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In vitro studies of a series of synthetic compounds for their anti-acetylcholinesterase activities identified arylpyrano[2,3-f]coumarins as hit compounds. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dos Reis GO, da Rosa JS, Lubschinksi TL, Martin EF, Sandjo LP, Dalmarco EM. Evidence that the anti-inflammatory effect of 4-aryl-4H-chromenes is linked to macrophage repolarization. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2022; 36:1020-1030. [PMID: 35697364 DOI: 10.1111/fcp.12809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The inflammatory response is a common feature of many pathological conditions, and there is urgent necessity for new substances that minimize the harmful effects of inflammation. Chromenes represent a class of compounds with multiple pharmacological actions that have already been described and may be potential candidates for studies of therapeutic action. This study aimed to test novel 4-aryl-4H-chromene-derived molecules in an in vitro model of inflammation using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced Raw 264.7 cells. Seven compounds derived from 4-aryl-4H-chromene were tested on Raw 264.7 cells to evaluate their cytotoxic effects. Next, the effect of the selected compounds on the pro-inflammatory mediators (tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-α], monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 [MCP-1], interleukin [IL]-6) and on the anti-inflammatory mediators (IL-10 and IL-13) was analyzed, and finally, the effect of the compounds on macrophage apoptosis and expression of surface receptors (toll-like receptor 4 [TLR-4] and mannose) was evaluated. The results of this study demonstrated that changes in the molecular structure of 4-aryl-4H-chromene altered its cytotoxic profile. Therefore, derivatives that showed safe results were selected for further analyses (named compounds: 4-6). In these experiments, the compounds were able to decrease nitric oxide (NO) levels and production of MCP-1, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-13. Furthermore, these derivatives were effective in reducing macrophage apoptosis and the expression of surface receptors, as TLR-4/CD284. Moreover, compounds 5 and 6 also were effective in increasing mannose receptor (CD206) expression. The results indicate, for the first time to our knowledge, that the anti-inflammatory effect produced by chromenes is linked to macrophage repolarization (M1 to M2).
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- Gustavo O Dos Reis
- Postgraduation Program in Pharmacy, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Pharmacy, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Pharmacy, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Pharmacy, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Pharmacy, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil.,Department of Clinical Analysis, Centre of Health Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, University Campus, Trindade, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Feliciano A, Gómez-García O, Escalante CH, Rodríguez-Hernández MA, Vargas-Fuentes M, Andrade-Pavón D, Villa-Tanaca L, Álvarez-Toledano C, Ramírez-Apan MT, Vázquez MA, Tamariz J, Delgado F. Three-Component Synthesis of 2-Amino-3-cyano-4 H-chromenes, In Silico Analysis of Their Pharmacological Profile, and In Vitro Anticancer and Antifungal Testing. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14111110. [PMID: 34832892 PMCID: PMC8623194 DOI: 10.3390/ph14111110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Chromenes are compounds that may be useful for inhibiting topoisomerase and cytochrome, enzymes involved in the growth of cancer and fungal cells, respectively. The aim of this study was to synthesize a series of some novel 2-amino-3-cyano-4-aryl-6,7-methylendioxy-4H-chromenes 4a-o and 2-amino-3-cyano-5,7-dimethoxy-4-aryl-4H-chromenes 6a-h by a three-component reaction, and test these derivatives for anticancer and antifungal activity. Compounds 4a and 4b were more active than cisplatin (9) and topotecan (7) in SK-LU-1 cells, and more active than 9 in PC-3 cells. An evaluation was also made of the series of compounds 4 and 6 as potential antifungal agents against six Candida strains, finding their MIC50 to be less than or equal to that of fluconazole (8). Molecular docking studies are herein reported, for the interaction of 4 and 6 with topoisomerase IB and the active site of CYP51 of Candida spp. Compounds 4a-o and 6a-h interacted in a similar way as 7 with key amino acids of the active site of topoisomerase IB and showed better binding energy than 8 at the active site of CYP51. Hence, 4a-o and 6a-h are good candidates for further research, having demonstrated their dual inhibition of enzymes that participate in the growth of cancer and fungal cells.
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- Alberto Feliciano
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Mexico City 11340, Mexico; (A.F.); (C.H.E.); (M.A.R.-H.); (M.V.-F.); (J.T.)
- Departamento de Química, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Mexico City 11340, Mexico; (A.F.); (C.H.E.); (M.A.R.-H.); (M.V.-F.); (J.T.)
- Correspondence: or (O.G.-G.); (F.D.)
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Mexico City 11340, Mexico; (A.F.); (C.H.E.); (M.A.R.-H.); (M.V.-F.); (J.T.)
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Mexico City 11340, Mexico; (A.F.); (C.H.E.); (M.A.R.-H.); (M.V.-F.); (J.T.)
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Mexico City 11340, Mexico; (A.F.); (C.H.E.); (M.A.R.-H.); (M.V.-F.); (J.T.)
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular de Bacterias y Levaduras, Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Mexico City 11340, Mexico; (D.A.-P.); (L.V.-T.)
