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Sabry MA, Ghaly MA, Maarouf AR, El-Subbagh HI. New thiazole-based derivatives as EGFR/HER2 and DHFR inhibitors: Synthesis, molecular modeling simulations and anticancer activity. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 241:114661. [PMID: 35964425 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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New series of thiazole and imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole derivatives were synthesized and tested for their in vitro anticancer activity. Compounds 27, 34, 39 and 42-44 showed the best anticancer activity against the tested cancer cell lines with high safety profile and selectivity indices, especially MCF-7 breast cancer, compared to sorafenib. As an attempt to reveal their mode of cytotoxicity, EGFR, HER2 kinase and DHFR inhibition assays were performed. Compounds 39 and 43 were the most potent dual EGFR/HER2 kinase inhibitors, with IC50 values of 0.153 (EGFR), 0.108 (HER2) and 0.122 (EGFR), 0.078 (HER2) μM, respectively. 39 and 42 were the best DHFR inhibitors showing IC50 0.291 and 0.123 μM, respectively. 39 and 43 induced their cytotoxicity via cell cycle arrest at G1/S and G1 phases, respectively, and apoptosis rather than necrosis in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. In vivo anti-breast cancer assay of 39 and 43 showed significant tumor volume reduction with recovered caspase-3 immunoexpression. Modeling study results proved the importance of the 5-(4-substituted phenyl)-imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole moiety and the hydrazide side chain for the anticancer activity. The most potent compounds showed good drug-likeness features and could be used as prototypes for further optimization. 39 could be an example of a multi-targeting anticancer agent that acts by inhibiting EGFR/HER2 kinase, DHFR enzymes and cellular apoptosis.
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- Mohamed A Sabry
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, P.O. Box 35516, Mansoura, Egypt.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, P.O. Box 35516, Mansoura, Egypt.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, P.O. Box 35516, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, P.O. Box 35516, Mansoura, Egypt.
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Hemaida AY, Hassan GS, Maarouf AR, Joubert J, El-Emam AA. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Thiazole-Based Derivatives as Potential Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors. ACS Omega 2021; 6:19202-19211. [PMID: 34337258 PMCID: PMC8320107 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Nineteen new thiazole-based derivatives were synthesized and their structures characterized with analytical and spectral data. The in vitro assessment of their acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity revealed that compounds 10 and 16 produced potent AChE inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 103.24 and 108.94 nM, respectively. Compounds 13, 17, 18, 21, 23, 31, and 33 displayed moderate activity with 25-50% relative potency compared to the known potent AChE inhibitor donepezil. Molecular docking studies of the active compounds docked within the active site cavity of AChE showed a binding orientation similar to that of donepezil, with good predicted binding affinities. These compounds could therefore be considered as potential lead compounds for the development of new and potentially improved AChE inhibitors.
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- Aya Y. Hemaida
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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Abdel-Rahman SA, El-Damasy AK, Hassan GS, Wafa EI, Geary SM, Maarouf AR, Salem AK. Cyclohepta[ b]thiophenes as Potential Antiproliferative Agents: Design, Synthesis, In Vitro, and In Vivo Anticancer Evaluation. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2020; 3:965-977. [PMID: 33073194 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.0c00096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Several thiophene featuring compounds are known for their promising antiproliferative activity. Prompted by the urgent need to identify new potent anticancer agents, 16 compounds of benzamides, benzylamines, and urea analogues incorporating a cyclohepta[b]thiophene scaffold were synthesized and biologically evaluated with a cell proliferation assay using the A549 nonsmall cell lung cancer cell line. Compound 17 demonstrated both potent and broad-spectrum anticancer activity with submicromolar 50% growth inhibition (GI50) values. It also showed superior antiproliferative activity (vs nocodazole) in OVACAR-4, OVACAR-5, CAKI-1, and T47D cell lines with GI50 values of 2.01 (vs 22.28), 2.27 (vs 20.75), 0.69 (vs 1.11), and 0.362 (vs 81.283) μM, respectively. Additionally, compound 17 displayed minimal cytotoxicity based on 50% lethal concentration (LC50) values toward all tested cell lines. Further cell-based mechanistic studies of compound 17 revealed its ability to induce cell cycle arrest of A549 cells as evidenced by dose dependent G2/M accumulation. Furthermore, induction of early apoptosis along with activation of caspase 3, 8, and 9 were confirmed in A549 cells treated with compound 17. Targeting tubulin polymerization may explain the mechanism of the antiproliferative activity of compound 17 based on cell cycle analysis, detected apoptosis, and in vitro inhibition of tubulin polymerization. In vitro data were further supported by in vivo antitumor efficacy studies of compound 17 in a CT26 murine model for which the results showed a reduction in the tumor growth compared to untreated mice. Overall, compound 17 has the potential to function as a promising candidate for further development of potent anticancer chemotherapeutics.
