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Gomes LS, Costa ÉDO, Duarte TG, Charret TS, Castiglione RC, Simões RL, Pascoal VDB, Döring TH, da Silva FDC, Ferreira VF, S. de Oliveira A, Pascoal ACRF, Cruz AL, Nascimento V. New Chalcogen-Functionalized Naphthoquinones: Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation, In Vitro and In Silico, against Squamous Cell Carcinoma. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:21948-21963. [PMID: 38799368 PMCID: PMC11112715 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c10134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
Due to the growth in the number of patients and the complexity involved in anticancer therapies, new therapeutic approaches are urgent and necessary. In this context, compounds containing the selenium atom can be employed in developing new medicines due to their potential therapeutic efficacy and unique modes of action. Furthermore, tellurium, a previously unknown element, has emerged as a promising possibility in chalcogen-containing compounds. In this study, 13 target compounds (9a-i, 10a-c, and 11) were effectively synthesized as potential anticancer agents, employing a CuI-catalyzed Csp-chalcogen bond formation procedure. The developed methodology yielded excellent results, ranging from 30 to 85%, and the compounds were carefully characterized. Eight of these compounds showed promise as potential therapeutic drugs due to their high yields and remarkable selectivity against SCC-9 cells (squamous cell carcinoma). Compound 10a, in particular, demonstrated exceptional selectivity, making it an excellent choice for cancer cell targeting while sparing healthy cells. Furthermore, complementing in silico and molecular docking studies shed light on their physical features and putative modes of action. This research highlights the potential of these compounds in anticancer treatments and lays the way for future drug development efforts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luana
da Silva Gomes
- SupraSelen
Laboratory, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University Fluminense, Campus of Valonguinho, Niterói-RJ 24020-141, Brazil
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- SupraSelen
Laboratory, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University Fluminense, Campus of Valonguinho, Niterói-RJ 24020-141, Brazil
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- SupraSelen
Laboratory, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University Fluminense, Campus of Valonguinho, Niterói-RJ 24020-141, Brazil
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- Research
Laboratory of Natural Products and Bioactive Molecules, Nova Friburgo
Health Institute, Fluminense Federal University
(ISNF-UFF), Nova Friburgo-RJ 28625-650, Brazil
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- Laboratory
for Clinical and Experimental Research on Vascular Biology, Biomedical
Center, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro-RJ 20550-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory
of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Roberto Alcântara Gomes
Biology Institute, State University of Rio
de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20551-030, Brazil
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- Research
Laboratory of Natural Products and Bioactive Molecules, Nova Friburgo
Health Institute, Fluminense Federal University
(ISNF-UFF), Nova Friburgo-RJ 28625-650, Brazil
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- Department
of Exact Sciences and Education, Federal
University of Santa Catarina, Campus Blumenau, Blumenau-SC, 89036-256, Brazil
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- Applied Organic
Synthesis Laboratory (LabSOA), Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói-RJ 24020-141, Brazil
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- Department
of Exact Sciences and Education, Federal
University of Santa Catarina, Campus Blumenau, Blumenau-SC 89036-256, Brazil
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- Department
of Exact Sciences and Education, Federal
University of Santa Catarina, Campus Blumenau, Blumenau-SC, 89036-256, Brazil
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- Research
Laboratory of Natural Products and Bioactive Molecules, Nova Friburgo
Health Institute, Fluminense Federal University
(ISNF-UFF), Nova Friburgo-RJ 28625-650, Brazil
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S. Cruz
- Physiopathology
Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences, Multidisciplinary Center
UFRJ, Federal University of Rio De Janeiro
(UFRJ), Macaé-RJ 27930-560, Brazil
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- SupraSelen
Laboratory, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University Fluminense, Campus of Valonguinho, Niterói-RJ 24020-141, Brazil
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Angulo-Elizari E, Henriquez-Figuereo A, Morán-Serradilla C, Plano D, Sanmartín C. Unlocking the potential of 1,4-naphthoquinones: A comprehensive review of their anticancer properties. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 268:116249. [PMID: 38458106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116249] [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: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
Abstract
Cancer encompasses a group of pathologies with common characteristics, high incidence, and prevalence in all countries. Although there are treatments available for this disease, they are not always effective or safe, often failing to achieve the desired results. This is why it is necessary to continue the search for new therapies. One of the strategies for obtaining new antitumor drugs is the use of 1,4-naphthoquinone as a scaffold in synthetic or natural products with antitumor activity. This review focuses on compiling studies related to the antitumor activity of 1,4-naphthoquinone and its natural and synthetic derivatives over the last 10 years. The work describes the main natural naphthoquinones with antitumor activity and classifies the synthetic naphthoquinones based on the structural modifications made to the scaffold. Additionally, the formation of metal complexes using naphthoquinones as a ligand is considered. After a thorough review, 197 synthetic compounds with potent biological activity against cancer have been classified according to their chemical structures and their mechanisms of action have been described.
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- Eduardo Angulo-Elizari
- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdisNA), 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdisNA), 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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Xu F, Li M, Qian Q, Chen L, Yang Y, Ji TF, Li JG. β-acetoxyisovalerylalkannin suppresses proliferation and induces ROS-based mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in human melanoma cells. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2024; 26:372-386. [PMID: 37310856 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2023.2221648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
β-acetoxyisovalerylalkannin (β-AIVA) is one of shikonin/alkannin derivative, which were mainly extracted from Boraginaceae family. The effects of β-AIVA on human melanoma A375 cells and U918 cells were investigated in vitro. The CCK-8 assay showed that β-AIVA inhibited proliferation of cells. Results from flow cytometry, ROS assay and JC-1 assay showed that β-AIVA increased late apoptosis rate, induced the production of ROS and promoted mitochondrial depolarization in cells. β-AIVA regulated expressions of BAX and Bcl-2 proteins, and increased the expression of cleaved caspase-9 and cleaved caspase-3. These findings suggest that β-AIVA may be a potential therapeutic drug for treating melanoma.
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- Fang Xu
- College of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830011, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China
- Xinjiang University of Science & Technology, Korla 841899, China
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Kumar Jha R, Rohilla K, Jain S, Parganiha D, Kumar S. Blue-Light Irradiated Mn(0)-Catalyzed Hydroxylation and C(sp 3 )-H Functionalization of Unactivated Alkanes with C(sp 2 )-H Bonds of Quinones for Alkylated Hydroxy Quinones and Parvaquone. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303537. [PMID: 37991931 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
Abstract
Site-selective C(sp3 )-H functionalization of unreactive hydrocarbons is always challenging due to its inherited chemical inertness, slightly different reactivity of various C-H bonds, and intrinsically high bond dissociation energies. Here, a site-selective C-H alkylation of naphthoquinone with unactivated hydrocarbons using Mn2 (CO)10 as a catalyst under blue-light (457 nm) irradiation without any external acid or base and pre-functionalization is presented. The selective C-H functionalization of tertiary over secondary and secondary over primary C(sp3 )-H bonds in abundant chemical feedstocks was achieved, and hydroxylation of quinones was realized in situ by employing the developed methodology. This protocol provides a new catalytic system for the direct construction of high-value-added compounds, namely, parvaquone (a commercially available drug used to treat theileriosis) and its derivatives under ambient reaction conditions. Moreover, this operationally simple protocol applies to various linear-, branched-, and cyclo-alkanes with high degrees of site selectivity under blue-light irradiated conditions and could provide rapid and straightforward access to versatile methodologies for upgrading feedstock chemicals. Mechanistic insight by radical trapping, radical scavenging, EPR, and other controlled experiments well corroborated with DFT studies suggest that the reaction proceeds by a radical pathway.
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- Raushan Kumar Jha
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462066, India
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Moraes VT, Caires FJ, da Silva-Neto PV, Mendonça JN, Fraga-Silva TFC, Fontanezi BB, Marcato PD, Deperon Bonato VL, Sorgi CA, Beraldo Moraes LA, Clososki GC. Naphthoquinone derivatives as potential immunomodulators: prospective for COVID-19 treatment. RSC Adv 2024; 14:6532-6541. [PMID: 38390504 PMCID: PMC10880745 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra08173g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Inflammation plays a crucial role in COVID-19, and when it becomes dysregulated, it can lead to severe outcomes, including death. Naphthoquinones, a class of cyclic organic compounds widely distributed in nature, have attracted significant interest due to their potential biological benefits. One such naphthoquinone is 3,5,8-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-2-(5-oxohexa-1,3-dienyl)-naphthanthene-1,4-dione (3,5,8-TMON), a compound produced by fungi. Despite its structural similarity to shikonin, limited research has been conducted to investigate its biological properties. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of 3,5,8-TMON and its synthetic derivatives in the context of inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro using cell cultures. 3,5,8-TMON was obtained by acid treatment of crude extracts of fermentation medium from Cordyceps sp., and two derivatives were accessed by reaction with phenylhydrazine under different conditions. The results revealed that the crude extract of the fungi (C. Ex) inhibited the activity of transcription factor NF-kB, as well as the production of nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) when LPS induced it in RAW 264.7 cells. This inhibitory effect was observed at effective concentrations of 12.5 and 3.12 μg mL-1. In parallel, 3,5,8-TMON and the new derivatives 3 and 4 demonstrated the ability to decrease IL-6 production while increasing TNF, with a specific effect depending on the concentration. These concentration-dependent agonist and antagonist effects were observed in THP-1 cells. Furthermore, 3,5,8-TMON inhibited IL-6 production at concentrations of 12.5 and 3.12 μg mL-1 in Calu-3 cells during SARS-CoV-2 viral infection. These findings present promising opportunities for further research into the therapeutic potential of this class of naphthoquinone in the management of inflammation and viral infections.
