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A series of 3-aroyl-1-(4-sulfamoylphenyl)thiourea derivatives containing sulfonamide moiety were designed and synthesized as 15-lipoxygenase (15-LOX) inhibitors. Most synthesized compounds showed potent activity against soybean 15-LOX with IC50 values less than 25 µM. The most potent compound 4c (3-methylbenzoyl derivative) with IC50 value of 1.8 µM was 10-fold more potent than quercetin. Interestingly, compound 4c also showed the highest antioxidant activity, as determined by ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay. Its capacity for reducing ferric ion was more than ascorbic acid. The viability assay of the selected compound 4c against oxidative stress-induced cell death in differentiated PC12 cells revealed that compound 4c significantly protected neurons against cell death in low concentrations.
Assuntos
Araquidonato 15-Lipoxigenase/metabolismo , Glycine max/enzimologia , Inibidores de Lipoxigenase/farmacologia , Animais , Morte Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Diferenciação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/antagonistas & inibidores , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/farmacologia , Inibidores de Lipoxigenase/síntese química , Inibidores de Lipoxigenase/química , Modelos Moleculares , Estrutura Molecular , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Células PC12 , Ratos , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
PURPOSE: Early cancer diagnosis using MRI imaging is of high global interest as a non-invasive and powerful modality. In this study, methionine was conjugated on gadolinium-based mesoporous silica nanospheres to evaluate intra-cellular uptake and its accumulation in human breast cancer cells. PROCEDURES: The contrast agent was synthesized and characterized using different techniques including N2 physisorption, thermal gravimetric analysis, dynamic light scattering, and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). The intra-cellular uptake of Gd(3+) was measured by ICP-AES, fluorescent microscopy, and flow cytometry. Finally, cellular and tumor MR imaging were performed to determine in vitro and in vivo relaxometry. RESULTS: According to the results, the contrast agents accumulated in tumor cells both in vitro and in vivo. There was no significant cellular toxicity on either normal or cancer cells along with strong intense signal on T 1 compared to the unlabeled cells. CONCLUSIONS: The results showed that the novel contrast agent could become a useful tool in early detection of cancer.
