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Sequeira L, Distinto S, Meleddu R, Gaspari M, Angeli A, Cottiglia F, Secci D, Onali A, Sanna E, Borges F, Uriarte E, Alcaro S, Supuran CT, Maccioni E. 2H-chromene and 7H-furo-chromene derivatives selectively inhibit tumour associated human carbonic anhydrase IX and XII isoforms. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2023; 38:2270183. [PMID: 37870190 PMCID: PMC11003494 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2023.2270183] [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: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Tumour associated carbonic anhydrases (CAs) IX and XII have been recognised as potential targets for the treatment of hypoxic tumours. Therefore, considering the high pharmacological potential of the chromene scaffold as selective ligand of the IX and XII isoforms, two libraries of compounds, namely 2H-chromene and 7H-furo-chromene derivatives, with diverse substitution patterns were designed and synthesised. The structure of the newly synthesised compounds was characterised and their inhibitory potency and selectivity towards human CA off target isoforms I, II and cancer-associated CA isoforms IX and XII were evaluated. Most of the compounds inhibit CA isoforms IX and XII with no activity against the I and II isozymes. Thus, while the potency was influenced by the substitution pattern along the chromene scaffold, the selectivity was conserved along the series, confirming the high potential of both 2H-chromene and 7H-furo-chromene scaffolds for the design of isozyme selective inhibitors.
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- Lisa Sequeira
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, Italy
- CIQUP-IMS/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Research Centre for Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, “Magna Græcia” University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, Italy
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- CIQUP-IMS/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, “Magna Græcia” University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, Italy
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Berrino E, Carradori S, Carta F, Melfi F, Gallorini M, Poli G, Tuccinardi T, Fernández-Bolaños JG, López Ó, Petzer JP, Petzer A, Guglielmi P, Secci D, Supuran CT. A Multitarget Approach against Neuroinflammation: Alkyl Substituted Coumarins as Inhibitors of Enzymes Involved in Neurodegeneration. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:2044. [PMID: 38136164 PMCID: PMC10740956 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12122044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) include a large range of diseases characterized by neural dysfunction with a multifactorial etiology. The most common NDs are Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, in which cholinergic and dopaminergic systems are impaired, respectively. Despite different brain regions being affected, oxidative stress and inflammation were found to be common triggers in the pathogenesis and progression of both diseases. By taking advantage of a multi-target approach, in this work we explored alkyl substituted coumarins as neuroprotective agents, capable to reduce oxidative stress and inflammation by inhibiting enzymes involved in neurodegeneration, among which are Carbonic Anhydrases (CAs), Monoamine Oxidases (MAOs), and Cholinesterases (ChEs). The compounds were synthesized and profiled against the three targeted enzymes. The binding mode of the most promising compounds (7 and 9) within MAO-A and -B was analyzed through molecular modeling studies, providing and explanation for the different selectivities observed for the MAO isoforms. In vitro biological studies using LPS-stimulated rat astrocytes showed that some compounds were able to counteract the oxidative stress-induced neuroinflammation and hamper interleukin-6 secretion, confirming the success of this multitarget approach.
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- Emanuela Berrino
- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (E.B.); (P.G.); (D.S.)
- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Florence, Italy; (F.C.); (C.T.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, ‘‘G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (F.M.); (M.G.)
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Florence, Italy; (F.C.); (C.T.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, ‘‘G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (F.M.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, ‘‘G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (F.M.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (G.P.); (T.T.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (G.P.); (T.T.)
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, Apartado 1203, 41012 Seville, Spain; (J.G.F.-B.); (Ó.L.)
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, Apartado 1203, 41012 Seville, Spain; (J.G.F.-B.); (Ó.L.)
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2531, South Africa; (J.P.P.); (A.P.)
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2531, South Africa; (J.P.P.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (E.B.); (P.G.); (D.S.)
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (E.B.); (P.G.); (D.S.)
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Florence, Italy; (F.C.); (C.T.S.)
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Sadutto D, Guglielmi P, Carradori S, Secci D, Cirilli R. Kinetic Study on the Base-Catalyzed Imine-Enamine Tautomerism of a Chiral Biologically Active Isoxazoline Derivative by HPLC on Amylose Tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) Chiral Stationary Phase. Molecules 2023; 28:6518. [PMID: 37764294 PMCID: PMC10538074 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28186518] [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: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Isoxazoline is a nitrogen- and oxygen-containing five-membered heterocyclic scaffold with diverse biological profiles such as antimicrobial, fungicidal, anticancer, antiviral, analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity. Accordingly, the use of this peculiar structural framework in drug discovery is a successful strategy for the development of new drug candidates. Here, a chiral saccharin/isoxazoline hybrid was considered to investigate the tendency of the imine moiety of the heterocyclic ring to tautomerize to the enamine form in the presence of a basic catalyst. The pseudo-first-order rate constants for the base-catalyzed tautomerization process were measured in different solvents and at different temperatures by off-column kinetic experiments based on the amylose (3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate)-type chiral stationary phase. The kinetic results obtained in this study may be a useful aid in the perspective of designing experimental conditions to control the stereointegrity of these types of pharmacologically active compounds and drive their synthesis toward the preferred, imine or enamine, tautomer.
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- Daniele Sadutto
- Centre for the Control and Evaluation of Medicines, Chemical Medicines Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (P.G.); (D.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (P.G.); (D.S.)
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- Centre for the Control and Evaluation of Medicines, Chemical Medicines Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy;
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Berrino E, Micheli L, Carradori S, di Cesare Mannelli L, Guglielmi P, De Luca A, Carta F, Ghelardini C, Secci D, Supuran CT. Novel Insights on CAI-CORM Hybrids: Evaluation of the CO Releasing Properties and Pain-Relieving Activity of Differently Substituted Coumarins for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Med Chem 2023; 66:1892-1908. [PMID: 36701258 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Pain control is among the most important healthcare services in patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the current therapeutic options (i.e., disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs) are limited by the risk of the side effects. In this context, we proposed an innovative approach based on the hybridization between carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) and CO releasing molecules (CORMs). The resulting CAI-CORM hybrids were revealed to possess strong anti-inflammatory effects in in vitro models of diseases and to relieve ache symptoms in an in vivo RA rat model. In this work, we have deepened the study of these promising hybrids, designing a library of coumarin-based compounds, also including internal dicobalt hexacarbonyl systems. The results obtained from the CO releasing study, the CA inhibitory activity, and the in vivo pain-relief efficacy evaluation in the RA rat model confirmed the success of this strategy, allowing us to consider CAI-CORM hybrids promising anti-nociceptive agents against arthritis.
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- Emanuela Berrino
- Università degli Studi di Firenze, NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Florence, Italy.,Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, V.le G. Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, V.le G. Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Florence, Italy
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, V.le G. Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Florence, Italy
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Cotman A, Durcik M, Benedetto Tiz D, Fulgheri F, Secci D, Sterle M, Možina Š, Skok Ž, Zidar N, Zega A, Ilaš J, Peterlin Mašič L, Tomašič T, Hughes D, Huseby DL, Cao S, Garoff L, Berruga Fernández T, Giachou P, Crone L, Simoff I, Svensson R, Birnir B, Korol SV, Jin Z, Vicente F, Ramos MC, de la Cruz M, Glinghammar B, Lenhammar L, Henderson SR, Mundy JEA, Maxwell A, Stevenson CEM, Lawson DM, Janssen GV, Sterk GJ, Kikelj D. Discovery and Hit-to-Lead Optimization of Benzothiazole Scaffold-Based DNA Gyrase Inhibitors with Potent Activity against Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Med Chem 2023; 66:1380-1425. [PMID: 36634346 PMCID: PMC9884090 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01597] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
We have developed compounds with a promising activity against Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which are both on the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Starting from DNA gyrase inhibitor 1, we identified compound 27, featuring a 10-fold improved aqueous solubility, a 10-fold improved inhibition of topoisomerase IV from A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa, a 10-fold decreased inhibition of human topoisomerase IIα, and no cross-resistance to novobiocin. Cocrystal structures of 1 in complex with Escherichia coli GyrB24 and (S)-27 in complex with A. baumannii GyrB23 and P. aeruginosa GyrB24 revealed their binding to the ATP-binding pocket of the GyrB subunit. In further optimization steps, solubility, plasma free fraction, and other ADME properties of 27 were improved by fine-tuning of lipophilicity. In particular, analogs of 27 with retained anti-Gram-negative activity and improved plasma free fraction were identified. The series was found to be nongenotoxic, nonmutagenic, devoid of mitochondrial toxicity, and possessed no ion channel liabilities.
