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Conformations in the solid state are typically fixed during crystallization. Transference of "frozen" C=C conformations in 3,5-bis((E)-2-(pyridin-4-yl)vinyl)methylbenzene (CH3-3,5-bpeb) by photodimerization selectively yielded cyclobutane and dicyclobutane isomers, one of which (Isomer 2) exhibited excellent in vitro anti-cancer activity towards T-24, 7402, MGC803, HepG-2, and HeLa cells.
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Antineoplásicos , Ciclobutanos , Conformación Molecular , Ciclobutanos/química , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Ciclobutanos/síntesis química , Humanos , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Estereoisomerismo , Línea Celular Tumoral , Células HeLa , Células Hep G2 , IsomerismoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The early identification of responsive and resistant patients to androgen receptor-targeting agents (ARTA) in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is not completely possible with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) assessment and conventional imaging. Considering its ability to determine metabolic activity of lesions, positron emission tomography (PET) assessment might be a promising tool. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We carried out a monocentric prospective study in patients with mCRPC treated with ARTA to evaluate the role of different PET radiotracers: 49 patients were randomized to receive 11C-Choline, Fluorine 18 fluciclovine (anti-1-amino-3-18F-fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid - FACBC) (18F-FACBC), or Gallium-68-prostate-specific-membrane-antigen (68Ga-PSMA) PET, one scan before therapy and one 2 months later. The primary aim was to investigate the performance of three novel PET radiotracers for the early evaluation of response to ARTA in metastatic CRPC patients; the outcome evaluated was biochemical response (PSA reduction ≥50%). The secondary aim was to investigate the prognostic role of several semiquantitative PET parameters and their variations with the different radiotracers in terms of biochemical progression-free survival (bPFS) and overall survival (OS). The study was promoted by the Italian Department of Health (code RF-2016-02364809). RESULTS: Regarding the primary endpoint, at log-rank test a statistically significant correlation was found between metabolic tumor volume (MTV) (P = 0.018) and total lesion activity (TLA) (P = 0.025) percentage variation among the two scans with 68Ga-PSMA PET and biochemical response. As for the secondary endpoints, significant correlations with bPFS were found for 68Ga-PSMA total MTV and TLA at the first scan (P = 0.001 and P = 0.025, respectively), and MTV percentage variation (P = 0.031). For OS, statistically significant correlations were found for different 68Ga-PSMA and 18F-FACBC parameters and for major maximum standardized uptake value at the first 11C-Choline PET scan. CONCLUSIONS: Our study highlighted that 11C-Choline, 68Ga-PSMA, and 18F-FACBC semiquantitative PET parameters and their variations present a prognostic value in terms of OS and bPFS, and MTV and TLA variations with 68Ga-PSMA PET a correlation with biochemical response, which could help to assess the response to ARTA.
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Radioisótopos de Carbono , Ácidos Carboxílicos , Colina , Ciclobutanos , Radioisótopos de Galio , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Neoplasias de la Próstata Resistentes a la Castración , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias de la Próstata Resistentes a la Castración/tratamiento farmacológico , Estudios Prospectivos , Anciano , Ácidos Carboxílicos/farmacología , Ácidos Carboxílicos/uso terapéutico , Radioisótopos de Galio/farmacología , Colina/farmacología , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Ciclobutanos/uso terapéutico , Radioisótopos de Carbono/farmacología , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Isótopos de Galio , Radiofármacos/farmacología , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Receptores Androgénicos/metabolismoRESUMEN
The second near-infrared (NIR-II) theranostics offer new opportunities for precise disease phototheranostic due to the enhanced tissue penetration and higher maximum permissible exposure of NIR-II light. However, traditional regimens lacking effective NIR-II absorption and uncontrollable excited-state energy decay pathways often result in insufficient theranostic outcomes. Herein a phototheranostic nano-agent (PS-1 NPs) based on azulenyl squaraine derivatives with a strong NIR-II absorption band centered at 1092â nm is reported, allowing almost all absorbed excitation energy to dissipate through non-radiative decay pathways, leading to high photothermal conversion efficiency (90.98 %) and strong photoacoustic response. Both in vitro and in vivo photoacoustic/photothermal therapy results demonstrate enhanced deep tissue cancer theranostic performance of PS-1 NPs. Even in the 5â mm deep-seated tumor model, PS-1 NPs demonstrated a satisfactory anti-tumor effect in photoacoustic imaging-guided photothermal therapy. Moreover, for the human extracted tooth root canal infection model, the synergistic outcomes of the photothermal effect of PS-1 NPs and 0.5 % NaClO solution resulted in therapeutic efficacy comparable to the clinical gold standard irrigation agent 5.25 % NaClO, opening up possibilities for the expansion of NIR-II theranostic agents in oral medicine.
