Evaluation of Trypanocidal and Antioxidant Activities of a Selected Series of 3-amidocoumarins
作者:Mauricio Moncada-Basualto、Michel Lapier、Juan Diego Maya、Betty Matsuhiro、Claudio Olea-Azar、Giovanna L. Delogu、Eugenio Uriarte、Lourdes Santana、Maria Joao Matose
DOI:10.2174/1573406414666180419113437
日期:2018.7.12
Background: Neglected diseases are becoming more prevalent due to globalization.
This has inspired active research in the development of new drugs for the treatment of parasitic
diseases such as Chagas disease.
Objectives: With the aim of finding new trypanocidal agents, we report the in vitro evaluation of a
new series of 3-amidocoumarins with or without hydroxyl substituents at position 4 of the coumarin
ring.
Methods: Electrochemical and biological assays were performed in order to assess the antioxidant
and trypanocidal potential of these compounds and to better understand the mechanisms involved
in their activity.
Results: Most of the studied compounds showed high trypanocidal activity against both epimastigote
and trypomastigote forms, with IC50 values in the low micromolar range. Some of them have
greater activity and selectivity than the reference compound, nifurtimox.
Conclusion: Compound 2 is the most active of this series, being also non-cytotoxic against murine
RAW 264.7 macrophages. Electrochemical and radical scavenging experiments were carried out,
providing new information about the profile of the best derivatives, and the potential therapeutic
application of the new 3-amidocoumarins.
背景:由于全球化,被忽视的疾病变得越来越普遍。这激发了针对恰加斯病等寄生虫病治疗新药开发的活跃研究。
目的:为了寻找新的杀锥虫剂,我们报告了一系列新型3-酰胺香豆素(有无羟基取代基在香豆素环的4位)的体外评估。
方法:进行了电化学和生物学测试,以评估这些化合物的抗氧化和杀锥虫潜力,并更好地理解其活性涉及的机制。
结果:大多数研究化合物对epimastigote和trypomastigote形式都显示出高度的杀锥虫活性,IC50值在低微摩尔范围内。其中一些化合物比参考化合物硝呋莫司具有更高的活性和选择性。
结论:化合物2是该系列中最活跃的,对小鼠RAW 264.7巨噬细胞也没有细胞毒性。进行了电化学和自由基清除实验,为最佳衍生物的特性提供了新的信息,并展示了新型3-酰胺香豆素的潜在治疗应用。