Identification and biological evaluation of 4-(3-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (5-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)amide, a high affinity TRPV1 (VR1) vanilloid receptor antagonist

High throughput screening using the recombinant human TRPV1 receptor was used to identify a series of pyridinylpiperazine ureas (3) as TRPV1 vanilloid receptor ligands. Exploration of the structure-activity relationships by parallel synthesis identified the essential pharmacophoric elements for antagonism that permitted further optimization via targeted synthesis to provide a potent orally bioavailable and selective TRPV1 modulator 41 active in several in vivo models.     

Synthesis of ester and amide derivatives of 1-phenyl-3-(thiophen-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid and study of their anticancer activity

A series of novel thiophene containing 1,3-diarylpyrazole derivatives were synthesized and the structures were determined by IR, ¹H-NMR, and HRMS analysis. The anticancer activity of the title compounds against MCF7, MDA-MB-231, HeLa, Raji, and HL60 human cancer cells growth were investigated by MTT assay. Interestingly, Raji and HL60 cells exhibited more sensitivity to synthesized compounds. (4-Benzyl-piperidin-1-yl)-(1-phenyl-3-thiophen-3-yl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-methanone (4c) possessed the highest growth inhibitory effect on Raji and HL60 cancer cells (GI₅₀ 25.2 ± 3.2 and 28.3 ± 1.53 μM, respectively). Compound 4f, 4-trifluoromethylphenyl piperazine at the amide part, also showed potent activity on Raji and HL60 cancer cell lines with a GI₅₀ value of 32.0 ± 1.27 and 36.7 ± 2.15 μM, respectively. Physicochemical properties of the synthesized compounds were evaluated in silico, and it was found that all compounds should present good passive oral absorption. All synthesized compounds demonstrated good drug-likeness values. The data suggested that these compounds might be promising for further development.     

Synthesis of amide derivatives of [6-(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone-2-yl] acetic acid and their analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties

A series of structurally different amide derivatives of [6-(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone-2-yl]acetic acid were prepared and tested for their analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity in vivo by using p-benzoquinone-induced writhing test and carrageenan-induced hind paw edema model, respectively. The analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of the compounds 6a and 6b were equipotent, and 6m was more potent than acetyl salicylic acid (CAS 50-78-2) as an analgesic and indometacin (CAS 53-86-1) as an anti-inflammatory drug, respectively. The other amide derivatives and parent carboxylic acid molecule generally resulted in lower activity to reference compounds. Inhibitor activity of the active compounds on cyclooxygenase isoforms was also investigated by using in vitro COX inhibitor screening assay and found that these derivatives did not exert their analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities through COX inhibition and that other mechanisms might be involved.     

Aminomethyl derivatives of (benzisothiazolin-3-one-2-yl)acetic acid amides and 2-(1,2-benzisothiazoline-3-one-2-yl)propionic acid amides]

In the search for pharmacological active new derivatives of 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-on amides of (3-oxo-1,2-benzisothiazolin-2-yl)acetic acid and 3-(3-oxo-1,2-benzisothiazolin-2-yl)propionic acid were obtained. In the reaction of these amides with formaldehyde and various second aryl amines the title compounds are formed. Morpholinmethylamide of (3-oxo-1,2-benzisothiazolin-2-yl)acetic acid showed activity against Trichomonas vaginalis. In the reaction of ethyl esters of (3-oxo-1,2-benzisothiazolin-2-yl) acetic- and -propionic acids with hydrazine hydrate products of ring-opening of isothiazole-2,2'-dithio-bis [N- (ethoxycarbonylmethyl)benzamide] and 2,2'-dithio-bis[N-(ethoxycarbonylethyl)benzamide are formed.     

