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Pharmacol Res ; 175: 106026, 2022 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34890775

RESUMEN

The growing incidence of skin cancer (SC) has prompted the search for additional preventive strategies to counteract this global health concern. Mutant p53 (mutp53), particularly with ultraviolet radiation (UVR) signature, has emerged as a promising target for SC prevention based on its key role in skin carcinogenesis. Herein, the preventive activity of our previously disclosed mutp53 reactivator SLMP53-2 against UVR-induced SC was investigated. The pre-treatment of keratinocyte HaCaT cells with SLMP53-2, before UVB exposure, depleted mutp53 protein levels with restoration of wild-type-like p53 DNA-binding ability and subsequent transcriptional activity. SLMP53-2 increased cell survival by promoting G1-phase cell cycle arrest, while reducing UVB-induced apoptosis through inhibition of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activity. SLMP53-2 also protected cells from reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage induced by UVB. Moreover, it enhanced DNA repair through upregulation of nucleotide excision repair pathway and depletion of UVB-induced DNA damage, as evidenced by a reduction of DNA in comet tails, γH2AX staining and cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPD) levels. SLMP53-2 further suppressed UVB-induced inflammation by inhibiting the nuclear translocation and DNA-binding ability of NF-κB, and promoted the expression of key players involved in keratinocytes differentiation. Consistently, the topical application of SLMP53-2 in mice skin, prior to UVB irradiation, reduced cell death and DNA damage. It also decreased the expression of inflammatory-related proteins and promoted cell differentiation, in UVB-exposed mice skin. Notably, SLMP53-2 did not show signs of skin toxicity for cumulative topical use. Overall, these results support a promising protective activity of SLMP53-2 against UVB-induced SC.


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias Inducidas por Radiación , Protectores contra Radiación , Neoplasias Cutáneas , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor , Rayos Ultravioleta , Animales , Femenino , Humanos , Ratones , Carcinogénesis , Puntos de Control del Ciclo Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Diferenciación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Línea Celular , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Reparación del ADN , Interleucina-6/inmunología , Queratinocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Queratinocitos/efectos de la radiación , Mutación , Neoplasias Inducidas por Radiación/inmunología , Neoplasias Inducidas por Radiación/patología , Neoplasias Inducidas por Radiación/prevención & control , Protectores contra Radiación/farmacología , Protectores contra Radiación/uso terapéutico , Piel/inmunología , Piel/patología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/inmunología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/prevención & control , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/genética
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Molecules ; 27(1)2022 Jan 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35011552

RESUMEN

Human protozoan diseases represent a serious health problem worldwide, affecting mainly people in social and economic vulnerability. These diseases have attracted little investment in drug discovery, which is reflected in the limited available therapeutic arsenal. Authorized drugs present problems such as low efficacy in some stages of the disease or toxicity, which result in undesirable side effects and treatment abandonment. Moreover, the emergence of drug-resistant parasite strains makes necessary an even greater effort to develop safe and effective antiparasitic agents. Among the chemotypes investigated for parasitic diseases, the indole nucleus has emerged as a privileged molecular scaffold for the generation of new drug candidates. In this review, the authors provide an overview of the indole-based compounds developed against important parasitic diseases, namely malaria, trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis, by focusing on the design, optimization and synthesis of the most relevant synthetic indole scaffolds recently reported.


