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Iron (II)-catalyzed diastereoselective cross-dehydrogenetive coupling of 2-methyl quinazolinones with indolin-2-ones. Tetrahedron Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.153141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Duan Q, Jia Y, Qin Y, Jin Y, Hu H, Chen J. Narciclasine attenuates LPS-induced acute lung injury in neonatal rats through suppressing inflammation and oxidative stress. Bioengineered 2021; 11:801-810. [PMID: 32693689 PMCID: PMC8291818 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2020.1795424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is a life-threatening disorder related to serious pulmonary inflammation. Narciclasine exhibits strong anti-inflammation activity and attenuates the reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. The present study aims to investigate the underlying mechanism related to the effect of narciclasine on the pathogenesis of neonatal acute lung injury (ALI). Narciclasine attenuated LPS-induced pathological injury and pulmonary edema. In addition, narciclasine suppressed the secretion of inflammatory cytokines, including necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), Interleukin (IL-6), IL-1β, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) in serum, and inhibited the expressions of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in lung tissues of neonatal ALI rats. Furthermore, narciclasine alleviated oxidative stress and apoptosis in lung tissues. Importantly, narciclasine exerted an inhibition effect on NF-κB nuclear translocation and activation of Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR4)/Nuclear factor (NF)-κB/Cyclooxygenase 2 (Cox2) signaling pathway. Taken together, narciclasine protected against lung injury via inhibition effect on excessive inflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis, hence, narciclasine may be considered as an effective and novel agent for clinical therapeutic strategy of ALI Treatment.
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- Qingning Duan
- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Affiliated 5 to Nantong University (Taizhou People's Hospital) , Taizhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Affiliated 5 to Nantong University (Taizhou People's Hospital) , Taizhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Affiliated 5 to Nantong University (Taizhou People's Hospital) , Taizhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Affiliated 5 to Nantong University (Taizhou People's Hospital) , Taizhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Affiliated 5 to Nantong University (Taizhou People's Hospital) , Taizhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Affiliated 5 to Nantong University (Taizhou People's Hospital) , Taizhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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Kumar D, Sharma P, Shabu, Kaur R, Lobe MMM, Gupta GK, Ntie-Kang F. In search of therapeutic candidates for HIV/AIDS: rational approaches, design strategies, structure-activity relationship and mechanistic insights. RSC Adv 2021; 11:17936-17964. [PMID: 35480193 PMCID: PMC9033207 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra10655k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a serious threat to the health and development of mankind, which has affected about 37.9 million people worldwide. The increasing negative health, economic and social impacts of this disease have led to the search for new therapeutic candidates for the mitigation of AIDS/HIV. However, to date, there is still no treatment that can cure this disease. Furthermore, the clinically available drugs have numerous severe side effects. Hence, the synthesis of novel agents from natural leads is one of the rational approaches to obtain new drugs in modern medicinal chemistry. This review article is an effort to summarize recent developments with regards to the discovery of novel analogs with promising biological potential against HIV/AIDS. Herein, we also aim to discuss prospective directions on the progress of more credible and specific analogues. Besides presenting design strategies, the present communication also highlights the structure-activity relationship together with the structural features of the most promising molecules, their IC50 values, mechanistic insights and some interesting key findings revealed during their biological evaluation. The interactions with the amino acid residues of the enzymes responsible for HIV-1 inhibition are also discussed. This collection will be of great interest for researchers working in this area.
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- Dinesh Kumar
- Sri Sai College of Pharmacy Manawala Amritsar-143001 Punjab India +91-9988902489
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- Sri Sai College of Pharmacy Manawala Amritsar-143001 Punjab India +91-9988902489
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University Patiala India
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- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM) Canal Road Jammu 180001 India
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- Sri Sai College of Pharmacy Manawala Amritsar-143001 Punjab India +91-9988902489
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Buea P. O. Box 63 Buea Cameroon +237 685625811
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Sri Sai College of Pharmacy Badhani Pathankot-145001 Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Buea P. O. Box 63 Buea Cameroon +237 685625811
- Institute for Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3 06120 Halle (Saale) Germany +49 3455525043
- Institute of Botany, Technical University of Dresden Zellescher Weg 20b 01062 Dresden Germany
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Peerzada MN, Hamel E, Bai R, Supuran CT, Azam A. Deciphering the key heterocyclic scaffolds in targeting microtubules, kinases and carbonic anhydrases for cancer drug development. Pharmacol Ther 2021; 225:107860. [PMID: 33895188 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2021.107860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Heterocyclic scaffolds are widely utilized for drug design by taking into account the molecular structure of therapeutic targets that are related to a broad spectrum of ailments, including tumors. Such compounds display various covalent and non-covalent interactions with the specific residues of the target proteins while causing their inhibition. There is a substantial number of heterocyclic compounds approved for cancer treatment, and these compounds function by interacting with different therapeutic targets involved in tumorogenesis. In this review, we trace and emphasize the privileged heterocyclic pharmacophores that have immense potency against several essential chemotherapeutic tumor targets: microtubules, kinases and carbonic anhydrases. Potent compounds currently undergoing pre-clinical and clinical studies have also been assessed for ascertaining the effective class of chemical scaffolds that have significant therapeutic potential against multiple malignancies. In addition, we also describe briefly the role of heterocyclic compounds in various chemotherapy regimens. The optimized molecular hybridization of delineated motifs may result in the discovery of more active anticancer therapeutics and circumvent the development of resistance by specific targets in the future.
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- Mudasir Nabi Peerzada
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Molecular Pharmacology Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India.
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Chopra B, Dhingra AK. Natural products: A lead for drug discovery and development. Phytother Res 2021; 35:4660-4702. [PMID: 33847440 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Natural products are used since ancient times in folklore for the treatment of various ailments. Plant-derived products have been recognized for many years as a source of therapeutic agents and structural diversity. A literature survey has been carried out to determine the utility of natural molecules and their modified analogs or derivatives as pharmacological active entities. This review presents a study on the importance of natural products in terms of drug discovery and development. It describes how the natural components can be utilized after small modifications in new perspectives. Various new modifications in structure offer a unique opportunity to establish a new molecular entity with better pharmacological potential. It was concluded that in this current era, new attempts are taken to utilize the compounds derived from natural sources as novel drug candidates, with a focus to find and discover new effective molecules that were referred to as "new entities of natural product drug discovery."
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- Bhawna Chopra
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar, India
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Johnson JB, Broszczak DA, Mani JS, Anesi J, Naiker M. A cut above the rest: oxidative stress in chronic wounds and the potential role of polyphenols as therapeutics. J Pharm Pharmacol 2021; 74:485-502. [PMID: 33822141 DOI: 10.1093/jpp/rgab038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The pathophysiology of chronic wounds typically involves redox imbalance and inflammation pathway dysregulation, often with concomitant microbial infection. Endogenous antioxidants such as glutathione and tocopherols are notably reduced or absent, indicative of significant oxidative imbalance. However, emerging evidence suggests that polyphenols could be effective agents for the amelioration of this condition. This review aims to summarise the current state of knowledge surrounding redox imbalance in the chronic wound environment and the potential use of polyphenols for the treatment of chronic wounds. KEY FINDINGS Polyphenols provide a multi-faceted approach towards the treatment of chronic wounds. Firstly, their antioxidant activity allows direct neutralisation of harmful free radicals and reactive oxygen species, assisting in restoring redox balance. Upregulation of pro-healing and anti-inflammatory gene pathways and enzymes by specific polyphenols further acts to reduce redox imbalance and promote wound healing actions, such as proliferation, extracellular matrix deposition and tissue remodelling. Finally, many polyphenols possess antimicrobial activity, which can be beneficial for preventing or resolving infection of the wound site. SUMMARY Exploration of this diverse group of natural compounds may yield effective and economical options for the prevention or treatment of chronic wounds.
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- Joel B Johnson
- School of Health, Medical and Applied Science, CQUniversity, Bruce Hwy, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.,Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research, CQUniversity, Bruce Hwy, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Tissue Repair and Translational Physiology Program, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Health, Medical and Applied Science, CQUniversity, Bruce Hwy, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.,Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research, CQUniversity, Bruce Hwy, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Science, Psychology and Sport, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health, Medical and Applied Science, CQUniversity, Bruce Hwy, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.,Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research, CQUniversity, Bruce Hwy, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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Siddiqui S, Ahmed N, Goswami M, Chakrabarty A, Chowdhury G. DNA damage by Withanone as a potential cause of liver toxicity observed for herbal products of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha). Curr Res Toxicol 2021; 2:72-81. [PMID: 34345852 PMCID: PMC8320610 DOI: 10.1016/j.crtox.2021.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The widely used medicinal herb Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) has been recently reported to cause liver damage. Withanone is a major metabolite of Ashwagandha. Withanone was found to cause DNA damage. Withanone forms adducts with amines and thiols. Withanone-mediated DNA damage has serious biological consequences.
