukhari SNA, Abdel-Aziz MM, Suliman H, Eldehna WM. Development of 3-methyl/3-(morpholinomethyl)benzofuran derivatives as novel antitumor agents towards non-small cell lung cancer cells. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 36:987-999. [PMID: 33985397 PMCID: PMC8128204 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.1915302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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As one of the most lethal malignancies, lung cancer is considered to account for approximately one-fifth of all malignant tumours-related deaths worldwide. This study reports the synthesis and in vitro biological assessment of two sets of 3-methylbenzofurans (4a-d, 6a-c, 8a-c and 11) and 3-(morpholinomethyl)benzofurans (15a-c, 16a-b, 17a-b and 18) as potential anticancer agents towards non-small cell lung carcinoma A549 and NCI-H23 cell lines, with VEGFR-2 inhibitory activity. The target benzofuran-based derivatives efficiently inhibited the growth of both A549 and NCI-H23 cell lines with IC50 spanning in ranges 1.48-47.02 and 0.49-68.9 µM, respectively. The three most active benzofurans (4b, 15a and 16a) were further investigated for their effects on the cell cycle progression and apoptosis in A549 (for 4b) and NCI-H23 (for 15a and 16a) cell lines. Furthermore, benzofurans 4b, 15a and 16a displayed good VEGFR-2 inhibitory activity with IC50 equal 77.97, 132.5 and 45.4 nM, respectively.
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- Mohammad M. Al-Sanea
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacy Program, Batterejee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Scientific Research and Innovation Support Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
- Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Ad Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
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- The Regional Center for Mycology & Biotechnology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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Murthy VS, Tamboli Y, Krishna VS, Sriram D, Akber Ansari S, Alarfaj AA, Hirad AH, Vijayakumar V. Design and characterisation of piperazine-benzofuran integrated dinitrobenzenesulfonamide as Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strain inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 36:1751-1759. [PMID: 34325595 PMCID: PMC8330757 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.1956914] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Molecular hybridisation of four bioactive fragments piperazine, substituted-benzofuran, amino acids, and 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonamide as single molecular architecture was designed. A series of new hybrids were synthesised and subjected to evaluation for their inhibitory activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) H37Rv. 4d-f and 4o found to exhibit MIC as 1.56 µg/mL, equally active as ethambutol whereas 4a, 4c, 4j displayed MIC 0.78 µg/mL were superior to ethambutol. Tested compounds demonstrated an excellent safety profile with very low toxicity, good selectivity index, and antioxidant properties. All the newly synthesised compounds were thoroughly characterised by analytical methods. The result was further supported by molecular modelling studies on the crystal structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis enoyl reductase.
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- Vallabhaneni S. Murthy
- Centre for Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore, India
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- Centre for Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Antimycobacterial Research Laboratory, Pharmacy Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Antimycobacterial Research Laboratory, Pharmacy Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore, India
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Wang L, Kim HS, Je JG, Fu X, Huang C, Ahn G, Oh JY, Sanjeewa KKA, Xu J, Gao X, Yeo IK, Jeon YJ. In Vitro and In Vivo Photoprotective Effects of (-)-Loliode Isolated from the Brown Seaweed, Sargassum horneri. Molecules 2021; 26:6898. [PMID: 34833989 PMCID: PMC8620499 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26226898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Skin is the largest organ of humans. Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) is the primary environmental factor that causes skin damage. The compound, (-)-loliode, isolated from the brown seaweed Sargassum horneri, showed strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in in vitro and in vivo models. To further explore the potential of (-)-loliode in cosmetics, in the present study, we investigated the photoprotective effect of (-)-loliode in vitro in skin cells and in vivo in zebrafish. The results indicated that (-)-loliode significantly reduced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level, improved cell viability, and suppressed apoptosis of UVB-irradiated human keratinocytes. In addition, (-)-loliode remarkably attenuated oxidative damage, improved collagen synthesis, and inhibited matrix metalloproteinases expression in UVB-irradiated human dermal fibroblasts. Furthermore, the in vivo test demonstrated that (-)-loliode effectively and dose-dependently suppressed UVB-induced zebrafish damage displayed in decreasing the levels of ROS, nitric oxide, lipid peroxidation, and cell death in UVB-irradiated zebrafish. These results indicate that (-)-loliode possesses strong photoprotective activities and suggest (-)-loliode may an ideal ingredient in the pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries.
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- Lei Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (L.W.); (X.F.); (J.X.); (X.G.)
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- National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, 75, Jangsan-ro 101gil, Janghang-eup, Seocheon 33662, Korea;
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea;
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (L.W.); (X.F.); (J.X.); (X.G.)
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- Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China;
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- Department of Marine Bio Food Science, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 59626, Korea;
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- Food Safety and Processing Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, Korea;
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- Department of Biosystem Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Pitipana, Homagama 10206, Sri Lanka;
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (L.W.); (X.F.); (J.X.); (X.G.)
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (L.W.); (X.F.); (J.X.); (X.G.)
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea;
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea;
- Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 63333, Korea
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van der Leun AM, Hoekstra ME, Reinalda L, Scheele CLGJ, Toebes M, van de Graaff MJ, Chen LYY, Li H, Bercovich A, Lubling Y, David E, Thommen DS, Tanay A, van Rheenen J, Amit I, van Kasteren SI, Schumacher TN. Single-cell analysis of regions of interest (SCARI) using a photosensitive tag. Nat Chem Biol 2021; 17:1139-1147. [PMID: 34504322 PMCID: PMC7611907 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-021-00839-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The functional activity and differentiation potential of cells are determined by their interactions with surrounding cells. Approaches that allow unbiased characterization of cell states while at the same time providing spatial information are of major value to assess this environmental influence. However, most current techniques are hampered by a tradeoff between spatial resolution and cell profiling depth. Here, we develop a photocage-based technology that allows isolation and in-depth analysis of live cells from regions of interest in complex ex vivo systems, including primary human tissues. The use of a highly sensitive 4-nitrophenyl(benzofuran) cage coupled to a set of nanobodies allows high-resolution photo-uncaging of different cell types in areas of interest. Single-cell RNA-sequencing of spatially defined CD8+ T cells is used to exemplify the feasibility of identifying location-dependent cell states. The technology described here provides a valuable tool for the analysis of spatially defined cells in diverse biological systems, including clinical samples.
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- Anne M van der Leun
- Division of Molecular Oncology & Immunology, Oncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Oncology & Immunology, Oncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-Organic Synthesis, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, Oncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- VIB-KULeuven Center for Cancer Biology, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Molecular Oncology & Immunology, Oncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-Organic Synthesis, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
- SeraNovo, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, Oncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
- Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics and Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics and Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Division of Molecular Oncology & Immunology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics and Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, Oncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Bio-Organic Synthesis, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands.
