Studies on cerebral protective agents. I. Novel 4-arylpyrimidine derivatives with anti-anoxic and anti-lipid peroxidation activities.

Novel 4-arylpyrimidine derivatives were synthesized by the oxidation of 4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyrimidines, and their effects on anti-anoxic (AA) activity in mice and anti-lipid peroxidation (ALP) activity in rat brain mitochondria were investigated. Among these compounds, ethyl 6-methyl-2-phenyl-4-(4-pyridyl)-5-pyrimidinecarboxylate (4b) has AA activity (10 mg/kg, i.p.) and ethyl 6-methyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylate (4f) has ALP activity (73% inhibition at 10(-5) g/ml). The latter compound (100 mg/kg, i.p.) was also effective on arachidonate-induced cerebral edema in rats with comparable potency to that of vitamin E.     

Preparation and pharmacological evaluation of 4-(1,4-benzoquinon-2-yl)-4-phenylbutanamides as potential cerebral protective agents.

A new series of 4-(1,4-benzoquinon-2-yl)-4-phenylbutanamides (2) were synthesized for evaluation of their pharmacological activities. All these compounds synthesized showed significant antilipidperoxidation (ALP) activities with brain homogenate in rats and some of them possessed a protective effect against hypobaric hypoxia in mice. Especially, a thiomorpholine derivative (2l, SUN-4757) showed a wide efficacy spectrum to a variety of experimental screening assays designed for cerebral protective agents, and it had a high LD50 value.     

Radical scavenging activity against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl of ascorbic acid 2-glucoside (AA-2G) and 6-acyl-AA-2G

The radical scavenging activity of the stable derivatives, which are O-substituted at the C-2 position of ascorbic acid (AA), against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) was evaluated in buffer under different pH conditions, and compared with those of AA and alpha-tocopherol. AA was shown to have 50% radical scavenging ability (EC50) at a concentration of 2.2 x 10(-5) M against 0.1 mM DPPH in 60% ethanol. Ascorbyl 6-palmitate, a lipophilic AA derivative which has a free endiol group and is therefore unstable, also showed potent radical scavenging activity with EC50 of 2.9 x 10(-5) M. A typical lipophilic antioxidant, alpha-tocopherol gave a similar EC50 value as that of AA. In contrast, ascorbyl 2,6-dipalmitate, AA 2-phosphate and AA 2-sulfate exhibited negligible scavenging activity. On the other hand, 2-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid (AA-2G) and a series of 6-O-acyl-2-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acids (6-Acyl-AA-2G) themselves exhibited the radical scavenging activity of EC50: 6.1 x 10(-5) M and 4.4 x 10(-5)-5.9 x 10(-5) M, respectively, although their activities were lower than that of AA. Among 6-Acyl-AA-2G derivatives, the EC50 values tended to decrease with increasing length of their acyl carbon group. Increasing pH of the buffer resulted in decrease in the scavenging activity of all compounds tested as expected. We speculate that the difference in the radical scavenging activity of derivatives O-substituted at the C-2 position of AA may be ascribed to the linkage type of the substituent group to the endiol-lactone resonance system and the degree of dissociation of the C-3 proton.     

Synthesis and biological activity of 11-[4-(cinnamyl)-1-piperazinyl]- 6,11-dihydrodibenz[b,e]oxepin derivatives, potential agents for the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders.

A series of 11-[4-(cinnamyl)-1-piperazinyl]-6,11-dihydrodibenz[b,e] oxepins and related compounds were synthesized and evaluated for their protective activities against complete ischemia, normobaric hypoxia, lipidperoxidation and convulsion. Structure-activity relationship studies of this series led to the finding of (E)-1-(3-fluoro-6,11-dihydrodibenz[b,e]oxepin-11-yl)-4-(3- phenyl-2-propenyl)piperazine dimaleate (50), AJ-3941 with the most appropriate property for combined pharmacological activities. Compound 50 also shows an inhibitory effect against cerebral edema as well when orally given to rats.     