Withania somnifera, commonly known as Ashwagandha, is a medicinal plant used for thousands of years for various remedies. Extracts of Ashwagandha contain more than 200 metabolites, with withanone (win) being one of the major ones responsible for many of its medicinal properties. Recently, several cases of liver toxicity resulting from commercially available Ashwagandha products have been reported. The first report of Ashwagandha-related liver damage was from Japan, which was quickly resolved after drug-withdrawal. Later, similar cases of liver toxicity due to Ashwagandha consumption were reported from the USA and Iceland. Towards understanding the liver toxicity of Ashwagandha extracts, we studied win, a representative withanolide having toxicophores or structural alerts that are commonly associated with adverse drug reactions. We found that win can form non-labile adducts with the nucleosides dG, dA, and dC. Using various biochemical assays, we showed that win forms adducts in DNA and interfere with its biological property. Win also forms adducts with amines and this process is reversible. Based on the data presented here we concluded that win is detoxified by GSH but under limiting GSH levels it can cause DNA damage. The work presented here provides a potential mechanism for the reported Ashwagandha-mediated liver damage.
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- Shazia Siddiqui
- Department of Life Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, UP 201314, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, UP 201314, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, TN 632014, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, UP 201314, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, UP 201314, India
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40 Years of Research on Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)-A Historical Overview and Newest Data of a Promising Anticancer Drug. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26040995. [PMID: 33668501 PMCID: PMC7918430 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a group of molecules with an ambiguous background in literature. PBDEs were first isolated from marine sponges of Dysidea species in 1981 and have been under continuous research to the present day. This article summarizes the two research aspects, (i) the marine compound chemistry research dealing with naturally produced PBDEs and (ii) the environmental toxicology research dealing with synthetically-produced brominated flame-retardant PBDEs. The different bioactivity patterns are set in relation to the structural similarities and dissimilarities between both groups. In addition, this article gives a first structure-activity relationship analysis comparing both groups of PBDEs. Moreover, we provide novel data of a promising anticancer therapeutic PBDE (i.e., 4,5,6-tribromo-2-(2',4'-dibromophenoxy)phenol; termed P01F08). It has been known since 1995 that P01F08 exhibits anticancer activity, but the detailed mechanism remains poorly understood. Only recently, Mayer and colleagues identified a therapeutic window for P01F08, specifically targeting primary malignant cells in a low µM range. To elucidate the mechanistic pathway of cell death induction, we verified and compared its cytotoxicity and apoptosis induction capacity in Ramos and Jurkat lymphoma cells. Moreover, using Jurkat cells overexpressing antiapoptotic Bcl-2, we were able to show that P01F08 induces apoptosis mainly through the intrinsic mitochondrial pathway.
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Lloyd JR, Kossmann J. Improving Crops for a Changing World. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:728328. [PMID: 34552610 PMCID: PMC8450564 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.728328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Therapeutic applications and biological activities of bacterial bioactive extracts. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4755-4776. [PMID: 34370077 PMCID: PMC8349711 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02505-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bacteria are rich in a wide variety of secondary metabolites, such as pigments, alkaloids, antibiotics, and others. These bioactive microbial products serve a great application in human and animal health. Their molecular diversity allows these natural products to possess several therapeutic attributes and biological functions. That's why the current natural drug industry focuses on uncovering all the possible ailments and diseases that could be combated by bacterial extracts and their secondary metabolites. In this paper, we review the major utilizations of bacterial natural products for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory diseases, allergies, autoimmune diseases, infections and other diseases that threaten public health. We also elaborate on the identified biological activities of bacterial secondary metabolites including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and antioxidant activities all of which are essential nowadays with the emergence of drug-resistant microbial pathogens. Throughout this review, we discuss the possible mechanisms of actions in which bacterial-derived biologically active molecular entities could possess healing properties to inspire the development of new therapeutic agents in academia and industry.
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Adak L, Ghosh T. Recent Progress in Iron-Catalyzed Reactions Towards the Synthesis of Bioactive Five- and Six-Membered Heterocycles. CURR ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272824999200714102103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Heterocyclic compounds are the largely diverse organic molecules and find
prevalent applications in the fine chemical industry, medicinal chemistry and agricultural
science. They are also among the most commonly bearing frameworks in numerous drugs
and pharmaceutical substances. Therefore, the development of convenient, efficient and
environmentally benign methods to produce various types of heterocyclic compounds is
an attractive area of research. For the synthesis and functionalization of heterocycles,
enormous achievements have been attributed over the past decades. Recently, ironcatalyzed
reactions have accomplished a noteworthy development in the synthesis of
heterocycles. This review highlights some remarkable achievements in the iron-catalyzed
synthesis of heterocyclic compounds published in the last five years.
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- Laksmikanta Adak
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Botanic Garden, Howrah 711103, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Raja S C Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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Chandrakar K, Patel JL, Mahapatra SP, Penta S. Recent Advances in On-Water Multicomponent Synthesis of Coumarin Derivatives. CURR ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272824999201013164825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Coumarin-linked heterocycles represent privileged structural subunits and are welldistributed
in naturally occurring compounds with immense biological activities. Multicomponent
reactions (MCRs) are becoming a valuable tool for synthesizing structurally diverse
molecular entities. On the other hand, the last year has seen a tremendous outburst in modifying
chemical processes to make them sustainable for the betterment of our environment. The
application of aqueous medium in organic synthesis is fulfilling some of the goals of ‘green
and sustainable chemistry’ as it has some advantages over the traditional synthetic methods in
terms of reaction rates, yields, purity of the products, product selectivity, etc. Hence, significant
progress has been made in recent years. In the present review, we provide an overview of
the recent developments of multicomponent synthesis of biologically relevant coumarin
linked and fused heterocyclic compounds carried out from 2015 till today in an aqueous medium.
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- Komal Chandrakar
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Raipur, G. E. Road, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Raipur, G. E. Road, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Raipur, G. E. Road, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Raipur, G. E. Road, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India
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Mohamadpour F. Catalyst-Free Three-Component Tandem Green Synthesis of Pyrano[2,3-d]Pyrimidine Scaffolds in Ethylene Glycol (E-G) as a Recyclable Reaction Medium. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2020.1852582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Rehman G, Gul N, Khan GN, Zaman K, Anwar Z, Kakakhel MA. Ethanolic extract of Allacanthos crab inhibits cancer cell proliferation, posses anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potentials. GENE REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2020.100907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Antiproliferative Activity, Proapoptotic Effect, and Cell Cycle Arrest in Human Cancer Cells of Some Marine Natural Product Extract. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2020; 2020:7948705. [PMID: 33294124 PMCID: PMC7714591 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7948705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Bioactive constituents of numerous marine organisms have been investigated recently for their preclinical and clinical anticancer activity. Three marine organisms: black-spotted sea cucumber: Pearsonothuria graeffei (Pg), lollyfish: Holothuria atra (Ha), and sea hare: Aplysia dactylomela (Ad), were collected during winter 2019 from Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Egypt, and macerated with ethanol into three different extracts: PgE, HaE, and AdE, where each was in vitro assessed for its antiproliferative and proapoptotic properties on HepG2, HCT-116, and MCF-7 cancer cells. PgE dose-dependently inhibited the growth of HepG2, HCT-116, and MCF-7 cells within IC50 values 16.22, 13.34, and 18.09 μg/mL, respectively, while the IC50 values for the antiproliferative activity of HaE were 12.48, 10.45, and 10.36 μg/mL, respectively, and the IC50 values of AdE were 6.51, 5.33, and 6.87 μg/mL, respectively. All extracts were found to induce G0/G1 cell cycle arrest for HepG2 cells side by side with their inhibition of CDK2 on all three cell lines while all extracts were also showed to induce apoptosis in HepG2 cell line at pre-G 1 phase supplemented by their anticancer activity via proapoptotic protein Bax, caspase-3, and cleavage PARP increase, and antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2 downturn. Moreover, necrosis has been relatively noticed in HepG2 cell line as an additional anticancer activity for each extract. Our data introduced three ethanolic marine extracts as natural chemotherapeutic agents to be further developed for cancer control.
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Targeting of HER/ErbB family proteins using broad spectrum Sec61 inhibitors coibamide A and apratoxin A. Biochem Pharmacol 2020; 183:114317. [PMID: 33152346 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Coibamide A is a potent cancer cell toxin and one of a select group of natural products that inhibit protein entry into the secretory pathway via a direct inhibition of the Sec61 protein translocon. Many Sec61 client proteins are clinically relevant drug targets once trafficked to their final destination in or outside the cell, however the use of Sec61 inhibitors to block early biosynthesis of specific proteins is at a pre-clinical stage. In the present study we evaluated the action of coibamide A against human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER, ErbB) proteins in representative breast and lung cancer cell types. HERs were selected for this study as they represent a family of Sec61 clients that is frequently dysregulated in human cancers, including coibamide-sensitive cell types. Although coibamide A inhibits biogenesis of a broad range of Sec61 substrate proteins in a presumed substrate-nonselective manner, endogenous HER3 (ErbB-3) and EGFR (ErbB-1) proteins were more sensitive to coibamide A, and the related Sec61 inhibitor apratoxin A, than HER2 (ErbB-2). Despite this rank order of sensitivity (HER3 > EGFR > HER2), Sec61-dependent inhibition by coibamide A was sufficient to decrease cell surface expression of HER2. We report that coibamide A- or apratoxin A-mediated block of HER3 entry into the secretory pathway is unlikely to be mediated by the HER3 signal peptide alone. HER3 (G11L/S15L), that is fully resistant to the highly substrate-selective cotransin analogue CT8, was more resistant than wild-type HER3 but only at low coibamide A (3 nM) concentrations; HER3 (G11L/S15L) expression was inhibited by higher concentrations of either natural product. Time- and concentration-dependent decreases in HER protein expression induced a commensurate reduction in AKT/MAPK signaling in breast and lung cancer cell types and loss in cell viability. Coibamide A potentiated the cytotoxic efficacy of small molecule kinase inhibitors lapatinib and erlotinib in breast and lung cancer cell types, respectively. These data indicate that natural product modulators of Sec61 function have value as chemical probes to interrogate HER/ErbB signaling in treatment-resistant human cancers.
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Al Sharie AH, El-Elimat T, Al Zu'bi YO, Aleshawi AJ, Medina-Franco JL. Chemical space and diversity of seaweed metabolite database (SWMD): A cheminformatics study. J Mol Graph Model 2020; 100:107702. [PMID: 32810730 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2020.107702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Seaweeds have attracted attention in the past decade as a biological source of highly diverse secondary metabolites with great potential in the industrial and pharmaceutical sciences. Herein, we represent a comprehensive cheminformatics study to compare the chemical diversity of seaweed metabolites based on their taxonomic source. Seaweed Metabolite Database (SWMD) was utilized in this study. The compounds were manually categorized into three datasets, namely red algae (Rhodophyta, n = 645), brown algae (Phaeophyta, n = 220), and green algae (Chlorophyta, n = 32). The compounds in each dataset were curated to generate six chemical descriptors of pharmaceutical interest for each molecule, which were later used to visualize the chemical space of these metabolites by principal component analysis. Scaffolds were generated by removing side chains and keeping the core part of each molecule. Scaffold diversity among the tested datasets was quantified using Cyclic System Retrieval Curves. Green algae metabolites in SWMD possessed the highest scaffold diversity followed by brown and red algae metabolites, respectively. Three structural binary fingerprints, including ECFP_4, MACCS keys, and PubChem were computed indicating that the red algae metabolites had the highest fingerprint diversity followed by the green and brown algae metabolites respectively. Finally, Consensus Diversity Plots were generated to assess the global diversity considering both scaffold and fingerprint diversity. It was concluded that green algae metabolites in the SWMD are the most diverse regarding chemical descriptors of pharmaceutical relevance and scaffolds. While red algae possess the highest fingerprint diversity.
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- Ahmed H Al Sharie
- Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
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- Intern, King Abdullah University Hospital, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
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- School of Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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Zhang X, Zhai T, Hei Z, Zhou D, Jin L, Han C, Wang J. Effects of Platycodin D on apoptosis, migration, invasion and cell cycle arrest of gallbladder cancer cells. Oncol Lett 2020; 20:311. [PMID: 33093920 PMCID: PMC7573877 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.12174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Platycodin D (PD) is a triterpenoid saponin that exists in the roots of Platycodonis. It exhibits evident growth inhibitory effects and potent cytotoxicity against multiple types of cancer. Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common malignant disease of the biliary tract system. Patients with GBC usually have limited available treatment strategies and a poor prognosis. The present study investigated the antitumor effects of PD on human GBC cells in vitro and its underlying molecular mechanisms of action. The results indicated that PD, as assessed using MTT and colony forming assays, induced evident growth inhibition. Flow cytometry indicated that PD robustly induced apoptosis and blocked GBC cells at the G2/M phase. Cell migration and invasion assays demonstrated that PD effectively inhibited the migratory and invasive abilities of GBC cell lines. Western blotting indicated that PD may initiate mitochondrial destruction in GBC cells through the JNK signaling pathway, thereby inducing apoptosis. The present results indicated that PD may exhibit antitumor effects by inducing apoptosis; inhibiting migration and invasion; and affecting the cell cycle in GBC cells. Therefore, PD has the potential to become a novel antitumor drug for GBC therapy.
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- Xiaoyu Zhang
- Department of General Surgery and Laboratory of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery and Laboratory of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, P.R. China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong university School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery and Laboratory of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery and Laboratory of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery and Laboratory of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, P.R. China
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Rahman FB, Ahmed S, Noor P, Rahman MMM, Huq SMA, Akib MTE, Shohael AM. A comprehensive multi-directional exploration of phytochemicals and bioactivities of flower extracts from Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf., Cassia fistula L. and Lagerstroemia speciosa L. Biochem Biophys Rep 2020; 24:100805. [PMID: 32984558 PMCID: PMC7495018 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2020.100805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf., Cassia fistula L. and Lagerstroemia speciosa L. are three ornamental plants that produce colorful flowers. The present study aimed to evaluate the phytochemicals and bioactivities of methanolic extracts of flowers from Delonix regia (DrFME), Cassia fistula (CfFME), and Lagerstroemia speciosa (LsFME). The presence of ten different chemical classes in varying degrees was confirmed while qualitatively screened. During quantitative determination, LsFME possesses the highest amount of total phenolic (418.0 mg/g), flavonoid (50.8 mg/g), and tannin (256.3 mg/g) contents. The extracts showed excellent antioxidant capacity in a concentration-dependent manner with the lowest IC50 value (41.51 μg/mL) displayed by LsFME. LsFME paralyzed the experimental worms at 2.95 min and killed at 3.96 min. DrFME was found to be more effective in thrombolytic (35.5% clot lysis) and anticoagulant activities. Negligible hemolytic activity (IC50 > 200 μg/mL) found for all extracts which suggest their less potential toxicity. The in vivo experiments revealed that the CfFME has the highest analgesic (64.34% pain inhibition) activity while LsFME has the highest antidiarrheal (70.27% inhibition) and antihyperglycemic (46.94% inhibition) activities at 400 mg/kg of body weight doses. This study has shown the presence of phytochemicals and potential bioactivities which indicates the possibility of these flowers to be used as a source of phytochemicals as well as safe and effective natural medicine.
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Key Words
- Bioefficacy
- CE, Catechin equivalent
- CfFME, Cassia fistula flower methanolic extract
- DPPH, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
- DrFME, Delonix regia flower methanolic extract
- Flowers
- Folk medicine
- GAE, Gallic acid equivalent
- IC50, Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
- LsFME, Lagerstroemia speciosa flower methanolic extract
- Mice model
- Ornamental plants
- PT, Prothrombin time
- Phytoconstituents
- SEM, Standard error of the mean
- TAE, Tannic acid equivalent
- TFC, Total flavonoid content
- TPC, Total phenolic content
- TTC, Total tannin content
- UV, Ultra-violet
- aPTT, Activated partial thromboplastin time
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- Faisal Bin Rahman
- Cell Genetics and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
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- Cell Genetics and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
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- Cell Genetics and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
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- Cell Genetics and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
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- Cell Genetics and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
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- Cell Genetics and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
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- Cell Genetics and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
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Mandour AA, Nabil N, Zaazaa HE, Abdelkawy M. Review on analytical studies of some pharmaceutical compounds containing heterocyclic rings: brinzolamide, timolol maleate, flumethasone pivalate, and clioquinol. FUTURE JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s43094-020-00068-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
The heterocyclic compounds are extremely important with wide array of synthetic, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications. Heterocyclic-containing compounds have been reported for their broad spectrum of biological activities including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic activity.