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- Somaya A Abdel-Rahman
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States.,Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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Hasaneen N, Ebead A, Hassan M, Afifi H, Hunter H, Lee-Ruff E, El-Gohary NS, Maarouf AR, El-Emam AA. Synthesis of Cyclobutane Analogue 4: Preparation of Purine and Pyrimidine Carbocyclic Nucleoside Derivatives. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24183235. [PMID: 31491981 PMCID: PMC6767184 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24183235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The coupling of 2-bromo-3-benzoyloxycyclobutanone with purine under basic conditions produces two regioisomers consisting of the N-7 and N-9 alkylated products in equal amounts in their racemic forms. The distribution of the isomers is consistent with the charge delocalization between the N-7 and N-9 positions of the purinyl anion. The structural assignments and relative stereochemistry of each regioisomer were based on 1 and 2D NMR techniques. The relative stereochemistry of the C-2 and C-3 substituents in each regioisomer was the trans orientation consistent with steric factors in the coupling step. The N-9 regioisomer was reduced with sodium borohydride to give the all trans cyclobutanol as the major product in a stereoselective manner. The alcohol was debenzoylated with sodium methoxide in a transesterification step to give the nucleoside analogue. The regioisomeric pyrimidine nucleosides were prepared by Vorbrüggen coupling of the 3-hydroxymethylcyclobutanone triflate with either thymine or uracil followed by stereoselective hydride addition. Regiospecificity of the coupling at the N-1 position was observed and stereoselective reduction to the trans-disubstituted cyclobutanol structure assignments was based on NMR data.
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- Noha Hasaneen
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Arish University, Arish, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Basic Science Department, Faculty of Industrial Education, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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Hassan GS, El-Sherbeny MA, El-Ashmawy MB, Bayomi SM, Maarouf AR, Badria FA. Synthesis and antitumor testing of certain new fused triazolopyrimidine and triazoloquinazoline derivatives. ARAB J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2013.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Abdel-Aziz AAM, El-Azab AS, Alanazi AM, Asiri YA, Al-Suwaidan IA, Maarouf AR, Ayyad RR, Shawer TZ. Synthesis and potential antitumor activity of 7-(4-substituted piperazin-1-yl)-4-oxoquinolines based on ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin scaffolds: in silico studies. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2015. [PMID: 26226179 DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2015.1069288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The potential antitumor activities of a series of 7-(4-substituted piperazin-1-yl)fluoroquinolone derivatives (1-14a,b) using ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin as scaffolds are described. These compounds exhibit potent and broad spectrum antitumor activities using 60 human cell lines in addition to the inherent antibacterial activity. Compounds 1a, 2a, 3b, 6b and 7a were found to be the most potent, while 2b, 5b, and 6a were found to have an average activity. The results of this study demonstrated that compounds 1a, 2a, 3b, 6b and 7a (mean GI50; 2.63-3.09 µM) are nearly 7-fold more potent compared with the positive control 5-fluorouracil (mean GI50; 22.60 µM). More interestingly, compounds 1a, 2a, 3b, 6b and 7a have an almost antitumor activity similar to gefitinib (mean GI50; 3.24 µM) and are nearly 2-fold more potent compared to erlotinib (mean GI50; 7.29 µM). In silico study and ADME-Tox prediction methodology were used to study the antitumor activity of the most active compounds and to identify the structural features required for antitumor activity.
