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Saravanan G, Panneerselvam T, Kunjiappan S, Parasuraman P, Alagarsamy V, Udayakumar P, Soundararajan M, Joshi SD, Ramalingam S, Ammunje DN. Graph theoretical analysis, in silico modeling, prediction of toxicity, metabolism and synthesis of novel 2-(methyl/phenyl)-3-(4-(5-substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl) phenyl) quinazolin-4(3H)-ones as NMDA receptor inhibitor. Drug Dev Res 2019; 80:368-385. [PMID: 30609096 DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hit, Lead & Candidate Discovery A variety of novel 2-(methyl/phenyl)-3-(4-(5-substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)phenyl) quinazolin-4(3H)-ones have been synthesized by treating 3-(4-(5-mercapto-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)phenyl)-2-(methyl/phenyl)-quinazolin-4(3H)-one with a variety of secondary amines. Graph theoretical analysis was used in identification of drug target that is, NMDAR (N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors). The observed reports of in silico modeling and ligand based toxicity, metabolism prediction studies were encouraging us to synthesize of title compounds and evaluate their antiepileptic effects. The title compounds were tested for its antiepileptic potency by MES and scPTZ model. Rotorod test is used to assess its neurotoxicity. In the preliminary test it was found that in MES test, analogs 6d, 6e, 6f, and 6l were potent; whereas in scPTZ test analogs 6d, 6e, 6f, and 6k displayed potent antiepileptic activity. Additionally these five derivatives were tested in rats orally at a dose of 30 mg/kg and found that compounds 2-methyl-3-(4-(5-morpholino-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)phenyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one 6e and 2-methyl-3-(4-(5-(piperidin-1-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)phenyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one 6f exhibited superior activity than reference Phenytoin. In MES test, these derivatives 6e and 6f showed activity at 30 mg/kg i.p. dose after 0.5 hr and 4.0 hr. In scPTZ test these derivatives 6e and 6f showed activity at 100 and 300 mg/kg i.p. dose after 0.5 hr and 4.0 hr, respectively.
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- Govindaraj Saravanan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, MNR College of Pharmacy, Sangareddy, Telangana, India
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- International Research Center, Kalasalingam University, Krishnan Koil, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, MNR College of Pharmacy, Sangareddy, Telangana, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Karavali College of Pharmacy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.,Department of Pharmacology, Karavali College of Pharmacy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Sonia Education Trust's College of Pharmacy, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Krishna Prasad PM, Sundararajan R. Design and synthesis of novel 2-(5-(4-aryl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-1-(substituted aminomethyl)-1H-benzimidazole as potent anticonvulsants. Med Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-017-2010-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Harish KP, Mohana KN, Mallesha L. Synthesis of new 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives and their in vivo anticonvulsant activity. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2014; 40:108-16. [PMID: 25898729 DOI: 10.1134/s1068162014010051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A series of 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives were synthesized by the reaction of 3-(2-cyanopropan-2-yl)-N-(5-(piperazine-1-yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)benzamide with various sulfonyl chlorides and evaluated for their anticonvulsant activity in MES test. Rotorod method was employed to determine the neurotoxicity. The purity of the compounds is confirmed on the basis of their elemental analysis. The structures of all the new compounds are established on the basis of 1H NMR and mass spectral data. Out of fifteen compounds, three were found to be potent anticolvunstants. The same compounds showed no neurotoxicity at the maximum dose administered (100 mg/kg).
