• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.2391-2396
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• 2011

Benzonaphthofurandiones containing four coplanar fused aromatic rings were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxicity against five human cancer cell lines, and their inhibitory activity on topoisomerases. These benzonaphthofurandiones were prepared by condensation of 2,3-dichloronaphthoquinone and three aromatic diols with base catalysts in alcohol. The synthesized compounds were o-alkylated with six dialkylaminoalkyl halides. The hydroxy derivatives (8a-8g) exhibited relatively potent cytotoxicity among the prepared compounds. These compounds were evaluated as excellent inhibitors against topoisomerase II (topo II). Especially, the hydroxy analogue with branched methyl side chain (8e) showed high cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines and good inhibitory activity on topo II.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.253-261
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• 2008

Isoflavone daidzein is a phytoestrogen widely distributed in Leguminosae and is especially rich in the soybean. The C6-C3 (rings B and C) unit of isoflavones is derived from the phenylpropanoid pathway and the remaining C6 (ring A) unit is from the polyketide pathway. This unique carbon skeleton is the result of isomerization of the flavone catalyzed by the isoflavone synthase, a cytochrome P450 enzyme. The isoflavones daidzein and genistein are present in the plant mostly in the glucosylated forms. However, in the human intestine, the glycosidic linkage is broken, and the free form is uptaked into blood stream. The free form is further metabolized into various reduction products to end up at the equol, which is known to have the most potent estrogenic effect among the metabolites. Several human intestinal bacteria that can convert daidzein into equol have been described, and the study into the chemistry and biochemistry of the daizein reduction would be rewarding to the improvement of the human health.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.2922-2928
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• 2014

To investigate the possible isosteric replacement of imidazolidinone moiety in 4-phenyl-1-arylsulfonylimidazolidinones (2) for broad and potent anti-cancer agents, a series of 5-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl 1-(acyl)indoline-5-sulfonates (4) and 1-(1-(acyl)indolin-5-ylsulfonyl)-5-phenylpyrazolidin-3-ones (5) were prepared and evaluated for their cytotoxicity against six human cancer cell lines. Although the pyrazoles 4 or pyrazolidinones 5 showed relatively good activity, still they showed lesser activity in comparison to imidazolidinones 2. These activity decreases could be interpreted with the effect of change of the hydrogen bonding characteristics and the substitution pattern on structural variations of five membered rings from imidazolidinones 2 to pyrazoles 4 and pyrazolidinones 5, respectively. Therefore, it can be concluded that 4-phenyl-1-arylsulfonylimidazolidinone is a basic pharmacophore of imidazolidinones 2.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.256-261
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• 2011

Bis acetylated hybrid pyrazoles 을 합성하여 이들 화합물에 대해 녹는점, 원소분석, MS, FT-IR, one-dimensional $^1H,-$ 및 $^{13}C$-NMR로 분석하였다. 합성한 화합물들에 대해 in vitro 항균활성을 Candida sp. namely Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis, Candida dubliniensis 및 Candida tropicali 균에 대해 수행하였다. Pyrazoles의 페닐고리에 작용기($-CH_3$, $-OCH_3$, -F, -Cl, 및 Br)가 있는 화합물은 Candida species에 대해서 강한 활성을 나타내었다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.879-884
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• 2002

Previous study showed that an amidrazonophenylalanine derivative, LB30057, which has high water solubility, inhibited the catalytic activity of thrombin potently by interaction with the active site of thrombin. In the current investigation, we examined whether LB30057 inhibited platelet aggregation and vascular relaxation induced by thrombin. Treatment with LB30057 to plateletrich plasma (PRP) isolated from human blood resulted in a concentration-dependent inhibition of thrombin-induced aggregation. Values for $IC_{50}$ and $IC_{100}$ were $54{\pm}4$ nM and $96{\pm}3$ nM, respectively. This inhibition was agonist (thrombin) specific, since $IC_{50}$ values for collagen and ADP were \much greater than those for thrombin. In addition, concentration-dependent inhibitory effects were observed on the serotonin secretion induced by thrombin in PRP. Consistent with these findings, thrombin-induced increase in cytosolic calcium levels was inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner. When LB30057 was treated with aortic rings isolated from rats, LB30057 resulted in a concentration-dependent inhibition of thrombin-induced vascular relaxation. All these results suggest that LB30057 is a potent inhibitor of platelet aggregation and blood vessel relaxation induced by thrombin.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.191-202
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• 2022