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- Alaa A-M Abdel-Aziz
- a Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia .,b Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Mansoura , Mansoura , Egypt
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia .,c Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy , Al-Azhar University , Cairo , Egypt
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- d Department of Clinical Pharmacy , College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- b Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Mansoura , Mansoura , Egypt .,e Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy , Delta University for Science & Technology , Gamasa City , Egypt , and
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- f Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy , Al-Azhar University , Cairo , Egypt
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- f Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy , Al-Azhar University , Cairo , Egypt
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Alanazi AM, Abdel-Aziz AAM, Shawer TZ, Ayyad RR, Al-Obaid AM, Al-Agamy MHM, Maarouf AR, El-Azab AS. Synthesis, antitumor and antimicrobial activity of some new 6-methyl-3-phenyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone analogues: in silico studies. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2015; 31:721-35. [PMID: 26162029 DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2015.1060482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Some new derivatives of substituted-4(3H)-quinazolinones were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antitumor and antimicrobial activities. The results of this study demonstrated that compound 5 yielded selective activities toward NSC Lung Cancer EKVX cell line, Colon Cancer HCT-15 cell line and Breast Cancer MDA-MB-231/ATCC cell line, while NSC Lung Cancer EKVX cell line and CNS Cancer SF-295 cell line were sensitive to compound 8. Additionally, compounds 12 and 13 showed moderate effectiveness toward numerous cell lines belonging to different tumor subpanels. On the other hand, the results of antimicrobial screening revealed that compounds 1, 9 and 14 are the most active against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 16, 32 and 32 μg/mL respectively, while compound 14 possessed antimicrobial activities against all tested strains with the lowest MIC compared with other tested compounds. In silico study, ADME-Tox prediction and molecular docking methodology were used to study the antitumor activity and to identify the structural features required for antitumor activity.
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- Amer M Alanazi
- a Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia .,b Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Mansoura , Mansoura , Egypt
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- c Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University , Cairo , Egypt
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- c Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University , Cairo , Egypt
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- d Department of Pharmaceutics and Microbiology , College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , and
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- b Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Mansoura , Mansoura , Egypt
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia .,e Department of Organic Chemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University , Cairo , Egypt
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Al-Suwaidan IA, Alanazi AM, El-Azab AS, Al-Obaid AM, ElTahir KEH, Maarouf AR, Abu El-Enin MA, Abdel-Aziz AAM. Molecular design, synthesis and biological evaluation of cyclic imides bearing benzenesulfonamide fragment as potential COX-2 inhibitors. Part 2. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:2601-5. [PMID: 23528298 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.02.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A group of cyclic imides (1-10) was designed for evaluation as a selective COX-2 inhibitors and investigated in vivo for their anti-inflammatory activity. Compounds 6a, 6b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a and 10b were proved to be potent COX-2 inhibitors with IC50 range of 0.1-4.0 μM. In vitro COX-1/COX-2 inhibition structure-activity studies identified compound 8a as a highly potent (IC50=0.1 μM), and an extremely selective [COX-2 (SI)>1000] comparable to celecoxib [COX-2 (SI)>384], COX-2 inhibitor that showed superior anti-inflammatory activity (ED50=72.4 mg/kg) relative to diclofenac (ED50=114 mg/kg). Molecular modeling was carried out through docking the designed compounds into the COX-2 binding site to predict if these compounds have analogous binding mode to the COX-2 inhibitors. The study showed that the homosulfonamide fragment of 8a inserted deep inside the 2°-pocket of the COX-2 active site, where the SO2NH2 group underwent H-bonding interaction with Gln(192)(2.95 Å), Phe(518)(2.82 Å) and Arg(513)(2.63 and 2.73 Å). Docking study of the synthesized compound 8a into the active site of COX-2 revealed a similar binding mode to SC-558, a selective COX-2 inhibitor.
