Synthesis of new 2-[1(2H)-phthalazinon-2-yl]acetamide and 3-[1(2H)-phthalazinon-2-yl]propanamide derivatives as antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory agents

As a consequence of our ongoing studies on heterocyclic compounds for new antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory agents bearing lactam functional group, new 2-[1(2H)-phthalazinon-2-yl]acetamide and 3-[1(2H)-phthalazinon-2-yl]propanamide derivatives have been synthesized. Among the compounds synthesized, compound (4e) was found the most active derivative in terms of antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities, without gastric lesions and bleeding at the given dose.     

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.     

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.     

Antinociceptive activities of alpha-truxillic acid and beta-truxinic acid derivatives

Our recent study demonstrated that the dimeric structure of alpha-truxillic acid derivatives played an important role in the expression of their anti-inflammatory activities. In the present report, to investigate the correlation between the structure and anti-inflammatory activity, alpha-truxillic acid (1) and its derivatives (2-6), beta-truxinic acid (7) and its derivatives (8-10) were prepared, and their activities were evaluated in the formalin test. All compounds showed only weak or no activities against the neurogenic pain response, but demonstrated significant activities against the inflammatory pain response induced by formalin. The highest anti-inflammatory activities were observed for alpha-truxillic acid (1) and its derivative 4,4'-dihydroxy-alpha-truxillic acid (2). In addition, alpha-truxillic acid (1) and its derivative, alpha-truxillic acid bis(p-nitrophenyl)ester (5), showed higher anti-inflammatory activities than beta-truxinic acid (7) and the corresponding derivative (10). Furthermore, free carboxylic acids (1, 2) showed higher activities than their dimethyl esters (3, 4) and bis(p-nitrophenyl)ester (5). These results confirmed that the alpha-formation of dimeric structure and the free carboxylic acid were also important for the expression of anti-inflammatory activities. Otherwise, 4,4'-dichloro-beta-truxinic acid (8) had higher activity than its parent compound 7; furthermore, 1,3-dibenzoyl-2,4-di(4-chlorophenyl)cyclobutane (6) also showed strong anti-inflammatory activity. These results suggested that substituents in the phenyl groups were also important for the expression of anti-inflammatory activity. In order to gain information about their activity intensity, the anti-inflammatory activities of 2 and 4,4'-dichlorolated derivatives (6, 8) were compared with that of indomethacin (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) in the formalin test. As a result, compounds 2, 6 and 8 showed stronger anti-inflammatory activities than indomethacin. These results suggested that alpha-truxillic acid and beta-truxinic acid derivatives might be developed into a new type of anti-inflammatory drug.     

Pyridazin-3(2H)-ones: the versatile pharmacophore of medicinal significance

Pyridazin-3(2H)-one derivatives have attracted the attention of medicinal chemists during the last decade due to their diverse pharmacological activities. Easy functionalization of various ring positions of pyridazinones makes them an attractive synthetic building block for designing and synthesis of new drugs. The incorporation of this versatile biologically accepted pharmacophore in established medicinally active molecules results in wide range of pharmacological effects. Pyridazinones constitute an interesting group of compounds, many of which possess wide spread pharmacological properties such as antihypertensive, platelet aggregation inhibitory, cardiotonic activities and some are also well known for their pronounced analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, and antiulcer activities. Recently pyridazinones have also been reported as antidiabetic, anticonvulsant, antiasthmatic, and antimicrobial agents. These encouraging reports suggest that this privileged skeleton should be extensively studied for the therapeutic benefits. In view of this, a detailed and updated account of the pharmacological properties of pyridazinones is described in this review. The wide range of synthesized pyridazinone analogs along with their medicinal significance is also presented.     

