期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
卷 99, 期 -, 页码 292-298出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2016.12.037
关键词
Anti-inflammatory therapy; Quinoxalines; Macrophages; Molecular targets; Kinases; Transcription factors
资金
- Fundacion Seneca of the Comunidad Autenoma de la Region de Murcia [11926/PI/09, 19249/PI/14]
Inflammation is part of a complex biological response directed by the immune system to fight pathogens and maintain homeostasis. Dysregulation of the inflammatory process leads to development of chronic inflammatory or autoimmune diseases. Several cell types, such as macrophages, and cytoldnes such as interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) are involved in the regulation of inflammation. The important role played by these cytokines as mediators of the inflammatory process and the side effects of current therapies have promoted the search of new therapeutic alternatives. Quinoxalines are important compounds allowing a wide range of chemical modifications in order to provide an extensive repertoire of biological activities. We have previously shown that a series of 4-alkoxy-6,9-dichloro[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-alquinoxalines exhibit potent anti-inflammatory activity, inhibiting the production of TNF-a and IL-6. Our aim here was to study the mechanism thereby this series of compounds act upon different intracellular signaling pathways to uncover their potential molecular targets. By using immunoblotting assays, we found that these compounds inhibit ERIC 1/2 and JNK/c-Jun cascades, and reduce c-Fos expression, while activate the anti-inflammatory PI3K/Akt route. These results provide further information on their effect upon the intracellular signal transduction mechanisms leading to inhibition of TNF-alpha and IL-6 secretion. Our results may be of great interest for the pharmaceutical industry, and could be used as a starting point for the development of new and more potent anti-inflammatory drugs derived from the quinoxaline core. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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