22 research outputs found
Bioactivity of marine organisms: Part X - Screening of some marine fauna from the Indian coasts
754-756Methanolic and chloroform-methanol extracts
of 25 identified species of marine fauna have been screened for a wide range of
biological activities. Of these, 2 extracts exhibited diuretic activity, while
antibacterial, antiviral, oxytocic and spasmolytic activities, were observed in
1 extract each
Synthesis, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity evaluation of some pyrimidine derivatives
273-281A number of pyrimidine derivatives 1-3, 5-19 have been synthesized by condensation of bis(2-(vinyloxy))ethylamine, cyclopropylamine, N-(2-amino-4-ethoxyphenyl)acetamide, 2-(aminomethyl thiophene), 2-thiophen ethylamine,
2-hydrazinopyridine, 1-aminonaphthalen-2-ol hydrochloride, furfuryl amine, 2-(4-imidazolyl)ethylamine, 2-picolylamine and 4-methoxyl-2-nitroaniline with various isothiocyanatoketones. These compounds have been screened for
anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities. Compounds 10 and 14 have exhibited 40% and 39% anti-inflammatory and compound 11 has showed 75% analgesic activity at 100 mg/kg p.o. respectively
Synthesis of condensed pyrimidines and their evaluation for anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities
136-143Condensation of 4-isothiocyanato-4-methylpentane-2-one with 1,2-diaminocyclohexane, 3-amino-2-naphthol, 1-amino-2-naphthol hydrochloride, 3-amino-2-naphthoic acid, 1,3-diamino-2-hydroxypropane and 1,3-diaminoguanidine hydrochloride give condensation products 1 and 3-8 respectively whereas condensation of 3-isothiocyanato butanal with 1,2-diaminocyclohexane and 1,3-diaminoguanidine hydrochloride give compounds 2 and 9. All these compounds have been characterized by FT-IR, ¹H NMR, MS and elemental analysis. Compounds 1, 2, 4 and 6-9 have been screened for anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity. Compounds 1 and 8 exhibit good analgesic activity whereas all other compounds exhibit moderate anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity
Synthesis of sulpha drug acridine derivatives and their evaluation for anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anticancer activity
2659-2666Various sulpha drugs i.e. sulphaacetamide,
sulphathiazole, sulphadiazine and sulphamerazine are coupled with 9-chloro-2,4(un)substituted
acridines and 9- isothiocyanato-2, 4(un) substituted acridines to give corresponding
coupled products 3a-f and 4a-h respectively. The structures of all
synthesized compounds have been confirmed by spectroscopic methods.
Anti-inflammatory activity evaluation of 3a,b,c
and 4a-h was carried out and compounds 4a, 4d, 4g and
4h showed 8,13,22 and 3% activity respectively at 100mg/ kg p.o. Analgesic
activity evaluation of 3a,b,c and 4a-h indicated that these compounds
possess 25,75,50,25, 50,50, 0.75, 50, 50 and 50% analgesic activity at 100mg/kg
p.o. Anticancer activity
evaluation of 3a-f and 4a-h
against a small panel of seven cancer cell lines consisting of lung (NCIH 460);colon
(HT 29): melanoma (LOX); breast (MCF 7 and MCF 7 / ADR); prostate (DU 145) and
CNS (U251) tumors was carried out. Best GI50 (concentration which
inhibits the cell growth by 50%) values are shown by 4b, 0.4 μM (lung
carcinoma, cell line NCIH
460): 4b, 0.3 μM (colon tumor,
cell line HT29); 3e, 7.2μm (melanoma tumor, cell line
LOX): 4b, 0.7μM (breast tumor, cell line MCF7); 4c, 1.9μM (breast tumor, cell line MCF7/ADR); 4b, 0.8μM (prostate
tumor, cell line DU 145) and 4b, 1.4μ M (CNS tumor, cell line
U251) respectively. Out of all the compounds reported here GI50 value
shown by 4c i.e.
