Synthesis and Investigation of Anti-Inflammatory Activity of New Thiourea Derivatives of Naproxen

Nedeljković, Nikola; Dobričić, Vladimir; Bošković, Jelena; Vesović, Marina; Bradić, Jovana; Anđić, Marijana; Kočović, Aleksandar; Jeremić, Nevena; Novaković, Jovana; Jakovljević, Vladimir; Vujić, Zorica; Nikolić, Miloš

doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ ph16050666

Abstract

The aim of the study was a synthesis and investigation of the dose-dependent anti-inflammatory effect of new thiourea derivatives of naproxen with selected aromatic amines and esters of aromatic amino acids. The results of the in vivo study indicate that derivatives of m-anisidine (4) and N-methyl tryptophan methyl ester (7) showed the most potent anti-inflammatory activity four hours after injection of carrageenan, with the percentage of inhibition of 54.01% and 54.12%, respectively. In vitro assays of COX-2 inhibition demonstrated that none of the tested compounds achieved 50% inhibition at concentrations lower than 100 µM. On the other hand, the aromatic amine derivatives (1–5) accomplished significant inhibition of 5-LOX, and the lowest IC50 value was observed for compound 4 (0.30 μM). High anti-edematous activity of compound 4 in the rat paw edema model, together with potent inhibition of 5-LOX, highlight this compound as a promising anti-inflammatory agent

Keywords:

naproxen; thiourea; carrageenan; paw edema; anti-inflammatory activity; COX-2; 5-LOX; molecular docking; FRED

Source:
Pharmaceuticals, 2023, 16, 5, 666-

Funding / projects:

Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 7739840, Utilization of interplay between inflammation and cancer in the development of compounds with anticancer activity— INFCANPLAY
Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, Republic of Serbia through Grant Agreements with University of Belgrade—Faculty of Pharmacy No: 451-03-47/2023-01/200161
Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, Republic of Serbia through Grant Agreements with University of Kragujevac—Faculty of Medical Sciences No: 451-03-47/2023-01/200111
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac (Junior Project 11/20)

Note:

Molim da se ovaj rad mapira u podkolekciju "InfCanPlay", kao deo projekta IDEJE čiji je rukovodilac dr Vladimir Dobričić, vanr. prof.

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Nedeljković, N., Dobričić, V., Bošković, J., Vesović, M., Bradić, J., Anđić, M., Kočović, A., Jeremić, N., Novaković, J., Jakovljević, V., Vujić, Z.,& Nikolić, M.. (2023). Synthesis and Investigation of Anti-Inflammatory Activity of New Thiourea Derivatives of Naproxen. in Pharmaceuticals, 16(5), 666.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/ ph16050666

Nedeljković N, Dobričić V, Bošković J, Vesović M, Bradić J, Anđić M, Kočović A, Jeremić N, Novaković J, Jakovljević V, Vujić Z, Nikolić M. Synthesis and Investigation of Anti-Inflammatory Activity of New Thiourea Derivatives of Naproxen. in Pharmaceuticals. 2023;16(5):666.
doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ ph16050666 .

Nedeljković, Nikola, Dobričić, Vladimir, Bošković, Jelena, Vesović, Marina, Bradić, Jovana, Anđić, Marijana, Kočović, Aleksandar, Jeremić, Nevena, Novaković, Jovana, Jakovljević, Vladimir, Vujić, Zorica, Nikolić, Miloš, "Synthesis and Investigation of Anti-Inflammatory Activity of New Thiourea Derivatives of Naproxen" in Pharmaceuticals, 16, no. 5 (2023):666,
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/ ph16050666 . .