Asunto(s)
Antiprotozoarios/farmacología , Desarrollo de Medicamentos , Indoles/farmacología , Leishmania/efectos de los fármacos , Plasmodium/efectos de los fármacos , Trypanosoma/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Antiprotozoarios/síntesis química , Antiprotozoarios/química , Antiprotozoarios/uso terapéutico , Técnicas de Química Sintética , Desarrollo de Medicamentos/métodos , Desarrollo de Medicamentos/tendencias , Humanos , Indoles/síntesis química , Indoles/química , Indoles/uso terapéutico , Leishmaniasis/tratamiento farmacológico , Malaria/tratamiento farmacológico , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Parasitaria , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Tripanosomiasis/tratamiento farmacológico
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Bioorg Med Chem ; 30: 115880, 2021 01 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33348171

RESUMEN

Cancer is still one of the deadliest diseases worldwide despite the efforts in its early detection and treatment strategies. However, most chemotherapeutic agents still present side effects in normal tissues and acquired resistance that limit their efficacy. Spiropyrazoline oxindoles might be good alternatives as they have shown antiproliferative activity in human breast and colon cancer cell lines, without eliciting cytotoxicity in healthy cells. However, their potential for ovarian cancer was never tested. In this work, the antiproliferative activity of five spiropyrazoline oxindoles was assessed in ovarian cancer cells A2780 and the biological targets and mechanism of action of the most promising compound evaluated. Compound 1a showed the highest antiproliferative effect, as well as the highest selectivity for A2780 cells compared to healthy fibroblasts. This antiproliferative effect results from the induction of cell death by mitochondria-mediated apoptosis and autophagy. In vitro DNA interaction studies demonstrated that 1a interacts with DNA by groove-binding, without triggering genotoxicity. In addition, 1a showed a strong affinity to bovine serum albumin that might be important for further inclusion in drug delivery platforms. Proteomic studies reinforced 1a role in promoting A2780 endoplasmatic reticulum (ER) stress by destabilizing the correct protein folding which triggers cell death via apoptosis and autophagy.


Asunto(s)
Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Oxindoles/farmacología , Pirazoles/farmacología , Compuestos de Espiro/farmacología , Animales , Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Antineoplásicos/química , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Bovinos , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , ADN/química , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Humanos , Estructura Molecular , Oxindoles/síntesis química , Oxindoles/química , Pirazoles/síntesis química , Pirazoles/química , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/análisis , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Albúmina Sérica Bovina/química , Compuestos de Espiro/síntesis química , Compuestos de Espiro/química , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Células Tumorales Cultivadas
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Cogn Behav Pract ; 28(2): 127-146, 2021 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38371740

RESUMEN

Efforts to integrate cultural competence and evidence-based treatments (EBTs) typically take the form of cultural adaptations of EBTs, characterized by modifications to the existing treatment based on presumed cultural notions of a given race or ethnic group. Much less attention has been given to ways EBTs can integrate a process model of cultural competence, which focuses on what clinicians do in-session to identify and integrate key cultural factors for a given individual in the treatment. Our objective is to consider how a process model of cultural competence (Shifting Cultural Lenses) can be integrated with an EBT (Behavioral Activation). We present a theoretical rationale for integrating the SCL model with BA and illustrate this integration, which clinician provides an additional approach to bringing culture to treatments and shows promise for identifying clinicians' in-session behaviors that reflect cultural competence.

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Int J Mol Sci ; 21(2)2020 Jan 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31963392

RESUMEN

The Warburg effect is an emerging hallmark of cancer, which has the tumor suppressor p53 as its major regulator. Herein, we unveiled that p53 activation by (S)-tryptophanol-derived oxazoloisoindolinone (SLMP53-1) mediated the reprograming of glucose metabolism in cancer cells and xenograft human tumor tissue, interfering with angiogenesis and migration. Particularly, we showed that SLMP53-1 regulated glycolysis by downregulating glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1), hexokinase-2 (HK2), and phosphofructokinase-2 isoform 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase-3 (PFKFB3) (key glycolytic enzymes), while upregulating the mitochondrial markers synthesis of cytochrome c oxidase 2 (SCO2), cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 (COX4), and OXPHOS mitochondrial complexes. SLMP53-1 also downregulated the monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4), causing the subsequent reduction of lactate export by cancer cells. Besides the acidification of the extracellular environment, SLMP53-1 further increased E-cadherin and reduced metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression levels in both cancer cells and xenograft human tumor tissue, which suggested the interference of SLMP53-1 in extracellular matrix remodeling and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Consistently, SLMP53-1 depleted angiogenesis, decreasing endothelial cell tube formation and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression levels. SLMP53-1 also exhibited synergistic growth inhibitory activity in combination with the metabolic modulator dichloroacetic acid. These data reinforce the promising application of the p53-activating agent SLMP53-1 in cancer therapy, by targeting p53-mediated pathways of growth and dissemination.