2-氯喹啉-3-甲醛缩氨基胍衍生物的合成及其抗炎活性研究

目的设计合成具有抗炎活性的2-氯喹啉-3-甲醛缩氨基胍类化合物。方法以6-羟基-3,4-二氢-2-喹啉酮为原料,与氯苄进行亲核取代反应得到中间体6-取代苄氧基-3,4-二氢-2-喹啉酮,该中间体经VilsmeierHaack反应得到2-氯-6-苄氧基-喹啉-3-醛类化合物,最后与氨基胍碳酸盐反应得到目标化合物;采用二甲苯诱导小鼠耳肿胀实验测定目标化合物的抗炎活性。结果与结论共合成了13个化合物,其中5个是未见报道的新化合物,其结构均经MS、IR、~1H-NMR和~(13)C-NMR谱确证。活性评价结果显示,该系列化合物均具有较好的抗炎活性。其中,化合物5a活性最好,在100 mg·kg~(-1)剂量下,腹腔注射给药时抑制率达到94.01%,优于阳性对照药布洛芬(39.56%)。     

Design, synthesis, and in vitro evaluation of carbamate derivatives of 2-benzoxazolyl- and 2-benzothiazolyl-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-methanones as novel fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors

Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is an intracellular serine hydrolase, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of the endocannabinoid N-arachidonoylethanolamide to arachidonic acid and ethanolamine. FAAH also hydrolyzes another endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). However, 2-AG has been assumed to be hydrolyzed mainly by monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) or a MAGL-like enzyme. Inhibition of FAAH or MAGL activity might lead to beneficial effects in many physiological disorders such as pain, inflammation, and anxiety due to increased endocannabinoid-induced activation of cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2. In the present study, a total of 34 novel compounds were designed, synthesized, characterized, and tested against FAAH and MAGL-like enzyme activity. Altogether, 16 compounds were found to inhibit FAAH with half-maximal inhibition concentrations (IC50) between 28 and 380 nM. All the active compounds belong to the structural family of carbamates. Compounds 14 and 18 were found to be the most potent FAAH inhibitors, which may serve as lead structures for novel FAAH inhibitors.     

2-Amino-3-cyano-4-(5-arylisoxazol-3-yl)-4H-chromenes: synthesis and in vitro cytotoxic activity

A new series of 4-aryl-4H-chromenes bearing a 5-arylisoxazol-3-yl moiety at the C-4 position were prepared as potential anticancer agents. The in vitro cytotoxic activity of the synthesized compounds was investigated against a panel of tumor cell lines including MCF-7 (breast cancer), KB (nasopharyngeal epidermoid carcinoma), Hep-G2 (liver carcinoma), MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer), and SKNMC (human neuroblastoma) using the MTT colorimetric assay. Doxorubicin, a well-known anticancer drug, was used as positive standard drug. Among the synthesized compounds, the 5-(3-methylphenyl)isoxazol-3-yl analog (7j) showed the most potent cytotoxic activity against all five human tumor cell lines.     

Synthesis and in vitro anti-HIV activity in human monocyte-derived macrophages of 2-oxothiazolidine-4(R)-carboxylic acid derivatives

Oxidative stress and glutathione (GSH) deficit may play an important role in HIV infection pathogenesis, and oral administration of GSH-replenishing drugs such as N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and 2-oxothiazolidine-4(R)-carboxylic acid (OTC) may be associated with an increased survival rate of HIV-infected patients. Nevertheless, beneficial effects of these molecules are restricted in vivo by the high concentrations that are necessary to obtain biological effects, rapid extracellular metabolization, and low availability and plasma concentrations. We synthesized OTC derivatives that are more lipophilic than OTC and theoretically able to overcome these limitations and to generate, in addition to cysteine, other substrates of the gamma-glutamyl cycle. Their antiviral effects were investigated in human HIV-1/Ba-L-infected monocyte-derived macrophages. In our experimental conditions, OTC exhibited anti-HIV-1 effects and little cytotoxicity at high doses. None of the nine tested derivatives showed higher cytotoxicity than OTC, nor anti-HIV-1/Ba-L activity.     

Synthesis and antinociceptive activity of (1-benzyl-2(3H)-benzimidazolon- 3-yl) acetic acid derivatives

Eight (1-benzyl-2(3H)-benzimidazolon-3-yl)acetic acid derivatives have been synthesized and tested for antinociceptive activity in this study. All compounds but one, at the oral dose of 100 mg/kg were comparable with aspirin. Ethyl (1-benzyl-2(3H)-benzimidazolon-3-yl)acetate (3), 4-[(1-benzyl-2(3H)-benzimidazolon-3-yl)acetyl]morpholine (6a) and 1-[(1-benzyl-2(3H)-benzimidazolon-3-yl)acetyl]pyrrolidine (6b) have shown more potent antinociceptive activity than others.     