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- Andrej
Emanuel Cotman
- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department
of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Drug
Optimization and Pharmaceutical Profiling Platform (UDOPP), Department
of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Drug
Optimization and Pharmaceutical Profiling Platform (UDOPP), Department
of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Fundación
MEDINA, Avenida del Conocimiento
34, Parque Tecnológico Ciencias de la Salud, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Fundación
MEDINA, Avenida del Conocimiento
34, Parque Tecnológico Ciencias de la Salud, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Fundación
MEDINA, Avenida del Conocimiento
34, Parque Tecnológico Ciencias de la Salud, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Department
Chemical Process and Pharmaceutical Development, Unit Chemical and
Pharmaceutical Safety, RISE Research Institutes
of Sweden, 15136 Södertälje, Sweden
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- Department
of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University
Hospital, 75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Metabolism, John Innes
Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, U.K
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Metabolism, John Innes
Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, U.K
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Metabolism, John Innes
Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, U.K
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Metabolism, John Innes
Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, U.K
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Metabolism, John Innes
Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, U.K
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- Medicinal
Chemistry Division, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medicinal
Chemistry Division, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia,. Phone: (+386)1476-9500. Fax: (+386)1425-8031
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Mansoldo FRP, Berrino E, Guglielmi P, Carradori S, Carta F, Secci D, Supuran CT, Vermelho AB. An innovative spectroscopic approach for qualitative and quantitative evaluation of Mb-CO from myoglobin carbonylation reaction through chemometrics methods. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2022; 267:120602. [PMID: 34801390 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120602] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
In this work, an innovative approach using K-means and multivariate curve resolution-purity based algorithm (MCR-Purity) for the evaluation and quantification of carboxymyoglobin (Mb-CO) formation from Deoxy-Myoglobin (Deoxy-Mb) was presented. Through a multilevel multifactor experimental design, samples with different concentrations of Mb-CO were created. The UV-Vis spectra of these samples were submitted to K-means analysis, finding 3 clusters. The mean spectra of the clusters were extracted and it was possible to detect 2 totally differentiable groups through peaks 423 and 434 nm, which are wavelengths related to the Mb-CO and Deoxy-Mb components, respectively. The spectral data were subjected to MCR-Purity analysis. The MCR-Purity result successfully described the analyzed reaction, explaining more than 99.9% of the variance (R2) with a LOF of 1.43%. Then, a predictive model of MbCO was created through the linear relationship between MCR-Purity contributions and known concentrations of MbCO. The performance parameters of the created predictive model were R2CV = 0.98, RMSECV = 0.58 and RPDcv = 7.8 for the training set, and R2P = 0.98, RMSEP = 0.7 and RPDp = 6.8 for the test set. Thus, the predictive model presented an excellent performance considering that the Mb-CO variation is comprised between 0 and 21 µM. Therefore, these results demonstrate that the application of the proposed strategy to the analysis of spectral data presenting overlapping bands is feasible and robust.
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- Felipe R P Mansoldo
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, BIOINOVAR - Biocatalysis, Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, NEUROFARBA Dept., Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy; Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, NEUROFARBA Dept., Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, NEUROFARBA Dept., Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, BIOINOVAR - Biocatalysis, Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Meleddu R, Deplano S, Maccioni E, Ortuso F, Cottiglia F, Secci D, Onali A, Sanna E, Angeli A, Angius R, Alcaro S, Supuran CT, Distinto S. Selective inhibition of carbonic anhydrase IX and XII by coumarin and psoralen derivatives. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 36:685-692. [PMID: 33602041 PMCID: PMC7899656 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.1887171] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
A small library of coumarin and their psoralen analogues EMAC10157a-b-d-g and EMAC10160a-b-d-g has been designed and synthesised to investigate the effect of structural modifications on their inhibition ability and selectivity profile towards carbonic anhydrase isoforms I, II, IX, and XII. None of the new compounds exhibited activity towards hCA I and II isozymes. Conversely, both coumarin and psoralen derivatives were active against tumour associated isoforms IX and XII in the low micromolar or nanomolar range of concentration. These data further corroborate our previous findings on analogous derivatives, confirming that both coumarins and psoralens are interesting scaffolds for the design of isozyme selective hCA inhibitors.
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- Rita Meleddu
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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- Dipartimento NEUROFARBA, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Laboratorio NMR e Tecnologie Bioanalitiche, Sardegna Ricerche, Pula, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento NEUROFARBA, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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Meleddu R, Corona A, Distinto S, Cottiglia F, Deplano S, Sequeira L, Secci D, Onali A, Sanna E, Esposito F, Cirone I, Ortuso F, Alcaro S, Tramontano E, Mátyus P, Maccioni E. Exploring New Scaffolds for the Dual Inhibition of HIV-1 RT Polymerase and Ribonuclease Associated Functions. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26133821. [PMID: 34201561 PMCID: PMC8270338 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133821] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Current therapeutic protocols for the treatment of HIV infection consist of the combination of diverse anti-retroviral drugs in order to reduce the selection of resistant mutants and to allow for the use of lower doses of each single agent to reduce toxicity. However, avoiding drugs interactions and patient compliance are issues not fully accomplished so far. Pursuing on our investigation on potential anti HIV multi-target agents we have designed and synthesized a small library of biphenylhydrazo 4-arylthiazoles derivatives and evaluated to investigate the ability of the new derivatives to simultaneously inhibit both associated functions of HIV reverse transcriptase. All compounds were active towards the two functions, although at different concentrations. The substitution pattern on the biphenyl moiety appears relevant to determine the activity. In particular, compound 2-{3-[(2-{4-[4-(hydroxynitroso)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl} hydrazin-1-ylidene) methyl]-4-methoxyphenyl} benzamide bromide (EMAC2063) was the most potent towards RNaseH (IC50 = 4.5 mM)- and RDDP (IC50 = 8.0 mM) HIV RT-associated functions.
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- Rita Meleddu
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Campus ‘S. Venuta’, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (F.O.); (S.A.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Campus ‘S. Venuta’, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (F.O.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
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- Institute of Digital Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Public Services, Semmelweis University, Ferenc tér 15, 1094 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (R.M.); (A.C.); (S.D.); (F.C.); (S.D.); (L.S.); (D.S.); (A.O.); (E.S.); (F.E.); (I.C.); (E.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-070-6758744
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Guglielmi P, Rotondi G, Secci D, Angeli A, Chimenti P, Nocentini A, Bonardi A, Gratteri P, Carradori S, Supuran CT. Novel insights on saccharin- and acesulfame-based carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: design, synthesis, modelling investigations and biological activity evaluation. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 35:1891-1905. [PMID: 33003975 PMCID: PMC7580763 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2020.1828401] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
A large library of saccharin and acesulfame derivatives has been synthesised and evaluated against four isoforms of human carbonic anhydrase, the two off-targets hCA I/II and the tumour related isoforms hCA IX/XII. Different strategies of scaffold modification have been attempted on both saccharin as well as acesulfame core leading to the obtainment of 60 compounds. Some of them exhibited inhibitory activity in the nanomolar range, albeit some of the performed changes led to either micromolar activity or to its absence, against hCA IX/XII. Molecular modelling studies focused the attention on the binding mode of these compounds to the enzyme. The proposed inhibition mechanism is the anchoring to zinc-bound water molecule. Docking studies along with molecular dynamics also underlined the importance of the compounds flexibility (e.g. achieved through the insertion of methylene group) which favoured potent and selective hCA inhibition.