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Ciclobutanos , Nanopartículas , Neoplasias , Técnicas Fotoacústicas , Humanos , Nanopartículas/uso terapéutico , Nanomedicina Teranóstica/métodos , Fenoles/farmacología , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Neoplasias/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Fototerapia , Técnicas Fotoacústicas/métodos , Línea Celular TumoralRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Our previous work indicated that the addition of lobaplatin to combined therapy with taxane and anthracycline can improve the pathological complete response rate of neoadjuvant therapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and lengthen long-term survival significantly, but the therapeutic markers of this regimen are unclear. METHODS: Eighty-three patients who met the inclusion criteria were included in this post hoc analysis. We analyzed the association between platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) before neoadjuvant chemotherapy with the efficacy and prognosis after treatment with docetaxel, epirubicin, and lobaplatin neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen. χ2 test and Cox regression were used to analyze the association between PLR and NLR with total pathologic complete response (tpCR), as well as the association between PLR and NLR with event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS), respectively. RESULTS: The tpCR rate in the PLR- group was 49.0% (25/51), which was significantly higher than that in the PLR+ group (25.0% [8/32], Pâ =â .032). The tpCR rate in the NLR- group was 49.1% (26/53), which was significantly higher than that in the NLR+ group (23.3% [7/30], Pâ =â .024). The tpCR rate of the PLR-NLR- (PLR- and NLR-) group was 53.7% (22/41), which was significantly higher than that of the PLR+/NLR+ (PLR+ or/and NLR+) group (26.1% [11/42]; Pâ =â .012). EFS and OS in the NLR+ group were significantly shorter than those in the NLR- group (Pâ =â .028 for EFS; Pâ =â .047 for OS). Patients in the PLR-NLR- group had a longer EFS than those in the PLR+/NLR+ group (Pâ =â .002). CONCLUSION: PLR and NLR could be used to predict the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy with the taxane, anthracycline, and lobaplatin regimen for patients with TNBC, as patients who had lower PLR and NLR values had a higher tpCR rate and a better long-term prognosis.
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Ciclobutanos , Terapia Neoadyuvante , Compuestos Organoplatinos , Neoplasias de la Mama Triple Negativas , Humanos , Neoplasias de la Mama Triple Negativas/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias de la Mama Triple Negativas/patología , Neoplasias de la Mama Triple Negativas/sangre , Neoplasias de la Mama Triple Negativas/mortalidad , Femenino , Terapia Neoadyuvante/métodos , Pronóstico , Persona de Mediana Edad , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Ciclobutanos/uso terapéutico , Ciclobutanos/administración & dosificación , Compuestos Organoplatinos/uso terapéutico , Compuestos Organoplatinos/farmacología , Adulto , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/farmacología , Anciano , Neutrófilos/metabolismo , Biomarcadores de Tumor/sangre , Linfocitos/metabolismo , Plaquetas/patología , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
Covering: up to the end of 2021[2 + 2]-Type cyclobutane natural products are biosynthetically derived from intermolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition or intramolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions. Due to their distinctive cyclobutane architectures, diverse biological effects, interesting formation processes, and synthetic challenges, these compounds have attracted considerable attention from scientists. In this article, the progress in research published through the end of 2021 on [2 + 2]-cycloaddition-derived cyclobutane natural products, including their structural diversity, sources, bioactivities and biomimetic syntheses, was reviewed; in addition, structural revisions were included. Emphasis was placed on the structural diversity of these interesting molecules and their biomimetic syntheses, which will provide inspiration for the total synthesis or biomimetic synthesis of more [2 + 2]-type cyclobutane natural products and further phytochemistry investigations.