Synthesis and in-vitro antibacterial activity of 7-(3-aminopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazol-5(2H,4H,6H)-yl)-6-fluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid derivatives

A series of novel 7-(3-aminopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazol-5(2H,4H,6H)-yl)-6-fluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid derivatives was designed, synthesized and characterized by (1)H-NMR, MS and HRMS. These fluoroquinolones were evaluated for their in-vitro antibacterial activity against representative Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains. Generally, all of the target compounds display rather weak potency against the tested Gram-negative strains, but most of them exhibit good potency in inhibiting the growth of S. aureus including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Staphylococcus epidermidis including methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis (MRSE) (MIC: 0.125-8 μg/mL). In particular, the compound 9g is 2 to 32 fold more potent than gemifloxacin (GM), moxifloxacin (MX), gatifloxacin (GT), and levofloxacin (LV) against S. pneumoniae 08-3, K. pneumoniae 09-23, and P. aeruginosa ATCC27853, 4 to 32 fold more potent than MX, GM, and LV against K. pneumoniae 09-21, and more active than or comparable to the four reference drugs against P. aeruginosa 09-32.     

1,4-二氢噻吩并[3',2':5,6]噻喃并[4,3-c]吡唑-3-羧酸衍生物的合成及抗癌活性研究(英文)

本文以2-巯基噻吩为原料,经6步反应合成了5个1,4-二氢噻吩并[3',2':5,6]噻喃并[4,3-c]吡唑-3-羧酸衍生物,并采用人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7对目标化合物的抗肿瘤活性进行初步评价。所合成化合物在100μM浓度下均有一定的抑制MCF-7活性。     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of new 2-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine derivatives

2-(4,5-Dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine derivatives and tricyclic analogues with a fused additional ring on the nitrogen atom of the benzoxazine moiety have been prepared and evaluated for their cardiovascular effects as potential antihypertensive agents. The imidazoline ring was generated by reaction of the corresponding ethyl ester with ethylenediamine. Affinities for imidazoline binding sites (IBS) I(1) and I(2) and alpha(1) and alpha(2) adrenergic receptors were evaluated as well as the effects on mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) of spontaneously hypertensive rats. With few exceptions the most active compounds on MAP were those with high affinities for IBS and alpha(2) receptor. Among these, compound 4h was the most interesting and is now, together with its enantiomers, under complementary pharmacological evaluation.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of 3-(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-indol-3-yl)pyrazole-5-carboxylic acid derivatives

A series of novel compounds bearing a 3-(1H-indol-3-yl)pyrazole-5-carboxylic acid nucleus were synthesized. Analytical and spectral data confirmed the structures of the new compounds. The structures of the regioisomers in this series were determined by ¹H-NMR spectra. The title compounds were evaluated for their endothelin-1 antagonist activities. In the in vitro functional assay, compounds 23, 24, 28 and 29 exhibited significant efficacy at the concentration of 1 μg/mL, and compounds 5b, 5c, 26 and 28 were as potent as the positive control bosentan at high concentration. In the experiment to assess prevention of endothelin-1-induced sudden death in mice, compound 5b showed comparable activity to bosentan, and 30 was more potent than bosentan. The final compounds were also screened for antibacterial activity against four Gram-positive and -negative bacteria. Some of the tested compounds showed weak antibacterial activity.     

Synthesis and evaluation of analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities of new pyrazole-3(5)-carboxylic acid derivatives

In this article, we synthesized a series of novel 1-benzyl-5(3)-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazole-3(5)-carboxylic acid derivatives and characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectroscopy. Compounds were evaluated for their in vivo analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity using the p-benzoquinone-induced writhing test and the carrageenan-induced paw edema model, respectively. Out of 14 compounds tested, 7a, 7c, 7e, 7f, 7i, 8a–b, and 8f–g exhibited potent analgesic and/or anti-inflammatory activity as compared to reference drugs aspirin and indomethacin. Anticancer activity of these compounds was assessed against five cancer cell lines with the MTT assay (HL-60, human promyelocytic leukemia cells; HeLa, human cervical cancer cells; Raji, human B lymphocyte cell line; MCF7, human breast adenocarcinoma cell line; MDA-MB-231, estrogen-independent human breast cancer cell line). Compounds 7a, 8a, and 8b with high anti-inflammatory activity, and also 7d and 7j with mild anti-inflammatory activity exhibited promising anticancer activity against some selected cell lines.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of 1-(3-chloro-2-oxo-4-phenylazetidin-1-yl)-3-(2-oxo-2-(10H-phenothiazin-10-yl)ethyl)urea derivatives