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Design and evaluation of new hybrid pharmacophore quinazolino-tetrazoles as anticonvulsant strategy. Med Chem Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-013-0630-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pastore V, Sabatier L, Enrique A, Marder M, Bruno-Blanch LE. Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of bioisosteres of trimethadione, N-derivative-1,2,3-oxathiazolidine-4-one-2,2-dioxides from α-hydroxyamides. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:841-6. [PMID: 23321016 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Revised: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 12/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of novel heterocycles N-derivative-1,2,3-oxathiazolidine-4-one-2,2-dioxides, bioisosteres of trimethadione (TMD, oxazolidine-2,4-dione) and phenytoin (PHE), are described. TMD is an anticonvulsant drug widely used against absences seizures in the early 80's and PHE is an antiepileptic drug with a wide spectrum activity. The intermediates of synthesis of N-derivative-1,2,3-oxathiazolidine-4-one-2,2-dioxides, α-hydroxyamides, were obtained using microwave assisted synthesis. Anticonvulsant screening was performed in mice after intraperitoneal administration in the maximal electroshock seizure test (MES) and subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole seizures test (scPTZ). These new compounds showed a wide spectrum activity and were no neurotoxic in the RotoRod test. α-Hydroxyamides and N-derivative-1,2,3-oxathiazolidine-4-one-2,2-dioxides were 3-4700 times more potent than valproic acid in the MES test. Quantification of anticonvulsant protection was calculated (ED(50)) for the most active candidates; α-hydroxyamides 3a-c and 3e, and N-derivative-oxathiazolidine-4-one-2,2-dioxides 5a-c with ED(50) values of 9.1, 53.9, 44.6, 25.2, 15.1, 91.1 and 0.06mg/kg, respectively, in the MES test.
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- Valentina Pastore
- Química Medicinal, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, UNLP, calle 47 y 115, B1900BJW La Plata, Argentina.
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Alagarsamy V, Saravanan G. Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of novel quinazolin-4(3H)-one derived pyrazole analogs. Med Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-012-0169-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pechlivanova D, Tchekalarova J, Nikolov R, Yakimova K. Dose-dependent effects of caffeine on behavior and thermoregulation in a chronic unpredictable stress model of depression in rats. Behav Brain Res 2010; 209:205-11. [PMID: 20122970 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2009] [Revised: 01/19/2010] [Accepted: 01/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The effects of the non-selective adenosine A(1)/A(2) receptor antagonist caffeine on behavior and thermoregulation in chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) model of depression was studied in Wistar rats. In the open field (OF) test, caffeine dose-dependently increased motor activity while decreased grooming and time spent in the corner. Five-week exposure to CUS procedure had the opposite effect in rats. Caffeine reversed CUS-induced effects on the above mentioned parameters. Caffeine (40 mg/kg) increased the motor activity in plus maze (PM) test while at doses of 20 and 40 mg/kg it decreased the number of entries in the open arms. Whereas CUS did not change the level of anxiety, caffeine (2, 20 and 40 mg/kg) administered after CUS diminished it by increasing the time in open arms. Caffeine dose-dependently decreased the immobility time while CUS had the opposite increasing effect in forced swimming test (FST). Caffeine at doses of 20 and 40 mg/kg reversed the effect of CUS on immobility in FST. Caffeine produced dose-dependent rice of body temperature in both non-treated and CUS-treated rats. The hyperthermic effect in normal rats pretreated with caffeine lasted about 90 min while in caffeine-pretreated rats exposed to CUS it lasted about 150 min. High dose of caffeine (100mg/kg) induced significant hypothermia between 90th and 150th minute in control rats and hyperthermia between 30th and 60th minute in CUS-treated rats. These results suggest a putative role of this methylxanthine in the adaptive responses to chronic unpredictable stress stimuli.