Asunto(s)
Inhibidores de la Angiogénesis/farmacología , Metabolismo de los Hidratos de Carbono/efectos de los fármacos , Neoplasias del Colon/tratamiento farmacológico , Glucosa/metabolismo , Isoindoles/farmacología , Neovascularización Patológica/tratamiento farmacológico , Oxazoles/farmacología , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/metabolismo , Animales , Apoptosis , Ciclo Celular , Proliferación Celular , Neoplasias del Colon/irrigación sanguínea , Neoplasias del Colon/metabolismo , Neoplasias del Colon/patología , Glucólisis , Humanos , Ratones , Neovascularización Patológica/metabolismo , Neovascularización Patológica/patología , Células Tumorales Cultivadas , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/genética , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de Xenoinjerto
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J Nerv Ment Dis ; 206(6): 439-445, 2018 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29781897

RESUMEN

This study examined the views about the future of persons with schizophrenia and their caregivers to understand what is at stake in engaging in recovery. The views of 60 Mexican-origin consumer-caregiver dyads were coded by three independent raters using a recovery literature-based coding system of recovery components: social relations, caregiving burden relief, independence, self-responsibility, and empowerment. General recovery expectations were also rated. Interrater reliability, component frequency, and congruence between the consumers and caregivers' expectations were statistically examined. Dominant recovery components for consumers and caregivers were independence (72.5%), general expectations for recovery (51%), and social relations (43%). Relatives differed in two important ways. Consumers held significantly greater expectations for independence (p < 0.01), whereas caregivers focused more on general recovery (p < 0.001). What matters for recovery for this sample of Mexican-origin consumers and caregivers differs. Addressing differences in views may facilitate person-centered treatment that considers the views of consumers and caregivers.


Asunto(s)
Cuidadores/psicología , Americanos Mexicanos/psicología , Esquizofrenia/terapia , Adulto , Actitud Frente a la Salud , Femenino , Humanos , Entrevistas como Asunto , Masculino , Inducción de Remisión , Esquizofrenia/etnología
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Brain Inj ; 31(1): 49-56, 2017.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27936960

RESUMEN

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) on multiple postural indices that characterize body sway behaviour. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: The body's centre of pressure (COP) displacement was recorded from 11 individuals with a history of mTBI (29.4 ± 6.7 years old) and 11 healthy controls (26.8 ± 3.7 years old) performing bipedal stance on a force platform for 120 seconds. Spatio-temporal (area, amplitude and mean velocity of the COP displacement) and frequency characteristics (frequency containing 80% of the power spectral density) of the body oscillation, as well as its dynamic characteristics (sample entropy estimate of the COP displacement) were extracted from COP signals. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS: All postural indices studied were significantly affected by mTBI (p < 0.010). Participants with a history of mTBI presented a larger, slower, and more random body oscillation compared to controls. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that (a) balance deficits can be recognized as an effect of mTBI; (b) balance deficits induced by mTBI are multi-dimensional, affecting all three domains included in this study; and


Asunto(s)
Conmoción Encefálica/fisiopatología , Equilibrio Postural/fisiología , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Adulto Joven
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Bioorg Med Chem ; 24(8): 1786-92, 2016 Apr 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26968650

RESUMEN

A structure-activity relationship study was performed with ten 8-aminoquinoline-squaramides compounds active against liver stage malaria parasites, using human hepatoma cells (Huh7) infected by Plasmodium berghei parasites. In addition, their blood-schizontocidal activity was assessed against chloroquine-resistant W2 strain Plasmodium falciparum. Compound 3 was 7.3-fold more potent than the positive control primaquine against liver-stage parasites, illustrating the importance of the squarate moiety to activity.


