1,4-Disubstituted 1H-1,2,3-Triazoles for Renal Diseases: Studies of Viability, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antioxidant Activities


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Cheng C., Hague A., Hsieh M., Hassan S. I., Faizi M. S. H., DEGE N., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, vol.21, no.11, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.3390/ijms21113823
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Keywords: tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), cytosolic phospholipase A(2) (cPLA(2)), prostaglandin E-2 (PGE(2)), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), INHIBITORS, DOCKING, INFLAMMATION
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Inflammation is a hallmark of many metabolic diseases. We previously showed that ferrocene-appended 1H-1,2,3-triazole hybrids inhibit nitric oxide (NO) production in in vitro models of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in the BV-2 cell. In the present study, we explored the viability, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant potential of ferrocene-1H-1,2,3-triazole hybrids using biochemical assays in rat mesangial cells (RMCs). We found that, among all the ferrocene-1H-1,2,3-triazole hybrids, X2-X4 exhibited an antioxidant effect on mitochondrial free radicals. Among all the studied compounds, X4 demonstrated the best anti-inflammatory effect on RMCs. These results were supplemented by in silico studies including molecular docking with human cytosolic phospholipase A(2) (cPLA(2)) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) enzymes as well as absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) profiling. Besides, two new crystal structures of the compounds have also been reported. In addition, combining the results from the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cPLA(2), COX-2, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) enzymatic activity analysis and NO production also confirmed this argument. Overall, the results of this study will be a valuable addition to the growing body of work on biological activities of triazole-based compounds.