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H. Junjappa

Bio: H. Junjappa is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chemical synthesis & Glucal. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 67 citations.

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TL;DR: Three different series of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines and their structural analogues are synthesized using novel synthetic strategy involving one-pot condensation of 5, 6-dihydro-4H-pyran-3-carbaldehyde/2-formyl-3, 4,6-tri-O-methyl-D-glucal/chromone-3

80 citations


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TL;DR: 3s was obtained as lead compound with promising anticancer, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities and was confirmed to be nontoxic by in vitro cytotoxicity study.

258 citations

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TL;DR: These analyses would assist medicinal chemists to design novel and potent IL-6 production and signaling inhibitors, through knowledge- and/or computer-based approaches, for the treatment of complex multifactorial diseases.

183 citations

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TL;DR: QSAR study revealed that the presence of electron-withdrawing groups in B-ring and electron-donating groups in A-ring of chalcones was important for inhibition of LPS-induced IL-6 expression, and showed a series of anti-inflammatory chalcone derivatives with potential therapeutic effects in inflammatory diseases.
Abstract: Major anti-inflammatory agents, steroids and cyclooxygenase, were proved to have serious side effects. Here, a series of chalcone derivatives were synthesized and screened for anti-inflammatory activities. QSAR study revealed that the presence of electron-withdrawing groups in B-ring and electron-donating groups in A-ring of chalcones was important for inhibition of LPS-induced IL-6 expression. Further, compounds 22, 23, 26, 40, and 47 inhibited TNF-α and IL-6 release in a dose-dependent manner and decreased LPS-induced TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12, and COX-2 mRNA production. Mechanistically, compounds 23 and 26 interfered with JNK/NF-κB signaling and dose-dependently prevented ERK and p38 activation. In addition, 23 and 26 exhibited a significant protection against LPS-induced death and were able to block high glucose-activated cytokine profiles in macrophages. Together, these data show a series of anti-inflammatory chalcones with potential therapeutic effects in inflammatory diseases.

179 citations

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TL;DR: It is possible to develop pharmacologically relevant cytotoxic agents by specifically inhibiting CDK2 activity with lesser toxicity than traditional chemotherapeutic agents by targeting a binding pocket other than ATP.
Abstract: Cyclin-dependent kinase-2 (CDK2) is a member of protein kinase family. It plays an important role in regulating various events of eukaryotic cell division cycle. Accumulated evidences indicated that over expression of CDK2 should cause the abnormal regulation of cell-cycle, which would be directly associated with hyperproliferation in cancer cells. Therefore, CDK2 was regarded as a potentially therapeutic target for cancer therapy. Knowledge of crystallography and availability of X-ray crystal structure of CDK2 have enabled us to understand the mode of CDK2 inhibition, which facilitated the development of numerous CDK2 inhibitors. Some of the CDK2 inhibitors were investigated clinically for their potential as anti-cancer agents. In this review, we present the structure, functions and activation of CDK2 by cyclin binding with special focus on recent advances in the development of different classes of CDK2 inhibitors. We also summarize different strategies to achieve subtype specificity either by targeting a binding pocket other than ATP, i.e. allosteric ligand binding site or by natural protein inhibitors capable to disrupt CDK2-cyclin complexes. It is possible to develop pharmacologically relevant cytotoxic agents by specifically inhibiting CDK2 activity with lesser toxicity than traditional chemotherapeutic agents.

128 citations

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TL;DR: N-Acyl-N'-substituted hydrazines can also react with 2-bromoarylcarbonylic compounds at 60-125 °C under the catalysis of CuI/4-hydroxy-l-proline to provide 1-aryl-1H-indazoles.

100 citations