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- Paolo Guglielmi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.,Centre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers Department, "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.,Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.,Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.,Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Cotman A, Guérin T, Kovačević I, Benedetto Tiz D, Durcik M, Fulgheri F, Možina Š, Secci D, Sterle M, Ilaš J, Zega A, Zidar N, Mašič LP, Tomašič T, Leroux F, Hanquet G, Kikelj D. Practical Synthesis and Application of Halogen-Doped Pyrrole Building Blocks. ACS Omega 2021; 6:9723-9730. [PMID: 33869952 PMCID: PMC8047689 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00331] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
A practical access to four new halogen-substituted pyrrole building blocks was realized in two to five synthetic steps from commercially available starting materials. The target compounds were prepared on a 50 mg to 1 g scale, and their conversion to nanomolar inhibitors of bacterial DNA gyrase B was demonstrated for three of the prepared building blocks to showcase the usefulness of such chemical motifs in medicinal chemistry.
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- Andrej
Emanuel Cotman
- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Université
de Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7042-LIMA, ECPM, 25 Rue Becquerel, Strasbourg 67087, France
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- Faculty
of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental
Protection, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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R. Leroux
- Université
de Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7042-LIMA, ECPM, 25 Rue Becquerel, Strasbourg 67087, France
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- Université
de Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7042-LIMA, ECPM, 25 Rue Becquerel, Strasbourg 67087, France
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Sisto F, Carradori S, Guglielmi P, Spano M, Secci D, Granese A, Sobolev AP, Grande R, Campestre C, Di Marcantonio MC, Mincione G. Synthesis and Evaluation of Thymol-Based Synthetic Derivatives as Dual-Action Inhibitors against Different Strains of H. pylori and AGS Cell Line. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26071829. [PMID: 33805064 PMCID: PMC8037164 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26071829] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Following a similar approach on carvacrol-based derivatives, we investigated the synthesis and the microbiological screening against eight strains of H. pylori, and the cytotoxic activity against human gastric adenocarcinoma (AGS) cells of a new series of ether compounds based on the structure of thymol. Structural analysis comprehended elemental analysis and 1H/13C/19F NMR spectra. The analysis of structure–activity relationships within this molecular library of 38 structurally-related compounds reported that some chemical modifications of the OH group of thymol led to broad-spectrum growth inhibition on all isolates. Preferred substitutions were benzyl groups compared to alkyl chains, and the specific presence of functional groups at para position of the benzyl moiety such as 4-CN and 4-Ph endowed the most anti-H. pylori activity toward all the strains with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values up to 4 µg/mL. Poly-substitution on the benzyl ring was not essential. Moreover, several compounds characterized by the lowest minimum inhibitory concentration/minimum bactericidal concentration (MIC/MBC) values against H. pylori were also tested in order to verify a cytotoxic effect against AGS cells with respect to 5-fluorouracil and carvacrol. Three derivatives can be considered as new lead compounds alternative to current therapy to manage H. pylori infection, preventing the occurrence of severe gastric diseases. The present work confirms the possibility to use natural compounds as templates for the medicinal semi-synthesis.
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- Francesca Sisto
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (R.G.); (C.C.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (P.G.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (P.G.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (P.G.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (P.G.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (A.G.)
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- Institute for Biological Systems, “Annalaura Segre” Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, CNR, 00015 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (R.G.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (R.G.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.C.D.M.); (G.M.)
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.C.D.M.); (G.M.)
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Veschi S, Carradori S, De Lellis L, Florio R, Brocco D, Secci D, Guglielmi P, Spano M, Sobolev AP, Cama A. Synthesis and evaluation of a large library of nitroxoline derivatives as pancreatic cancer antiproliferative agents. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 35:1331-1344. [PMID: 32588672 PMCID: PMC7470072 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2020.1780228] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the deadliest carcinomas and in most cases, which are diagnosed with locally advanced or metastatic disease, current therapeutic options are highly unsatisfactory. Based on the anti-proliferative effects shown by nitroxoline, an old urinary antibacterial agent, we explored a large library of newly synthesised derivatives to unravel the importance of the OH moiety and pyridine ring of the parent compound. The new derivatives showed a valuable anti-proliferative effect and some displayed a greater effect as compared to nitroxoline against three pancreatic cancer cell lines with different genetic profiles. In particular, in silico pharmacokinetic data, clonogenicity assays and selectivity indexes of the most promising compounds showed several advantages for such derivatives, as compared to nitroxoline. Moreover, some of these novel compounds had stronger effects on cell viability and/or clonogenic capacity in PC cells as compared to erlotinib, a targeted agent approved for PC treatment.
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- Serena Veschi
- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Segre-Capitani", CNR, Monterotondo (Rome), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Secci D. Meet Our Editorial Board Member. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/187152062018201001102208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sisto F, Carradori S, Guglielmi P, Traversi CB, Spano M, Sobolev AP, Secci D, Di Marcantonio MC, Haloci E, Grande R, Mincione G. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Carvacrol-Based Derivatives as Dual Inhibitors of H. pylori Strains and AGS Cell Proliferation. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:E405. [PMID: 33228095 PMCID: PMC7699384 DOI: 10.3390/ph13110405] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
This study reports on the synthesis, structural assessment, microbiological screening against several strains of H. pylori and antiproliferative activity against human gastric adenocarcinoma (AGS) cells of a large series of carvacrol-based compounds. Structural analyses consisted of elemental analysis, 1H/13C/19F NMR spectra and crystallographic studies. The structure-activity relationships evidenced that among ether derivatives the substitution with specific electron-withdrawing groups (CF3 and NO2) especially in the para position of the benzyl ring led to an improvement of the antimicrobial activity, whereas electron-donating groups on the benzyl ring and ethereal alkyl chains were not tolerated with respect to the parent compound (MIC/MBC = 64/64 µg/mL). Ester derivatives (coumarin-carvacrol hybrids) displayed a slight enhancement of the inhibitory activity up to MIC values of 8-16 µg/mL. The most interesting compounds exhibiting the lowest MIC/MBC activity against H. pylori (among others, compounds 16 and 39 endowed with MIC/MBC values ranging between 2/2 to 32/32 µg/mL against all the evaluated strains) were also assayed for their ability to reduce AGS cell growth with respect to 5-Fluorouracil. Some derivatives can be regarded as new lead compounds able to reduce H. pylori growth and to counteract the proliferation of AGS cells, both contributing to the occurrence of gastric cancer.
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- Francesca Sisto
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (C.B.T.); (R.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (P.G.); (M.S.); (D.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (C.B.T.); (R.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (P.G.); (M.S.); (D.S.)
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- Institute for Biological Systems, “Annalaura Segre” Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (P.G.); (M.S.); (D.S.)
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- Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.C.D.M.); (G.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Medicine, Tirana, Rr. Dibres 369, 1001 Tirana, Albania;
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (C.B.T.); (R.G.)
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- Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.C.D.M.); (G.M.)