Asunto(s)
Antiprotozoarios/farmacología , Hígado/parasitología , Malaria/parasitología , Plasmodium falciparum/efectos de los fármacos , Quinina/análogos & derivados , Antiprotozoarios/síntesis química , Antiprotozoarios/química , Línea Celular Tumoral , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Malaria/tratamiento farmacológico , Estructura Molecular , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Parasitaria , Quinina/síntesis química , Quinina/química , Quinina/farmacología , Relación Estructura-Actividad
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Childs Nerv Syst ; 32(7): 1227-36, 2016 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27107888

RESUMEN

INTRODUCTION: Despite being the second most frequent tumor in children, pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors are rare, and the published European epidemiological data is limited. Our goal is to present the first surgical series of pediatric CNS tumors in Portugal and to review other similar worldwide series. METHODS: Retrospective review of all patients younger than 19 years old, operated to a CNS tumor in the Neurosurgery Department at Hospital de Santa Maria (Lisbon, Portugal) between January 2004 and December 2014. Demographic data, tumor location, clinical data, histopathology, and surgical treatment were analyzed and compared to surgical series of pediatric CNS tumors published in PubMed indexed journals over the last 20 years. RESULTS: We performed 253 surgeries in 215 patients, with a male:female ratio of 1.2:1 and a mean age of 9.2 years old. Primary brain tumors accounted for 95 % of all tumors and had more often a supratentorial location. Tumors of neuroepithelial tissue, particularly astrocytic tumors, embryonal tumors, neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors, and oligodendrogliomas accounted for 81 % of cases. A gross-total resection was achieved in most cases. There was no mortality, and the overall morbidity was low. CONCLUSIONS: The demography, topography, and clinical presentation of the tumors and the surgical results of this series are comparable to other European ones. We found a higher incidence of neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors and oligodendrogliomas and a slight lower incidence of ependymomas. Our results should encourage further national multi-institutional studies to better characterize these tumors in the pediatric population.


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central/diagnóstico , Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central/cirugía , Neurocirugia/métodos , Adolescente , Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central/patología , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Neurocirugia/estadística & datos numéricos , Pediatría , Portugal , Estudios Retrospectivos
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Molecules ; 21(8)2016 Aug 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27509489

RESUMEN

Enantiopure tryptophanol is easily obtained from the reduction of its parent natural amino acid trypthophan (available from the chiral pool), and can be used as chiral auxiliary/inductor to control the stereochemical course of a diastereoselective reaction. Furthermore, enantiopure tryptophanol is useful for the syntheses of natural products or biological active molecules containing the aminoalcohol functionality. In this communication, we report the development of a small library of indolo[2,3-a]quinolizidines and evaluation of their activity as N-Methyl d-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists. The indolo[2,3-a]quinolizidine scaffold was obtained using the following key steps: (i) a stereoselective cyclocondensation of (S)- or (R)-tryptophanol with appropriate racemic δ-oxoesters; (ii) a stereocontrolled cyclization on the indole nucleus. The synthesized enantiopure indolo[2,3-a]quinolizidines were evaluated as NMDA receptor antagonists and one compound was identified to be 2.9-fold more potent as NMDA receptor blocker than amantadine (used in the clinic for Parkinson's disease). This compound represents a hit compound for the development of novel NMDA receptor antagonists with potential applications in neurodegenerative disorders associated with overactivation of NMDA receptors.


