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Vu Nguyen D, Muanprasat C, Kaewin S, Hengphasatporn K, Shigeta Y, Rungrotmongkol T, Chavasiri W. Synthesis and biological evaluation of 2'-hydroxychalcone derivatives as AMPK activators. Bioorg Chem 2024; 143:107048. [PMID: 38141328 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.107048] [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: 10/14/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
Abstract
A series of 2'-hydroxychalcone derivatives with various substituents on B-ring were synthesized and evaluated for AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation activity in podocyte cells. The results displayed that hydroxy, methoxy and methylenedioxy groups on B-ring could enhance the activitiy better than O-saturated alkyl, O-unsaturated alkyl or other alkoxy groups. Compounds 27 and 29 possess the highest fold change of 2.48 and 2.73, respectively, which were higher than those of reference compound (8) (1.28) and metformin (1.88). Compounds 27 and 29 were then subjected to a concentration-response study to obtain the EC50 values of 2.0 and 4.8 µM, respectively and MTT assays also showed that cell viability was not influenced by the exposure of podocytes to compounds 27 and 29 at concentrations up to 50 μM. In addition, compound 27 was proved to activate AMPK via calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase β (CaMKKβ)-dependent pathway without affecting intracellular calcium levels. The computational study showed that the potent compounds exhibited stronger ligand-binding strength to CaMKKβ, particularly compounds 27 (-8.4 kcal/mol) and 29 (-8.0 kcal/mol), compared to compound 8 (-7.5 kcal/mol). Fragment molecular orbital (FMO) calculation demonstrated that compound 27 was superior to compound 29 due to the presence of methyl group, which amplified the binding by hydrophobic interactions. Therefore, compound 27 would represent a promising AMPK activator for further investigation of the treatment of diabetes and diabetic nephropathy.
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- Duy Vu Nguyen
- Center of Excellence in Natural Products Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bang Phli, Samut Prakarn 10540, Thailand
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- Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bang Phli, Samut Prakarn 10540, Thailand; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Rajathevi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, Graduated School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Biocatalyst and Sustainable Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Natural Products Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Wilhelm A, Bonnet SL, Twigge L, Rarova L, Stenclova T, Visser HG, Schutte-Smith M. Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxic evaluation of chalcone derivatives. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.132001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Cai X, Sha F, Zhao C, Zheng Z, Zhao S, Zhu Z, Zhu H, Chen J, Chen Y. Synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of novel steroidal chalcones with 3β-pregnenolone ester derivatives in RAW 264.7 cells in vitro. Steroids 2021; 171:108830. [PMID: 33836205 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2021.108830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
To identify new potential anti-inflammatory agents, we herein report the synthesis of novel steroidal chalcones with 3β-pregnenolone esters of cinnamic acid derivatives using pregnenolone as the starting material. The structures of the newly synthesised compounds were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HRMS and infrared imaging. All the derivatives were examined to determine their in vitro anti-inflammatory profiles against LPS-induced inflammation in RAW 264.7 cells; the derivates were evaluated by the quantification of the pro-inflammatory mediator nitric oxide (NO) in the cell culture supernatant based on the Griess reaction, which measures nitrite levels, followed by an in vitro cytotoxicity study. Among these novel derivatives, compound 11e [3β-3-phenyl acrylate-pregn-5-en-17β-yl-3' -(p-fluoro)-phenylprop-2'-en-1'-one] was identified as the most potent anti-inflammatory agent, which showed significant anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting the LPS-induced pro-inflammatory mediator NO in a dose-dependent manner without any cytotoxicity. Moreover, compound 11e markedly inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells. Further studies confirmed that compound 11e significantly suppressed the transcriptional activity of NF-κB in activated RAW 264.7 cells. Molecular docking study revealed the strong binding affinity of compound 11e to the active site of the pro-inflammatory proteins, which confirmed that compound 11e acted as an anti-inflammatory mediator. These results indicated that steroidal chalcones with 3β-pregnenolone esters of cinnamic acid derivatives might be considered for further research in the design of anti-inflammatory drugs, and compound 11e might be a promising therapeutic anti-inflammatory drug candidate.
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- Xiaorui Cai
- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.