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Maccelli A, Cesa S, Cairone F, Secci D, Menghini L, Chiavarino B, Fornarini S, Crestoni ME, Locatelli M. Metabolic profiling of different wild and cultivated Allium species based on high-resolution mass spectrometry, high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detector, and color analysis. J Mass Spectrom 2020; 55:e4525. [PMID: 32368854 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Many plants of the genus Allium are widely cultivated and consumed for their nutraceutical and health-enhancing bioactive components effective in many metabolic and infectious diseases. In particular, Allium sativum L. (garlic), the most economically important Allium species, is known to present volatile, comparatively polar sulfur-containing compounds responsible for both the typical garlic aroma and antimicrobial property. More recently, the (moderately) polar portion of garlic metabolome, rich of polyphenols and amino acids, is gaining increasing interest as a source of antioxidants and primary nutrients. In this study, we have explored the chemical diversity of eight different hydroalcoholic extracts obtained by microwave-assisted extraction of white and red crop A. sativum and wild Allium triquetrum, Allium roseum, and Allium ampeloprasum, all originating from the Mediterranean Basin. The aim is to appraise their potential dietetic and healing value through an in-depth chemical characterization and contribute to preserve and exploit natural resources. The multimethodological method applied here is based on an untargeted metabolic profiling by means of high-resolution electrospray ionization Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance (ESI FT-ICR) mass spectrometry. More than 850 by ESI(+) and 450 by ESI(-) putative metabolites have been annotated covering all main classes of primary and secondary metabolites, including amino acids, alkaloids, organic and fatty acids, nucleotides, vitamins, organosulfur compounds, and flavonoids. The pigment and polyphenol components have been separated and quantified by a targeted chromatographic high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detector (HPLC-PDA) and CIEL*a*b* colorimetric assay, showing characteristic yellow and red components in each extract, related to a different milieu of anthocyanins and flavonoids as assigned by high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS).
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- Alessandro Maccelli
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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Di Martile M, Gabellini C, Desideri M, Matraxia M, Farini V, Valentini E, Carradori S, Ercolani C, Buglioni S, Secci D, Andreazzoli M, Del Bufalo D, Trisciuoglio D. Inhibition of lysine acetyltransferases impairs tumor angiogenesis acting on both endothelial and tumor cells. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2020; 39:103. [PMID: 32498717 PMCID: PMC7273677 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-020-01604-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background Understanding the signalling pathways involved in angiogenesis, and developing anti-angiogenic drugs are one of the major focuses on cancer research. Herein, we assessed the effect of CPTH6, a lysine acetyltransferase inhibitor and anti-tumoral compound, on angiogenesis-related properties of both endothelial and cancer cells. Methods The in vitro effect of CPTH6 on protein acetylation and anti-angiogenic properties on endothelial and lung cancer cells was evaluated via wound healing, trans-well invasion and migration, tube formation, immunoblotting and immunofluorescence. Matrigel plug assay, zebrafish embryo and mouse xenograft models were used to evaluate in vivo anti-angiogenic effect of CPTH6. Results CPTH6 impaired in vitro endothelial angiogenesis-related functions, and decreased the in vivo vascularization both in mice xenografts and zebrafish embryos. Mechanistically, CPTH6 reduced α-tubulin acetylation and induced accumulation of acetylated microtubules in the perinuclear region of endothelial cells. Interestingly, CPTH6 also affected the angiogenesis-related properties of lung cancer cells, and conditioned media derived from CPTH6-treated lung cancer cells impaired endothelial cells morphogenesis. CPTH6 also modulated the VEGF/VEGFR2 pathway, and reshaped cytoskeletal organization of lung cancer cells. Finally, anti-migratory effect of CPTH6, dependent on α-tubulin acetylation, was also demonstrated by genetic approaches in lung cancer cells. Conclusion Overall, this study indicates that α-tubulin acetylation could play a role in the anti-angiogenic effect of CPTH6 and, more in general, it adds information to the role of histone acetyltransferases in tumor angiogenesis, and proposes the inhibition of these enzymes as an antiangiogenic therapy of cancer.
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- Marta Di Martile
- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
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- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy. .,Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy.
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Zidar N, Secci D, Tomašič T, Mašič LP, Kikelj D, Passarella D, Argaez ANG, Hyeraci M, Dalla Via L. Synthesis, Antiproliferative Effect, and Topoisomerase II Inhibitory Activity of 3-Methyl-2-phenyl-1 H-indoles. ACS Med Chem Lett 2020; 11:691-697. [PMID: 32435372 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A series of 3-methyl-2-phenyl-1H-indoles was prepared and investigated for antiproliferative activity on three human tumor cell lines, HeLa, A2780, and MSTO-211H, and some structure-activity relationships were drawn up. The GI50 values of the most potent compounds (32 and 33) were lower than 5 μM in all tested cell lines. For the most biologically relevant derivatives, the effect on human DNA topoisomerase II relaxation activity was investigated, which highlighted the good correlation between the antiproliferative effect and topoisomerase II inhibition. The most potent derivative, 32, was shown to induce the apoptosis pathway. The obtained results highlight 3-methyl-2-phenyl-1H-indole as a promising scaffold for further optimization of compounds with potent antiproliferative and antitopoisomerase II activities.
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- Nace Zidar
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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D’Ascenzio M, Secci D, Carradori S, Zara S, Guglielmi P, Cirilli R, Pierini M, Poli G, Tuccinardi T, Angeli A, Supuran CT. 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition, HPLC Enantioseparation, and Docking Studies of Saccharin/Isoxazole and Saccharin/Isoxazoline Derivatives as Selective Carbonic Anhydrase IX and XII Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2020; 63:2470-2488. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Melissa D’Ascenzio
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Centro nazionale per il controllo e la valutazione dei farmaci, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
- Centre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers Department, “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Grigore Ghica-Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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- Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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Guglielmi P, Secci D, Petzer A, Bagetta D, Chimenti P, Rotondi G, Ferrante C, Recinella L, Leone S, Alcaro S, Zengin G, Petzer JP, Ortuso F, Carradori S. Benzo[ b]tiophen-3-ol derivatives as effective inhibitors of human monoamine oxidase: design, synthesis, and biological activity. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2019; 34:1511-1525. [PMID: 31422706 PMCID: PMC6713090 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2019.1653864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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A series of benzo[b]thiophen-3-ols were synthesised and investigated as potential human monoamine oxidase (hMAO) inhibitors in vitro as well as ex vivo in rat cortex synaptosomes by means of evaluation of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid/dopamine (DOPAC/DA) ratio and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity. Most of these compounds possessed high selectivity for the MAO-B isoform and a discrete antioxidant and chelating potential. Molecular docking studies of all the compounds underscored potential binding site interactions suitable for MAO inhibition activity, and suggested structural requirements to further improve the activity of this scaffold by chemical modification of the aryl substituents. Starting from this heterocyclic nucleus, novel lead compounds for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease could be developed.
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- Paolo Guglielmi
- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University , Potchefstroom , South Africa
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- c Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Viale Europa Loc. Germaneto , Catanzaro , Italy.,d Net4Science Academic Spin-Off, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Viale Europa Loc. Germaneto, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro , Catanzaro , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- e Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- e Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- e Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- c Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Viale Europa Loc. Germaneto , Catanzaro , Italy.,d Net4Science Academic Spin-Off, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Viale Europa Loc. Germaneto, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro , Catanzaro , Italy
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- f Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University , Konya , Turkey
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- b Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University , Potchefstroom , South Africa
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- c Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Viale Europa Loc. Germaneto , Catanzaro , Italy.,d Net4Science Academic Spin-Off, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Viale Europa Loc. Germaneto, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro , Catanzaro , Italy
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- e Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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Carradori S, Secci D, Guglielmi P, Pierini M, Cirilli R. High-performance liquid chromatography enantioseparation of chiral 2-(benzylsulfinyl)benzamide derivatives on cellulose tris(3,5-dichlorophenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phase. J Chromatogr A 2019; 1610:460572. [PMID: 31606155 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recently it has been reported that immobilized chlorinated-type chiral stationary phases based on cellulose tris(3,5-dichlorophenylcarbamate) are able to express an outstanding enantioselectivity towards the structure of 2-(benzylsulfinyl)benzamide. We now introduce two homologue series of chiral sulfoxides based on the same 2-(sulfinyl)benzoyl core as the prototype of new selectands for HPLC, whose enantioselectivity could be modulable through the replacement of the benzyl group with an unbranched alkyl chain varying in length from 1 to 5 carbon atoms. HPLC parameters such as mobile phase composition and column temperature have been carefully evaluated in order to get pertinent structure-enantioselectivity relationships. The enantiomer elution order was unambiguously determined by a combined strategy involving theoretical and experimental procedures. Two cases of temperature-dependent inversion of the elution order of enantiomers in the operative temperature range of chiral chromatographic support were observed.