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- Division of Molecular Oncology & Immunology, Oncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Department of Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
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Oh JS, Lee SJ, Choung SY. Lithospermum erythrorhizon Alleviates Atopic Dermatitis-like Skin Lesions by Restoring Immune Balance and Skin Barrier Function in 2.4-Dinitrochlorobenzene-Induced NC/Nga Mice. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13093209. [PMID: 34579088 PMCID: PMC8470668 DOI: 10.3390/nu13093209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The incidence of atopic dermatitis (AD), a disease characterized by an abnormal immune balance and skin barrier function, has increased rapidly in developed countries. This study investigated the anti-atopic effect of Lithospermum erythrorhizon (LE) using NC/Nga mice induced by 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene. LE reduced AD clinical symptoms, including inflammatory cell infiltration, epidermal thickness, ear thickness, and scratching behavior, in the mice. Additionally, LE reduced serum IgE and histamine levels, and restored the T helper (Th) 1/Th2 immune balance through regulation of the IgG1/IgG2a ratio. LE also reduced the levels of AD-related cytokines and chemokines, including interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-4, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), thymic stromal lymphopoietin, thymus and activation-regulated chemokine, macrophage-derived chemokine, regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in the serum. Moreover, LE modulated AD-related cytokines and chemokines expressed and secreted by Th1, Th2, Th17, and Th22 cells in the dorsal skin and splenocytes. Furthermore, LE restored skin barrier function by increasing pro-filaggrin gene expression and levels of skin barrier-related proteins filaggrin, involucrin, loricrin, occludin, and zonula occludens-1. These results suggest that LE is a potential therapeutic agent that can alleviate AD by modulating Th1/Th2 immune balance and restoring skin barrier function.
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- Jin-Su Oh
- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea;
- Department of Preventive Pharmacy and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea
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Amani D, Shakiba E, Motaghi E, Alipanah H, Jalalpourroodsari M, Rashidi M. Psoralidin exerts anti-tumor, anti-angiogenic, and immunostimulatory activities in 4T1 tumor-bearing balb/c mice. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2021; 43:71-79. [PMID: 34496167 DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2021-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psoralidin as a compound of the Psoralea corylifolia seeds exhibited several anti-cancer potentials in various cancers. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, 4T1 tumor-bearing Balb/c mice were treated by intraperitoneal administration of Psoralidin, and Paraffin, as a control group to investigate anti-tumor, anti-angiogenic, and immunostimulatory activities in breast cancer. Body weight and tumor volume measurement were performed. Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining as well as immunohistochemistry for Ki-67, CD31 and VEGF markers were conducted. In addition, ELISA assay was performed for evaluating the serum level of IFN-γ and IL-4. Moreover, real time assay was performed to evaluate the expression of angiogenesis and immunostimulatory related genes. RESULTS There were no significant changes in the body weight of all animal groups. The anti-cancer effects of Psoralidin were significantly observed after 24 days of the last treatment, confirmed by smaller tumor volume and also H&E staining. The expression level of Ki-67, CD31 and VEGF were significantly decreased in tumor tissues of the Psoralidin-treated group in comparison with Paraffin-treated group. Moreover, there was a significant reduction in the serum level of IL-4 in tumor-bearing mice after Psoralidin treatment while the serum level of IFN-γ was significantly augmented in all groups. Moreover, the reduction in expression of VEGF-a and IL-1β was observed. Interestingly Psoralidin treatment led to expression increase of FOXp3. CONCLUSIONS Psoralidin shows the anti-cancer potential in an animal model of breast cancer; however, further studies are recommended to elucidate its mechanisms of action.
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- Davar Amani
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Science, Fasa, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Li E, Wang Y, Li Q, Li L, Wei L. Protective Effects of Sal B on Oxidative Stress-Induced Aging by Regulating the Keap1/Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in Zebrafish. Molecules 2021; 26:5239. [PMID: 34500674 PMCID: PMC8434535 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26175239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The models of oxidative damage-induced aging were established by adding ethanol (C2H5OH), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) to zebrafish embryos in this research. To find effective protective drugs/foods, Salvianolic acid B (Sal B) was added after the embryos were treated by these oxidative reagents. After being treated with ethanol, H2O2 and 6-OHDA, the morphological changes were obvious and the deformities included spinal curvature, heart bleeding, liver bleeding, yolk sac deformity and pericardial edema, and the expression of oxidative stress-related genes Nrf2b, sod1 and sod2 and aging-related genes myl2a and selenbp1 were significantly up-regulated compared to the control group. While after adding 0.05 μg/mL and 0.5 μg/mL Sal B to the ethanol-treated group, death rates and MDA levels decreased, the activity of antioxidant enzyme (SOD, CAT and GSH-Px) changed and Nrf2b, sod1, sod2, myl2a, selenbp1, p53 and p21 were down-regulated compared to the ethanol-treated group. The bioinformatics analysis also showed that oxidative stress-related factors were associated with a variety of cellular functions and physiological pathways. In conclusion, Sal B can protect against aging through regulating the Keap1/Nrf2 pathway as well as antioxidative genes and enzyme activity.
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- Erzhuo Li
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China;
- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Instituted of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (Y.W.); (Q.L.)
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Instituted of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (Y.W.); (Q.L.)
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Instituted of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (Y.W.); (Q.L.)
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Instituted of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (Y.W.); (Q.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China;
- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Instituted of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (Y.W.); (Q.L.)
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Zermeño-Macías MDLÁ, González-Chávez MM, Méndez F, Richaud A, González-Chávez R, Ojeda-Fuentes LE, Niño-Moreno PDC, Martínez R. Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shift (NICS) as a Criterion for the Design of New Antifungal Benzofuranones. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26165078. [PMID: 34443666 PMCID: PMC8401487 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26165078] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The assertion made by Wu et al. that aromaticity may have considerable implications for molecular design motivated us to use nucleus-independent chemical shifts (NICS) as an aromaticity criterion to evaluate the antifungal activity of two series of indol-4-ones. A linear regression analysis of NICS and antifungal activity showed that both tested variables were significantly related (p < 0.05); when aromaticity increased, the antifungal activity decreased for series I and increased for series II. To verify the validity of the obtained equations, a new set of 44 benzofuran-4-ones was designed by replacing the nitrogen atom of the five-membered ring with oxygen in indol-4-ones. The NICS(0) and NICS(1) of benzofuran-4-ones were calculated and used to predict their biological activities using the previous equations. A set of 10 benzofuran-4-ones was synthesized and tested in eight human pathogenic fungi, showing the validity of the equations. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in yeasts was 31.25 µg·mL–1 for Candida glabrata, Candida krusei and Candida guilliermondii with compounds 15-32, 15-15 and 15-1. The MIC for filamentous fungi was 1.95 µg·mL–1 for Aspergillus niger for compounds 15-1, 15-33 and 15-34. The results obtained support the use of NICS in the molecular design of compounds with antifungal activity.