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Bhargavi M, Vhora N, Lanka G, Somadi G, Kanth SS, Jain A, Potlapally SR. Homology modelling and virtual screening to explore potent inhibitors for MAP2K3 protein. Struct Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-020-01667-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tiwari MK, Yadav L, Kumar Shyamlal BR, Chaudhary S. Weak Bases‐Mediated Modified Favorskii Reaction‐Type Direct Alkynylation/(
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)‐Alkenylation: A Unified Rapid Access to α,β‐Unsaturated Ketones and Propargyl Alcohols. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201900601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Mohit K. Tiwari
- Laboratory of Organic and Medicinal ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur Jawaharlal Nehru Marg Jaipur- 302017 India
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- Laboratory of Organic and Medicinal ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur Jawaharlal Nehru Marg Jaipur- 302017 India
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- Laboratory of Organic and Medicinal ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur Jawaharlal Nehru Marg Jaipur- 302017 India
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- Laboratory of Organic and Medicinal ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur Jawaharlal Nehru Marg Jaipur- 302017 India
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Wang J, Huang L, Cheng C, Li G, Xie J, Shen M, Chen Q, Li W, He W, Qiu P, Wu J. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of chalcone analogues with novel dual antioxidant mechanisms as potential anti-ischemic stroke agents. Acta Pharm Sin B 2019; 9:335-350. [PMID: 30972281 PMCID: PMC6437665 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2019.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS) by antioxidants is the important therapy to cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) in stroke. The antioxidant with novel dual-antioxidant mechanism of directly scavenging ROS and indirectly through antioxidant pathway activation may be a promising CIRI therapeutic strategy. In our study, a series of chalcone analogues were designed and synthesized, and multiple potential chalcone analogues with dual antioxidant mechanisms were screened. Among these compounds, the most active 33 not only conferred cytoprotection of H2O2-induced oxidative damage in PC12 cells through scavenging free radicals directly and activating NRF2/ARE antioxidant pathway at the same time, but also played an important role against ischemia/reperfusion-related brain injury in animals. More importantly, in comparison with mono-antioxidant mechanism compounds, 33 exhibited higher cytoprotective and neuroprotective potential in vitro and in vivo. Overall, our findings showed compound 33 could emerge as a promising anti-ischemic stroke drug candidate and provided novel dual-antioxidant mechanism strategies and concepts for oxidative stress-related diseases treatment.
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- Jiabing Wang
- Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- Ningbo Medical Centre Li Huili Hospital, Ningbo 315041, China
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- College of Information Science and Computer Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Borsari C, Santarem N, Torrado J, Olías AI, Corral MJ, Baptista C, Gul S, Wolf M, Kuzikov M, Ellinger B, Witt G, Gribbon P, Reinshagen J, Linciano P, Tait A, Costantino L, Freitas-Junior LH, Moraes CB, Bruno Dos Santos P, Alcântara LM, Franco CH, Bertolacini CD, Fontana V, Tejera Nevado P, Clos J, Alunda JM, Cordeiro-da-Silva A, Ferrari S, Costi MP. Methoxylated 2'-hydroxychalcones as antiparasitic hit compounds. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 126:1129-1135. [PMID: 28064141 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Chalcones display a broad spectrum of pharmacological activities. Herein, a series of 2'-hydroxy methoxylated chalcones was synthesized and evaluated towards Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania infantum. Among the synthesized library, compounds 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8 were the most potent and selective anti-T. brucei compounds (EC50 = 1.3-4.2 μM, selectivity index >10-fold). Compound 4 showed the best early-tox and antiparasitic profile. The pharmacokinetic studies of compound 4 in BALB/c mice using hydroxypropil-β-cyclodextrins formulation showed a 7.5 times increase in oral bioavailability.
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- Chiara Borsari
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal and Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto and Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, 4150-180, Porto, Portugal
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- Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal and Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto and Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, 4150-180, Porto, Portugal
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Screening Port, Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Screening Port, Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Screening Port, Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Screening Port, Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Screening Port, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Screening Port, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Screening Port, Hamburg, Germany
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- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Brazilian Centre for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil
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- Brazilian Centre for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil
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- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, D-20359, Hamburg, Germany
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- Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal and Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto and Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, 4150-180, Porto, Portugal
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- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy.
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Aribi I, Ghomrasni S, Ayachi S, Alimi K, Roudesli S, Said AH. Electrosynthesis, spectral and structural studies of a semi-conducting oligomer deriving from a methoxy-substituted chalcone. J Mol Struct 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Raghavan S, Manogaran P, Kalpattu Kuppuswami B, Venkatraman G, Gadepalli Narasimha KK. Synthesis and anticancer activity of chalcones derived from vanillin and isovanillin. Med Chem Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-015-1453-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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