Ternary Copper(II) Complexes With Indomethacin, a Potent Non-Steroidal Antiinflammatory Drug. Crystal Structure of Bis (Dimethylformamide)-Tetrakis[1-(4-Chlorobenzoyl)-5-Methoxy-2-Methyl-1-H-Indole-3-Acetato]Dicopper(II). Antiinflammatory Properties and Prevention of Gastrointestinal Side Effects by Nanocapsules

Two ternary copper(ll) complexes of indomethacin [1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2- methyl-1-H-indole-3-acetic acid] called hereafter lndo, were prepared and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The first complex Cu2(Indo)4(DMF)2 I crystallizes in space group P-1 (a = 10.829(2), b = 13.379(2), c = 16.491(3) Å; α = 105.58(2), β = 101.06(2), γ = 106.96(2)°; V= 2104.6(6) Å3, Z= 1). The title molecule is a centrosymmetric binuclear complex, with Cu atoms bridged by the carboxylate moieties of four indomethacinate ligands. The four nearest O atoms around each Cu atom form a square planar arrangement with the square pyramidal coordination completed by the O atom of N,N′-dimethylformamide. Daily administration for seven days of 1 mg/kg of indomethacin, I and I encapsulated into liposomes induces a weak inflammation of rat gastrointestinal tract. I was less inflammatory than indomethacin but the better protection was brought by encapsulation of the compound. This might be of interest in sustained therapies of chronic inflammatory diseases

In Vivo Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors Can Be Deprived of This Activity: Unexpected Influence of the Tetrachloroplatinate(II) Counteranion. Crystal Structures of Bis(S-Methyl-Isothiouronium)-N,N′-Bis(3-Guanidinopropyl)Piperazinium and Hexamidinium Tetrachloroplatinates(II) Salts

The synthesis and crystal structures of bis(S-methylisothiouronium) (MSTUH)+, N,N′-bis((3- guanidinopropyl)piperazinium (PipeC3GuaH4)4+ and hexamidinium (HexaH2)2+ tetrachloro platinate(ll) salts ( called hereafter PtMSTU, PtPipeC3Gua and PtHexa respectively ) were investigated. These compounds contain the “amidine” function ( - C(=NH)NH2 ) in which the H atoms supplied by the acid have become attached to the imino group of each terminal amidino function. Moreover, in PtPipeC3Gua, the nitrogen atoms of the chair-piperazine moiety are also protonated. The influence of tetrachloroplatinate(ll) counteranion ( versus sulfate, nitrate and diisethionate ) in the in vivo nitrite inhibition by the (MSTUH)+, (PipeC3GuaH4)4+ and (HexaH2)2+ cations was investigated. The three tetrachloroplatinate(ll) salts, unexpectedly, do not inhibit significantly the in vivo nitrite production in comparison with the other salts (sulfate, nitrate and diisethionate and their corresponding previous countercations) which exhibit NO synthase inhibition, especially bis(S-methylisothiouronium) sulfate, a selective and potent inducible NO synthase (iNOS) inhibitor commonly used as standard

In Vivo Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthase by Bisisothiouronium and Bisguanidinium Salts

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Effect of an Encapsulated Anti-Elastase Compound on Experimental Gingival Inflammation in the Rat

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