Covalent modification of glassy carbon electrodes with beta-alanine for voltammetric separation of dopamine and ascorbic acid.

beta-Alanine was covalently grafted on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) by amine cation radical formation in the electrooxidation process of the amino-containing compound. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) proved the immobilization of beta-alanine monolayer on GCE. The electrode shows strong electrocatalytic functions to dopamine (DA) and ascorbic acid (AA), reducing the overpotentials by 0.20 V and 0.23 V, respectively. Due to its different catalytic effects toward DA and AA, the modified electrode resolved the overlapping voltammetric responses of DA and AA into two well-defined voltammetric peaks by CV or differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), which can be used for the simultaneous determination of these species in a mixture. The catalytic peak current obtained from DPV was linearly related to DA and AA concentrations in the ranges of 4.0 x 10(-6)-5.0 x 10(-4) mol/L and 2.0 x 10(-5)-6.0 x 10(-3) mol/L with correlation coefficients of 0.997 and 0.995, respectively. The detection limits (3 sigma) for DA and AA were 2.4 x 10(-6) mol/L and 1.2 x 10(-5) mol/L, respectively. The electrode shows good sensitivity, selectivity and stability, and has been applied to the determination of DA and AA simultaneously in samples with satisfactory results.     

Fluorometric turn-on determination of the activity of alkaline phosphatase by using WS<Subscript>2</Subscript> quantum dots and enzymatic cleavage of ascorbic acid 2-phosphate

A method is described for the determination of the activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP). It is based on the reversible modulation of the fluorescence of WS₂ quantum dots (QDs). The fluorescence of the QDs is quenched by Cr(VI) but restored by free ascorbic acid (AA). The detection scheme relies on the fact that ALP hydrolyzes the substrate ascorbic acid 2-phosphate to produce AA, and that enzymatically generated AA can restore the fluorescence of the QDs. The signal (best measured at excitation/emission peak wavelengths of 365/440 nm) increases linearly in the 0.5 to 10 U·L^?1 ALP activity range, with a detection limit of 0.2 U·L^?1. The method was applied to the determination of ALP activity in human serum samples and demonstrated satisfactory results.

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Graphical abstract The fluorescence of chromate-loaded tungsten disulfide quantum dots (QDs) is quenched but restored after reaction with ascorbic acid that is formed by the catalytic action of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) on ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (AAP). The increase in fluorescence can be related to the activity of ALP.

     

Self‐Assembled Redox System for Bioelectrocatalytic Assay of L‐Ascorbylphosphate and Alkaline Phosphatase Activity

Ferrocene‐terminated self‐assembled monolayer (Fc‐SAM) on gold was used as an electron‐transfer mediator in the electrochemical assay of L ‐ascorbic acid 2‐phosphate (AAP). The assay is based on the enzymatic action of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), which triggers the release of vitamin C (L ‐ascorbic acid, AA) from AAP. The latter is easily oxidized on the Fc‐SAM under the diffusion limiting conditions that favors quantitative measurement of the AA concentration on a rotating disk electrode. We demonstrate the utility of the electrochemically active Fc‐SAM to probe the mechanism and to determine the kinetic parameters of an enzymatic reaction. The electrochemical technique was compared to a conventional spectrophotometric method of ALP activity detection using p‐nitrophenylphosphate (p‐NPP) as a substrate. We demonstrate that our new technique is also suitable for the analytical determination of ALP activity. The detection limits for both AAP and ALP were found to be 13 μM and 2 pM, respectively.     

A novel class of inhibitors for human steroid 5alpha-reductase: synthesis and biological evaluation of indole derivatives. II

In a search for novel nonsteroidal inhibitors of human prostatic 5alpha-reductase, we found a new series of indole derivatives that showed potent inhibitory activities for the human enzyme. Among them, 4-[(1-benzyl-1H-indol-5-yl)oxyl-3-chlorobenzoic acid (2d, YM-32906) showed more potent inhibitory activity than finasteride with an IC50 value of 0.44 nM. 3-Chloro-4-[[1-(4-phenoxybenzyl)-1H-indol-5-yl]oxy]benzoic acid (2m) showed inhibitory activities for both human and rat prostatic 5alpha-reductase with IC50 values of 2.1 and 73 nM, respectively. The synthesis and structure-activity relationships of these indole derivatives are presented.     