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- Simone Carradori
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università "G. d'Annunzio" di Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, "Sapienza" Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, "Sapienza" Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, "Sapienza" Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Centro nazionale per il controllo e la valutazione dei farmaci, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Rotondi G, Guglielmi P, Carradori S, Secci D, De Monte C, De Filippis B, Maccallini C, Amoroso R, Cirilli R, Akdemir A, Angeli A, Supuran CT. Design, synthesis and biological activity of selective hCAs inhibitors based on 2-(benzylsulfinyl)benzoic acid scaffold. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2019; 34:1400-1413. [PMID: 31401897 PMCID: PMC6713143 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2019.1651315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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A large library of derivatives based on the scaffold of 2-(benzylsulfinyl)benzoic acid were synthesised and tested as atypical inhibitors against four different isoforms of human carbonic anhydrase (hCA I, II, IX and XII, EC 4.2.1.1). The exploration of the chemical space around the main functional groups led to the discovery of selective hCA IX inhibitors in the micromolar/nanomolar range, thus establishing robust structure-activity relationships within this versatile scaffold. HPLC separation of some selected chiral compounds and biological evaluation of the corresponding enantiomers was performed along with molecular modelling studies on the most active derivatives.
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- Giulia Rotondi
- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Pharmacy, "G. D'Annunzio", University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Pharmacy, "G. D'Annunzio", University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- b Department of Pharmacy, "G. D'Annunzio", University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- b Department of Pharmacy, "G. D'Annunzio", University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- c Centro Nazionale per il Controllo e la Valutazione dei Farmaci, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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- d Computer-aided Drug Discovery Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Bezmialem Vakif University , Fatih, Istanbul , Turkey
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- e Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Firenze , Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) , Italy
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- e Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Firenze , Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) , Italy
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Guglielmi P, Carradori S, Ammazzalorso A, Secci D. Novel approaches to the discovery of selective human monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors: is there room for improvement? Expert Opin Drug Discov 2019; 14:995-1035. [PMID: 31268358 DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2019.1637415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Introduction: Selective monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitors are currently used as coadjuvants for the treatment of early motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease. They can, based on their chemical structure and mechanism of inhibition, be categorized into reversible and irreversible agents. Areas covered: This review provides a comprehensive update on the development state of selective MAO-B inhibitors describing the results, structures, structure-activity relationships (SARs) and Medicinal chemistry strategies as well as the related shortcomings over the past five years. Expert opinion: Researchers have explored and implemented new and old chemical scaffolds achieving high inhibitory potencies and isoform selectivity. Most of them were characterized and proposed as multitarget agents able to act at different levels (including AChE inhibition, H3R or A2AR antagonism, antioxidant and chelating properties, Aβ1-42 aggregation reduction) in the network of aetiologies of neurodegenerative disorders. These results can also be used to avoid 'cheese-reaction' effects and the occurrence of serotonergic syndrome in patients.
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- Paolo Guglielmi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma , Rome , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma , Rome , Italy
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Secci D, Locatelli M, Kabir A, Salvatorelli E, Macedonio G, Mollica A, Carradori S. Investigation on the Stability of New Biologically Active Thiosemicarbazone- Derived Compounds by a Validated HPLC-PDA Method. CURR ANAL CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1573411014666180502105225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
New Chemical Entities (NCEs) could be generally exposed to several stress
conditions of hydrolysis, oxidation, photolysis and thermal degradation in order to better characterize
the compounds and to know if the degradation processes lead to generate undesired (or toxic) products.
Objective:
This paper reports the development and validation of an HPLC-PDA method for the qualiquantitative
profiles determination and chemical-physical stability evaluation after forced decomposition
studies of thiosemicarbazone-derived compounds endowed with interesting pharmacological activities.
Methods:
All compounds and two possible degradation products were resolved by using a Grace® C-18
(ODS) column (250 mm × 4.6 mm; 5 mm particle size) in gradient elution mode. The chromatographic
analysis was run in 28 min. The analytical method was correctly validated using weighted-matrix
matched standard curves in the following ranges: 1-100 µg mL-1 for the lead compounds, and 0.1-8 μg
mL-1 for the two possible degradation products showing a good correlation coefficients (≥0.9756). Precision
and trueness comply with International Guidelines on method validation.
Results:
The obtained results demonstrated an excellent stability of the thiosemicarbazone-derived
products following the treatment with UV set at 254 nm and heat (at 80°C). In solution, however, the
compounds showed different stability profiles.
Conclusion:
The results obtained through the forced degradation studies provided important information
not only for handling, formulation and storage of the substances, but also for the possible chemical
changes in order to increase the stability. Given the importance of the non-conventional dosage
forms, the stability of the substances was also analyzed in the presence of widely used surfactants.
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- Daniela Secci
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- International Forensic Research Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
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Secci D, Carradori S, Petzer A, Guglielmi P, D'Ascenzio M, Chimenti P, Bagetta D, Alcaro S, Zengin G, Petzer JP, Ortuso F. 4-(3-Nitrophenyl)thiazol-2-ylhydrazone derivatives as antioxidants and selective hMAO-B inhibitors: synthesis, biological activity and computational analysis. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2019; 34:597-612. [PMID: 30727777 PMCID: PMC6366404 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2019.1571272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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A new series of 4-(3-nitrophenyl)thiazol-2-ylhydrazone derivatives were designed, synthesised, and evaluated to assess their inhibitory effect on the human monoamine oxidase (hMAO) A and B isoforms. Different (un)substituted (hetero)aromatic substituents were linked to N1 of the hydrazone in order to establish robust structure–activity relationships. The results of the biological testing demonstrated that the presence of the hydrazothiazole nucleus bearing at C4 a phenyl ring functionalised at the meta position with a nitro group represents an important pharmacophoric feature to obtain selective and reversible human MAO-B inhibition for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, the most potent and selective MAO-B inhibitors were evaluated in silico as potential cholinesterase (AChE/BuChE) inhibitors and in vitro for antioxidant activities. The results obtained from molecular modelling studies provided insight into the multiple interactions and structural requirements for the reported MAO inhibitory properties.
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- Daniela Secci
- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Pharmacy , "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- c Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, and Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences , North-West University , Potchefstroom , South Africa
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- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- d Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute , "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro , Catanzaro , Italy
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- d Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute , "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro , Catanzaro , Italy
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- e Department of Biology, Science Faculty , Selcuk University , Konya , Turkey
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- c Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, and Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences , North-West University , Potchefstroom , South Africa
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- d Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute , "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro , Catanzaro , Italy
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Guglielmi P, Carradori S, Poli G, Secci D, Cirilli R, Rotondi G, Chimenti P, Petzer A, Petzer JP. Design, Synthesis, Docking Studies and Monoamine Oxidase Inhibition of a Small Library of 1-acetyl- and 1-thiocarbamoyl-3,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydro-(1H)-pyrazoles. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24030484. [PMID: 30700029 PMCID: PMC6384781 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24030484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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New N-acetyl/N-thiocarbamoylpyrazoline derivatives were designed and synthesized in high yields to assess their inhibitory activity and selectivity against human monoamine oxidase A and B. The most important chiral compounds were separated into their single enantiomers and tested. The impact of the substituents at N1, C3 and C5 positions as well the influence of the configuration of the C5 on the biological activity were analyzed. Bulky aromatic groups at C5 were not tolerated. p-Prenyloxyaryl moiety at C3 oriented the selectivity toward the B isoform. The results were also corroborated by molecular modelling studies providing new suggestions for the synthesis of privileged structures to serve as lead compounds for the treatment of mood disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Paolo Guglielmi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Università di Pisa, via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Centro nazionale per il controllo e la valutazione dei farmaci, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.