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Productos Biológicos , Ciclobutanos , Reacción de Cicloadición , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Productos Biológicos/química , BiomiméticaRESUMEN
Fatty acid binding protein 5 (FABP5) is a highly promising target for the development of analgesics as its inhibition is devoid of CB1R-dependent side-effects. The design and discovery of highly potent and FABP5-selective truxillic acid (TA) monoesters (TAMEs) is the primary aim of the present study. On the basis of molecular docking analysis, ca. 2,000 TAMEs were designed and screened in silico, to funnel down to 55 new TAMEs, which were synthesized and assayed for their affinity (Ki) to FABP5, 3 and 7. The SAR study revealed that the introduction of H-bond acceptors to the far end of the 1,1'-biphenyl-3-yl and 1,1'-biphenyl-2-yl ester moieties improved the affinity of α-TAMEs to FABP5. Compound γ-3 is the first γ-TAME, demonstrating a high affinity to FABP5 and competing with α-TAMEs. We identified the best 20 TAMEs based on the FABP5/3 selectivity index. The clear front runner is α-16, bearing a 2indanyl ester moiety. In sharp contrast, no ε-TAMEs made the top 20 in this list. However, α-19 and ε-202, have been identified as potent FABP3-selective inhibitors for applications related to their possible use in the protection of cardiac myocytes and the reduction of α-synuclein accumulation in Parkinson's disease. Among the best 20 TAMEs selected based on the affinity to FABP7, 13 out of 20 TAMEs were found to be FABP7-selective, with α-21 as the most selective. This study identified several TAMEs as FABP7-selective inhibitors, which would have potentially beneficial therapeutic effects in diseases such as Down's syndrome, schizophrenia, breast cancer, and astrocytoma. We successfully introduced the α-TA monosilyl ester (TAMSE)-mediated protocol to dramatically improve the overall yields of α-TAMEs. α-TAMSEs with TBDPS as the silyl group is isolated in good yields and unreacted α-TA/ α-MeO-TA, as well as disilyl esters (α-TADSEs) are fully recycled. Molecular docking analysis provided rational explanations for the observed binding affinity and selectivity of the FABP3, 5 and 7 inhibitors, including their α, γ and ε isomers, in this study.
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Analgésicos , Ciclobutanos , Proteínas de Unión a Ácidos Grasos , Analgésicos/química , Analgésicos/farmacología , Ésteres/farmacología , Proteínas de Unión a Ácidos Grasos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular , Ciclobutanos/química , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
Mosquitoes' current insecticide resistance status in available public health insecticides is a serious threat to mosquito control initiatives. Microbe-based control agents provide an alternative to conventional pesticides and insecticides, as they can be more targeted than synthetic insecticides. The present study was focused on identifying and investigating the mosquitocidal potential of Cladophialophora bantiana, an endophytic fungus isolated from Opuntia ficus-indica. The Cladophialophora species was identified through phylogenetic analysis of the rDNA sequence. The isolated fungus was first evaluated for its potential to produce metabolites against Aedes aegpti and Culex quinquefasciatus larvae in the 1-4th instar. The secondary metabolites of mycelium extract were assessed at various test doses (100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 µg/mL) in independent bioassays for each instar of selected mosquito larvae. After 48 h of exposure, A. aegypti expressed LC50 values of 13.069, 18.085, 9.554, and 11.717 µg/mL and LC90 = 25.702, 30.860, 17.275, and 19.601 µg/mL; followed by C. quinquefasciatus LC50 = 14.467, 11.766, 5.934, and 7.589 µg/mL, and LC90 = 29.529, 20.767, 11.192, and 13.296 µg/mL. The mean % of ovicidal bioassay was recorded 120 h after exposure. The hatchability (%) was proportional to mycelia metabolite concentration. The enzymatic level of acetylcholinesterase in fungal mycelial metabolite treated 4th instar larvae indicated a dose-dependent pattern. The GC-MS profile of C. bantiana extracts identified five of the most abundant compounds, namely cyclobutane, trans-3-undecene-1,5-diyne, 1-bromo-2-chloro, propane, 1,2,3-trichloro-2-methyl-, 5,5,10,10-tetrachlorotricyclo, and phenol, which had the killing effect in mosquitoes. Furthermore, the C. bantiana fungus ethyl acetate extracts had a strong larvicidal action on A. aegypti and C. quinquefasciatus. Finally, the toxicity test on zebrafish embryos revealed the induction of malformations only at concentrations above 1 mg/mL. Therefore, our study pioneered evidence that C. bantiana fungal metabolites effectively control A. aegypti and C. qunquefasciastus and show less lethality in zebrafish embryos at concentrations up to 500 µg/mL.
