Synthesis and evaluation of antidiarrheal activity and bioavailability of new pyridopyrimidines analogs

• Grant number: 13/15525-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: July 01, 2014
• End date: December 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Pharmacology - General Pharmacology
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Gilberto de Nucci
• Grantee: Tiago Zaminelli
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Responsible for thousands of deaths each year, secretory diarrhea is the second leading cause of infant mortality in developing countries, being mainly caused by infection by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). These strains synthesize several toxins such as heat stable toxin "A" (STa) that interact with the guanylyl cyclase type C receptor (GC- C) localized in the intestinal epithelium. These interactions induces an increase in intracellular cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) that are responsible for inducing an increase in the efflux of chloride and fluid accumulation in the intestinal lumen. Recently it has been described a novel class of pyridopyrimidine derivatives (BPIPP and analogs) with a suppressive potential against the accumulation of cyclic nucleotides stimulated by toxins STa (ETEC), Bacillus anthracis and Vibrio cholerae. Although BPIPP and its analogs are considered promising compounds for the treatment of secretory diarrhea, a possible clinical application of these depends on further studies leading to improved solubility profile, in addition to bioavailability and in vivo efficacy evaluation. Thus, the aim of this work is to synthesize new compounds derivatives from pyridopyrimidine that exhibit inhibitory activity on the synthesis of cyclic nucleotides stimulated by STa toxin, as well as better pharmacokinetic profile compared to the previously compounds. Furthermore, we propose to evaluate the antidiarrheal activity (in vitro and in vivo) and the bioavailability of these unprecedented and promising molecules, candidates for the treatment of secretory diarrhea of infectious, autoimmune and drug etiology. (AU)

Scientific publications

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ZAMINELLI, TIAGO; MAGLI, ELISA; FRECENTESE, FRANCESCO; LESCANO, CAROLINE H.; CAMPOS, RAFAEL; SACCONE, IRENE; CORVINO, ANGELA; DI VAIO, PAOLA; GIORDANO, FLAVIA; LUCIANO, PAOLO; et al. Synthesis and Pharmacological Screening of Pyridopyrimidines as Effective Anti-Diarrheal Agents through the Suppression of Cyclic Nucleotide Accumulation. CHEMISTRYOPEN, v. 8, n. 4, p. 464-475, APR 2019. (13/15525-1)

Academic Publications

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ZAMINELLI, Tiago. Synthesis and evaluation of antidiarrheal activity of pyridopyrimidine analogues. 2018. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Campinas, SP.