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Bellusci M, Guglielmi P, Masi A, Padella F, Singh G, Yaacoub N, Peddis D, Secci D. Magnetic Metal–Organic Framework Composite by Fast and Facile Mechanochemical Process. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:1806-1814. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- M. Bellusci
- Department of Materials
and Processes, ENEA, CR Casaccia, 00123 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Materials
and Processes, ENEA, CR Casaccia, 00123 Rome, Italy
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical
Technologies, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Materials
and Processes, ENEA, CR Casaccia, 00123 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Materials
and Processes, ENEA, CR Casaccia, 00123 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondhiem-7491, Norway
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- LUNAM, Université du Maine, Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans CNRS UMR-6283, F-72085 Le Mans, France
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- Institute of Structure of Matter, National Research Council (CNR), 00015 Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical
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- Simone Carradori
- Department of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome, Italy
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University , Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Carradori S, Ortuso F, Petzer A, Bagetta D, De Monte C, Secci D, De Vita D, Guglielmi P, Zengin G, Aktumsek A, Alcaro S, Petzer JP. Design, synthesis and biochemical evaluation of novel multi-target inhibitors as potential anti-Parkinson agents. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 143:1543-1552. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.10.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Di Martile M, Desideri M, De Luca T, Gabellini C, Buglioni S, Eramo A, Sette G, Milella M, Rotili D, Mai A, Carradori S, Secci D, De Maria R, Del Bufalo D, Trisciuoglio D. Histone acetyltransferase inhibitor CPTH6 preferentially targets lung cancer stem-like cells. Oncotarget 2017; 7:11332-48. [PMID: 26870991 PMCID: PMC4905477 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play an important role in tumor initiation, progression, therapeutic failure and tumor relapse. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of the thiazole derivative 3-methylcyclopentylidene-[4-(4′-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl]hydrazone (CPTH6), a novel pCAF and Gcn5 histone acetyltransferase inhibitor, as a small molecule that preferentially targets lung cancer stem-like cells (LCSCs) derived from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Notably, although CPTH6 inhibits the growth of both LCSC and NSCLC cell lines, LCSCs exhibit greater growth inhibition than established NSCLC cells. Growth inhibitory effect of CPTH6 in LCSC lines is primarily due to apoptosis induction. Of note, differentiated progeny of LCSC lines is more resistant to CPTH6 in terms of loss of cell viability and reduction of protein acetylation, when compared to their undifferentiated counterparts. Interestingly, in LCSC lines CPTH6 treatment is also associated with a reduction of stemness markers. By using different HAT inhibitors we provide clear evidence that inhibition of HAT confers a strong preferential inhibitory effect on cell viability of undifferentiated LCSC lines when compared to their differentiated progeny. In vivo, CPTH6 is able to inhibit the growth of LCSC-derived xenografts and to reduce cancer stem cell content in treated tumors, as evidenced by marked reduction of tumor-initiating capacity in limiting dilution assays. Strikingly, the ability of CPTH6 to inhibit tubulin acetylation is also confirmed in vivo. Overall, our studies propose histone acetyltransferase inhibition as an attractive target for cancer therapy of NSCLC.
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- Marta Di Martile
- Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostics and Technological Innovation, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostics and Technological Innovation, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostics and Technological Innovation, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostics and Technological Innovation, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostics and Technological Innovation, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical and Experimental Oncology Department, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, 'Sapienza' University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, 'Sapienza' University, Rome, Italy.,Pasteur Institute, Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, 'Sapienza' University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, 'Sapienza' University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, 'Sapienza' University, Rome, Italy
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- Scientific Director, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostics and Technological Innovation, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostics and Technological Innovation, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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Rinaldi F, Hanieh PN, Longhi C, Carradori S, Secci D, Zengin G, Ammendolia MG, Mattia E, Del Favero E, Marianecci C, Carafa M. Neem oil nanoemulsions: characterisation and antioxidant activity. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2017; 32:1265-1273. [PMID: 28965424 PMCID: PMC6009939 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1378190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The aim of the present work is to develop nanoemulsions (NEs), nanosized emulsions, manufactured for improving the delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients. In particular, nanoemulsions composed of Neem seed oil, contain rich bioactive components, and Tween 20 as nonionic surfactant were prepared. A mean droplet size ranging from 10 to 100 nm was obtained by modulating the oil/surfactant ratio. Physicochemical characterisation was carried out evaluating size, ζ-potential, microviscosity, polarity and turbidity of the external shell and morphology, along with stability in simulated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), activity of Neem oil alone and in NEs, HEp-2 cell interaction and cytotoxicity studies. This study confirms the formation of NEs by Tween 20 and Neem oil at different weight ratios with small and homogenous dimensions. The antioxidant activity of Neem oil alone and in NEs was comparable, whereas its cytotoxicity was strongly reduced when loaded in NEs after interaction with HEp-2 cells.
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- Federica Rinaldi
- a Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza , Rome , Italy
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- b Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , " Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- c Dipartimento di Sanità pubblica e Malattie infettive , " Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- d Dipartimento di Farmacia , "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- b Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , " Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- e Department of Biology , Selçuk Üniversitesi Alaeddin Keykubat Yerleşkesi , Konya , Turkey
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- f Centro nazionale per le tecnologie innovative in sanità pubblica , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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- c Dipartimento di Sanità pubblica e Malattie infettive , " Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- g Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale , University of Milan , Segrate , Italy
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- b Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , " Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , " Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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Carradori S, Bizzarri B, D'Ascenzio M, De Monte C, Grande R, Rivanera D, Zicari A, Mari E, Sabatino M, Patsilinakos A, Ragno R, Secci D. Synthesis, biological evaluation and quantitative structure-active relationships of 1,3-thiazolidin-4-one derivatives. A promising chemical scaffold endowed with high antifungal potency and low cytotoxicity. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 140:274-292. [PMID: 28963991 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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With reference to recent studies reporting on the various biological properties of the thiazolidinone scaffold, we synthesized more than a hundred compounds characterized by a 1,3-thiazolidin-4-one nucleus derivatised at the C2 with a hydrazine bridge linked to (cyclo)aliphatic or hetero(aryl) moieties, and their N-benzylated derivatives. These molecules were assayed as potential anti-Candida agents and they were shown to possess comparable, and in some cases higher biological activity than well-established topical and systemic antimycotic drugs (i.e. clotrimazole, fluconazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, tioconazole, amphotericin B). Compounds endowed with the lowest MICs underwent further testing in order to assess their cytotoxic effect (CC50) on Hep2 cells, which demonstrated their relative safety. Finally, QSAR and 3-D QSAR models were used to predict putative chemical modifications of the 1,3-thiazolidin-4-one scaffold in order to design new and potential more active compounds against Candida spp.
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- Simone Carradori
- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; Center for Aging Science and Translational Medicine (CeSI-MeT), Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; Rome Center for Molecular Design, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; Rome Center for Molecular Design, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; Alchemical Dynamics s.r.l., 00125 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; Rome Center for Molecular Design, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; Alchemical Dynamics s.r.l., 00125 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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Carradori S, Secci D, Bizzarri B, Chimenti P, De Monte C, Guglielmi P, Campestre C, Rivanera D, Bordón C, Jones-Brando L. Synthesis and biological evaluation of anti-Toxoplasma gondii activity of a novel scaffold of thiazolidinone derivatives. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2017; 32:746-758. [PMID: 28537532 PMCID: PMC6445228 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1316494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
We designed and synthesised novel N-substituted 1,3-thiazolidin-4-one derivatives for the evaluation of their anti-Toxoplasma gondii efficacy. This scaffold was functionalised both at the N1-hydrazine portion with three structurally different moieties and at the lactam nitrogen with substituted benzyl groups selected on the basis of our previous structure-activity relationships studies. Using three different assay methods, the compounds were assessed in vitro to determine both the levels of efficacy against the tachyzoites of T. gondii (IC50 = 5-148 μM), as well as any evidence of cytotoxicity towards human host cells (TD50 = 68 to ≥320 μM). Results revealed that ferrocene-based thiazolidinones can possess potent anti-tachyzoite activity (TI =2-64).
