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Coaviche-Yoval A, Tovar-Miranda R, Rodríguez JE, Lagos-Cruz JA, Luna H, Andrade-Jorge E, Trujillo-Ferrara JG. Benzofurans as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors for Treating Alzheimer's Disease: Synthesis, in vitro Testing, and in silico Analysis. ChemMedChem 2024; 19:e202300615. [PMID: 38554286 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202300615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder and the leading cause of dementia worldwide. It is characterized by a progressive decline in cholinergic neurotransmission. During the development of AD, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) binds to β-amyloid peptides to form amyloid fibrils, which aggregate into plaque deposits. Meanwhile, tau proteins are hyperphosphorylated, forming neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) that aggregate into inclusions. These complexes are cytotoxic for the brain, causing impairment of memory, attention, and cognition. AChE inhibitors are the main treatment for AD, but their effect is only palliative. This study aimed to design and synthesize novel benzofuran derivatives and evaluate their inhibition of AChE in vitro and in silico. Results: The seven synthesized benzofuran derivatives inhibited AChE in vitro. Benzofurans hydroxy ester 4, amino ester 5, and amido ester (±)-7 had the lowest inhibition constant (Ki) values and displayed good affinity for EeAChE in molecular docking. Six derivatives showed competitive inhibition, while the best compound (5: Ki=36.53 μM) exhibited uncompetitive inhibition. The amino, hydroxyl, amide, and ester groups of the ligands favored interaction with the enzyme by hydrogen bonds. Conclusion: Three benzofurans were promising AChE inhibitors with excellent Ki values. In future research on their their application to AD, 5 will be considered as the base structure.
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- Arturo Coaviche-Yoval
- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bioquímica, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n Casco de Santo Tomás, 11340, Mexico City, México
- Facultad de Química Farmacéutica Biológica, Universidad Veracruza, Circuito Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán Esq. Calle de la Pérgola Zona Universitaria, 91090, Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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- Instituto de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Av. Dr. Luis Castelazo Ayala s/n Col. Industrial Ánimas, 91190, Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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- Bioquímica Clínica, Carrera de Químico Farmacéutico Biólogo, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Guelatao con Av. Exploradores, Ejército de Oriente, Iztapalapa, 09230, Mexico City, México
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bioquímica, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n Casco de Santo Tomás, 11340, Mexico City, México
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- Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Unidad Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso1100, Col. Villa Quietud, Coyoacan, 04960, Mexico City, México
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bioquímica, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n Casco de Santo Tomás, 11340, Mexico City, México
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bioquímica, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n Casco de Santo Tomás, 11340, Mexico City, México
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Soriano-Ursúa MA, Arias-Montaño JA, Ocampo-Néstor AL, Hernández-Martínez CF, Santillán-Torres I, Andrade-Jorge E, Valdez-Ortiz R, Fernández-Del Valle C, Trujillo-Ferrara JG. In silico identification of a biarylamine acting as agonist at human β 3 adrenoceptors and exerting BRL37344-like effects on mouse metabolism. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2024; 397:2159-2170. [PMID: 37792048 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02753-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
Abstract
Human β3-adrenoceptor (β3AR) agonists were considered potential agents for the treatment of metabolic disorders. However, compounds tested as β3AR ligands have shown marked differences in pharmacological profile in rodent and human species, although these compounds remain attractive as they were successfully repurposed for the therapy of urinary incontinence. In this work, some biarylamine compounds were designed and tested in silico as potential β3AR agonists on 3-D models of mouse or human β3ARs. Based on the theoretical results, we identified, synthesized and tested a biarylamine compound (polibegron). In CHO-K1 cells expressing the human β3AR, polibegron and the β3AR agonist BRL 37344 were partial agonists for stimulating cAMP accumulation (50 and 57% of the response to isoproterenol, respectively). The potency of polibegron was 1.71- and 4.5-fold higher than that of isoproterenol and BRL37344, respectively. These results indicate that polibegron acts as a potent, but partial, agonist at human β3ARs. In C57BL/6N mice with obesity induced by a high-fat diet, similar effects of the equimolar intraperitoneal administration of polibegron and BRL37344 were observed on weight, visceral fat and plasma levels of glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides. Similarities and differences between species related to ligand-receptor interactions can be useful for drug designing.