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- María de los Ángeles Zermeño-Macías
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Dr. Manuel Nava No. 6 Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico; (M.d.l.Á.Z.-M.); (R.G.-C.); (L.E.O.-F.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Dr. Manuel Nava No. 6 Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico; (M.d.l.Á.Z.-M.); (R.G.-C.); (L.E.O.-F.)
- Correspondence: (M.M.G.-C.); (F.M.); Tel.: +2-444-8262300 (ext. 6471) (M.M.G.-C.); +52-555-804-6400 (ext. 3326) (F.M.)
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- Departamento de Química, División de Ciencias Biológicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México 09340, Mexico;
- CEMHTI-CNRS, UPR3079, Site Haute Température, CS 90055, 1D avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, CEDEX 2, 45071 Orléans, France
- Correspondence: (M.M.G.-C.); (F.M.); Tel.: +2-444-8262300 (ext. 6471) (M.M.G.-C.); +52-555-804-6400 (ext. 3326) (F.M.)
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- Departamento de Química, División de Ciencias Biológicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México 09340, Mexico;
- CEMHTI-CNRS, UPR3079, Site Haute Température, CS 90055, 1D avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, CEDEX 2, 45071 Orléans, France
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Dr. Manuel Nava No. 6 Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico; (M.d.l.Á.Z.-M.); (R.G.-C.); (L.E.O.-F.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Dr. Manuel Nava No. 6 Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico; (M.d.l.Á.Z.-M.); (R.G.-C.); (L.E.O.-F.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina (CICSaB), UASLP. Av. Paseo de los Derechos Humanos No. 300, Lomas de San Luis, San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico;
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- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior de Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico;
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Tian T, Chen GY, Zhang H, Yang FQ. Personal Glucose Meter for α-Glucosidase Inhibitor Screening Based on the Hydrolysis of Maltose. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26154638. [PMID: 34361791 PMCID: PMC8348101 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154638] [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] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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As a key enzyme regulating postprandial blood glucose, α-Glucosidase is considered to be an effective target for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. In this study, a simple, rapid, and effective method for enzyme inhibitors screening assay was established based on α-glucosidase catalyzes reactions in a personal glucose meter (PGM). α-glucosidase catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to produce glucose, which triggers the reduction of ferricyanide (K3[Fe(CN)6]) to ferrocyanide (K4[Fe(CN)6]) and generates the PGM detectable signals. When the α-glucosidase inhibitor (such as acarbose) is added, the yield of glucose and the readout of PGM decreased accordingly. This method can achieve the direct determination of α-glucosidase activity by the PGM as simple as the blood glucose tests. Under the optimal experimental conditions, the developed method was applied to evaluate the inhibitory activity of thirty-four small-molecule compounds and eighteen medicinal plants extracts on α-glucosidase. The results exhibit that lithospermic acid (52.5 ± 3.0%) and protocatechualdehyde (36.8 ± 2.8%) have higher inhibitory activity than that of positive control acarbose (31.5 ± 2.5%) at the same final concentration of 5.0 mM. Besides, the lemon extract has a good inhibitory effect on α-glucosidase with a percentage of inhibition of 43.3 ± 3.5%. Finally, the binding sites and modes of four active small-molecule compounds to α-glucosidase were investigated by molecular docking analysis. These results indicate that the PGM method is feasible to screening inhibitors from natural products with simple and rapid operations.
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- Tao Tian
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China; (T.T.); (G.-Y.C.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China; (T.T.); (G.-Y.C.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China; (T.T.); (G.-Y.C.)
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of High Active Traditional Chinese Drug Delivery System, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing 401331, China
- Correspondence: (H.Z.); (F.-Q.Y.); Tel.: +86-138-9621-7134 (H.Z.); +86-136-1765-0637 (F.-Q.Y.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China; (T.T.); (G.-Y.C.)
- Correspondence: (H.Z.); (F.-Q.Y.); Tel.: +86-138-9621-7134 (H.Z.); +86-136-1765-0637 (F.-Q.Y.)
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Paudel P, Seong SH, Park SE, Ryu JH, Jung HA, Choi JS. In Vitro and In Silico Characterization of G-Protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR) Targets of Phlorofucofuroeckol-A and Dieckol. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:326. [PMID: 34199834 PMCID: PMC8228075 DOI: 10.3390/md19060326] [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: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Phlorotannins are polyphenolic compounds in marine alga, especially the brown algae. Among numerous phlorotannins, dieckol and phlorofucofuroeckol-A (PFF-A) are the major ones and despite a wider biological activity profile, knowledge of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) targets of these phlorotannins is lacking. This study explores prime GPCR targets of the two phlorotannins. In silico proteocheminformatics modeling predicted twenty major protein targets and in vitro functional assays showed a good agonist effect at the α2C adrenergic receptor (α2CAR) and an antagonist effect at the adenosine 2A receptor (A2AR), δ-opioid receptor (δ-OPR), glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R), and 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A receptor (5-TH1AR) of both phlorotannins. Besides, dieckol showed an antagonist effect at the vasopressin 1A receptor (V1AR) and PFF-A showed a promising agonist effect at the cannabinoid 1 receptor and an antagonist effect at V1AR. In silico molecular docking simulation enabled us to investigate and identify distinct binding features of these phlorotannins to the target proteins. The docking results suggested that dieckol and PFF-A bind to the crystal structures of the proteins with good affinity involving key interacting amino acid residues comparable to reference ligands. Overall, the present study suggests α2CAR, A2AR, δ-OPR, GLP-1R, 5-TH1AR, CB1R, and V1AR as prime receptor targets of dieckol and PFF-A.
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- Pradeep Paudel
- Department of Food and Life Science, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea; (P.P.); (S.H.S.); (S.E.P.)
- National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
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- Department of Food and Life Science, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea; (P.P.); (S.H.S.); (S.E.P.)
- Natural Products Research Division, Honam National Institute of Biological Resource, Mokpo 58762, Korea
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- Department of Food and Life Science, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea; (P.P.); (S.H.S.); (S.E.P.)
