In this work, we describe the design, synthesis, and structure-activity relationship of 6-(tetrazol-5-yl)-7-aminoazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines as inhibitors of Casein kinase 2 (CK2). At first, we optimized the reaction conditions for the azide-nitrile cycloaddition in the series of 6-cyano-7-aminoazolopyridimines and sodium azide. The regioselectivity of this process has been shown, as the cyano group of the pyrimidine cycle was converted to tetrazole while the nitrile of the azole fragment did not react.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypercytokinemia, or cytokine storm, is one of the severe complications of viral and bacterial infections, involving the release of abnormal amounts of cytokines, resulting in a massive inflammatory response. Cytokine storm is associated with COVID-19 and sepsis high mortality rate by developing epithelial dysfunction and coagulopathy, leading to thromboembolism and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Anticoagulant therapy is an important tactic to prevent thrombosis in sepsis and COVID-19, but recent data show the incompatibility of modern direct oral anticoagulants and antiviral agents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFManaging the advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) concentration is a reliable approach to achieve control over the pathogenesis of diabetic vascular complications. Inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) is also an attractive way to tackle type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We showed previously that azoloazine heterocycles have the potential to prevent the formation of AGEs and in this work, we conducted docking studies with DPP-4 of 5-alkylamino-6-nitro-1,3,4-thiadiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidines.
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