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- Marvin A Soriano-Ursúa
- Departamentos de Fisiología, Bioquímica y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado E Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340, Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Av. IPN 2508, 07360, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamentos de Fisiología, Bioquímica y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado E Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340, Mexico City, Mexico
- Departamento de Nefrología, Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", Dr. Balmis 148, Alc. Cuauhtémoc, 06720, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamentos de Fisiología, Bioquímica y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado E Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Av. IPN 2508, 07360, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamentos de Fisiología, Bioquímica y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado E Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Nefrología, Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", Dr. Balmis 148, Alc. Cuauhtémoc, 06720, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Área de Investigación Médica, Productos Medix, S.A. de C.V., Calzada del Hueso 39, Ejido Viejo Santa Úrsula Coapa, Coyoacán, 04650, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamentos de Fisiología, Bioquímica y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado E Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Nouali F, Sousa JLC, Albuquerque HMT, Mendes RF, Paz FAA, Saher L, Kibou Z, Choukchou-Braham N, Talhi O, Silva AMS. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of 4,6-Disubstituted Isoindoline-1,3-diones by Diels-Alder Reactions. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Farfán-García ED, Rosales-Hernández MC, Castillo-García EL, Abad-García A, Ruiz-Maciel O, Velasco-Silveyra LM, González-Muñiz AY, Andrade-Jorge E, Soriano-Ursúa MA. Identification and evaluation of boronic compounds ameliorating cognitive deficit in orchiectomized rats. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2022; 72:126979. [PMID: 35364473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.126979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Boron is a trace element with increasing importance in drug design. In this sense, boronic acids are emerging as therapeutic agents for several diseases. METHODS Herein, 3- and 4- acetamidophenylboronic acids and 4-acetamidophenylboronic acid pinacol ester were identified as potential inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase through docking assays on eel, rat, and human acetylcholinesterases indicating binding on the gorge region of the target enzymes. Then, these compounds were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS It was found these compounds showed ability to inhibit acetylcholinesterase as competitive and non-competitive inhibitors. But also, these compounds were non-toxic to PC12 cells at micromolar concentration, and they have the ability to protect those cells against damage by amyloid-beta. CONCLUSIONS Noticeably, intraperitoneal administration of these boronic compounds to rats with the cognitive deficit induced by orchiectomy provided ameliorative effects on disrupted behavior and neuronal damage induced by hormonal deprivation. Additional approaches are required to evaluate the possibility of multiple mechanisms of action for the observed effects in the central nervous system.
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- Eunice D Farfán-García
- Academia de Fisiología y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340 México City, México.
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- Laboratorio de Biofísica y Biocatálisis. Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340 México City, México
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- Academia de Fisiología y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340 México City, México
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- Academia de Fisiología y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340 México City, México
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340 México City, México
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- Academia de Fisiología y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340 México City, México
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- Laboratorio de Biofísica y Biocatálisis. Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340 México City, México
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340 México City, México
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- Academia de Fisiología y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340 México City, México.
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Isoindolone derivatives as novel potential anti-Alzheimer’s candidates: synthesis, in silico, and AChE inhibitory activity evaluation. Med Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-022-02884-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Synthesis, molecular modeling and cholinesterase inhibitory effects of 2-indolinone-based hydrazinecarbothioamides. Future Med Chem 2021; 13:2133-2151. [PMID: 34755546 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2021-0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: 2-Indolinone-based hydrazinecarbothioamides carrying a 3-phenylsulfonamide moiety (7-9) were designed by replacement of donepezil's pharmacophore group indanone with a 2-indolinone ring. Method: Compounds 7-9 were synthesized by reaction of N-(3-sulfamoylphenyl)hydrazinecarbothioamide (6) with 1H-indolin-2,3-diones (1-3). Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) inhibitory effects of compounds 7-9 were assayed. Molecular modeling studies of 5-chloro-1,7-dimethyl-substituted compound 8e were carried out to determine the possible binding interactions at the active site of AChE. Results: Compound 8e showed the strongest inhibition against AChE (Ki = 0.52 ± 0.11 μM) as well as the highest selectivity (SI = 37.69). The selectivity for AChE over BuChE of compound 8e was approximately 17-times higher than donepezil and 26-times higher than galantamine. Conclusion: Further development of compounds 7-9 may present new promising agents for Alzheimer's treatment.
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Askin S, Tahtaci H, Türkeş C, Demir Y, Ece A, Akalın Çiftçi G, Beydemir Ş. Design, synthesis, characterization, in vitro and in silico evaluation of novel imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles as highly potent acetylcholinesterase and non-classical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2021; 113:105009. [PMID: 34052739 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Imidazole and thiadiazole derivatives display an extensive application in pharmaceutical chemistry, and they have been investigated as bioactive molecules for medicinal chemistry purposes. Classical carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibitors are based on sulfonamide groups, but inhibiting all CA isoforms nonspecifically, thereby causing undesired side effects, is the main drawback of these types of inhibitors. Here we reported an investigation of novel 2,6-disubstituted imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole derivatives (9a-k, 10a, and 11a) and 2,5,6-trisubstituted imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole derivatives (12a-20a) that do not possess the zinc-binding sulfonamide group for the inhibition of human carbonic anhydrase (hCA, EC 4.2.1.1) I and II isoforms and also of acetylcholinesterase (AChE, EC 3.1.1.7). Imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles demonstrated low nanomolar inhibitory activity against hCA I, hCA II, and AChE (KIs are in the range of 23.44-105.50 nM, 10.32-104.70 nM, and 20.52-54.06 nM, respectively). Besides, compound 9b inhibit hCA I up to 18-fold compared to acetazolamide, while compound 10a has a 5-fold selectivity towards hCA II. The synthesized compounds were also evaluated for their cytotoxic effects on the L929 mouse fibroblast cell line. Molecular docking simulations were performed to elucidate these inhibitors' potential binding modes against hCA I and II isoforms and AChE. The novel compounds reported here can represent interesting lead compounds, and the results presented here might provide further structural guidance to discover and design more potent hCA and AChE inhibitors.
