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Ding YC, Chu YC, Chang CH, Liang JH, Chen JJ, Shih TL. Synthesis of 2-(pyridylvinyl)chromen-4-ones and their N-oxide analogs for assessment of their biological activities as anticancer agents. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2024; 357:e2300445. [PMID: 38227420 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202300445] [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: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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2-Styrylchromones have been shown to possess a broad spectrum of biological activities. Replacing the carbon atom in 2-styrylchromones with a nitrogen atom in the benzene rings forms 2-(pyridylvinyl)chromen-4-ones (aza-2-styrylchromones). We have synthesized a series of novel 2-(pyridylvinyl)chromen-4-ones and their pyridine N-oxides to evaluate them as potential anticancer agents against human non-small-cell lung cancer cells (A549). Among the 18 synthesized molecules, compounds 18 and 8a exhibited comparable inhibitory effects to 5-fluorouracil and showed no toxicity against normal cells.
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- Yu Chun Ding
- Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Institute of Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Graduate Institute of Healthy Industry Technology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Sousa JLC, Albuquerque HMT, Silva AMS. Drug Discovery Based on Oxygen and Nitrogen (Non-)Heterocyclic Compounds Developed @LAQV-REQUI MTE/Aveiro. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1668. [PMID: 38139794 PMCID: PMC10747949 DOI: 10.3390/ph16121668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Artur Silva's research group has a long history in the field of medicinal chemistry. The development of new synthetic methods for oxygen (mostly polyphenols, e.g., 2- and 3-styrylchromones, xanthones, flavones) and nitrogen (e.g., pyrazoles, triazoles, acridones, 4-quinolones) heterocyclic compounds in order to be assessed as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and anticancer agents has been the main core work of our research interests. Additionally, the synthesis of steroid-type compounds as anti-Alzheimer drugs as well as of several chromophores as important dyes for cellular imaging broadened our research scope. In this review article, we intend to provide an enlightened appraisal of all the bioactive compounds and their biological properties that were synthesized and studied by our research group in the last two decades.
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (J.L.C.S.); (H.M.T.A.)
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2-Styrylchromones Prevent IL-1β-Induced Pro-Inflammatory Activation of Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes while Increasing COX-2 Expression. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15030780. [PMID: 36986641 PMCID: PMC10053337 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by systemic immune and chronic inflammatory features, leading to the destruction of the joints. Presently, there are no effective drugs able to control synovitis and catabolism in the process of RA. 2-Styrylchromones (2-SC) are a small group of compounds characterized by the attachment of a styryl group to the chromone core that have already been associated to a wide range of biological activities, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The present study investigated the effect of a set of six 2-SC on the interleukin-1β (IL-1β)-induced increase of nitric oxide (•NO), inducible form of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) expression levels in human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (HFLS), pointing to the role of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) activation in the process. From a set of six 2-SC, presenting hydroxy and methoxy substituents, the one presenting two methoxy substituents at C-5 and C-7 of A ring and a catechol group on B ring, significantly reduced •NO production and the expression of its inducible synthase (iNOS). It also significantly reduced the catabolic MMP-3 protein expression. This 2-SC inhibited the NF-κB pathway by reversing the IL-1β - induced levels of cytoplasmatic NF-kB inhibitor alpha (IκBα), and decreasing the p65 nuclear levels, suggesting the involvement of these pathways in the observed effects. The same 2-SC significantly increased the COX-2 expression, which may indicate a negative feedback loop mechanism of action. The properties of 2-SC may be of great value in the development of new therapies with improved efficacy and selectivity towards RA, and thus deserve further exploitation and evaluation to disclose the full potential of 2-SC.
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Lucas M, Freitas M, Silva AMS, Fernandes E, Ribeiro D. Styrylchromones: Biological Activities and Structure-Activity Relationship. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2021; 2021:2804521. [PMID: 34987699 PMCID: PMC8720608 DOI: 10.1155/2021/2804521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Styrylchromones (SC) are a group of oxygen-containing heterocyclic compounds, which are characterized by the attachment of a styryl group to the chromone core. SC can be found in nature or can be chemically synthesized in the laboratory. As their presence in nature is scarce, the synthetic origin is the most common. Two types of SC are known: 2-styrylchromones and 3-styrylchromones. However, 2-styrylchromones are the most common, being more commonly found in nature and which chemical synthesis is more commonly described. A wide variety of SC has been described in the literature, with different substituents in different positions, the majority of which are distributed on the A- and/or B-rings. Over the years, several biological activities have been attributed to SC. This work presents a comprehensive review of the biological activities attributed to SC and their structure-activity relationship, based on a published literature search, since 1989. The following biological activities are thoroughly revised and discussed in this review: antioxidant, antiallergic, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antitumoral, affinity and selectivity for A3 adenosine receptors, neuroprotective, and α-glucosidase inhibition. In general, SC are composed by a promising scaffold with great potential for the development of new drugs.
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- Mariana Lucas
- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE & QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Agrarian Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Açores, Portugal
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Vashisth N, Sharma SP, Kumar S, Aruna. One-Pot Green Synthesis of 2-Hydroxybenzoyl(cinnamoyl)methanes and 2-Styrylchromones Using Dual-Frequency Ultrasonication. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070428020120155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Menteşe E, Güner A, Polatlı E, Emirik M, Bektaş H, Kahveci B. Synthesis and anticancer activities of some new coumarin derivatives including the triazole ring and their in silico molecular docking studies. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2020; 354:e2000284. [PMID: 33146895 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202000284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The synthesis, docking study, and investigation of the anticancer activities of some coumarin derivatives containing the triazole ring are reported in this study. The newly synthesized compounds were screened for their in vitro anticancer activity against the cell lines CRL5807 (human bronchioalveolar carcinoma), CRL5826 (human squamous cell carcinoma), MDA-MB231 (human breast cancer cells), HTB177 (human lung cancer), PC-3 (human prostate adenocarcinoma), PANC-1 (human pancreatic cancer cells), used as cancer cells, and CCD34Lu (normal human lung fibroblasts), used as a healthy cell line. Cytotoxicity effects of the samples were determined by the MTT (3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide) assay. In silico studies were also performed to explore the binding interactions of the molecules.
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- Emre Menteşe
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Art, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Art, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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Antitussive and Anti-inflammatory Dual-active Agents Developed from Natural Product Lead Compound 1-Methylhydantoin. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24132355. [PMID: 31247960 PMCID: PMC6651114 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24132355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Natural products play an important role in drug discovery. This work employed a natural product 1-methylhydantoin as the lead compound to develop novel dual-active drugs. 1-Methylhydantoin was isolated from Oviductus Ranae, which is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been used for tussive and inflammation treatment for a long time. An in silico study screened the more active 1-methylhydantoin derivatives. Antitussive assessment indicated that the newly synthesized agent had similar bioactivity with the natural product. An anti-inflammatory model used xylene induced ear edema model. At the same dosage (100 mg/Kg), the newly prepared agent had an inhibition rate 53.18% which was much higher than that of the lead compound (22.69%). The results might be ascribed to the cyclooxygenases-1 (COX-1) and cyclooxygenases-2 (COX-2) selectivity, and the fitness of the compound, and the binding pocket. The anti-particulate matter (PM 2.5) acute pneumonia was evaluated through an in vivo model constructed by nasal instillation with PM 2.5 suspension. The results of the above models suggested that this novel agent had remarkable antitussive, anti-inflammatory, and anti-PM 2.5 acute pneumonia activities.
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Tang JY, Shu CW, Wang CL, Wang SC, Chang MY, Lin LC, Chang HW. Sulfonyl chromen-4-ones (CHW09) shows an additive effect to inhibit cell growth of X-ray irradiated oral cancer cells, involving apoptosis and ROS generation. Int J Radiat Biol 2019; 95:1226-1235. [PMID: 31141432 DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2019.1625490] [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] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Purpose: This study evaluates the growth inhibiting potential of our previously described sulfonyl chromen-4-ones (CHW09) compound in X-ray irradiated oral cancer cells. Materials and methods: The growth inhibiting effect and mechanism of combined CHW09/X-ray treatment was examined by analyzing cell viability, cell cycle, apoptosis, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and DNA damage. Results: Individual treatments of CHW09 (10 μg/mL) and X-ray irradiation (12 Gy) slightly decreased cell viability of oral cancer Ca9-22 (87.25% and 86.54%) and CAL 27 (80.00% and 74.01%) cells and normal oral HGF-1 cells (92.76% and 87.56%) at 24 h-MTS assay, respectively. In a combined treatment (CHW09/X-ray), the cell viability in Ca9-22 and CAL 27 cells was significantly decreased to 73.48% and 59.07%, whereas HGF-1 cells maintained 84.97% viability in 24 h-MTS assay. For CAL 27 cells, both 72 h-MTS assay and clonogenic assay showed that CHW09/X-ray resulted in more growth inhibition than other treatments. Intracellular ROS levels of CHW09/X-ray were higher than for CHW09, X-ray and control. CHW09/X-ray and X-ray alone had higher G2/M arrest than the control and CHW09 alone. Moreover, flow cytometry and western blotting showed that CHW09/X-ray treatment caused higher apoptosis levels. Levels of H2A histone family member X (γH2AX)-based DNA damage and 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG)-oxidative DNA damage of CHW09/X-ray were higher than for CHW09, X-ray and control. Conclusion: CHW09/X-ray treatment had additive growth inhibiting effects against X-ray irradiated oral cancer cells, partly attributing to apoptosis and ROS generation.
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- Jen-Yang Tang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung , Taiwan.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
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- School of Medicine for International Students, I-Shou University , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
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- Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Bioresource Collection and Research Center , Hsinchu , Taiwan
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- PhD Program in Life Sciences, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chi-Mei Foundation Medical Center , Tainan , Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University , Taipei , Taiwan.,Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology , Tainan , Taiwan
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung , Taiwan.,Institute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University , Kaohsiung , Taiwan.,Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung , Taiwan.,Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
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Synthesis of Chromen-4-One-Oxadiazole Substituted Analogs as Potent β-Glucuronidase Inhibitors. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24081528. [PMID: 31003424 PMCID: PMC6514607 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24081528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Chromen-4-one substituted oxadiazole analogs 1-19 have been synthesized, characterized and evaluated for β-glucuronidase inhibition. All analogs exhibited a variable degree of β-glucuronidase inhibitory activity with IC50 values ranging in between 0.8 ± 0.1-42.3 ± 0.8 μM when compared with the standard d-saccharic acid 1,4 lactone (IC50 = 48.1 ± 1.2 μM). Structure activity relationship has been established for all compounds. Molecular docking studies were performed to predict the binding interaction of the compounds with the active site of enzyme.
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Exploration of synthetic antioxidant flavonoid analogs as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: an approach towards finding their quantitative structure–activity relationship. Med Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-019-02330-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Tang JY, Wu CY, Shu CW, Wang SC, Chang MY, Chang HW. A novel sulfonyl chromen-4-ones (CHW09) preferentially kills oral cancer cells showing apoptosis, oxidative stress, and DNA damage. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2018; 33:1195-1203. [PMID: 30256521 DOI: 10.1002/tox.22625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Several functionalized chromones, the key components of naturally occurring oxygenated heterocycles, have anticancer effects but their sulfone compounds are rarely investigated. In this study, we installed a sulfonyl substituent to chromen-4-one skeleton and synthesized CHW09 to evaluate its antioral cancer effect in terms of cell viability, cell cycle, apoptosis, oxidative stress, and DNA damage. In cell viability assay, CHW09 preferentially kills two oral cancer cells (Ca9-22 and CAL 27), less affecting normal oral cells (HGF-1). Although CHW09 does not change the cell cycle distribution significantly, CHW09 induces apoptosis validated by flow cytometry for annexin V and by western blotting for cleaved poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), and caspases 3/8/9. These apoptosis signaling expressions are partly decreased by apoptosis inhibitor (Z-VAD-FMK) or free radical scavenger (N-acetylcysteine). Furthermore, CHW09 induces oxidative stress validated by flow cytometry for the generations of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial superoxide (MitoSOX), and the suppression of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). CHW09 also induces DNA damage validated by flow cytometry for the increases of DNA double strand break marker γH2AX and oxidative DNA damage marker 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG). Therefore, our newly synthesized CHW09 induces apoptosis, oxidative stress, and DNA damage, which may lead to preferential killing of oral cancer cells compared with normal oral cells.
