scholarly journals Selective Catalytic Isomerization of β‐Pinene Oxide to Perillyl Alcohol Enhanced by Protic Tetraimidazolium Nitrate

ChemistryOpen ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-485
Author(s):  
Hui Li ◽  
Jian Liu ◽  
Juan Zhao ◽  
Huiting He ◽  
Dabo Jiang ◽  
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1983 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susumu Tsuchiya ◽  
Shinji Yamamoto ◽  
Hayao Imamura

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geetika Nehra ◽  
Shannon Andrews ◽  
Joan Rettig ◽  
Michael N. Gould ◽  
Jill D. Haag ◽  
...  

AbstractPerillyl alcohol (POH) has been extensively studied for the treatment of peripheral and primary brain tumors. The intranasal route of administration has been preferred for dosing POH in early-stage clinical trials associated with promising outcomes in primary brain cancer. However, it is unclear how intranasal POH targets brain tumors in these patients. Multiple studies indicate that intranasally applied large molecules may enter the brain and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) through direct olfactory and trigeminal nerve-associated pathways originating in the nasal mucosa that bypass the blood–brain barrier. It is unknown whether POH, a small molecule subject to extensive nasal metabolism and systemic absorption, may also undergo direct transport to brain or CSF from the nasal mucosa. Here, we compared CSF and plasma concentrations of POH and its metabolite, perillic acid (PA), following intranasal or intravascular POH application. Samples were collected over 70 min and assayed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Intranasal administration resulted in tenfold higher CSF-to-plasma ratios for POH and tenfold higher CSF levels for PA compared to equal dose intravascular administration. Our preclinical results demonstrate POH undergoes direct transport from the nasal mucosa to the CSF, a finding with potential significance for its efficacy as an intranasal chemotherapeutic for brain cancer.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Camila Cruz ◽  
Julián E. Sánchez-Velandia ◽  
Saleth Causíl ◽  
Aída Luz Villa

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3385
Author(s):  
Axel H. Schönthal ◽  
Steve Swenson ◽  
Radu O. Minea ◽  
Hye Na Kim ◽  
Heeyeon Cho ◽  
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Despite progress in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the clinical outcome remains suboptimal and many patients are still dying from this disease. First-line treatment consists of chemotherapy, which typically includes cytarabine (AraC), either alone or in combination with anthracyclines, but drug resistance can develop and significantly worsen prognosis. Better treatments are needed. We are developing a novel anticancer compound, NEO212, that was created by covalent conjugation of two different molecules with already established anticancer activity, the alkylating agent temozolomide (TMZ) and the natural monoterpene perillyl alcohol (POH). We investigated the anticancer activity of NEO212 in several in vitro and in vivo models of AML. Human HL60 and U937 AML cell lines, as well as different AraC-resistant AML cell lines, were treated with NEO212 and effects on cell proliferation, cell cycle, and cell death were investigated. Mice with implanted AraC-sensitive or AraC-resistant AML cells were dosed with oral NEO212, and animal survival was monitored. Our in vitro experiments show that treatment of cells with NEO212 results in growth inhibition via potent G2 arrest, which is followed by apoptotic cell death. Intriguingly, NEO212 was equally potent in highly AraC-resistant cells. In vivo, NEO212 treatment strikingly extended survival of AML mice and the majority of treated mice continued to thrive and survive without any signs of illness. At the same time, we were unable to detect toxic side effects of NEO212 treatment. All in all, the absence of side effects, combined with striking therapeutic activity even in an AraC-resistant context, suggests that NEO212 should be developed further toward clinical testing.


2007 ◽  
Vol 106 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 394-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Hua Guo ◽  
Min Pu ◽  
Hua-Feng Li ◽  
Ling-Yan Liu ◽  
Biao-Hua Chen

2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 1431-1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Geoghegan ◽  
Paul Evans
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