- Department of Biomedical Science, Asan Medical Institute of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul 05505, Korea
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea
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- Department of Food and Life Science, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea; (P.P.); (S.H.S.); (S.E.P.)
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Wu LQ, Ma X, Liu ZP. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of 3-(1-benzotriazole)-nor-β-lapachones as NQO1-directed antitumor agents. Bioorg Chem 2021; 113:104995. [PMID: 34034133 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A series of novel 3-(1-benzotriazole)-nor-β-lapachones 5a-5l were synthesized as the NQO1-targeted anticancer agents. Most of these compounds displayed good antiproliferative activity against the breast cancer MCF-7, lung cancer A549 and hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells in agreements with their NQO1 activity. Among them, compound 5k was identified as a favorable NQO1 substrate. It could activate the ROS production in a NQO1-dependent manner, arrest tumor cell cycle at G0/G1 phase, promote tumor cell apoptosis, and decrease the mitochondrial membrane potential. In HepG2 xenograft models, 5k significantly suppressed the tumor growth with no influences on animal body weights. Therefore, 5k could be a good lead for further anticancer drug developments.
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- Li-Qiang Wu
- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, PR China; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, PR China.
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Han EJ, Kim SY, Han HJ, Kim HS, Kim KN, Fernando IPS, Madusanka DMD, Dias MKHM, Cheong SH, Park SR, Han YS, Lee K, Ahn G. UVB protective effects of Sargassum horneri through the regulation of Nrf2 mediated antioxidant mechanism. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9963. [PMID: 33976251 PMCID: PMC8113259 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88949-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of a methanol extract of Sargassum horneri (SHM), which contains 6-hydroxy-4,4,7a-trimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydrobenzofuran-2(4H)-one (HTT) and apo-9'-fucoxanthinone, against ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced cellular damage in human keratinocytes and its underlying mechanism. SHM significantly improved cell viability of UVB-exposed human keratinocytes by reducing the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Moreover, SHM inhibited UVB exposure-induced apoptosis by reducing the formation of apoptotic bodies and the populations of the sub-G1 hypodiploid cells and the early apoptotic cells by modulating the expression of the anti- and pro-apoptotic molecules, Bcl-2 and Bax, respectively. Furthermore, SHM inhibited NF-κB p65 activation by inducing the activation of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling. The cytoprotective and antiapoptotic activities of SHM are abolished by the inhibition of HO-1 signaling. In further study, SHM restored the skin dryness and skin barrier disruption in UVB-exposed human keratinocytes. Based to these results, our study suggests that SHM protects the cells against UVB-induced cellular damages through the Nrf2/HO-1/NF-κB p65 signaling pathway and may be potentially useful for the prevention of UVB-induced skin damage.
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- Eui Jeong Han
- Research Center for Healthcare and Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea
- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea
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- Chuncheon Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea
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- National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, Janghang-eup, Seocheon, 33662, Republic of Korea
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- Chuncheon Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Control Center for Aquatic Animal Diseases, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea
- Department of Marine Bio-Food Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea
- Department of Marine Bio-Food Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea
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- Estuarine and Coastal Ecology Laboratory, Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju, 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Neo Environmental Business Co., Daewoo Technopark, Doyak-ro, Bucheon, 14523, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Fisheries Science, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Marine Technology, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Marine Bio-Food Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea.
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Aatif M, Muteeb G, Alsultan A, Alshoaibi A, Khelif BY. Dieckol and Its Derivatives as Potential Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein (UK Strain: VUI 202012/01): A Computational Study. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:242. [PMID: 33922914 PMCID: PMC8145291 DOI: 10.3390/md19050242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The high risk of morbidity and mortality associated with SARS-CoV-2 has accelerated the development of many potential vaccines. However, these vaccines are designed against SARS-CoV-2 isolated in Wuhan, China, and thereby may not be effective against other SARS-CoV-2 variants such as the United Kingdom variant (VUI-202012/01). The UK SARS-CoV-2 variant possesses D614G mutation in the Spike protein, which impart it a high rate of infection. Therefore, newer strategies are warranted to design novel vaccines and drug candidates specifically designed against the mutated forms of SARS-CoV-2. One such strategy is to target ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme2)-Spike protein RBD (receptor binding domain) interaction. Here, we generated a homology model of Spike protein RBD of SARS-CoV-2 UK strain and screened a marine seaweed database employing different computational approaches. On the basis of high-throughput virtual screening, standard precision, and extra precision molecular docking, we identified BE011 (Dieckol) as the most potent compounds against RBD. However, Dieckol did not display drug-like properties, and thus different derivatives of it were generated in silico and evaluated for binding potential and drug-like properties. One Dieckol derivative (DK07) displayed good binding affinity for RBD along with acceptable physicochemical, pharmacokinetic, drug-likeness, and ADMET properties. Analysis of the RBD-DK07 interaction suggested the formation of hydrogen bonds, electrostatic interactions, and hydrophobic interactions with key residues mediating the ACE2-RBD interaction. Molecular dynamics simulation confirmed the stability of the RBD-DK07 complex. Free energy calculations suggested the primary role of electrostatic and Van der Waals' interaction in stabilizing the RBD-DK07 complex. Thus, DK07 may be developed as a potential inhibitor of the RBD-ACE2 interaction. However, these results warrant further validation by in vitro and in vivo studies.
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- Mohammad Aatif
- Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Applied Medical Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
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Chang L, Fischer-Durand N, Gontard G, Bertrand B, Thorimbert S, Dechoux L. A Solvent-free, Catalyst-free Formal [3+3] Cycloaddition Dearomatization Strategy: Towards New Fluorophores for Biomolecules Labelling. ChemSusChem 2021; 14:1821-1824. [PMID: 33651919 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A general, sustainable dearomatization reaction for nitrogen-containing heterocycles was developed. Under solvent free conditions and without catalyst, the biorenewable methyl coumalate (MC) reacted as an efficient C3 partner to convert nine types of basic aromatic rings into their pyrido[1,2-a] fused derivatives in good to excellent yields. The fluorescence properties of some of the products were harnessed to conjugate fluorescent tags to bovine serum albumin (BSA) and immunoglobulin G.
