Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Acetylenic Chalcones as Novel Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Title:Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Acetylenic Chalcones as Novel Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Volume: 11 Issue: 6

Author(s): Chengguang Zhao, Jianpeng Feng, Mingming Zuo, Ying Zhang, Jianfeng Zhao, Shanmei Xu, Suqing Zheng, Yali Zhang, Qinqin Tang, Zhongqiu Lu, Guang Liang and Jianmin Zhou

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Keywords: Acetylenic chalcones, sonogashira coupling reaction, anti-inflammation, cytokines.

Abstract: 37 acetylenic chalcones were designed, synthesized by the Pd/Cu catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction, and evaluated for anti-inflammatory activities. A majority of these compounds showed remarkable inhibitions of the expression of inflammatory cytokines in LPS-stimulated macrophages. Six of them demonstrated the dose-dependent inhibition of inflammatory cytokines, and 4f is the most potent antiinflammatory compound. Our results suggest that these active acetylenic chalcones could be further developed as promising candidates for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.

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Zhao Chengguang, Feng Jianpeng, Zuo Mingming, Zhang Ying, Zhao Jianfeng, Xu Shanmei, Zheng Suqing, Zhang Yali, Tang Qinqin, Lu Zhongqiu, Liang Guang and Zhou Jianmin, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Acetylenic Chalcones as Novel Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Medicinal Chemistry 2015; 11 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573406411666150209122749