Anti-inflammatory activities of alpha-truxillic acid derivatives and their monomer components

The anti-inflammatory activities of alpha-truxillic acid (1) and 4,4'-dihydroxy-alpha-truxillic acid (2) as well as their monomer components (E)-cinnamic acid (3) and (E)-p-coumaric acid (4) were evaluated in the formalin test. alpha-Truxillic acid (1) and its derivative 4,4'-dihydroxy-alpha-truxillic acid (2) exhibited significant activity against inflammatory pain response, while their monomer components (E)-cinnamic acid (3) and (E)-p-coumaric acid (4) did not show any activity against either neurogenic or inflammatory pain responses induced by formalin in mice. These results suggested that the dimeric structure might play an important role for the expression of anti-inflammatory activity. Furthermore, in order to gain information on their potencies, their anti-inflammatory activities were compared with that of incarvillateine (5) which contains the same dimeric structure and showed more potent antinociceptive activity than morphine in the formalin test. The activities of alpha-truxillic acid (1) and 4,4'-dihydroxy-alpha-truxillic acid (2) at the dose of 40 mg/kg against inflammatory pain response were equal to that of incarvillateine at doses of 20 mg/kg.     

Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities evaluation of (-)-O-acetyl, (-)-O-methyl, (-)-O-dimethylethylamine cubebin and their preparation from (-)-cubebin

The anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects of the acetylated (2), methylated (3) and aminated (4) derivatives of cubebin (1), obtained by its reaction with acetic anhydride, methyl iodide and dimethylethylamine chloride, respectively, were investigated, using different animal models. The compound (2) was the most effective anti-inflammatory one in the carrageenin-induced paw edema in rats and was the only one which showed dose-response correlation for this assay with r = 0.993 and Y = 64.58x + 0.22. Besides, compounds (2) and (4) were more effective than cubebin in inhibiting acetic acid-induced writhing in mice, producing dose-response correlation with doses of 10, 20 and 30 mg/kg, respectively. Regarding the hot plate and the cell migration tests in rats, none of the four tested compounds showed activity. Overall, the results showed that the acetylation and amination of cubebin were efficient in enhancing its analgesic activity, as well as its anti-inflammatory activity.     

Synthesis, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities of some novel 2-butyl-3-substituted quinazolin-4-(3H)-ones

A variety of novel 2-butyl-3-substituted quinazolin-4-(3H)-ones have been synthesized by reacting (2-butyl-4-oxo-3H-quinazolin-3-yl)dithiocarbamic acid methyl ester with a variety of amines; the starting material dithiocarbamate was synthesized from anthranilic acid. The title compounds were investigated for analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities. While the test compounds exhibited significant activity, compounds A1, A2, A3 and A4 showed more potent analgesic activity and compound A4 showed more potent anti-inflammatory activity than the reference diclofenac sodium.     

Synthesis, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities of some novel 2-methyl-3-substituted quinazolin-4-(3H)-ones

A series of novel 2-methyl-3-substituted quinazolin-4-(3H)-ones have been synthesized by treating (2-methyl-4-oxo-3H-quinazolin-3-yl)dithiocarbamic acid methyl ester with different amines, the starting material dithiocarbamate was synthesized from anthranilic acid. The compounds synthesized were investigated for analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities. All the test compounds exhibited significant activity, the compounds VA2, VA3 and VA4 shown more potent analgesic activity, and the compounds VA3 and VA4 shown more potent anti-inflammatory activity than the reference compound diclofinac sodium.     

Synthesis,analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities of some novel 2-phenyl-3-substituted quinazolin-4(3H) ones

A series of novel 2-phenyl-3-substituted quinazolin-4(3H)-ones have been synthesized by treating methyl-N-(2-phenyl quinazolin-3-yl-4(3H)-one) dithiocarbamate with different amines, the starting material dithiocarbamate was synthesized from anthranilic acid. The title compounds were investigated for analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities. All the test compounds exhibited significant activity, the compounds A1, A2 and A3 shown more potent analgesic activity, and the compound A3 shown more potent anti-inflammatory activity than the reference standard diclofenac sodium.     

Synthesis of some new 2-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)- 5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles as possible non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents

The synthesis of some new 2-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (4a-k) has been described. Ethyl-6-methoxy-2-naphthoate (1) yielded on treatment with hydrazine hydrate to 6-methoxy-2-naphthoic acid hydrazide (2). Compound 2 reacted with substituted aromatic carboxylic acids (3a-k) in phosphorus oxychloride yielded 2-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (4a-k). Newly synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, (1)H-NMR and mass spectral data. All the compounds were screened for their anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity. Compound 4j exhibited promising anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities.     

Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of Lippia nodiflora Linn

The methanolic extract of leaves of Lippia nodiflora Linn. was tested for its anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities. The extract showed a significant (P < 0.001) anti-inflammatory activity comparable to phenylbutazone against carrageenin-induced paw edema in rats and a significant (P < 0.001) antinociceptive activity comparable to diclofenac sodium in acetic acid induced writhing in white albino mice.     

Synthesis and anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesics properties of 5-(1,2-benzisothiazolyl)tetrazoles

Tetrazole analogs of a series of known 1,2-benzisothiazolalkanoic acids were synthesized and tested for anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic activities in comparison with their corresponding carboxylic acids. The benzisothiazoliltetrazoles showed high antipyretic activity and each tetrazole, except one, was appreciably more potent than the corresponding acid. The examined tetrazoles are generally inactive as anti-inflammatory agents and weakly active in the mouse writhing test, with effect comparable with those of the corresponding carboxylic acids.     

Synthesis, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of some new 4(3H)-quinazolinone derivatives

4(3H)-quinazolinone and pyrazole derivatives have been shown to have analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, 14 new 3-methyl-4(3H)quinazolinone derivatives bearing 2-[1'-phenyl-3'-(substituted-phenyl)-2'-propenylidene]hydrazino or 2[5'-(substituted phenyl)-3'-phenyl-2'-pyrazolin-1'-yl] groups have been synthesized with the aim of obtaining new analgesic and anti-inflammatory leads. The structures were elucidated by means of UV, IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, mass spectroscopy, and elemental analysis data. The anti-inflammatory activities of the synthesized compounds were determined by carrageenan-induced hind paw edema test in mice. All the compounds showed statistically significant effects. For analgesic activity assessment, p-benzoquinone-induced writhing test was applied in mice. The results obtained were in accordance with the anti-inflammatory activity tests.     

Synthesis, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities of some novel 2-methylthio-3-substituted quinazolin-4-(3H)-ones

A variety of novel 2-methylthio-3-substituted quinazolin-4-(3H)-ones have been synthesized by reacting (2-methylthio-4-oxo-3H-quinazolin-3-yl)dithiocarbamic acid methyl ester with a variety of amines, the starting material dithiocarbamate was synthesized from methylanthranilate. The title compounds were investigated for analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities. While the test compounds exhibited significant activity, the compounds A1, A2, A3 and A4 shown more potent analgesic activity, and the compound A4 shown more potent anti-inflammatory activity than the reference diclofenac sodium.     

Synthesis and potential biological activity of some novel 3-[(N-substituted indol-3-yl)methyleneamino]-6-amino-4-aryl-pyrano(2,3-c)pyrazole-5-carbonitriles and 3,6-diamino-4-(N-substituted indol-3-yl)pyrano(2,3-c)pyrazole-5-carbonitriles

Starting from N-substituted indole-3-carboxaldehydes (1a-g) a series of new 3-[(N-substituted indol-3-yl)methyleneamino]-6-amino-4-aryl-pyrano(2,3-c)pyrazole-5-carbonitriles (3a-g and 4a-g) have been synthesized via the acid catalyzed condensation reaction of 1a-g with 3-amino-5-pyrazolone, followed by the reaction with arylidene malononitriles. A series of new 3,6-diamino-4-(N-substituted indol-3-yl)pyrano(2,3-c)pyrazole-5-carbonitriles (7a-g) have been prepared either via the base catalyzed condensation reaction of 1a-g with 3-amino-5-pyrazolone to give 6a-g, followed by the reaction with malononitrile or by the reaction of N-substituted-3-indolylidene malononitriles (5a-g) with 3-amino-5-pyrazolone. According to the obtained results, the newly synthesized compounds possess significant anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anticonvulsant activities. The anticonvulsant potency of certain tested compounds was more pronounced than both anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities. Moreover, most of the newly synthesized compounds possess potential antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.     