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- Sercan Askin
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Karabük University, Karabük 78050, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Karabük University, Karabük 78050, Turkey.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan 24100, Turkey.
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, Nihat Delibalta Göle Vocational High School, Ardahan University, Ardahan 75700, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Biruni University, Istanbul 34010, Turkey.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir 26470, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir 26470, Turkey; The Rectorate of Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Bilecik 11230, Turkey
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Neto JSS, Zeni G. Recent Developments in the Cyclization of Alkynes and Nitrogen Compounds for the Synthesis of Indole Derivatives. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jose S. S. Neto
- Departamento de Química Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Florianópolis Santa Catarina 88040-900 Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratório de Síntese Reatividade Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios CCNE Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Santa Maria Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900 Brazil
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Phthalamide derivatives as ACE/AChE/BuChE inhibitors against cardiac hypertrophy: an in silico, in vitro, and in vivo modeling approach. Med Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-021-02707-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Altamirano‐Espino JA, Sánchez‐Labastida LA, Martínez‐Archundia M, Andrade‐Jorge E, Trujillo‐Ferrara JG. Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition (Potential Anti‐Alzheimer Effects) by Aminobenzoic Acid Derivatives: Synthesis, in Vitro and in Silico Evaluation. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202003471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- José A. Altamirano‐Espino
- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bioquímica Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n Casco de Santo Tomás 11340 Mexico City México
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bioquímica Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n Casco de Santo Tomás 11340 Mexico City México
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- Laboratorio de Diseño y Desarrollo de Nuevos Fármacos e Innovación Biotécnológica (Laboratory for the Design and Development of New Drugs and Biotechnological Innovation) Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n Casco de Santo Tomás 11340 Mexico City México
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bioquímica Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n Casco de Santo Tomás 11340 Mexico City México
- Unidad de Investigación en Biomedicina y Carrera de enfermería Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Iztacala Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Iztacala Tlalnepantla 54090 Estado de México México
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bioquímica Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n Casco de Santo Tomás 11340 Mexico City México
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Inhibitory activity on cholinesterases produced by aryl-phthalimide derivatives: green synthesis, in silico and in vitro evaluation. Med Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02543-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ciprés-Flores FJ, Farfán-García ED, Andrade-Jorge E, Cuevas-Hernández RI, Tamay-Cach F, Martínez-Archundia M, Trujillo-Ferrara JG, Soriano-Ursúa MA. Identification of two arylimides as cholinesterase inhibitors and testing of propranolol addition on impaired rat memory. Drug Dev Res 2020; 81:256-266. [PMID: 31875337 DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is clearly linked to the decline of acetylcholine (ACh) effects in the brain. These effects are regulated by the hydrolytic action of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Therefore, a central palliative treatment of AD is the administration of AChE inhibitors although additional mechanisms are currently described and tested for generating advantageous therapeutic strategies. In this work, we tested new arylamides and arylimides as potential inhibitors of AChE using in silico tools. Then, these compounds were tested in vitro, and two selected compounds, C7 and C8, as well as propranolol showed inhibition of AChE. In addition, they demonstrated an advantageous acute toxicity profile compared to that of galantamine as a reference AChE inhibitor. in vivo evaluation of memory performance enhancement was performed in an animal model of cognitive disturbance with each of these compounds and propranolol individually as well as each compound combined with propranolol. Memory improvement was observed in each case, but without a significant additive effect with the combinations.
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- Fabiola J Ciprés-Flores
- Academia de Fisiología Humana and Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico
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- Academia de Fisiología Humana and Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico
- Departamento de Bioquímica and Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica and Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica and Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica and Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Modelado Molecular, Bioinformática y diseño de fármacos, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica and Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico
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- Academia de Fisiología Humana and Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico
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Zippilli C, Botta L, Bizzarri BM, Baratto MC, Pogni R, Saladino R. Biomimetic synthesis of galantamine via laccase/TEMPO mediated oxidative coupling. RSC Adv 2020; 10:10897-10903. [PMID: 35492924 PMCID: PMC9050431 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra00935k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Laccase-mediated intramolecular oxidative radical coupling of N-formyl-2-bromo-O-methylnorbelladine afforded a novel and isolable spirocyclohexadienonic intermediate of galantamine.
