THE DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF PYRAZOLE CONTAINING SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVES AS POTENT GSK3B INHIBITOR FOR BLOOD GLUCOSE LOWERING EFFECT
INDIAN JOURNAL OF HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY
Authors: Thakur, Alok S.; Deshmukh, Ravitas; Jha, Arvind K.; Kumar, P. Sudhir
Abstract
A series of pyrazole containing sulfonylurea derivatives have been design, synthesized and evaluated for the glycogen synthase kinase (GSK3 beta) inhibition to achieve the blood glucose lowering activity in type-2 diabetic patient. All the designed derivatives were bind very efficiently with GSK3 beta without any toxic interpretation revealed under in silico study profile. Structural activity relationship (SAR) study is suggested the use of chloro derivative (3c) for exhibiting most suitable orientation to bind with GSK3 beta cascade. The use of pyrazole ring along with sulfonylurea justified its role after formation of hydrogen bond by nitrogen heteroatom with the arginine residue of GSK3 beta. The developed scheme has yielded targeted analogs are characterized by spectroscopic and elemental analysis. Under the bioassay study by oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in rats, analog 3c found the most suitable to reduce level of glucose in blood plasma at the dose of 50 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg shown by area under curve (AUC) and blood glucose lowering plot.
Second messenger/signal transduction pathways in major mood disorders: moving from membrane to mechanism of action, part I: major depressive disorder
CNS SPECTRUMS
Authors: Niciu, Mark J.; Ionescu, Dawn F.; Mathews, Daniel C.; Richards, EricaM.; Zarate, Carlos A., Jr.
Abstract
The etiopathogenesis and treatment of major mood disorders have historically focused on modulation of monoaminergic (serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine) and amino acid [gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamate] receptors at the plasma membrane. Although the activation and inhibition of these receptors acutely alter local neurotransmitter levels, their neuropsychiatric effects are not immediately observed. This time lag implicates intracellular neuroplasticity as primary in the mechanism of action of antidepressants and mood stabilizers. The modulation of intracellular second messenger/signal transduction cascades affects neurotrophic pathways that are both necessary and sufficient for monoaminergic and amino acid-based treatments. In this review, we will discuss the evidence in support of intracellular mediators in the pathophysiology and treatment of preclinical models of despair and major depressive disorder (MDD). More specifically, we will focus on the following pathways: cAMP/PKA/CREB, neurotrophin-mediated (MAPK and others), p11, Wnt/Fz/Dvl/GSK3b, and NF kappa B/Delta FosB. We will also discuss recent discoveries with rapidly acting antidepressants, which activate the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and release of inhibition on local translation via elongation factor stimulation. Throughout this discourse, we will highlight potential intracellular targets for therapeutic intervention. Finally, future clinical implications are discussed.