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Several techniques have been used for the quantitation of heterocyclic compounds in pharmaceutical samples such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) either equipped with UV-visible or fluorescence, in addition to liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy, UV-visible spectrophotometry, and electrochemical techniques. This article reviewed several published methods that have been applied to detect and quantify some pharmaceutical drugs containing heterocyclic compounds focusing on four drugs: brinzolamide, timolol maleate, flumethasone pivalate, and clioquinol.
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From literature reviews, HPLC is the most widely used analytical technique for the quantitative analysis of the four selected drugs.
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Baranwal A, Chattopadhyay A. Proposition of Belief and Practice Theory for Men Undergoing Infertility Treatment: A Hospital Based Study in Mumbai, India. FRONTIERS IN SOCIOLOGY 2020; 5:43. [PMID: 33869450 PMCID: PMC8022691 DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2020.00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The paper aims to understand the treatment seeking behavior and the experiences of men with male factor infertility. A cross-sectional study was conducted at consented hospitals/infertility centers in Mumbai, India in purview of the fact that men are not considered as important as a part of infertility treatment as women. An infertile man is defined here as one who is diagnosed with primary or secondary infertility, undergoing infertility treatment, irrespective of the fertility status of his wife. Primary data of 150 men undergoing infertility treatment from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds was collected through semi-structured interviews. The initial effect of the infertility status led the men to feel depressed, guilty, shocked, and isolated. A large proportion of the respondents never discussed the problem with anyone except their wives. More than one third of the respondents consulted with Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) practitioners. Changes of doctors or clinics were more attributed to unsuccessful treatment cycles and success rate of other clinics than the referral by doctors. Destiny, bad luck, lifestyle, medical reasons, and late marriage are found as perceived causes of male infertility. Age above 40, younger age at marriage, marriage duration for 6 and more years, secondary infertility, self-employment, and higher income have significant association with longer time gap between marriage and initiation of infertility treatment. Based on study findings, we propose Belief and Practice theory where we elaborate the progression in treatment for male infertility. Men should be given due consideration in infertility treatment. They must be taken into consideration at an early stage of fertility evaluation due to the fact that minor problems of male infertility can be cured with modest medication. Proper Information Education and Communication (IEC) is essential for creating awareness in society on male infertility. Better counseling services during treatment and standardization of cost can help infertile men to manage treatment-related stress. Since infertility treatment is a time-consuming and exhaustive process, considering the timing for patient's income generating work, evening out patient department, and comprehensive knowledge dissemination at health centers can be improve male factor infertility treatment.
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- Anshu Baranwal
- International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
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Kwofie SK, Adobor C, Quansah E, Bentil J, Ampadu M, Miller WA, Wilson MD. Molecular docking and dynamics simulations studies of OmpATb identifies four potential novel natural product-derived anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis compounds. Comput Biol Med 2020; 122:103811. [PMID: 32479349 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.103811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The outer membrane protein A (OmpATb) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a virulence factor that neutralizes the host pH to impede the uptake of hydrophilic antitubercular drugs. Identifying natural compounds with the potential to inhibit OmpATb could allow circumvention of the porin-like activities of OmpATb. Four potential leads comprising ZINC000003958185, ZINC000000157405, ZINC000000001392 and ZINC000034268676 were obtained by virtual screening of 6394 diverse natural products. Characterization of the binding interactions of the potential leads with OmpATb revealed nine critical residues comprising ARG86, LEU110, LEU113, LEU114, ALA115, PHE142, SER145, VAL146, and PHE151. Molecular dynamics simulations also revealed very stable protein-lead complexes. Most residues contributed lower binding energies to the overall molecular mechanics Poisson-Boltzmann surface area (MM-PBSA) binding free energies of the interactions between the molecules and OmpATb protein. Induced Fit Docking (IFD) of the compounds regenerated poses of the molecular docking using AutoDock Vina. These molecules could be starting templates for designing inhibitors to bypass the pore mediating activities of OmpATb. Based on structural similarity, ZINC000034268676 was suggested as a potential scaffold for designing efflux pump inhibitors of the gate mediating activities of OmpATb and may enhance the uptake of hydrophilic drugs to reduce the duration time of tuberculosis treatment. Furthermore, structurally similar compounds available in the DrugBank database with a similarity threshold of 0.7 have been reported to exhibit antitubercular and anti-mycobacterial activities. These biomolecules can be further characterized experimentally to corroborate their antitubercular activity. Also, the skeletons of the molecules can be adopted as sub-structures for the design of future anti-mycobacterial drugs.
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- Samuel K Kwofie
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic & Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 77, Legon, Accra, Ghana; West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA; Department of Physics and Engineering Science, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, 29528, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic & Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 77, Legon, Accra, Ghana; Department of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), College of Health Sciences (CHS), University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 581, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic & Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 77, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic & Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 77, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic & Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 77, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), College of Health Sciences (CHS), University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 581, Legon, Accra, Ghana; Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA
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Truncated Pneumolysin from Streptococcus pneumoniae as a TLR4-Antagonizing New Drug for Chronic Inflammatory Conditions. Cells 2020; 9:cells9051183. [PMID: 32397494 PMCID: PMC7290803 DOI: 10.3390/cells9051183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Microbial proteins have recently been found to have more benefits in clinical disease treatment because of their better-developed strategy and properties than traditional medicine. In this study, we investigated the effectiveness of a truncated peptide synthesized from the C-terminal sequence of pneumolysin, i.e., C70PLY4, in Streptococcus pneumoniae, in treating chronic inflammatory conditions. It has been shown that C70PLY4 significantly blocks the transendothelial migration of neutrophils and attenuates the formation of atherosclerotic plaque and the secretion of soluble forms of the intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), the vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1), and E-selectin in high-fat-diet/streptozotocin-induced inflammatory rats. The mechanism and the docking simulation analysis further indicated that C70PLY4 might serve as a Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) antagonist by competing for the binding site of MD2, an indispensable protein for lipopolysaccharide (LPS)–TLR4 interaction signaling, on the TLR4 structure. Moreover, compared to the full-length PLY, C70PLY4 seems to have no cytotoxicity in human vascular endothelial cells. Our study elucidated a possible therapeutic efficacy of C70PLY4 in reducing chronic inflammatory conditions and clarified the underlying mechanism. Thus, our findings identify a new drug candidate that, by blocking TLR4 activity, could be an effective treatment for patients with chronic inflammatory diseases.
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Aliferis KA, Bernard-Perron D. Cannabinomics: Application of Metabolomics in Cannabis ( Cannabis sativa L.) Research and Development. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:554. [PMID: 32457786 PMCID: PMC7225349 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is a complex, polymorphic plant species, which produces a vast array of bioactive metabolites, the two major chemical groups being cannabinoids and terpenoids. Nonetheless, the psychoactive cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ 9 -THC) and the non-psychoactive cannabidiol (CBD), are the two major cannabinoids that have monopolized the research interest. Currently, more than 600 Cannabis varieties are commercially available, providing access to a multitude of potent extracts with complex compositions, whose genetics are largely inconclusive. Recently introduced legislation on Cannabis cultivation in many countries represents a great opportunity, but at the same time, a great challenge for Cannabis research and development (R&D) toward applications in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, and agrochemical industries. Based on its versatility and unique capabilities in the deconvolution of the metabolite composition of complex matrices, metabolomics represents an ideal bioanalytical tool that could greatly assist and accelerate Cannabis R&D. Among others, Cannabis metabolomics or cannabinomics can be applied in the taxonomy of Cannabis varieties in chemovars, the research on the discovery and assessment of new Cannabis-based sources of bioactivity in medicine, the development of new food products, and the optimization of its cultivation, aiming for improvements in yield and potency. Although Cannabis research is still in its infancy, it is highly foreseen that the employment of advanced metabolomics will provide insights that could assist the sector to face the aforementioned challenges. Within this context, here, the current state-of-the-art and conceptual aspects of cannabinomics are presented.