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- Ibrahim A Al-Suwaidan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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A new series of quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives containing either a thiazole or a 1, 3, 4-thiadiazole moiety were prepared in order to study the effect of such a heterocyclic combination on the expected diuretic activity. Synthesis of the target compounds (2, 4, and 6) has been achieved through an interaction of the starting 7-chloro-2-methyl-4H-3, 1-benzoxazin-4-one 1 with different heterocyclic amines. Alkylation of 3-(2-mercapto-1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-5-yl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivative 4 with different alkyl halides or chloroacetic acid afforded the corresponding thioethers 5 while interaction of 2-methyl-3-(1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-5-yl or thiazol-5-yl)quinazolin-4(3H)-ones (2 and 6) with various aromatic aldehydes resulted in the formation of the arylvinyl analogs 3 and 7, respectively. On the other hand, 2-morpholinomethyl-3-(2-sulfamoyl or mercapto-1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-5-yl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives 10 have also been synthesized through an interaction of the sulfonamide or thiol analog 9 with the appropriate amine. Biological evaluation of some of the target compounds as diuretic agents was carried out. The results showed that 2-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)vinyl]-7-chloro-3-(2-sulfamoyl-1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-5-yl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one 7b exhibited significant diuretic activity. The detailed synthesis, spectroscopic and biological data are reported.
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- Azza R Maarouf
- Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
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Gineinah MM, El-Sherbeny MA, Nasr MN, Maarouf AR. Synthesis and antiinflammatory screening of some quinazoline and quinazolyl-4-oxoquinazoline derivatives. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2003; 335:556-62. [PMID: 12596220 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.200290009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Synthesis of some new derivatives of 2-aryl-4-oxo-1-(4-quinazolyl)quinazolines is described. Methyl N-(4-quinazolyl)anthranilate was allowed to react with phenyl iso(thio)cyanate to give 3-phenyl-1-(4-quinazolyl)-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydro-2, 4-dioxo- and 4-oxo-2-thioxoquinazolines (3a and 3b respectively) Alternatively, anthranilic acid amide derivatives were subjected to cyclization with aromatic aldehydes to give 2-aryl-4-oxo-1-(4-quinazolyl)-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroquinazolines 5. On the other hand, 2-chloro-4-(4-substituted 1-piperazinyl)quinazoline derivatives were subjected to the same type of reactions at the 2-position to afford the corresponding quinazoline derivatives 8 and 10 respectively. Furthermore, the acid amide 4b cyclized with acid chlorides to give the corresponding 2-aryl-1-(2-chloro-4-quinazolyl)-4-oxo-1, 4-dihydroquinazolines 11 from which the triazoloquinazoline derivatives 13 and 15 were synthesized through the intermediate hydrazine derivatives 12. Most of the newly synthesized compounds were tested for their antiinflammatory activities. However, some of the novel compounds were found to exhibit good antiinflammatory potencies.