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- Jen-Yang Tang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Institute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine for International Students, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Institute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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In response to an inflammatory stimulus, arachidonic acid (AA), the main polyunsaturated fatty acid present in the phospholipid layer of cell membranes, is released and metabolized to a series of eicosanoids. These bioactive lipid mediators of inflammation arise physiologically through the action of the enzymes 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) and cyclooxygenases (constitutive COX-1 and inducible COX-2). It is believed that dual inhibition of 5-LOX and COXs may have a higher beneficial impact in the treatment of inflammatory disorders rather than the inhibition of each enzyme. With this demand for new dual-acting anti-inflammatory agents, a range of 2,3-diarylxanthones were tested through their ability to interact in the AA metabolism. In vitro anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated through the inhibition of 5-LOX-catalyzed leukotriene B4 (LTB4) formation in human neutrophils and inhibition of COX-1- and COX-2-catalyzed prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) formation in human whole blood. The results showed that some of the studied arylxanthones were able to prevent LTB4 production in human neutrophils, in a concentration-dependent manner. The xanthone with a 2-catechol was the most active one (IC50 ∼ 9 μM). The more effective arylxanthones in preventing COX-1-catalyzed PGE2 production presented IC50 values from 1 to 7 μM, exhibiting a structural feature with at least one non-substituted aryl group. All the studied arylxanthones were ineffective to prevent the formation of PGE2 catalyzed by COX-2, up to the maximum concentration of 100 μM. The ability of the tested 2,3-diarylxanthones to interact with both 5-LOX and COX-1 pathways constitutes an important step in the research of novel dual-acting anti-inflammatory drugs.
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Santos CMM, Silva AMS. An Overview of 2-Styrylchromones: Natural Occurrence, Synthesis, Reactivity and Biological Properties. European J Org Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201700003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Clementina M. M. Santos
- School of Agriculture; Polytechnic Institute of Bragança; Campus de Santa Apolónia 5300-253 Bragança Portugal
- Department of Chemistry; QOPNA &University of Aveiro; Campus de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry; QOPNA &University of Aveiro; Campus de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro Portugal
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Albuquerque HMT, Santos CMM, Lima CFRAC, Santos LMNBF, Cavaleiro JAS, Silva AMS. 2-[(1E
,3E
)-4-Arylbuta-1,3-dien-1-yl]-4H
-chromen-4-ones as Dienes in Diels-Alder Reactions - Experimental and Computational Studies. European J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201601072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Hélio M. T. Albuquerque
- Department of Chemistry & QOPNA; University of Aveiro; Campus de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry & QOPNA; University of Aveiro; Campus de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro Portugal
- School of Agriculture; Polytechnic Institute of Bragança; Campus de Santa Apolónia 5300-253 Bragança Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry & QOPNA; University of Aveiro; Campus de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro Portugal
- CIQ-UP; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Faculty of Sciences; University of Porto; Porto Portugal
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- CIQ-UP; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Faculty of Sciences; University of Porto; Porto Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry & QOPNA; University of Aveiro; Campus de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry & QOPNA; University of Aveiro; Campus de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro Portugal
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Silva CFM, Pinto DCGA, Silva AMS. Chromones: A Promising Ring System for New Anti-inflammatory Drugs. ChemMedChem 2016; 11:2252-2260. [PMID: 27630077 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201600359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The quest for safer anti-inflammatory drugs is still the focus of several medicinal chemistry programs. Chromones (4H-chromen-4-ones) are a group of naturally occurring compounds ubiquitous in plants, and the chromone core has proven to be a privileged scaffold in medicinal chemistry. Herein we provide an overview of the relevance of chromones as anti-inflammatory agents, specifically as inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX), 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX), interleukin-5 (IL-5), and nitric oxide (. NO) production. Numerous structure-activity relationships and mechanisms of action are discussed. This review is therefore intended to provide a foundation for the design and synthesis of novel chromone-based compound libraries for further development into safer and more efficient anti-inflammatory agents.
