Analysis of Lipophilicity and Pharmacokinetic Parameters of Dipyridothiazine Dimers with Anticancer Potency.

Lipophilicity is an essential parameter of a compound that determines the solubility and pharmacokinetic properties that determine the transport of the drug to the molecular target. Dimers of dipyridothiazines are diazaphenothiazine derivatives exhibiting diverse anticancer potential in vitro, which is related to their affinity for histone deacetylase. In this study, the lipophilicity of 16 isomeric dipyridothiazine dimers was investigated theoretically and experimentally by reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography (RP-TLC) in an acetone-TRIS buffer (pH = 7.

Study of the Lipophilicity and ADMET Parameters of New Anticancer Diquinothiazines with Pharmacophore Substituents.

Lipophilicity is one of the principal parameters that describe the pharmacokinetic behavior of a drug, including its absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination, and toxicity. In this study, the lipophilicity and other physicochemical, pharmacokinetic, and toxicity properties that affect the bioavailability of newly synthesized dialkylaminoalkyldiquinothiazine hybrids as potential drug candidates are presented. The lipophilicity, as R, was determined experimentally by the RP-TLC method using RP18 plates and acetone-TRIS buffer (pH 7.

Novel Tetracyclic Azaphenothiazines with the Quinoline Ring as New Anticancer and Antibacterial Derivatives of Chlorpromazine.

Phenothiazine derivatives are widely studied in various fields such as biology, chemistry, and medicine research because of their pharmaceutical effects. The first compound used successfully in the treatment of psychosis was a phenthiazine derivative, chlorpromazine. Apart from its activity in neurons, chlorpromazine has also been reported to display anticancer and antibacterial properties.

Evaluation of the Lipophilicity of Angularly Condensed Diquino- and Quinonaphthothiazines as Potential Candidates for New Drugs.

Lipophilicity is one of the most important properties of compounds required to estimate the absorption, distribution, and transport in biological systems, in addition to solubility, stability, and acid-base nature. It is crucial in predicting the ADME profile of bioactive compounds. The study assessed the usefulness of computational and chromatographic methods (thin-layer chromatography in a reversed-phase system, RP-TLC) for estimating the lipophilicity of 21 newly synthesized compounds belonging to diquinothiazines and quinonaphthiazines.

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Novel Dimers of Dipyridothiazine as Promising Antiproliferative Agents.

Many new isomeric dipyridothiazine dimers have been presented as molecules with anticancer potential. These compounds were obtained in efficient syntheses of 1,6-, 1,8-, 2,7- and 3,6-diazaphenothiazines with selected alkylaromatic linkers. The structures of these compounds has been proven with two-dimensional spectroscopic techniques (COSY, NOESY, HSQC and HMBC) and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS).

In Vitro Antioxidant and Fibroblast Migration Activities of Fractions Eluded from Dichloromethane Leaf Extract of .

(1) The complexity of diabetes and diabetic wound healing remains a therapeutic challenge because proper and systematic wound care and management are essential to prevent chronic microbial infection and mechanical damage to the skin. , locally known as 'Kacip Fatimah', is an herb that has been previously reported to possess anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antinociceptive and antipyretic properties. The current study aims to assess the antioxidant and fibroblast cell migration activities of the fractions eluded from the dichloromethane extract of leaves.

Study of Lipophilicity and ADME Properties of 1,9-Diazaphenothiazines with Anticancer Action.

Lipophilicity is one of the key properties of a potential drug that determines the solubility, the ability to penetrate through cell barriers, and transport to the molecular target. It affects pharmacokinetic processes such as adsorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion (ADME). The 10-substituted 1,9-diazaphenothiazines show promising if not impressive in vitro anticancer potential, which is associated with the activation of the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway connected with to induction BAX, forming a channel in MOMP and releasing cytochrome c for the activation of caspases 9 and 3.

14-Substituted Diquinothiazines as a New Group of Anticancer Agents.

A series of novel double-angularly condensed diquinothiazines with aminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, sulfonamidoalkyl, and substituted phenyl groups was designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their anticancer activity against four selected human tumor cell lines (HTC116, SH-SY5Y, A549, and H1299). The cytotoxicity of the novel diquinothiazines was investigated against BEAS-2B cells. The activities of the compounds were compared to etoposide.

Comparative Studies of Palmatine with Metformin and Glimepiride on the Modulation of Insulin Dependent Signaling Pathway In Vitro, In Vivo & Ex Vivo.

(1) Insulin resistance, a symptom of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), is caused by the inactivation of the insulin signaling pathway, which includes IRS-PI3K-IRS-1-PKC-AKT2 and GLUT4. Metformin (biguanide) and glimepiride (sulfonylurea) are both drugs that are derivatives of urea, and they are widely used as first-line drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Palmatine has been previously reported to possess antidiabetic and antioxidant properties.

