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Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) ; 72(4): 389-392, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38644164

RESUMO

Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi poses a significant health challenge in rural areas of Latin America. The current pharmacological options exhibit notable side effects, demand prolonged administration, and display limited efficacy. Consequently, there is an urgent need to develop drugs that are safe and clinically effective. Previously, we identified a quinone compound (designated as compound 2) with potent antiprotozoal activity, based on the chemical structure of komaroviquinone, a natural product renowned for its antitrypanosomal effects. However, compound 2 was demonstrated considerably unstable to light. In this study, we elucidated the structure of the light-induced degradation products of compound 2 and probed the correlation between the quinone ring's substituents and its susceptibility to light. Our findings led to the discovery of quinones with significantly enhanced light stability, some of which exhibiting antitrypanosomal activity. The most promising compound was evaluated for drug efficacy in a mouse model of Chagas disease, revealing where a notable reduction in blood parasitemia.


Assuntos
Doença de Chagas , Quinonas , Tripanossomicidas , Trypanosoma cruzi , Doença de Chagas/tratamento farmacológico , Animais , Trypanosoma cruzi/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos , Tripanossomicidas/farmacologia , Tripanossomicidas/química , Quinonas/química , Quinonas/farmacologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Parasitária , Estrutura Molecular , Luz , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Relação Estrutura-Atividade
2.
J Nat Prod ; 87(4): 1003-1012, 2024 Apr 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38579352

RESUMO

Three new (1-3) and six known rotenoids (5-10), along with three known isoflavones (11-13), were isolated from the leaves of Millettia oblata ssp. teitensis. A new glycosylated isoflavone (4), four known isoflavones (14-18), and one known chalcone (19) were isolated from the root wood extract of the same plant. The structures were elucidated by NMR and mass spectrometric analyses. The absolute configuration of the chiral compounds was established by a comparison of experimental ECD and VCD data with those calculated for the possible stereoisomers. This is the first report on the use of VCD to assign the absolute configuration of rotenoids. The crude leaves and root wood extracts displayed anti-RSV (human respiratory syncytial virus) activity with IC50 values of 0.7 and 3.4 µg/mL, respectively. Compounds 6, 8, 10, 11, and 14 showed anti-RSV activity with IC50 values of 0.4-10 µM, while compound 3 exhibited anti-HRV-2 (human rhinovirus 2) activity with an IC50 of 4.2 µM. Most of the compounds showed low cytotoxicity for laryngeal carcinoma (HEp-2) cells; however compounds 3, 11, and 14 exhibited low cytotoxicity also in primary lung fibroblasts. This is the first report on rotenoids showing antiviral activity against RSV and HRV viruses.


Assuntos
Antivirais , Isoflavonas , Millettia , Isoflavonas/farmacologia , Isoflavonas/química , Isoflavonas/isolamento & purificação , Antivirais/farmacologia , Antivirais/química , Antivirais/isolamento & purificação , Millettia/química , Estrutura Molecular , Humanos , Rotenona/farmacologia , Rotenona/química , Rotenona/análogos & derivados , Folhas de Planta/química , Raízes de Plantas/química , Vírus Sincicial Respiratório Humano/efeitos dos fármacos , Vírus Sinciciais Respiratórios/efeitos dos fármacos
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J Nat Prod ; 87(4): 984-993, 2024 Apr 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38587271

RESUMO

A chemical investigation of the hydrophilic fraction of a cultured Nodularia sp. (NIES-3585) afforded six new cyclic lipopeptides, noducyclamides A1-A4 (1-4) containing 10 amino acid residues and dodecapeptides noducyclamides B1 and B2 (5 and 6). The planar structures of these lipopeptides were elucidated based on the combination of HRMS and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data analyses. These peptides are structurally analogous to laxaphycins and contain the nonproteinogenic amino acids 3-hydroxyvaline and 3-hydroxyleucine and a ß-amino decanoic acid residue. The absolute configurations of the noducyclamides (1-6) were determined by acid hydrolysis, followed by advanced Marfey's analysis. Noducyclamide B1 (5) showed cytotoxic activities against MCF7 breast cancer cell lines with an IC50 value of 3.0 µg/mL (2.2 µM).