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- Vitor Tassara Moraes
- Departamento de Ciências Biomoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo-USP Ribeirão Preto 14040-903 SP Brazil +55 16 3315-4208
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- Departamento de Ciências Biomoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo-USP Ribeirão Preto 14040-903 SP Brazil +55 16 3315-4208
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto-FFCLRP, Universidade de São Paulo-USP Ribeirão Preto 14040-901 SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biomoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo-USP Ribeirão Preto 14040-903 SP Brazil +55 16 3315-4208
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas-UFAL Maceió 57072-900 AL Brazil
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto-FMRP, Universidade de São Paulo-USP Ribeirão Preto 14040-900 SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo-USP Ribeirão Preto 14040-903 SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo-USP Ribeirão Preto 14040-903 SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto-FMRP, Universidade de São Paulo-USP Ribeirão Preto 14040-900 SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto-FFCLRP, Universidade de São Paulo-USP Ribeirão Preto 14040-901 SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto-FFCLRP, Universidade de São Paulo-USP Ribeirão Preto 14040-901 SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biomoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo-USP Ribeirão Preto 14040-903 SP Brazil +55 16 3315-4208
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Pal S, Das D, Bhunia S. p-Toluenesulfonic acid-promoted organic transformations for the generation of molecular complexity. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:1527-1579. [PMID: 38275082 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01766d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
Abstract
Since the beginning of this century, p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TSA) catalysed organic transformations have been an active area of research for developing efficient synthetic methodologies. Often, catalysis using p-TSA is associated with many advantages, such as operational simplicity, high selectivity, excellent yields, and ease of product isolation, which make organic synthesis convenient and versatile. Notably, p-TSA is a non-toxic, commercially available, inexpensive solid organic compound that is soluble in water, alcohols, and other polar organic solvents. p-TSA is a strong acid compared to many protic or mineral acids and its high acidity helps activate different organic functional groups. p-TSA-promoted conversions are fast, have a high atom and pot economy, and feature a multiple bond-forming index. Therefore, the utilization of p-TSA enables the synthesis of many important structural scaffolds without any hazardous metals, making it desirable in numerous applications of sustainable and green chemistry. Recently, this emerging area of research has become one of the pillars of synthetic organic chemistry to synthesise biologically relevant, complex carbocycles and heterocycles. This study provides a comprehensive summary of methods, applications, and mechanistic insights into p-TSA-catalysed organic transformations, covering the literature reports that have appeared since 2012.
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- Sanchari Pal
- Department of Chemistry, Triveni Devi Bhalotia College, Raniganj, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Triveni Devi Bhalotia College, Raniganj, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
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Meena N, Nipate DS, Swami PN, Rangan K, Kumar A. Ru(II)-Catalyzed [4 + 2]-Annulation of 2-Alkenyl/Arylimidazoles with N-Substituted Maleimides and 1,4-Naphthoquinones: Access to Imidazo-Fused Polyheterocycles. J Org Chem 2024; 89:2272-2282. [PMID: 38305185 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
Abstract
Synthesis of imidazo-fused polyheterocyclic molecular frameworks, viz. imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[3,4-e]pyridines, imidazo[2,1-a]pyrrolo[3,4-c]isoquinolines, and benzo[g]imidazo[1,2-a]quinoline-6,11-diones, has been achieved by the ruthenium(II)-catalyzed [4 + 2] C-H/N-H annulation of 2-alkenyl/2-arylimidazoles with N-substituted maleimides and 1,4-naphthoquinones. The developed protocol is operationally simple, exhibits broad substrate scope with excellent functional group tolerance, and provides the desired products in moderate to good yields. The mechanistic studies suggest that the reaction involves the formation of a C-C bond through Ru-catalyzed C(sp2)-H bond activation followed by intramolecular cyclization.
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- Neha Meena
- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad, Telangana 500078, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031, India
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Agafonova I, Chingizova E, Chaikina E, Menchinskaya E, Kozlovskiy S, Likhatskaya G, Sabutski Y, Polonik S, Aminin D, Pislyagin E. Protection Activity of 1,4-Naphthoquinones in Rotenone-Induced Models of Neurotoxicity. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:62. [PMID: 38393033 PMCID: PMC10890484 DOI: 10.3390/md22020062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
The MTS cell viability test was used to screen a mini library of natural and synthetic 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives (1,4-NQs) from marine sources. This screening identified two highly effective compounds, U-443 and U-573, which showed potential in protecting Neuro-2a neuroblastoma cells from the toxic effects of rotenone in an in vitro model of neurotoxicity. The selected 1,4-NQs demonstrated the capability to reduce oxidative stress by decreasing the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) in Neuro-2a neuroblastoma cells and RAW 264.7 macrophage cells and displayed significant antioxidant properties in mouse brain homogenate. Normal mitochondrial function was restored and the mitochondrial membrane potential was also regained by 1,4-NQs after exposure to neurotoxins. Furthermore, at low concentrations, these compounds were found to significantly reduce levels of proinflammatory cytokines TNF and IL-1β and notably inhibit the activity of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in RAW 264.7 macrophages. The results of docking studies showed that the 1,4-NQs were bound to the active site of COX-2, analogically to a known inhibitor of this enzyme, SC-558. Both substances significantly improved the behavioral changes in female CD1 mice with rotenone-induced early stage of Parkinson's disease (PD) in vivo. It is proposed that the 1,4-NQs, U-443 and U-573, can protect neurons and microglia through their potent anti-ROS and anti-inflammatory activities.
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- Irina Agafonova
- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (I.A.); (E.C.); (E.C.); (E.M.); (S.K.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (S.P.); (D.A.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (I.A.); (E.C.); (E.C.); (E.M.); (S.K.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (S.P.); (D.A.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (I.A.); (E.C.); (E.C.); (E.M.); (S.K.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (S.P.); (D.A.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (I.A.); (E.C.); (E.C.); (E.M.); (S.K.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (S.P.); (D.A.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (I.A.); (E.C.); (E.C.); (E.M.); (S.K.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (S.P.); (D.A.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (I.A.); (E.C.); (E.C.); (E.M.); (S.K.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (S.P.); (D.A.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (I.A.); (E.C.); (E.C.); (E.M.); (S.K.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (S.P.); (D.A.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (I.A.); (E.C.); (E.C.); (E.M.); (S.K.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (S.P.); (D.A.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (I.A.); (E.C.); (E.C.); (E.M.); (S.K.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (S.P.); (D.A.)
- Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shin-Chuan 1st Road, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City 80708, Taiwan
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (I.A.); (E.C.); (E.C.); (E.M.); (S.K.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (S.P.); (D.A.)
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Ferreira GM, Lima APB, Sousa JAC, Pereira GR, da Silva GN, Brandão GC. 8-Methoxy-α-lapachone and lawsone: antiproliferative effects on bladder tumour cells. Nat Prod Res 2023:1-7. [PMID: 38126137 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2293156] [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: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Quinones are chemical compounds produced from the oxidation of phenols. Among the quinones, naphthoquinones stand out as potential antitumor agents. Bladder tumour is the tenth most diagnosed in the world. Based on this, using a urothelial carcinoma cell line (T24), two naphthoquinones had their cytotoxicity tested by the MTT colorimetric method and were submitted to assays of clonogenic survival, morphology, cell cycle, cell migration and species reactive oxygen. The results showed 8-methoxy-α-lapachone and lausone presented selectivity indexes (19.5 and 28.0, respectively) for T24 cells. Moreover, the two naphthoquinones reduced the cell viability, interfered with the process of cell migration, changed the cell cycle kinectics and induced the production of species reactive oxygen (ROS). Additionaly, 8-methoxy-α-lapachone altered the morphology of the cells. In conclusion, the studied naphthoquinones showed potential antiproliferative effects in bladder cancer cells, interfering in cellular processes, possibly through oxidative stress.
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- Gabriel Monteze Ferreira
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (CIPHARMA), Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (CIPHARMA), Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (CIPHARMA), Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, PUCAQ2 Minas, Departamento de Física e Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Informática ICEI, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (CIPHARMA), Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (CIPHARMA), Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Efeoglu C, Taskin S, Selcuk O, Celik B, Tumkaya E, Ece A, Sari H, Seferoglu Z, Ayaz F, Nural Y. Synthesis, anti-inflammatory activity, inverse molecular docking, and acid dissociation constants of new naphthoquinone-thiazole hybrids. Bioorg Med Chem 2023; 95:117510. [PMID: 37926047 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2023.117510] [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: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Chronic Inflammation is associated with various types of diseases that involves pro-inflammatory cytokines like IL-6 and TNF-α. High costs and serious side effects of available anti-inflammatory/immunomodulatory drugs led us to design new compounds with promising anti-inflammatory activities. Many drugs and biologically important compounds involve naphthoquinone and thiazole moieties in their core structures. Thereby, here we report the synthesis, characterization and anti-inflammatory activities of new naphthoquinone thiazole hybrids by reaction of naphthoquinone acyl thioureas with various α-bromoketone derivatives. The position of NO2 group in one of the phenyl rings of naphthoquinone thiazole hybrids was changed while different substituents were introduced at the para position of the second phenyl ring. All compounds were tested for potential immunomodulatory effect. No inflammatory cytokines were observed in the absence of LPS stimulant. On the other hand, they had promising anti-inflammatory immunomodulatory activities by being able to decrease the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-6) in the LPS-stimulated cells. In an effort to find the possible mechanism of action, several enzymes involved in signalling pathways that play critical roles in inflammatory responses were screened in silico. Subsequent to inverse molecular docking approach, PI3K was predicted be the potential target. The docked complexes of the most potent compounds 5g and 5i were subjected to molecular dynamics simulation to assess the binding stability of the igands with the putative target. Acid dissociation constants (pKa) of the products were also determined potentiometrically.
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- Cagla Efeoglu
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mersin University, Mersin TR-33169, Türkiye
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Biruni University, İstanbul 34010, Türkiye
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mersin University, Mersin TR-33169, Türkiye
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Mersin University, TR-33440 Mersin, Türkiye; Mersin University Biotechnology Research and Application Center, Mersin University, TR-33440 Mersin, Türkiye
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Mersin University, TR-33440 Mersin, Türkiye; Mersin University Biotechnology Research and Application Center, Mersin University, TR-33440 Mersin, Türkiye
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Biruni University, İstanbul 34010, Türkiye.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, Gaziosmanpasa University, 60250 Tokat, Türkiye
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, TR-06560 Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Biruni University, İstanbul 34010, Türkiye.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mersin University, Mersin TR-33169, Türkiye.
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Santos TB, de Moraes LGC, Pacheco PAF, dos Santos DG, Ribeiro RMDAC, Moreira CDS, da Rocha DR. Naphthoquinones as a Promising Class of Compounds for Facing the Challenge of Parkinson's Disease. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1577. [PMID: 38004442 PMCID: PMC10674926 DOI: 10.3390/ph16111577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disease that affects approximately 6.1 million people and is primarily caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons. Naphthoquinones have several biological activities explored in the literature, including neuroprotective effects. Therefore, this review shows an overview of naphthoquinones with neuroprotective effects, such as shikonin, plumbagin and vitamin K, that prevented oxidative stress, in addition to multiple mechanisms. Synthetic naphthoquinones with inhibitory activity on the P2X7 receptor were also found, leading to a neuroprotective effect on Neuro-2a cells. It was found that naphthazarin can act as inhibitors of the MAO-B enzyme. Vitamin K and synthetic naphthoquinones hybrids with tryptophan or dopamine showed inhibition of the aggregation of α-synuclein. Synthetic derivatives of juglone and naphthazarin were able to protect Neuro-2a cells against neurodegenerative effects of neurotoxins. In addition, routes for producing synthetic derivatives were also discussed. With the data presented, 1,4-naphthoquinones can be considered as a promising class in the treatment of PD and this review aims to assist the scientific community in the application of these compounds. The derivatives presented can also support further research that explores their structures as synthetic platforms, in addition to helping to understand the interaction of naphthoquinones with biological targets related to PD.
