scholarly journals Saccharomonosporine A inspiration; synthesis of potent analogues as potential PIM kinase inhibitors

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 6752-6762
Author(s):  
Asmaa M. AboulMagd ◽  
Hossam M. Hassan ◽  
Ahmed M. Sayed ◽  
Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen ◽  
Hamdy M. Abdel-Rahman

The E isomer of compound 5 exhibited a potent inhibitory effect against PIM kinase isoforms of IC50s 0.30–0.41 μM.

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Cristina Adochite ◽  
Luminita Andronic

In the last years, nanoparticles such as TiO2, ZnO, NiO, CuO and Fe2O3 were mainly used in wastewater applications. In addition to the positive aspects concerning using nanoparticles in the advanced oxidation process of wastewater containing pollutants, the impact of these nanoparticles on the environment must also be investigated. The toxicity of nanoparticles is generally investigated by the nanomaterials’ effect on green algae, especially on Chlorella vulgaris. In this review, several aspects are reviewed: the Chlorella vulgaris culture monitoring and growth parameters, the effect of different nanoparticles on Chlorella vulgaris, the toxicity of photocatalyst nanoparticles, and the mechanism of photocatalyst during oxidative stress on the photosynthetic mechanism of Chlorella vulgaris. The Bold basal medium (BBM) is generally recognized as an excellent standard cultivation medium for Chlorella vulgaris in the known environmental conditions such as temperature in the range 20–30 °C and light intensity of around 150 μE·m2·s−1 under a 16/8 h light/dark cycle. The nanoparticles synthesis methods influence the particle size, morphology, density, surface area to generate growth inhibition and further algal deaths at the nanoparticle-dependent concentration. Moreover, the results revealed that nanoparticles caused a more potent inhibitory effect on microalgal growth and severely disrupted algal cells’ membranes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayato Mizuta ◽  
Koutaroh Okada ◽  
Mitsugu Araki ◽  
Jun Adachi ◽  
Ai Takemoto ◽  
...  

AbstractALK gene rearrangement was observed in 3%–5% of non-small cell lung cancer patients, and multiple ALK-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been sequentially used. Multiple ALK-TKI resistance mutations have been identified from the patients, and several compound mutations, such as I1171N + F1174I or I1171N + L1198H are resistant to all the approved ALK-TKIs. In this study, we found that gilteritinib has an inhibitory effect on ALK-TKI–resistant single mutants and I1171N compound mutants in vitro and in vivo. Surprisingly, EML4-ALK I1171N + F1174I compound mutant-expressing tumors were not completely shrunk but regrew within a short period of time after alectinib or lorlatinib treatment. However, the relapsed tumor was markedly shrunk after switching to the gilteritinib in vivo model. In addition, gilteritinib was effective against NTRK-rearranged cancers including entrectinib-resistant NTRK1 G667C-mutant and ROS1 fusion-positive cancer.


Marine Drugs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Chi-Jen Tai ◽  
Chiung-Yao Huang ◽  
Atallah F. Ahmed ◽  
Raha S. Orfali ◽  
Walied M. Alarif ◽  
...  

Chemical investigation of a Red Sea Spongia sp. led to the isolation of four new compounds, i.e., 17-dehydroxysponalactone (1), a carboxylic acid, spongiafuranic acid A (2), one hydroxamic acid, spongiafuranohydroxamic acid A (3), and a furanyl trinorsesterpenoid 16-epi-irciformonin G (4), along with three known metabolites (−)-sponalisolide B (5), 18-nor- 3,17-dihydroxy-spongia-3,13(16),14-trien-2-one (6), and cholesta-7-ene-3β,5α-diol-6-one (7). The biosynthetic pathway for the molecular skeleton of 1 and related compounds was postulated for the first time. Anti-inflammatory activity of these metabolites to inhibit superoxide anion generation and elastase release in N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl phenylalanine/cytochalasin B (fMLF/CB)-induced human neutrophil cells and cytotoxicity of these compounds toward three cancer cell lines and one human dermal fibroblast cell line were assayed. Compound 1 was found to significantly reduce the superoxide anion generation and elastase release at a concentration of 10 μM, and compound 5 was also found to display strong inhibitory activity against superoxide anion generation at the same concentration. Due to the noncytotoxic activity and the potent inhibitory effect toward the superoxide anion generation and elastase release, 1 and 5 can be considered to be promising anti-inflammatory agents.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liyan Wang ◽  
Tingting Zhao ◽  
Yunxiang Wang ◽  
Banglian Hu ◽  
Jianfei Tao ◽  
...  