- Departamento de Fisiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Wilfrido Massieu S/N, Mexico City 07738, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular de Bacterias y Levaduras, Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Mexico City 11340, Mexico; (D.A.-P.); (L.V.-T.)
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- Instituto de Química-UNAM, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, C.P., Mexico City 04510, Mexico; (C.Á.-T.); (M.T.R.-A.)
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- Instituto de Química-UNAM, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, C.P., Mexico City 04510, Mexico; (C.Á.-T.); (M.T.R.-A.)
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Mexico City 11340, Mexico; (A.F.); (C.H.E.); (M.A.R.-H.); (M.V.-F.); (J.T.)
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Mexico City 11340, Mexico; (A.F.); (C.H.E.); (M.A.R.-H.); (M.V.-F.); (J.T.)
- Correspondence: or (O.G.-G.); (F.D.)
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Hanifeh Ahagh M, Dehghan G, Mahdavi M, Hosseinpour Feizi MA, Teimuri-Mofrad R, Payami E, Mehdipour M, Rashtbari S. DNA binding ability and cytotoxicity, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis inducing properties of a benzochromene derivative against K562 human leukemia cells. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2021; 40:732-753. [PMID: 34126850 DOI: 10.1080/15257770.2021.1937644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Chromene and its derivatives are generally spread in nature. Heterocylic-based compounds like chromenes have displayed pharmacological activities. Chromene derivatives are critical due to some biological features such as anticancer activity. CML, chronic myelogenous leukemia, is a fatal malignancy determined by resistance to apoptosis and contains the Philadelphia chromosome. Induction of apoptosis is one of the main approaches in cancer therapy. In this research, benzochromene derivative, 2-amino-4-(4-methoxy phenyl)-4H-benzochromene-3-carbonitrile (4-MC) was tested for cytotoxic and apoptotic induction activities in the human leukemic K562 cell line. The MTT growth inhibition assay was used to determine the cellular growth and survival. Moreover, the binding attribute of 4-MC with double helix DNA was assessed by some spectroscopic and viscosity measurement, and also for docking analysis. 4-MC exhibited good cytotoxicity on K562 cell line and the IC50 value was calculated to be 30 µM. Furthermore, the mechanisms of apoptosis induction were determined morphologically by fluorescence dual staining with acridine orange and ethidium bromide and cell cycle analysis was based on DNA content, as well as the presence of phosphatidyl serine on the outside of the cells by the flow cytometric method. The results showed that 4-MC had potent cytotoxic activity via sub-G1 cell cycle arrest and induction of apoptosis. The experimental and simulation studies reported that 4-MC binds to ctDNA through groove binding mode with the binding constant (Kb) of 2.5 × 103 M-1. These data represent a considerable anticancer potential of 4-MC and could be suggested for further pharmacological studies.
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- Mina Hanifeh Ahagh
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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Akbarian M, Sanchooli E, Oveisi AR, Daliran S. Choline chloride-coated UiO-66-Urea MOF: A novel multifunctional heterogeneous catalyst for efficient one-pot three-component synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromenes. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.115228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Pollo LAE, Martin EF, Machado VR, Cantillon D, Wildner LM, Bazzo ML, Waddell SJ, Biavatti MW, Sandjo LP. Search for Antimicrobial Activity Among Fifty-Two Natural and Synthetic Compounds Identifies Anthraquinone and Polyacetylene Classes That Inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Front Microbiol 2021; 11:622629. [PMID: 33537021 PMCID: PMC7847937 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.622629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis threatens to undermine global control programs by limiting treatment options. New antimicrobial drugs are required, derived from new chemical classes. Natural products offer extensive chemical diversity and inspiration for synthetic chemistry. Here, we isolate, synthesize and test a library of 52 natural and synthetic compounds for activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We identify seven compounds as antimycobacterial, including the natural products isobavachalcone and isoneorautenol, and a synthetic chromene. The plant-derived secondary metabolite damnacanthal was the most active compound with the lowest minimum inhibitory concentration of 13.07 μg/mL and a favorable selectivity index value. Three synthetic polyacetylene compounds demonstrated antimycobacterial activity, with the lowest MIC of 17.88 μg/mL. These results suggest new avenues for drug discovery, expanding antimicrobial compound chemistries to novel anthraquinone and polyacetylene scaffolds in the search for new drugs to treat drug-resistant bacterial diseases.
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- Luiz A E Pollo
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia, CCS, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia, CCS, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia, CCS, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Department of Global Health and Infection, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Global Health and Infection, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia, CCS, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Department of Global Health and Infection, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia, CCS, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, CFM, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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Gonçalves GA, Spillere AR, das Neves GM, Kagami LP, von Poser GL, Canto RFS, Eifler-Lima V. Natural and synthetic coumarins as antileishmanial agents: A review. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 203:112514. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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MnO2 on hydroxyapatite: A green heterogeneous catalyst and synthesis of pyran-carboxamide derivatives. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2019.107706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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