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Alamzeb M, Setzer WN, Ali S, Khan B, Rashid MU, Ihsanullah, Salman SM, Adnan, Omer M, Ali J, Ullah A. Spectral, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Pyretic, Leishmanicidal, and Molecular Docking Studies, Against Selected Protein Targets, of a New Bisbenzylisoquinoline Alkaloid. Front Chem 2022; 9:711190. [PMID: 34976944 PMCID: PMC8719521 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.711190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A new bisbenzylisoquinoline named as chondrofolinol (1) and four reported compounds (2–5) were isolated and characterized from the roots of Berberis glaucocarpa Stapf. Anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, and leishmanicidal studies were performed against carrageenan-induced paw edema, yeast-induced pyrexia, and the promastigotes of Leishmania tropica, respectively. The new compound significantly reduced the paw volume in carrageenan-induced paw edema and rectal temperature in yeast-induced pyrexia at 10 and 20 mg/ kg of body weight. Chondrofolinol caused almost 100% inhibition of the promastigotes of Leishmania tropica. All the compounds displayed minimal cytotoxicity against THP-1 monocytic cells. In order to ascertain the potential macromolecular targets of chondrofolinol responsible for the observed anti-inflammatory and anti-leishmanial activities, a molecular docking study was carried out on relevant protein targets of inflammation and Leishmania. Protein targets of human endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 2 (ERAP2) and human matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) for inflammation and protein targets of N-myristoyltransferase (NMT), tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (TyrRS), and uridine diphosphate-glucose pyrophosphorylase (UGPase) for Leishmania major were selected after thorough literature search about protein targets responsible for inflammation and Leishmania major. Chondrofolinol showed excellent docking to ERAP2 and to MMP-1. The Leishmania major protein targets with the most favorable docking scores to chondrofolinol were NMT, TyrRS, and UGPase. The study indicated that bisbenzylisoquinoline and isoquinoline alkaloids possess anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-leishmanial properties with minimal cytotoxicity and therefore, need to be further explored for their therapeutic potential.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL , United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kotli, Kotli, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Islamia College University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Baluchistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Takatu Campus, Quetta, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), Kohat, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Islamia College University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Mendonça AAS, Coelho CM, Veloso MP, Caldas IS, Gonçalves RV, Teixeira AL, de Miranda AS, Novaes RD. Relevance of Trypanothione Reductase Inhibitors on Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and In Silico Integrated Approach. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:8676578. [PMID: 30473742 PMCID: PMC6220389 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8676578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Due to the rudimentary antioxidant defenses in Trypanosoma cruzi, disruptors of redox balance are promising candidates for new antitrypanosomal drugs. We developed an integrated model based on systematic review, meta-analyses, and molecular modeling to evaluate the effect of trypanothione reductase (TR) inhibitors in T. cruzi infections. Our findings indicated that the TR inhibitors analyzed were effective in reducing parasitemia and mortality due to Trypanosoma cruzi infection in animal models. The most investigated drugs (clomipramine and thioridazine) showed no beneficial effects on the occurrence of infection-related electrocardiographic abnormalities or the affinity and density of cardiac β-adrenergic receptors. The affinity between the tested ligands and the active site of TR was confirmed by molecular docking. However, the molecular affinity score was unable to explain TR inhibition and T. cruzi death in vitro or the antiparasitic potential of these drugs when tested in preclinical models of T. cruzi infection. The divergence of in silico, in vitro, and in vivo findings indicated that the anti-T. cruzi effects of the analyzed drugs were not restricted to TR inhibition. As in vivo studies on TR inhibitors are still scarce and exhibit methodological limitations, mechanistic and highly controlled studies are required to improve the quality of evidence.
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- Andréa Aparecida Santos Mendonça
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37130-001 Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Department of Structural Biology, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37130-001 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37130-001 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37130-001 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37130-001 Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37130-001 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical Investigation, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 30130-100 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical Investigation, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 30130-100 Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Institute of Biological Sciences, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 30130-100 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37130-001 Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Department of Structural Biology, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, 37130-001 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Conserva LM, Pereira CDAB, Barbosa-Filho JM. Alkaloids of the Hernandiaceae: occurrence and a compilation of their biological activities. THE ALKALOIDS. CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY 2005; 62:175-243. [PMID: 16265923 DOI: 10.1016/s1099-4831(05)62003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Lucia M Conserva
- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Química dos Produtos Naturais, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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Fournet A, Rojas de Arias A, Ferreira ME, Nakayama H, Torres de Ortiz S, Schinini A, Samudio M, Vera de Bilbao N, Lavault M, Bonté F. Efficacy of the bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids in acute and chronic Trypanosoma cruzi murine model. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2000; 13:189-95. [PMID: 10724023 DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(99)00117-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have shown previously that daphnoline and cepharanthine are active against Trypanosoma cruzi and inhibited trypanothione reductase. The effects of oral treatments with daphnoline, cepharanthine and benznidazole were examined in Balb/c mice infected with T. cruzi acutely and chronically. In acute infections, parasitaemia was significantly reduced in the daphnoline-treated mice compared with controls and benznidazole-treated mice. The parasitological cure rate was increased in mice treated with daphnoline. Fifty days after infection, the negative serological response in both models was significantly different for the three tested drugs. Daphnoline showed the highest negative serological rate (48%). In chronically infected mice treated with daphnoline, we were unable to detect parasites in 70% of mice. The results obtained of oral treatment of daphnoline suggest that this bisbenzylisoquinoline may be useful in the treatment of acute and chronic Chagas' disease. This was not seen with cepharanthine, an excellent trypanothione reductase inhibitor.
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- A Fournet
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, ex-ORSTOM, UR Sante, Paris, France.
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Fournet A, Ferreira ME, de Arias AR, Schinini A, Nakayama H, Torres S, Sanabria R, Guinaudeau H, Bruneton J. The effect of bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids on Trypanosoma cruzi infections in mice. Int J Antimicrob Agents 1997; 8:163-70. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(97)00373-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/1996] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Whitehouse MW, Fairlie DP, Thong YH. Anti-inflammatory activity of the isoquinoline alkaloid, tetrandrine, against established adjuvant arthritis in rats. AGENTS AND ACTIONS 1994; 42:123-7. [PMID: 7879697 DOI: 10.1007/bf01983477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Two isoquinoline plant alkaloids, tetrandrine (1) and berbamine (2), have been evaluated for anti-inflammatory activity in an acute paw oedema assay and in adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats. 1 but not 2 suppressed the chronic inflammation in the arthritis model but neither compound was active in the acute inflammation assay. In the adjuvant-induced polyarthritis, 1 was not effective when given at the time of inoculation (Day 0), nor just before (Day 7-10) signs of arthritis were evident. However, when given on a therapeutic dose schedule (Days 10-13) or continually (Day -1 to +14) on a prophylactic schedule, signs of arthritis including weight loss due to cachexia were significantly reduced. Given orally, 1 was considerably more potent than aspirin but not gastro-irritant and may be a promising lead for the development of a safe and effective treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases.
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- M W Whitehouse
- Department of Pathology, University of Adelaide, Australia
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