Assuntos
Cianobactérias , Peptídeos Cíclicos , Humanos , Estrutura Molecular , Cianobactérias/química , Peptídeos Cíclicos/farmacologia , Peptídeos Cíclicos/química , Lipopeptídeos/farmacologia , Lipopeptídeos/química , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Células MCF-7 , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/isolamento & purificação , Feminino , Ressonância Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular
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J Nat Prod ; 87(4): 1075-1083, 2024 Apr 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38591246

RESUMO

Cinnamoyl moiety containing nonribosomal peptides represented by pepticinnamin E are a growing family of natural products isolated from different Streptomyces species and possess diverse bioactivities. The soil bacterium Streptomyces mirabilis P8-A2 harbors a cryptic pepticinnamin biosynthetic gene cluster, producing azodyrecins as major products. Inactivation of the azodyrecin biosynthetic gene cluster by CRISPR-BEST base editing led to the activation and production of pepticinnamin E (1) and its analogues, pepticinnamins N, O, and P (2-4), the structures of which were determined by detailed NMR spectroscopy, HRMS data, and Marfey's reactions. These new compounds did not show a growth inhibitory effect against the LNCaP and C4-2B prostate cancer lines, respectively.


Assuntos
Microbiologia do Solo , Streptomyces , Streptomyces/química , Estrutura Molecular , Humanos , Família Multigênica , Peptídeos/química , Peptídeos/farmacologia , Peptídeos/isolamento & purificação , Linhagem Celular Tumoral
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J Nat Prod ; 87(4): 1036-1043, 2024 Apr 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38600636

RESUMO

Triterpenoids are a type of specialized metabolites that exhibit a wide range of biological activities. However, the availability of some minor triterpenoids in nature is limited, which has hindered our understanding of their pharmacological potential. To overcome this limitation, heterologous biosynthesis of triterpenoids in yeast has emerged as a promising and time-efficient production platform for obtaining these minor compounds. In this study, we analyzed the transcriptomic data of Enkianthus chinensis to identify one oxidosqualene cyclase (EcOSC) gene and four CYP716s. Through heterologous expression of these genes in yeast, nine natural pentacyclic triterpenoids, including three skeleton products (1-3) produced by one multifunctional OSC and six minor oxidation products (4-9) catalyzed by CYP716s, were obtained. Of note, we discovered that CYP716E60 could oxidize ursane-type and oleanane-type triterpenoids to produce 6ß-OH derivatives, marking the first confirmed C-6ß hydroxylation in an ursuane-type triterpenoid. Compound 9 showed moderate inhibitory activity against NO production and dose-dependently reduced IL-1ß and IL-6 production at the transcriptional and protein levels. Compounds 1, 2, 8, and 9 exhibited moderate hepatoprotective activity with the survival rates of HepG2 cells from 61% to 68% at 10 µM.


Assuntos
Anti-Inflamatórios , Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450 , Transferases Intramoleculares , Triterpenos , Triterpenos/farmacologia , Triterpenos/química , Humanos , Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450/metabolismo , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Anti-Inflamatórios/química , Estrutura Molecular , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Hidroxilação , Células Hep G2 , Interleucina-1beta/metabolismo , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Substâncias Protetoras/farmacologia , Substâncias Protetoras/química
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J Nat Prod ; 87(4): 1230-1234, 2024 Apr 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38626456

RESUMO

Three new cyclic heptapeptides, talaromides A-C (1-3), were isolated from cultures produced by the fungus Talaromyces siglerae (Ascomycota), isolated from an unidentified sponge. The structures, featuring an unusual proline-anthranilic moiety, were elucidated by analysis of spectroscopic data and chemical transformations, including the advanced Marfey's method and GITC derivatization. Talaromides A and B inhibited migration activity against PANC-1 human pancreatic cancer cells without significant cytotoxicity.