Background: Imatinib, sunitinib, and gefitinib are the three most common tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). However, their quantitative drug-drug interaction potentials In vivo and the relationship between their structure and inhibitory activity remain unknown. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the potential drug-drug interaction risk of three TKIs based on CYP3A. Methods: 6β-Hydroxylated testosterone formation was selected to probe the CYP3A activity in human liver microsomes. Molecular docking simulation was performed to explore the potential structural alerts. Results: Imatinib exhibited the strongest inhibitory effect towards CYP3A, while the inhibitory potential of gefitinib and sunitinib were comparable to each other but weaker than imatinib. IC50 shift assays demonstrated that the inhibitory potential of all three TKIs was significantly increased after a 30-min preincubation with NADPH. The KI and Kinact values of imatinib, sunitinib, and gefitinib were 3.75 μM and 0.055 min–1, 1.96 μM and 0.037 min–1, and 9.94 μM and 0.031 min–1, respectively. IVIVE results showed that there was a 1.3- to 43.1-fold increase in the AUC of CYP3A-metabolizing drugs in the presence of the TKIs. Conclusion: All three TKIs exhibited a typical irreversible inhibitory effect towards CYP3A. The presence of more N-heterocycles and the resulting better binding confirmation of imatinib may have been responsible for its stronger inhibitory effect than sunitinib and gefitinib. Therefore, caution should be taken when CYP3A-metabolizing drugs are co-administrated with imatinib, sunitinib, or gefitinib.


1996 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-298
Author(s):  
Hajime Iwagoe ◽  
Hirotsugu Kohrogi ◽  
Kazuhiko Fujii ◽  
Junji Hamamoto ◽  
Nahomi Hirata ◽  
...  

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hawiger ◽  
S. Parkinson ◽  
S. Timmons

Fibrinogen is a plasma factor required for aggregation of human platelets by ADP. The mechanism of platelet-ADP-fibrinogen interaction was studied by measuring the equilibrium binding of 125I-fibrinogen to human platelets separated from plasma proteins. Binding of 125I-fibrinogen to platelets not stimulated with ADP was low and unaffected by an excess of unlabel led fibrinogen. However, when platelets were stimulated with 4μM of ADP, there was an eightfold increase In the number of available binding sites for human fibrinogen, with affinity constant of 1.9 x 109M-1. This striking increase in fibrinogen receptor sites on human platelets was specific for ADP as contrasted to ATP, AMP, and adenosine. Prostacyclin (Prostaglandin I2, PGI2), a novel prostaglandin produced by the blood vessel wall, completely blocked this ADP-induced increase in fibrinogen receptor sites on human platelets. The effect of PGI2 was prompt and concentration dependent, reaching maximum at 10-9M. 6-keto PGF2 a stable derivative ot PGI2, did not have such an effect. Thus movement of fibrinogen receptor sites on human platelet membrane stimulated with ADP is prevented by PGI2. This represents a new biologic property of this vascular hormone and contributes to better understanding of its potent inhibitory effect in vitro and in vivo on ADP-induced platelet aggregation requiring mobilization of fibrinogen receptor.


Cartilage ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmelita G. Frondoza ◽  
Lowella V. Fortuno ◽  
Mark W. Grzanna ◽  
Stacy L. Ownby ◽  
Angela Y. Au ◽  
...  

Objective Pro-inflammatory mediators such as prostaglandin E-2 (PGE2) play major roles in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Although current pharmacologic treatments reduce inflammation, their prolonged use is associated with deleterious side effects prompting the search for safer and effective alternative strategies. The present study evaluated whether chondrocyte production of PGE2 can be suppressed by the combination of avocado/soybean unsaponifiables (ASU) and α-lipoic acid (LA). Design Chondrocytes from articular cartilage of equine joints were incubated for 24 hours with: (1) control media, (2) ASU, (3) LA, or (4) ASU + LA combination. Cells were activated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), interleukin 1β (IL-1β) or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) for 24 hours and supernatants were immunoassayed for PGE2. Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) analyses were performed by immunocytochemistry and Western blot following 1 hour of activation with IL-1β. Results LPS, IL-1β, or H2O2 significantly increased PGE2 production. ASU or LA alone suppressed PGE2 production in LPS and IL-1β activated cells. Only LA alone at 2.5 µg/mL was inhibitory in H2O2-activated chondrocytes. ASU + LA inhibited more than either agent alone in all activated cells. ASU + LA also inhibited the IL-1β induced nuclear translocation of NF-κB. Conclusions The present study provides evidence that chondrocyte PGE2 production can be inhibited by the combination of ASU + LA more effectively than either ASU or LA alone. Inhibition of PGE2 production is associated with the suppression of NF-κB translocation. The potent inhibitory effect of ASU + LA on PGE2 production could offer a potential advantage for a combination anti-inflammatory/antioxidant approach in the management of OA.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 3301-3312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaakirah Moosa ◽  
Abe E. Kasonga ◽  
Vishwa Deepak ◽  
Sumari Marais ◽  
Innocentia B. Magoshi ◽  
...  

Fermented rooibos extract has more potent inhibitory effect on osteoclasts than unfermented rooibos.


2014 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 276-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juhee Sim ◽  
Hae Wring Jang ◽  
Min Song ◽  
Ji Hyang Kim ◽  
Seung Ho Lee ◽  
...  

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