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- Konstantinos A. Aliferis
- Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Applications of Prodigiosin Extracted from Marine Red Pigmented Bacteria Zooshikella sp. and Actinomycete Streptomyces sp. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8040556. [PMID: 32295096 PMCID: PMC7232315 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8040556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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This study is aimed to determine the distribution, diversity and bioprospecting aspects of marine pigmented bacteria (MPB) isolated from pristine Andaman Islands, India. A total of 180 samples including seawater, sediment, marine plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates were collected and investigated for isolating pigmented bacteria. Results revealed that sediment, invertebrates, and seawater samples were colonized with a greater number of pigmented bacteria pertains to 27.9 × 103 CFU/mL, 24.1 × 103 CFU/mL and 6.7 × 103 CFU/mL respectively. Orange (21.6 × 103 CFU/mL) and red (8.0 × 103 CFU/mL) MPB were predominant than other pigmented bacteria. Fourteen potential MPB were selected based on their intense pigmentation and tested for bioactive nature and food colorant applications. Out of 14, two red pigmented strains BSE6.1 & S2.1 displayed potential multifaceted applications, such as antibacterial, antioxidant, food colorant, and staining properties. Brown pigmented strains CO8 and yellow pigmented strain SQ2.3 have displayed staining properties. Chemical characterization of red pigment using TLC, HP-LC, GC-MS, FT-IR and 1H-NMR analysis revealed prodigiosin as a main chemical constituent. Pure form of prodigiosin compound fractions obtained from both the strains displayed effective antibacterial activity against different human pathogens. MIC and MBC assays revealed that S2.1 requires 300 µg and 150 µg, respectively, and BSE6.1 require 400 µg concentrations of pigment compound for complete inhibition of S. aureus subsp. aureus. On the basis of 16S rRNA sequence analysis, strains S2.1 and BSE6.1 were identified as Zooshikella sp. and Streptomyces sp. and assigned under the GenBank accession numbers: MK680108 and MK951781 respectively.
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Silva CM, Ferrari GD, Alberici LC, Malaspina O, Moraes KCM. Cellular and molecular effects of silymarin on the transdifferentiation processes of LX-2 cells and its connection with lipid metabolism. Mol Cell Biochem 2020; 468:129-142. [PMID: 32185674 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-020-03717-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fibrosis process in the liver is a clinical condition established in response to chronic lesions and may be reversible in many situations. In this process, hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) activate and produce extracellular matrix compounds. During fibrosis, the lipid metabolism is also altered and contributes to the transdifferentiation of the HSCs. Thus, controlling lipid metabolism in HSCs is suggested as a method to control or reverse the fibrotic condition. In the search for therapies that modulate lipid metabolism and treat liver diseases, silymarin has been identified as a relevant natural compound to treat liver pathologies. The present study aimed to evaluate the cellular and molecular effects of silymarin in the transdifferentiation process of HSCs (LX-2) from activated phenotype to a more quiesced-like cells , also focusing on understanding the modulatory effects of silymarin on lipid metabolism of HSCs. In our analyses, 100 µM of silymarin reduced the synthesis of actin filaments in activated cells, the synthesis of the protein level of α-SMA, and other pro-fibrotic factors such as CTGF and PFGF. The concentration of 150 µM silymarin did not reverse the activation aspects of LX-2 cells. However, both evaluated concentrations of the natural compound protected the cells from the negative effects of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Furthermore, we evaluated lipid-related molecules correlated to the transdifferentiation process of LX-2, and 100 µM of silymarin demonstrated to control molecules associated with lipid metabolism such as FASN, MLYCD, ACSL4, CPTs, among others. In contrast, cellular incubation with 150 µM of silymarin increased the synthesis of long-chain fatty acids and triglycerides, regarding the higher presence of DMSO (v/v) in the solvent. In conclusion, silymarin acts as a hepatoprotective agent and modulates the pro-fibrogenic stimuli of LX-2 cells, whose effects depend on stress levels in the cellular environment.
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- Caio Mateus Silva
- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica E Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física E Química, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil.
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Rahmi EP, Kumolosasi E, Jalil J, Husain K, Buang F, Abd Razak AF, Jamal JA. Anti-hyperuricemic and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Marantodes pumilum as Potential Treatment for Gout. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:289. [PMID: 32256360 PMCID: PMC7092620 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Marantodes pumilum (Primulaceae) has been used in Malaysian folk medicine to help women regain strength after delivery and for “sickness in the bones.” It was previously revealed that its extracts inhibited xanthine oxidase (XO) activity in vitro. The leaves and roots of M. pumilum var. alata (MPA), var. pumila (MPP), and var. lanceolata (MPL) were individually extracted in ethanol (80%). The anti-hyperuricemic activity was initially assessed by XO inhibition with a spectrophotometric in vitro assay. The most active extract was further investigated on hyperuricemic rat model induced by potassium oxonate to determine serum uric acid levels and liver XO effect. The in vitro anti-inflammatory activity was carried out on monosodium urate (MSU) crystal-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines (i.e., interleukin (IL)1α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α) secretion using human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and ELISA technique, and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)secretion using radioimmunoassay. The active extract was then investigated on gout-induced inflammation with MSU crystals to determine pro-inflammatory cytokines and PGE2 secretion levels in the synovial fluid of rat knee joint. Quantitative analysis using validated HPLC was performed on the extracts to determine presence of bioactive flavonoids. The findings revealed that extract of MPP leaves gave the highest inhibitory activity on XO (IC50 130.5 μg/mL) compared to other extracts tested. However, all extracts possessed significantly lower activity compared to allopurinol (IC50 0.13 μg/mL). Oral administration of MPP leaf extract (200 mg/kg) significantly reduced serum uric acid level in hyperuricemic rats in time-dependent manner to the baseline level and it was as effective as allopurinol (5 mg/kg). The extract also inhibited liver XO activity (25%) compared to allopurinol (45%). In vitro anti-inflammatory assay showed that extract of MPP roots inhibited MSU crystals-induced secretion of IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-8, TNF-α, and PGE2 with IC50 values of 36, 25, 38, 18, and 46 μg/mL, respectively. Oral administration of the MPP root extract (200 mg/kg) significantly decreased IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and PGE2 levels in rat’s synovial fluid as effective as indomethacin. There were no significant body weight changes of all experimental animals. MPP extracts showed presence of myricetin, quercetin and kaempferol. Myricetin was detected with values of 0.2 and 0.6 mg/g for root and leaf extracts, respectively. The anti-hyperuricemic of MPP leaf and anti-inflammatory of MPP root indicated that MPP may be promising for complementary therapy of gout.
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- Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional "Veteran", Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Naz I, Ramchandani S, Khan MR, Yang MH, Ahn KS. Anticancer Potential of Raddeanin A, a Natural Triterpenoid Isolated from Anemone raddeana Regel. Molecules 2020; 25:E1035. [PMID: 32106609 PMCID: PMC7179125 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25051035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Natural compounds extracted from plants have gained immense importance in the fight against cancer cells due to their lesser toxicity and potential therapeutic effects. Raddeanin A (RA), an oleanane type triterpenoid is a major compound isolated from Anemone raddeana Regel. As an anticancer agent, RA induces apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, inhibits invasion, migration and angiogenesis in malignant cell lines as well as in preclinical models. In this systemic review, the pharmacological effects of RA and its underlying molecular mechanisms were carefully analyzed and potential molecular targets have been highlighted. The apoptotic potential of RA can be mediated through the modulation of Bcl-2, Bax, caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, cytochrome c and poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) cleavage. PI3K/Akt signaling pathway serves as the major molecular target affected by RA. Furthermore, RA can block cell proliferation through inhibition of canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in colorectal cancer cells. RA can also alter the activation of NF-κB and STAT3 signaling pathways to suppress invasion and metastasis. RA has also exhibited promising anticancer potential against drug resistant cancer cells and can enhance the anticancer effects of several chemotherapeutic agents. Overall, RA may function as a promising compound in combating cancer, although further in-depth study is required under clinical settings to validate its efficacy in cancer patients.
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- Irum Naz
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan;
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- KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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Bagherpour S, Mojtahedi MM, Abaee MS. Applying Gewald reaction for the preparation of some novel aminothieno derivatives featuring noroxymorphone skeletal backbone. J Sulphur Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/17415993.2020.1729761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Saeed Bagherpour
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Natural Products, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Natural Products, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Natural Products, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Shubhangi, Paul AK. Getting insights of molecular interactions for potential drug candidates against S. aureus: Pharmacophore modeling, molecular screening and docking studies. J Mol Graph Model 2020; 94:107487. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2019.107487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Agarwal G, Carcache PJB, Addo EM, Kinghorn AD. Current status and contemporary approaches to the discovery of antitumor agents from higher plants. Biotechnol Adv 2020; 38:107337. [PMID: 30633954 PMCID: PMC6614024 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Higher plant constituents have afforded clinically available anticancer drugs. These include both chemically unmodified small molecules and their synthetic derivatives currently used or those in clinical trials as antineoplastic agents, and an updated summary is provided. In addition, botanical dietary supplements, exemplified by mangosteen and noni constituents, are also covered as potential cancer chemotherapeutic agents. Approaches to metabolite purification, rapid dereplication, and biological evaluation including analytical hyphenated techniques, molecular networking, and advanced cellular and animal models are discussed. Further, enhanced and targeted drug delivery systems for phytochemicals, including micelles, nanoparticles and antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are described herein.
