- The development of a novel transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) inhibitor that disrupts ligand-receptor interactions
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Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) plays an important role in regulating epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and the TGF-β signaling pathway is a potential target for therapeutic intervention in the development of many diseases, such as fibrosis and cancer. Most currently available inhibitors of TGF-β signaling function as TGF-β receptor I (TβR-I) kinase inhibitors, however, such kinase inhibitors often lack specificity. In the present study, we targeted the extracellular protein binding domain of the TGF-β receptor II (TβR-II) to interfere with the protein-protein interactions (PPIs) between TGF-β and its receptors. One compound, CJJ300, inhibited TGF-β signaling by disrupting the formation of the TGF-β-TβR-I-TβR-II signaling complex. Treatment of A549 cells with CJJ300 resulted in the inhibition of downstream signaling events such as the phosphorylation of key factors along the TGF-β pathway and the induction of EMT markers. Concomitant with these effects, CJJ300 significantly inhibited cell migration. The present study describes for the first time a designed molecule that can regulate TGF-β-induced signaling and EMT by interfering with the PPIs required for the formation of the TGF-β signaling complex. Therefore, CJJ300 can be an important lead compound with which to study TGF-β signaling and to design more potent TGF-β signaling antagonists.
- Wu, Han,Sun, Yu,Wong, Wee Lin,Cui, Jiajia,Li, Jingyang,You, Xuefu,Yap, Lee Fah,Huang, Yu,Hong, Wei,Yang, Xinyi,Paterson, Ian C.,Wang, Hao
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- Pd(II)-Catalyzed Direct Sulfonylation of Benzylamines Using Sodium Sulfinates
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A Pd(II)-catalyzed direct sulfonylation of benzylamines with sodium sulfinates using a removable bidentate directing group is illustrated. The transformation is highly regioselective and tolerates wide functional groups. The mechanistic study reveals that radical species are involved in this reaction. This method delivers a direct synthetic strategy to obtain highly functionalized sulfonylated benzylamines.
- Karmakar, Ujjwal,Samanta, Rajarshi
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p. 2850 - 2861
(2019/03/29)
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- Identification of ortho-Substituted Benzoic Acid/Ester Derivatives via the Gas-Phase Neighboring Group Participation Effect in (+)-ESI High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
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Benzoic acid/ester/amide derivatives are common moieties in pharmaceutical compounds and present a challenge in positional isomer identification by traditional tandem mass spectrometric analysis. A method is presented for exploiting the gas-phase neighbor
- Blincoe, William D.,Rodriguez-Granillo, Agustina,Saurí, Josep,Pierson, Nicholas A.,Joyce, Leo A.,Mangion, Ian,Sheng, Huaming
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p. 694 - 703
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- Cation-Transporting Peptides: Scaffolds for Functionalized Pores?
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Protein pores that selectively transport ions across membranes are among nature's most efficient machines. The selectivity of these pores can be exploited for ion sensing and water purification. Since it is difficult to reconstitute membrane proteins in their active form for practical applications it is desirable to develop robust synthetic compounds that selectively transport ions across cell membranes. One can envision tuning the selectivity of pores by incorporating functional groups inside the pore. Readily accessible octapeptides containing (aminomethyl)benzoic acid and alanine are reported here that preferentially transport cations over halides across the lipid bilayer. Ion transport is hypothesized through pores formed by stable assemblies of the peptides. The aromatic ring(s) appear to be proximal to the pore and could be potentially utilized for functionalizing the pore interior.
- Behera, Harekrushna,Ramkumar, Venkatachalam,Madhavan, Nandita
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p. 10179 - 10184
(2015/07/07)
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- 5-LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITORS
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The present invention relates to pyrazole derivatives of formula 1 and to process as for their synthesis as 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) inhibitors. The present invention also relates to pharmacological compositions containing these pyrazole derivatives, as well as, methods of treating bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Type I diabetes, psoriasis, allograft rejection, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, acne, atherosclerosis, cancer, pruritis, allergic rhinitis and other inflammatory and/or autoimmune disorders.
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- Tripodal tris-tacn and tris-dpa platforms for assembling phosphate-templated trimetallic centers
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Multidentate tripodal ligands, N(CH2-m-C6H 4-CH2tacn)3 (L1) and N(CH2-o-C 6H4-CH2N(CH2py)2) 3 (L2), have been devised for assembling high-nuclearity metal clusters. By using the same tripodal platform with different ligand appendages, either triazacyclononanes or dipicolylamines, and functionalizing either the ortho or the meta positions on the tris(xylyl) linker arms, discrete trimetal phosphate units of relevance to phosphate-metabolizing trimetallic centers in biology were prepared. Four such compounds, [(CuIICl) 3(HPO4)L1](PF6) (1), [(CuIICl) 3(HAsO4)L1](PF6) (2), Na2[Mn III6MnII2(H2O) 2(HPO4)6(PO4)4(L1) 2] (3), and [CoII3(H2PO 4)Cl2(MeCN)L2](PF6)3 (4), all containing three metal centers bound to a central phosphate or arsenate unit bridging oxygen atoms, have been synthesized and structurally characterized. These results demonstrate the propensity of this novel tripodal ligand platform, in the presence of phosphate or arsenate, to assemble {M3(EO 4)} units and thus structurally mimic trimetallic active sites of proteins involved in phosphate metabolism. Reactivity studies reveal that the tricopper complex 1 is more efficient than monocopper analogues in catalyzing the hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl phosphate.