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- Simone Carradori
- a Department of Pharmacy , "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- b Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Pharmacy , "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- c Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- d Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- d Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA
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Mocan A, Carradori S, Locatelli M, Secci D, Cesa S, Mollica A, Riga S, Angeli A, Supuran CT, Celia C, Di Marzio L. Bioactive isoflavones from Pueraria lobata root and starch: Different extraction techniques and carbonic anhydrase inhibition. Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 112:441-447. [PMID: 28807875 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Kudzu, the dried root of an important edible plant (Pueraria lobata), is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for the important nutritional value strictly related to its isoflavone derivatives. These compounds characterize the quality of kudzu contained in different preparations, as pharmaceutical ingredient as well as dietary/food supplement (e.g. starch). The optimization of the isoflavones recovery, monitored by HPLC-PDA, through different innovative and conventional extraction techniques, e.g. microwave-assisted, ultrasound-assisted and conventional extraction, represented a suitable challenge in food industry and natural products evaluation. The impact on the isoflavone extraction by using an ionic liquid-assisted procedure was also considered. Furthermore, the inhibitory activity of the most representative isoflavones, isolated from kudzu, was evaluated using four isoforms (I, II, IX and XII) of human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) due to their role in several physiopathological processes.
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- Andrei Mocan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; Interuniversity Consortium of Structural and Systems Biology, 00136 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Bioinorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 SestCo Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Bioinorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 SestCo Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutriceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; Houston Methodist Research Institute, Department of Nanomedicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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Ferrante C, Recinella L, Locatelli M, Guglielmi P, Secci D, Leporini L, Chiavaroli A, Leone S, Martinotti S, Brunetti L, Vacca M, Menghini L, Orlando G. Protective Effects Induced by Microwave-Assisted Aqueous Harpagophytum Extract on Rat Cortex Synaptosomes Challenged with Amyloid β-Peptide. Phytother Res 2017. [PMID: 28635142 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [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: 12/26/2022]
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Harpagophytum procumbens is a plant species that displays anti-inflammatory properties in multiple tissues. The iridoid glycosides arpagoside, harpagide, and procumbide appear to be the most therapeutically important constituents. In addition, harpagoside treatment exerted neuroprotective effects both in vitro and in vivo. Considering these findings, the aim of the present work is to explore the possible protective role of the previously described microwave-assisted aqueous extract of H. procumbens on rat hypothalamic (Hypo-E22) cells, and in rat cortex challenged with amyloid β-peptide (1-40). In this context, we assayed the protective effects induced by H. procumbens by measuring the levels of malondialdehyde, 3-hydroxykynurenine (3-HK), brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and tumor necrosis factor-α, 3-HK. Finally, we evaluated the effects of H. procumbens treatment on cortex levels of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. H. procumbens extract was well tolerated by Hypo-E22 cells and upregulated brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression but down-regulated tumor necrosis factor-α gene expression. In addition, the extract reduced amyloid β-peptide stimulation of malondialdehyde and 3-HK and blunted the decrease of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, in the cortex. In this context, our work supports further studies for the evaluation and confirmation of Harpagophytum in the management of the clinical symptoms related to Alzheimer's disease. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Claudio Ferrante
- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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Pierini M, Carradori S, Menta S, Secci D, Cirilli R. 3-(Phenyl-4-oxy)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-(1 H )-pyrazole: A fascinating molecular framework to study the enantioseparation ability of the amylose (3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phase. Part II. Solvophobic effects in enantiorecognition process. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1499:140-148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Locatelli M, Ferrante C, Carradori S, Secci D, Leporini L, Chiavaroli A, Leone S, Recinella L, Orlando G, Martinotti S, Brunetti L, Vacca M, Menghini L. Optimization of Aqueous Extraction and Biological Activity of Harpagophytum procumbens Root on Ex Vivo Rat Colon Inflammatory Model. Phytother Res 2017; 31:937-944. [PMID: 28447368 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Harpagophytum procumbens has a long story of use for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Considering both the antiinflammatory effects of H. procumbens in multiple tissues and the stability of harpagoside in artificial intestinal fluid, the aim of the present study was to explore the possible protective role of a microwave-assisted aqueous Harpagophytum extract (1-1000 μg/mL) on mouse myoblast C2C12 and human colorectal adenocarcinoma HCT116 cell lines, and isolated rat colon specimens challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a validated ex vivo model of acute ulcerative colitis. In this context, we evaluated the effects on C2C12 and HCT116 viability, and on LPS-induced production of serotonin (5-HT), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, prostaglandin (PG)E2 and 8-iso-prostaglandin (8-iso-PG)F2α . Harpagophytum extract was well tolerated by C2C12 cells, while reduced HCT116 colon cancer cell viability. On the other hand, Harpagophytum extract reduced H2 O2 -induced (1 mM) reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, in both cell lines, and inhibited LPS-induced colon production of PGE2 , 8-iso-PGF2α , 5-HT and TNFα. Concluding, we demonstrated the efficacy of a microwave-assisted Harpagophytum aqueous extract in modulating the inflammatory, oxidative stress and immune response in an experimental model of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), thus suggesting a rational use of Harpagophytum in the management and prevention of ulcerative colitis in humans. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Marcello Locatelli
- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
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Nescatelli R, Carradori S, Marini F, Caponigro V, Bucci R, De Monte C, Mollica A, Mannina L, Ceruso M, Supuran CT, Secci D. Geographical characterization by MAE-HPLC and NIR methodologies and carbonic anhydrase inhibition of Saffron components. Food Chem 2017; 221:855-863. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.11.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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D'Ascenzio M, Guglielmi P, Carradori S, Secci D, Florio R, Mollica A, Ceruso M, Akdemir A, Sobolev AP, Supuran CT. Open saccharin-based secondary sulfonamides as potent and selective inhibitors of cancer-related carbonic anhydrase IX and XII isoforms. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2016; 32:51-59. [PMID: 27784170 PMCID: PMC6009879 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2016.1235040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A large number of novel secondary sulfonamides based on the open saccharin scaffold were synthesized and evaluated as selective inhibitors of four different isoforms of human carbonic anhydrase (hCA I, II, IX and XII, EC 4.2.1.1). They were obtained by reductive ring opening of the newly synthesized N-alkylated saccharin derivatives and were shown to be inactive against the two cytosolic off-target hCA I and II (Kis > 10 µM). Interestingly, these compounds inhibited hCA IX in the low nanomolar range with Kis ranging between 20 and 298 nM and were extremely potent inhibitors of hCA XII isoenzyme (Kis ranging between 4.3 and 432 nM). Since hCA IX and XII are the cancer-related isoforms recently validated as drug targets, these results represent an important goal in the development of new anticancer candidates. Finally, a computational approach has been performed to better correlate the biological data to the binding mode of these inhibitors.
