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Zeid MM, El-Badry OM, Elmeligie S, Hassan RA. Design, Synthesis, and Molecular Docking of Novel Miscellaneous Chalcones as p38α Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Inhibitors. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202400077. [PMID: 38359316 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202400077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
Abstract
New chalcones were synthesized and evaluated to serve as p38-α type of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitors. According to the National Cancer Institute, the findings indicated that at a 10 μM dosage, compounds 3a and 6 were the most active among all the compounds examined, with mean growth inhibition% of 94.83 and 58.49, respectively. In 5-dose testing, they showed anticancer activity in the micro-molar range with GI50 in the range of 1.41-46.1 and 2.07-31.3 μM, respectively. Besides, powerful activity, especially against the leukaemia cell lines and good selectivity to cancer cells compared to normal PCS-800-017 with a selectivity index=12.41 and 23.77, respectively. Compounds 3a and 6 inhibited p38α MAPK with IC50 values of 0.1462±0.0063 and 0.4356±0.0189 μM, correspondingly. 3a showed good inhibition for HL-60(TB) cells and induced cell cycle arrest in HL-60(TB) cells at the G2/M phase. Besides, it elevated the total apoptosis by 14.68-fold and increased the caspase-3 level by 3.52-fold compared with doxorubicin, which raised it by 4.30-fold, inducing apoptosis by acting as caspase-dependent inducers. These results suggest that 3a is a promising antiproliferative and p38α MAPK inhibitor, confirmed by molecular docking with high compatibility 3a with the p38α MAPK binding site.
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- Mai M Zeid
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt, 33 Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt, 33 Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, Egypt
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Mostafa SM, Aly AA, Bräse S, Mohamed AH. An efficient approach for the synthesis of novel series of 1,3-dihydrospiro[indene-2,6ʹ-[1,3]thiazine] derivatives. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-021-02878-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Puxeddu M, Shen H, Bai R, Coluccia A, Bufano M, Nalli M, Sebastiani J, Brancaccio D, Da Pozzo E, Tremolanti C, Martini C, Orlando V, Biagioni S, Sinicropi MS, Ceramella J, Iacopetta D, Coluccia AML, Hamel E, Liu T, Silvestri R, La Regina G. Discovery of pyrrole derivatives for the treatment of glioblastoma and chronic myeloid leukemia. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 221:113532. [PMID: 34052717 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Long-term survivors of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are at high risk of developing second primary neoplasms, including leukemia. For these patients, the use of classic tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), such as imatinib mesylate, is strongly discouraged, since this treatment causes a tremendous increase of tumor and stem cell migration and invasion. We aimed to develop agents useful for the treatment of patients with GBM and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) using an alternative mechanism of action from the TKIs, specifically based on the inhibition of tubulin polymerization. Compounds 7 and 25, as planned, not only inhibited tubulin polymerization, but also inhibited the proliferation of both GMB and CML cells, including those expressing the T315I mutation, at nanomolar concentrations. In in vivo experiments in BALB/cnu/nu mice injected subcutaneously with U87MG cells, in vivo, 7 significantly inhibited GBM cancer cell proliferation, in vivo tumorigenesis, and tumor growth, tumorigenesis and angiogenesis. Compound 7 was found to block human topoisomerase II (hTopoII) selectively and completely, at a concentration of 100 μM.
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- Michela Puxeddu
- Laboratory Affiliated with the Institute Pasteur Italy - Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Capital Medical University Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, 21702, United States
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- Laboratory Affiliated with the Institute Pasteur Italy - Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy
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- Laboratory Affiliated with the Institute Pasteur Italy - Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy
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- Laboratory Affiliated with the Institute Pasteur Italy - Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy
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- Laboratory Affiliated with the Institute Pasteur Italy - Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples"Federico II", Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno Pisano 6, I-56126, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno Pisano 6, I-56126, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno Pisano 6, I-56126, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, I-87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, I-87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, I-87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, 21702, United States
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, I-73100, Lecce, Italy; Shanghai Geriatric Institute of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 365 South Xiangyang Road, Shanghai, 200031, China.