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- Claudio Zippilli
- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences
- University of Tuscia
- Viterbo
- Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences
- University of Tuscia
- Viterbo
- Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy
- University of Siena
- 53100 Siena
- Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy
- University of Siena
- 53100 Siena
- Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences
- University of Tuscia
- Viterbo
- Italy
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Mahajan PG, Dige NC, Vanjare BD, Raza H, Hassan M, Seo SY, Kim CH, Lee KH. Synthesis and biological evaluation of 1,2,4-triazolidine-3-thiones as potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: in vitro and in silico analysis through kinetics, chemoinformatics and computational approaches. Mol Divers 2019; 24:1185-1203. [PMID: 31396774 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-019-09983-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
We have designed and synthesized a novel acidic ionic liquid and explored its catalytic efficiency for the synthesis of 1,2,4-triazolidine-3-thione derivatives. A simple reaction between aldehydes and thiosemicarbazide for short time in 60:40 v/v water/ethanol at room temperature offers target 1,2,4-triazolidine-3-thione derivatives. The formation of target compounds is confirmed by NMR, IR and ESI-MS analysis. Pleasingly, synthesized compounds show noteworthy acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity with much lower IC50 values 0.0269 ± 0.0021-1.1725 ± 0.0112 μM than standard Neostigmine methylsulphate. In addition, synthesized 1,2,4-triazolidine-3-thiones exhibits significant free radical scavenging activity as compared to standard vitamin C. The studies on validation of Lipinski's rule through chemoinformatics properties and molecular docking analysis are in support of in vitro analysis. Therefore, overall present study illustrates synthesis of some new 1,2,4-triazolidines-3-thiones which can serve as a template for drug designing such as AChE inhibitors. Herein, we proposed ionic liquid-catalyzed ease of synthetic approach for medicinally important 1,2,4-triazolidine-3-thiones and their bio-evaluations.
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- Prasad G Mahajan
- Department of Chemistry, Kongju National University, Gongju, Chungnam, 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju, Chungnam, 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Kongju National University, Gongju, Chungnam, 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju, Chungnam, 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Defence Road, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju, Chungnam, 32588, Republic of Korea.
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- Center for Chemical Analysis, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34114, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Kongju National University, Gongju, Chungnam, 32588, Republic of Korea.
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Şenocak A. Synthesis, Characterization, and Molecular Docking Studies of Fluoro and Chlorophenylhydrazine Schiff Bases. JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH CHEMICAL SOCIETY, SECTION A: CHEMISTRY 2019. [DOI: 10.18596/jotcsa.535441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Novel phthalamide derivatives as antihypertensive agents: rapid and clean synthesis, in silico and in vivo evaluation. Med Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-019-02327-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Monteiro AFM, Viana JDO, Nayarisseri A, Zondegoumba EN, Mendonça Junior FJB, Scotti MT, Scotti L. Computational Studies Applied to Flavonoids against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:7912765. [PMID: 30693065 PMCID: PMC6332933 DOI: 10.1155/2018/7912765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, are understood as occurring through genetic, cellular, and multifactor pathophysiological mechanisms. Several natural products such as flavonoids have been reported in the literature for having the capacity to cross the blood-brain barrier and slow the progression of such diseases. The present article reports on in silico enzymatic target studies and natural products as inhibitors for the treatment of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. In this study we evaluated 39 flavonoids using prediction of molecular properties and in silico docking studies, while comparing against 7 standard reference compounds: 4 for Parkinson's and 3 for Alzheimer's. Osiris analysis revealed that most of the flavonoids presented no toxicity and good absorption parameters. The Parkinson's docking results using selected flavonoids as compared to the standards with four proteins revealed similar binding energies, indicating that the compounds 8-prenylnaringenin, europinidin, epicatechin gallate, homoeriodictyol, capensinidin, and rosinidin are potential leads with the necessary pharmacological and structural properties to be drug candidates. The Alzheimer's docking results suggested that seven of the 39 flavonoids studied, being those with the best molecular docking results, presenting no toxicity risks, and having good absorption rates (8-prenylnaringenin, europinidin, epicatechin gallate, homoeriodictyol, aspalathin, butin, and norartocarpetin) for the targets analyzed, are the flavonoids which possess the most adequate pharmacological profiles.
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- Alex France M. Monteiro
- Postgraduate Program in Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- In Silico Research Laboratory, Eminent Bioscience, Inodre - 452010, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Bioinformatics Research Laboratory, LeGene Biosciences, Indore - 452010, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, PO Box 812, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Postgraduate Program in Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
- Teaching and Research Management-University Hospital, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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