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- Liang Chang
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
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Chen M, Asanuma M, Takahashi M, Shichino Y, Mito M, Fujiwara K, Saito H, Floor SN, Ingolia NT, Sodeoka M, Dodo K, Ito T, Iwasaki S. Dual targeting of DDX3 and eIF4A by the translation inhibitor rocaglamide A. Cell Chem Biol 2021; 28:475-486.e8. [PMID: 33296667 PMCID: PMC8052261 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The translation inhibitor rocaglamide A (RocA) has shown promising antitumor activity because it uniquely clamps eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4A onto polypurine RNA for selective translational repression. As eIF4A has been speculated to be a unique target of RocA, alternative targets have not been investigated. Here, we reveal that DDX3 is another molecular target of RocA. Proximity-specific fluorescence labeling of an O-nitrobenzoxadiazole-conjugated derivative revealed that RocA binds to DDX3. RocA clamps the DDX3 protein onto polypurine RNA in an ATP-independent manner. Analysis of a de novo-assembled transcriptome from the plant Aglaia, a natural source of RocA, uncovered the amino acid critical for RocA binding. Moreover, ribosome profiling showed that because of the dominant-negative effect of RocA, high expression of eIF4A and DDX3 strengthens translational repression in cancer cells. This study indicates that sequence-selective clamping of DDX3 and eIF4A, and subsequent dominant-negative translational repression by RocA determine its tumor toxicity.
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- Mingming Chen
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan; RNA Systems Biochemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Translation Structural Biology, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- RNA Systems Biochemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RNA Systems Biochemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan; RNA Systems Biochemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; AMED-CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; AMED-CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Japan
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- Laboratory for Translation Structural Biology, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan; AMED-CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Japan
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- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan; RNA Systems Biochemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; AMED-CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Japan.
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Li X, Wang X, Miao L, Guo Y, Yuan R, Tian H. Design, synthesis, and neuroprotective effects of novel hybrid compounds containing edaravone analogue and 3-n-butylphthalide ring-opened derivatives. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 556:99-105. [PMID: 33839420 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.03.171] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To develop anti-ischemic stroke drugs with higher blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetrating capability and neuroprotective activity, a series of hybrid compounds containing edaravone analogue and 3-n-butylphthalide (NBP) ring-opened derivatives were synthesized and biologically evaluated. Among them, compound 10a displayed the highest protective activity in SH-SY5Y cells against oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) and H2O2 insults. Experiment results indicated that 10a could inhibit platelet aggregation via the synergistic action of the edaravone analogue and NBP, and its oral administration protected the rats against ischemia/reperfusion-induced brain injury. Moreover, 10a effectively inhibited apoptosis and reduced oxidative stress in OGD-exposed cells. Further analysis suggested that 10a might alleviate oxidative damage in SH-SY5Y cells via the modulation of the Nrf2 pathway. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that 10a can emerge as a potential candidate drug for the treatment of ischemic stroke.
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- Xuejiao Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin, 300192, China.
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Arraki K, Totoson P, Decendit A, Zedet A, Maroilley J, Badoc A, Demougeot C, Girard C. Mammalian Arginase Inhibitory Activity of Methanolic Extracts and Isolated Compounds from Cyperus Species. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26061694. [PMID: 33803532 PMCID: PMC8002983 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Polyphenolic enriched extracts from two species of Cyperus, Cyperus glomeratus and Cyperus thunbergii, possess mammalian arginase inhibitory capacities, with the percentage inhibition ranging from 80% to 95% at 100 µg/mL and 40% to 64% at 10 µg/mL. Phytochemical investigation of these species led to the isolation and identification of two new natural stilbene oligomers named thunbergin A-B (1–2), together with three other stilbenes, trans-resveratrol (3), trans-scirpusin A (4), trans-cyperusphenol A (6), and two flavonoids, aureusidin (5) and luteolin (7), which were isolated for the first time from C.thunbergii and C. glomeratus. Structures were established on the basis of the spectroscopic data from MS and NMR experiments. The arginase inhibitory activity of compounds 1–7 was evaluated through an in vitro arginase inhibitory assay using purified liver bovine arginase. As a result, five compounds (1, 4–7) showed significant inhibition of arginase, with IC50 values between 17.6 and 60.6 µM, in the range of those of the natural arginase inhibitor piceatannol (12.6 µM). In addition, methanolic extract from Cyperus thunbergii exhibited an endothelium and NO-dependent vasorelaxant effect on thoracic aortic rings from rats and improved endothelial dysfunction in an adjuvant-induced arthritis rat model.
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- Kamel Arraki
- PEPITE EA 4267, FHU INCREASE, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, France; (K.A.); (P.T.); (A.Z.); (J.M.); (C.D.)
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- PEPITE EA 4267, FHU INCREASE, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, France; (K.A.); (P.T.); (A.Z.); (J.M.); (C.D.)
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- MIB-UR Oenologie, EA 4577, USC 1366 INRA, University of Bordeaux, ISVV, 33882 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (A.D.); (A.B.)
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- PEPITE EA 4267, FHU INCREASE, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, France; (K.A.); (P.T.); (A.Z.); (J.M.); (C.D.)
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- PEPITE EA 4267, FHU INCREASE, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, France; (K.A.); (P.T.); (A.Z.); (J.M.); (C.D.)
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- MIB-UR Oenologie, EA 4577, USC 1366 INRA, University of Bordeaux, ISVV, 33882 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (A.D.); (A.B.)
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- PEPITE EA 4267, FHU INCREASE, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, France; (K.A.); (P.T.); (A.Z.); (J.M.); (C.D.)
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- PEPITE EA 4267, FHU INCREASE, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, France; (K.A.); (P.T.); (A.Z.); (J.M.); (C.D.)
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Masagalli JN, BasavanaGowda MK, Chae HS, Choi WJ. Synthesis of Moracin C and Its Derivatives with a 2-arylbenzofuran Motif and Evaluation of Their PCSK9 Inhibitory Effects in HepG2 Cells. Molecules 2021; 26:1327. [PMID: 33801308 PMCID: PMC7958322 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26051327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a key factor in several cardiovascular diseases, as it is responsible for the elevation of circulating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in blood plasma by direct interaction with the LDL receptor. The development of orally available drugs to inhibit this PCSK9-LDLR interaction is a highly desirable objective. Here, we report the synthesis of naturally occurring moracin compounds and their derivatives with a 2-arylbenzofuran motif to inhibit PCSK9 expression. In addition, we discuss a short approach involving the three-step synthesis of moracin C and a divergent method to obtain various analogs from one starting material. Among the tested derivatives, compound 7 (97.1%) was identified as a more potent inhibitor of PCSK9 expression in HepG2 cells than berberine (60.9%). These results provide a better understanding of the structure-activity relationships of moracin derivatives for the inhibition of PCSK9 expression in human hepatocytes.
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- College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Korea; (J.N.M.); (M.K.B.); (H.-S.C.)
