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Dehydrodieugenol B derivatives as antiparasitic agents: Synthesis and biological activity against Trypanosoma cruzi

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Ferreira, Daiane D. ; Sousa, Fernanda S. ; Costa-Silva, Thais A. ; Reimao, Juliana Q. ; Torrecilhas, Ana C. ; Johns, Deidre M. ; Sear, Claire E. ; Honorio, Kathia M. ; Lago, Joao Henrique G. ; Anderson, Edward A. ; Tempone, Andre G.
Número total de Autores: 11
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; v. 176, p. 13-pg., 2019-08-15.
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Chagas disease is a neglected protozoan disease that affects more than eight million people in developing countries. Due to the limited number and toxicity profiles of therapies in current use, new drugs are urgently needed. In previous studies, we reported the isolation of two related antitrypanosomal neolignans from Nectandra leucantha (Lauraceae). In this work, a semi-synthetic library of twenty-three neolignan derivatives was prepared to explore synthetically accessible structure activity relationships (SAR) against Trypanosoma cruzi. Five compounds demonstrated activity against trypomastigotes (IC50 values from 8 to 64 mu M) and eight showed activity against intracellular amastigotes (IC50 values from 7 to 16 M). Eighteen derivatives demonstrated no mammalian cytotoxicity up to 200 mu M. The phenolic acetate derivative of natural dehydrodieugenol B was effective against both parasite forms and eliminated 100% of amastigotes inside macrophages. This compound caused rapid and intense depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane potential, with decreased levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species being observed. Fluorescence assays demonstrated that this derivative affected neither the permeability nor the electric potential of the parasitic plasma membrane, an effect also corroborated by scanning electron microscopy studies. Structure-activity relationship studies (SARs) demonstrated that the presence of at least one allyl side chain on the biaryl ether core was important for antitrypanosomal activity, and that the free phenol is not essential. This set of neolignan derivatives represents a promising starting point for future Chagas disease drug discovery studies. (C) 2019 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 15/50075-2 - Brazilian biodiversity as a source for novel drug scaffolds against neglected protozoan diseases
Beneficiário:André Gustavo Tempone Cardoso
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
Processo FAPESP: 18/07885-1 - Biomoléculas oriundas de espécies vegetais de áreas remanescentes da Mata Atlântica e do Cerrado para tratamento de doenças tropicais negligenciadas - aspectos químicos e farmacológicos
Beneficiário:João Henrique Ghilardi Lago
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Regular
Processo FAPESP: 18/10279-6 - Seleção e Otimização de Novos Candidatos a Fármacos para Leishmaniose e Doença de Chagas
Beneficiário:André Gustavo Tempone Cardoso
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
Processo FAPESP: 16/24524-7 - Análise estrutural e estudos de modelagem molecular para ligantes de origem natural e sintética relacionados a doenças negligenciadas
Beneficiário:Kathia Maria Honorio
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular