Nitrogenated honokiol derivatives allosterically modulate GABAA receptors and act as strong partial agonists
摘要:
In traditional Asian medicinal systems, preparations of the root and stem bark of Magnolia species are widely used to treat anxiety and other nervous disturbances. The biphenyl-type neolignan honokiol together with its isomer magnolol are the main constituents of Magnolia bark extracts. We have previously identified a nitrogen-containing honokiol derivative (3-acetylamino-4'-O-methylhonokiol, AMH) as a high efficient modulator of GABA(A) receptors. Here we further elucidate the structure-activity relation of a series of nitrogenated biphenyl-neolignan derivatives by analysing allosteric modulation and agonistic effects on alpha(1)beta(2)gamma(2S) GABA(A) receptors. The strongest I-GABA enhancement was induced by compound 5 (3-acetamido-4'-ethoxy-3',5-dipropylbiphenyl-2-ol, E-max: 123.4 +/- 9.4% of IGABA-max) and 6 (5'-amino-2-ethoxy-3',5-dipropylbiphenyl-4'-ol, E-max: 117.7 +/- 13.5% of IGABA-max). Compound 5 displayed, however, a significantly higher potency (EC50 = 1.8 +/- 1.1 mu M) than compound 6 (EC50 = 20.4 +/- 4.3 mu M). Honokiol, AMH and four of the derivatives induced significant inward currents in the absence of GABA. Strong partial agonists were honokiol (inducing 78 +/- 6% of IGABA-max), AMH (63 +/- 6%), 5'-amino-2-O-methylhonokiol (1) (59 +/- 1%) and 2-methoxy-5'-nitro-3',5-dipropylbiphenyl-4'-ol (3) (52 +/- 1%). 3-N-Acetylamino-4'-ethoxy-3',5-dipropyl-biphenyl-4'-ol (5) and 3-amino-4'-ethoxy-3',5-dipropyl-biphenyl-4'-ol (7) were less efficacious but even more potent (5: EC50 = 6.9 +/- 1.0 mu M; 7: EC50 = 33.2 +/- 5.1 mu M) than the full agonist GABA. (c) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
is a natural bioactive neolignan and has been widely researched and structural modified as an anticancer agent. In this paper, 18 honokiol derivatives were synthesized and investigated for their antitumor activity. Among these, the promising compound 5a exhibited much higher anti-proliferative activity with IC50 value of 10.41 μM. Transwell assays showed that 5a could significantly inhibit the invasion
Synthesis of Either C2- or C4′-Alkylated Derivatives of Honokiol and Their Biological Evaluation for Anti-inflammatory Activity
作者:San-ha Lee、Xiang Fei、Chaelin Lee、Hien Thi Thu Do、Inmoo Rhee、Seung-Yong Seo
DOI:10.1248/cpb.c19-00207
日期:2019.9.1
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Structural Modification of Honokiol, a Biphenyl Occurring in Magnolia officinalis: the Evaluation of Honokiol Analogues as Inhibitors of Angiogenesis and for Their Cytotoxicity and Structure–Activity Relationship
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Mechanisms of Osteoclastogenesis Inhibition by a Novel Class of Biphenyl-Type Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor Inverse Agonists
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