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Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease with a remitting-relapsing clinical course, it has evolved into a global burden given its high incidence worldwide. Cantharidin (CTD) derivatives are a class of compounds whose structures characterized with a 7-oxabicyclo [2.2.1]heptane core. Though potent cytotoxicity CTD and its derivatives showed, their clinical usage as anti-cancer drugs was limited by the toxicity in organs. In order to find new CTD analogues with good activity and lower toxicity, 21 CTD analogues with or without alkynyl substitution at C5 position of 7-oxabicyclo [2.2.1]heptane core were synthesized, some compounds showed better in vitro anti-inflammatory activity compared to CTD and norcantharidin (NCTD). Based on the structure-activity relationship results of in vitro experiment, analogue 3i was chosen for further study. Results from the acute toxicity in mice showed that 3i was hypotoxic with the single-dose MTD (maximum tolerated dose) for oral administration is over 1852 mg/kg, at least 35-fold lower than that of NCTD. Mechanism study indicated that 3i could potently inhibit TNF-α induced activation of NF-κB signaling by down-regulation the expression levels of phosphor- IKK, IκBα, and NF-κB p65, and alleviated dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice. This study indicated that CTD analogues with alkynyl substitution at C5 position of 7-oxabicyclo [2.2.1]heptane core is a kind of new compounds with good anti-inflammatory activity and lower toxicity in vivo, and might be used as therapeutic agents for inflammatory diseases.
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Colite , NF-kappa B , Animais , Camundongos , Cantaridina/farmacologia , Cantaridina/uso terapêutico , Sulfato de Dextrana , Colite/induzido quimicamente , Colite/tratamento farmacológico , HeptanosRESUMO
An efficient and energy saving photocatalytic coupling reaction of benzenesulfonyl hydrazide with bromoacetylene has been reported. A series of alkynylsulfones were obtained in up to 98% yield. In addition, changing the base from KHCO3 to KOAc can give the alkenylsulfone product. In addition, we tested the biological activity of some alkynylsulfone compounds and found that they exhibited excellent in vitro antioxidant activity by activating the Nrf2/ARE pathway, up to 8 fold.
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The zinc salt-catalyzed reduction of α-aryl imino esters, diketones and phenylacetylenes with water as hydrogen source and zinc as reductant was successfully conducted. The presented method provides a low-cost, environmentally friendly and practical preparation of α-aryl amino esters, α-hydroxyketones and phenylethylenes. By using D2O as deuterium source, the corresponding products were obtained in high efficiency with excellent deuterium incorporation rate, which gives a cheap and safe tool for access to valuable deuterium-labelled compounds.
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Rhodium-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of quinoxalines with water as a hydrogen source was reported. The reaction allowed the simple preparation of tetrahydroquinoxalines under mild conditions. The deuterium-labelling experiment confirmed that water is the sole hydrogen source in the transfer hydrogenation reaction.
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Enantioselective [2+2] cycloaddition reaction of azabenzonorbornadienes and oxabenzonorbornadienes with internal alkynes has been enabled by a catalyst system comprising Ni(COD)2 and (R)-SIPHOS-Ph-Mor. This transformation represents the first asymmetric [2+2] cycloaddition reaction of azabenzonorbornadienes with internal alkynes, providing a straightforward method to prepare four-membered carbocycles.
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A mild, efficient, and novel rhodium catalyzed asymmetric cyclization-addition domino reaction of oxa/azabenzonorbornadienes and 1,6-enynes is documented. Through the use of a [Rh(COD)2]BF4-(R)-An-SDP catalytic system, highly enantioenriched cyclization-addition products were obtained in good yields and with excellent enantioselectivities.
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The complex of [Rh(COD)Cl]2 and (R,R)-BDPP was used as an effective catalyst for the asymmetric ring opening reaction of oxabenzonorbornadienes with various amines by employing ZnI2 as the activator. Under the optimized reaction conditions, high enantioselectivities with good yields could be obtained from a wide scope of oxabenzonorbornadienes and amines.