RESUMO
A series of 3,4,5-trisubstituted 2(5H)-furanone derivatives was synthesized through one-pot reaction of amines, aldehydes and diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate. Silica sulfuric acid efficiently catalyzes the 3-component reaction to afford the corresponding 2(5H)-furanones in high yields. The synthesized compounds were tested against HEPG2, MCF7 and CACO tumor cell lines. The cytotoxic activity for the tested compounds showed that: ethyl 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-oxo-4-(phenylamino)-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylate exhibited significant antitumor activity against HEPG2 and MCF7 cell lines (IC50 values 0.002 and 0.002 µM, respectively) more than reference drug (IC50 0.007, 0.005 µM).
Assuntos
4-Butirolactona/análogos & derivados , Compostos de Anilina/síntese química , Compostos de Anilina/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , 4-Butirolactona/síntese química , 4-Butirolactona/farmacologia , 4-Butirolactona/toxicidade , Compostos de Anilina/toxicidade , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Humanos , Concentração Inibidora 50 , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Little is known about the ability of hepatitis C virus (HCV) to alter early innate immune responses in infected patients. Previous studies have shown that natural killer (NK) cells are functionally impaired after interaction of recombinant HCV glycoprotein E2 with the co-stimulatory CD81 molecule in vitro; however, the functional consequences of a prolonged contact of NK cells with HCV particles have remained unclear. We have examined the phenotypes of purified, interleukin-2-activated NK cells from healthy donors and HCV genotype 1b patients after culture for 5 days with HCV pseudoparticles (HCVpp) and serum samples containing HCV genotype 1b. NK cells from healthy donors and chronic HCV patients were found to up-regulate receptors associated with activation (NKp46, NKp44, NKp30, NKG2D), while NK receptors from the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor family (KIR/CD158), predominantly having an inhibitory function, were significantly down-modulated after culture in the presence of HCV particles compared with control cultures of NK cells. HCV-infected sera and HCVpp elicited significantly higher secretion of the NK effector lymphokines interferon-γ and tumour necrosis factor-α. Furthermore, HCV stimulated the cytotoxic potential of NK cells from normal donors and patients. The enhanced activation of NK cells after prolonged culture with HCVpp or HCV-containing sera for 5 days suggests that these innate effector cells may play an important role in viral control during early phases of HCV infection.
