- Identification of highly potent N-acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA) inhibitors: Optimization of the terminal phenyl moiety of oxazolidone derivatives
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N-acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA) is a cysteine hydrolase that participates in the deactivation of fatty acid ethanolamides, such as palmitoylethanolamide (PEA). NAAA inhibition may provide a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of diseases in which higher PEA level is desired. In the present study, we reported the structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies for oxazolidone derivatives as NAAA inhibitors. A series of substituents or alkyl replacements for the terminal phenyl ring of oxazolidone derivatives were examined. The results showed that the inhibition potency of these oxazolidone derivatives towards NAAA depends on the sizes, flexibility, and lipophilicity of the terminal groups. SAR results suggested that small lipophilic 3-phenyl substituents or hydroxy-containing 4-phenyl substituents were preferable for optimal potency. Furthermore, the distal aliphatic replacement is also preferred for high inhibitory potency. Rapid dilution and kinetic analysis suggested that oxazolidone derivatives with different terminal phenyl moieties inhibited NAAA via different mechanisms. This study identified several highly potent NAAA inhibitors, including 1a (F215, IC50 = 0.009 μM), 1o (IC50 = 0.061 μM) and 2e (IC50 = 0.092 μM), and also determined structural requirements of oxazolidone derivatives for potent inhibition against NAAA.
- Li, Yuhang,Chen, Qi,Yang, Longhe,Li, Yanting,Zhang, Yang,Qiu, Yan,Ren, Jie,Lu, Canzhong
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p. 214 - 221
(2017/08/16)
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- Probing the Azaaurone Scaffold against the Hepatic and Erythrocytic Stages of Malaria Parasites
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The potential of azaaurones as dual-stage antimalarial agents was investigated by assessing the effect of a small library of azaaurones on the inhibition of liver and intraerythrocytic lifecycle stages of the malaria parasite. The whole series was screened against the blood stage of a chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum strain and the liver stage of P. berghei, yielding compounds with dual-stage activity and sub-micromolar potency against erythrocytic parasites. Studies with genetically modified parasites, using a phenotypic assay based on the P. falciparum Dd2-ScDHODH line, which expresses yeast dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH), showed that one of the azaaurone derivatives has the potential to inhibit the parasite mitochondrial electron-transport chain. The global urgency in finding new therapies for malaria, especially against the underexplored liver stage, associated with chemical tractability of azaaurones, warrants further development of this chemotype. Overall, these results emphasize the azaaurone chemotype as a promising scaffold for dual-stage antimalarials.
- Carrasco, Marta P.,Machado, Marta,Gon?alves, Lídia,Sharma, Moni,Gut, Jiri,Lukens, Amanda K.,Wirth, Dyann F.,André, Vania,Duarte, Maria Teresa,Guedes, Rita C.,dos Santos, Daniel J. V. A.,Rosenthal, Philip J.,Mazitschek, Ralph,Prudêncio, Miguel,Moreira, Rui
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p. 2194 - 2204
(2016/10/19)
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- Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of novel 4-substituted-phenoxy-benzamide derivatives
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A series of novel 4-substituted-phenoxy-benzamide derivatives bearing an aryl cycloaliphatic amine moiety were synthesized and evaluated for antiproliferative activity against SW620, HT29 and MGC803 cancer cell lines in vitro. The pharmacological data demonstrated that the majority of target compounds exhibited moderate efficacy in HT29 and MGC803 cell lines. Compound 10c showed promising inhibition of hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway in an Hh-related assay. In addition, the superposition pattern of 10c showed a good fit for a pharmacophoric model generated by Hh inhibitors and provided a basis for further structural optimization.
- Sun, Chi-Yu,Li, Yang-Sheng,Shi, Ai-Long,Li, Ya-Fei,Cao, Rui-Fang,Ding, Huai-Wei,Yin, Qing-Qing,Zhang, Li-Juan,Zheng, Hua-Chuan,Song, Hong-Rui
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p. 1307 - 1310
(2015/12/31)
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- Probing the aurone scaffold against Plasmodium falciparum: Design, synthesis and antimalarial activity
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A library comprising 44 diversely substituted aurones derivatives was synthesized by straightforward aldol condensation reactions of benzofuranones and the appropriately substituted benzaldehydes. Microwave enhanced synthesis using palladium catalyzed protocols was introduced as a powerful strategy for extending the chemical space around the aurone scaffold. Additionally, Mannich-base derivatives, containing a 7-aminomethyl-6-hydroxy substitution pattern at ring A, were also prepared. Screening against the chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum W2 strain identified novel aurones with IC 50 values in the low micromolar range. The most potent compounds contained a basic moiety, with the ability to accumulate in acidic digestive vacuole of the malaria parasite. However, none of those aurones revealed significant activity against hemozoin formation and falcipain-2, two validated targets expressed during the blood stage of P. falciparum infection and functional in digestive vacuole of the parasite. Overall, this study highlight (i) the usefulness of aurones as platforms for synthetic procedures using palladium catalyzed protocols to rapidly deliver lead compounds for further optimization and (ii) the potential of novel aurone derivatives as promising antimalarial compounds.
- Carrasco, Marta P.,Newton, Ana S.,Gon?alves, Lídia,Góis, Ana,Machado, Marta,Gut, Jiri,Nogueira, Fátima,H?nscheid, Thomas,Guedes, Rita C.,Dos Santos, Daniel J.V.A.,Rosenthal, Philip J.,Moreira, Rui
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p. 523 - 534
(2014/05/20)
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- Discovery of CS-2100, a potent, orally active and S1P3-sparing S1P1 agonist
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S1P3-sparing S1P1 agonists have attracted attention as a suppressant of autoimmunity with reduced side effects. Our synthetic efforts and extensive SAR studies led to the discovery of 10b named CS-2100 with the EC50 value of 4.0 nM for human S1P1 and over 5000-fold selectivity against S1P3. The in vivo immunosuppressive efficacy was evaluated in rats on host versus graft reaction and the ID 50 value was determined at 0.407 mg/kg. The docking studies of CS-2100 with the homology model of S1P1 and S1P3 showed that the ethyl group on the thiophene ring of CS-2100 was sterically hindered by Phe263 in S1P3, not in the case of Leu276 in S1P1. This observation gives an explanation for the excellent S1P3-sparing characteristic of CS-2100.
- Nakamura, Tsuyoshi,Asano, Masayoshi,Sekiguchi, Yukiko,Mizuno, Yumiko,Tamaki, Kazuhiko,Kimura, Takako,Nara, Futoshi,Kawase, Yumi,Shimozato, Takaichi,Doi, Hiromi,Kagari, Takashi,Tomisato, Wataru,Inoue, Ryotaku,Nagasaki, Miyuki,Yuita, Hiroshi,Oguchi-Oshima, Keiko,Kaneko, Reina,Watanabe, Nobuaki,Abe, Yasuyuki,Nishi, Takahide
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p. 1788 - 1792
(2012/04/04)
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- Method of antagonizing herbicides on soyabean and cotton
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Method of protecting legumes and cotton from herbicidal damage using a compound of formula: STR1 wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, alkyl, trihalomethyl, amino or hydroxy, Q is carboxy, x is 1, m is 1 or 2, and n is 1 or 2.
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