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- Thaís Barreto Santos
- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro de São João Batista s/n°, Niterói CEP 24.020-141, RJ, Brazil; (T.B.S.); (L.G.C.d.M.); (P.A.F.P.); (D.G.d.S.); (R.M.d.A.C.R.); (C.d.S.M.)
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro de São João Batista s/n°, Niterói CEP 24.020-141, RJ, Brazil; (T.B.S.); (L.G.C.d.M.); (P.A.F.P.); (D.G.d.S.); (R.M.d.A.C.R.); (C.d.S.M.)
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro de São João Batista s/n°, Niterói CEP 24.020-141, RJ, Brazil; (T.B.S.); (L.G.C.d.M.); (P.A.F.P.); (D.G.d.S.); (R.M.d.A.C.R.); (C.d.S.M.)
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro de São João Batista s/n°, Niterói CEP 24.020-141, RJ, Brazil; (T.B.S.); (L.G.C.d.M.); (P.A.F.P.); (D.G.d.S.); (R.M.d.A.C.R.); (C.d.S.M.)
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro de São João Batista s/n°, Niterói CEP 24.020-141, RJ, Brazil; (T.B.S.); (L.G.C.d.M.); (P.A.F.P.); (D.G.d.S.); (R.M.d.A.C.R.); (C.d.S.M.)
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro de São João Batista s/n°, Niterói CEP 24.020-141, RJ, Brazil; (T.B.S.); (L.G.C.d.M.); (P.A.F.P.); (D.G.d.S.); (R.M.d.A.C.R.); (C.d.S.M.)
- Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Campus Paracambi, Rua Sebastião Lacerda s/n°, Fábrica, Paracambi CEP 26.600-000, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro de São João Batista s/n°, Niterói CEP 24.020-141, RJ, Brazil; (T.B.S.); (L.G.C.d.M.); (P.A.F.P.); (D.G.d.S.); (R.M.d.A.C.R.); (C.d.S.M.)
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Winiewski V, Verdan MH, Santos Oliveira C, Eloyane Barreto Rodrigues T, Salvador MJ, Alves Stefanello MÉ. Two new naphthoquinone derivatives from Sinningia conspicua (Gesneriaceae). Nat Prod Res 2023:1-6. [PMID: 37665187 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2253971] [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: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Two new naphthoquinones, 7-hydroxy-2-O-methyldunniol (1) and 7-methoxy-2-O-methyldunniol (2) were isolated from the tubers of Sinningia conspicua (Seem.) G. Nicholson (Gesneriaceae). Nine known compounds were also obtained: 7-methoxydunniol (3), dunniol (4), 7-methoxy-α-dunnione (5), 7-hydroxydunnione (6), 2,4,4',6-tetramethoxychalcone (7), loureirin B (8), allo-calceolarioside A (9), β-sitosterol (10) and stigmasterol (11). This is the first report of compounds 3 and 5 in Sinningia. n-Hexane, ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts, and compounds 1-5 were tested for cytotoxic activity against PC-3 (prostate) and SKMEL 103 (melanoma) human tumour cell lines and also against the 3T3 (fibroblast) non-cancer cell line. All samples were inactive.
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- Vanessa Winiewski
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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Silva LMN, França WWM, Santos VHB, Souza RAF, Silva AM, Diniz EGM, Aguiar TWA, Rocha JVR, Souza MAA, Nascimento WRC, Lima Neto RG, Cruz Filho IJ, Ximenes ECPA, Araújo HDA, Aires AL, Albuquerque MCPA. Plumbagin: A Promising In Vivo Antiparasitic Candidate against Schistosoma mansoni and In Silico Pharmacokinetic Properties (ADMET). Biomedicines 2023; 11:2340. [PMID: 37760782 PMCID: PMC10525874 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11092340] [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: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Schistosomiasis, a potentially fatal chronic disease whose etiological agents are blood trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma spp., is one of the most prevalent and debilitating neglected diseases. The treatment of schistosomiasis depends exclusively on praziquantel (PZQ), a drug that has been used since the 1970s and that already has reports of reduced therapeutic efficacy, related with the development of Schistosoma-resistant or -tolerant strains. Therefore, the search for new therapeutic alternatives is an urgent need. Plumbagin (PLUM), a naphthoquinone isolated from the roots of plants of the genus Plumbago, has aroused interest in research due to its antiparasitic properties against protozoa and helminths. Here, we evaluated the in vivo schistosomicidal potential of PLUM against Schistosoma mansoni and the in silico pharmacokinetic parameters. ADMET parameters and oral bioavailability were evaluated using the PkCSM and SwissADME platforms, respectively. The study was carried out with five groups of infected mice and divided as follows: an untreated control group, a control group treated with PZQ, and three groups treated orally with 8, 16, or 32 mg/kg of PLUM. After treatment, the Kato-Katz technique was performed to evaluate a quantity of eggs in the feces (EPG). The animals were euthanized for worm recovery, intestine samples were collected to evaluate the oviposition pattern, the load of eggs was determined on the hepatic and intestinal tissues and for the histopathological and histomorphometric evaluation of tissue and hepatic granulomas. PLUM reduced EPG by 65.27, 70.52, and 82.49%, reduced the total worm load by 46.7, 55.25, and 72.4%, and the female worm load by 44.01, 52.76, and 71.16%, for doses of 8, 16, and 32 mg/kg, respectively. PLUM also significantly reduced the number of immature eggs and increased the number of dead eggs in the oogram. A reduction of 36.11, 46.46, and 64.14% in eggs in the hepatic tissue, and 57.22, 65.18, and 80.5% in the intestinal tissue were also observed at doses of 8, 16, and 32 mg/kg, respectively. At all doses, PLUM demonstrated an effect on the histopathological and histomorphometric parameters of the hepatic granuloma, with a reduction of 41.11, 48.47, and 70.55% in the numerical density of the granulomas and 49.56, 57.63, and 71.21% in the volume, respectively. PLUM presented itself as a promising in vivo antiparasitic candidate against S. mansoni, acting not only on parasitological parameters but also on hepatic granuloma. Furthermore, in silico, PLUM showed good predictive pharmacokinetic profiles by ADMET.
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- Lucas M. N. Silva
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-520, PE, Brazil; (L.M.N.S.); (V.H.B.S.); (R.A.F.S.); (E.C.P.A.X.); (M.C.P.A.A.)
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- Instituto Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil; (W.W.M.F.); (A.M.S.); (E.G.M.D.); (T.W.A.A.); (J.V.R.R.); (W.R.C.N.); (H.D.A.A.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Departamento de Medicina Tropical Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-420, PE, Brazil;
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-520, PE, Brazil; (L.M.N.S.); (V.H.B.S.); (R.A.F.S.); (E.C.P.A.X.); (M.C.P.A.A.)
- Instituto Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil; (W.W.M.F.); (A.M.S.); (E.G.M.D.); (T.W.A.A.); (J.V.R.R.); (W.R.C.N.); (H.D.A.A.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-520, PE, Brazil; (L.M.N.S.); (V.H.B.S.); (R.A.F.S.); (E.C.P.A.X.); (M.C.P.A.A.)
- Instituto Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil; (W.W.M.F.); (A.M.S.); (E.G.M.D.); (T.W.A.A.); (J.V.R.R.); (W.R.C.N.); (H.D.A.A.)
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- Instituto Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil; (W.W.M.F.); (A.M.S.); (E.G.M.D.); (T.W.A.A.); (J.V.R.R.); (W.R.C.N.); (H.D.A.A.)
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- Instituto Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil; (W.W.M.F.); (A.M.S.); (E.G.M.D.); (T.W.A.A.); (J.V.R.R.); (W.R.C.N.); (H.D.A.A.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Departamento de Medicina Tropical Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-420, PE, Brazil;
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- Instituto Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil; (W.W.M.F.); (A.M.S.); (E.G.M.D.); (T.W.A.A.); (J.V.R.R.); (W.R.C.N.); (H.D.A.A.)
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-420, PE, Brazil
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- Instituto Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil; (W.W.M.F.); (A.M.S.); (E.G.M.D.); (T.W.A.A.); (J.V.R.R.); (W.R.C.N.); (H.D.A.A.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Departamento de Medicina Tropical Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-420, PE, Brazil;
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Morfotecnologia, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-420, PE, Brazil; (M.A.A.S.); (I.J.C.F.)
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- Instituto Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil; (W.W.M.F.); (A.M.S.); (E.G.M.D.); (T.W.A.A.); (J.V.R.R.); (W.R.C.N.); (H.D.A.A.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Morfotecnologia, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-420, PE, Brazil; (M.A.A.S.); (I.J.C.F.)
- Centro de Ciências Médicas—Área Acadêmica de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Departamento de Medicina Tropical Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-420, PE, Brazil;
- Centro de Ciências Médicas—Área Acadêmica de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Morfotecnologia, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-420, PE, Brazil; (M.A.A.S.); (I.J.C.F.)
- Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-520, PE, Brazil; (L.M.N.S.); (V.H.B.S.); (R.A.F.S.); (E.C.P.A.X.); (M.C.P.A.A.)
- Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Instituto Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil; (W.W.M.F.); (A.M.S.); (E.G.M.D.); (T.W.A.A.); (J.V.R.R.); (W.R.C.N.); (H.D.A.A.)
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-420, PE, Brazil
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- Instituto Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil; (W.W.M.F.); (A.M.S.); (E.G.M.D.); (T.W.A.A.); (J.V.R.R.); (W.R.C.N.); (H.D.A.A.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Departamento de Medicina Tropical Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-420, PE, Brazil;
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Morfotecnologia, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-420, PE, Brazil; (M.A.A.S.); (I.J.C.F.)
- Centro de Ciências Médicas—Área Acadêmica de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-520, PE, Brazil; (L.M.N.S.); (V.H.B.S.); (R.A.F.S.); (E.C.P.A.X.); (M.C.P.A.A.)
- Instituto Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil; (W.W.M.F.); (A.M.S.); (E.G.M.D.); (T.W.A.A.); (J.V.R.R.); (W.R.C.N.); (H.D.A.A.)
- Centro de Ciências Médicas—Área Acadêmica de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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Tyagi R, Waheed A, Kumar N, Ahad A, Bin Jardan YA, Mujeeb M, Kumar A, Naved T, Madan S. Formulation and Evaluation of Plumbagin-Loaded Niosomes for an Antidiabetic Study: Optimization and In Vitro Evaluation. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1169. [PMID: 37631084 PMCID: PMC10458316 DOI: 10.3390/ph16081169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Diabetes treatment requires focused administration with quality systemic circulation to determine the optimal therapeutic window. Intestinal distribution through oral administration with nanoformulation provides several benefits. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to create plumbagin enclosed within niosomes using the quality by design (QbD) strategy for efficient penetration and increased bioavailability. The formulation and optimization of plumbagin-loaded niosomes (P-Ns-Opt) involved the use of a Box-Behnken Design. The particle size (PDI) and entrapment efficiency of the optimized P-Ns-Opt were 133.6 nm, 0.150, and 75.6%, respectively. TEM, DSC, and FTIR were used to analyze the morphology and compatibility of the optimized P-Ns-Opt. Studies conducted in vitro revealed a controlled release system. P-Ns-Opt's antioxidant activity, α-amylase, and α-glucosidase were evaluated, and the results revealed a dose-dependent efficacy with 60.68 ± 0.02%,90.69 ± 2.9%, and 88.43 ± 0.89%, respectively. In summary, the created P-Ns-Opt demonstrate remarkable potential for antidiabetic activity by inhibiting oxygen radicals, α-amylase, and α-glucosidase enzymes and are, therefore, a promising drug delivery nanocarrier in the management and treatment of diabetes.