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- D Pechlivanova
- Institute of Neurobiology, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 23, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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Malhi GS, Adams D, Cahill CM, Dodd S, Berk M. The management of individuals with bipolar disorder: a review of the evidence and its integration into clinical practice. Drugs 2010; 69:2063-101. [PMID: 19791827 DOI: 10.2165/11318850-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bipolar disorder is a common, debilitating, chronic illness that emerges early in life and has serious consequences such as long-term unemployment and suicide. It confers considerable functional disability to the individual, their family and society as a whole and yet it is often undetected, misdiagnosed and treated poorly. In the past decade, many new treatment strategies have been trialled in the management of bipolar disorder with variable success. The emerging evidence, for pharmacological agents in particular, is promising but when considered alone does not directly translate to real-world clinical populations of bipolar disorder. Data from drug trials are largely based on findings that identify differences between groups determined in a time-limited manner, whereas clinical management concerns the treatment of individuals over the life-long course of the illness. Considering the findings in the context of the individual and their particular needs perhaps best bridges the gap between the evidence from research studies and their application in clinical practice. Specifically, only lithium and valproate have moderate or strong evidence for use across all three phases of bipolar disorder. Anticonvulsants, such as lamotrigine, have strong evidence in maintenance; whereas antipsychotics largely have strong evidence in acute mania, with the exception of quetiapine, which has strong evidence in bipolar depression. Maintenance data for antipsychotics is emerging but at present remains weak. Combinations have strong evidence in acute phases of illness but maintenance data is urgently needed. Conventional antidepressants only have weak evidence in bipolar depression and do not have a role in maintenance therapy. Therefore, this paper summarizes the efficacy data for treating bipolar disorder and also applies clinical considerations to these data when formulating recommendations for the management of bipolar disorder.
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- Gin S Malhi
- CADE Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Kamboj SS, Chopra K, Sandhir R. Hyperglycemia-induced alterations in synaptosomal membrane fluidity and activity of membrane bound enzymes: beneficial effect of N-acetylcysteine supplementation. Neuroscience 2009; 162:349-58. [PMID: 19426784 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2009] [Revised: 04/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Diabetic encephalopathy is characterized by impaired cognitive functions that appear to underlie neuronal damage triggered by glucose driven oxidative stress. Hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress in diabetic brain may initiate structural and functional changes in synaptosomal membranes. The objective of the present study was to examine the neuroprotective role of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in hyperglycemia-induced alterations in lipid composition and activity of membrane bound enzymes (Na(+),K(+)-ATPase and Ca(2+)-ATPase) in the rodent model of type 1 diabetes. Male Wistar rats weighing between 180 and 200 g were rendered diabetic by a single injection of streptozotocin (50 mg/kg body weight, i.p.). The diabetic animals were administered NAC (1.4-1.5 g/kg body weight) for eight weeks and lipid composition along with membrane fluidity were determined. A significant increase in lipid peroxidation was observed in cerebral cortex of diabetic rats. NAC administration on the other hand lowered the hyperglycemia-induced lipid peroxidation to near control levels. The increased lipid peroxidation following chronic hyperglycemia was accompanied by a significant increase in the total lipids which can be attributed to increase in the levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and glycolipids. On the contrary phospholipid and ganglioside levels were decreased. Hyperglycemia-induced increase in cholesterol to phospholipid ratio reflected decrease in membrane fluidity. Fluorescence polarization (p) with DPH also confirmed decrease in synaptosomal membrane fluidity that influenced the activity of membrane bound enzymes. An inverse correlation was found between fluorescence polarization with the activities of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase (r(2)=0.416, P<0.05) and Ca(2+) ATPase (r(2)=0.604, P<0.05). NAC was found to significantly improve lipid composition, restore membrane fluidity and activity of membrane bound enzymes. Our results clearly suggest perturbations in lipid composition and membrane fluidity as a major factor in the development of diabetic encephalopathy. Furthermore, NAC administration ameliorated the effect of hyperglycemia on oxidative stress and alterations in lipid composition thereby restoring membrane fluidity and activity of membrane bound enzymes.
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- S Singh Kamboj
- Department of Biochemistry, Basic Medical Science Block, Panjab University, Sector-14, Chandigarh 160014, India
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Gavernet L, Elvira JE, Samaja GA, Pastore V, Cravero MS, Enrique A, Estiu G, Bruno-Blanch LE. Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of amino acid-derived sulfamides. J Med Chem 2009; 52:1592-601. [PMID: 19249853 DOI: 10.1021/jm800764p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sulfamides are promising functions for the design of new antiepileptic drugs ( Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2007, 15, 1556-1567; 5604-5614 ). Following previous research in this line, a set of amino acid-derived sulfamides has been designed, synthesized, and tested as new anticonvulsant compounds. The experimental data confirmed the ability of some of the structures to suppress the convulsions originated by the electrical seizure (MES test) at low doses (100 mg/kg).