Assuntos
Peptídeos Cíclicos , Poríferos , Talaromyces , Talaromyces/química , Animais , Poríferos/microbiologia , Humanos , Estrutura Molecular , Peptídeos Cíclicos/farmacologia , Peptídeos Cíclicos/química , Peptídeos Cíclicos/isolamento & purificação , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Biologia Marinha , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/isolamento & purificação
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J Nat Prod ; 87(4): 1217-1221, 2024 Apr 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38630559

RESUMO

Two unusual naphthoquinones, named here as pleonotoquinones A (1) and B (2), were isolated along with two known anthraquinones (3 and 4) via chromatographic separations of an ethyl acetate extract of the roots of Pleonotoma jasminifolia. Compounds 1 and 2 are the first examples of quinones bearing a 2-methyloxepine moiety. The compounds were isolated with the aid of mass spectrometry and molecular networking, and their structures were resolved using 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS data. The isolated compounds were evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against human cancer cell lines, and compounds 1 and 2 displayed cytotoxicity against human colon cancer HCT116 cells (IC50 = 2.6 µM for compound 1 and IC50 = 4.3 µM for compound 2) and human liver cancer HepG2 cells (IC50 = 1.9 µM for compound 1 and IC50 = 6.4 µM for compound 2).


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Naftoquinonas , Raízes de Plantas , Humanos , Naftoquinonas/farmacologia , Naftoquinonas/química , Naftoquinonas/isolamento & purificação , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/química , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/isolamento & purificação , Estrutura Molecular , Raízes de Plantas/química , Células Hep G2 , Células HCT116 , Boraginaceae/química
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J Nat Prod ; 87(4): 1187-1196, 2024 Apr 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38632902

RESUMO

Psammaplins are sulfur containing bromotyrosine alkaloids that have shown antitumor activity through the inhibition of class I histone deacetylases (HDACs). The cytotoxic properties of psammaplin A (1), the parent compound, are related to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) activation, but the mechanism of action of its analogs psammaplin K (2) and bisaprasin (3) has not been elucidated. In this study, the protective effects against oxidative stress of compounds 1-3, isolated from the sponge Aplysinella rhax, were evaluated in SH-SY5Y cells. The compounds improved cell survival, recovered glutathione (GSH) content, and reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) release at nanomolar concentrations. Psammaplins restored mitochondrial membrane potential by blocking mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening and reducing cyclophilin D expression. This effect was mediated by the capacity of 1-3 to activate PPARγ, enhancing gene expression of the antioxidant enzymes catalase, nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), and glutathione peroxidase. Finally, HDAC3 activity was reduced by 1-3 under oxidative stress conditions. This work is the first description of the neuroprotective activity of 1 at low concentrations and the mechanism of action of 2 and 3. Moreover, it links for the first time the previously described effects of 1 in HDAC3 and PPARγ signaling, opening a new research field for the therapeutic potential of this compound family.


Assuntos
Dissulfetos , Estresse Oxidativo , PPAR gama , Tirosina/análogos & derivados , PPAR gama/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Animais , Estrutura Molecular , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Histona Desacetilases/metabolismo , Histona Desacetilases/efeitos dos fármacos , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/metabolismo , Poríferos/química , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/efeitos dos fármacos , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Antioxidantes/química , Glutationa/metabolismo , Alcaloides/farmacologia , Alcaloides/química , Catalase/metabolismo , Glutationa Peroxidase/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte da Membrana Mitocondrial/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas de Transporte da Membrana Mitocondrial/metabolismo
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J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem ; 39(1): 2343350, 2024 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38655602

RESUMO

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related death. FGFR4 has been implicated in HCC progression, making it a promising therapeutic target. We introduce an approach for identifying novel FGFR4 inhibitors by sequentially adding fragments to a common warhead unit. This strategy resulted in the discovery of a potent inhibitor, 4c, with an IC50 of 33 nM and high selectivity among members of the FGFR family. Although further optimisation is required, our approach demonstrated the potential for discovering potent FGFR4 inhibitors for HCC treatment, and provides a useful method for obtaining hit compounds from small fragments.