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- Magdy M Gineinah
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
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Cases of western equine encephalitis in horses in 1987 in western USA and Manitoba, Canada were examined by backward trajectory analysis of winds. Culex tarsalis mosquitoes infected with western equine encephalitis virus could have been carried on southerly winds from Texas and Oklahoma to northern USA and from there to Manitoba. The presence of the Polar front over North Dakota and Minnesota at the end of July would have led to the landing of Cx. tarsalis in Montana and Wisconsin and prevented further carriage into Manitoba. Temperatures in southern Texas during the winter months (average daily maximum temperatures 19.7 degrees C and higher) would have permitted continuous transmission of western equine encephalitis virus by Cx. tarsalis in this area. Weather factors involved in outbreaks from 1975-88 were analysed to see if epidemics in Manitoba (23 or more cases in horses) could be predicted. The conditions for epidemics could be defined as follows: (a) the number of cases in horses in USA was 98 or more, (b) winds were southerly with speeds 45 kmh-1 or higher, and (c) counts of Cx. tarsalis females/light trap per day were 3.2 or higher. There were 3 or fewer cases in Manitoba, when the number of cases in USA was 27 or less, even when Cx. tarsalis counts were higher than 3.2. With Cx. tarsalis counts below 3 and/or unsuitable winds, or the Polar front further south, the number of cases in Manitoba was between 0 and 17, even when the number of cases in USA was from 38-172. Without information on the extent of infection further south, the weather variables would probably be more useful in excluding the possibility of an epidemic in Manitoba than in predicting one.
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- R F Sellers
- Agriculture Canada, Health of Animals Laboratory Division, Ottawa, Ontario
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Sellers RF, Maarouf AR. Possible introduction of epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer virus (serotype 2) and bluetongue virus (serotype 11) into British Columbia in 1987 and 1988 by infected Culicoides carried on the wind. Can J Vet Res 1991; 55:367-70. [PMID: 1665099 PMCID: PMC1263485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Outbreaks of epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer and of bluetongue began in British Columbia in August and October 1987 respectively and recrudescence of infection by both viruses was detected the following year in August. Weather records for up to 18 days before the initial outbreaks of disease, isolation of virus or seroconversion were examined to determine if the viruses could have been introduced by infected Culicoides carried on the wind. Data on temperature, rainfall, wind speed and direction and pressure together with backward trajectory analysis showed that there were suitable winds which could have introduced Culicoides infected with epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer virus on 13 August 1987 (14 days before disease was observed), Culicoides infected with bluetongue virus on 1 October 1987 (7 days before virus was isolated and 13 days before disease in sheep) and Culicoides infected with bluetongue or epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer viruses on 20 July 1988 (15 days before seroconversion was detected). The arrival on 13 August 1987 coincided with the passage of a cold front and rain and that on 1 October 1987 with a fall in temperature and calm winds. The source of the Culicoides before arrival could have been the Okanogan Valley as far south as the junction of the Okanogan and Columbia rivers in Washington, USA. Flight would have been at temperatures of 12.6 degrees C or higher and at heights up to 1.5 km.
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- R F Sellers
- Agriculture Canada, Health of Animals Laboratory Branch, Ottawa, Ontario
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Outbreaks of vesicular stomatitis, serotype New Jersey, during epidemics in the United States and northern Mexico, 1982-5, were examined by backward trajectories of winds to investigate spread and possible sources. The outbreaks selected for analysis did not involve introduction of disease by infected animals. The findings indicate that wind could have been responsible for carrying infection from northern Mexico to Arizona and New Mexico and thence to Colorado and Utah and on to Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. The results of these analyses are consistent with the findings from T1 RNAse fingerprinting of virus isolates from outbreaks during the epidemics. The arrival of the trajectories was associated with the passage of a front and rain or passage of a front alone or rain alone. At the time of the trajectories temperatures of 10 degrees C and higher were recorded at heights up to 2500-3500 m. Introduction by airborne particles would appear unlikely as it would have required a source of at least 10(5) infectious units per minute per animal. Vesicular stomatitis virus had been isolated from Simulium and Culicoides during the epidemic with amounts of virus from Simulium sufficient to suggest biological transmission. The possibility of Simulium infected with vesicular stomatitis virus being carried downwind to introduce disease is discussed in relation to the behaviour of Simulium and the pathogenesis of vesicular stomatitis in large animals.