Asunto(s)
Quinolizidinas/síntesis química , Quinolizidinas/farmacología , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato/antagonistas & inhibidores , Ciclización , Indoles/síntesis química , Indoles/química , Indoles/farmacología , Estructura Molecular , Quinolizidinas/química , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/síntesis química , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/química , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/farmacología , Estereoisomerismo , Triptófano/análogos & derivados , Triptófano/química
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J Med Virol ; 87(1): 45-56, 2015 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25042157

RESUMEN

Neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) oseltamivir and zanamivir are currently the only effective antiviral drugs available worldwide for the management of influenza. The potential development of resistance is continually threatening their use, rationalizing and highlighting the need for a close and sustained evaluation of virus susceptibility. This study aimed to analyze and characterize the phenotypic and genotypic NAIs susceptibility profiles of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses circulating in Portugal from 2009 to 2010/2011. A total of 144 cases of A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection from community and hospitalized patients were studied, including three suspected cases of clinical resistance to oseltamivir. Oseltamivir resistance was confirmed for two of the suspected cases. Neuraminidase (NA) H275Y resistant marker was found in viruses from both cases but for one it was only present in 26.2% of virus population, raising questions about the minimal percentage of resistant virus that should be considered relevant. Cross-decreased susceptibility to oseltamivir and zanamivir (2-4 IC50 fold-change) was detected on viruses from two potentially linked community patients from 2009. Both viruses harbored the NA I223V mutation. NA Y155H mutation was found in 18 statistical non-outlier viruses from 2009, having no impact on virus susceptibility. The mutations at NA N369K and V241I may have contributed to the significantly higher baseline IC50 value obtained to oseltamivir for 2010/2011 viruses, compared to viruses from the pandemic period. These results may contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between phenotype and genotype, which is currently challenging, and to the global assessment of A(H1N1)pdm09 virus susceptibility profile and baseline level to NAIs.


Asunto(s)
Antivirales/farmacología , Farmacorresistencia Viral , Subtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/efectos de los fármacos , Oseltamivir/farmacología , Zanamivir/farmacología , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Subtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/enzimología , Subtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/genética , Subtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/aislamiento & purificación , Gripe Humana/virología , Concentración 50 Inhibidora , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mutación Missense , Neuraminidasa/genética , Portugal , Proteínas Virales/genética
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Pharmacol Res ; 95-96: 42-52, 2015.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25814188

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Inactivation of the p53 tumor suppressor protein by interaction with murine double minute (MDM) proteins, MDM2 and MDMX, is a common event in human tumors expressing wild-type p53. In these tumors, the simultaneous inhibition of these interactions with MDMs, for a full p53 reactivation, represents a promising anticancer strategy. Herein, we report the identification of a dual inhibitor of the p53 interaction with MDM2 and MDMX, the (S)-tryptophanol derivative OXAZ-1, from the screening of a small library of enantiopure tryptophanol-derived oxazolopiperidone lactams, using a yeast-based assay. With human colon adenocarcinoma HCT116 cell lines expressing wild-type p53 (HCT116 p53(+/+)) and its p53-null isogenic derivative (HCT116 p53(-/-)), it was shown that OXAZ-1 induced a p53-dependent tumor growth-inhibitory effect. In fact, OXAZ-1 induced p53 stabilization, up-regulated p53 transcription targets, such as MDM2, MDMX, p21, Puma and Bax, and led to PARP cleavage, in p53(+/+), but not in p53(-/-), HCT116 cells. In addition, similar tumor cytotoxic effects were observed for OXAZ-1 against MDMX-overexpressing breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7 tumor cells, commonly described as highly resistant to MDM2-only inhibitors. In HCT116 p53(+/+) cells, the disruption of the p53 interaction with MDMs by OXAZ-1 was further confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation. It was also shown that OXAZ-1 potently triggered a p53-dependent mitochondria-mediated apoptosis, characterized by reactive oxygen species generation, mitochondrial membrane potential dissipation, Bax translocation to mitochondria, and cytochrome c release, and exhibited a p53-dependent synergistic effect with conventional chemotherapeutic drugs. Collectively, in this work, a novel selective activator of the p53 pathway is reported with promising antitumor properties to be explored either alone or combined with conventional chemotherapeutic drugs. Moreover, OXAZ-1 may represent a promising starting scaffold to search for new dual inhibitors of the p53-MDMs interaction.