Tetrazoles were designed and synthesized as potential inhibitors of triple monoamine neurotransmitters (dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin) reuptake based on the functional and docking simulation of compound 6 which were performed in a previous study. The compound structure consisted of a tetrazole-linker (n)-piperidine/piperazine-spacer (m)-phenyl ring, with tetrazole attached to two phenyl rings (R1 and R2). Altering the carbon number in the linker (n) from 3 to 4 and in the spacer (m) from 0 to 1 increased the potency of serotonin reuptake inhibition. Depending on the nature of piperidine/piperazine, the substituents at R1 and R2 exerted various effects in determining their inhibitory effects on monoamine reuptake. Docking study showed that the selectivity of tetrazole for different transporters was determined based on multiple interactions with various residues on transporters, including hydrophobic residues on transmembrane domains 1, 3, 6, and 8. Co-expression of dopamine transporter, which lowers dopamine concentration in the biophase by uptaking dopamine into the cells, inhibited the dopamine-induced endoctytosis of dopamine D₂ receptor. When tested for compound 40 and 56, compound 40 which has more potent inhibitory activity on dopamine reuptake more strongly disinhibited the inhibitory activity of dopamine transporter on the endocytosis of dopamine D₂ receptor. Overall, we identified candidate inhibitors of triple monoamine neurotransmitter reuptake and provided a theoretical background for identifying such neurotransmitter modifiers for developing novel therapeutic agents of various neuropsychiatric disorders.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 산삼 배양근이 NO 생성과 NO와 연관된 생리활성에 미치는 효과에 대해 조사하였다. ECV304 세포에 산삼 배양근 열수 추출물(WE) 혹은 부탄올 추출물의 수용액 분획물(ABE)를 처리하게 되면 상당량의 NO가 발생하는 것을 확인하였다. 추출물에 의한 ECV304 세포 내 endothelial nitric oxide synthase(eNOS)의 발현 양 변화는 거의 없었으며 100${\mu}g$의 ABE에 의해 약 6%의 ACE 억제 효과가 관찰되었다. 동맥 혈관에서의 혈관이완 효과는 WE는 2.5 mg/ml일 때 44.8%의 이완율을 나타낸 것에 비해 ABE는 0.1 mg/ml일때 91.3%의 혈관 이완율을 보였다. 선청성 고혈압 쥐인 SHR에서의 단 회 경구투여 시 혈장강화 효과는, 8시간 경과 후 최저혈압(154.5${\pm}$8.6 mmHg)을 보였고, 24시간이 지나면 초기 수준으로 회복되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제4권6호
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• pp.471-477
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• 2000

