Natural product-based design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 2′,3,4,4′-tetrahydrochalcone analogues as antivitiligo agents
作者:Hui Zhong、Jia Zhou、Xiao-Hong An、Ying-Rong Hua、Yi-Fan Lai、Rui Zhang、Owais Ahmad、Ye Zhang、Jing Shang
DOI:10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.03.054
日期:2019.6
A bioactive component, 2',3,4,4'-tetrahydrochalcone (RY3-a) was first isolated from Vernohia anthelmintica (L.) willd seeds, and a set of its analogs, RY3-a-1-RY3-a-15 and RY3-c were designed and synthesized. Biological activity assays showed that RY3-c exhibited better melanogenesis and antioxidant activity and lower toxicity in comparison with RY3-a and butin. Further study tests showed that RY3-c exhibited better melanogenesis activity compared with the positive control 8-methoxypsoralan (8-MOP) in a vitiligo mouse model, suggesting that RY3-c is a good candidate antivitiligo agent. Mechanistic studies showed that RY3-c could repair cell damage induced by excessive oxidative stress and may exert melanin synthesis activity in the mouse melanoma B16F10 cell line by activating the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and the upregulation of c-kit.