- A tryptamine analog with high affinity to the heart tissues is a potential antiarrhythmic agent
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A novel tryptamine analog, 1-methyl-3-[N-(3-indolyl)ethyl]carbamoyl-1,4-dihydropyridine (T-CDS) was synthesized and converted into a stable, solid complex with 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin. An aqueous solution of the complex was given intravenously to dogs and the concentration of T-CDS and its corresponding quaternary (T-Q+) forms were monitored in the blood for 50 min. The effect of the drug on vital heart parameters was monitored throughout the studies. At the end of the experiment the dogs were sacrificed and the concentration of the quaternary pyridinium form (T-Q+) was determined in the different heart tissues, as well as in the kidney, liver, lung, brain, urine and cerebrospinal fluid. The compound was found to be selectively bound to the heart muscles and showed different concentrations in different heart tissues. The T-Q+ concentrations were much higher in the heart after administration of the dihydro form (T-CDS), than after administering T-Q+ directly. The compound was found to be active on certain vital signs of the cardiovascular system and could be an effective and safe antiarrhythmic agent.
- Bodor,Farag,Polgar
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- Searching for new agents active against Candida albicans biofilm: A series of indole derivatives, design, synthesis and biological evaluation
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Candida albicans biofilm represents a major clinical problem due to its intrinsic tolerance to anti-fungal compounds and it has been highly related to infections in catheterized patients. Few compounds are described as able to inhibit biofilm formation or to interfere with preformed biofilm of C. albicans. Here we report the in vitro evaluation of anti-biofilm activity on C. albicans ATCC 10231 of a series of new and already known amine and amide indole derivatives. Among the studied compounds, fifteen resulted active on C. albicans ATCC 10231 biofilm, with BMIC50 ≤ 16 μg/mL. Three of them (7, 23 and 33) showed a selectivity towards mature biofilm and the most active of them was the compound 23 (BMIC50 = 4 μg/mL). On the other hands, two different compounds (21 and 22) were selective towards biofilm formation with BMIC50 values of 8 μg/mL. Otherwise, compounds 16 and 17 resulted active on biofilm formation, with BMIC50 of 8 μg/mL and 2 μg/mL respectively, and on mature biofilm with BMIC50 of 2 μg/mL. These two last compounds also showed an interesting activity towards the planktonic cells of C. albicans. A selection of the more active compounds was also evaluated on different C. albicans strains (PMC1042, PMC1083 and ATCC 10261), showing a comparable or higher anti-biofilm activity, especially on mature biofilm. In vivo toxicity studies using the Galleria mellonella larvae, were finally carried out on more active indole derivatives, showing that they are poorly toxic even at the highest concentrations tested (500–1000 μg/mL).
- Pandolfi, Fabiana,D'Acierno, Federica,Bortolami, Martina,De Vita, Daniela,Gallo, Fabio,De Meo, Alessandra,Di Santo, Roberto,Costi, Roberta,Simonetti, Giovanna,Scipione, Luigi
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- Aryl substituted amide compounds and its preparation method, pharmaceutical composition containing the same and application thereof (by machine translation)
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The invention relates to an aryl-substituted amide compound in the formula (I), a preparing method thereof, a medicine composition comprising the same, and application of the amide compound and the medicine composition to pharmacy, wherein Arl, L1, M1, M2, L2 and Ar2 are defined as in the text. The aryl-substituted amide compound can excite TRPV1 and nuclear receptors (LXRs, PPARs and RXR), adjust expression of cholesterol excretion gap-associated protein ABCA1/G1, SR-BI, adjust expression of inflammation gap-associated protein TNF-alpha and the like, and play roles in promoting excretion of cholesterol and lipid, reducing sugar, adjusting blood lipid, resisting inflammation and reducing blood pressure, and can be used for treating and/or preventing and/or relieving cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, adjusting blood lipid, and resisting atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, inflammation, pain and hypertension.
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- New multifunctional melatonin-derived benzylpyridinium bromides with potent cholinergic, antioxidant, and neuroprotective properties as innovative drugs for Alzheimer's disease
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A novel series of melatonin-derived benzylpyridinium bromides have been designed, synthesized, and evaluated as multi-functional anti-AD agents with cholinesterase inhibitory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective activities. In vitro studies showed that most
- Luo, Xiao-Ting,Wang, Chun-Ming,Liu, Yun,Huang, Zhen-Guang
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(2015/09/22)
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- Optimization of rutaecarpine as ABCA1 up-regulator for treating atherosclerosis
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ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) is a key transporter and receptor in promoting cholesterol efflux, and increasing the expression level of ABCA1 is antiatherogenic. In our previous study, rutaecarpine (RUT) was found to protect ApoE-/- mice from developing atherosclerosis through preferentially up-regulating ABCA1 expression. In the present work, a series of RUT derivatives were synthesized and examined as ABCA1 expression up-regulators. Compounds CD1, CD6, and BCD1-2 were found to possess the most potential activity as antiatherosclerotic agents among all compounds tested.