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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Oxazoles/farmacología , Piperidonas/farmacología , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-mdm2/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas/metabolismo , Triptófano/análogos & derivados , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/metabolismo , Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Antineoplásicos/química , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Ciclo Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Células HCT116 , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Potencial de la Membrana Mitocondrial/efectos de los fármacos , Estructura Molecular , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Oxazoles/síntesis química , Oxazoles/química , Piperidonas/síntesis química , Piperidonas/química , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-mdm2/genética , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Triptófano/química , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/genética
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Pediatr Transplant ; 19(3): 261-6, 2015 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25597753

RESUMEN

HVOO represents a serious critical complication of pediatric living-donor liver transplantation because open surgical repair is virtually impossible. Currently, despite several technical innovations and the introduction of triangulated anastomosis for hepatic vein reconstruction, the reported incidence of HVOO is still considerable. The aim of this study was to propose a new technique for hepatic venous reconstruction that avoids the original orifice of the recipient hepatic veins. Instead, anastomosis is performed in a newly created wide longitudinal orifice in the anterior wall of the recipient inferior vena cava. A total of 210 living related-donor liver transplantations were performed using two methods for reconstruction of the hepatic vein. Group 1 included 69 patients subjected to direct anastomosis of the orifice of the graft hepatic vein and a wide orifice created in the recipient inferior vena cava by the confluence of the orifices of the right, left, and middle hepatic veins. Group 2 included 141 patients in whom the original orifices of the recipient hepatic veins were closed, the inferior vena cava was widely opened, and a long longitudinal anastomosis was performed using two lines of continuous sutures. Diagnosis of HVOO was suspected based on clinical findings and ultrasound studies and then confirmed by liver biopsy and interventional radiology examinations. Among the 69 recipients in group 1, 16 patients died due to graft problems during the postoperative period and eight of the survivors (15.1%) presented with HVOO. In group 2 (141 patients), 21 patients died, and there were no cases of HVOO. A comparison of the incidence of HVOO between groups revealed a significant difference (p = 0.01). Hepatic venous reconstruction during pediatric living-donor liver transplantation should be performed using a wide longitudinal incision in the anterior wall of the recipient inferior vena cava because this technique eliminated anastomosis complications.


Asunto(s)
Hepatectomía/métodos , Venas Hepáticas/cirugía , Trasplante de Hígado/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Algoritmos , Anastomosis Quirúrgica , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Donadores Vivos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Flebografía , Procedimientos de Cirugía Plástica/métodos , Resultado del Tratamiento , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Vasculares/métodos , Vena Cava Inferior , Adulto Joven
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 24(15): 3333-6, 2014 Aug 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24974339

RESUMEN

N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) exacerbated activation leads to neuron death through a phenomenon called excitotoxicity. These receptors are implicated in several neurological diseases (e.g., Alzheimer and Parkinson) and thus represent an important therapeutic target. We herein describe the study of enantiopure tryptophanol-derived oxazolopiperidone lactams as NMDA receptor antagonists. The most active hit exhibited an IC50 of 63.4 µM in cultured rat cerebellar granule neurons thus being 1.5 fold more active than clinically approved NMDA antagonist amantadine (IC50=92 µM).