Assuntos
Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Descoberta de Drogas , Receptor Tipo 4 de Fator de Crescimento de Fibroblastos , Receptor Tipo 4 de Fator de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptor Tipo 4 de Fator de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Humanos , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Estrutura Molecular , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/tratamento farmacológico , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/patologia , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/metabolismo
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Mar Drugs ; 22(4)2024 Mar 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38667758

RESUMO

Nemertean worms contain toxins that are used to paralyze their prey and to deter potential predators. Hoplonemerteans often contain pyridyl alkaloids like anabaseine that act through nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and crustacean chemoreceptors. The chemical reactivity of anabaseine, the first nemertean alkaloid to be identified, has been exploited to make drug candidates selective for alpha7 subtype nAChRs. GTS-21, a drug candidate based on the anabaseine scaffold, has pro-cognitive and anti-inflammatory actions in animal models. The circumpolar chevron hoplonemertean Amphiporus angulatus contains a multitude of pyridyl compounds with neurotoxic, anti-feeding, and anti-fouling activities. Here, we report the isolation and structural identification of five new compounds, doubling the number of pyridyl alkaloids known to occur in this species. One compound is an isomer of the tobacco alkaloid anatabine, another is a unique dihydroisoquinoline, and three are analogs of the tetrapyridyl nemertelline. The structural characteristics of these ten compounds suggest several possible pathways for their biosynthesis.


Assuntos
Alcaloides , Isoquinolinas , Animais , Alcaloides/farmacologia , Alcaloides/química , Alcaloides/isolamento & purificação , Isoquinolinas/farmacologia , Isoquinolinas/química , Isoquinolinas/isolamento & purificação , Invertebrados/química , Piridinas/farmacologia , Piridinas/química , Piridinas/isolamento & purificação , Receptores Nicotínicos/metabolismo , Receptores Nicotínicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Estrutura Molecular
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Mar Drugs ; 22(4)2024 Mar 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38667774

RESUMO

Five new biflorane-type diterpenoids, biofloranates E-I (1-5), and two new bicyclic diterpene glycosides, lemnaboursides H-I (6-7), along with the known lemnabourside, were isolated from the South China Sea soft coral Lemnalia bournei. Their chemical structures and stereochemistry were determined based on extensive spectroscopic methods, including time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) ECD calculations, as well as a comparison of them with the reported values. The antibacterial activities of the isolated compounds were evaluated against five pathogenic bacteria, and all of these diterpenes and diterpene glycosides showed antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, with MICs ranging from 4 to 64 µg/mL. In addition, these compounds did not exhibit noticeable cytotoxicities on A549, Hela, and HepG2 cancer cell lines, at 20 µM.


Assuntos
Antozoários , Antibacterianos , Bacillus subtilis , Diterpenos , Glicosídeos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Staphylococcus aureus , Antozoários/química , Diterpenos/farmacologia , Diterpenos/química , Diterpenos/isolamento & purificação , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química , Antibacterianos/isolamento & purificação , Animais , Glicosídeos/farmacologia , Glicosídeos/química , Glicosídeos/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacos , Bacillus subtilis/efeitos dos fármacos , Células HeLa , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Células Hep G2 , Estrutura Molecular , Células A549 , China
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Mar Drugs ; 22(4)2024 Apr 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38667803

RESUMO

Three novel meroterpenoids, taladrimanins B-D (1-3), were isolated from the marine-derived fungus Talaromyces sp. M27416, alongside three biogenetically related compounds (4-6). We delineated taladrimanin B's (1) structure using HRESIMS and NMR, confirmed its configuration via quantum chemical NMR analysis and DP4+ methodology, and verified it through X-ray crystallography. ECD calculations determined the absolute configuration of compound 1, while comparative NMR and ECD analyses elucidated the absolute configurations of 2 and 3. These compounds are drimane-type meroterpenoids with a C10 polyketide unit (8R-configuration). We proposed a biosynthetic pathway and noted that compound 1 showed cytotoxic activity against MKN-45 and 5637 cell lines and selective antibacterial effects against Staphylococcus aureus CICC 10384.