1.9μM against breast tumor
(MCF7/ADR) is quite close to the GI50 value i.e.1.2μM of the sta ndard drug doxorubicin. Also it is worthwhile
to mention here that compound 4b, has shown good anticancer activity against
four tumor cell lines i.e. GI50 value M.</i
Synthesis, hydrolysis over silica column, anticancer, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity evaluation of some pyridine and pyrazine derivatives
387-399Various 3,4-diaryl-2-iminothiazolines 1a-s
have been condensed with 4-cyanopyridine and 2-cyanopyrazine by refluxing in
methanol for about 16 hr to give corresponding 3,4-diaryl-2-imino-N-(4'-pyridyliminomethyl)-4-thiazoline (2a-k, n-p) and 3,
4-diaryl-2-imino-N-(2'-pyrazinyliminomethyl)-4-thiazoline
(3a-m, q-s) derivatives. In some cases when these pyridyl and pyrazinyl
derivatives are purified by column chromatography over silica gel these compounds
get hydrolysed to give corresponding 3,4-diaryl-2-imino-N-(4'-carbonylpyridyl)-4-thiazoline (2o,p) and
3,4-diaryl-2-imino-N-(2'-carbonylpyrazinyl)-4-thiazoline
(3q-s) derivatives. The structures of all synthesized compounds have
been confirmed by spectroscopic methods. Compounds 2a-c,e-h,k,n,p, 3a-i
and 3l,m,q are screened for anticancer activity against a small panel of
six human cancer cell lines consisting of prostate (DU 145) colon (HT 29)
breast (MCF 7) breast (MCF 7/ADR), CNS (U 251) and lung large (NCIH 460)
tumors. Best GI50 values are shown by 3f, 11.5 M (prostate tumor, cell line DU 145), 3f, 1.0 M (colon tumor, cell line HT 29), 2n, 6.2M (breast tumor, cell line MCF 7), 2p, 4.8M (breast tumor, cell line MCF 7/ADR), 2p, 6.3M (CNS tumor, cell line U 251) and 3f, 0.9 M (lung large carcinoma, cell line NCIH 460) respectively. Compound 3f
has shown good anticancer activity against three cancer cell lines, whereas
compounds 2n and 2p against one and two cancer cell lines
respectively. Antiinflammatory
activity evaluation of 2a-k,n,o,p, 3a-m and 3q,r,s has
been carried out and compounds 2a-h, 2j, 2o,p, 3a,b,c,g,m and 3r showed
13, 32.5, 48.8, 6.5, 13.9, 7.0, 4.3, 16.6, 20.0, 17.3, 27.7, 16.2, 18.4, 34.7,
15.6, 24.0 and 4.7% activity, respectively, at 100mg/kg p.o. Analgesic
activity, evaluation of
2a-k,n,o,p, 3a-m and 3q,r,s indicates that these compounds
possess 50, 25,75, 25, 50, 75, 50, 50, 25, 0.0, 50, 50, 0.0, 75, 50, 25, 25,
25, 75, 0.0, 25, 25, 25, 50, 50, 75, 25, 50, 75 and 50% analgesic activity at
100mg/kg p.o
Immunomodulation by opioid peptidomimetic compound
Objective: As a follow-up to our earlier studies on immunomodulation with opioid peptides, we synthesized and evaluated immunomodulatory activity of four peptidomimetic compounds, i.e. Tyr-NH-C(Me)2-CH2-O-Phe-NH2(1), Tyr-NH-C6H5-(o)-CH2-CH2-O-Phe-NH2 (2), Tyr-NH-CH2-CH2-O-Phe-NH2 (3) and Tyr-NH-CH(D-Et)-CH2-O-Phe-NH2 (4). Methods: These compounds were synthesized in solution phase and evaluated for their immunomodulatory properties in vitro by mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR), proliferation of opioid receptor-expressing cells, production of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α ) and nitric oxide. Results: This study shows the immunosuppressive potential of synthetic peptidomimetic compound 3. This compound inhibited two-way MLR and suppressed the proliferation of the μ -opioid receptor expressing human embryonic kidney cells HEK 293 in vitro. Inhibition of MLR by compound 3 was reversed by naloxone (opioid receptor antagonist) and β -funaltrexamine hydrochloride (μ -opioid receptor antagonist). The immunosuppressive effect of compound 3 was further demonstrated by inhibition of TNF-α and nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated human PBMCs and mouse macrophage cells RAW 264.7, respectively. Conclusion: These observations suggest that compound 3 inhibits MLR through μ -opioid receptor present on cells