Asunto(s)
Indoles/farmacología , Lactamas/farmacología , Piperidonas/farmacología , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato/antagonistas & inhibidores , Triptófano/análogos & derivados , Animales , Cerebelo/efectos de los fármacos , Cerebelo/metabolismo , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Indoles/síntesis química , Indoles/química , Lactamas/síntesis química , Lactamas/química , Estructura Molecular , Neuronas/efectos de los fármacos , Neuronas/metabolismo , Piperidonas/síntesis química , Piperidonas/química , Ratas , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Triptófano/química
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Bioorg Med Chem ; 22(1): 577-84, 2014 Jan 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24268795

RESUMEN

Restoring p53 levels through disruption of p53-MDM2 interaction has been proved to be a valuable approach in fighting cancer. We herein report the synthesis and evaluation of eighteen spiroisoxazoline oxindoles derivatives as p53-MDM2 interaction inhibitors. Seven compounds showed an antiproliferative profile superior to the p53-MDM2 interaction inhibitor nutlin-3, and induced cell death by apoptosis. Moreover, proof-of-concept was demonstrated by inhibition of the interaction between p53 and MDM2 in a live-cell bimolecular fluorescence complementation assay.


Asunto(s)
Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Indoles/síntesis química , Indoles/uso terapéutico , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Apoptosis , Proliferación Celular , Humanos , Indoles/química , Oxindoles , Compuestos de Espiro
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Org Process Res Dev ; 28(4): 860-890, 2024 Apr 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38660381

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Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is the polymer of choice in drug delivery systems due to its biocompatibility and hydrophilicity. For over 20 years, this polymer has been widely used in the drug delivery of small drugs, proteins, oligonucleotides, and liposomes, improving the stability and pharmacokinetics of many drugs. However, despite the extensive clinical experience with PEG, concerns have emerged related to its use. These include hypersensitivity, purity, and nonbiodegradability. Moreover, conventional PEG is a mixture of polymers that can complicate drug synthesis and purification leading to unwanted immunogenic reactions. Studies have shown that uniform PEGylated drugs may be more effective than conventional PEGylated drugs as they can overcome issues related to molecular heterogeneity and immunogenicity. This has led to significant research efforts to develop synthetic procedures to produce uniform PEGs (monodisperse PEGs). As a result, iterative step-by-step controlled synthesis methods have been created over time and have shown promising results. Nonetheless, these procedures have presented numerous challenges due to their iterative nature and the requirement for multiple purification steps, resulting in increased costs and time consumption. Despite these challenges, the synthetic procedures went through several improvements. This review summarizes and discusses recent advances in the synthesis of uniform PEGs and its derivatives with a focus on overall yields, scalability, and purity of the polymers. Additionally, the available characterization methods for assessing polymer monodispersity are discussed as well as uniform PEG applications, side effects, and possible alternative polymers that can overcome the drawbacks.

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Expert Opin Ther Pat ; 33(3): 151-168, 2023 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37060305

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INTRODUCTION: The efficacy of current therapeutic warheads in preventing malaria transmission or treating the disease is often hampered by the emergence of drug-resistance. No effective vaccines are available to date, and novel drugs able to counteract drug-resistant forms of malaria and/or to target multiple stages of the parasite's lifecycle are urgently needed. AREAS COVERED: This review covers patents that protect antimalarial small molecules bearing the artemisinin or other chemical scaffolds, as well as vaccines, that have been published in the period 2015-2022. Literature was searched in public databases of articles and patents. Patents protecting small molecules that prevent malaria transmission are not discussed herein. EXPERT OPINION: Significant progress has been made in the design of antimalarial agents. Most of these candidates have been tested in standardized strains, with the use of Plasmodium clinical isolates for testing still underdeveloped. Several compounds have been profiled in in vivo mouse models of malaria, including humanized mice. Despite having different efficacy, these new molecules might further progress the field and hopefully will advance to clinical development soon.