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Aedes , Anopheles , Culex , Ciclobutanos , Insecticidas , Animales , Pez Cebra , Insecticidas/toxicidad , Acetilcolinesterasa , Propano/farmacología , Filogenia , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Control de Mosquitos , Larva , Fenoles , ADN Ribosómico , Diinos/farmacología , Hojas de la PlantaRESUMEN
A series of platinum compounds 2a-5a and 2b-5b with fluoro-functional groups are designed and synthesized. Among them, complex 2b is the most effective agent with 3-hydroxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)cyclobutane-1,1-dicarboxylate as a leaving ligand, which showed better cytotoxic activity than compounds containing only CF3 or OH group at 3-position of cyclobutane-1,1-dicarboxylate. The water solubility of 2a is better than that of carboplatin (32 mg/mL vs. 16 mg/mL), and its antitumor activity on A549 is 4.6-fold higher than that of carboplatin. The IC50 value of 2b on A549 cells is 4.73 ± 0.64 µM, which is comparable to that of oxaliplatin and higher than that of carboplatin. Meanwhile, 2a and 2b are less toxic than oxaliplatin and cisplatin toward BEAS-2B cells. Moreover, 2a and 2b induce cell apoptosis in vitro by the Bax-Bcl-2-caspase-3 pathway and ferroptosis through inhibiting GPx-4 and elevating COX2. Results from in vivo experiment show that the inhibition rate of A549 xenograft tumor is cisplatin > 2b > oxaliplatin > 2a > carboplatin.
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Antineoplásicos , Ciclobutanos , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Carboplatino/farmacología , Caspasa 3 , Cisplatino/farmacología , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Ciclooxigenasa 2 , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Humanos , Ligandos , Compuestos Organoplatinos/farmacología , Oxaliplatino , Platino (Metal) , Agua , Proteína X Asociada a bcl-2RESUMEN
Since they were first synthesized in 1965 by Treibs and Jacob, squaraine dyes have revolutionized the polymethine dyes' 'universe' and their potential applications due to their indisputable physical, chemical and biological properties. After 30 years and up to the present, various research teams have dedicated themselves to studying the squaraines' photodynamic therapy application using in vitro and in vivo models. The various structural modifications made to these compounds, as well as the influence they have shown to have in their phototherapeutic activity, are the main focus of the present review. Finally, the most evident limitations of this class of dyes, as well as future perspectives in the sense of hypothetically successfully overcoming them, are suggested by the authors.
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Ciclobutanos , Fotoquimioterapia , Colorantes , Ciclobutanos/química , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Ciclobutanos/uso terapéutico , Colorantes Fluorescentes/química , Estructura Molecular , FenolesRESUMEN
A series of novel scopariusicide derivatives were designed and synthesized starting from the main diterpenoid from the aerial parts of Isodon scoparius. Sis-25 was the most effective compound among them. The potential mechanism(s) of its immunosuppressive activity in vitro, as well as its effects on delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) reaction and imiquimod-induced dermatitis in vivo were investigated in this study. Sis-25 inhibited anti-CD3/anti-CD28 mAbs, PHA or alloantigen-induced T cell proliferation without obvious cytotoxicity. Sis-25 was a highly selective inhibitor of GSK3-ß and inhibited the mTOR/p70S6K pathway but not the PI3K/Akt, p38 MAPK/ERK 1/2 and JAK3/STAT5 pathways. Furthermore, Sis-25 significantly inhibited IFN-γ, IL-6 and IL-17 expression but not IL-10 expression in activated T cells. Finally, Sis-25 treatment mitigated the DNFB-induced DTH reaction and ameliorated imiquimod-induced dermatitis. In summary, Sis-25 exerted significant immunosuppressive activity by targeting GSK3ß in vitro and in vivo. Sis-25 may guide the design of new drugs for more effective and safer treatments of autoimmune diseases and provide new insight into developing utilizations of Isodon scoparius.
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Ciclobutanos , Dermatitis , Proliferación Celular , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Glucógeno Sintasa Quinasa 3 , Glucógeno Sintasa Quinasa 3 beta , Humanos , Imiquimod , Inmunosupresores/farmacología , Inmunosupresores/uso terapéutico , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/metabolismoRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: 18F-Fluciclovine, is a positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer approved for the localization of sites of prostate cancer recurrence in men with a rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) after definitive treatment. To explore the impact of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) on the performance of 18F-fluciclovine, we conducted a retrospective analysis to compare the 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT positivity rate in patients receiving ADT at the time of the scan with the rate achieved in patients not receiving ADT. METHODS: A retrospective review of data from patients who underwent 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT for biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer between December 2016 to March 2020 was performed. The cohort was divided into an ADT group (patient reportedly on ADT) and a non-ADT group (not currently receiving ADT). Patients with unknown ADT status or undetectable/unknown PSA were excluded. For each group, the number of positive 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT scans (positivity rate) was evaluated for the whole body, prostate/bed, and extraprostatic regions and rates were correlated with PSA. The Fisher's Exact test was applied to establish the significance between the ADT and non-ADT positivity groups. Mantel-Haenszel trend test was performed to assess linearity between the positivity rate and PSA level. RESULTS: In 320 patients, the status of ADT was known. At the time of the 18F-fluciclovine scan, 68/320 (21%) patients were on ADT, while 252/320 (79%) were not. The median Gleason score was 8 (range of 6-10) in the ADT group vs. 7 (range of 6-10) in the non-ADT group (P < 0.001). Overall, positivity rates demonstrated no statistical significance between the ADT and non-ADT groups; Positivity rates (ADT vs. non-ADT) were 82% (56/68) vs. 82% (206/252) for the whole body, 57% (39/68) vs. 60% (152/252) for prostate/bed, and 60% (41/68) vs. 53% (133/252) for extraprostatic regions (P > 0.05). A positive linear correlation was noted between PSA and each group's positivity rate (P < 0.01). However, no significant difference was observed between ADT and non-ADT groups at different PSA levels (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Detection of prostate cancer recurrence with 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT is not significantly influenced by ADT, suggesting that localization of disease in patients with detectable PSA who are receiving ADT is feasible with 18F-fluciclovine.
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Antagonistas de Andrógenos , Ácidos Carboxílicos , Ciclobutanos , Antígeno Prostático Específico , Neoplasias de la Próstata , Antagonistas de Andrógenos/uso terapéutico , Ácidos Carboxílicos/farmacología , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Humanos , Masculino , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos , Próstata/patología , Antígeno Prostático Específico/química , Neoplasias de la Próstata/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias de la Próstata/tratamiento farmacológico , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
Scopariusicides D-M (1-10), ten new ent-clerodane-based meroditerpenoids with a cyclobutane-fused γ/δ-lactone core, were isolated from Isodon scoparius. Their structures were determined by comprehensive analysis of spectroscopic data, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, chemical transformation, and TDDFT ECD calculation. A plausible biosynthetic pathway of 1-10 was proposed in which the asymmetrical cyclobutane ring was formed via a crossed "head-to-tail" intermolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition in anti/syn facial approaches between an ent-clerodane lactone and a cis-4-hydroxycinnamic acid. Bioactivity evaluation manifested that 5 exhibited significant neuroprotective effect against corticosterone-induced injury in PC12 cells, while 6 and 7 exhibited moderate immunosuppressive activity against human T cell proliferation stimulated by anti-CD3/anti-CD28 mAb.
