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Dias Viegas FP, Gontijo VS, de Freitas Silva M, Cristancho Ortiz CJ, Franco GDRR, Ernesto JT, Damasio CM, Fernandes Silva IM, Campos TG, Viegas C. Curcumin, Resveratrol and Cannabidiol as Natural Key Prototypes in Drug Design for Neuroprotective Agents. Curr Neuropharmacol 2022; 20:1297-1328. [PMID: 34825873 PMCID: PMC9881080 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x19666210712152532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Nowadays, neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), such as Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), Huntington's disease (HD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), represent a great challenge in different scientific fields, such as neuropharmacology, medicinal chemistry, molecular biology and medicine, as all these pathologies remain incurable, with high socioeconomic impacts and high costs for governmental health services. Due to their severity and multifactorial pathophysiological complexity, the available approved drugs for clinic have not yet shown adequate effectiveness and exhibited very restricted options in the therapeutic arsenal; this highlights the need for continued drug discovery efforts in the academia and industry. In this context, natural products, such as curcumin (1), resveratrol (2) and cannabidiol (CBD, 3) have been recognized as important sources, with promising chemical entities, prototype models and starting materials for medicinal organic chemistry, as their molecular architecture, multifunctional properties and single chemical diversity could facilitate the discovery, optimization and development of innovative drug candidates with improved pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics compared to the known drugs and, perhaps, provide a chance for discovering novel effective drugs to combat NDs. In this review, we report the most recent efforts of medicinal chemists worldwide devoted to the exploration of curcumin (1), resveratrol (2) and cannabidiol (CBD, 3) as starting materials or privileged scaffolds in the design of multi-target directed ligands (MTDLs) with potential therapeutic properties against NDs, which have been published in the scientific literature during the last 10 years of research and are available in PubMed, SCOPUS and Web of Science databases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Flávia P. Dias Viegas
- PeQuiM - Laboratory of Research in Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil; ,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Federal University of Alfenas, 37133-840, Alfenas, Brazil
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- PeQuiM - Laboratory of Research in Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil; ,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil;
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- PeQuiM - Laboratory of Research in Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil; ,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Federal University of Alfenas, 37133-840, Alfenas, Brazil
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- PeQuiM - Laboratory of Research in Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil; ,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Federal University of Alfenas, 37133-840, Alfenas, Brazil
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- PeQuiM - Laboratory of Research in Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil; ,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Federal University of Alfenas, 37133-840, Alfenas, Brazil
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- PeQuiM - Laboratory of Research in Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil; ,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil;
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- PeQuiM - Laboratory of Research in Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil;
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- PeQuiM - Laboratory of Research in Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil;
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- PeQuiM - Laboratory of Research in Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil;
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- PeQuiM - Laboratory of Research in Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil; ,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil; ,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Federal University of Alfenas, 37133-840, Alfenas, Brazil,Address correspondence to this author at the PeQuiM - Laboratory of Research in Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas, 37133-840, Brazil; Tel: +55 35 37011880; E-mail:
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Nakanishi I, Shoji Y, Ohkubo K, Ueno M, Shimoda K, Matsumoto KI, Fukuhara K, Hamada H. Effect of Magnesium Ion on the Radical-Scavenging Rate of Pterostilbene in an Aprotic Medium: Mechanistic Insight into the Antioxidative Reaction of Pterostilbene. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:340. [PMID: 35204222 PMCID: PMC8868536 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11020340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Pterostilbene (PTS), a methylated analog of resveratrol (RSV), has recently attracted much attention due to its enhanced bioavailability compared to RSV. However, little is known about the radical-scavenging mechanism of PTS. In this study, we investigated the effect of Mg(ClO4)2 on the scavenging reaction of galvinoxyl radical (GO•) by PTS in acetonitrile (MeCN). GO• was used as a model for reactive oxygen radicals. The second-order rate constant (kH) for the GO•-scavenging reaction by PTS was more than threefold larger than that by RSV, although thermodynamic parameters, such as the relative O-H bond dissociation energies of the phenolic OH groups, ionization potentials, and HOMO energies calculated by the density functional theory are about the same between PTS and RSV. The oxidation peak potential of PTS determined by the cyclic voltammetry in MeCN (0.10 M Bu4NClO4) was also virtually the same as that of RSV. On the other hand, no effect of Mg (ClO4)2 on the kH values was observed for PTS, in contrast to the case for RSV. A kinetic isotope effect of 3.4 was observed when PTS was replaced by a deuterated PTS. These results suggest that a one-step hydrogen-atom transfer from PTS to GO• may be the rate-determining step in MeCN.
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Grants
- JP18K06620 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- JP20H02779 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- JP20H04819 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- JP18H04650 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- JP17H03010 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- JP16H02268 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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- Ikuo Nakanishi
- Quantum RedOx Chemistry Group, Institute for Quantum Life Science (iQLS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan;
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- Quantum RedOx Chemistry Group, Institute for Quantum Life Science (iQLS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan;
- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Group, Department of Radiation Regulatory Science Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan; (M.U.); (K.-i.M.)