Assuntos
Antibacterianos , Staphylococcus aureus , Talaromyces , Terpenos , Talaromyces/química , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química , Antibacterianos/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacos , Terpenos/farmacologia , Terpenos/química , Terpenos/isolamento & purificação , Cristalografia por Raios X , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/isolamento & purificação , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Organismos Aquáticos , Estrutura Molecular , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética
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Pol Merkur Lekarski ; 52(2): 178-188, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38642353

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: Aim: To evaluate the cytotoxic activity of newly synthesized a series of novel HDAC inhibitors comprising sulfonamide as zinc binding group and Isatin derivatives as cap group joined by mono amide linker as required to act as HDAC inhibitors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and Methods: The utilization of sulfonamide as zinc binding group joined by N-alkylation reaction with ethyl-bromo hexanoate as linker group that joined by amide reaction with Isatin derivatives as cap groups which known to possess antitumor activity in the designed of new histone deacetylase inhibitors and using the docking and MTT assay to evaluate the compounds. RESULTS: Results: Four compounds have been synthesized and characterized successfully by ART-FTIR, NMR and ESI-Ms. the compounds were synthesized and characterized by successfully by ART-FTIR, NMR and ESI- Ms. Assessed for their cytotoxic activity against human colon adenocarcinoma MCF-7 (IC50, I=105.15, II=60.00, III=54.11, IV=56.57, vorinostat=28.41) and hepatoblastoma HepG2 (IC50, I=63.91, II=135.18, III=118.85, IV=51.46, vorinostat=37.50). Most of them exhibited potent HDAC inhibitory activity and significant cytotoxicity. CONCLUSION: Conclusions: The synthesized compounds (I, II, III and IV) showed cytotoxicity toward MCF-7 and HepG2 cancer cell lines and their docking analysis provided a preliminary indication that they are viable [HDAC6] candidates.


Assuntos
Adenocarcinoma , Antineoplásicos , Neoplasias do Colo , Isatina , Humanos , Inibidores de Histona Desacetilases/farmacologia , Inibidores de Histona Desacetilases/química , Vorinostat/farmacologia , Isatina/farmacologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Amidas/farmacologia , Desenho de Fármacos , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Sulfonamidas/farmacologia , Zinco/metabolismo , Zinco/farmacologia , Proliferação de Células , Estrutura Molecular
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Drug Dev Res ; 85(3): e22186, 2024 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38643351

RESUMO

Current chemotherapeutic agents have several limitations, including lack of selectivity, the development of undesirable side effects, and chemoresistance. As a result, there is an unmet need for the development of novel small molecules with minimal side effects and the ability to specifically target tumor cells. A new series of 3-phenoxybenzoic acid derivatives, including 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives (4a-d) and benzamides derivatives (5a-e) were synthesized; their chemical structures were confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), 13C NMR, and mass spectra; and various physicochemical properties were determined. The antiproliferative activities of the new derivatives were evaluated by means of the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Three compounds (4b, 4c, and 4d) exhibited cytotoxicity against two of the three cell lines tested, five compounds (3, 4a, 5a, 5b, and 5e) were toxic to one cell line, while two compounds (5c and 5d) were not cytotoxic to any of the three cell lines tested in the current study. Based on docking scores, MTT assay findings, and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) kinase activity data, Compound 4d was selected for further biological investigation. Flow cytometry was used to determine the mode of cell death (apoptosis vs. necrosis) and the effect on cell cycle progression. Compound 4d arrested HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells in the G2/M phase and activated both the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis pathways. In conclusion, Compound 4d has shown promising results for future research as a potent VEGFR-2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos , Benzamidas , Benzoatos , Estrutura Molecular , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Benzamidas/farmacologia , Receptor 2 de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular , Proliferação de Células , Antineoplásicos/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Desenho de Fármacos
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Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi ; 49(6): 1564-1569, 2024 Mar.
Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38621940