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Romero MP, Buzza HH, Stringasci MD, Estevão BM, Silva CCC, Pereira-da-Silva MA, Inada NM, Bagnato VS. Graphene Oxide Theranostic Effect: Conjugation of Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapies Based on an in vivo Demonstration. Int J Nanomedicine 2021; 16:1601-1616. [PMID: 33688181 PMCID: PMC7935354 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s287415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally and is responsible, where about 1 in 6 deaths in the world. Therefore, there is a need to develop effective antitumor agents that are targeted only to the specific site of the tumor to improve the efficiency of cancer diagnosis and treatment and, consequently, limit the unwanted systemic side effects currently obtained by the use of chemotherapeutic agents. In this context, due to its unique physical and chemical properties of graphene oxide (GO), it has attracted interest in biomedicine for cancer therapy. METHODS In this study, we report the in vivo application of nanocomposites based on Graphene Oxide (nc-GO) with surface modified with PEG-folic acid, Rhodamine B and Indocyanine Green. In addition to displaying red fluorescence spectra Rhodamine B as the fluorescent label), in vivo experiments were performed using nc-GO to apply Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and Photothermal Therapy (PTT) in the treatment of Ehrlich tumors in mice using NIR light (808 nm 1.8 W/cm2). RESULTS This study based on fluorescence images was performed in the tumor in order to obtain the highest concentration of nc-GO in the tumor as a function of time (time after intraperitoneal injection). The time obtained was used for the efficient treatment of the tumor by PDT/PTT. DISCUSSION The current study shows an example of successful using nc-GO nanocomposites as a theranostic nanomedicine to perform simultaneously in vivo fluorescence diagnostic as well as combined PDT-PTT effects for cancer treatments.
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- Maria P Romero
- São Carlos Institute of Physics, IFSC/USP, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Departamento de Materiales, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, IFSC/USP, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, IFSC/USP, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- MackGraphe, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, IFSC/USP, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Xie J, Zhao ZZ, Li P, Zhu CL, Guo Y, Wang J, Deng XM, Wang JF. Senkyunolide I Protects against Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy by Attenuating Sleep Deprivation in a Murine Model of Cecal Ligation and Puncture. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2021; 2021:6647258. [PMID: 33628372 PMCID: PMC7899760 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6647258] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Sepsis may lead to sleep deprivation, which will promote the development of neuroinflammation and mediate the progression of sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). Senkyunolide I, an active component derived from an herb medicine, has been shown to provide a sedative effect to improve sleep. However, its role in sepsis is unclear. The present study was performed to investigate whether Senkyunolide I protected against SAE in a murine model of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Here, we showed that Senkyunolide I treatment improved the 7-day survival rate and reduced the excessive release of cytokines including TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β. A fear conditioning test was performed, and the results showed that Senkyunolide I attenuated CLP-induced cognitive dysfunction. Senkyunolide I treatment also decreased the phosphorylation levels of inflammatory signaling proteins, including p-ERK, p-JNK, p-P38, and p-P65, and the level of inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β, in the hippocampus homogenate. Sleep deprivation was attenuated by Senkyunolide I administration, as demonstrated by the modification of the BDNF and c-FOS expression. When sleep deprivation was induced manually, the protective effect of Senkyunolide I against inflammatory responses and cognitive dysfunction was reversed. Our data demonstrated that Senkyunolide I could protect against sepsis-associated encephalopathy in a murine model of sepsis via relieving sleep deprivation.
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- Jian Xie
- Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Silva J, Alves C, Martins A, Susano P, Simões M, Guedes M, Rehfeldt S, Pinteus S, Gaspar H, Rodrigues A, Goettert MI, Alfonso A, Pedrosa R. Loliolide, a New Therapeutic Option for Neurological Diseases? In Vitro Neuroprotective and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of a Monoterpenoid Lactone Isolated from Codium tomentosum. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:1888. [PMID: 33672866 PMCID: PMC7918146 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Parkinsons Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide, and is characterized by a progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. Without an effective treatment, it is crucial to find new therapeutic options to fight the neurodegenerative process, which may arise from marine resources. Accordingly, the goal of the present work was to evaluate the ability of the monoterpenoid lactone Loliolide, isolated from the green seaweed Codium tomentosum, to prevent neurological cell death mediated by the neurotoxin 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) on SH-SY5Y cells and their anti-inflammatory effects in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Loliolide was obtained from the diethyl ether extract, purified through column chromatography and identified by NMR spectroscopy. The neuroprotective effects were evaluated by the MTT method. Cells' exposure to 6-OHDA in the presence of Loliolide led to an increase of cells' viability in 40%, and this effect was mediated by mitochondrial protection, reduction of oxidative stress condition and apoptosis, and inhibition of the NF-kB pathway. Additionally, Loliolide also suppressed nitric oxide production and inhibited the production of TNF-α and IL-6 pro-inflammatory cytokines. The results suggest that Loliolide can inspire the development of new neuroprotective therapeutic agents and thus, more detailed studies should be considered to validate its pharmacological potential.
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- Joana Silva
- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal; (C.A.); (A.M.); (P.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (S.P.); (A.R.)
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain;
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal; (C.A.); (A.M.); (P.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (S.P.); (A.R.)
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal; (C.A.); (A.M.); (P.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (S.P.); (A.R.)
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal; (C.A.); (A.M.); (P.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (S.P.); (A.R.)
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal; (C.A.); (A.M.); (P.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (S.P.); (A.R.)
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal; (C.A.); (A.M.); (P.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (S.P.); (A.R.)
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- Cell Culture Laboratory, Graduate Program in Biotechnology, University of Vale do Taquari (Univates), Lajeado, RS 95914-014, Brazil; (S.R.); (M.I.G.)
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal; (C.A.); (A.M.); (P.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (S.P.); (A.R.)
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- BioISI—Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal;
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal; (C.A.); (A.M.); (P.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (S.P.); (A.R.)
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- Cell Culture Laboratory, Graduate Program in Biotechnology, University of Vale do Taquari (Univates), Lajeado, RS 95914-014, Brazil; (S.R.); (M.I.G.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain;
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-614 Peniche, Portugal
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Tang F, Yan YM, Yan HL, Wang LX, Hu CJ, Wang HL, Ao H, Peng C, Tan YZ. Chuanxiongdiolides R4 and R5, phthalide dimers with a complex polycyclic skeleton from the aerial parts of Ligusticum chuanxiong and their vasodilator activity. Bioorg Chem 2021; 107:104523. [PMID: 33339668 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chuanxiongdiolides R4-R6 (1-3), three novel phthalide dimers featuring two classes of unreported monomeric units (ligustilide/senkyunolide A and ligustilide/neocnidilide) with an unprecedented linkage style (3a,7'/7a,7'a), were isolated from the aerial parts of Ligusticum chuanxiong, together with three pairs of enantiomeric phthalide dimers [(-)/(+)-4a/4b, 5a/5b, and 6a/6b]. The bioassays revealed that compounds 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 showed significant vasodilation effects, and the mechanism may be attributed to Cav1.2 activation blockade. Based on the established compounds library, the structure activity relationship of the phthalides was proposed. Our findings afford possible leads for developing new vasodilator against cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension and ischemic stroke.