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- Rama Tyagi
- Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Noida 201303, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, M. B. Road, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, M. B. Road, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, M. B. Road, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Centre, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Noida 201303, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Noida 201303, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Kozlovskiy S, Pislyagin E, Menchinskaya E, Chingizova E, Kaluzhskiy L, Ivanov AS, Likhatskaya G, Agafonova I, Sabutski Y, Polonik S, Manzhulo I, Aminin D. Tetracyclic 1,4-Naphthoquinone Thioglucoside Conjugate U-556 Blocks the Purinergic P2X7 Receptor in Macrophages and Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory Activity In Vivo. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12370. [PMID: 37569745 PMCID: PMC10418395 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512370] [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: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
Abstract
P2X7 receptors (P2X7Rs) are ligand-gated ion channels that play a significant role in inflammation and are considered a potential therapeutic target for some inflammatory diseases. We have previously shown that a number of synthetic 1,4-naphthoquinones are capable of blocking P2X7Rs in neuronal and macrophage cells. In the present investigation, we have demonstrated the ability of the tetracyclic quinone-thioglucoside conjugate U-556, derived from 1,4-naphthoquinone thioglucoside, to inhibit ATP-induced Ca2+ influx and YO-PRO-1 dye uptake, which indicates blocking P2X7R in RAW 264.7 macrophages. This process was accompanied by the inhibition of ATP-induced reactive oxygen species production in macrophages, as well as the macrophage survival strengthening under ATP toxic effects. Nevertheless, U-556 had no noticeable antioxidant capacity. Naphthoquinone-thioglucoside conjugate U-556 binding to the extracellular part of the P2X7R was confirmed by SPR analysis, and the kinetic characteristics of this complex formation were established. Computer modeling predicted that U-556 binds the P2X7R allosteric binding site, topographically similar to that of the specific A438079 blocker. The study of biological activity in in vivo experiments shows that tetracylic conjugate significantly reduces inflammation provoked by carrageenan. The data obtained points out that the observed physiological effects of U-556 may be due to its ability to block the functioning of the P2X7R.
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- Sergei Kozlovskiy
- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.K.); (E.P.); (E.M.); (E.C.); (G.L.); (I.A.); (Y.S.); (S.P.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.K.); (E.P.); (E.M.); (E.C.); (G.L.); (I.A.); (Y.S.); (S.P.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.K.); (E.P.); (E.M.); (E.C.); (G.L.); (I.A.); (Y.S.); (S.P.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.K.); (E.P.); (E.M.); (E.C.); (G.L.); (I.A.); (Y.S.); (S.P.)
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- V.N. Orekhovich Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (L.K.); (A.S.I.)
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- V.N. Orekhovich Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (L.K.); (A.S.I.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.K.); (E.P.); (E.M.); (E.C.); (G.L.); (I.A.); (Y.S.); (S.P.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.K.); (E.P.); (E.M.); (E.C.); (G.L.); (I.A.); (Y.S.); (S.P.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.K.); (E.P.); (E.M.); (E.C.); (G.L.); (I.A.); (Y.S.); (S.P.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.K.); (E.P.); (E.M.); (E.C.); (G.L.); (I.A.); (Y.S.); (S.P.)
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- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia;
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.K.); (E.P.); (E.M.); (E.C.); (G.L.); (I.A.); (Y.S.); (S.P.)
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Durán AG, Chinchilla N, Simonet AM, Gutiérrez MT, Bolívar J, Valdivia MM, Molinillo JMG, Macías FA. Biological Activity of Naphthoquinones Derivatives in the Search of Anticancer Lead Compounds. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:toxins15050348. [PMID: 37235382 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15050348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Naphthoquinones are a valuable source of secondary metabolites that are well known for their dye properties since ancient times. A wide range of biological activities have been described highlighting their cytotoxic activity, gaining the attention of researchers in recent years. In addition, it is also worth mentioning that many anticancer drugs possess a naphthoquinone backbone in their structure. Considering this background, the work described herein reports the evaluation of the cytotoxicity of different acyl and alkyl derivatives from juglone and lawsone that showed the best activity results from a etiolated wheat coleoptile bioassay. This bioassay is rapid, highly sensitive to a wide spectrum of activities, and is a powerful tool for detecting biologically active natural products. A preliminary cell viability bioassay was performed on cervix carcinoma (HeLa) cells for 24 h. The most promising compounds were further tested for apoptosis on different tumoral (IGROV-1 and SK-MEL-28) and non-tumoral (HEK-293) cell lines by flow cytometry. Results reveal that derivatives from lawsone (particularly derivative 4) were more cytotoxic on tumoral than in non-tumoral cells, showing similar results to those obtained with of etoposide, which is used as a positive control for apoptotic cell death. These findings encourage further studies on the development of new anticancer drugs for more directed therapies and reduced side effects with naphthoquinone skeleton.
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- Alexandra G Durán
- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus de Excelencia Internacional (ceiA3), School of Science, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus de Excelencia Internacional (ceiA3), School of Science, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus de Excelencia Internacional (ceiA3), School of Science, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Public Health-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), University of Cádiz, República Saharaui 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Public Health-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), University of Cádiz, República Saharaui 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Public Health-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), University of Cádiz, República Saharaui 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus de Excelencia Internacional (ceiA3), School of Science, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus de Excelencia Internacional (ceiA3), School of Science, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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Yamashita M, Nakamori Y, Tsukamoto A, Furuno N, Iida A. Synthesis and structure-activity relationship studies of naphthoquinones as STAT3 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2023; 90:117331. [PMID: 37343498 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2023.117331] [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: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Based on previous studies, we synthesized a novel class of ortho- and para-naphthoquinones derivatives bearing a phenolic hydroxy or sulfonamide moiety and evaluated their in vitro antiproliferative and signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) phosphorylation inhibitory activities. The biological evaluations of these naphthoquinones revealed that ortho-naphthoquinones containing a phenolic hydroxyl group exhibited greater antiproliferative activity compared to compounds without a phenolic hydroxyl group. Among the synthesized para-naphthoquinones, 21, which has a condensed sulfonamide structure, showed substantially higher antiproliferative activity than that of the parent compound, and was also found to inhibit the phosphorylation of STAT3(Y705) in a dose-dependent manner. A docking simulation using AutoDock Vina suggested that 21 could directly bind to the hinge region of STAT3.
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- Mitsuaki Yamashita
- School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nakamachi, Nara 631-8505, Japan
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- School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nakamachi, Nara 631-8505, Japan
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- School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nakamachi, Nara 631-8505, Japan
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- School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nakamachi, Nara 631-8505, Japan
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- School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nakamachi, Nara 631-8505, Japan.
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Jha RK, Batabyal M, Kumar S. Blue Light Irradiated Metal-, Oxidant-, and Base-Free Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of C( sp2)-H and N-H Bonds: Amination of Naphthoquinones with Amines. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 37171187 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Herein, we report a blue-light-driven amination of C(sp2)-H bond of naphthoquinones and quinones with the N-H bond of primary and secondary amines for the synthesis of 2-amino-naphthoquinones and 2-amino-quinones. The coupling of naphthoquinones with a wide array of aliphatic, aromatic, chiral, primary, and secondary amines having electron donating (-CH3, -OCH3, -SCH3), withdrawing (-F, -Cl, -Br, -I), and CO2H, -OH, -NH2 groups with acidic protons selectively occurred to afford C-N coupled 2-amino-naphthoquinones in 60-99% yields and hydrogen gas as a byproduct in methanol solvent without using any additional reagents, additives, and oxidant under the blue light irradiation. Mechanistic insight by DFT computation, controlled experiments, kinetic isotopic effect, and substitution effect of the substrates suggest that the reaction proceeds by radical pathway in which naphthoquinone forms a highly oxidizing naphthoquinonyl biradical upon irradiation of blue light (457 nm). Consequently, electron transfer from electron-rich amine to an oxidizing naphthoquinonyl biradical leads to a naphthoquinonyl radical anion and aminyl radical cation, followed by proton transfer and delocalization leading to a carbon-centered naphthoquinonyl radical. The cross-coupling of naphthoquinonyl carbon-centered and aminyl nitrogen radicals forms a C-N bond, with subsequent elimination of hydrogen gas (which was also confirmed by GC-TCD), affording 2-amino-1,4-naphthoquinone under metal-, reagent-, base-, and oxidant-free conditions.
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- Raushan Kumar Jha
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462066, India
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Esawi E, Mahmoud IS, Abdullah MS, Abuarqoub DA, Ahram MA, Alshaer WM. 1,4-Naphthoquinone Induces FcRn Protein Expression and Albumin Recycling in Human THP-1 Cells. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:16491-16499. [PMID: 37179634 PMCID: PMC10173444 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) has been established as a major factor in regulating the metabolism of albumin and IgG in humans by protecting them from intracellular degradation after they are endocytosed into cells. We assume that increasing the levels of endogenous FcRn proteins in cells would be beneficial to enhance the recycling of these molecules. In this study, we identify the compound 1,4-naphthoquinone as an efficient stimulator of FcRn protein expression in human THP-1 monocytic cells with potency at the submicromolar range. Also, the compound increased the subcellular localization of FcRn to the endocytic recycling compartment and enhanced human serum albumin recycling in the PMA-induced THP-1 cells. These results suggest that 1,4-naphthoquinone stimulates FcRn expression and activity in human monocytic cells in vitro and it could open a new avenue for designing cotreatment agents to enhance the efficacy of biological treatments such as albumin-conjugated drugs in vivo.