3H-1,2-二氢-2-(4-甲基苯胺基)甲基-1-吡咯里嗪酮在家兔体内主要代谢产物的研究

用高效液相色谱法对家兔单剂量ig750mg新抗炎镇痛剂3H-1,2二氢-2-(4-甲基苯胺基)-甲基-1-吡咯里嗪酮(Z-47)后尿中的代谢物进行了分离、检测。根据代谢物的色谱行为及与Z-47结构有关的其它药物的代谢途径,推测Z-47羧基衍生物[4-(3H-1,2-二氢-1-吡咯里嗪酮-2-甲基胺基)苯甲酸]是一可能的代谢产物,遂用化学方法合成了该衍生物。利用色谱保留值、紫外双波长吸收比值等对代谢物和标准品进行比较,并对尿样的酶水解产物进行色谱分析,证实Z-47羧基衍生物及其酯型β-D-葡糖苷酸结合物是Z-47在家兔体内的主要代谢产物。     

(E)-3-苯基丙烯酸衍生物的合成及抗炎活性考察

目的设计合成(E)-3-苯基丙烯酸衍生物,寻找具有较强抗炎活性的化合物。方法对先导化合物(E)-3-[3-甲氧基-4-(3-苯基)丙烯酰氧基]苯基丙烯酸(1)进行结构修饰,将其分别与脂肪(环)醇、芳香醇、芳杂环醇成酯,与脂肪(环)胺、芳香胺、芳杂环胺成酰胺;以二甲苯致小鼠耳肿胀模型考察不同类型的酯和酰胺的抗炎活性。结果合成了8个未见文献报道的(E)-3-苯基丙烯酸衍生物,经红外光谱和核磁共振氢谱确证其结构;目标化合物3a、3b、3c具有一定的抗炎活性,抑制率分别为31.3%、40.3%、31.7%。结论所设计的合成方法可应用于较大分子酯类和酰胺类的合成;在本实验条件下,(E)-3-苯基丙烯酰胺类目标化合物3a、3b、3c具有抗炎作用,高于先导化合物1,(E)-3-苯基丙烯酸酯类目标化合物几乎无抗炎活性。     

Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of indole-imidazolidine derivatives

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) represent a group of approximately 50 different medicines that are widely prescribed for the management of inflammation and that exhibit variable anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic and analgesic activities. Most NSAIDs also exhibit a shared set of adverse effects, particularly related to gastrointestinal complications; thus, the development of new drugs for the treatment of chronic inflammation and pain continues to be an issue of high interest. Hydantoin and indole derivatives are reported to possess various pharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the potential anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of hybrid molecules containing imidazole and indole nuclei. The anti-inflammatory activities of 5-(1H-Indol-3-yl-methylene)-2-thioxo-imidazolidin-4-one (LPSF/NN-56) and 3-(4-Bromo-benzyl)-5-(1H-indol-3-yl-methylene)-2thioxo-imidazolidin-4-one (LPSF/NN-52) were evaluated using air pouch and carrageenan-induced peritonitis models as well as an acetic acid-induced vascular permeability model followed by IL-1β and TNF-α quantification. To evaluate the antinociceptive activities of the compounds, acetic acid-induced nociception, formalin and hot plate tests were also performed. The anti-inflammatory activities of the compounds were evidenced by a reduction in both leukocyte migration and the release of TNF-α and IL-1β in air pouch and peritonitis models. Upon acetic acid-induced nociception, a decrease in the level of abdominal writhing in the groups treated with LPSF/NN-52 (52.1%) or LPSF/NN-56 (63.1%) was observed. However, in the hot plate test, none of the derivatives tested exhibited an inhibition of nociception. These results indicate that the compounds tested exhibited promising anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities that likely involved the modulation of the immune system.     

ANTIPYRETIC, ANTINOCICEPTIVE AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN γ-OXOBUTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVES

Three chemical entities were synthesized as analogs of fenbufen as well as open ring analog of suldinac and celecoxib. The new compounds were evaluated for antipyretic, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities. Among these compounds, 6-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-4-oxo-hex-5-enoic acid (3) was the most active one.