Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Phthalide Analogs-1,2,4-Oxadiazole Hybrids as Potential
Banfeng Ruan1, Xiaofei Tang1, Weiyun Guo1
1Key Lab of Biofabrication of Anhui Higher Education, Hefei University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China.
Abstract:
A series of novel pathalide-1,2,4-oxadiazole analogs were synthesized for discovering novel anti-inflammatory agents. After the assessment of their cytotoxicity in vitro, all compounds had been screened for their anti-inflammatory activity by evaluating their inhibitory effect on LPS-induced NO production in RAW 264.7 macrophages. SARs had been concluded, and finally compound E13 was found to be the most potent compound. This compound could also significantly decrease the production of iNOS and COX-2. Preliminary mechanism studies indicated that compound E13 could inhibit the TLR4/NF-κB and ERK/p38 signaling pathways. These findings indicate that E13 holds great potential to be a lead compound for discovering novel anti-inflammatory drugs.
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