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- Ezaldeen
Ismael Esawi
- Department
of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King
Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman 11941, Jordan
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- Department
of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, Jordan
- . Tel: 00962797545880
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- Cell
Therapy Centre, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
- Department
of Pharmacology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical
Sciences, University of Petra, Amman 11180, Jordan
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- Department
of Physiology and Biochemistry, The University
of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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Liang S, Liu L, He B, Zhao W, Zhang W, Xiao L, Deng M, Zhong X, Zeng S, Qi X, Lü M. Activation of xanthine oxidase by 1,4-naphthoquinones: A novel potential research topic for diet management and risk assessment. Food Chem 2023; 424:136264. [PMID: 37207599 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136264] [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: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Oral intake of 1,4-naphthoquinones could be a potential risk factor for hyperuricemia and gout via activation of xanthine oxidase (XO). Herein, 1,4-naphthoquinones derived from food and food-borne pollutants were selected to investigate the structure and activity relationship (SAR) and the relative mechanism for activating XO in liver S9 fractions from humans (HLS9) and rats (RLS9). The SAR analysis showed that introduction of electron-donating substituents on the benzene ring or electron-withdrawing substituents on the quinone ring improved the XO-activating effect of 1,4-naphthoquinones. Different activation potential and kinetics behaviors were observed for activating XO by 1,4-naphthoquinones in HLS9/RLS9. Molecular docking simulation and density functional theory calculations showed a good correlation between -LogEC50 and docking free energy or HOMO-LUMO energy gap. The risk of exposure to the 1,4-naphthoquinones was evaluated and discussed. Our findings are helpful to guide diet management in clinic and avoid adverse events attributable to exposure to food-derived 1,4-naphthoquinones.
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- Sicheng Liang
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; The Public Platform of Advanced Detecting Instruments, Public Center of Experimental Technology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; Human Microecology and Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Luzhou Key Laboratory, Luzhou 646000, China; Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases of Sichuan Key Laboratory, Luzhou 646000, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- The Public Platform of Advanced Detecting Instruments, Public Center of Experimental Technology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; Human Microecology and Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Luzhou Key Laboratory, Luzhou 646000, China; Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases of Sichuan Key Laboratory, Luzhou 646000, China.
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Majdi C, Duvauchelle V, Meffre P, Benfodda Z. An overview on the antibacterial properties of juglone, naphthazarin, plumbagin and lawsone derivatives and their metal complexes. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 162:114690. [PMID: 37075666 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114690] [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: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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Bacterial resistance development represents a serious threat to human health across the globe and has become a very serious clinical problem for many classes of antibiotics. Hence, there is a constant and urgent need for the discovery and development of new effective antibacterial agents to stem the emergence of resistant bacteria. 1,4-naphthoquinones are an important class of natural products and have been known for decades as a privileged scaffold in medicinal chemistry regarding their many biological properties. The significant biological properties of specific 1,4-naphthoquinones hydroxyderivatives have drawn the attention of researchers in order to find new derivatives with an optimized activity, mainly as antibacterial agents. Based on juglone, naphthazarin, plumbagin and lawsone moieties, structural optimization was realized with the purpose of improving the antibacterial activity. Thereupon, relevant antibacterial activities have been observed on different panels of bacterial strains including resistant ones. In this review, we highlight the interest of developing new 1,4-naphthoquinones hydroxyderivatives and some metal complexes as promising antibacterial agents alternatives. Here, we thoroughly report for the first time both the antibacterial activity and the chemical synthesis of four different 1,4-naphthoquinones (juglone, naphthazarin, plumbagin and lawsone) from 2002 to 2022 with an emphasis on the structure-activity relationship, when applicable.
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- Chaimae Majdi
- UPR CHROME, Université de Nîmes, F-30021 Nîmes CEDEX 1, France
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- UPR CHROME, Université de Nîmes, F-30021 Nîmes CEDEX 1, France
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- UPR CHROME, Université de Nîmes, F-30021 Nîmes CEDEX 1, France.
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Wang J, Liu YM, Hu J, Chen C. Potential of natural products in combination with arsenic trioxide: Investigating cardioprotective effects and mechanisms. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 162:114464. [PMID: 37060657 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023] Open
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Over the past few decades, clinical trials conducted worldwide have demonstrated the efficacy of arsenic trioxide (ATO) in the treatment of relapsed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Currently, ATO has become the frontline treatments for patients with APL. However, its therapeutic applicability is severely constrained by ATO-induced cardiac side effects. Any cardioprotective agents that can ameliorate the cardiac side effects and allow exploiting the full therapeutic potential of ATO, undoubtedly gain significant attention. The knowledge and use of natural products for evidence-based therapy have grown rapidly in recent years. Here we discussed the potential mechanism of ATO-induced cardiac side effects and reviewed the studies on cardiac side effects as well as the research history of ATO in the treatment of APL. Then, We summarized the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of natural products in the treatment of ATO-induced cardiac side effects. Based on the efficacy and safety of the natural product, it has a promising future in the development of cardioprotective agents against ATO-induced cardiac side effects.
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- Jie Wang
- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing 100053, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing 100053, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
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Navarro-Tovar G, Vega-Rodríguez S, Leyva E, Loredo-Carrillo S, de Loera D, López-López LI. The Relevance and Insights on 1,4-Naphthoquinones as Antimicrobial and Antitumoral Molecules: A Systematic Review. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16040496. [PMID: 37111253 PMCID: PMC10144089 DOI: 10.3390/ph16040496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Natural product derivatives are essential in searching for compounds with important chemical, biological, and medical applications. Naphthoquinones are secondary metabolites found in plants and are used in traditional medicine to treat diverse human diseases. Considering this, the synthesis of naphthoquinone derivatives has been explored to contain compounds with potential biological activity. It has been reported that the chemical modification of naphthoquinones improves their pharmacological properties by introducing amines, amino acids, furan, pyran, pyrazole, triazole, indole, among other chemical groups. In this systematic review, we summarized the preparation of nitrogen naphthoquinones derivatives and discussed their biological effect associated with redox properties and other mechanisms. Preclinical evaluation of antibacterial and/or antitumoral naphthoquinones derivatives is included because cancer is a worldwide health problem, and there is a lack of effective drugs against multidrug-resistant bacteria. The information presented herein indicates that naphthoquinone derivatives could be considered for further studies to provide drugs efficient in treating cancer and multidrug-resistant bacteria.
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- Gabriela Navarro-Tovar
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí 78210, Mexico; (G.N.-T.); (S.V.-R.); (E.L.); (S.L.-C.)
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT), Mexico City 03940, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí 78210, Mexico; (G.N.-T.); (S.V.-R.); (E.L.); (S.L.-C.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí 78210, Mexico; (G.N.-T.); (S.V.-R.); (E.L.); (S.L.-C.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí 78210, Mexico; (G.N.-T.); (S.V.-R.); (E.L.); (S.L.-C.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí 78210, Mexico; (G.N.-T.); (S.V.-R.); (E.L.); (S.L.-C.)
- Correspondence: (D.d.L.); (L.I.L.-L.)
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- Instituto de Investigación de Zonas Desérticas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí 78377, Mexico
- Correspondence: (D.d.L.); (L.I.L.-L.)
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Oliveira VDS, Silva CC, de Freitas Oliveira JW, da Silva MDS, Ferreira PG, da Siva FDC, Ferreira VF, Barbosa EG, Barbosa CG, Moraes CB, Freitas-Junior LHGD, Converti A, Lima ÁAND. The evaluation of in vitro antichagasic and anti-SARS-CoV-2 potential of inclusion complexes of β- and methyl-β-cyclodextrin with naphthoquinone. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2023; 81:104229. [PMID: 36776572 PMCID: PMC9905044 DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2023.104229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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The compound 3a,10b-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[b]naphtho[2,3-d]furan-5,10-dione (IVS320) is a naphthoquinone with antifungal and antichagasic potential, which however has low aqueous solubility. To increase bioavailability, inclusion complexes with β-cyclodextrin (βCD) and methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD) were prepared by physical mixture (PM), kneading (KN) and rotary evaporation (RE), and their in vitro anti-SARS-CoV-2 and antichagasic potential was assessed. The formation of inclusion complexes led to a change in the physicochemical characteristics compared to IVS320 alone as well as a decrease in crystallinity degree that reached 74.44% for the IVS320-MβCD one prepared by RE. The IVS320 and IVS320-MβCD/RE system exhibited anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity, showing half maximal effective concentrations (EC50) of 0.47 and 1.22 μg/mL, respectively. Molecular docking simulation suggested IVS320 ability to interact with the SARS-CoV-2 viral protein. Finally, the highest antichagasic activity, expressed as percentage of Tripanosoma cruzi growth inhibition, was observed with IVS320-βCD/KN (70%) and IVS320-MβCD/PM (72%), while IVS320 alone exhibited only approximately 48% inhibition at the highest concentration (100 μg/mL).
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- Verônica da Silva Oliveira
- Department of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
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- School of Technology, State University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, 69065-020, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, 1800-166, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, 24241-002, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, 24241-002, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-900, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-900, Brazil
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, 09913-030, Brazil
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- Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, Pole of Chemical Engineering, via Opera Pia 15, 16145, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
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Pelageev DN, Borisova KL, Kovach SM, Makhankov VV, Anufriev VP. A simple synthesis of natural spinazarins and their analogues. MENDELEEV COMMUNICATIONS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2023.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Kumar S, Nair AM, Patra J, Volla CMR. Ru(II)-Catalyzed [4 + 2]-Annulation and Arylation of 1,4-Naphthoquinones. Org Lett 2023; 25:1114-1119. [PMID: 36791284 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Naphthoquinones form the core of a variety of drugs and natural products. As a result, the conjugation of 1,4-naphthoquinones with organic building blocks would offer a facile strategy toward scaffolds of biological interest. In this regard, we hereby report a Ru(II)-catalyzed [4 + 2] annulation of 1,4-naphthoquinones with benzoic acids to afford various naphthoquinone lactones. Additionally, ketone directed arylation of naphthoquinones using acetophenones under Ru(II)-catalysis was also illustrated. The feedstock availability of these precursors allowed access to a large library of naphthoquinone derivatives in good to excellent yields under fairly mild conditions. The practicality of these protocols was justified by carrying out a gram scale synthesis and further functionalizations. Also, preliminary mechanistic studies were carried out to probe the reaction mechanism.
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- Shreemoyee Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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Chan-Zapata I, Borges-Argáez R, Ayora-Talavera G. Quinones as Promising Compounds against Respiratory Viruses: A Review. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28041981. [PMID: 36838969 PMCID: PMC9967002 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Respiratory viruses represent a world public health problem, giving rise to annual seasonal epidemics and several pandemics caused by some of these viruses, including the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2, which continues to date. Some antiviral drugs have been licensed for the treatment of influenza, but they cause side effects and lead to resistant viral strains. Likewise, aerosolized ribavirin is the only drug approved for the therapy of infections by the respiratory syncytial virus, but it possesses various limitations. On the other hand, no specific drugs are licensed to treat other viral respiratory diseases. In this sense, natural products and their derivatives have appeared as promising alternatives in searching for new compounds with antiviral activity. Besides their chemical properties, quinones have demonstrated interesting biological activities, including activity against respiratory viruses. This review summarizes the activity against respiratory viruses and their molecular targets by the different types of quinones (both natural and synthetic). Thus, the present work offers a general overview of the importance of quinones as an option for the future pharmacological treatment of viral respiratory infections, subject to additional studies that support their effectiveness and safety.
