Functionalised Sultone(S)|Useful In Preparation Of Sparsomycin Etc. By Stereospecific Ring Opening

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Total synthesis of Cyclotheonamide B, a facile route towards analogues.

A flexible, convergent synthesis of Cyclotheonamide B (1b) was developed, starting from the constituent amino acids, using conventional benzyl-, t-butyl- and allyl-based protecting groups. By modification of the key intermediates, this approach allows the preparation of cyclotheonamide analogues. © 1995

Solid-{hase synthesis of 4-substituted Imidazoles Using a scaffold Approach.

Immobilized 4-iodoimidazole 2 was used in a metal/halogen exchange reaction followed by treatment with electrophiles and subsequent cleavage from the resin to yield 4-substituted imidazoles 8-11. Grignard reaction with the resin-bound ketones 5 yielded the corresponding alcohols 11. This approach was used for a library synthesis of 35 imidazoles. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd

Wnt/frizzled signalling modulates the migration and differentiation of immortalized cardiac fibroblasts

The Wnt/frizzled (Fzd) signal transduction cascade has been implicated in the proliferation, differentiation, and migration of many cell types, but the role of this pathway in cardiac fibroblast differentiation is not known. Our lab previously showed an up-regulation of Fzd-1 and -2 expression in myofibroblasts after myocardial infarction (MI), indicating a potential role for the Fzd receptor in fibroblast-myofibroblast differentiation. The present study was performed to further define the role of specific Wnt and Fzd proteins in the proliferation, migration, and differentiation of cardiac fibroblasts. Because primary fibroblasts become senescent after a few passages and are difficult to transfect, we immortalized rat cardiac fibroblasts with telomerase [cardiac fibroblasts immortalized with telomerase (CFIT)]. Proliferation of CFIT was not significantly influenced by Wnt/Fzd signalling. The migration, however, was attenuated by all Wnt/Fzd combinations tested. Also, specific Wnt/Fzd combinations modulated the expression of the following myofibroblast markers: collagen I alpha 1, collagen III, fibronectin and its splice variants, and alpha-smooth muscle actin. The results indicate that myofibroblast migration and differentiation, but not proliferation, can be modulated by interventions in Wnt/Fzd signalling. Therefore, Wnt/Fzd signalling may serve as a novel therapeutic target to ameliorate wound healing after MI

The effect of ethyldeshydroxy-sparsomycin and cisplatin on the intracellular glutathione level and glutathione S-transferase activity

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Antitumour activity of ethyldeshydroxy-sparsomycin in mice

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