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- Fei Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicine Resources in Southwest China, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicine Resources in Southwest China, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicine Resources in Southwest China, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicine Resources in Southwest China, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Quality Control and Efficacy Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Granules, Sichuan New Green Medicine Science and Technology Development Co. Ltd., Pengzhou 611930, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicine Resources in Southwest China, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, People's Republic of China
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- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicine Resources in Southwest China, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicine Resources in Southwest China, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, People's Republic of China.
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Chiang YM, Lin TS, Chang SL, Ahn G, Wang CCC. An Aspergillus nidulans Platform for the Complete Cluster Refactoring and Total Biosynthesis of Fungal Natural Products. ACS Synth Biol 2021; 10:173-182. [PMID: 33375785 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.0c00536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fungal natural products (NPs) comprise a vast number of bioactive molecules with diverse activities, and among them are many important drugs. However, the yields of fungal NPs from native producers are usually low, and total synthesis of structurally complex NPs is challenging. As such, downstream derivatization and optimization of lead fungal NPs can be impeded by the high cost of obtaining sufficient starting material. In recent years, reconstitution of NP biosynthetic pathways in heterologous hosts has become an attractive alternative approach to produce complex NPs. Here, we present an efficient, cloning-free strategy for the cluster refactoring and total biosynthesis of fungal NPs in Aspergillus nidulans. Our platform places our genes of interest (GOIs) under the regulation of the robust asperfuranone afo biosynthesis gene machinery, allowing for their concerted activation upon induction. We demonstrated the utility of our system by creating strains that can synthesize high-value NPs, citreoviridin (1), mutilin (2), and pleuromutilin (3), with good to high yield and purity. This platform can be used not only for producing NPs of interests (i.e., total biosynthesis) but also for elucidating cryptic biosynthesis pathways.
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- Yi-Ming Chiang
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Department of Pharmacy, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan 71710, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Cosmetic Science, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan 71710, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Delogu GL, Kumar A, Gatto G, Bustelo F, Saavedra LM, Rodríguez-Franco MI, Laguna R, Viña D. Synthesis and in vitro study of nitro- and methoxy-2-phenylbenzofurans as human monoamine oxidase inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2021; 107:104616. [PMID: 33444985 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104616] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A new series of 2-phenylbenzofuran derivatives were designed and synthesized to determine relevant structural features for the MAO inhibitory activity and selectivity. Methoxy substituents were introduced in the 2-phenyl ring, whereas the benzofuran moiety was not substituted or substituted at the positions 5 or 7 with a nitro group. Substitution patterns on both the phenyl ring and the benzofuran moiety determine the affinity for MAO-A or MAO-B. The 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-5-nitrobenzofuran 9 was the most potent MAO-B inhibitor (IC50 = 0.024 µM) identified in this series, whereas 7-nitro-2-phenylbenzofuran 7 was the most potent MAO-A inhibitor (IC50 = 0.168 µM), both acting as reversible inhibitors. The number and position of the methoxyl groups on the 2-phenyl ring, have an important influence on the inhibitory activity. Molecular docking studies confirmed the experimental results and highlighted the importance of key residues in enzyme inhibition.
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- Giovanna L Delogu
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona s/n, Campus Vida 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Médica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IQM-CSIC), c/ Juan de la Cierva 3, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Médica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IQM-CSIC), c/ Juan de la Cierva 3, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona s/n, Campus Vida 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona s/n, Campus Vida 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Kitamura Y, Murata Y, Iwai M, Matsumura M, Yasuike S. Palladium-Catalyzed C-H Arylation of Benzofurans with Triarylantimony Difluorides for the Synthesis of 2-Arylbenzofurans. Molecules 2020; 26:E97. [PMID: 33379315 PMCID: PMC7795347 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26010097] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Pd-catalyzed regioselective C-H arylation is a useful tool for the chemical modification of aromatic heterocycles and 2-arylbenzofuran derivatives are of interest as biologically active substances. Herein, the reaction of triarylantimony difluorides with benzofurans under aerobic conditions in 1,2-DCE, using 5 mol% Pd (OAc)2 and 2 eq. of CuCl2 at 80 °C, produced a variety of 2-arylbenzofurans in moderate-to-high yields. The reaction is sensitive to the electronic nature of the substituents on the benzene ring of the triarylantimony difluorides: an electron-donating group showed higher reactivity than an electron-withdrawing group. Single crystal X-ray analysis of tri(p-methylphenyl) antimony difluoride revealed that the central antimony atom exhibits trigonal bipyramidal geometry.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aichi Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8650, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.M.); (M.I.); (M.M.)
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Chi LP, Li XM, Wan YP, Li X, Wang BG. Ophiobolin Sesterterpenoids and Farnesylated Phthalide Derivatives from the Deep Sea Cold-Seep-Derived Fungus Aspergillus insuetus SD-512. J Nat Prod 2020; 83:3652-3660. [PMID: 33322904 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Three new ophiobolin sesterterpenoids, (6R)-16,17,21,21-O-tetrahydroophiobolin G (1), (6R)-16,17-dihydroophiobolin H (2), and (5S,6S)-16,17-dihydroophiobolin H (3), and three new farnesylated phthalide derivatives farnesylemefuranones D-F (9-11), along with five known ophiobolin analogues (4-8), were isolated and identified from the culture extract of Aspergillus insuetus SD-512, a deep-sea-derived fungus obtained from cold seep sediments collected at a depth of 1331 m. Among them, compounds 9-11 are rare examples of phthalide derivatives linked with farnesyl moieties via ether bonds. Their structures were established on the basis of detailed interpretation of the NMR spectroscopic and mass spectrometric data. X-ray crystallographic analysis, ECD calculations, and DP4+ probability analysis were performed to confirm the structures and establish the relative and absolute configurations of compounds 1-4. Compounds 3 and 9-11 showed broad-spectrum antibacterial activities, and differences in potencies could be assigned to structural modifications. This is the first report of secondary metabolites obtained from a deep sea cold-seep-derived fungus.