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- Ivan Chan-Zapata
- Unidad de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Chuburná de Hidalgo, Merida 97205, Mexico
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- Unidad de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Chuburná de Hidalgo, Merida 97205, Mexico
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-99-99-42-83-30
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- Departamento de Virología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales “Dr. Hideyo Noguchi”, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Paseo de Las Fuentes, Merida 97225, Mexico
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Novel pyrrolidine-aminophenyl-1,4-naphthoquinones: structure-related mechanisms of leukemia cell death. Mol Cell Biochem 2023; 478:393-406. [PMID: 35836027 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-022-04514-0] [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: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Novel derivatives of aminophenyl-1,4-naphthoquinones, in which a pyrrolidine group was added to the naphthoquinone ring, were synthesized and investigated for the mechanisms of leukemic cell killing. The novel compounds, TW-85 and TW-96, differ in the functional (methyl or hydroxyl) group at the para-position of the aminophenyl moiety. TW-85 and TW-96 were found to induce concentration- and time-dependent apoptotic and/or necrotic cell death in human U937 promonocytic leukemia cells but only TW-96 could also kill K562 chronic myeloid leukemia cells and CCRF-CEM lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells were noticeably less responsive to both compounds than leukemia cells. At low micromolar concentrations used, TW-85 killed U937 cells mainly by inducing apoptosis. TW-96 was a weaker apoptotic agent in U937 cells but proved to be cytotoxic and a stronger inducer of necrosis in all three leukemic cell lines tested. Both compounds induced mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening, cytochrome c release, and caspase activation in U937 cells. Cytotoxicity induced by TW-96, but not by TW-85, was associated with the elevation of the cytosolic levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The latter was attenuated by diphenyleneiodonium, indicating that NADPH oxidase was likely to be the source of ROS generation. Activation of p38 MAPK by the two agents appeared to prevent necrosis but differentially affected apoptotic cell death in U937 cells. These results further expand our understanding of the structure-activity relationship of aminophenyl-1,4-naphthoquinones as potential anti-leukemic agents with distinct modes of action.
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Sustainable Synthesis, Antiproliferative and Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition of 1,4- and 1,2-Naphthoquinone Derivatives. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031232. [PMID: 36770899 PMCID: PMC9919139 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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This work describes the design, sustainable synthesis, evaluation of electrochemical and biological properties against HepG2 cell lines, and AChE enzymes of different substituted derivatives of 1,4- and 1,2-naphthoquinones (NQ). A microwave-assisted protocol was optimized with success for the synthesis of the 2-substituted-1,4-NQ series and extended to the 4-substituted-1,2-NQ family, providing an alternative and more sustainable approach to the synthesis of naphthoquinones. The electrochemical properties were studied by cyclic voltammetry, and the redox potentials related to the molecular structural characteristics and the biological properties. Compounds were tested for their potential anti-cancer activity against a hepatocellular carcinoma cell line, HepG2, using MTT assay, and 1,2-NQ derivatives were found to be more active than their 1,4-NQ homologues (3a-f), with the highest cytotoxic potential found for compound 4a (EC50 = 3 μM). The same trend was found for the inhibitory action against acetylcholinesterase, with 1,2-NQ derivatives showing higher inhibition50µM than their 1,4-NQ homologues, with 4h being the most potent compound (Inhibition50µM = 85%). Docking studies were performed for the 1,2-NQ derivatives with the highest inhibitions, showing dual binding interactions with both CAS and PAS sites, while the less active 1,4-NQ derivatives showed interactions with PAS and the mid-gorge region.
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Kozlovskiy SA, Pislyagin EA, Menchinskaya ES, Chingizova EA, Sabutski YE, Polonik SG, Likhatskaya GN, Aminin DL. Anti-Inflammatory Activity of 1,4-Naphthoquinones Blocking P2X7 Purinergic Receptors in RAW 264.7 Macrophage Cells. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:47. [PMID: 36668867 PMCID: PMC9864473 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15010047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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P2X7 receptors are ligand-gated ion channels activated by ATP and play a significant role in cellular immunity. These receptors are considered as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of multiple inflammatory diseases. In the present work, using spectrofluorimetry, spectrophotometry, Western blotting and ELISA approaches, the ability of 1,4-naphthoquinone thioglucoside derivatives, compounds U-286 and U-548, to inhibit inflammation induced by ATP/LPS in RAW 264.7 cells via P2X7 receptors was demonstrated. It has been established that the selected compounds were able to inhibit ATP-induced calcium influx and the production of reactive oxygen species, and they also exhibited pronounced antioxidant activity in mouse brain homogenate. In addition, compounds U-286 and U-548 decreased the LPS-induced activity of the COX-2 enzyme, the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β in RAW 264.7 cells, and significantly protected macrophage cells against the toxic effects of ATP and LPS. This study highlights the use of 1,4-naphthoquinones as promising purinergic P2X7 receptor antagonists with anti-inflammatory activity. Based on the data obtained, studied synthetic 1,4-NQs can be considered as potential scaffolds for the development of new anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs.
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
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Synthesis, characterization, DFT and biological studies of Fe(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) complexes of keto-imine chelators. Inorganica Chim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.121255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Borges AA, de Souza MP, da Fonseca ACC, Wermelinger GF, Ribeiro RCB, Amaral AAP, de Carvalho CJC, Abreu LS, de Queiroz LN, de Almeida ECP, Rabelo VW, Abreu PA, Pontes B, Ferreira VF, da Silva FDC, Forezi LDSM, Robbs BK. Chemoselective Synthesis of Mannich Adducts from 1,4-Naphthoquinones and Profile as Autophagic Inducers in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Molecules 2022; 28:molecules28010309. [PMID: 36615502 PMCID: PMC9822194 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a worldwide public health problem, accounting for approximately 90% of all oral cancers, and is the eighth most common cancer in men. Cisplatin and carboplatin are the main chemotherapy drugs used in the clinic. However, in addition to their serious side effects, such as damage to the nervous system and kidneys, there is also drug resistance. Thus, the development of new drugs becomes of great importance. Naphthoquinones have been described with antitumor activity. Some of them are found in nature, but semi synthesis has been used as strategy to find new chemical entities for the treatment of cancer. In the present study, we promote a multiple component reaction (MCR) among lawsone, arylaldehydes, and benzylamine to produce sixteen chemoselectively derivated Mannich adducts of 1,4-naphthoquinones in good yield (up to 97%). The antitumor activities and molecular mechanisms of action of these compounds were investigated in OSCC models and the compound 6a induced cytotoxicity in three different tumor cell lines (OSCC4, OSCC9, and OSCC25) and was more selective (IS > 2) for tumor cells than the chemotropic drug carboplatin and the controls lapachol and shikonin, which are chemically similar compounds with cytotoxic effects. The 6a selectively and significantly reduced the amount of cell colony growth, was not hemolytic, and tolerable in mice with no serious side effects at a concentration of 100 mg/kg with a LD50 of 150 mg/kg. The new compound is biologically stable with a profile similar to carboplatin. Morphologically, 6a does not induce cell retraction or membrane blebs, but it does induce intense vesicle formation and late emergence of membrane bubbles. Exploring the mechanism of cell death induction, compound 6a does not induce ROS formation, and cell viability was not affected by inhibitors of apoptosis (ZVAD) and necroptosis (necrostatin 1). Autophagy followed by a late apoptosis process appears to be the death-inducing pathway of 6a, as observed by increased viability by the autophagy inhibitor (3-MA) and by the appearance of autophagosomes, later triggering a process of late apoptosis with the presence of caspase 3/7 and DNA fragmentation. Molecular modeling suggests the ability of the compound to bind to topoisomerase I and II and with greater affinity to hPKM2 enzyme than controls, which could explain the mechanism of cell death by autophagy. Finally, the in-silico prediction of drug-relevant properties showed that compound 6a has a good pharmacokinetic profile when compared to carboplatin and doxorubicin. Among the sixteen naphthoquinones tested, compound 6a was the most effective and is highly selective and well tolerated in animals. The induction of cell death in OSCC through autophagy followed by late apoptosis possibly via inhibition of the PKM2 enzyme points to a promising potential of 6a as a new preclinical anticancer candidate.
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- Amanda A. Borges
- Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Campus do Valonguinho, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói CEP 24020-150, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Aplicadas a Produtos para Saúde, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói CEP 24241-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Instituto de Saúde de Nova Friburgo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Nova Friburgo CEP 28625-650, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência Básica, Campus Universitário de Nova Friburgo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Nova Friburgo CEP 28625-650, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Campus do Valonguinho, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói CEP 24020-150, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Campus do Valonguinho, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói CEP 24020-150, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Campus do Valonguinho, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói CEP 24020-150, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Campus do Valonguinho, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói CEP 24020-150, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Aplicadas a Produtos para Saúde, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói CEP 24241-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência Básica, Campus Universitário de Nova Friburgo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Nova Friburgo CEP 28625-650, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biodiversidade e Sustentabilidade, Campus Macaé, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Macaé CEP 27965-045, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biodiversidade e Sustentabilidade, Campus Macaé, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Macaé CEP 27965-045, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro CEP 21941-902, Brazil
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- Departamento de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói CEP 24241-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Campus do Valonguinho, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói CEP 24020-150, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Campus do Valonguinho, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói CEP 24020-150, Brazil
- Correspondence: (L.d.S.M.F.); (B.K.R.)
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- Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Campus do Valonguinho, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói CEP 24020-150, Brazil
- Correspondence: (L.d.S.M.F.); (B.K.R.)
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Rani R, Sethi K, Kumar S, Varma RS, Kumar R. Natural naphthoquinones and their derivatives as potential drug molecules against trypanosome parasites. Chem Biol Drug Des 2022; 100:786-817. [PMID: 35852920 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Over the past decades, a number of 1,4-naphthoquinones have been isolated from natural resources and several of naphthoquinone derivatives with diverse structural motif have been synthesized; they possess a multitude of biochemical properties and modulate numerous pharmacological roles that offer new targets for addressing the challenges pertaining to novel drug developments. Among natural naphthoquinones, lapachol, α-lapachone, β-lapachone, lawsone, juglone, and plumbagin have been evaluated for its potential as antitrypanosomal activities. The chemotherapeutic drugs available for combating human trypanosomiasis, that is, American trypanosomiasis and African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma brucei, respectively, and animal tripanosomosis caused by Trypanosoma evansi have a problem of drug resistance and several toxic effect. Therefore, search of alternative effective drug molecules, without toxic effects, have enthused the researchers for searching new drug entity with potential clinical efficacy. In the search for new antitrypanosomal compound, this review focuses on different natural quinones and their synthetic derivatives associated with antitrypanosomal studies. In this context, this review will be useful for the development of new antitrypanosomal drugs mainly based on different structural modification of natural and synthetic naphthoquinones.