- Li, Yongzhen,Feng, Tingting,Liu, Peng,Liu, Chang,Wang, Xiao,Li, Dongsheng,Li, Ni,Chen, Minghua,Xu, Yanni,Si, Shuyi
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(2014/09/17)
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- Bioreduction of β-carboline imines to amines employing Saccharomyces bayanus
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β-Carboline imine reductions mediated by Saccharomyces bayanus have been described achieving moderate to good enantiomeric excesses of the amine products. The enantiomeric excesses of the bioreduction showed a dependence on the imine substituents. Compoun
- Espinoza-Moraga, Marlene,Petta, Tania,Vasquez-Vasquez, Marco,Laurie, V. Felipe,Moraes, Luis A.B.,Santos, Leonardo Silva
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- Chemistry and biology of diazonamide A: Second total synthesis and biological investigations
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As an especially unique target for chemical synthesis, diazonamide A has the potential to be constructed through a plethora of synthetic routes, each attended by different challenges and opportunities for discovery. In this article, we detail our second total synthesis of diazonamide A through a sequence entirely distinct from that employed in our first campaign, one whose success required the development of several special strategies and tactics. We also disclose our complete studies regarding the chemical biology of diazonamide A and its structural congeners, and more fully delineate the scope of our protocol for Robinson-Gabriel cyclodehydration using pyridine-buffered POCl 3.
- Nicolaou,Hao, Junliang,Reddy, Mali V.,Rao, Paraselli Bheema,Rassias, Gerasimos,Snyder, Scott A.,Huang, Xianhai,Chen, David Y.-K.,Brenzovich, William E.,Giuseppone, Nicolas,Giannakakou, Paraskevi,O'Brate, Aurora
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- Luminescent rhenium(I) diimine indole conjugates - Photophysical, electrochemical and protein-binding properties
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Two novel luminescent rhenium(I) diimine indole complexes have been designed and their properties studied; these conjugates can be recognised by indole-binding proteins including bovine serum albumin, lysozyme and tryptophanase.
- Lo, Kenneth Kam-Wing,Tsang, Keith Hing-Kit,Hui, Wai-Ki,Zhu, Nianyong
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- Brain-specific drug delivery
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The subject compounds, which are adapted for the site-specific/sustained delivery of centrally acting drug species to the brain, are: (a) compounds of the formula wherein [D] is a centrally acting drug species, and [DHC] is the reduced, biooxidizable, blood-brain barrier penetrating lipoidal form of a dihydropyridine pyridinium salt redox carrier, with the proviso that when [DHC] is STR1 wherein R is lower alkyl or benzyl and [D] is a drug species containing a single NH2 or OH functional group, the single OH group when present being a primary or secondary OH group, said drug species being linked directly through said NH2 or OH function group to the carbonyl function of [DHC], then [D] must be other than a sympathetic stimulant, steroid sex hormone or long chain alkanol; and (b) non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds of formula (I) wherein [D] is a centrally acting drug species and [DHC] is the reduced, biooxidizable, blood-brain barrier penetrating lipoidal form of a dihydropyridine pyridinium salt redox carrier. The corresponding ionic pyridinium salt type drug/carrier entitles [D--QC]+ X- are also disclosed.
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- Brain-specific drug delivery
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The subject compounds, which are adapted for the site-specific/sustained delivery of centrally acting drug species to the brain, are: (a) compounds of the formula wherein [D] is a centrally acting drug species, and [DHC] is the reduced, biooxidizable, blood-brain barrier penetrating lipoidal form of a dihydropyridine pyridinium salt redox carrier, with the proviso that when [DHC] is STR1 wherein R is lower alkyl or benzyl and [D] is a drug species containing a single NH2 or OH functional group, the single OH group when present being a primary or secondary OH group, said drug species being linked directly through said NH2 or OH functional group to the carbonyl function of [DHC], then [D] must be other than a sympathetic stimulant, steroid sex hormone or long chain alkanol; and (b) non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds of formula (I) wherein [D] is a centrally acting drug species and [DHC] is the reduced, biooxidizable, blood-brain barrier penetrating lipoidal form of a dihydropyridine pyridinium salt redox carrier. The corresponding ionic pyridinium salt type drug/carrier entities [D-QC]+ Y- are also disclosed.
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