- Cao, Rui,Mueller, Peter,Lippard, Stephen J.
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p. 17366 - 17369
(2011/02/23)
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- Design and synthesis of small molecule glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferase inhibitors
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The incidence of obesity and other diseases associated with an increased triacylglycerol mass is growing rapidly, particularly in the United States. Glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) catalyzes the ratelimiting step of glycerolipid biosynthesis, the acylation of glycerol 3-phosphate with saturated long-chain acyl-CoAs. In an effort to produce small molecule inhibitors of this enzyme, a series of benzoic and phosphonic acids was designed and synthesized. In vitro testing of this series has led to the identification of several compounds, in particular 2-(nonylsulfonamido)benzoic acid (15g), possessing moderate GPAT inhibitory activity in an intact mitochondrial assay.
- Wydysh, Edward A.,Medghalchi, Susan M.,Vadlamudi, Aravinda,Townsendd, Craig A.
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(2010/03/26)
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- Synthesis and evaluation of novel aromatic substrates and competitive inhibitors of GABA aminotransferase
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The design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel γ-aminobutyric acid aminotransferase (GABA-AT) inhibitors and inactivators can lead to the discovery of new GABA-related therapeutics. To this end, a series of aromatic amino acid compounds was synthesized to aid in the design of new inhibitors and inactivators of GABA-AT. All compounds were tested as competitive inhibitors of GABA-AT. The amino acids with benzylic amines were also tested as substrates for GABA-AT. It was found that these compounds were all poor competitive inhibitors of GABA-AT, but some were substrates of the enzyme, suggesting their utility as scaffolds for potential GABA-AT mechanism-based inactivators. Computer modeling was used to rationalize the substrate activity of the various compounds.
- Clift, Michael D.,Silverman, Richard B.
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p. 3122 - 3125
(2008/12/22)
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- 11beta-HSD1 Inhibitors
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The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein A, Y, Z1, Z2, R1 to R3 and X1 to X4 have the meaning as cited in the description and the claims. For example A is 4'-fluorobiphen-4-yl; Y is -S(O)2NH-; R1, R2 are H; X1, X2, X4 are CH; X3 is C-F; Z1 is =O; and Z2-R3 is N(CH2CH3)2. Said compounds are useful as 11β-HSD1 inhibitors. The invention also relates to the preparation of such compounds as well as the production and use as medicament.
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- NOVEL ETHYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVES
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A compound represented by the following formula (1):Q-Q-T-N(R)-Q-N(R)-T-Q [wherein, R1 and R2 are hydrogen atoms or the like; Q1 is a saturated or unsaturated, 5- or 6- membered cyclic hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, or the like; Q2 is a single bond or the like; Q3 represents the following group: -C(R3a)(R4a)-{C(R3b)(R4b)}m1-{C(R3c)(R4c)}m2-{C(R3d)(R4d)}m3-{C(R3e)(R4e)}m4-C(R3f)(R4f)- (in which, R3a to R4e represent hydrogen or the like); T0 represents a carbonyl group or the like; and T1 represents -COCONR- or the like]; or salt thereof, solvate thereof, or N-oxide thereof. The compound is useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for cerebral infarction, cerebral embolism, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, Buerger's disease, deep venous thrombosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome, thrombus formation after valve or joint replacement, thrombus formation and reocclusion after angioplasty, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), thrombus formation during extracorporeal circulation, or blood clotting upon blood drawing.
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- Bromination by means of sodium monobromoisocyanurate (SMBI)
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A variety of aromatic compounds with both activating and deactivating substituents were brominated with sodium monobromoisocyanurate (SMBI) 1, diethyl ether, diethyl ether-methanesulfonic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, or sulfuric acid were employed as solvents. Thus nitrobenzene was conveniently brominated in sulfuric acid, benzene was readily monobrominated in diethyl ether-methanesulfonic acid, and phenol was selectively brominated at the ortho position under mild conditions in refluxing diethyl ether. With substituents that are easily protonated, trifluoroacetic acid may be employed as solvent in the reaction with 1, in contrast NBS was ineffective in trifluoroacetic acid. This renders 1 a superior reagent relative to NBS. In addition to aromatics, alkenes, ketones and esters were also brominated with 1. Diethyl malonate was brominated with 1 and then subjected to a Bingel reaction with NaH to afford the desired methanofullerene in reasonable yield.