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- Ruma Rani
- ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar, India
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- Regional Center of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Devi M, Kumar P, Singh R, Narayan L, Kumar A, Sindhu J, Lal S, Hussain K, Singh D. A comprehensive review on synthesis, biological profile and photophysical studies of heterocyclic compounds derived from 2,3-diamino-1,4-naphthoquinone. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Future Prospective of Radiopharmaceuticals from Natural Compounds Using Iodine Radioisotopes as Theranostic Agents. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27228009. [PMID: 36432107 PMCID: PMC9694974 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27228009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Natural compounds provide precursors with various pharmacological activities and play an important role in discovering new chemical entities, including radiopharmaceuticals. In the development of new radiopharmaceuticals, iodine radioisotopes are widely used and interact with complex compounds including natural products. However, the development of radiopharmaceuticals from natural compounds with iodine radioisotopes has not been widely explored. This review summarizes the development of radiopharmaceuticals from natural compounds using iodine radioisotopes in the last 10 years, as well as discusses the challenges and strategies to improve future discovery of radiopharmaceuticals from natural resources. Literature research was conducted via PubMed, from which 32 research articles related to the development of natural compounds labeled with iodine radioisotopes were reported. From the literature, the challenges in developing radiopharmaceuticals from natural compounds were the purity and biodistribution. Despite the challenges, the development of radiopharmaceuticals from natural compounds is a golden opportunity for nuclear medicine advancement.
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Wang W, Chang CT, Zhang Q. 1,4‐Naphthoquinone Analogs and Their Application as Antibacterial Agents. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Weiding Wang
- Department of Chemistry Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University No. 111 Ren Ai Road Suzhou 215123 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University, 0300 Old Main Hill Logan Utah 84322-0300 United States
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- Department of Chemistry Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University No. 111 Ren Ai Road Suzhou 215123 China
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Da Silva HC, Leite TOC, Rodrigues SC, De Carvalho BLC, Martins MT, Fiorot RG, Dias FRF, Campos V, Ferreira VF, Cunha AC, De Almeida WB. Theoretical Investigation of Regiodivergent Addition of Anilines and Phenolates to p-Benzoquinone Ring. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:40241-40256. [PMID: 36385806 PMCID: PMC9647872 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Two different products were obtained by the regiodivergent reaction of benzoquinone derivatives with phenolates and anilines: 3-aryloxybenzoquinone and 2-phenylamino-3-bromobenzoquinone. Calculated density functional theory free energies of reaction values corroborate the experimental observation of the formation of the substitution product in the reaction with phenolates in acetonitrile and the product of addition/oxidation for the reaction with aniline in water. Calculated charges and Fukui functions are similar for C2 and C3 atoms, indicating an equal possibility to suffer a nucleophilic attack. The calculated energy barriers for nucleophilic attack steps indicated that the first steps of the substitution with phenolates and addition/oxidation with anilines are faster, which justifies the formation of the respective products. The natural bond order analysis for the transition states revealed that there is a strong interaction between lone pairs of N and O atoms and the πC2C3 * for the O → C2 and N → C3 attacks and a weak interaction for the O → C3 and N → C2 attacks, which also agrees with experimental observations.
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- Haroldo C. Da Silva
- Laboratório
de Química Computacional e Modelagem Molecular, Departamento
de Química Inorgânica, Universidade
Federal Fluminense, Campus do Valonguinho, Outeiro de São João Batista,
s/n, Niterói24020-150, RJ, Brazil
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- Faculdades
Integradas Maria Thereza, Av. Visconde do Rio Branco, Niterói24020004, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Química Orgânica, Universidade
Federal Fluminense, Campus
do Valonguinho, Outeiro de São João Batista, s/n, Niterói24020-141, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Química Orgânica, Universidade
Federal Fluminense, Campus
do Valonguinho, Outeiro de São João Batista, s/n, Niterói24020-141, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Química Orgânica, Universidade
Federal Fluminense, Campus
do Valonguinho, Outeiro de São João Batista, s/n, Niterói24020-141, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Química Orgânica, Universidade
Federal Fluminense, Campus
do Valonguinho, Outeiro de São João Batista, s/n, Niterói24020-141, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Química Orgânica, Universidade
Federal Fluminense, Campus
do Valonguinho, Outeiro de São João Batista, s/n, Niterói24020-141, RJ, Brazil
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R. Campos
- Departamento
de Química Orgânica, Universidade
Federal Fluminense, Campus
do Valonguinho, Outeiro de São João Batista, s/n, Niterói24020-141, RJ, Brazil
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- Faculdade
de Farmácia, Departamento de Tecnologia Farmacêutica,
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro de São João Batista, s/n, Niterói24241-000, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Química Orgânica, Universidade
Federal Fluminense, Campus
do Valonguinho, Outeiro de São João Batista, s/n, Niterói24020-141, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório
de Química Computacional e Modelagem Molecular, Departamento
de Química Inorgânica, Universidade
Federal Fluminense, Campus do Valonguinho, Outeiro de São João Batista,
s/n, Niterói24020-150, RJ, Brazil
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Baweja S, Panchagnula S, Sanz ME, Evangelisti L, Pérez C, West C, Pate BH. Competition between In-Plane vs Above-Plane Configurations of Water with Aromatic Molecules: Non-Covalent Interactions in 1,4-Naphthoquinone-(H 2O) 1-3 Complexes. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:9510-9516. [PMID: 36200782 PMCID: PMC9575146 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Non-covalent interactions between aromatic molecules and water are fundamental in many chemical and biological processes, and their accurate description is essential to understand molecular relative configurations. Here we present the rotational spectroscopy study of the water complexes of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon 1,4-naphthoquinone (1,4-NQ). In 1,4-NQ-(H2O)1,2, water molecules bind through O-H···O and C-H···O hydrogen bonds and are located on the plane of 1,4-NQ. For 1,4-NQ-(H2O)3, in-plane and above-plane water configurations are observed exhibiting O-H···O, C-H···O, and lone pair···π-hole interactions. The observation of different water arrangements for 1,4-NQ-(H2O)3 allows benchmarking theoretical methods and shows that they have great difficulty in predicting energy orderings due to the strong competition of C-H···O binding with π and π-hole interactions. This study provides important insight into water interactions with aromatic systems and the challenges in their modeling.
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- Shefali Baweja
- Department
of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, United States
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Scheiber N, Blaser G, Pferschy-Wenzig EM, Kaiser M, Mäser P, Presser A. Efficient Oxidative Dearomatisations of Substituted Phenols Using Hypervalent Iodine (III) Reagents and Antiprotozoal Evaluation of the Resulting Cyclohexadienones against T. b. rhodesiense and P. falciparum Strain NF54. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27196559. [PMID: 36235096 PMCID: PMC9573667 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Quinones and quinols are secondary metabolites of higher plants that are associated with many biological activities. The oxidative dearomatization of phenols induced by hypervalent iodine(III) reagents has proven to be a very useful synthetic approach for the preparation of these compounds, which are also widely used in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry. Starting from several substituted phenols and naphthols, a series of cyclohexadienone and naphthoquinone derivatives were synthesized using different hypervalent iodine(III) reagents and evaluated for their in vitro antiprotozoal activity. Antiprotozoal activity was assessed against Plasmodium falciparum NF54 and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense STIB900. Cytotoxicity of all compounds towards L6 cells was evaluated and the respective selectivity indices (SI) were calculated. We found that benzyl naphthoquinone 5c was the most active and selective molecule against T. brucei rhodesiense (IC50 = 0.08 μM, SI = 275). Furthermore, the antiprotozoal assays revealed no specific effects. In addition, some key physicochemical parameters of the synthesised compounds were calculated.
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- Nina Scheiber
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Graz, Schubertstrasse 1, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Graz, Schubertstrasse 1, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacognosy, University of Graz, Beethovenstrasse 8, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Graz, Schubertstrasse 1, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +43-316-380-5369
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Novel urea-thiourea hybrids bearing 1,4-naphthoquinone moiety: Anti-inflammatory activity on mammalian macrophages by regulating intracellular PI3K pathway, and molecular docking study. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pinto CM, Pina J, Delgado-Pinar E, Seixas de Melo JS. Excited state deactivation mechanisms in Shikonin rationalized from its naphthoquinone parent structures. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:20348-20356. [PMID: 35980224 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01829b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shikonin, a naphthoquinone dye, is a molecule of colour of natural origin, whose peculiar properties have not yet been fully rationalized. Its core structure consists of a di-hydroxy-naphthoquinone with an additional non-aromatic hydroxy group. From a comprehensive study involving fast spectroscopic techniques (fs-TA and fs-UC) and TDDFT electronic structure calculations on shikonin (Shk) and its derivatives 5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (5HNQ), 5,8-diacetoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (DiAc), 5,8-dihidroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (DHNQ) and acetylshikonin, AcShk, it is shown that intramolecular excited state proton transfer (ESIPT) is present and is determinant in the deactivation of the hydroxy containing molecules. This is mirrored by the dominance of the internal conversion deactivation channel. In Shk, the non-aromatic hydroxy group determines the preferred conformer in both the ground- and excited-state, as reflected in the doubling of the fluorescence quantum yield value of this molecule relative to DHNQ. From fs-UC, a kinetic isotopic effect of 1.7 was obtained for DHNQ.
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- Catarina M Pinto
- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Pro-Apoptotic Antitumoral Effect of Novel Acridine-Core Naphthoquinone Compounds against Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27165148. [PMID: 36014389 PMCID: PMC9415509 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27165148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a global public health problem with high incidence and mortality. The chemotherapeutic agents used in the clinic, alone or in combination, usually lead to important side effects. Thus, the discovery and development of new antineoplastic drugs are essential to improve disease prognosis and reduce toxicity. In the present study, acridine-core naphthoquinone compounds were synthesized and evaluated for their antitumor activity in OSCC cells. The mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity parameters of the most promising compound was further analyzed using in silico, in vitro, and in vivo methods. Among the derivatives, compound 4e was highly cytotoxic (29.99 µM) and selective (SI 2.9) at levels comparable and generally superior to chemotherapeutic controls. Besides, compound 4e proved to be non-hemolytic, stable, and well tolerated in animals at all doses tested. Mechanistically, compound 4e promoted cell death by apoptosis in the OSCC cell, and molecular docking studies suggested this compound possibly targets enzymes important for tumor progression, such as RSK2, PKM2, and topoisomerase IIα. Importantly, compound 4e presented a pharmacological profile within desirable parameters for drug development, showing promise for future preclinical trials.
