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Mari M, Boniburini M, Tosato M, Rigamonti L, Cuoghi L, Belluti S, Imbriano C, Avino G, Asti M, Ferrari E. Development of Stable Amino-Pyrimidine-Curcumin Analogs: Synthesis, Equilibria in Solution, and Potential Anti-Proliferative Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13963. [PMID: 37762266 PMCID: PMC10531168 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241813963] [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: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
With the clear need for better cancer treatment, naturally occurring molecules represent a powerful inspiration. Recently, curcumin has attracted attention for its pleiotropic anticancer activity in vitro, especially against colorectal and prostate cancer cells. Unfortunately, these encouraging results were disappointing in vivo due to curcumin's low stability and poor bioavailability. To overcome these issues, herein, the synthesis of eight new pyrimidine-curcumin derivatives is reported. The compounds were fully characterized (1H/13C NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance), LC-MS (Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometri), UV-Vis spectroscopy), particularly their acid/base behavior; overall protonation constants were estimated, and species distribution, as a function of pH, was predicted, suggesting that all the compounds are in their neutral form at pH 7.4. All the compounds were extremely stable in simulated physiological media (phosphate-buffered saline and simulated plasma). The compounds were tested in vitro (48 h incubation treatment) to assess their effect on cell viability in prostate cancer (LNCaP and PC3) and colorectal cancer (HT29 and HCT116) cell lines. Two compounds showed the same anti-proliferative activity as curcumin against HCT116 cells and improved cytotoxicity against PC3 cells.
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- Matteo Mari
- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy; (M.M.); (M.B.); (M.T.); (L.R.)
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy; (M.M.); (M.B.); (M.T.); (L.R.)
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy; (M.M.); (M.B.); (M.T.); (L.R.)
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry Section, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy; (M.M.); (M.B.); (M.T.); (L.R.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 213/d, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.C.); (S.B.); (C.I.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 213/d, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.C.); (S.B.); (C.I.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 213/d, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.C.); (S.B.); (C.I.)
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy; (M.M.); (M.B.); (M.T.); (L.R.)
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- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry Section, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy; (M.M.); (M.B.); (M.T.); (L.R.)
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Bi M, Li D, Zhang J. Role of curcumin in ischemia and reperfusion injury. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1057144. [PMID: 37021057 PMCID: PMC10067738 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1057144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
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Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is an inevitable pathological process after organic transplantations. Although traditional treatments restore the blood supply of ischemic organs, the damage caused by IRI is always ignored. Therefore, the ideal and effective therapeutic strategy to mitigate IRI is warrented. Curcumin is a type of polyphenols, processing such properties as anti-oxidative stress, anti-inflammation and anti-apoptosis. However, although many researches have been confirmed that curcumin can exert great effects on the mitigation of IRI, there are still some controversies about its underlying mechanisms among these researches. Thus, this review is to summarize the protective role of curcumin against IRI as well as the controversies of current researches, so as to clarify its underlying mechanisms clearly and provide clinicians a novel idea of the therapy for IRI.
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- Minglei Bi
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jiading District Central Hospital, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- *Correspondence: Jin Zhang,
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Shaikh SB, Tambe P, Mujahid Y, Santra MK, Biersack B, Ahmed K. Targeting growth of breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) with curcumin-pyrimidine analogs. J CHEM SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12039-022-02115-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Belal A, Elanany MA, Alsantali RI, Alrooqi MM, Mohamed AR, Hasabelnaby S. Identification of Some Promising Heterocycles Useful in Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis: Virtual Screening, Pharmacophore Mapping, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamics. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2022; 48:438-456. [PMID: 35637779 PMCID: PMC9134989 DOI: 10.1134/s1068162022330019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Amany Belal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099 Taif, 21944 Saudi Arabia
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Industries, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099 Taif, 21944 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, 21955 Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, 11829 Cairo Badr City, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt
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Qadir T, Amin A, Sharma PK, Jeelani I, Abe H. A Review on Medicinally Important Heterocyclic Compounds. THE OPEN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/18741045-v16-e2202280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Heterocyclic compounds account for the most prominent and diverse class of organic compounds. A significant number of heterocyclic compounds have been synthesized up to this point. Heterocyclic compounds are rapidly increasing in number due to extensive synthetic research and also their synthetic utility. Such compounds have a wide range of uses in the field of medicinal chemistry. Dyestuff, sanitizers, corrosion inhibitors, antioxidants, and copolymer synthesis are additional well-known applications. There are always distinguishing characteristics of an efficient approach for producing newly discovered heterocyclic compounds and their moieties. According to prior research, more than 90% of medicines containing heterocyclic compounds have been developed after the obtainment of a thorough scientific grasp of the biological system. It was discovered in the neoteric developments of heterocyclic compounds that these play a vital role in curative chemistry, and exert anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antiallergic, antibacterial, anti-HIV, antiviral, anti-convulsant, and other biological activities. The present article provides detailed information regarding such heterocyclic compounds.
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Rodrigues FC, Kumar NA, Thakur G. The potency of heterocyclic curcumin analogues: An evidence-based review. Pharmacol Res 2021; 166:105489. [PMID: 33588007 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Curcumin, a potent phytochemical, has been a significant lead compound and has been extensively investigated for its multiple bioactivities. Owing to its natural origin, non-toxic, safe, and pleiotropic behavior, it has been extensively explored. However, several limitations such as its poor stability, bioavailability, and fast metabolism prove to be a constraint to achieve its full therapeutic potential. Many approaches have been adopted to improve its profile, amongst which, structural modifications have indicated promising results. Its symmetric structure and simple chemistry have prompted organic and medicinal chemists to manipulate its arrangement and study its implications on the corresponding activity. One such recurring and favorable modification is at the diketo moiety with the aim to achieve isoxazole and pyrazole analogues of curcumin. A modification at this site is not only simple to achieve, but also has indicated a superior activity consistently. This review is a comprehensive and wide-ranged report of the different methods adopted to achieve several cyclized curcumin analogues along with the improvement in the efficacy of the corresponding activities observed.
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- Fiona C Rodrigues
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India.
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M. Elsharif A. Synthesis of New Pyrimidinone Derivatives and Their Respective Biological Activity Assessment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.13005/ojc/350221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Barbituric acid is converted into a pyrimidinone-incorporated pyrazolyl moiety (1), which is a key starting material. 1 can be converted into pyrimidine dione, isoxazole, pyrimidopyrimidine, and pyranopyrimidine by reacting with hydrazine hydrate and/or phenyl hydrazine, hydroxyl amine, urea, thiourea, guanidine, ethyl acetoacetate and ethyl cyanoacetate. Acylation of 1 gave an important key intermediate (7), which was condensed to form chalcone, which then underwent cycloaddition into cyclohexenes (8-13). Some newly synthesized compounds were screened as anti-diabetic agents and exhibited significant activity. These freshly manufactured compounds were characterized using different methods. These compounds showed significant activity as anti-diabetic agents, especially compound 4b, with IC50= 13.54 μg/ml, which is very close to that of the standard acarbose (IC50= 12.87 µg/ml). Additionally, these compounds showed cytotoxic inhibition activity against the colon carcinoma (HCT116), hepatocellular carcinoma (HEPG2), and breast carcinoma (MCF7) cells; compounds 11, 4b, and 10 showed the best activity, with IC50 = 19.3, 2.6, and 5 μg/ml, respectively.
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- Asma M. Elsharif
- College of Science, Department of Chemistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31113, Saudi Arabia
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