Browsing by Author "Smelcerovic A."

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    6-(Propan-2-yl)-3-methyl-morpholine-2,5-dione, a novel cyclodidepsipeptide with modulatory effect on rat thymocytes
    (2012-09-01) Pavlovic V.; Cherneva E.; Yancheva D.; Smelcerovic A.
    A study has been carried out on the potential effect of a novel cyclodidepsipeptide, 6-(propan-2-yl)-3-methyl-morpholine-2,5-dione (PMMD), on rat thymocytes. Rat thymocytes were cultivated with increasing PMMD concentrations (0.1, 1, 10 μg/well), for 24. h, and evaluated for proliferative activity, viability, reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial membrane potential. The higher PMMD concentrations inhibited thymocytes proliferative activity mainly through induction of oxidative stress and resulting cytotoxicity, without any mitochondrial membrane potential alterations in thymocytes. The obtained results are correlated with previously published data on effects of 6-(propan-2-yl)-4-methyl-morpholine-2,5-diones on rat thymocytes. The presence of methyl group in position 4 or/and the length of alkyl chain in position 3 of 6-(propan-2-yl)-morpholine-2,5-dione core plays a role for the obtained differences in the biological response between PMMD and two previously tested 6-(propan-2-yl)-4-methyl-morpholine-2,5-diones. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
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    Benzimidazole-based dual dipeptidyl peptidase-4 and xanthine oxidase inhibitors
    (2020-01-05) Tomovic K.; Ilic B.S.; Smelcerovic Z.; Miljkovic M.; Yancheva D.; Kojic M.; Mavrova A.T.; Kocic G.; Smelcerovic A.
    Multiple-targeting compounds might reduce complex polypharmacy of multifactorial diseases, such as diabetes, and contribute to the greater therapeutic success. Targeting reactive oxygen species-producing enzymes, as xanthine oxidase (XO), might suppress progression of diabetes-associated vascular complications. In this study a small series of benzimidazole derivatives (1–9) was evaluated for inhibitory activity against dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) and XO. One 1,3-disubstituted-benzimidazole-2-imine (5) and 1,3-thiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazolone derivative (8) were shown as effective dual DPP-4 and XO inhibitors, with IC50 values lower than 200 μM, and predicted binding modes with both target enzymes. Both selected dual inhibitors (compounds 5 and 8) did not show cytotoxicity to a greater extent on Caco-2 cells even at concentration of 250 μM. These structures represent new non-purine scaffolds bearing two therapeutic functionalities, being DPP-4 and XO inhibitors, more favorable in comparison to DPP-4 inhibitors with DPP-4 as a single target due to pleiotropic effects of XO inhibition.
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    Synthesis, crystal structure and biological activity screening of novel N-(α-bromoacyl)-α-amino esters containing valyl moiety
    (2015-01-01) Yancheva D.; Cherneva E.; Quick M.; Mikhova B.; Shivachev B.; Nikolova R.; Djordjevic A.; Untergehrer M.; Jürgenliemk G.; Kraus B.; Smelcerovic A.
    Three novel N-(α-bromoacyl)-α-amino esters: methyl 2-(2-bromo-3-methylbutanamido)pentanoate (1), methyl 2-(2-bromo-3-methylbutanamido)-2-phenylacetate (2) and methyl 2-(2-bromo-3-methylbutanamido)-3-phenylpropanoate (3) were synthesized. Single crystal X-ray diffraction data are reported for compounds 1 and 2. The cytotoxicity, antiinflammatory and antibacterial activity of compounds 1-3 were investigated. Additionally, the physico-chemical properties of studied compounds were calculated and an in silico toxicological study of compounds 1-3 was performed. The low level of cytotoxicity and absence of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activity of 1-3 in tested concentrations might be a beneficial prerequisite for their incorporation in prodrugs.
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    The effect of camphor and borneol on rat thymocyte viability and oxidative stress
    (2012-09-01) Cherneva E.; Pavlovic V.; Smelcerovic A.; Yancheva D.
    Camphor and borneol are wildly distributed in the essential oils of medicinal plants from various parts of the World. Our study has been carried out to evaluate the effect of these two bicyclic monoterpenes on rat thymocytes. Camphor and borneol at concentrations of 0.5 and 5 μg/mL did not induce significant toxicity on the immune system cells, while a significant increase of thymocyte viability was detected when cells were incubated with 50 μg/mL of camphor. A significant increase of cell viability was similarly detected when thymocytes were cultivated with borneol at concentrations of 0.5 and 5 μg/mL. The role of camphor and borneol in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) disturbances in rat thymocytes as well as their potential mechanism(s) of action were also discussed. © 2012 by the authors.