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1,4-Naphthoquinone (CNN1) Induces Apoptosis through DNA Damage and Promotes Upregulation of H2AFX in Leukemia Multidrug Resistant Cell Line. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158105. [PMID: 35897681 PMCID: PMC9330061 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype is one of the major obstacles in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in advantage stages such as blast crisis. In this scenario, more patients develop resistance mechanisms during the course of the disease, making tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) target therapies ineffective. Therefore, the aim of the study was to examine the pharmacological role of CNN1, a para-naphthoquinone, in a leukemia multidrug resistant cell line. First, the in vitro cytotoxic activity of Imatinib Mesylate (IM) in K-562 and FEPS cell lines was evaluated. Subsequently, membrane integrity and mitochondrial membrane potential assays were performed to assess the cytotoxic effects of CNN1 in K-562 and FEPS cell lines, followed by cell cycle, alkaline comet assay and annexin V-Alexa Fluor® 488/propidium iodide assays (Annexin/PI) using flow cytometry. RT-qPCR was used to evaluate the H2AFX gene expression. The results demonstrate that CNN1 was able to induce apoptosis, cell membrane rupture and mitochondrial membrane depolarization in leukemia cell lines. In addition, CNN1 also induced genotoxic effects and caused DNA fragmentation, cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase in leukemia cells. No genotoxicity was observed on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Additionally, CNN1 increased mRNA levels of H2AFX. Therefore, CNN1 presented anticancer properties against leukemia multidrug resistant cell line being a potential anticancer agent for the treatment of resistant CML.
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Nakagawa R, Tateishi H, Radwan MO, Chinen T, Ciftci H, Iwamaru K, Baba N, Tominaga Y, Koga R, Toma T, Inoue JI, Umezawa K, Fujita M, Otsuka M. A New 1,2-Naphthoquinone Derivative with Anti-lung Cancer Activity. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2022; 70:477-482. [PMID: 35786566 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c21-01087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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1,2-Naphthoquinone (2-NQ) is a nucleophile acceptor that non-selectively makes covalent bonds with cysteine residues in various cellular proteins, and is also found in diesel exhaust, an air pollutant. This molecule has rarely been considered as a pharmacophore of bioactive compounds, in contrast to 1,4-naphthoquinone. We herein designed and synthesized a compound named N-(7,8-dioxo-7,8-dihydronaphthalen-1-yl)-2-methoxybenzamide (MBNQ), in which 2-NQ was hybridized with the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) inhibitor dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ) as a nucleophile acceptor. Although 50 µM MBNQ did not inhibit NF-κB signaling, 10 µM MBNQ induced cell death in the lung cancer cell line A549, which was insensitive to 2-NQ (10 µM). In contrast, MBNQ was less toxic in normal lung cells than 2-NQ. A mechanistic study showed that MBNQ mainly induced apoptosis, presumably via the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Collectively, the present results demonstrate that the introduction of an appropriate substituent into 2-NQ constitutes a new biologically active entity, which will lead to the development of 2-NQ-based drugs.
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- Riko Nakagawa
- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University.,Chemistry of Natural Compounds Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre
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- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University.,Department of Drug Discovery, Science Farm Ltd
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- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Research Platform Office, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Molecular Target Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine
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- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Science Farm Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University.,Department of Drug Discovery, Science Farm Ltd
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Ekimova IV, Kurmazov NS, Pazi MB, Chernyshev MV, Polonik SG, Pastukhov YF. Effects of the Chaperone Inducer U133 on Sleep–Wake Cycle Temporal Characteristics and Spatial Memory. J EVOL BIOCHEM PHYS+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s002209302204024x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Amazonian Guarana- and Açai-Conjugated Extracts Improve Scratched Fibroblast Healing and Eisenia fetida Surgical Tail Amputation by Modulating Oxidative Metabolism. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:3094362. [PMID: 35795860 PMCID: PMC9251138 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3094362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background Previous studies have suggested that guarana (Paullinia cupana) and açai (Euterpe oleracea) have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and proliferative properties, indicating their potential therapeutic action in wound healing. We produced a conjugated guarana-açai (GA) extract and tested its healing action on earthworms (Eisenia fetida) subjected to tail amputation by surgical incision. Methods Extract from roasted guarana seeds and fresh açai seed berries was produced. The antioxidant and genoprotective capacity of GA extract was tested. The concentration with the most remarkable healing potential was used in subsequent tests. The last three posterior segments of the clitellate earthworm tail reared under standardized conditions were surgically amputated. Next, topical PBS or GA extract was applied to the surgical wound. The rate of cell migration and tissue regeneration at the local wound site was histologically evaluated after the procedure. Expression of the SOX4 gene that acts in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition was determined by RT-qPCR. Results Sixteen bioactive molecules, including some previously described substances, were identified. All tested concentrations exhibited antioxidant and genoprotective effects. The GA extract accelerated the healing processes as observed through macroscopic and histological analyses and increased expression of SOX4. Conclusion The GA extract has a potential role in the healing of surgically induced wounds.
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Exploring the Anticancer Effects of Brominated Plastoquinone Analogs with Promising Cytotoxic Activity in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells via Cell Cycle Arrest and Oxidative Stress Induction. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15070777. [PMID: 35890076 PMCID: PMC9318129 DOI: 10.3390/ph15070777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Plastoquinone analogs are privileged structures among the known antiproliferative natural product-based compound families. Exploiting one of these analogs as a lead structure, we report the investigation of the brominated PQ analogs (BrPQ) in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute of Bethesda within the Developmental Therapeutics Program (DTP). These analogs exhibited growth inhibition in the micromolar range across leukemia, non-small cell lung cancer (EKVX, HOP-92, and NCI-H522), colon cancer (HCT-116, HOP-92), melanoma (LOX IMVI), and ovarian cancer (OVCAR-4) cell lines. One brominated PQ analog (BrPQ5) was selected for a full panel five-dose in vitro assay by the NCI’s Development Therapeutic Program (DTP) division to determine GI50, TGI, and LC50 parameters. The brominated PQ analog (BrPQ5) displayed remarkable activity against most tested cell lines, with GI50 values ranging from 1.55 to 4.41 µM. The designed molecules (BrPQ analogs) obeyed drug-likeness rules, displayed a favorable predictive Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion (ADME) profile, and an in silico simulation predicted a possible BrPQ5 interaction with proteasome catalytic subunits. Furthermore, the in vitro cytotoxic activity of BrPQ5 was assessed, and IC50 values for U-251 glioma, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancers, DU145 prostate cancer, HCT-116 colon cancer, and VHF93 fibroblast cell lines were evaluated using an MTT assay. MCF-7 was the most affected cell line, and the effects of BrPQ5 on cell proliferation, cell cycle, oxidative stress, apoptosis/necrosis induction, and proteasome activity were further investigated in MCF-7 cells. The in vitro assay results showed that BrPQ5 caused cytotoxicity in MCF-7 breast cancer cells via cell cycle arrest and oxidative stress induction. However, BrPQ5 did not inhibit the catalytic activity of the proteasome. These results provide valuable insights for further discovery of novel antiproliferative agents.
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Maleita C, Esteves I, Braga MEM, Figueiredo J, Gaspar MC, Abrantes I, de Sousa HC. Juglone and 1,4-Naphthoquinone-Promising Nematicides for Sustainable Control of the Root Knot Nematode Meloidogyne luci. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:867803. [PMID: 35656011 PMCID: PMC9152545 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.867803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The scarce availability of efficient and eco-friendly nematicides to control root-knot nematodes (RKN), Meloidogyne spp., has encouraged research toward the development of bionematicides. Naphthoquinones, juglone (JUG) and 1,4-naphthoquinone (1,4-NTQ), are being explored as alternatives to synthetic nematicides to control RKN. This study expands the knowledge on the effects of these natural compounds toward M. luci life cycle (mortality, hatching, penetration, reproduction). M. luci second-stage juveniles (J2)/eggs were exposed to each compound (250, 150, 100, 50, and 20 ppm) to monitor nematode mortality and hatching during 72 h and 15 days, respectively. Tomato seedlings were then inoculated with 200 J2, which had been exposed to JUG/1,4-NTQ for 3 days. The number of nematodes inside the roots was determined at 3 days after inoculation, and the final population density was assessed at 45 days after inoculation. Moreover, the potential mode of action of JUG/1,4-NTQ was investigated for the first time on RKN, through the assessment of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in vitro inhibitory activity and expression analysis of ache and glutathione-S-transferase (gst) genes. 1,4-NTQ was the most active compound, causing ≥50% J2 mortality at 250 ppm, within 24 h. At 20 and 50 ppm, hatching was reduced by ≈50% for both compounds. JUG showed a greater effect on M. luci penetration and reproduction, decreasing infection by ≈80% (50 ppm) on tomato plants. However, 1,4-NTQ-induced generation of ROS and nematode vacuolization was observed. Our study confirms that JUG/1,4-NTQ are promising nematicidal compounds, and new knowledge on their physiological impacts on Meloidogyne was provided to open new avenues for the development of innovative sustainable nematicides.
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- Carla Maleita
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Process Engineering and Forest Products Research Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Functional Ecology – Science for People and the Planet, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Functional Ecology – Science for People and the Planet, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Process Engineering and Forest Products Research Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Functional Ecology – Science for People and the Planet, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Process Engineering and Forest Products Research Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Functional Ecology – Science for People and the Planet, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Process Engineering and Forest Products Research Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Ahmadli D, Türkmen YE. Synthesis of the bioactive fungal natural product daldiquinone. Tetrahedron Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2022.153877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Targeting NQO1/GPX4-mediated ferroptosis by plumbagin suppresses in vitro and in vivo glioma growth. Br J Cancer 2022; 127:364-376. [PMID: 35396498 PMCID: PMC9296534 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-01800-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ferroptosis has attracted increasing interest in cancer therapy. Emerging evidences suggest that naturally occurring naphthoquinones exhibit potent anti-glioma effects via various mechanisms. METHODS The anti-glioma effects of plumbagin were evaluated by in vitro and in vivo experiments. Anti-glioma mechanism of plumbagin was studied by proteomics, flow cytometry, MDA assay, western blot, and RT-PCR. Gene knockdown/overexpression, molecular docking, PharmMappper database, and coimmunoprecipitation were used to study the targets of plumbagin. RESULTS Plumbagin showed higher blood-brain barrier penetration ability than that of lapachol and shikonin and elicited significant growth inhibitory effects in vitro and in vivo. Ferroptosis was the main mechanism of plumbagin-induced cell death. Mechanistically, plumbagin significantly downregulated the protein and mRNA levels of xCT and decreased GPX4 protein levels. NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1) was revealed as a plumbagin predictive target using PharmMappper database and molecular docking. Plumbagin enhanced NQO1 activity and decreased xCT expression, resulting in NQO1-dependent cell death. It also induced GPX4 degradation via the lysosome pathway and caused GPX4-dependent cell death. CONCLUSIONS Plumbagin inhibited in vitro and in vivo glioma growth via targeting NQO1/GPX4-mediated ferroptosis, which might be developed as a novel ferroptosis inducer or anti-glioma candidate.
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