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Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-biology, 1997

3-Carbethoxyangelicin (3-CA), carrying an electron-withdrawing group at the pyrone side, has been... more 3-Carbethoxyangelicin (3-CA), carrying an electron-withdrawing group at the pyrone side, has been prepared to have a fully monofunctional angelicin derivative. 3-CA does not photoreact with DNA and induces a moderate antiproliferative activity. 3-CA proved to be extremely sensitive to ultraviolet A (UVA) light, undergoing rapid photolysis. Only one photolysis product has been isolated and identified. By means of alkaline elution, we observed that 3-CA and its photolysis products are able to induce a large amount of single-strand breaks in DNA in vivo. The results obtained from studying the capacity to produce singlet oxygen suggest that the photodynamic mechanism of action of 3-CA very likely results from its capacity--as well as that of its photolysis products--to produce singlet oxygen.

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Quantitative Structure-activity Relationships, 1997

Forty-two molecules, thirty-eight milrinone analogues, two lead compounds, amrinone and milrinone... more Forty-two molecules, thirty-eight milrinone analogues, two lead compounds, amrinone and milrinone, and two commercial products have been studied using chemometrical techniques applied to thirty theoretical descriptors and two biological activities (each one at three different concentrations).PLS Regression was applied both in the usual form PLS-1, with one response variable, and as PLS-2, with the contemporary study of more activities in the block of response variables.Regression models (both with the original activities and with log and arctan transforms) were refined by progressive elimination of conformers and of non-relevant predictors, one-at-a-time, on the basis of the relevance in the regression equation. Different sorts of model refinement gave origin to four chemometrical strategies.Special attention was deserved to the development of validation procedures for the regression analysis, in order to evaluate the true predictive ability of the refined models. The predictive optimization was based on cross-validation. Complete validation using three sets (training, optimization, external) was applied in one of the strategies. Both optimization and validation were performed in different conditions in order to eliminate the possibility of chance correlation.The severe validation procedures applied prevent underestimate of prediction error, frequently encountered when partial validation procedures are applied.Only one biological activity at the highest concentration can be predicted from the theoretical descriptors with a reasonable prediction error, measured by cross-validated explained variance. Only volume descriptors have a sure importance in the final regression model.

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Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2006

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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2005

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European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2004

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Cheminform, 2001

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Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1997

A series of carbinols 3a-f was prepared starting from methanols 1a-f via oxidation with pyridiniu... more A series of carbinols 3a-f was prepared starting from methanols 1a-f via oxidation with pyridinium chlorochromate to aldehydes 2a-f, followed by a Grignard reaction of the latter. Reaction of 3a-f with ω-chloroalkyldialkylamine hydrochlorides afforded a series of aminoether derivatives 4g-t. Compounds 4i,m-p,s showed a good analgesic activity in the acetic acid writhing test in mice. Moreover, compounds 4h,1,s exhibited a moderate anti-inflammatory activity in the carrageenan-induced edema assay in rats.

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Naunyn-schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology, 2003

Two mechanisms are responsible for the positive inotropic effect of the cardiotonic drug milrinon... more Two mechanisms are responsible for the positive inotropic effect of the cardiotonic drug milrinone, i.e., inhibition of type III cAMP phosphodiesterase (PDE III), and displacement of endogenous adenosine from A1 inhibitory receptor. Since PDE III inhibition may increase the likelihood of cardiac arrhythmias by increasing cAMP content, our attention focused on the synthesis of new compounds with more pronounced characteristics as adenosine antagonists. In this work, four new milrinone analogues were studied, in comparison with the parent drug, for their effects on the contractility of guinea pig isolated atrial preparations, their ability to antagonize endogenous adenosine at the level of A1 receptor, and to inhibit the activity of PDE III partially purified from guinea pig heart. The new compounds present various chemical substitutions with respect to the parent drug: in compounds SF397 (methyl 5-cyano-2-methyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate) and SF399 (benzyl 5-cyano-2-methyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate), the 4-pyridil moiety of milrinone was replaced with a methoxycarbonyl and a benzyloxycarbonyl group, respectively; the same structural modifications were also associated with the replacement of the cyano-group in 5-position with an acetyl group in compounds SF416 (methyl 5-acetyl-2-methyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate) and SF419 (benzyl 5-acetyl-2-methyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate). All the new compounds had a marked positive inotropic effect, most of them also being more active and more potent than milrinone. When their affinity for A1 receptor was assessed as the displacement of [3H] 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine ([3H]DPCPX) from cardiac membranes, SF397 and SF399 showed affinity (Ki of about 600 nM) similar to that of milrinone (Ki 550 nM). By contrast, SF416 and SF419 had very low (Ki of about 10,000 nM) or scarce (Ki of about 2,000 nM) anti-adenosine component, respectively. All the new compounds inhibited PDE III activity, their Ki values proceeding in the following order: milrinone (3.80 μM) 2+ uptake, Ca2+ATPase, Na+/K+ATPase, Na+/Ca2+ exchange carrier) or a receptor (β-adrenoceptor) mainly involved in the control of cardiac contractility. None of the tested compounds inhibited enzyme or transport systems; however, SF397, SF399 and SF416, although to different extents, had a direct β-adrenergic action. Indications about structure-activity relationships are tentatively discussed, in order to obtain useful information for the design of new analogues with better pharmacological profiles.

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Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2005

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Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1991

Reaction of ethyl or methyl 2-dimethylaminomethylene-3-oxoalkanoates with hydroxylamine hydrochlo... more Reaction of ethyl or methyl 2-dimethylaminomethylene-3-oxoalkanoates with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in methanol solution afforded in high yields the relative esters of 5-substituted 4-isoxazolecarboxylic acids II. These esters were hydrolyzed generally with concentrated hydrochloric acid-acetic acid mixtures to the corresponding carboxylic acids in satisfactory yields.Ethyl or methyl esters II isomerized with sodium ethoxide or methoxide, respectively, to the corresponding esters or hemiesters of 2-cyano-3-oxoalkanoic acids generally in excellent to satisfactory yields.Reaction of methyl 5,5-dimethyl-3-dimethylaminomethylene-2,4-dioxohexanoate with hydroxylamine hydrochloride afforded in moderate yield methyl 4-(2,2-dimethyl-1-oxopropyl)-5-isoxazolecarboxylate, which was converted by acid hydrolysis as above to 4-t-butyl-4-hydroxyfuro[3,4-d]isoxazol-6-(4H)-one.

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Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-biology, 1997

3-Carbethoxyangelicin (3-CA), carrying an electron-withdrawing group at the pyrone side, has been... more 3-Carbethoxyangelicin (3-CA), carrying an electron-withdrawing group at the pyrone side, has been prepared to have a fully monofunctional angelicin derivative. 3-CA does not photoreact with DNA and induces a moderate antiproliferative activity. 3-CA proved to be extremely sensitive to ultraviolet A (UVA) light, undergoing rapid photolysis. Only one photolysis product has been isolated and identified. By means of alkaline elution, we observed that 3-CA and its photolysis products are able to induce a large amount of single-strand breaks in DNA in vivo. The results obtained from studying the capacity to produce singlet oxygen suggest that the photodynamic mechanism of action of 3-CA very likely results from its capacity--as well as that of its photolysis products--to produce singlet oxygen.

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Quantitative Structure-activity Relationships, 1997

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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2005

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Cheminform, 2001

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Naunyn-schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology, 2003

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Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2005

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Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1991

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