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- Melissa D'Ascenzio
- a School of Life Sciences , University of Dundee , Dundee , Scotland , UK
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- b Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- c Department of Pharmacy , "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- b Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- c Department of Pharmacy , "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- c Department of Pharmacy , "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy
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- d Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Università degli Studi di Firenze , Sesto Fiorentino , Florence , Italy
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- e Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy , Bezmialem Vakif University , Fatih , Istanbul , Turkey
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- f Magnetic Resonance Laboratory "Annalaura Segre", National Research Council , Institute of Chemical Methodologies , Monterotondo , Rome , Italy
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- d Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Università degli Studi di Firenze , Sesto Fiorentino , Florence , Italy.,g Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutriceutical Sciences , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Sesto Fiorentino , Florence , Italy
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Carradori S, Pierini M, Menta S, Secci D, Fioravanti R, Cirilli R. 3-(Phenyl-4-oxy)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-(1 H )-pyrazole: A fascinating molecular framework to study the enantioseparation ability of the amylose (3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phase. Part I. Structure-enantioselectivity relationships. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1467:221-227. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gidaro MC, Alcaro S, Secci D, Rivanera D, Mollica A, Agamennone M, Giampietro L, Carradori S. Identification of new anti-Candida compounds by ligand-based pharmacophore virtual screening. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2016; 31:1703-6. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2016.1156103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Maria Concetta Gidaro
- Dipartimento Di Scienze Della Salute, Università “Magna Graecia” Di Catanzaro, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, Catanzaro, Italy,
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Della Salute, Università “Magna Graecia” Di Catanzaro, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, Catanzaro, Italy,
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- Dipartimento Di Chimica E Tecnologie Del Farmaco, Sapienza Università Di Roma, Rome, Italy,
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- Dipartimento Di Sanità Pubblica E Malattie Infettive, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, and
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Carradori S, Secci D, De Monte C, Mollica A, Ceruso M, Akdemir A, Sobolev AP, Codispoti R, De Cosmi F, Guglielmi P, Supuran CT. A novel library of saccharin and acesulfame derivatives as potent and selective inhibitors of carbonic anhydrase IX and XII isoforms. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:1095-105. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Menta S, Carradori S, Siani G, Secci D, Mannina L, Sobolev AP, Cirilli R, Pierini M. Elucidation of the mechanisms governing the thermal diastereomerization of bioactive chiral 1,3,4-thiadiazoline spiro-cyclohexyl derivatives towards their anancomeric stereoisomers. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra13727j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Synthesis of bioactive 1,3,4-thiadiazoline-spiro-cyclohexyl-alkyl-substituted diastereomers by effective switching between kinetic and thermodynamic control.
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- S. Menta
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy
- “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara
- 66100 Chieti
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy
- “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara
- 66100 Chieti
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica “AnnalauraSegre”
- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche CNR Area della Ricerca di Roma
- 00015 Monterotondo
- Italy
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- Dipartimento del Farmaco
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità
- 00161 Rome
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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Menta S, Carradori S, Secci D, Faggi C, Mannina L, Cirilli R, Pierini M. The Anancomeric Character of the Pharmacophore 1,3,4-Thiadiazoline Framework in Chiral Spiro-Cyclohexyl Derivatives: Effects on Stereochemistry and Spiro-Junction Lability. Thermodynamic Aspects. J Org Chem 2015; 80:11932-40. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sergio Menta
- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università degli studi di Firenze, Via della
Lastruccia 13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento
del Farmaco, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Carradori S, Mannina L, De Cosmi F, Beccarini T, Secci D, P. Sobolev A. Optimization of the Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Azadirachta indica (Neem) Leaves Using NMR-based Metabolic Fingerprinting. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.2174/1573407211666151002001919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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De Monte C, Carradori S, Secci D, D'Ascenzio M, Guglielmi P, Mollica A, Morrone S, Scarpa S, Aglianò AM, Giantulli S, Silvestri I. Synthesis and pharmacological screening of a large library of 1,3,4-thiadiazolines as innovative therapeutic tools for the treatment of prostate cancer and melanoma. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 105:245-62. [PMID: 26498571 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Antimitotic agents are widely used in cancer chemotherapy but the numerous side effects and the onset of resistance limit their clinical efficacy. Therefore, with the purpose of discovering more selective and efficient anticancer agents to be administered alone or in combination with traditional drugs, we synthesized a large library of 1,3,4-thiadiazoline analogues, maintaining the pharmacophoric structure of an antiproliferative compound known as K858: this is a new inhibitor of kinesin Eg5, able to induce the mitotic arrest in colorectal cancer cells and in xenograft ovarian cancer cells. We screened 103 compounds to assess their antiproliferative activity on PC3 prostate cancer cell line. Two derivatives, compounds 32 (corresponding to K858) and 33, have shown to be the most effective against prostate tumor cells and also towards two melanoma cell lines (SK-MEL-5 and SK-MEL-28) at low micromolar concentrations, confirming the pharmacological activity of this scaffold and revealing the potential role of 1,3,4-thiadiazolines in the management of cancer.
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- Celeste De Monte
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Di Martile M, Desideri M, De Luca T, Gabellini C, Eramo A, Milella M, Secci D, Carradori S, Buglioni S, Del Bufalo D, Trisciuoglio D. Abstract 2324: The histone acetyltransferase inhibitor CPTH6 selectively targets lung cancer stem-like cells. Cancer Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2015-2324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Abstract
Targeting epigenetic regulators is emerging as a promising strategy for cancer therapy. In this context, we recently identified the thiazole derivative 3-methylcyclopentylidene-[4-(4′-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl]hydrazone (CPTH6) as a novel pCAF and GCN5 histone acetyltransferase inhibitor. CPTH6 exerts in vitro anti-tumoral effect in a panel of human tumor cell lines derived from different histotypes. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of CPTH6 as a novel drug that targets Lung Cancer Stem-like Cells (LCSC) derived from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. We found that CPTH6 has a stronger growth-inhibitory effect in patient-derived LCSC than in established NSCLC lines. Unlike LCSC models, in which CPTH6 treatment induces cell cycle perturbation and apoptosis even at low doses, in established NSCLC lines CPTH6 triggers a cell cycle perturbation associated to DNA damage only at higher concentrations. Of note, differentiated progeny of LCSC lines are more resistant to CPTH6 cytoxicity when compared to their undifferentiated counterparts. Interestingly, CPTH6 treatment is also associated with reduced expression of the CD133 stemness marker in LCSC lines. Analysis of the CD133+ subpopulation in LCSC lines indicates that CD133+ cells not only undergo apoptosis following CPTH6 treatment but also shift toward a more differentiated phenotype. Furthermore, the growth inhibitory effect seems to be tightly related to baseline expression of acetylated alpha-tubulin, which was particularly prominent in sensitive LCSC lines. In vivo experiments confirmes the antitumor efficacy of CPTH6, particularly in LCSC-derived models, where a pronounced apoptosis induction and growth inhibitory effect is observed after CPTH6 treatment. Overall, our studies propose histone acetyltransferase inhibition as an attractive target for cancer therapy of NSCLC.
Citation Format: Marta Di Martile, Mariannna Desideri, Teresa De Luca, Chiara Gabellini, Adriana Eramo, Michele Milella, Daniela Secci, Simone Carradori, Simona Buglioni, Donatella Del Bufalo, Daniela Trisciuoglio. The histone acetyltransferase inhibitor CPTH6 selectively targets lung cancer stem-like cells. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2015 Apr 18-22; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2015;75(15 Suppl):Abstract nr 2324. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2015-2324
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D'Ambrosio K, Carradori S, Monti SM, Buonanno M, Secci D, Vullo D, Supuran CT, De Simone G. Out of the active site binding pocket for carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:302-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc07320g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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2-Benzylsulfinylbenzoic acid binds to human carbonic anhydrase II in a mode completely different from any other class of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors investigated so far.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco
- Sapienza University of Rome
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco
- Sapienza University of Rome
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Universitá degli Studi di Firenze
- Polo Scientifico
- Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica
- 50019 Sesto Fiorentino
- Italy
| | - Claudiu T. Supuran
- Universitá degli Studi di Firenze
- Polo Scientifico
- Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica
- 50019 Sesto Fiorentino
- Italy
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De Monte C, Carradori S, Secci D, D'Ascenzio M, Vullo D, Ceruso M, Supuran CT. Cyclic tertiary sulfamates: Selective inhibition of the tumor-associated carbonic anhydrases IX and XII by N- and O-substituted acesulfame derivatives. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 84:240-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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D’Ascenzio M, Carradori S, Secci D, Vullo D, Ceruso M, Akdemir A, Supuran CT. Selective inhibition of human carbonic anhydrases by novel amide derivatives of probenecid: Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modelling studies. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:3982-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Revised: 05/31/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Di Martile M, Desideri M, Gabellini C, Eramo A, Carradori S, Secci D, Milella M, Del Bufalo D, Trisciuoglio D. 822: The histone acetyltransferases inhibitor CPTH6 preferentially inhibits proliferation of patient-derived lung cancer stem cells in vitro and in vivo. Eur J Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(14)50725-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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