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ChemMedChem ; 12(6): 408-419, 2017 03 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28252249

ABSTRACT

Mental disorders are neuropsychiatric conditions that are marked by unusual or irregular thinking, feelings, or behavior, and lead to distress and/or impaired functions. Major psychiatric conditions are depression, anxiety, and psychoses of various types. Their etiopathogeneses, of a primary or secondary origin, are associated with genetic and environmental factors. They are commonly treated with psychoactive drugs (also known as psychotropics), which target serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, glutamate, and nuclear receptors (NRs), including retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptors (RORs) and other receptors in the central nervous system (CNS). Herein we present a diverse array of isoxazole derivatives, among which are some prominent marketed drugs. Some of the derivatives and forms, including N-oxides, are under either (pre)clinical evaluation or patent protection as new generation of psychotropics, and a few have effective blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability. Various drug-like isoxazol(in)es and their structural features and efficiency, modified through scaffold hopping, are described and discussed in the context of treating neuropsychiatric conditions.


Subject(s)
Isoxazoles/chemistry , Oxides/chemistry , Psychotropic Drugs/chemistry , Blood-Brain Barrier/metabolism , Drug Design , Humans , Mental Disorders/drug therapy , Nitrogen/chemistry , Psychotropic Drugs/chemical synthesis , Psychotropic Drugs/therapeutic use , Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/antagonists & inhibitors , Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
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ChemistrySelect ; 1(15): 4520-4532, 2016 Sep 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32328512

ABSTRACT

H-bonding, as a non covalent stabilizing interaction of diverse nature, has a central role in the structure, function and dynamics of chemical and biological processes, pivotal to molecular recognition and eventually to drug design. Types of conventional and non conventional (H-H, dihydrogen, H- π, CH- π, anti- , proton coordination and H-S) H-bonding interactions are discussed as well as features emerging from their interplay, such as cooperativity (σ- and π-) effects and allostery. Its utility in many applications is described. Catalysis, proton and electron transfer processes in various materials or supramolecular architectures of preorganized hosts for guest binding, are front-line technology. The H-bond-related concept of proton transfer (PT) addresses energy issues or deciphering the mechanism of many natural and synthetic processes. PT is also of paramount importance in the functions of cells and is assisted by large complex proteins embedded in membranes. Both intermolecular and intramolecular PT in H-bonded systems has received attention, theoretically and experimentally, using prototype molecules. It is found in rearrangement reactions, protein functions, and enzyme reactions or across proton channels and pumps. Investigations on the competition between intra- and intermolecular H bonding are discussed. Of particular interest is the H-bond furcation, a common phenomenon in protein-ligand binding. Multiple H-bonding (H-bond furcation) is observed in supramolecular structures.

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In Vivo ; 22(3): 345-52, 2008.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18610747

ABSTRACT

Recent structure-antileukemic activity studies showed that the steroidal part of complex molecules containing DNA alkylators does not play only the role of the "biological carrier". New such compounds designed to possess an allylic 7-ketone showed enhanced antileukemic potency compared with derivatives with a simple steroidal skeleton. In order to investigate whether the enhancement of the antileukemic potency is attributed to the introduction of the 7-ketone or to the Delta5-7-keto conjugated steroidal system we decided to reduce the Delta5 double bond. The 5alpha-7-keto-steroidal skeletons synthesized were tethered to chlorambucil and phenyl acetic acid's nitrogen mustard and studied against leukemia P338 in vivo. The reduction of the double bond had a negative impact on the antileukemic potency since the comparative study of the novel derivatives showed that a series of very potent Delta 5-7-keto-steroidal esters were converted by this modification to compounds with marginally accepted activity.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Chlorambucil/chemistry , Esters/chemical synthesis , Esters/therapeutic use , Leukemia/drug therapy , Steroids/chemistry , Animals , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Catalysis , Cell Line, Tumor , Chemical Phenomena , Chemistry, Physical , Chlorambucil/metabolism , Esters/chemistry , Female , Hydrolysis , Male , Mice , Molecular Structure , Neoplasm Transplantation , Structure-Activity Relationship
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Bioorg Med Chem ; 16(9): 5207-15, 2008 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18353651

ABSTRACT

The synthesis and the in vivo evaluation against leukemias P388 and L1210 of six new alkylating steroidal esters are described. The esteric derivatives incorporating the 17beta-acetamido-B-lactamic steroidal skeleton exhibited increased antileukemic activity and lower toxicity, compared to the 17beta-acetamido-7-keto analogs. Among the 17beta-acetamido-B-lactamic steroidal esters, the most potent compound afforded four out of six cures in leukemia P388 and was measured to be almost non-toxic, producing significant low levels of toxicity.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents , Esters , Leukemia L1210/drug therapy , Leukemia P388/drug therapy , Steroids , Alkylation , Animals , Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage , Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Disease Models, Animal , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Drug Design , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , Esters/administration & dosage , Esters/chemical synthesis , Esters/chemistry , Female , Injections, Intraperitoneal , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Inbred DBA , Molecular Structure , Neoplasm Transplantation , Neoplasms, Experimental/drug therapy , Stereoisomerism , Steroids/administration & dosage , Steroids/chemical synthesis , Steroids/chemistry , Structure-Activity Relationship
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