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- Quantum RedOx Chemistry Group, Institute for Quantum Life Science (iQLS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan;
- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, 2-8 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Group, Department of Radiation Regulatory Science Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan; (M.U.); (K.-i.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Yufu City, Oita 879-5593, Japan;
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Group, Department of Radiation Regulatory Science Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan; (M.U.); (K.-i.M.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Showa University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Okayama University of Science, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-0005, Japan
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Ziyatdinova G, Zelenova Y, Budnikov H. Novel modified electrode with immobilized galvinoxyl radical for the voltammetric determination of antioxidant activity. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Imai K, Nakanishi I, Ohkubo K, Ohno A, Mizuno M, Fukuzumi S, Matsumoto KI, Fukuhara K. Synthesis and radical-scavenging activity of C-methylated fisetin analogues. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:1720-1727. [PMID: 30846403 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The radical-scavenging reaction of fisetin, a natural antioxidant found in strawberries, is known to proceed via hydrogen transfer to produce a fisetin radical intermediate. Thus, introduction of an electron-donating group into the fisetin molecule is expected to stabilize the radical, leading to enhanced radical-scavenging activity. In this study, fisetin derivatives in which methyl substituents were introduced at the ortho positions relative to the catechol hydroxyl groups were synthesized and their radical scavenging activities were evaluated and compared with that of the parent fisetin molecule. Among the methyl derivatives, 5'-methyl fisetin, in which the inherent planar structure of fisetin was retained, exhibited the strongest radical scavenging activity. Introduction of methyl substituents may be effective for the enhancement of various biological activities of antioxidants, particularly radical-scavenging activity.
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- Kohei Imai
- School of Pharmacy, Showa University, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan; Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST), Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST), Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST), Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan; Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies and Institute for Academic Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Risk Assessment, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Showa University, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea; Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University, SENTAN, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Nagoya, Aichi 468-8502, Japan
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST), Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Showa University, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
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Sekine-Suzuki E, Nakanishi I, Imai K, Ueno M, Shimokawa T, Matsumoto KI, Fukuhara K. Efficient protective activity of a planar catechin analogue against radiation-induced apoptosis in rat thymocytes. RSC Adv 2018; 8:10158-10162. [PMID: 35540490 PMCID: PMC9078822 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra13111a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
About two thirds of biological damage due to low linear energy transfer (LET) radiation, such as X-rays and the plateau region of heavy-ion beams, is known to be caused by the hydroxyl radical (˙OH), the most powerful reactive oxygen species (ROS), generated via ionisation and excitation of water molecules. Thus, compounds having an efficient scavenging activity against ROS are expected to exhibit a radioprotective activity. A planar catechin analogue, where an isopropyl fragment was introduced into the catechol ring of (+)-catechin, showed an efficient protective effect against X-ray induced apoptosis in rat thymocytes compared to (+)-catechin. The planar catechin scavenged 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals (DPPH˙) solubilised in water by β-cyclodextrin about 10-fold faster than (+)-catechin in phosphate buffer (0.1 M, pH 7.4) at 298 K. Furthermore, the experimental log P value of the planar catechin (1.22) is reported to be significantly larger than that of (+)-catechin (0.44). The higher radical-scavenging activity and lipophilicity of the planar catechin than those of (+)-catechin may contribute in part to the higher protective activity against X-ray-induced apoptosis in rat thymocytes. A planar catechin analogue showed a significant higher protective activity against X-ray induced apoptosis in rat thymocytes than (+)-catechin.![]()
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- Emiko Sekine-Suzuki
- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST)
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
- Japan
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST)
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
- Japan
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST)
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
- Japan
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST)
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
- Japan
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST)
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
- Japan
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST)
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
- Japan
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Imai K, Nakanishi I, Ohkubo K, Ohba Y, Arai T, Mizuno M, Fukuzumi S, Matsumoto KI, Fukuhara K. Synthesis of methylated quercetin analogues for enhancement of radical-scavenging activity. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra02329d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Methylation of the catechol moiety of quercetin resulted in the enhancement of its radical-scavenging activity.
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- Kohei Imai
- School of Pharmacy
- Showa University
- Shinagawa-ku
- Japan
- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST)
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST)
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
- Inage-ku
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST)
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
- Inage-ku
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- School of Pharmacy
- Showa University
- Shinagawa-ku
- Japan
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- School of Pharmacy
- Showa University
- Shinagawa-ku
- Japan
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- School of Pharmacy
- Showa University
- Shinagawa-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science
- Ewha Womans University
- Seoul 120-750
- Korea
- Faculty of Science and Technology
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Team (QRST)
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences for Radiation Damages
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
- Inage-ku
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