A synthesis of 2-substituted 2-aminoethanol derivatives having inhibitory activity against protein kinase C.

A series of 2-aminoethanol derivatives was synthesized and their inhibitory activities against protein kinase C were investigated. Among these compounds, 2-endo-hexadecylamino-5-norbornene-2- exo-methanol (4h) and 2-endo-hexadecylamino-5-norbornene-2,3-exo-dimethanol (4i) inhibited protein kinase C at the IC50 values of 2 x 10(-5) and 1 x 10(-5) M, respectively, but not protein kinase A at a concentration of 1 x 10(-3) M. The structure-activity relationships are discussed.     

Covalent modification of glassy carbon electrodes with glycine for voltammetric separation of dopamine and ascorbic acid

Glycine was covalently grafted on to a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) by amine cation radical formation in electrooxidation of the amino-containing compound. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and cyclic voltammetry proved the immobilization of glycine on the GCE. The modified electrode reduced the overpotentials of dopamine (DA) and ascorbic acid (AA) by approximately 0.15 V and 0.23 V, respectively, and resolved the overlapping voltammetric response of DA and AA into two well-defined voltammetric peaks in cyclic voltammetry (CV) or differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), unlike the unmodified GCE; this can be used for the simultaneous determination of these species in a mixture. The differential pulse peak current was linearly dependent on DA and AA concentration in the range 5 x 10(-6)-8 x 10(-4) mol L(-1) and 6 x 10(-5)-4 x 10(-3) mol L(-1), with correlation coefficients of 0.996 and 0.994, respectively. The detection limits (3delta) for DA and AA were 1.8 x 10(-6) mol L(-1) and 2.1 x 10(-5) mol L(-1), respectively. The modified electrode is very sensitive, selective and stable, and has been applied to the determination of DA and AA simultaneously in samples with satisfactory results.     

A new spectrofluorometric method for the determination of ascorbic acid based on its activating effect on a hemoglobin-catalyzed reaction.

A spectrofluorometric method for the determination of ascorbic acid (AA) based on its activation on the hemoglobin-catalyzed reaction was proposed. The fluorescence intensity of the product was measured under the optimal experimental conditions, i.e. 4.0 x 10(-6) M H2O2, 6.0 x 10(-5) M p-cresol, 1.2 M NH3-NH4Cl (pH 10.4) and 2.0 x 10(-7) M hemoglobin. The order of additions of the reagents was also studied. The activation of AA was found to be associated with a high ammonia concentration. The linear range of the method was 9.0 x 10(-10)-3.6 x 10(-8) M of AA. The detection limit was calculated to be 3.0 x 10(-10) M. The relative standard deviation of this method is 1.6% at 7.0 x 10(-9) M for 11 determinations.     

Polydopamine nanodots are viable probes for fluorometric determination of the activity of alkaline phosphatase via the in situ regulation of a redox reaction triggered by the enzyme

The authors describe an environmentally friendly and fast (~14 min) method for the synthesis of homogeneously distributed fluorescent polydopamine nanodots (PDA-NDs) using KMnO₄ as the oxidant. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) catalyzes the hydrolysis of ascorbic acid 2-phosphate to release free ascorbic acid which undergoes an in-situ redox reaction with KMnO₄. Depending on the activity of ALP, more or less KMnO₄ is consumed, and this affects the formation of the PDA-NDs. Based on this finding, a sensitive method was worked out to quantify the activity of ALP via real-time formation of fluorescent PDA-NDs. The fluorometric signal (best measured at excitation/emission peaks of 390/500 nm) is linear in the 1 to 50 mU·mL^?1 ALP activity range, and the limit of the detection is as low as 0.94 mU·mL^?1 (based on 3 σ/m). The method was successfully applied to the determination of ALP activity in spiked human serum and in MCF-7 cell lysates. It was also applied in a method to screen for inhibitors of ALP.