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- Carlos F M Silva
- Department of Chemistry & QOPNA, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry & QOPNA, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry & QOPNA, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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Talhi O, Brodziak-Jarosz L, Panning J, Orlikova B, Zwergel C, Tzanova T, Philippot S, Pinto DCGA, Paz FAA, Gerhäuser C, Dick TP, Jacob C, Diederich M, Bagrel D, Kirsch G, Silva AMS. One-Pot Synthesis of Benzopyran-4-ones with Cancer Preventive and Therapeutic Potential. European J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201501278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Sakagami H, Shimada C, Kanda Y, Amano O, Sugimoto M, Ota S, Soga T, Tomita M, Sato A, Tanuma SI, Takao K, Sugita Y. Effects of 3-styrylchromones on metabolic profiles and cell death in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells. Toxicol Rep 2015; 2:1281-1290. [PMID: 28962471 PMCID: PMC5598371 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2015.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Revised: 09/19/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones (chromones) are important naturally-distributing compounds. As compared with flavones, isoflavones and 2-styrylchromones, there are only few papers of 3-styrylchromones that have been published. We have previously reported that among fifteen 3-styrylchromone derivatives, three new synthetic compounds that have OCH3 group at the C-6 position of chromone ring, (E)-3-(4-hydroxystyryl)-6-methoxy-4H-chromen-4-one (compound 11), (E)-6-methoxy-3-(4-methoxystyryl)-4H-chromen-4-one (compound 4), (E)-6-methoxy-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxystyryl)-4H-chromen-4-one (compound 6) showed much higher cytotoxicities against four epithelial human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) lines than human normal oral mesenchymal cells. In order to further confirm the tumor specificities of these compounds, we compared their cytotoxicities against both human epithelial malignant and non-malignant cells, and then investigated their effects on fine cell structures and metabolic profiles and cell death in human OSCC cell line HSC-2. Cytotoxicities of compounds 4, 6, 11 were assayed with MTT method. Fine cell structures were observed under transmission electron microscope. Cellular metabolites were extracted with methanol and subjected to CE-TOFMS analysis. Compounds 4, 6, 11 showed much weaker cytotoxicity against human oral keratinocyte and primary human gingival epithelial cells, as compared with HSC-2, confirming their tumor-specificity, whereas doxorubicin and 5-FU were highly cytotoxic to these normal epithelial cells, giving unexpectedly lower tumor-specificity. The most cytotoxic compound 11, induced the mitochondrial vacuolization, autophagy suppression followed by apoptosis induction, and changes in the metabolites involved in amino acid and glycerophospholipid metabolisms. Chemical modification of lead compound 11 may be a potential choice for designing new type of anticancer drugs.
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- Hiroshi Sakagami
- Division of Pharmacology, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Electron Microscope, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Anatomy, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Bioscience, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Bioscience, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Bioscience, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Bioscience, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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Ribeiro D, Freitas M, Tomé SM, Silva AMS, Porto G, Cabrita EJ, Marques MMB, Fernandes E. Inhibition of LOX by flavonoids: a structure-activity relationship study. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 72:137-45. [PMID: 24368208 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 11/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The lipoxygenase (LOX) products have been identified as mediators of a series of inflammatory diseases, namely rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, allergic rhinitis, atherosclerosis and certain types of cancer. Hence, LOX inhibitors are of interest for the modulation of these phenomena and resolution of the inflammatory processes. During LOX activity, peroxyl radical complexes are part of the reaction and may function as sources of free radicals. Thus antioxidants, such as flavonoids, capable of inhibiting lipid peroxidation and scavenging free radicals, may act as LOX inhibitors. The aim of this work was to assess the structure-activity relationship among a series of flavonoids concerning 5-LOX inhibition, through a systematic study of the inhibition of the formation of LTB4 in human neutrophils. The type of inhibition of the flavonoids was further studied using soybean LOX, type I, and Saturation Transfer Difference (1)H NMR (STD-(1)H NMR) was used to characterize the binding epitopes of the compounds to LOX-1. The obtained results reinforce flavonoids as effective inhibitors of LTB4 production in human neutrophils. It was also possible to establish a structure/activity relationship for the inhibitory activity and the type of inhibition.