A new series of eleven novel 1-(3-chloro-2-oxo-4-phenylazetidin-1yl)-3-(2-oxo-2-(10H-phenothiazin-10-yl)ethyl)urea derivatives were synthesized by cyclocondensation of various Schiff bases of phenothiazine with chloroacetyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine. Various Schiff bases of phenothiazine were synthesized by condensation of 4-(2-oxo-2-(10H-phenothiazin-10-yl)ethyl semicarbazide with various aryl aldehydes. The synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, MASS and ¹H NMR spectral data and evaluated for in vitro antimicrobial, antitubercular, antioxidant and anticancer activities by disc diffusion method, MIC method, REMA, DPPH, FRAP and MTT assay method, respectively. All synthesized compounds showed moderate-to-significant anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activity and compound 4d, 4g, 4h and 4k showed good antioxidant activity with EC₅₀ value of 55, 57, 56 and 47 μg/ml tested by DPPH method. The compounds 4j at a concentration of 10 μg/ml showed inhibition against the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and 4f showed significant activity against human cervical cancer cell line with IC₅₀ values of 18.26 μM.     

2- and 3-substituted 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives as subversive substrates of trypanothione reductase and lipoamide dehydrogenase from Trypanosoma cruzi: synthesis and correlation between redox cycling activities and in vitro cytotoxicity

Trypanothione reductase (TR) is both a valid and an attractive target for the design of new trypanocidal drugs. Starting from menadione, plumbagin, and juglone, three distinct series of 1,4-naphthoquinones (NQ) were synthesized as potential inhibitors of TR from Trypanosoma cruzi (TcTR). The three parent molecules were functionalized at carbons 2 and/or 3 by various polyamine chains. Optimization of TcTR inhibition and TcTR specificity versus human disulfide reductases was achieved with the 3,3'-[polyaminobis(carbonylalkyl)]bis(1,4-NQ) series 19-20, in which an optimum chain length was determined for inhibition of the trypanothione disulfide reduction. The most active derivatives against trypanosomes in cultures were also studied as subversive substrates of TcTR and lipoamide dehydrogenase (TcLipDH). The activities were measured by following NAD(P)H oxidation as well as coupling the reactions to the reduction of cytochrome c which permits the detection of one-electron transfer. For TcTR, 20(4-c) proved to be a potent subversive substrate and an effective uncompetitive inhibitor versus trypanothione disulfide and NADPH. Molecular modeling studies based on the known X-ray structures of TcTR and hGR were conducted in order to compare the structural features, dimensions, and accessibility of the cavity at the dimer interface of TcTR with that of hGR, as one of the putative NQ binding sites. TcLipDH reduced the plumbagin derivatives by an order of magnitude faster than the corresponding menadione derivatives. Such differences were not observed with the pig heart enzyme. The most efficient and specific subversive substrates of TcTR and TcLipDH exhibited potent antitrypanosomal activity in in vitro T. brucei and T. cruzi cultures. The results obtained here confirm that reduction of NQs by parasitic flavoenzymes is a promising strategy for the development of new trypanocidal drugs.     

Synthesis and antinociceptive activity of (2-benzazolon-3-yl)propionamide derivatives

The syntheses of (2-benzothiazolinon-3-yl)propionamide and (2-benzoxazolinon-3-yl)propionamide derivatives are reported. The structures of these compounds are elucidated by their IR and 1H-NMR spectral data, as well as by elemental analysis. The compounds were tested for antinociceptive activity by hot plate, tail flick, tail clip, and modified Koster tests. Compounds 6b and 7d were found to be the most promising compounds among the substances investigated.