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- R F Sellers
- Agriculture Canada, Health of Animals Laboratory Division, Ottawa, Ontario
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Backward trajectories of winds were determined to identify possible sources of eastern equine encephalitis virus associated with isolation of virus from mosquitoes or birds or outbreaks in horses between 1980 and 1985 in Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Michigan, USA. The results of the trajectory analyses suggested that eastern equine encephalitis virus could have been carried by infected mosquitoes on surface winds at temperatures 13 degrees C or higher from North Carolina north-eastwards along the Atlantic Coast to Maryland and New Jersey and thence to upstate New York and from western Kentucky to Michigan. Landing of mosquitoes was associated with the presence of a cold front and rain leading to variations in the location and timing of outbreaks from year to year. The mosquito responsible was most likely to have been Culiseta melanura, but Coquillettidia perturbans and Aedes sollicitans could also have been involved. There may be a continual cycle of eastern equine encephalitis virus in mosquitoes and birds in south-eastern USA, from where the virus could be distributed by infected mosquitoes on the wind along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts and up the Mississippi Valley.
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- R F Sellers
- Agriculture Canada, Health of Animals Laboratory Division, Ottawa, Ontario
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Sellers RF, Maarouf AR. Trajectory analysis and bluetongue virus serotype 2 in Florida 1982. Can J Vet Res 1989; 53:100-2. [PMID: 2536578 PMCID: PMC1255522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Examination of Northern Hemisphere synoptic charts and computation of backward trajectories indicated that Culicoides infected with bluetongue virus serotype 2 could have been carried on the wind and brought the virus to Florida on the afternoon of August 19, 1982 after leaving northern Cuba the previous evening. Flight would have occurred at a height of 1-1.5 km at temperatures of 15-17 degrees C. The distance of 500 km from northern Cuba to Ona would have been covered in 20 h at an average speed of 25 km h-1. Computation of trajectories indicated that a second electropherotype, Ona B, was unlikely to have been introduced by infected Culicoides.
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- R F Sellers
- Agriculture Canada, Health of Animals Laboratory Division, Ottawa, Ontario
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Information was collected on confirmed outbreaks of western equine encephalitis (WEE) in North America east of the Rockies for 1981 and 1983 (epidemic years) and 1980 and 1982 (non-epidemic years). The initial pattern of outbreaks in Manitoba, Minnesota and North Dakota was determined for each year. Backward (and in some instances forward) wind trajectories were computed for each day 4-15 days (incubation period) before the initial outbreaks of WEE in a given area of province or state. During these years the timing and location of WEE outbreaks in horses and man, seroconversion in chickens, the maximum Culex tarsalis counts at Winnipeg and first isolation of WEE virus from C. tarsalis could be correlated with trajectories of winds from states further south within acceptable intervals. It is suggested that C. tarsalis mosquitoes infected with WEE virus are carried on the wind from Texas on the Gulf of Mexico, where they continue to breed during the northern winter months, to northern Texas and Oklahoma in the spring. In May, June and July C. tarsalis are carried north on southerly winds from these states through Kansas and Nebraska to North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Manitoba. Distances of 1250-1350 km are traversed in 18-24 h at heights up to 1.5 km with temperatures greater than or equal to 13 degrees C. Landing takes place where the warm southerly winds meet cold fronts associated with rain. Convergence leads to concentration of C. tarsalis and determines where outbreaks occur. It is possible that return of new generations of C. tarsalis to the south may occur later in the year. The development of an epidemic of WEE in the northern states and provinces would appear to depend on (i) suitable trajectories from the south in June and July with temperatures greater than or equal to 13 degrees C meeting cold fronts with rain, (ii) sufficient C. tarsalis infected with WEE virus at source, carried on the wind and locally, (iii) C. tarsalis biting horses and man, (iv) maintenance of local mosquito populations in August and (v) susceptible hosts (birds) at source and susceptible hosts (horses and man) locally. Possible methods of prediction involving determination of trajectories, identification of C. tarsalis blood meals, measuring seroconversion in calves are discussed in addition to the methods already in use.
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- R F Sellers
- Agriculture Canada, Health of Animals Laboratory Division, Ottawa, Ontario
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