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- Lu-Ping Chi
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Wenhai Road 1, Qingdao 266237, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19A, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Wenhai Road 1, Qingdao 266237, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Wenhai Road 1, Qingdao 266237, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Wenhai Road 1, Qingdao 266237, People's Republic of China
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China
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Lancefield CS, Fölker B, Cioc RC, Stanciakova K, Bulo RE, Lutz M, Crockatt M, Bruijnincx PCA. Dynamic Trapping as a Selective Route to Renewable Phthalide from Biomass-Derived Furfuryl Alcohol. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:23480-23484. [PMID: 32885556 PMCID: PMC7756257 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009001] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A novel route for the production of the versatile chemical building block phthalide from biorenewable furfuryl alcohol and acrylate esters is presented. Two challenges that limit sustainable aromatics production via Diels-Alder (DA) aromatisation-an unfavourable equilibrium position and undesired regioselectivity when using asymmetric addends-were addressed using a dynamic kinetic trapping strategy. Activated acrylates were used to speed up the forward and reverse DA reactions, allowing for one of the four DA adducts to undergo a selective intramolecular lactonisation reaction in the presence of a weak base. The adduct is removed from the equilibrium pool, pulling the system completely to the product with a fixed, desired regiochemistry. A single 1,2-regioisomeric lactone product was formed in up to 86 % yield and the acrylate activating agent liberated for reuse. The lactone was aromatised to give phthalide in almost quantitative yield in the presence of Ac2 O and a catalytic amount of strong acid, or in 79 % using only catalytic acid.
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- Christopher S. Lancefield
- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Organic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Crystal and Structural Chemistry, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular ResearchUtrecht UniversityPadualaan 83584 CHUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Sustainable Process and Energy SystemsTNOLeeghwaterstraat 442628 CADelftThe Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrechtThe Netherlands
- Organic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrechtThe Netherlands
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Phan TN, Kim O, Ha MT, Hwangbo C, Min BS, Lee JH. Albanol B from Mulberries Exerts Anti-Cancer Effect through Mitochondria ROS Production in Lung Cancer Cells and Suppresses In Vivo Tumor Growth. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21249502. [PMID: 33327489 PMCID: PMC7764986 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Albanol B (ABN-B), an arylbenzofuran derivative isolated from mulberries, has been shown to have anti-Alzheimer’s disease, anti-bacterial and antioxidant activities. The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-cancer effect of this compound against lung cancer cells. The results show that ABN-B inhibited the proliferation of four human lung cancer cell lines (A549, BZR, H1975, and H226) and induced apoptosis, based on the cleavage of caspase-7 and PARP (poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase), as well as the downregulation of Bcl-2. ABN-B also induced cell cycle arrest at G2/M by down-regulating the expression of CKD1 (cyclin-dependent kinase 1) and cyclin B1, but up-regulating p21 (cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1) expression. Notably, ABN-B increased the production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS); however, treatment with mito-TEMPO (a specific mitochondrial antioxidant) blocked ABN-B-induced cell cycle arrest at G2/M and apoptosis, as well as the up-regulation of p21 and down-regulation of CDK1 and cyclin B1 induced by ABN-B. At the molecular level, ABN-B-induced mitochondrial ROS production increased the phosphorylation levels of AKT (protein kinase B) and ERK1/2 (extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2), while the inhibition of these kinases blocked the ABN-B-induced up-regulation of p21 and down-regulation of CDK1 and cyclin B1. Moreover, ABN-B significantly suppressed tumor growth in Ex-3LL (Lewis lung carcinoma) tumor-bearing mice. Taken together, these results suggest that ABN-B can exert an anti-cancer effect by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G2/M through mitochondrial ROS production in lung cancer cells.
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- Thanh Nam Phan
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-Do 24414, Korea; (T.N.P.); (O.K.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-Do 24414, Korea; (T.N.P.); (O.K.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu, Gyeongbuk 38430, Korea; (M.T.H.); (B.-S.M.)
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea;
- Division of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu, Gyeongbuk 38430, Korea; (M.T.H.); (B.-S.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-Do 24414, Korea; (T.N.P.); (O.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-33-250-8519; Fax: +82-33-259-5664
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Datta S, Limpanuparb T. Quantum Chemical Investigation of Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins, Dibenzofurans and Biphenyls: Relative Stability and Planarity Analysis. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25235697. [PMID: 33287203 PMCID: PMC7730433 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25235697] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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All the possible polychlorinated aromatic compounds in the classes of dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and biphenyls (PCBs) were studied by the quantum chemical methods of HF/6-311++G(d,p), B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p), and MP2/cc-pVTZ. The calculated stabilities and structures of these compounds were compared with the available data on their abundance and toxicity. Prediction models for trends in energy and planarity among these congeners were proposed. The results discussed here can help contribute to the understanding of the role of dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) in the environment.
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Abdelrahman MA, Eldehna WM, Nocentini A, Ibrahim HS, Almahli H, Abdel-Aziz HA, Abou-Seri SM, Supuran CT. Novel benzofuran-based sulphonamides as selective carbonic anhydrases IX and XII inhibitors: synthesis and in vitro biological evaluation. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2020; 35:298-305. [PMID: 31809607 PMCID: PMC6913630 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2019.1697250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 10/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Pursuing on our efforts toward searching for efficient hCA IX and hCA XII inhibitors, herein we report the design and synthesis of new sets of benzofuran-based sulphonamides (4a,b, 5a,b, 9a-c, and 10a-d), featuring the zinc anchoring benzenesulfonamide moiety linked to a benzofuran tail via a hydrazine or hydrazide linker. All the target benzofurans were examined for their inhibitory activities toward isoforms hCA I, II, IX, and XII. The target tumour-associated hCA IX and XII isoforms were efficiently inhibited with KIs spanning in ranges 10.0-97.5 and 10.1-71.8 nM, respectively. Interestingly, arylsulfonehydrazones 9 displayed the best selectivity toward hCA IX and XII over hCA I (SIs: 39.4-250.3 and 26.0-149.9, respectively), and over hCA II (SIs: 19.6-57.1 and 13.0-34.2, respectively). Furthermore, the target benzofurans were assessed for their anti-proliferative activity, according to US-NCI protocol, toward a panel of sixty cancer cell lines. Only benzofurans 5b and 10b possessed selective and moderate growth inhibitory activity toward certain cancer cell lines.
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- Mohamed A. Abdelrahman
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Egypt
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Applied Organic Chemistry, National Research Center, Dokki, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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