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Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos , Ciclobutanos , Diterpenos de Tipo Clerodano , Isodon , Animales , Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/farmacología , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Diterpenos de Tipo Clerodano/farmacología , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Humanos , Isodon/química , Lactonas/farmacología , Estructura Molecular , RatasRESUMEN
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists are effective in treating type 2 diabetes and obesity with proven cardiovascular benefits. However, most of these agonists are peptides and require subcutaneous injection except for orally available semaglutide. Boc5 was identified as the first orthosteric nonpeptidic agonist of GLP-1R that mimics a broad spectrum of bioactivities of GLP-1 in vitro and in vivo. Here, we report the cryoelectron microscopy structures of Boc5 and its analog WB4-24 in complex with the human GLP-1R and Gs protein. Bound to the extracellular domain, extracellular loop 2, and transmembrane (TM) helices 1, 2, 3, and 7, one arm of both compounds was inserted deeply into the bottom of the orthosteric binding pocket that is usually accessible by peptidic agonists, thereby partially overlapping with the residues A8 to D15 in GLP-1. The other three arms, meanwhile, extended to the TM1-TM7, TM1-TM2, and TM2-TM3 clefts, showing an interaction feature substantially similar to the previously known small-molecule agonist LY3502970. Such a unique binding mode creates a distinct conformation that confers both peptidomimetic agonism and biased signaling induced by nonpeptidic modulators at GLP-1R. Further, the conformational difference between Boc5 and WB4-24, two closed related compounds, provides a structural framework for fine-tuning of pharmacological efficacy in the development of future small-molecule therapeutics targeting GLP-1R.
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Ciclobutanos , Receptor del Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón , Peptidomiméticos , Microscopía por Crioelectrón , Ciclobutanos/química , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Receptor del Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón/agonistas , Receptor del Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón/química , Humanos , Peptidomiméticos/química , Peptidomiméticos/farmacología , Dominios ProteicosRESUMEN
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological cancer type in the United States. The success of current chemotherapies is limited by chemoresistance and side effects. Targeted therapy is a promising future direction for cancer therapy. In the present study, the efficacy of cotargeting IL6 and IL8 in human ovarian cancer cells by bazedoxifene (Baze) + SCH527123 (SCH) treatment was examined. ELISA, cell viability, cell proliferation, cell migration, cell invasion, western blotting and peritoneal ovarian tumor mouse model analyses were performed to analyze the expression levels of IL6 and IL8, tumor growth, tumor migration and invasion, and the possible pathways of human ovarian cancer cell lines (SKOV3, CAOV3 and OVCAR3) and patientderived OV75 ovarian cancer cells. Each cell line was treated by monotherapy or combination therapy. The results demonstrated that IL6 and IL8 were secreted by human ovarian cancer cell lines. Compared with the DMSO control, the combination of IL6/glycoprotein 130 inhibitor Baze and IL8 inhibitor SCH synergistically inhibited cell viability in ovarian cancer cells. Baze + SCH also inhibited cell migration and invasion, suppressed ovarian tumor growth and inhibited STAT3 and AKT phosphorylation, as well as survivin expression. Therefore, cotargeting the IL6 and IL8 signaling pathways may be an effective approach for ovarian cancer treatment.
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Benzamidas/farmacología , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Indoles/farmacología , Neoplasias Ováricas/tratamiento farmacológico , Moduladores Selectivos de los Receptores de Estrógeno/farmacología , Animales , Benzamidas/administración & dosificación , Benzamidas/uso terapéutico , Línea Celular Tumoral/efectos de los fármacos , Movimiento Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Ciclobutanos/administración & dosificación , Ciclobutanos/uso terapéutico , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Quimioterapia Combinada , Femenino , Humanos , Indoles/administración & dosificación , Indoles/uso terapéutico , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Interleucina-8/metabolismo , Ratones , Moduladores Selectivos de los Receptores de Estrógeno/administración & dosificación , Moduladores Selectivos de los Receptores de Estrógeno/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
Cyclobutanes are increasingly used in medicinal chemistry in the search for relevant biological properties. Important characteristics of the cyclobutane ring include its unique puckered structure, longer C-C bond lengths, increased C-C π-character and relative chemical inertness for a highly strained carbocycle. This review will focus on contributions of cyclobutane rings in drug candidates to arrive at favorable properties. Cyclobutanes have been employed for improving multiple factors such as preventing cis/trans-isomerization by replacing alkenes, replacing larger cyclic systems, increasing metabolic stability, directing key pharmacophore groups, inducing conformational restriction, reducing planarity, as aryl isostere and filling hydrophobic pockets.