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- Garima Agarwal
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
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Shen D, Hensley K, Denton TT. An overview of sulfur-containing compounds originating from natural metabolites: Lanthionine ketimine and its analogues. Anal Biochem 2019; 591:113543. [PMID: 31862405 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2019.113543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Dunxin Shen
- Department Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 412 East Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA, 99202-2131, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Sciences, Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, 7000 Chad Colley Blvd, Fort Smith, AR, 72916, USA
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- Department Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 412 East Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA, 99202-2131, USA.
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Anand U, Jacobo-Herrera N, Altemimi A, Lakhssassi N. A Comprehensive Review on Medicinal Plants as Antimicrobial Therapeutics: Potential Avenues of Biocompatible Drug Discovery. Metabolites 2019; 9:E258. [PMID: 31683833 PMCID: PMC6918160 DOI: 10.3390/metabo9110258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The war on multidrug resistance (MDR) has resulted in the greatest loss to the world's economy. Antibiotics, the bedrock, and wonder drug of the 20th century have played a central role in treating infectious diseases. However, the inappropriate, irregular, and irrational uses of antibiotics have resulted in the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. This has resulted in an increased interest in medicinal plants since 30-50% of current pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals are plant-derived. The question we address in this review is whether plants, which produce a rich diversity of secondary metabolites, may provide novel antibiotics to tackle MDR microbes and novel chemosensitizers to reclaim currently used antibiotics that have been rendered ineffective by the MDR microbes. Plants synthesize secondary metabolites and phytochemicals and have great potential to act as therapeutics. The main focus of this mini-review is to highlight the potential benefits of plant derived multiple compounds and the importance of phytochemicals for the development of biocompatible therapeutics. In addition, this review focuses on the diverse effects and efficacy of herbal compounds in controlling the development of MDR in microbes and hopes to inspire research into unexplored plants with a view to identify novel antibiotics for global health benefits.
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- Uttpal Anand
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering (MCE), Jacob Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering (JIBB), Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh 211007, India.
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- Unidad de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán. Av. Vasco de Quiroga 15. Col. Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI. C.P. Tlalpan, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico.
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- Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Basrah 61004, Iraq.
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA.
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Majumder M, Debnath S, Gajbhiye RL, Saikia R, Gogoi B, Samanta SK, Das DK, Biswas K, Jaisankar P, Mukhopadhyay R. Ricinus communis L. fruit extract inhibits migration/invasion, induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells and arrests tumor progression in vivo. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14493. [PMID: 31601896 PMCID: PMC6787038 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50769-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Medicinal plant-based therapies can be important for treatment of cancer owing to high efficiency, low cost and minimal side effects. Here, we report the anti-cancer efficacy of Ricinus communis L. fruit extract (RCFE) using estrogen positive MCF-7 and highly aggressive, triple negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. RCFE induced cytotoxicity in these cells in dose and time-dependent manner. It also demonstrated robust anti-metastatic activity as it significantly inhibited migration, adhesion, invasion and expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) 2 and 9 in both cell lines. Further, flow cytometry analysis suggested RCFE-mediated induction of apoptosis in these cells. This was supported by attenuation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, induction of pro-apoptotic Bax and caspase-7 expressions as well as PARP cleavage upon RCFE treatment. RCFE (0.5 mg/Kg body weight) treatment led to significant reduction in tumor volume in 4T1 syngeneic mouse model. HPLC and ESI-MS analysis of active ethyl acetate fraction of RCFE detected four compounds, Ricinine, p-Coumaric acid, Epigallocatechin and Ricinoleic acid. Individually these compounds showed cytotoxic and migration-inhibitory activities. Overall, this study for the first time demonstrates the anti-cancer efficacy of the fruit extract of common castor plant which can be proposed as a potent candidate for the treatment of breast cancer.
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- Munmi Majumder
- Cellular, Molecular and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P1/12 CIT Road, Scheme VIIM, Kolkata, 700054, India
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Chemical Biology, Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Cellular, Molecular and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India
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- Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Vigyan Path, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati, Assam, 781035, India
- Department of Biotechnology Royal School of Bio-Sciences Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, 781035, India
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- Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Vigyan Path, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati, Assam, 781035, India
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- Cellular, Molecular and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P1/12 CIT Road, Scheme VIIM, Kolkata, 700054, India
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Chemical Biology, Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Cellular, Molecular and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India.
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Gómez-Betancur I, Gogineni V, Salazar-Ospina A, León F. Perspective on the Therapeutics of Anti-Snake Venom. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24183276. [PMID: 31505752 PMCID: PMC6767026 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24183276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Snakebite envenomation is a life-threatening disease that was recently re-included as a neglected tropical disease (NTD), affecting millions of people in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Improvement in the therapeutic approaches to envenomation is required to palliate the morbidity and mortality effects of this NTD. The specific therapeutic treatment for this NTD uses snake antivenom immunoglobulins. Unfortunately, access to these vital drugs is limited, principally due to their cost. Different ethnic groups in the affected regions have achieved notable success in treatment for centuries using natural sources, especially plants, to mitigate the effects of snake envenomation. The ethnopharmacological approach is essential to identify the potential metabolites or derivatives needed to treat this important NTD. Here, the authors describe specific therapeutic snakebite envenomation treatments and conduct a review on different strategies to identify the potential agents that can mitigate the effects of the venoms. The study also covers an increased number of literature reports on the ability of natural sources, particularly plants, to treat snakebites, along with their mechanisms, drawbacks and future perspectives.
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- Isabel Gómez-Betancur
- Ophidism-Scorpionism Program, Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, University of Antioquia UdeA, Medellín 1226, Colombia.
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- Analytical Department, Cambrex Pharmaceuticals, Charles City, IA 50616, USA.
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- Research group in Pharmacy Regency Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences University of Antioquia UdeA, Medellín 1226, Colombia.
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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Kim B, Choi W, Lee H. A corpus of plant-disease relations in the biomedical domain. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221582. [PMID: 31461491 PMCID: PMC6713337 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many new medicines have been derived from natural sources such as plants, which have a long history of being used for disease treatment. Thus, their benefits and side effects have been studied, and plant-related information including plant and disease relations have been accumulated in Medline articles. Because numerous articles are available in Medline and are written in natural language, text-mining is important. However, a corpus of plant and disease relations is not available yet. Thus, we aimed to construct such a corpus. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, we designed and annotated a plant-disease relations corpus, and proposed a computational model to predict plant-disease relations using the corpus. We categorized plant and disease relations into four types: treatments of diseases, causes of diseases, associations, and negative relations. To construct a corpus of plant-disease relations, we first created its annotation guidelines and randomly selected 200 Medline abstracts. From these abstracts, we identified 1,405 and 1,755 plant and disease mentions, annotated to 105 and 237 unique plant and disease identifiers, respectively. When we selected sentences containing at least one plant and one disease mention, we extracted 878 plant and 1,077 disease entities, which finally generated a corpus of plant-disease relations including 1,309 relations from 199 abstracts. To verify the effectiveness of the corpus, we proposed a convolutional neural network model with the shortest dependency path (SDP-CNN) and applied it to the constructed corpus. The micro F-score with ten-fold cross-validation was found to be 0.764. We also applied the proposed SDP-CNN model to all Medline abstracts. When we measured its performance for 483 randomly selected plant-disease co-occurring sentences, the model showed a precision of 0.707. CONCLUSION The plant-disease relations corpus is unique and represents an important resource for biomedical text-mining. The corpus of plant and disease relations is available at http://gcancer.org/pdr/.