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- Laboratory Affiliated with the Institute Pasteur Italy - Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy.
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- Laboratory Affiliated with the Institute Pasteur Italy - Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy.
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Alzain AA, Brisson L, Delaye PO, Pénichon M, Chadet S, Besson P, Chevalier S, Allouchi H, Mohamed MA, Roger S, Enguehard-Gueiffier C. Bioinspired imidazo[1,2-a:4,5-c']dipyridines with dual antiproliferative and anti-migrative properties in human cancer cells: The SAR investigation. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 218:113258. [PMID: 33813152 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Herein, we report the design, synthesis and evaluation of novel bioinspired imidazo[1,2-a:4,5c']dipyridines. The structural optimization identified four anti-proliferative compounds. Compounds 11, 18, 19 and 20 exhibited excellent anticancer activities in vitro with IC50 of 0.4-5 μM against three human cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-468, MDA-MB-435s and MDA-MB-231). These four compounds induced apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 cells in a dose-dependent manner, targeting different apoptotic proteins expression: 11 increased the expression of pro-apoptotic Bax protein while 18-20 reduced the level of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein. Compounds 18 and 19 also reduced MDA-MB-231 cells proliferation as measured by Ki-67 staining. Furthermore, compounds were also tested for the ability to inhibit cell migration in the highly aggressive human MDA-MB-435s cell line. Six compounds of this series (8, 15, 18, 22, 23, 24) inhibited cell migration by 41-50% while four compounds (20, 25, 27, 30) inhibited the migration by 53-62% in wound-healing experiments. Interestingly, compound 20 presented both antiproliferative and anti-migration activities and might be a promising anti-metastatic agent for cancer treatment.
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- Abdulrahim A Alzain
- University of Tours, Faculty of Pharmacy, EA 7502 SIMBA, 31 Avenue Monge, 37200, Tours, France; University of Gezira, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, P.O box 20, Gezira, Sudan
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- University of Tours, INSERM, UMR 1069 N2C, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37032, Tours Cedex, France
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- University of Tours, Faculty of Pharmacy, EA 7502 SIMBA, 31 Avenue Monge, 37200, Tours, France
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- University of Tours, Faculty of Pharmacy, EA 7502 SIMBA, 31 Avenue Monge, 37200, Tours, France
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- University of Tours, EA 4245 T2I, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37032, Tours Cedex, France
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- University of Tours, EA 4245 T2I, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37032, Tours Cedex, France
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- University of Tours, INSERM, UMR 1069 N2C, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37032, Tours Cedex, France
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- University of Tours, Faculty of Pharmacy, EA 7502 SIMBA, 31 Avenue Monge, 37200, Tours, France
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- University of Khartoum, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Khartoum, Sudan; Jouf University, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Saudi Arabia
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- University of Tours, EA 4245 T2I, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37032, Tours Cedex, France; Institut Universitaire de France, 75006, Paris, France.