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- Luciana Gavernet
- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Exact Sciences, National University of La Plata, 47 and 115, La Plata B1900BJW, Argentina.
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Micale N, Postorino G, Grasso S, Zappalà M, Zuccalà G, Ferreri G, De Sarro G. Synthesis of novel 3-(alkylcarbamoyl)-2-aryl-1,2-dihydro-6,7-(methylenedioxy)-3H-quinazolin-4-ones as anticonvulsant agents. Chem Biodivers 2006; 3:304-11. [PMID: 17193267 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200690033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A series of 3-(alkylcarbamoyl)-2-aryl-1,2-dihydro-6,7-(methylenedioxy)-3H-quinazolin-4-ones, compounds 3-6, were synthesized, and screened as anticonvulsant agents in DBA/2 mice against sound-induced seizure (Table). The new compounds were found to display anticonvulsant properties inferior to those of the known dehydro congeners 1 and 2. The binding affinities of 1-6 at the AMPA and NMDA receptors were also evaluated.
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- Nicola Micale
- Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale Annunziata, I-98168 Messina.
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El-Mallakh R, Weisler RH, Townsend MH, Ginsberg LD. Bipolar II disorder: current and future treatment options. Ann Clin Psychiatry 2006; 18:259-66. [PMID: 17162626 DOI: 10.1080/10401230600948480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bipolar II (BPII) disorder is a significant public health problem in the United States, and there is a dearth of studies of effective treatment modalities to deal with the recurrent major depressive episodes that accompany the disorder. This review attempts to summarize available data on agents useful in treating patients with the disease. METHODS English language controlled clinical trials involving BPII patients obtained from an extensive Medline search were critically reviewed. RESULTS Agents that have potential utility in the treatment of BPII are profiled, based on their efficacy in bipolar I (BPI) or unipolar depression. CONCLUSIONS The most efficacious agents are likely those with bimodal stabilizing properties, such as lithium, carbamazepine, and quetiapine. In fact, on the strength of favorable efficacy data obtained in patients with major depressive symptoms accompanying bipolar disorder, quetiapine recently became the first agent to be indicated by the FDA for monotherapeutic use in the treatment of bipolar depression, including BPII depression. Aside from the aforementioned agents, lamotrigine also shows promise in the treatment of BPII.
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- Rif El-Mallakh
- Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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Melanson SF, Lewandrowski EL, Flood JG, Lewandrowski KB. Measurement of organochlorines in commercial over-the-counter fish oil preparations: implications for dietary and therapeutic recommendations for omega-3 fatty acids and a review of the literature. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2005; 129:74-7. [PMID: 15628911 DOI: 10.5858/2005-129-74-mooico] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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CONTEXT The consumption of fish high in omega-3 fatty acids is advocated by the American Heart Association to decrease the risk of coronary artery disease. However, fish contain environmental toxins such as mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, and organochlorine pesticides, which may negate the beneficial cardiovascular effects of fish meals. Toxin levels vary depending on both the fish source and the specific toxin, and neither farm-raised nor wild fish are toxin free. Fish oil supplements also prevent the progression of coronary artery disease and reduce cardiovascular mortality. However, only sparse data exist on the level of toxins in fish oil. In a previous study we showed that the amount of mercury in 5 over-the-counter brands of fish oil was negligible. OBJECTIVE To determine the concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls and other organochlorines in 5 over-the-counter preparations of fish oil. DESIGN The contents of 5 commercial fish oil brands were sent for organochlorine analysis. RESULTS The levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorines were all below the detectable limit. CONCLUSIONS Fish oil supplements are more healthful than the consumption of fish high in organochlorines. Fish oils provide the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids without the risk of toxicity. In addition, fish oil supplements have been helpful in a variety of diseases, including bipolar disorder and depression.