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- Daniela Ribeiro
- REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n° 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n° 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química & QOPNA, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química & QOPNA, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Hematologia Clínica, Hospital Geral de Santo António, 4050-011 Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química, REQUIMTE/CQFB, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química, REQUIMTE/CQFB, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Lisboa, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n° 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
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Lopez DH, Fiol-deRoque MA, Noguera-Salvà MA, Terés S, Campana F, Piotto S, Castro JA, Mohaibes RJ, Escribá PV, Busquets X. 2-hydroxy arachidonic acid: a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72052. [PMID: 24015204 PMCID: PMC3754997 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a family of COX1 and COX2 inhibitors used to reduce the synthesis of pro-inflammatory mediators. In addition, inflammation often leads to a harmful generation of nitric oxide. Efforts are being done in discovering safer NSAIDs molecules capable of inhibiting the synthesis of pro-inflammatory lipid mediators and nitric oxide to reduce the side effects associated with long term therapies. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The analogue of arachidonic acid (AA), 2-hydroxy-arachidonic acid (2OAA), was designed to inhibit the activities of COX1 and COX2 and it was predicted to have similar binding energies as AA for the catalytic sites of COX1 and COX2. The interaction of AA and 2OAA with COX1 and COX2 was investigated calculating the free energy of binding and the Fukui function. Toxicity was determined in mouse microglial BV-2 cells. COX1 and COX2 (PGH2 production) activities were measured in vitro. COX1 and COX2 expression in human macrophage-like U937 cells were carried out by Western blot, immunocytochemistry and RT-PCR analysis. NO production (Griess method) and iNOS (Western blot) were determined in mouse microglial BV-2 cells. The comparative efficacy of 2OAA, ibuprofen and cortisone in lowering TNF-α serum levels was determined in C57BL6/J mice challenged with LPS. We show that the presence of the -OH group reduces the likelihood of 2OAA being subjected to H* abstraction in COX, without altering significantly the free energy of binding. The 2OAA inhibited COX1 and COX2 activities and the expression of COX2 in human U937 derived macrophages challenged with LPS. In addition, 2OAA inhibited iNOS expression and the production of NO in BV-2 microglial cells. Finally, oral administration of 2OAA decreased the plasma TNF-α levels in vivo. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE These findings demonstrate the potential of 2OAA as a NSAID.