- Okada, Yukihiro,Yokozawa, Masanori,Akiba, Miwa,Oishi, Kazuhiko,O-Kawa, Kyoji,Akeboshi, Tomohiro,Kawamura, Yasuo,Inokuma, Seiichi,Nakamura, Yosuke,Nishimura, Jun
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- Synthesis of N-benzyl- and N-phenyl-2-amino-4,5-dihydrothiazoles and thioureas and evaluation as modulators of the isoforms of nitric oxide synthase
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Inhibition of the isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) has important applications in therapy of several diseases, including cancer. Using 1400W [N-(3-aminomethylbenzyl)acetamidine], thiocitrulline and N δ-(4,5-dihydrothiazol-2-yl)ornithine as lead compounds, series of N-benzyl- and N-phenyl-2-amino-4,5-dihydrothiazoles and thioureas were designed as inhibitors of NOS. Ring-substituted benzyl and phenyl isothiocyanates were synthesised by condensation of the corresponding amines with thiophosgene and addition of ammonia gave the corresponding thioureas in high yields. The substituted 2-amino-4,5-dihydrothiazoles were approached by two routes. Treatment of simple benzylamines with 2-methylthio-4,5-dihydrothiazole at 180 °C afforded the corresponding 2-benzylamino-4,5-dihydrothiazoles. For less nucleophilic amines and those carrying more thermally labile substituents, the 4,5-dihydrothiazoles were approached by acid-catalysed cyclisation of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)thioureas. This cyclisation was shown to proceed by an SN2-like process. Modest inhibitory activity was shown by most of the thioureas and 4,5-dihydrothiazoles, with N-(3-aminomethylphenyl)thiourea (IC50=13 μM vs rat neuronal NOS and IC50=23 μM vs rat inducible NOS) and 2-(3-aminomethylphenylamino)-4,5-dihydrothiazole (IC50=13 μM vs rat neuronal NOS and IC50=19 μM vs human inducible NOS) being the most potent. Several thioureas and 4,5-dihydrothiazoles were found to stimulate the activity of human inducible NOS in a time-dependent manner.
- Goodyer, Claire L. M.,Chinje, Edwin C.,Jaffar, Mohammed,Stratford, Ian J.,Threadgill, Michael D.
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- NAPHTHALENE AMIDES HAVING LEUKOTRIENE-ANTAGONISTIC ACTION
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Naphthalene amides of formula (I) wherein the substituent containing A is bound to the 6- or 7- position of the 2-naphthol system; the substituent containing B is bound to the benzene ring at any free position; R is hydrogen or methyl; R is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or -OCH3, which is bound to the naphthalene system at any positions except the 2- and the one occupied by the other substituent; R is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine; A- is -CO-NR- or -NR-CO- group, wherein R is hydrogen or methyl; B is a 5-tetrazolyl or -COOR group, wherein R is hydrogen, a (C1-C4)-alkyl or a phenylalkyl group of less than 10 carbon atoms; m is 0 or 1; n and p are integers from 0 to 6, with the proviso that n + p is less or equal to 6; as well as the solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, have leukotriene antagonistic action.
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- Combining different hydrogen-bonding motifs to self-assemble interwoven superstructures
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A series of carboxyl-substituted dibenzylammonium salts have been cocrystallized with the macrocyclic polyethers dibenzo[24]crown-8 (DB24C8) and bis-p-phenylene[34]crown-10 (BPP34C10) to effect the noncovalent syntheses of a wide range of interwoven superstructures in the solid state. In all cases, the dibenzylammonium cations thread through the cavities of the macrocyclic polyethers - primarily as a result of N+-H ··· O hydrogen bonds, with occasional secondary stabilization from C - H ··· O and aryl-aryl interactions - to form pseudorotaxane complexes possessing supplementary recognition sites (specifically, carboxyl groups) for further intercomplex association through hydrogen bonding. One unit of each of the dibenzylammonium cations threads through the DB24C8 macrocycle to make single-stranded, carboxyl-containing [2]pseudorotaxanes that interact further with one another to produce novel supramolecular architectures as a result of hydrogen bonding between their carboxyl groups (the carboxyl dimer supramolecular synthon), or between carboxyl groups and polyether oxygen atoms. Elaborate architectures, such as side-/main-chain pseudopolyrotaxanes and a daisy-chain-like supramolecular array, were thus synthesized noncovalently. BPP34C10 can accommodate two cations within its macrocyclic interior to form carboxyl-containing [3]pseudorotaxanes in which BPP34C10 acts as a girdle that helps to control the spatial orientation of the carboxylic acid-containing recognition sites for additional intersupramolecular association through the carboxyl dimer. PF6/- anions were also found to play a role in the self-assembly processes. When the anions interact with the [3]pseudorotaxanes, these recognition sites are oriented in the same direction. This leads to the formation of doubly-encircled multicomponent supermolecules when BPP34C10 is cocrystallized with dibenzylammonium cations bearing only one carboxyl substituent. On the other hand, when BPP34C10 is cocrystallized with an isophthalic acid-substituted ammonium cation, there is no evidence of any anion assistance to self-assembly; the isophthalic acid units are aligned in opposite directions, creating an interwoven supramolecular cross-linked polymer.
- Ashton, Peter R.,Fyfe, Matthew C. T.,Hickingbottom, Sarah K.,Menzer, Stephan,Stoddart, J. Fraser,White, Andrew J. P.,Williams, David J.
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