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Ciclobutanos , Ciclobutanos/química , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Conformación Molecular , Estructura MolecularRESUMEN
Squaraine dyes are a family of compounds known for their relevant photophysical and photochemical properties potentially useful as photosensitizing agents. Since pyridines have been introduced into the skeleton of several families of compounds to enhance their pharmacological activity, and this approach had not yet been performed on squaraines, novel dyes derived from benz[e]indole functionalized with picolyl- and dipicolylamine and N-ethyl and -hexyl chains were designed and synthesized. After being fully characterized, their interaction with human albumin was in vitro and in silico evaluated. Dyes were further assessed for their phototoxicity activity, and the most interesting ones were studied regarding cell localization and induction of morphological cell changes, genotoxicity, apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. The molecules with N-ethyl chains showed the greatest in vitro light-dependent cytotoxic effects, particularly the zwitterionic squaraine dye and the one bearing a single pyridine unit, which also exhibited a more significant interaction with human albumin. Phenotypically, the cells incubated with these squaraines became smaller and rounded after irradiation, the effects varying with the tested concentration. Genotoxic effects were observed even without irradiation, being more evident for the N-ethyl picolylamine-derived dye. The fluorescence emitted by Rhodamine 123 largely coincided with that emitted by the dyes, suggesting that they are found preferentially in mitochondria. After irradiation, an increase in the subG1 population was verified by propidium iodide-staining analysis by flow cytometry, indicative of cell death by apoptosis.
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Aminas/química , Antineoplásicos/química , Ciclobutanos/química , Indoles/química , Fenoles/química , Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/química , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Simulación por Computador , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Humanos , Fenoles/farmacología , Fotoquimioterapia , Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/farmacología , Propidio/química , Rodaminas/química , Albúmina Sérica Humana/química , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence shows that GSDME is involved in tumor chemotherapy. Lobaplatin is an important chemotherapy drug for the treatment of cervical cancer. However, the exact mechanism of lobaplatin in the treatment of cervical cancer remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: In this study, whether GSDME is a new mechanism of lobaplatin in the treatment of cervical cancer has been explored. METHODS: Cell pyroptosis was measured by Cell Counting Kit-8 and flow cytometry analyses. Western blot analysis was used to check proteins expression. RESULTS: The cell viability was significantly decreased by lobaplatin treatment. Compared with the control group, the percentage of pyroptosis (PI and Annexin-V double-positive cells) increased after lobaplatin treatment. In addition, lobaplatin induced caspase-3 activation and GSDME cleavage. z-DEVD, a specific inhibitor of caspase-3, reduced lobaplatin-mediated GSDME cleavage and concurrently inhibited pyroptosis. More importantly, GSDME deficiency obviously reduced lobaplatin-induced pyroptosis. CONCLUSION: These data demonstrate that caspase-3/GSDME axis contributed to the lobaplatin-mediated pyroptosis in cervical cancer cells. This finding indicates that GSDME-mediated pyroptosis is a new mechanism for lobaplatin to kill tumor cells and suggests that the caspase-3/GSDME pathway offers new insights into cancer chemotherapy.