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Graphical abstract Schematic of a fluorometric method for the determination of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity. The method is based on the in-situ regulation of the formation of fluorescent polydopamine nanodots (PDA-NDs) through the competition between the KMnO₄-induced polymerization of dopamine and ALP-directed ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (Asc-2P) hydrolysis. AA: Ascorbic acid.

     

Amperometric microcells for alkaline phosphatase assay

To develop simple electrochemical immunoassays, a screen printed amperometric microcell with graphite working and Ag/AgCl reference electrodes was tested for the determination of alkaline phosphatase enzyme (ALP) and anti-humanIgG conjugated ALP (alpha-hIgG-ALP) activity in 5-10 microl samples. To ensure reproducible, steady state conditions, the working electrode surface was coated with mass-transport controlling hydrogel layer. The kinetic response curves of the hydrogel coated electrodes were linear. In addition, the hydrogel layer reduced the nonspecific adsorption of the alpha-hIgG-ALP conjugate on the working electrode surface. The measurements were made in the range of 2 divided by 4000 mU ml(-1) enzyme activities using ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (AAP) as the enzyme substrate. AAP is commercially available, non-toxic and has excellent stability. The sensitivity of the determinations was about 71% of the sensitivity which could be achieved using p-aminophenylphosphate (PAPP), a not easily accessible and unstable enzyme substrate. The experimentally determined kinetic parameters of the ALP enzyme catalyzed reactions were the same with the bare and hydrogel layer coated electrodes.     

钯/聚苯胺纳米多层膜的制备及对抗坏血酸和多巴胺的催化氧化

采用脉冲电位法(PPSM)结合聚苯胺(PANI)的层层自组装制备了Pd/PANI交替沉积纳米多层膜, 并用于抗坏血酸(AA)和多巴胺(DA)的检测. 实验发现, 多层膜结构形貌及催化性能受前躯体K₂PdCl₆浓度、 脉冲条件及膜厚度等影响. 当K₂PdCl₆浓度为2×10^-3 mol/L, 阴极脉冲电位为-0.3 V, 阶跃次数为17时, 5层Pd/PANI修饰玻碳电极对AA和DA的催化性能最佳; 在0.1 mol/L磷酸盐缓冲液中, AA和DA的氧化峰明显分离[ΔE_p(AA, DA)=160 mV], 其峰电流与浓度分别在5×10^-5～4×10^-4和4×10^-5～1×10^-4 mol/L范围内呈较好线性关系, 实现了对AA和DA的同时测定. 该修饰电极具有良好的抗干扰性和稳定性.     

A novel class of inhibitors for human steroid 5 alpha-reductase: phenoxybenzoic acid derivatives. I.

In a search for novel nonsteroidal inhibitors of human prostatic 5 alpha-reductase, we found a new series of phenoxybenzoic acid derivatives to be potent human prostatic 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors. Among them, 4-(biphenyl-4-yloxy)benzoic acid derivatives (2n, YM-31758), 2o and 2s showed more potent inhibitory activities than finasteride with IC50 values of 0.87, 0.67 and 0.56 nM, respectively. The optimized structures for the phenoxybenzoic acid derivatives 2d-2i were calculated by molecular modeling analysis, and the favorable distance between the carbon of the carboxyl group and the centroid of the phenyl group (benzene ring C) was found to be in the 9-11 A range.     