Tri- and Pentacyclic Azaphenothiazine as Pro-Apoptotic Agents in Lung Carcinoma with a Protective Potential to Healthy Cell Lines.

The phenothiazine derivatives, tricyclic 10-3,6-diazaphenothiazine () and pentacyclic 7-(3'-dimethylaminopropyl)diquinothiazine (), have recently been shown to exhibit promising anticancer activities in vitro. In this report, we demonstrated that and could be pro-apoptotic agents in lung carcinoma, the human lung carcinoma A549 and non-small lung carcinoma H1299, in the range of IC = 1.52-12.

Lipophilicity and Pharmacokinetic Properties of New Anticancer Dipyridothiazine with 1,2,3-Triazole Substituents.

The lipophilicity parameters (log, and log) of 10 new active anticancer dipirydothiazines with a 1,2,3-triazole ring were determined theoretically using computational methods and experimentally by reversed-phase TLC. Experimental lipophilicity was assessed using mobile phases (a mixture of TRIS buffer and acetone) using a linear correlation between the retention parameter and the volume of acetone. The parameter was correlated with the specific hydrophobic surface b, revealing two congenerative subgroups: 1,2,3-triazole-1,6-diazaphenothiazines and 1,2,3-triazole-1,8-diazaphenothiazines hybrids.

Interaction of new tri-, tetra-, and pentacyclic azaphenothiazine derivatives with calf thymus DNA: Spectroscopic and molecular docking studies.

Azaphenothiazines (AZA), modified phenothiazine derivatives, have been reported to exhibit a wide spectrum of biological activities, including anticancer activities, but the mechanisms of their interactions with biomolecules are not fully recognized. In this work, the mode of interaction of selected AZA with calf thymus DNA was investigated using UV-Vis absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy (competition experiment with ethidium bromide, quenching of fluorescence) and molecular docking. The investigated AZA represent dipyrido[3,4-b;3'4'-e][1,4]thiazine, quino[3,2-b]benzo[1,4]thiazine and diquino[3,2-b;2',3'-e][1,4]thiazine possessing tricyclic, tetracyclic and pentacyclic ring system with the additional N,N-dimethylaminopropyl group at the nitrogen atom in the 1,4 thiazine ring.

Phenothiazines Modified with the Pyridine Ring as Promising Anticancer Agents.

Azaphenothiazines are the largest and most perspective group of modified phenothiazines, and they exhibit variety of biological activities. The review sums up the current knowledge on the anticancer activity of isomeric pyridobenzothiazines and dipyridothiazines, which are modified azaphenothiazines with one and two pyridine rings, respectively, against 10 types of cancer cell lines. Some 10-substituted dipyridothiazines and even 10-unsubstituted parent compounds, such as 10-1,9-diazaphenothiazine and 10-3,6-diazaphenothiazine, exhibited very potent action with the IC values less than 1 µg/mL and 1 µM against selected cancer cell lines.

The Influence of Oxidative Stress on Serum Albumin Structure as a Carrier of Selected Diazaphenothiazine with Potential Anticancer Activity.

Albumin is one of the most important proteins in human blood. Among its multiple functions, drug binding is crucial in terms of drug distribution in human body. This protein undergoes many modifications that are certain to influence protein activity and affect its structure.

Dual Action of Dipyridothiazine and Quinobenzothiazine Derivatives-Anticancer and Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Activity.

The inverse correlation observed between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cancer has prompted us to look for cholinesterase-inhibiting activity in phenothiazine derivatives that possess anticancer properties. With the use of in silico and in vitro screening methods, our study found a new biological activity in anticancer polycyclic, tricyclic, and tetracyclic compounds. The virtual screening of a library of 120 ligands, which are the derivatives of azaphenothiazine, led to the identification of 25 compounds that can act as potential inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE).

Therapeutic effects of an azaphenothiazine derivative in mouse experimental colitis.

Phenothiazines represent a class of compounds of potential therapeutic utility. In this report we evaluated therapeutic value of an azaphenothiazine derivative, 6-acetylaminobutyl-9-chloroquino[3,2-b]benzo[1,4]thiazine (QBT), given intragastrically, in the model of dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis in C57BL/6 mice using 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) as a reference drug. Colitis symptoms such as body weight loss, diarrhea and hematochezia (blood in stool) were observed and registered and disease activity index (DAI) was calculated.

Design, Synthesis, and Structural Characterization of Novel Diazaphenothiazines with 1,2,3-Triazole Substituents as Promising Antiproliferative Agents.