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Caspasa 3 , Compuestos Organoplatinos , Proteínas Citotóxicas Formadoras de Poros , Piroptosis , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino , Caspasa 3/metabolismo , Línea Celular Tumoral , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Femenino , Humanos , Compuestos Organoplatinos/farmacología , Proteínas Citotóxicas Formadoras de Poros/metabolismo , Piroptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Receptores de Estrógenos/metabolismo , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/tratamiento farmacológicoRESUMEN
The present study investigates the underlying mechanisms of treatment with osthole (OST) combined with lobaplatin in human triple-negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Human triple-negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells were treated with different concentrations of OST (0.1, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 µM) alone or in combination with 10 µM lobaplatin for 48 h. Cell viability was determined and compared between the treatment groups with the Cell Counting Kit-8 assay. Transcriptome sequencing (Project Number: M-GSGC0250521) was employed to elucidate the gene expression profile of the control group and the OST treatment group, and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified based on the following criteria: log2FC > 0, P < 0.05. KEGG enrichment analysis was employed to determine the biological functions of these DEGs and the related signaling pathways. Finally, flow cytometry and western blotting were used to assess differences in the apoptosis rate and protein expression in MDA-MB-231 cells subjected to different treatments. The findings showed that OST inhibited the growth of MDA-MB-231 cells in a concentration-dependent manner and cell proliferation was significantly inhibited (as indicated by a decrease of 40%) at the OST concentration of 50 µM (P < 0.05). Transcriptome sequencing identified 4712 DEGs, including 2169 upregulated DEGs and 2543 downregulated DEGs. Enrichment analysis indicated that the DEGs played a role in apoptosis, p53 signaling, DNA replication, and cell cycle. In vitro experiments showed that OST and lobaplatin could significantly induce apoptosis in the MDA-MB-231 cells (P < 0.05), as indicated by elevation in the translation level of p53/Bax/caspase-3 p17 and downregulation of the Bcl-2 protein. Finally, combined treatment with OST and lobaplatin had an enhanced anti-tumor effect (P < 0.05) on proliferation and apoptosis, as well as more obvious effects on the related proteins (p53, Bax, Bcl-2, and caspase-3 p17). Thus, OST enhanced the apoptosis-mediated growth inhibitory effect of lobaplatin on breast cancer cells and has potential for the treatment of breast cancer in the future.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Cumarinas/farmacología , Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Compuestos Organoplatinos/farmacología , Neoplasias de la Mama/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias de la Mama/genética , Línea Celular Tumoral , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Humanos , Transcriptoma/efectos de los fármacos , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/genética , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/metabolismoRESUMEN
The P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) stands out among the purinergic receptors due to its strong involvement in the regulation of tumor growth and metastasis formation as well as in innate immune responses and afferent signal transmission. Numerous studies have pointed out the beneficial effects of P2X7R antagonism for the treatment of a variety of cancer types, inflammatory diseases, and chronic pain. Herein we describe the development of novel P2X7R antagonists, incorporating piperazine squaric diamides as a central element. Besides improving the antagonists' potency from pIC50 values of 5.7-7.6, ADME properties (logD7.4 value, plasma protein binding, in vitro metabolic stability) of the generated compounds were investigated and optimized to provide novel P2X7R antagonists with drug-like properties. Furthermore, docking studies revealed the antagonists binding to the allosteric binding pocket in two distinct binding poses, depending on the substitution of the central piperazine moiety.
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Ciclobutanos/farmacología , Diamida/farmacología , Piperazina/farmacología , Antagonistas del Receptor Purinérgico P2X/farmacología , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X/metabolismo , Ciclobutanos/síntesis química , Ciclobutanos/química , Diamida/síntesis química , Diamida/química , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Estructura Molecular , Piperazina/síntesis química , Piperazina/química , Antagonistas del Receptor Purinérgico P2X/síntesis química , Antagonistas del Receptor Purinérgico P2X/química , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Células Tumorales CultivadasRESUMEN
A scalable synthesis of the cis-1,3-disubstituted cyclobutane carboxylic acid scaffold of TAK-828F (1) has been developed, featuring the diastereoselective reduction of a cyclobutylidene Meldrum's acid derivative with NaBH4. Controlling acidic impurities was crucial for improving the diastereomeric ratio by recrystallization. Furthermore, reaction optimization and the streamlining of several steps established a scalable synthetic method free from column chromatography purification with an overall yield improved from 23 to 39%.