In the rabbit renal artery, acetylcholine $(ACh,\;1\;nM{\sim}10\;{\mu}M)$ induced endothelium-dependent relaxation of arterial rings precontracted with norepinephrine $(NE,\;1\;{\mu}M)$ in a dose-dependent manner. $N^G-nitro- L-arginine$ (L-NAME, 0.1 mM), an inhibitor of NO synthase, or ODQ $(1\;{\mu}M),$ a soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor, partially inhibited the ACh-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation. The ACh-induced relaxation was abolished in the presence of 25 mM KCl and L-NAME. The cytochrome P450 inhibitors, 7- ethoxyresorufin $(7-ER,\;10\;{\mu}M),$ miconazole $(10\;{\mu}M),$ or 17-octadecynoic acid $(17-ODYA,\;10\;{\mu}M),$ failed to inhibit the ACh-induced relaxation in the presence of L-NAME. 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid $(11,12-EET,\;10\;{\mu}M)$ had no relaxant effect. The ACh-induced relaxation observed in the presence of L-NAME was significantly reduced by a combination of iberiotoxin $(0.3\;{\mu}M)$ and apamin $(1\;{\mu}M),$ and almost completely blocked by 4-aminopyridine (5 mM). The ACh-induced relaxation was antagonized by $P_{2Y}$ receptor antagonist, cibacron blue $(10\;and\;100\;{\mu}M),$ in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, 2-methylthio-ATP (2MeSATP), a potent $P_{2Y}$ agonist, induced the endothelium-dependent relaxation, and this relaxation was markedly reduced by either the combination of iberiotoxin and apamin or by cibacron blue. In conclusion, in renal arteries isolated from rabbit, ACh produced non-NO relaxation that is mediated by an EDHF. The results also suggest that ACh may activate the release of ATP from endothelial cells, which in turn activates $P_{2Y}$ receptor on the endothelial cells. Activation of endothelial $P_{2Y}$ receptors induces a release of EDHF resulting in a vasorelaxation via a mechanism that involves activation of both the voltage-gated $K^+$ channels and the $Ca^{2+}-activated\;K^+\;channels$. The results further suggest that EDHF does not appear to be a cytochrome P450 metabolite.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권9호
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• pp.884-892
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• 1998

우측 위대망동맥이 관상동맥 우회로 이식술에 사용되는 이식혈관으로서 관심을 끌게 된 것은 1980년대 중반 관동맥 우회로 이식술후 내유동맥의 장기 개통성이 복재정맥에 비하여 우수하다는 것이 알려진 다음부터였다. 처음에는 재수술을 하는 경우 등에서 사용 가능한 다른 이식혈관이 없을 때만 선택되었고 이식장소도 심장 후면에 위치하고 있는 후하행지 등에 제한되었으나, 최근에는 좌전하행지에도 이식되고 있고 위대망동맥의 중단기 개통성이 내유동맥의 것과 비슷한 것으로 보고된바 있으며, 일차 수술에서도 선택되는 경우가 늘어 나서 내유동맥과 복재정맥 다음으로 중요한 이식혈관이 되었다. 아직 장기 개통성이 알려 있지 않은 위대 망동맥에 대하여 이식도관으로서의 기능과 개통성 등을 연구하기 위해서 이 혈관의 수축성 및 이완성이 조사된 바 있으나 결과들이 일치하지 않고 있다. 본 실험에서는 위절제술을 받는 환자들에서 수술 중에 위대망동맥을 채취하여 고리절편으로 만든 후 organ bath내에 장치하여 혈관 수축제 및 이완제에 대한 반응을 측정함으로써 도관으로서의 가치 평가를 함과 동시에 이식된 도관의 경련발생 및 이의 치료를 위한 이완제 투여 등에 관해 연구하였다. 수축제들 중 epinephrine, noprepinephrine 및 KCl은 강한 수축력을 보였고 5-HT의 수축력이 가장 약했으며 전자들의 것과 비교했을 때 유의한 차이를 보였다. Nitroprusside과 histamine은 norepinephrine으로 유도된 수축의 거의 전부를 이완시켰으며 acetylcholine의 이완력은 이들의 것에 비해 유의하게 약했다. 이완제들중 isoproterenol의 이완력이 가장 약했으며 나머지 이완제들의 것과 비교했을 때 유의한 차이를 보였다. 이상에서 위대망동맥의 강한 내피세포 의존성 이완력은 본 혈관이 관상동맥우회로이식술에 도관으로 사용되었 을 때 개통성 유지에 중요한 역할을 할 것이고, 위대망동맥은 catecholamine에 대한 반응이 커서 관상동맥우회 로이식술후 혈중 catecholamine치료가 상승하는 경우에는 이식된 위대망동맥에 경련이 발생할 가능성이 있으며, 이의 치료에는 nitroprusside가 효과적일 것으로 추정된다. 또한 내피세포가 보존된 위대망동맥의 beta-adrenoceptor 촉진제 및 5-HT에 대한 반응은 약할 것으로 생각된다.