Studies on topical antiinflammatory agents. V. 17-(Alkylthio)- and methoxyalkanoates of corticosteroids

As part of our search for new topical antiinflammatory agents, a series of corticosteroid 17-(alkylthio)- and methoxyalkanoate derivatives was prepared and tested for vasoconstrictive activities. Several compounds were proved to have activity superior or comparable to that of 9 alpha-fluoro-11 beta,21-dihydroxy-16 beta-methyl-17 alpha-valeryloxy-1,4-pregnadiene-3,20-dione (betamethasone 17-valerate, BV). Among these compounds, 21-chloro-11 beta-hydroxy-17 alpha-(methylthio)acetoxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione (5Aa) was found to have the most potent activity, being more active than BV. The structure-activity relationships of the series revealed that introduction of a (methylthio)acetate function into the 17-position as well as the 21-position of corticosteroids was effective for enhancing the topical antiinflammatory activity.     

Polypyrrole Hollow Nanotubes Loaded with Au and Fe3O4 Nanoparticles for Simultaneous Determination of Ascorbic Acid,Dopamine, and Uric Acid

An ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensor was fabricated for electroanalytical determination of ascorbic acid(AA), dopamine(DA) and uric acid(UA) individually and simultaneously based on polypyrrole hollow nanotubes loaded with Au and Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles(NPs) uniformly(PPy@Au-Fe₃O₄). The PPy@Au-Fe₃O₄ nanotubes were synthesized in one-pot using MoO₃ nanorods as templates and the polymerization of Py, the formation of Au and Fe₃O₄ NPs and the removel of MoO₃ templates took place stimultaneously. Electrochemical studies reveal that PPy@Au-Fe₃O₄modified glassy carbon electrode(GCE) possesses excellent electro-catalytic activities toward the oxidation of AA, DA and UA. Their oxidation peak currents increase linearly in the concentration ranges of 1-2000 μmol/L for AA, 0.01-25 and 25-300 μmol/L for DA and 0.1-300 μmol/L for UA. Their detection limit values(S/N=3) were calculated as 0.45, 0.0049, and 0.051 μmol/L for AA, DA and UA in the individual detection. By changing the concentrations simultaneously, the calibration curves showed linearity to 1000, 200, and 200 μmol/L with detection limit of 0.39, 0.0060, and 0.060 μmol/L for AA, DA, and UA, respectively. Finally, the obtained biosensor was successfully applied to the detection of AA, DA, and UA with satisfactory results on actual samples.     

1-(取代吡唑-4-甲酰基)吡唑类化合物的合成及生物活性研究

设计合成了25个新型1-取代吡唑甲酰基吡唑系列衍生物,化合物结构经¹HNMR、元素分析、IR和MS确证.生物活性测试结果表明,该类化合物具有一定除草活性,讨论了其结构与活性的关系.     

Studies on antibacterial agents. II. Synthesis and antibacterial activities of substituted 1,2-dihydro-6-oxo-6H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinoline-5-carboxylic acids

A series of substituted 1,2-dihydro-6-oxo-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinoline-5-carboxylic acids for the treatment of systemic infections was synthesized via 7-bromo-3-ethylthio-4,5-difluoro-2-methylindole (3), which was prepared by Gassman's indole synthesis in excellent yield. The synthesized pyrroloquinolines were tested for their antibacterial activities. 8-Fluoro-1,2-dihydro-2-methyl-9-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-6-oxo-6H- pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinoline-5-carboxylic acid showed a potent antibacterial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.     

Simultaneous determination of dopamine and ascorbic acid at a poly(toluidine blue) modified electrode.

A novel polymer modified electrode is discussed in this paper. This resulting electrode can catalyze remarkably toward the electrochemical oxidations of dopamine (DA) and ascorbic acid (AA). Moreover, it can clearly discriminate the electrochemical oxidations of DA from that of AA based on their semi-derivative voltammograms. Hence, a simultaneous determination of DA and AA based on semi-derivative voltammetry at a poly(toluidine blue) modified electrode is suggested. The detection linear range for DA is 0.4 micromol L(-1)-1.5 mmol L(-1), and AA 0.2 micromol L(-1)-2.4 mmol L(-1), respectively. The resulting modified electrode was tentatively used to determine DA and AA in brain tissue.