Functionalized curcumin analogs as potent modulators of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway
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Osteosarcoma is a primary bone malignancy with aggressive metastatic potential and poor prognosis rates. In our earlier work we have investigated the therapeutic potential of curcumin as an anti-invasive agent in osteosarcoma by its ability to regulate the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. However, the clinical use of curcumin is limited owing to its low potency and poor pharmacokinetic profile. In this study, an attempt was made to achieve more potent Wnt inhibitory activity in osteosarcoma cells by carrying out synthetic chemical modifications of curcumin. We synthesized a total of five series consisting of 43 curcumin analogs and screened in HEK293T cells for inhibition of beta-catenin transcriptional activity. Six promising analogs, which were 6.5- to 60-fold more potent than curcumin in inhibiting Wnt activity, were further assessed for their anti-invasive activity and Wnt inhibitory mechanisms. Western blot analysis showed disruption of beta-catenin protein nuclear translocation following treatment with analogs 2f, 3c and 4f. Using transwell assays, we also found that these compounds were more potent than la (curcumin) in impeding the invasion of osteosarcoma cells, possibly through suppressing MMP-9 activity. Structure-activity-relationship studies revealed that Wnt inhibitory effects could be enhanced by shortening and restraining the flexibility of the 7-carbon linker moiety connecting the terminal aromatic rings of curcumin and substituting both rings with appropriate substituents. Our results demonstrate that the synthesized curcumin analogs are more potent Wnt inhibitors in osteosarcoma cell lines as compared to parental curcumin and are good lead compounds for further development. Future in vivo tests with these compounds will define their therapeutic potentials as promising drug candidates for clinical treatment of osteosarcoma. (C) 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of curcumin analogues as potential inhibitors of bacterial sialidase
作者:Bo Ram Kim、Ji-Young Park、Hyung Jae Jeong、Hyung-Jun Kwon、Su-Jin Park、In-Chul Lee、Young Bae Ryu、Woo Song Lee
DOI:10.1080/14756366.2018.1488695
日期:2018.1.1
Sialidases are key virulence factors that remove sialic acid from the host cell surface glycan, unmasking receptors that facilitate bacterial adherence and colonisation. In this study, we developed potential agents for treating bacterial infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Nan A that inhibit bacterial sialidase using Turmeric and curcumin analogues. Design, synthesis, and structure analysis
唾液酸酶是关键的毒力因子,可从宿主细胞表面聚糖中去除唾液酸,从而暴露促进细菌粘附和定植的受体。在这项研究中,我们开发了治疗由肺炎链球菌 Nan A 引起的细菌感染的潜在药物,该药物使用姜黄和姜黄素类似物抑制细菌唾液酸酶。还描述了设计、综合和结构分析关系(SAR)研究。对合成衍生物的评估表明,化合物 5e 是肺炎链球菌唾液酸酶最有效的抑制剂(IC50 = 0.2 ± 0.1 µM)。该化合物的抑制活性比姜黄素提高了 3.0 倍,并表现出竞争性抑制作用。这些结果值得进一步研究证实抗肺炎球菌活性 5e 并表明姜黄素衍生物可能用于治疗细菌感染引起的脓毒症。
A New Family of Homoleptic Copper Complexes of Curcuminoids: Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Properties
in the number of known crystal structures of homoleptic metal complexes of curcuminoids revealing more favorable crystallinity. The crystal structures of the present new copper complexes show four-fold coordination with a square planar geometry. Two polymorphs were found for DiBncOC-Cu when crystallized from DMF. The characterization of these newcomplexes was carried out using infrared radiation (IR)
我们在此报道了五种新的类姜黄素均配铜配合物的合成和晶体结构。类姜黄素均配复合结构报道的稀缺归因于此类衍生物缺乏结晶度,因此,通过单晶 X 射线衍射对其进行表征的情况很少。通过酯化或醚化抑制酚类相互作用的配体设计显着增加了类姜黄素均配金属配合物的已知晶体结构的数量,揭示了更有利的结晶度。目前的新型铜配合物的晶体结构显示出具有方形平面几何形状的四重配位。当从 DMF 中结晶时,发现了 DiBncOC-Cu 的两种多晶型物。使用红外辐射(IR)、核磁共振(NMR)、电子顺磁共振(EPR)和单晶X射线衍射(SCXRD)对这些新配合物进行了表征,并对所得配合物的抗氧化和细胞毒活性进行了表征。被评价。
Kinetics of curcumin oxidation by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH˙): an interesting case of separated coupled proton–electron transfer
作者:Mario C. Foti、Adriana Slavova-Kazakova、Concetta Rocco、Vessela D. Kancheva
DOI:10.1039/c6ob01439a
日期:——
The decay of dpph˙ in absolute ethanol at 25 °C and in the presence of curcumin (1), 4-methylcurcumin (3), 4,4-dimethylcurcumin (4) or curcumin 4′-methyl ether (5) follows bi-exponential kinetics. These unusual reactionkinetics are compatible with a two-step process in which an intermediate accumulates in a reversible first step followed by an irreversible process. As in other similar cases (Foti
Curcuminoid-derived 3,5-bis(styryl)isoxazoles - Mechanochemical synthesis and antioxidant activity
作者:DAISY R SHERIN、KALLIKAT N RAJASEKHARAN
DOI:10.1007/s12039-016-1119-8
日期:2016.8
Mechanochemical synthesis of curcuminoid-derived 3,5-bis(styryl)isoxazoles and their antioxidantactivities are reported. Mechanochemical synthesis of curcuminoid-derived 3,5-bis(styryl)isoxazoles (4a-g) and their antioxidantactivities are reported.
Synthesis, characterization, cytotoxic activity of half-sandwich rhodium(III), and iridium(III) complexes with curcuminoids
作者:Wei Su、Xiaohui Wang、Xiaolin Lei、Qi Xiao、Shan Huang、Peiyuan Li
DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2017.01.028
日期:2017.3
A series of organometallic rhodium and iridiumcomplexes with curcuminoid ligands (1–14) have been synthesized and characterized by NMR, IR, elemental analysis, and HR-ESI-mass spectrometry. The molecular structure of complex 9 has been characterized by X-ray crystallography. The in vitro activity of all the compounds has been evaluated against the HepG2, HeLa human cancer cell lines and HEK-293T human