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Gasparella M, Cenzi C, Piccione M, Madia VN, Di Santo R, Tudino V, Artico M, Taurone S, De Ponte C, Costi R, Di Liddo R. Effects of Modified Glucosamine on the Chondrogenic Potential of Circulating Stem Cells under Experimental Inflammation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10397. [PMID: 37373540 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Glucosamine (GlcN) is a glycosaminoglycan (GAGs) constituent in connective tissues. It is naturally produced by our body or consumed from diets. In the last decade, in vitro and in vivo trials have demonstrated that the administration of GlcN or its derivates has a protective effect on cartilage when the balance between catabolic and anabolic processes is disrupted and cells are no longer able to fully compensate for the loss of collagen and proteoglycans. To date, these benefits are still controversial because the mechanism of action of GlcN is not yet well clarified. In this study, we have characterized the biological activities of an amino acid (AA) derivate of GlcN, called DCF001, in the growth and chondrogenic induction of circulating multipotent stem cells (CMCs) after priming with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα), a pleiotropic cytokine commonly expressed in chronic inflammatory joint diseases. In the present work, stem cells were isolated from the human peripheral blood of healthy donors. After priming with TNFα (10 ng/mL) for 3 h, cultures were treated for 24 h with DCF001 (1 μg/mL) dissolved in a proliferative (PM) or chondrogenic (CM) medium. Cell proliferation was analyzed using a Corning® Cell Counter and trypan blue exclusion technique. To evaluate the potentialities of DCF001 in counteracting the inflammatory response to TNFα, we measured the amount of extracellular ATP (eATP) and the expression of adenosine-generating enzymes CD39/CD73, TNFα receptors, and NF-κB inhibitor IκBα using flow cytometry. Finally, total RNA was extracted to perform a gene expression study of some chondrogenic differentiation markers (COL2A1, RUNX2, and MMP13). Our analysis has shed light on the ability of DCF001 to (a) regulate the expression of CD39, CD73, and TNF receptors; (b) modulate eATP under differentiative induction; (c) enhance the inhibitory activity of IκBα, reducing its phosphorylation after TNFα stimulation; and (d) preserve the chondrogenic potentialities of stem cells. Although preliminary, these results suggest that DCF001 could be a valuable supplement for ameliorating the outcome of cartilage repair interventions, enhancing the efficacy of endogenous stem cells under inflammatory stimuli.
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- Marco Gasparella
- Local Health Unit Treviso, Department of Pediatric Surgery, 31100 Treviso, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sensory Organs, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences-Division of Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sensory Organs, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Emami S, Shayanfar A. Comments on "Dissolution Enhancement of Atorvastatin Calcium by Cocrystallization". Adv Pharm Bull 2021; 11:578-579. [PMID: 34513634 PMCID: PMC8421615 DOI: 10.34172/apb.2021.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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- Shahram Emami
- School of Pharmacy, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center and Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Jones Lipinski RA, Thillier Y, Morisseau C, Sebastiano CS, Smith BC, Hall CD, Katritzky AR. Molecular docking-guided synthesis of NSAID-glucosamine bioconjugates and their evaluation as COX-1/COX-2 inhibitors with potentially reduced gastric toxicity. Chem Biol Drug Des 2021; 98:102-113. [PMID: 33955172 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a powerful class of inhibitors targeting two isoforms of the family of cyclooxygenase enzymes (COX-1 and COX-2). While NSAIDs are widely used in the management of pain, in particular as a treatment for osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis, their long-term use has been associated with numerous on- and off-target effects. As the carboxylic acid moiety present in common NSAIDs is responsible for some of their adverse effects, but is not required for their anti-inflammatory activity, we sought to mask this group through direct coupling to glucosamine, which is thought to prevent cartilage degradation. We report herein the conjugation of commonly prescribed NSAIDs to glucosamine hydrochloride and the use of molecular docking to show that addition of the carbohydrate moiety to the parent NSAID can enhance binding in the active site of COX-2. In a preliminary, in vitro screening assay, the diclofenac-glucosamine bioconjugate exhibited 10-fold greater activity toward COX-2, making it an ideal candidate for future in vivo studies. Furthermore, in an intriguing result, we observed that the mefenamic acid-glucosamine bioconjugate displayed enhanced activity toward COX-1 rather than COX-2.