RESUMO

Various separation methods in combination with spectral data analysis, X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis, and litera-ture data comparison were employed to clarify the chemical constituents of Itea yunnanensis. Seven compounds were obtained from I. yunnanensis, which were identified as(S)-3-[1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane-2-yl]-4-methoxybenzoate methyl ester(1), iteafuranal B(2), syringaresinol(3), dihydrokaempferol(4), trimethoxybenzene(5), eicosane(6), and nonacosane(7), respectively. Among them, compound 1 was a new nor-neolignan compound named iteanorneoligan A, and the rest of the compounds were identified from I. yunnanensis for the first time. The anti-hepatocellular carcinoma effect of the compound was evaluated based on Sk-hep-1 cells model via MTT assay, and compound 2 showed a significant inhibitory effect on the proliferation of Sk-hep-1 cells with an IC_(50) of 9.4 µmol·L~(-1). The antioxidant capacity was determined via DPPH, ABTS~(·+), and O■ radical scavenging ability, and compound 1 exhibited a significant ABTS~(·+) radical scavenging effect with an IC_(50) of 0.178 mg·mL~(-1).


Assuntos
Lignanas , Estrutura Molecular , Benzotiazóis , Ácidos Sulfônicos , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Antioxidantes/química
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J Med Chem ; 67(8): 6425-6455, 2024 Apr 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38613499

RESUMO

The RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK signaling cascade is abnormally activated in various tumors, playing a crucial role in mediating tumor progression. As the key component at the terminal stage of this cascade, ERK1/2 emerges as a potential antitumor target and offers a promising therapeutic strategy for tumors harboring BRAF or RAS mutations. Here, we identified 36c with a (thiophen-3-yl)aminopyrimidine scaffold as a potent ERK1/2 inhibitor through structure-guided optimization for hit 18. In preclinical studies, 36c showed powerful ERK1/2 inhibitory activities (ERK1/2 IC50 = 0.11/0.08 nM) and potent antitumor efficacy both in vitro and in vivo against triple-negative breast cancer and colorectal cancer models harboring BRAF and RAS mutations. 36c could directly inhibit ERK1/2, significantly block the phosphorylation expression of their downstream substrates p90RSK and c-Myc, and induce cell apoptosis and incomplete autophagy-related cell death. Taken together, this work provides a promising ERK1/2 lead compound for multiple tumor-treatment drug discovery.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases , Pirimidinas , Humanos , Pirimidinas/farmacologia , Pirimidinas/síntese química , Pirimidinas/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/síntese química , Animais , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Camundongos , Proteína Quinase 1 Ativada por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Proteína Quinase 1 Ativada por Mitógeno/antagonistas & inibidores , Tiofenos/farmacologia , Tiofenos/síntese química , Tiofenos/química , Proteína Quinase 3 Ativada por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Proteína Quinase 3 Ativada por Mitógeno/antagonistas & inibidores , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Descoberta de Drogas , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Camundongos Nus , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Estrutura Molecular , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de Xenoenxerto , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C
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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 8457, 2024 04 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38605072