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- Stacy Foran Melanson
- Clinical Laboratories Division, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Ilies MA, Masereel B, Rolin S, Scozzafava A, Câmpeanu G, Cîmpeanu V, Supuran CT. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: aromatic and heterocyclic sulfonamides incorporating adamantyl moieties with strong anticonvulsant activity. Bioorg Med Chem 2004; 12:2717-26. [PMID: 15110853 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2004.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2004] [Accepted: 03/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of aromatic/heterocyclic sulfonamides incorporating adamantyl moieties were prepared by reaction of aromatic/heterocyclic aminosulfonamides with the acyl chlorides derived from adamantyl-1-carboxylic acid and 1-adamantyl-acetic acid. Related derivatives were obtained from the above-mentioned aminosulfonamides with adamantyl isocyanate and adamantyl isothiocyanate, respectively. Some of these derivatives showed good inhibitory potency against two human CA isozymes involved in important physiological processes, CA I, and CA II, of the same order of magnitude as the clinically used drugs acetazolamide and methazolamide. The lipophilicity of the best CA inhibitors was determined and expressed as their experimental log k' IAM and theoretical ClogP value. Their lipophilicity was propitious with the crossing of the blood-brain barrier (log k' > IAM > 1.35). The anticonvulsant activity of some of the best CA inhibitors reported here has been evaluated in a MES test in mice. After intraperitoneal injection (30 mg kg(-1)), compounds A8 and A9 exhibited a high protection against electrically induced convulsions (> 90%). Their ED50 was 3.5 and 2.6 mg kg(-1), respectively.
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- Marc A Ilies
- University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Biotechnologies, Department of Chemistry, B-dul Marasti nr. 59, 71331 Bucharest, Romania
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Foran SE, Flood JG, Lewandrowski KB. Measurement of mercury levels in concentrated over-the-counter fish oil preparations: is fish oil healthier than fish? Arch Pathol Lab Med 2003; 127:1603-5. [PMID: 14632570 DOI: 10.5858/2003-127-1603-momlic] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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CONTEXT Fish consumption has been associated with a decreased risk of coronary artery disease. Recent studies have illustrated that the high mercury content in cold-water fish may negate the cardiovascular benefits of fish meals. Fish oils have similar antiatherogenic properties to fish, and similar studies should be performed to determine the level of mercury in fish oils. OBJECTIVE To determine the concentration of mercury in 5 over-the-counter brands of fish oil. RESULTS The levels of mercury in the 5 different brands of fish oil ranged from nondetectable (<6 microg/L) to negligible (10-12 microg/L). The mercury content of fish oil was similar to the basal concentration normally found in human blood. CONCLUSIONS Fish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, and their consumption is recommended to decrease the risk of coronary artery disease. However, fish such as swordfish and shark are also a source of exposure to the heavy metal toxin, mercury. The fish oil brands examined in this manuscript have negligible amounts of mercury and may provide a safer alternative to fish consumption.
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- Stacy E Foran
- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02114, USA
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Shapiro H. Could n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reduce pathological pain by direct actions on the nervous system? Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2003; 68:219-24. [PMID: 12591006 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-3278(02)00273-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in many industrialized countries is relatively low and its increased consumption has protective and modifying effects on such diverse conditions as atherosclerosis, ventricular arrhythmias, multiple sclerosis, major depression and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. In addition, n-3 PUFAs have been shown to alleviate pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and in a number of other painful conditions. This has been attributed to the inhibition of pro-inflammatory eicosanoid and cytokine production by peripheral tissues. n-3 PUFAs have also been shown to inhibit eicosanoid production in glial cells, block voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs), inhibit neuronal protein kinases and modulate gene expression. They also appear to have mood-stabilizing and sympatholytic effects. The present article explores the possibility that, based on what is known about their neural and non-neural effects, n-3 PUFAs directly attenuate the neuronal and glial processes that underlie neuropathic and inflammatory pain.