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Antimaláricos , Malaria , Plasmodium , Humanos , Animales , Ratones , Antimaláricos/farmacología , Antimaláricos/química , Antimaláricos/uso terapéutico , Patentes como Asunto , Malaria/tratamiento farmacológico , Malaria/prevención & control , Resistencia a Medicamentos , Plasmodium falciparum
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SSM Ment Health ; 32023 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37475775

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The implementation of coordinated specialty care in the U.S. over the past decade has led to the improvements of clinical and functional outcomes among individuals in the early stages of psychosis. While there have been advancements in the delivery of early intervention services for psychosis, it has almost exclusively focused on short-term change at the individual level. In light of these advancements, research has identified gaps in access to care and delivery of services that are driven by different levels of determinants and have the biggest impact on historically excluded groups (e.g., ethnoracial minoritized communities). Interventions or efforts that place an emphasis on community level (structural or sociocultural) factors and how they may influence pathways to care and through care, specifically for those who have been historically excluded, have largely been missing from the design, dissemination and implementation of early psychosis services. The present paper uses a structural violence framework to review current evidence related to pathways to care for early psychosis and the physical/built environment and conditions (e.g., urbanicity, residential instability) and formal and informal community resources. Suggestions on future directions are also provided, that focus on enriching communities and creating sustainable change that spans from pathways leading to care to 'recovery.' In all, this lays the groundwork for a proposed paradigm shift in research and practice that encompasses the need for an emphasis on structural competency and community-driven approaches.

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Front Psychiatry ; 14: 1052454, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37181867

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Purpose: This study (a) documents the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) and (b) examines both social and clinical correlates of DUP in a sample of U.S. Latinxs with first-episode psychosis (FEP). Methods: Data were collected for a longitudinal study evaluating a community education campaign to help primarily Spanish-speaking Latinxs recognize psychotic symptoms and reduce the DUP, or the delay to first prescribed antipsychotic medication after the onset of psychotic symptoms. Social and clinical variables were assessed at first treatment presentation. A sequential hierarchical regression was conducted using √DUP to identify independent predictors of the DUP. A structural equation model was used to explore the association between DUP predictors, DUP, and clinical and social correlates. Results: In a sample of 122 Latinxs with FEP, the median DUP was 39 weeks (M = 137.78, SD = 220.31; IQR = 160.39-5.57). For the full sample, being an immigrant and having self-reported relatively poor English-speaking proficiency and self-reported strong Spanish-speaking proficiency were related to a longer delay to first prescribed medication after psychosis onset. For the immigrant subgroup, being older at the time of migration was related to a longer delay. Self-reported English-speaking proficiency emerged as an independent predictor of the DUP. Although the DUP was not related to symptomatology, it was associated with poorer social functioning. Low self-reported English-speaking ability is associated with poorer social functioning via the DUP. Conclusion: Latinxs with limited English language skills are especially at high risk for experiencing prolonged delays to care and poor social functioning. Intervention efforts to reduce the delay in Latinx communities should pay particular attention to this subgroup.

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Pharmaceuticals (Basel) ; 16(2)2023 Jan 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37259297

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For the first time, the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of tryptophanol-derived isoindolinones, previously reported as p53 activators, was investigated. From the metabolites' identification, performed by liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution tandem mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS/MS), followed by their preparation and structural elucidation, it was possible to identify that the indole C2 and C3 are the main target of the cytochrome P450 (CYP)-promoted oxidative metabolism in the tryptophanol-derived isoindolinone scaffold. Based on these findings, to search for novel p53 activators a series of 16 enantiopure tryptophanol-derived isoindolinones substituted with a bromine in indole C2 was prepared, in yields of 62-89%, and their antiproliferative activity evaluated in human colon adenocarcinoma HCT116 cell lines with and without p53. Structural optimization led to the identification of two (S)-tryptophanol-derived isoindolinones 3.9-fold and 1.9-fold more active than hit SLMP53-1, respectively. Compounds' metabolic stability evaluation revealed that this substitution led to a metabolic switch, with the impact of Phase I oxidative metabolism being minimized. Through differential scanning fluorimetry (DSF) experiments, the most active compound of the series in cell assays led to an increase in the protein melting temperature (Tm) of 10.39 °C, suggesting an effective binding to wild-type p53 core domain.

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