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- Rachel A Jones Lipinski
- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Program in Chemical Biology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, U.C. Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Program in Chemical Biology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Adbulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Çalışkan E, Koran K, Görgülü AO, Çetin A. Electrical properties of amino acid substituted novel cinnamic acid compounds. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Synthesis of new ibuprofen hybrid conjugates as potential anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents. Future Med Chem 2020; 12:1369-1386. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2020-0109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background: A new set of hybrid conjugates derived from 2-(4-isobutylphenyl)propanoic acid (ibuprofen) is synthesized to overcome the drawbacks of the current non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Results & methodology: Synthesized conjugates were screened for their anti-inflammatory, analgesic and ulcerogenic properties. Few conjugates were found to have significant anti-inflammatory properties in the carrageenan-induced rat paw edema test, while a fair number of conjugates showed promising peripheral analgesic activity in the acetic acid-induced writhing test as well as central analgesic properties in the in vivo hot plate technique. The newly synthesized conjugates did not display any ulcerogenic liability. Conclusion: In vitro, COX-1 and COX-2 enzyme inhibition studies raveled compound 7e is more selective toward COX-2 compared with ibuprofen.
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Muramatsu W, Manthena C, Nakashima E, Yamamoto H. Peptide Bond-Forming Reaction via Amino Acid Silyl Esters: New Catalytic Reactivity of an Aminosilane. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Wataru Muramatsu
- Molecular Catalyst Research Center, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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- Molecular Catalyst Research Center, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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- Molecular Catalyst Research Center, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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- Molecular Catalyst Research Center, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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Luo SH, Yang K, Lin JY, Gao JJ, Wu XY, Wang ZY. Synthesis of amino acid derivatives of 5-alkoxy-3,4-dihalo-2(5H)-furanones and their preliminary bioactivity investigation as linkers. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:5138-5147. [PMID: 31073571 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00736a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
A series of amino acid derivatives are successfully synthesized via a metal-free C-N coupling reaction of 5-alkoxy-3,4-dihalo-2(5H)-furanones and amino acids. Their structures are well characterized with 1H NMR, 13C NMR, ESI-MS and elemental analysis. As potential linkers of the 2(5H)-furanone unit with other drug moieties containing a hydroxyl or amino group, the effect of amino acids is investigated by comparison with other 2(5H)-furanone compounds by constructing C-O/C-S bonds. The preliminary results of the biological activity assay by the MTT method on a series of cancer cell lines in vitro reveal that the introduction of amino acids basically has no toxic effect. This can lead to these 2(5H)-furanone derivatives being further well-linked with other bioactive moieties with amino or hydroxy groups as expected. Thus, the biological activity assay gives a direction for the design of bioactive 2(5H)-furanones based on these amino acid linkers.
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- Shi-He Luo
- School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China. and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China. and College of Pharmacy, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi province 341000, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
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- College of Sports and Rehabilitation, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi province 341000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China. and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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Kumari B, Chauhan K, Trivedi J, Jaiswal V, Kanwar SS, Pokharel YR. Benzothiazole-Based-Bioconjugates with Improved Antimicrobial, Anticancer and Antioxidant Potential. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201801936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Bhawana Kumari
- School of Chemistry; Shoolini University, Solan; HP-173229 India
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- School of Chemistry; Shoolini University, Solan; HP-173229 India
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- Department of Science & Humanities; Indus University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat; India
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- School of Bioinformatics; Shoolini University; Solan 173229 India
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- Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology; South Asian University; New Delhi-110021 India
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Cheng FC, Yin L, Liu XJ, Liu WW, Cao ZL, Shi DH, Wang L. Synthesis of Novel Glycosyl 1,3,4-Thiadiazole Derivatives. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.3184/174751916x14738636315471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A convenient and mild protocol for the synthesis of glycosyl 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives was developed, which involved the reaction of glycosyl isothiocyanate, hydrazine hydrate, and various aldehydes followed by oxidative cyclisation with ferric ammonium sulfate in methanol. 13 examples of different glycosyl 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives were prepared. Good yields (70–87%) have been achieved. The glycosyl 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives may find applications in medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical industry.
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- Feng-Chang Cheng
- China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Lianyungang 222005, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Lianyungang 222005, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Lianyungang 222005, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, P.R. China
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