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- Haim Shapiro
- Wolfson Medical Center, 62 Lochamim Street, 58220 Holon, Israel.
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Antiepileptic drugs might be effective in the treatment of patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, a condition with unmet pharmacologic needs. We review the literature on the efficacy and tolerability of antiepileptic drugs in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, both case reports and open studies, as well as controlled studies if available. The results of the studies will be presented together with their methodological limitations (e.g., open trials, use of additional medications, and lack of use of standardized scales for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder). The effects of antiepileptic drugs on kindling, a suggested pathogenesis for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder are overviewed, and suggestions for further research are raised.
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- Iulian Iancu
- The Psychiatric Division, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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&NA;. Lithium alternatives add to treatment options for patients with bipolar disorder. DRUGS & THERAPY PERSPECTIVES 2002. [DOI: 10.2165/00042310-200218060-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Di Lorenzo R, Genedani S. Atypical antipsychotics in the therapy of bipolar disorders: efficacy and safety. Expert Rev Neurother 2002; 2:363-76. [DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2.3.363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Abstract
UNLABELLED Olanzapine, a thienobenzodiazepine derivative, is a psychotropic agent that has shown efficacy in the treatment of patients with bipolar I disorder. Olanzapine has a multireceptorial binding profile including a greater affinity for serotonin 5-HT(2A) than for dopamine D(2) receptors. Olanzapine 5 to 20 mg/day demonstrated significantly greater antimanic efficacy than placebo in two double-blind, randomised 3- or 4-week trials of patients with bipolar I disorder of either manic or mixed episodes, with or without psychotic features. Additionally, in one of these trials, improvements in cognitive function and hostility were superior with olanzapine. In cohorts of severely depressed and rapid cycling patients, improvements in manic and depressive symptoms and in manic symptoms only, were superior with olanzapine compared with placebo. Significant improvements from baseline in symptoms of mania, depression, cognitive functioning and hostility were seen with olanzapine in a 49-week extension phase study. In double-blind trials, olanzapine 10 mg/day appeared to have similar antimanic efficacy to oral lithium 400mg twice daily in the treatment of patients with pure mania (4-week small study). In patients with acute manic or mixed episodes olanzapine 5 to 20 mg/day appeared to be more effective than oral valproate semisodium (divalproex sodium) 500 to 2500 mg/day (3-week study) and at least as effective as oral haloperidol 3 to 15 mg/day (12-week study). Preliminary results from a large 6-week placebo-controlled study suggest that olanzapine 5 to 20 mg/day in combination with mood stabilisers (lithium or valproate semisodium) provides effective augmentation of antimanic treatment of patients with bipolar I disorder, with benefits seen in the first week. Adverse events reported significantly more often with olanzapine than with placebo were somnolence, dry mouth, dizziness and bodyweight gain, and in comparison with valproate semisodium were somnolence, dry mouth, increased appetite and bodyweight gain. Olanzapine was generally well tolerated with no clinically relevant abnormalities in laboratory tests, vital signs or electrocardiogram results. CONCLUSION Olanzapine demonstrated superior efficacy compared with placebo in the short-term treatment of patients with bipolar I disorder with manic or mixed episodes, with or without psychotic features, and was generally well tolerated. According to preliminary data the antimanic efficacy of olanzapine appears similar to that of haloperidol and better than that of valproate semisodium in patients with bipolar I disorder experiencing a manic or mixed episode; among nonpsychotic patients with manic or mixed episodes olanzapine appears to be superior to haloperidol. Available data support the choice of olanzapine as an option in the short-term management of mania in patients with bipolar I disorder with manic or mixed episodes, with or without psychotic features.
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Affiliation(s)
- N Bhana
- Adis International Limited, Auckland, New Zealand.
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