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Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of hybrid bioisoster derivatives of N-acylhydrazone and furoxan groups with potential and selective anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity
Fecha
2014-07Registro en:
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,Issy les Moulineaux : Elsevier Masson,v. 82, p. 418-425, July 2014
0223-5234
10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.05.077
Autor
Serafim, Ricardo Augusto Massarico
Gonçalves, José Eduardo
Souza, Felipe Pereira de
Loureiro, Ana Paula de Melo
Storpirtis, Silvia
Krogh, Renata
Andricopulo, Adriano Defini
Dias, Luiz Carlos
Ferreira, Elizabeth Igne
Institución
Resumen
Hybrid bioisoster derivatives from N-acylhydrazones and furoxan groups were designed with the objective of obtaining at least a dual mechanism of action: cruzain inhibition and nitric oxide (NO) releasing activity. Fifteen designed compounds were synthesized varying the substitution in N-acylhydrazone and in furoxan group as well. They had its anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity in amastigotes forms, NO releasing potential and inhibitory cruzain activity evaluated. The two most active compounds (6, 14) both in the parasite amastigotes and in the enzyme contain the nitro group in para position of the aromatic ring. The permeability screening in Caco-2 cell and cytotoxicity assay in human cells were performed for those most active compounds and both showed to be less cytotoxic than the reference drug, benznidazole. Compound 6 was the most promising, since besides activity it showed good permeability and selectivity index, higher than the reference drug. Thereby the compound 6 was considered as a possible candidate for additional studies.