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- Baeksoo Kim
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea
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Pandey P, Singh D, Hasanain M, Ashraf R, Maheshwari M, Choyal K, Singh A, Datta D, Kumar B, Sarkar J. 7-hydroxyfrullanolide, isolated from Sphaeranthus indicus, inhibits colorectal cancer cell growth by p53-dependent and -independent mechanism. Carcinogenesis 2019; 40:791-804. [PMID: 30535334 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. is commonly used in Indian traditional medicine for management of multiple pathological conditions. However, there are limited studies on anticancer activity of this plant and its underlying molecular mechanisms. Here, we isolated an active constituent, 7-hydroxyfrullanolide (7-HF), from the flowers of this plant, which showed promising chemotherapeutic potential. The compound was more effective in inhibiting in vitro proliferation of colon cancers cells through G2/M phase arrest than other cancer cell lines that were used in this study. Consistent with in vitro data, 7-HF caused substantial regression of tumour volume in a syngeneic mouse model of colon cancer. The molecule triggered extrinsic apoptotic pathway, which was evident as upregulation of DR4 and DR5 expression as well as induction of their downstream effector molecules (FADD, Caspase-8). Concurrent activation of intrinsic pathway was demonstrated with loss of ΔΨm to release pro-apoptotic cytochrome c from mitochondria and activation of downstream caspase cascades (Caspase -9, -3). Loss of p53 resulted in decreased sensitivity of cells towards pro-apoptotic effect of 7-HF with increased number of viable cells indicating p53-dependent arrest of cancer cell growth. This notion was further supported with 7-HF-mediated elevation of endogenous p53 level, decreased expression of MDM2 and transcriptional upregulation of p53 target genes in apoptotic pathway. However, 7-HF was equally effective in preventing progression of HCT116 p53+/+ and p53-/- cell derived xenografts in nude mice, which suggests that differences in p53 status may not influence its in vivo efficacy. Taken together, our results support 7-HF as a potential chemotherapeutic agent and provided a new mechanistic insight into its anticancer activity.
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- Praveen Pandey
- Biochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.,Laboratory Animal Facility, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Pham JV, Yilma MA, Feliz A, Majid MT, Maffetone N, Walker JR, Kim E, Cho HJ, Reynolds JM, Song MC, Park SR, Yoon YJ. A Review of the Microbial Production of Bioactive Natural Products and Biologics. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1404. [PMID: 31281299 PMCID: PMC6596283 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A variety of organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and plants, produce secondary metabolites, also known as natural products. Natural products have been a prolific source and an inspiration for numerous medical agents with widely divergent chemical structures and biological activities, including antimicrobial, immunosuppressive, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory activities, many of which have been developed as treatments and have potential therapeutic applications for human diseases. Aside from natural products, the recent development of recombinant DNA technology has sparked the development of a wide array of biopharmaceutical products, such as recombinant proteins, offering significant advances in treating a broad spectrum of medical illnesses and conditions. Herein, we will introduce the structures and diverse biological activities of natural products and recombinant proteins that have been exploited as valuable molecules in medicine, agriculture and insect control. In addition, we will explore past and ongoing efforts along with achievements in the development of robust and promising microorganisms as cell factories to produce biologically active molecules. Furthermore, we will review multi-disciplinary and comprehensive engineering approaches directed at improving yields of microbial production of natural products and proteins and generating novel molecules. Throughout this article, we will suggest ways in which microbial-derived biologically active molecular entities and their analogs could continue to inspire the development of new therapeutic agents in academia and industry.
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- Janette V. Pham
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA, United States
- Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, PA, United States
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- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA, United States
- Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, PA, United States
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- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA, United States
- Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, PA, United States
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- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA, United States
- Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, PA, United States
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- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA, United States
- Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, PA, United States
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- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA, United States
- Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, PA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA, United States
- Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, PA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA, United States
- Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, PA, United States
- Natural Products Discovery Institute, Doylestown, PA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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Siddharth S, Muniraj N, Saxena NK, Sharma D. Concomitant Inhibition of Cytoprotective Autophagy Augments the Efficacy of Withaferin A in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:E453. [PMID: 30934990 PMCID: PMC6521104 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11040453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause of cancer-related mortality, and despite recent advances in early diagnosis and therapeutics, HCC related morbidity and mortality rate continue to rise. Clearly, it is imperative to develop novel effective therapies for HCC to improve long-term survival of HCC patients. We found that Withaferin A (WFA), a bioactive compound derived from Withania somnifera, is an effective agent for HCC inhibition. Interestingly, we observed that in addition to inducing apoptotic cell death, WFA also induces autophagy in HCC cells. Utilizing mRFP-EGFP-LC3B, LC3B-GFP/Lysotracker and LC3B-GFP/Rab7-RFP, we show that WFA induces autophagosomes-lysosomes fusion. WFA-induced autolysosomes exhibit intact protein degradation activity as evident with cathepsin-D activation and DQ-BSA assays. Importantly, we present that inhibiting WFA-induced autophagy either by blocking autophagosome-formation or by elevating lysosomal pH (Chloroquine and Bafilomycin) enhances WFA-induced growth-inhibition and apoptosis, indicating the presence of cytoprotective autophagy. Indeed, WFA and CQ combination shows synergism and higher efficacy in comparison to either monotherapy. Collectively, we reveal that the efficacy of WFA is somewhat diminished by the concomitant induction of cytoprotective autophagy which can be successfully conquered by cotreatment with CQ, and we pave the way for development of a novel combination therapeutic strategy for HCC.
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- Sumit Siddharth
- Department of Oncology, School of Medicine and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
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- Department of Oncology, School of Medicine and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
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- Early Detection Research Group, 22 National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20892, USA.
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- Department of Oncology, School of Medicine and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
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Akone SH, Pham CD, Chen H, Ola ARB, Ntie-Kang F, Proksch P. Epigenetic modification, co-culture and genomic methods for natural product discovery. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2018-0118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Fungi and bacteria are encountered in many habitats where they live in complex communities interacting with one another mainly by producing secondary metabolites, which are organic compounds that are not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of the organism. These organisms appear as a promising source for the discovery of novel bioactive natural products that may find their application in medicine. However, the production of secondary metabolites by those organisms when cultured axenically is limited as only a subset of biosynthetic genes is expressed under standard laboratory conditions leading to the search of new methods for the activation of the silent genes including epigenetic modification and co-cultivation. Biosynthetic gene clusters which produce secondary metabolites are known to be present in a heterochromatin state in which the transcription of constitutive genes is usually regulated by epigenetic modification including DNA methylation and histone deacetylation. Therefore, small-molecule epigenetic modifiers which promote changes in the structure of chromatin could control the expression of silent genes and may be rationally employed for the discovery of novel bioactive compounds. Co-cultivation, which is also known as mixed-fermentation, usually implies two or more microorganisms in the same medium in which the resulting competition is known to enhance the production of constitutively present compounds and/or to lead to the induction of cryptic metabolites that were not detected in axenic cultures of the considered axenic microorganism. Genomic strategies could help to identify biosynthetic gene clusters in fungal genomes and link them to their products by the means of novel algorithms as well as integrative pan-genomic approaches. Despite that all these techniques are still in their infancy, they appear as promising sources for the discovery of new bioactive compounds. This chapter presents recent ecological techniques for the discovery of new secondary metabolites that might find application in medicine.
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Natural cyclic peptides are conformationally constrained notable biomolecules and reveal several drug-like properties such as high binding affinity, metabolic stability, target selectivity, bioavailability, low toxicity and flexibility. They have attracted a lot of attention as alternative sources of new drugs to traditional small molecules in drug discovery. Compared to classical medicines, cyclic peptides with a novel mechanism of action are attractive for their potential therapeutic applications particularly for cancer therapy and several diseases caused by resistant and non-resistant bacteria, virus, and fungi. Herein, we provide an overview of the naturally occurring biologically active cyclic peptide therapeutic landscape, including promising candidates, which are under trial in different stages for future and/or clinically used drugs against different diseases. This will certainly be an essential resource for upcoming and existing researchers and scientists within industry and academia in medicinal, bioorganic, and natural product chemistry.
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- Smritilekha Bera
- School of Chemical Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar - 382030, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar - 382030, India
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Mahajan P, Wadhwa B, Barik MR, Malik F, Nargotra A. Combining ligand- and structure-based in silico methods for the identification of natural product-based inhibitors of Akt1. Mol Divers 2019; 24:45-60. [PMID: 30798436 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-019-09924-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The traditional method of drug discovery process has been surpassed by a rational approach where computer-aided drug designing plays a vital role in the identification of leads from large compound databases. Further, natural products have an important role in drug discovery as these have been the source of most active ingredients of medicines. Herein, in silico structure- and ligand-based approaches have been applied to screen in-house IIIM natural product repository for Akt1 (serine/threonine protein kinases) which is a well-known therapeutic target for cancer due to its overexpression and preventing the cells from undergoing apoptosis. Combined ligand-based and structure-based strategies were applied on to the existing library comprising of about 700 pure natural products, and the compounds identified from screening were biologically evaluated for Akt1 inhibition using Akt1 kinase activity assay. Fourteen promising compounds showed significant inhibition at 500 nM through in vitro screening, and from them, eight were new for Akt1 inhibition. Through the MD studies of Akt1 with the most active compound IN00145, it was inferred that Lys179, Glu191, Glu228, Ala230, Glu234 and Asp292 are the important amino acid residues which provide stability to the Akt1-IN00145 complex. Lead optimization studies were also performed around the actives to design better and selective inhibitors for Akt1. The results emphasized the successful application of virtual screening to identify new Akt1 inhibitor scaffolds that can be developed into a drug candidate in drug discovery programme.
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- Priya Mahajan
- Discovery Informatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, 180001, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, 180001, India
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- Cancer Pharmacology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, 180001, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, 180001, India
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- Discovery Informatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, 180001, India
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- Cancer Pharmacology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, 180001, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, 180001, India
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- Discovery Informatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, 180001, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, 180001, India.
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Richwagen N, Lyles JT, Dale BLF, Quave CL. Antibacterial Activity of Kalanchoe mortagei and K. fedtschenkoi Against ESKAPE Pathogens. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:67. [PMID: 30792655 PMCID: PMC6374630 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Plants in the genus Kalanchoe (Family: Crassulaceae) are used in traditional medicine throughout the tropics for treating a variety of conditions. Two species, Kalanchoe mortagei and K. fedtschenkoi, have established ethnobotanical usage but have been neglected in previous research concerning their potential bioactivity. Here, we provide a thorough review of the reported antimicrobial activities of Kalanchoe genus and evaluate the in vitro antibacterial effects of two previously unexplored species against a panel of multidrug-resistant bacteria, the ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter cloacae). Plant specimens were collected and voucher specimens deposited in the Emory University Herbarium. Dried plant material was ground into a powder and extracted as ethanolic macerations or as aqueous decoctions. Extracts were tested against the ESKAPE pathogens for growth inhibitory activity. Cytotoxicity to human cells was assessed via a lactate dehydrogenase assay of treated human keratinocytes (HaCaTs). K. fedtschenkoi extracts demonstrated growth inhibitory effects against two Gram-negative species, A. baumannii (strain CDC-33) and P. aeruginosa (AH-71), as well as S. aureus (UAMS-1). In these cases, growth inhibition greater than 50% (IC50) was generally observed at concentrations of 256 μg mL-1, though one K. fedtschenkoi extract (1465, prepared from stems) exhibited an IC50 against A. baumannii at 128 μg mL-1. All extracts were well tolerated by HaCaTs (LD50 ≥ 256 μg mL-1). Chemical characterization using HPLC and chemical standards established the presence of caffeic acid and quercetin in both plant species, as well as kaempferol in K. fedtschenkoi. These results reveal K. fedtschenkoi to be a plant of medicinal interest, and future research should aim to characterize the bioactivity of this species and its active constituents through bioassay-guide fractionation. Effects on bacterial biofilm formation and quorum-sensing are also research topics of interest for this genus.
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- Nicholas Richwagen
- Center for the Study of Human Health, Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Center for the Study of Human Health, Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Center for the Study of Human Health, Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Emory University Herbarium, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Antibiotic Resistance Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer potential of natural bioactive compounds from seaweeds. BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-817901-7.00005-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Chemoinformatic Analysis of Selected Cacalolides from Psacalium decompositum (A. Gray) H. Rob. & Brettell and Psacalium peltatum (Kunth) Cass. and Their Effects on FcεRI-Dependent Degranulation in Mast Cells. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23123367. [PMID: 30572603 PMCID: PMC6321304 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23123367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Cacalolides are a kind of sesquiterpenoids natural compounds synthesized by Psacalium decompositum (A. Gray) H. Rob. & Brettell or Psacalium peltatum (Kunth) Cass. Antioxidant and hypoglycemic effects have been found for cacalolides such as cacalol, cacalone or maturine, however, their effects on inflammatory processes are still largely unclear. The main aim of this study was to investigate the biological activities of secondary metabolites from P. decompositum and P. peltatum through two approaches: (1) chemoinformatic and toxicoinformatic analysis based on ethnopharmacologic background; and (2) the evaluation of their potential anti-inflammatory/anti-allergic effects in bone marrow-derived mast cells by IgE/antigen complexes. The bioinformatics properties of the compounds: cacalol; cacalone; cacalol acetate and maturin acetate were evaluated through Osiris DataWarrior software and Molinspiration and PROTOX server. In vitro studies were performed to test the ability of these four compounds to inhibit antigen-dependent degranulation and intracellular calcium mobilization, as well as the production of reactive oxygen species in bone marrow-derived mast cells. Our findings showed that cacalol displayed better bioinformatics properties, also exhibited a potent inhibitory activity on IgE/antigen-dependent degranulation and significantly reduced the intracellular calcium mobilization on mast cells. These data suggested that cacalol could reduce the negative effects of the mast cell-dependent inflammatory process.
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- Goutam Brahmachari
- Laboratory of Natural Products & Organic Synthesis, Department of Chemistry; Visva-Bharati (a Central University); Santiniketan-731 235 West Bengal India
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El-Helw NO, El-Gendy AO, El-Gebaly E, Hassan HM, Rateb ME, El-Nesr KA. Characterization of natural bioactive compounds produced by isolated bacteria from compost of aromatic plants. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 126:443-451. [PMID: 30142693 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AIMS This study aimed to highlight the importance of compost from aromatic plants as a stunning source for several bio active compounds generated from their inhabited thermophilic bacteria. Some of the isolated compounds could have a potential role in the treatment of microbial infections. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of forty different thermophilic bacteria were isolated from compost samples during their thermophilic stage. These isolates were tested for their antimicrobial capabilities against different Gram-positive and -negative bacteria using agar diffusion and double layer agar methods. The potential isolates were further identified based on morphological, biochemical and 16S rRNA gene sequencing methods. They were subjected to submerged state fermentation and the total crude metabolites were recovered using ethyl acetate (EtOAc) extraction. All bioactive metabolites were identified using liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). It was observed that 2 out of 40 isolates were remarkably active against Gram-positive bacteria. These isolates were genetically identified as Bacillus species and their different active metabolites were characterized in the EtOAc extracts using LC-HRMS. CONCLUSION Liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry analysis of EtOAc extracts revealed the presence of active metabolites that are responsible for antimicrobial activities. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time to identify bioactive antimicrobial metabolites from retrieved compost micro-organisms in Egypt. So, compost could be a beneficial area for research as a reliable and continuous natural source for different uncountable communities of bacteria.
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- N O El-Helw
- Biotechnology and Life Science Department, Faculty of Post Graduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, Scotland, UK
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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Hasan MN, Razvi SSI, Kuerban A, Balamash KS, Al-Bishri WM, Abulnaja KO, Choudhry H, Khan JA, Moselhy SS, M Z, Kumosani TA, Al-Malki AL, Alhosin M, Asami T. Strigolactones-a novel class of phytohormones as anti-cancer agents. JOURNAL OF PESTICIDE SCIENCE 2018; 43:168-172. [PMID: 30363122 PMCID: PMC6140662 DOI: 10.1584/jpestics.d17-090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Chemotherapy shows some promising results in the inhibition of cancer, but resistance to chemotherapy and its severe side effects may occur in due course, resulting in only restricted and narrow benefits. Therefore, there is a pressing need to find alternative chemotherapeutic drugs for combating cancers. Plants have been used since ages in medicine, and by the dawn of 19th century, various potent and promising anti-cancer products have been derived from plants. Strigolactones (SLs) are a novel class of phytohormones involved in regulating the branching of shoots. Recently, many novel synthesized SL analogues have been found to be effective against solid and non-solid tumours. These hormones have been reported to have a unique mechanism of inhibiting cancer cells by lowering their viability and promoting apoptosis and cell death at micromolar concentrations. Therefore, synthetic SL analogues could be future potent anti-cancer drug candidates. Further research is needed to identify and deduce the significance of these synthetic SL analogues.
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- Mohammed Nihal Hasan
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Experimental Biochemistry Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Bioactive Natural Products Research Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Cancer Metabolism and Epigenetic Unit, Faculty of Science, Cancer and Mutagenesis Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Bioactive Natural Products Research Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Biological Sciences Department (Genomic division), Faculty of Science, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Experimental Biochemistry Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Bioactive Natural Products Research Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Cancer Metabolism and Epigenetic Unit, Faculty of Science, Cancer and Mutagenesis Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Experimental Biochemistry Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Production of Bioproducts for Industrial Applications Research Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Experimental Biochemistry Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Bioactive Natural Products Research Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Cancer Metabolism and Epigenetic Unit, Faculty of Science, Cancer and Mutagenesis Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Cancer Metabolism and Epigenetic Unit, Faculty of Science, Cancer and Mutagenesis Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113–8657, Japan
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