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Cytotoxic quassinoids from Ailanthus altissima

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BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 654-657

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.11.116

Keywords

Ailanthus altissima; Simaroubaceae; Quassinoids; Cytotoxicity

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  1. Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT0965]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [30901848, 81172947, 81202428]
  3. Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [8351063201000003, S2012040007825]
  4. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [21612203]

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Two new quassinoids, altissinol A (1) and B (7), together with 12 known quassinoids, were isolated from the 95% ethanol extract of the barks of Ailanthus altissima. The structures of the new compounds (1 and 7) were determined on the basis of the spectroscopic methods including UV, IR, HR-ESI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR. The cytotoxic potential of all isolates were evaluated in vitro against three human hepatoma cell lines. Quassinoids 1-7 displayed potent cytotoxic activities against human hepatoma Hep3B and HepG2 cell lines. Interestingly, compounds 2, 3, and 5 exhibited cytotoxic activity against multidrug resistance HepG2/ADM cell line with IC50 value 4.3-fold more sensitive to Doxorubicin (DOX). (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS (2024)

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Summary: Beta(2)-adrenergic receptor agonists can stimulate glucose uptake by skeletal muscle cells and are therefore potential treatments for type 2 diabetes. The chirality of compounds has a significant impact on the activity of these agonists. This study found that certain synthesized compounds showed higher glucose uptake activity. These findings provide important information for the design of novel beta(2)AR agonists for T2D treatment.

BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS (2024)

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Conformationally constrained potent inhibitors for enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2)

Xin Xu, Jia Chen, Guan Wang, Xiaojuan Zhang, Qiang Li, Xiaobo Zhou, Fengying Guo, Min Li

Summary: The study focuses on EZH2, a promising therapeutic target for various types of cancers. Researchers designed and synthesized a series of novel derivatives aiming to enhance the EZH2 inhibition activity. Among them, compound 28 displayed potent EZH2 inhibition activity and showed high anti-proliferative effects in lymphoma cell lines and xenograft mouse models. The study suggests that compound 28 has potential as a therapeutic candidate for EZH2-associated cancers.

BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS (2024)

Article Chemistry, Medicinal

The potential of Rhein's aromatic amines for Parkinson's disease prevention and treatment: α-Synuclein aggregation inhibition and disaggregation of preformed fibers

Wei Zhang, Wei Liu, Ya-Dong Zhao, Li-Zi Xing, Ji Xu, Rui-Jun Li, Yun-Xiao Zhang

Summary: This study developed a series of aromatic amide derivatives based on Rhein and investigated their inhibitory activity against alpha-Syn aggregation. Two of these compounds showed promising potential in treating Parkinson's disease by stabilizing alpha-Syn's conformation and disassembling alpha-Syn oligomers and fibrils.

BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS (2024)

Article Chemistry, Medicinal

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel cationic liposomes loaded with melphalan for the treatment of cancer

Mani Sharma, S. S. S. S. Sudha Ambadipudi, Neeraj Kumar Chouhan, V. Lakshma Nayak, Srihari Pabbaraja, Sai Balaji Andugulapati, Ramakrishna Sistla

Summary: Therapeutically active lipids in drug delivery systems can enhance the safety and efficacy of treatment. The liposome formulation created using synthesized biologically active lipids showed additive anti-cancer effects and reduced tumorigenic potential.

BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS (2024)