A series of novel 1,2,3-triazole-diazphenothiazine hybrids was designed, synthesized, and evaluated for anticancer activity against four selected human tumor cell lines (SNB-19, Caco-2, A549, and MDA-MB231). The majority of the synthesized compounds exhibited significant potent activity against the investigated cell lines. Among them, compounds and showed excellent broad spectrum anticancer activity, with IC values ranging from 0.

10-1,9-diazaphenothiazine and its 10-derivatives: synthesis, characterisation and biological evaluation as potential anticancer agents.

10-1,9-diazaphenothiazine was obtained in the sulphurisation reaction of diphenylamine with elemental sulphur and transformed into new 10-substituted derivatives, containing alkyl and dialkylaminoalkyl groups at the thiazine nitrogen atom. The 1,9-diazaphenothiazine ring system was identified with advanced H and C NMR techniques (COSY, NOESY, HSQC and HMBC) and confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis of the methyl derivative. The compounds exhibited significant anticancer activities against the human glioblastoma SNB-19, melanoma C-32 and breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cell lines.

Evaluation of angularly condensed diquinothiazines as potential anticancer agents.

We present efficient synthesis of isomeric types of angularly fused diquinothiazines in the reactions of 2,2'-dichloro-3,3'-diquinolinyl disulfide and diquinodithiin with 3-, 5-, 6- and 8-aminoquinolines. The pentacyclic diquinothiazine ring systems were identified as diquino[3,2-b;3',4'-e][1,4]thiazine, diquino[3,2-b;5',6'-e][1,4]thiazine, diquino[3,2-b;6',5'-e][1,4]thiazine and diquino[3,2-b;8',7'-e][1,4]thiazine with advanced two-dimensional H and C NMR techniques (COSY, ROESY, HSQC and HMBC) of N-methyl derivatives. The identification of pentacyclic ring system was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis of selected N-alkyl derivatives.

Prolongation of skin graft survival in mice by an azaphenothiazine derivative.

Azaphenothiazines are predominantly immunosuppressive compounds. We evaluated the efficacy of an azaphenothiazine derivative, 6-chloroethylureidoethyldiquino[3,2-b;2',3'-e][1,4]thiazine (DQT) in prolongation of survival of skin allografts between BALB/c and C57Bl/6 mice. The mice were treated intraperitoneally (i.

Synthesis, Anticancer Activity, and Apoptosis Induction of Novel 3,6-Diazaphenothiazines.

New 10-substituted derivatives of 3,6-diazaphenothiazine, containing the triple bond linker terminated with tertiary cyclic and acyclic amine groups, were synthesized and screened for their anticancer action. The compounds exhibited varied anticancer activities against human glioblastoma SNB-19, melanoma C-32, and breast cancer MDA-MB231 cell lines, depending on the nature of the substituents. The most active 3,6-diazaphenothiazine, , was the derivative with the ,-diethylamino-2-butynyl substituent against glioblastoma SNB-19, and was ten times more potent than cisplatin.

An Anti-Inflammatory Azaphenothiazine Inhibits Interferon β Expression and CXCL10 Production in KERTr Cells.

An azaphenothiazine derivative, 6-chloroethylureidoethyldiquino[3,2-b;2',3'-e][1,4]thiazine (DQT), has recently been shown to exhibit immunosuppressive activities in mouse models. It also inhibited the expression of CXCL10 at the protein level, at non-toxic concentrations, in the culture of KERTr cells treated with double-stranded RNA, poly(I:C). In this report, we demonstrated that DQT inhibits the transcription of the CXCL10 gene.

Topically applied azaphenothiazines inhibit experimental psoriasis in mice.

The therapeutic efficacy of topically applied azaphenothiazine derivatives: 9-chloro-6-acetylaminobutylquinobenzo[3,2-b][1,4]thiazine (compound 4) and 6-chloroethylureidoethyldiquino[3,2-b;2';3'-e][1,4]thiazine (compound 5) in the amelioration of inflammatory symptoms of imiquimod-induced psoriasis in mice was investigated. Clobederm®, containing clobetasol propioniate, served as a reference drug. The application of the compounds led to thinning of the epidermis and reduction of the cell layers.

Lipophilicity of New Anticancer 1,6- and 3,6-diazaphenothiazines by of Use RP TLC and Different Computational Methods.

The lipophilicity of new two series of anticancer active 10-substituted 1,6- and 3,6-diazaphenothiazines has been investigated using reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography. Their lipophilicity (RM0 and log PTLC) was determined with mixtures of acetone and Tris buffer as mobile phases. The relative lipophilicity parameter RM0 and specific hydrophobic surface area b were significantly intercorrelated showing congeneric classes of diazaphenothiazines.