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A new series of imidazothiazole derivatives bearing thiazolidinone moiety (4a-g and 5a-d) were designed, synthesized and evaluated for potential epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase inhibition, anticancer and anti-inflammatory activity, cardiomyopathy toxicity and hepatotoxicity. Compound 4c inhibited EGFR kinase at a concentration of 18.35 ± 1.25 µM, whereas standard drug erlotinib showed IC50 value of 06.12 ± 0.92 µM. The molecular docking, dynamics simulation and MM-GBSA binding energy calculations revealed strong interaction of compound 4c with binding site of EGFR. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their anticancer activity by MTT assay against three human cancer cell lines A549 (Lung), MCF-7 (Breast), HCT116 (Colon), one normal human embryonic kidney cell line HEK293 and also for their EGFR kinase inhibitory activity. Few compounds of the series (4a, 4b, 4c) showed promising growth inhibition against all the tested cancer cell lines and against EGFR kinase. Among these, compound 4c was found to be most active and displayed IC50 value of 10.74 ± 0.40, 18.73 ± 0.88 against cancer cell lines A549 and MCF7 respectively whereas it showed an IC50 value of 96.38 ± 1.79 against HEK293 cell line indicating lesser cytotoxicity for healthy cell. Compounds 4a, 4b and 4c were also examined for their apoptosis inducing potential through AO/EB dual staining assay and it was observed that their antiproliferative activity against A549 cells is mediated via induction of apoptosis. Cardiomyopathy studies showed normal cardiomyocytes with no marked sign of pyknotic nucleus of compounds 4b and 4c. Hepatotoxicity studies of compounds 4b and 4c also showed normal architecture of hepatocytes. Compounds 4a-g and 5a-d were also evaluated for their in-vitro anti-inflammatory activity by protein albumin denaturation assay. Among the tested compounds 4a-d and 5a-b showed promising activity and were selected for in-vivo inflammatory activity against carrageenan rat paw edema test. Among these compounds, 4b was found to be most active in the series showing 84.94% inhibition, whereas the standard drug diclofenac sodium showed 84.57% inhibition. Compound 4b also showed low ulcerogenic potential and lipid peroxidation. Thus, compounds 4c and 4b could be a promising lead compounds for developing anticancer and anti-inflammatory agents with low toxicity and selectivity.


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Antineoplásicos , Cardiomiopatias , Doença Hepática Induzida por Substâncias e Drogas , Humanos , Ratos , Animais , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Células HEK293 , Antineoplásicos/química , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Estrutura Molecular , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Proliferação de Células , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química
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Org Biomol Chem ; 22(16): 3273-3278, 2024 04 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38572769

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Arylsulfonyl group-bearing α,ß-unsaturated enol esters were readily assembled via the Cs2CO3-mediated union of 2-bromoallyl sulfones and cinnamic acids. The overall transformation is equivalent to an sp2 carbon-oxygen coupling reaction, and therefore constitutes a formal vinylic substitution. Several of the products display promising levels of antiproliferative activities higher than that of the anticancer drug carboplatin. Thiophenol reacted with 2-bromoallyl sulfones under identical conditions to afford α-thiophenyl-α'-tosyl acetone via an apparent aerial oxidation.


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Antineoplásicos , Proliferação de Células , Ésteres , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/química , Ésteres/química , Ésteres/farmacologia , Ésteres/síntese química , Humanos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Estrutura Molecular , Sulfonas/química , Sulfonas/farmacologia , Sulfonas/síntese química , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Compostos de Vinila/química , Compostos de Vinila/farmacologia , Compostos de Vinila/síntese química
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Inorg Chem ; 63(16): 7493-7503, 2024 Apr 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38578920