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- Daniel H. Lopez
- Lipopharma Therapeutics, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Biology-IUNICS, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Biology-IUNICS, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Lipopharma Therapeutics, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Salerno, Fischiano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Salerno, Fischiano, Salerno, Italy
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biology-IUNICS, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Biology-IUNICS, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biomedicine, Department of Biology-IUNICS, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Biology-IUNICS, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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Silva EMP, Domingues MRM, Silva AMS, Cavaleiro JAS. Characterisation of (E)-2-styrylchromones by electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry: singular gas-phase formation of benzoxanthenones. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2012; 26:2251-2259. [PMID: 22956316 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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RATIONALE The electrospray ionisation (ESI) mass spectra (ESI-MS(n) , n = 2 and 3) of six (E)-2-styrylchromones containing electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups were studied for the first time. The potential application of these compounds as drug candidates brings a need for the development of an analytical method to ensure a detailed knowledge of their structures. METHODS ESI-MS, CID-MS(2) and MS(3) spectra of all the studied compounds were acquired using a LXQ linear ion trap mass spectrometer with an electrospray source, operating in the positive ion mode. ESI conditions were: nitrogen 8.00 sheath gas flow rate (arb), spray voltage 5 kV, heated capillary temperature 275 °C, capillary voltage 10.99 V and tube lens voltage 75.01 V. CID-MS(2) and MS(3) experiments were performed on mass-selected precursor ions using standard isolation and excitation procedures (activation q value of 0.25, activation time of 30 ms). RESULTS A comparable pattern of product ions was observed for all the studied compounds. Only the product ion ((1,2)(3,4)) A(+) is common to all the studied compounds. Common to compounds 1 (R(2) = H), 1a (R(2) = OMe) and 1c (R(2) = Cl) are the product ions formed by loss of H(2)O, CO, C(6)H(5)OH, and the product ions ((1,2)(2,3))B(+) and ((1,2)(3,4))B(+). Among all compounds, 2-SC 1b (R(2) = NO(2)) shows an obvious differentiation showing the lowest number of product ions under CID-MS(2) conditions. CONCLUSIONS The analysed compounds revealed a comparable pattern of product ions formed for each compound only different in what concerns the relative abundance of these formed product ions. A rather interesting and unexpected loss of 2 Da was observed for some compounds. The structure of a benzoxanthenone was proposed for this product ion based on evidence obtained by synthesised benzoxanthenone as a model compound.
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- Eduarda M P Silva
- Department of Chemistry, QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Structure–activity relationship study of growth inhibitory 2-styrylchromones against carcinoma cells. Med Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-012-0232-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chan KY, Mohamad K, Ooi AJA, Imiyabir Z, Chung LY. Bioactivity-guided fractionation of the lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase inhibiting constituents from Chisocheton polyandrus Merr. Fitoterapia 2012; 83:961-7. [PMID: 22565147 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2012.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Revised: 04/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lipoxygenase (LOX)-inhibiting compounds from the leaves of Chisocheton polyandrus Merr. were isolated in this study using a bioactivity-guided fractionation technique. Two dammarane triterpenoids, dammara-20,24-dien-3-one (1) (IC(50)=0.69±0.07 μM) and 24-hydroxydammara-20,25-dien-3-one (2) (IC(50)=1.11±0.38 μM), were isolated and identified based on the soybean LOX assay. Dammara-20,24-dien-3-one (1) exhibited dual inhibition of both human 5-LOX (IC(50)=24.27±2.92 μM) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) (IC(50)=3.17±0.90 μM), whereas 24-hydroxydammara-20,25-dien-3-one (2) did not exhibit any significant inhibitory effects. This report is the first to detail the inhibition of LOX and COX by both C. polyandrus and its isolated compounds.
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- Kit Yee Chan
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Königs P, Neumann O, Kataeva O, Schnakenburg G, Waldvogel SR. Convenient Synthesis of 3-Cinnamoyl-2-styrylchromones: Reinvestigation of the Baker-Venkataraman Rearrangement. European J Org Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201000957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Current World Literature. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2010; 4:111-20. [DOI: 10.1097/spc.0b013e32833a1dfc] [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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Yang MC, Kwon HC, Kim YJ, Lee KR, Yang HO. Oploxynes A and B, polyacetylenes from the stems of Oplopanax elatus. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2010; 73:801-805. [PMID: 20387902 DOI: 10.1021/np900628j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Two new polyacetylenes, oploxynes A (1) and B (2), and the known oplopandiol (3) and falcarindiol (4) were isolated from the stem of Oplopanax elatus. The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were determined to be 9,10-epoxyheptadeca-4,6-diyne-3,8-diol and 10-methoxyheptadeca-4,6-diyne-3,8,9-triol, respectively, on the basis of their UV, MS, and NMR data. The absolute configurations of these compounds were determined using the modified Mosher's method and acetonide formation. Oploxyne A (1), oplopandiol (3), and falcarindiol (4) inhibited the formation of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced murine macrophage RAW 267.7 cells.
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- Min Cheol Yang
- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung, Gangwon-do 210-340, Republic of Korea
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