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Novel 1-methoxyindole- and 2-alkoxyindole-based chalcones: design, synthesis, characterization, antiproliferative activity and DNA, BSA binding interactions. Med Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02690-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Targanski SK, Sousa JR, de Pádua GM, de Sousa JM, Vieira LC, Soares MA. Larvicidal activity of substituted chalcones against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and non-target organisms. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:325-334. [PMID: 32729190 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The expansion of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) population has increased the number of cases of arboviruses, in part due to the inefficiency and toxicity of the chemical control methods available to control this vector. We synthesized 19 chalcone derivatives and examined their activity against Ae. aegypti larvae in order to select larvicidal compounds that are non-toxic to other organisms. RESULTS Seven chalcone derivatives (3a, 3e, 3f, 6a, 6c, 6d, and 6f) had lethal concentrations of substituted chalcones capable of killing 50% (LC50 ) values lower than 100 mg mL-1 at 24 h post-treatment, which is the dose that the World Health Organization recommends for the selection of promising larvicides. The type of substituent added to (E)-1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one (3a) markedly affected the larvicidal activity. Addition of chlorine, bromine and methoxy groups to the aromatic rings reduced the larvicidal activity, while replacement of the B-ring (phenyl) by a furan ring significantly increased the larvicidal activity. The furan-chalcone (E)-3-(4-bromophenyl)-1-(furan-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (6c) killed Ae. aegypti larvae (LC50 = 6.66 mg mL-1 ; LC90 = 9.97 mg mL-1 ) more effectively than the non-substituted chalcone (3a) (LC50 = 14.43 mg mL-1 ; LC90 = 20.96 mg mL-1 ), and was not toxic to the insect Galleria mellonella, to the protozoan Tetrahymena pyriformis, and to the algae Chorella vulgaris. CONCLUSIONS The substitution pattern of chalcones influenced their larvicidal activity. In the set of compounds tested, (E)-3-(4-bromophenyl)-1-(furan-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (6c) was the most effective larvicide against Ae. aegypti, with no clear signs of toxicity to other animal models. Its mechanism of action and effectiveness under field conditions remain to be determined.
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- Sabrina K Targanski
- Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Várzea Grande, Brazil
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Roman BI. Essay: Avoiding unfounded health claims on small molecules in scientific literature. Bioorg Chem 2019; 86:273-276. [PMID: 30735847 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The publication of unfounded health claims on small molecules in peer-reviewed scientific literature is a problem that requires attention. It undermines the evidence-based decision making processes of modern-day society, weakens the credibility of the scientific enterprise, and diverts resources to futile research efforts. In the present essay we discuss some human and scientific causes behind the issue. We propose a number of actions to be taken up by scientists, referees and publishers. One particularly important factor is the issue of enigmatic compound behavior in biological assays. We therefore also introduce the idea of biological filters, a pattern recognition method to triage enigmatic compounds into valuable hits and false positives, based on the entirety of their biological effects in cell-based systems.
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- Bart I Roman
- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium; Cancer Research Institute Gent (CRIG), Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
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Design and synthesis of novel natural clinoptilolite-MnFe2O4 nanocomposites and their catalytic application in the facile and efficient synthesis of chalcone derivatives through Claisen-Schmidt reaction. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-018-3366-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Mus LM, Denecker G, Speleman F, Roman BI. Vehicle development, pharmacokinetics and toxicity of the anti-invasive agent 4-fluoro-3',4',5'-trimethoxychalcone in rodents. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0192548. [PMID: 29470507 PMCID: PMC5823406 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Effective inhibitors of invasion and metastasis represent a serious unmet clinical need. We have recently identified 4-fluoro-3’,4’,5’-trimethoxychalcone or C16 as a potent anti-invasive molecule. In this paper, we report on the development of an optimized vehicle for oral administration of C16. We also explore its pharmacokinetic and toxicity profile in rodents as a prelude to a broad-scope evaluation as a pharmacological tool in animal models of disease. C16 showed suboptimal pharmacokinetics with limited oral bioavailability and whole blood stability. Rapid metabolism with elimination via glutathione conjugation was observed. An oral dosing routine using medicated gels was developed to overcome bioavailability issues and yielded sustained whole blood levels above the half maximal effective concentration (EC50) in a 7-day study. The compound proved well-tolerated in acute and chronic experiments at 300 mg/kg PO dosing. The medicated gel formulation is highly suitable for evaluation of C16 in animal models of disease.
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- Liselot M. Mus
- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium
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- Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium
- SynBioC Research Group, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Inhibition of LPS-stimulated ROS production by fluorinated and hydroxylated chalcones in RAW 264.7 macrophages with structure-activity relationship study. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:1205-1209. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.01.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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