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The relentless increase in drug resistance of platinum-based chemotherapeutics has opened the scope for other new cancer therapies with novel mechanisms of action (MoA). Recently, photocatalytic cancer therapy, an intrusive catalytic treatment, is receiving significant interest due to its multitargeting cell death mechanism with high selectivity. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of three photoresponsive Ru(II) complexes, viz., [Ru(ph-tpy)(bpy)Cl]PF6 (Ru1), [Ru(ph-tpy)(phen)Cl]PF6 (Ru2), and [Ru(ph-tpy)(aip)Cl]PF6 (Ru3), where, ph-tpy = 4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2″-terpyridine, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, and aip = 2-(anthracen-9-yl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10] phenanthroline, showing photocatalytic anticancer activity. The X-ray crystal structures of Ru1 and Ru2 revealed a distorted octahedral geometry with a RuN5Cl core. The complexes showed an intense absorption band in the 440-600 nm range corresponding to the metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) that was further used to achieve the green light-induced photocatalytic anticancer effect. The mitochondria-targeting photostable complex Ru3 induced phototoxicity with IC50 and PI values of ca. 0.7 µM and 88, respectively, under white light irradiation and ca. 1.9 µM and 35 under green light irradiation against HeLa cells. The complexes (Ru1-Ru3) showed negligible dark cytotoxicity toward normal splenocytes (IC50s > 50 µM). The cell death mechanistic study revealed that Ru3 induced ROS-mediated apoptosis in HeLa cells via mitochondrial depolarization under white or green light exposure. Interestingly, Ru3 also acted as a highly potent catalyst for NADH photo-oxidation under green light. This NADH photo-oxidation process also contributed to the photocytotoxicity of the complexes. Overall, Ru3 presented multitargeting synergistic type I and type II photochemotherapeutic effects.


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Antineoplásicos , Complexos de Coordenação , Luz , Piridinas , Rutênio , Humanos , Rutênio/química , Rutênio/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Piridinas/química , Piridinas/farmacologia , Catálise , Complexos de Coordenação/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/química , Complexos de Coordenação/síntese química , Complexos de Coordenação/efeitos da radiação , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Processos Fotoquímicos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Estrutura Molecular , Células HeLa , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , 60495
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Inorg Chem ; 63(16): 7520-7539, 2024 Apr 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38590210

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A new set of binuclear arene ruthenium complexes [Ru2(p-cymene)2(k4-N2OS)(L1-L3)Cl2] (Ru2L1-Ru2L3) encompassing furan-2-carboxamide-based aroylthiourea derivatives (H2L1-H2L3) was synthesized and characterized by various spectral and analytical techniques. Single-crystal XRD analysis unveils the N^O and N^S mixed monobasic bidentate coordination of the ligands constructing N, S, Cl/N, O, and Cl legged piano stool octahedral geometry. DFT analysis demonstrates the predilection for the formation of stable arene ruthenium complexes. In vitro antiproliferative activity of the complexes was examined against human cervical (HeLa), breast (MCF-7), and lung (A549) cancerous and noncancerous monkey kidney epithelial (Vero) cells. All the complexes are more efficacious against HeLa and MCF-7 cells with low inhibitory doses (3.86-11.02 µM). Specifically, Ru2L3 incorporating p-cymene and -OCH3 fragments exhibits high lipophilicity, significant cytotoxicity against cancer cells, and lower toxicity on noncancerous cells. Staining analysis indicates the apoptosis-associated cell morphological changes expressively in MCF-7 cells. Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) analyses reveal that Ru2L3 can raise ROS levels, reduce MMP, and trigger mitochondrial dysfunction-mediated apoptosis. The catalytic oxidation of glutathione (GSH) to its disulfide form (GSSG) by the complexes may simultaneously increase the ROS levels, alluding to their observed cytotoxicity and apoptosis induction. Flow cytometry determined the quantitative classification of late apoptosis and S-phase arrest in MCF-7 and HeLa cells. Western blotting analysis confirmed that the complexes promote apoptosis by upregulating Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 and downregulating BCL-2. Molecular docking studies unfolded the strong binding affinities of the complexes with VEGFR2, an angiogenic signaling receptor, and BCL2, Cyclin D1, and HER2 proteins typically overexpressed on tumor cells.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos , Apoptose , Proliferação de Células , Complexos de Coordenação , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Rutênio , Tioureia , Humanos , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Rutênio/química , Rutênio/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/química , Complexos de Coordenação/síntese química , Tioureia/química , Tioureia/farmacologia , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Estrutura Molecular , Furanos/química , Furanos/farmacologia , Furanos/síntese química , Quelantes/química , Quelantes/farmacologia , Quelantes/síntese química , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/efeitos dos fármacos , Chlorocebus aethiops , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Células Vero , Relação Estrutura-Atividade
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