The accumulation of redox-active metal ions, in particular copper, in amyloid plaques is considered to the cause of the intensive oxidation damage to the brain of patients with Alzheimers disease (AD). Drug candidates based on a bis(8-aminoquinoline) tetradentate ligand are able to efficiently extract Cu(2+) from copper-loaded amyloids (Cu-Aβ). Contrarily, in the presence of a bidentate hydroxy...

5,5-Dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione was treated with semicarbazide to yield its acid hydrazide, which on further reaction under ultrasound condition with aryl isothiocyanates gave 1,3-bis-imino-[1-(carboxy)-4-substituted phenylthiosemicarbazide]-5,5-dimethylcyclohexane. This compound in acidic medium gave 1,3-bis-imino-[5-(substituted) phenylamino-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl-]-5,5-dimethylcyclohexane, ...

The bisdioxopiperazine (+)-1,2-bis(3,5-dioxopiperazinyl-1-yl)-propane (ICRF 187) abrogates doxorubicin cardiotoxicity in every mammalian species tested, but its effect on doxorubicin antitumor activity remains poorly understood. In order to better define the anthracycline-bisdioxopiperazine interaction, the ability of murine sarcoma S180 cells to form colonies in soft agar and their capability ...

The effects of bis(7)-tacrine, a novel acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, on ischemia-induced cell death and apoptosis were investigated in primary cerebral cortical astrocytes of mice. Following a 6 h in vitro ischemic incubation of the cultures, a marked decrease in the percentage of viable cells was observed by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release assay. Furthermore, using bisbenzimide staining,...

Black lipid membranes (BLMs) are widely used for recording the activity of incorporated ion channel proteins. However, BLMs are inherently unstable structures that typically rupture within a few hours after formation. Here, stabilized BLMs were formed using the polymerizable lipid bis-dienoyl phosphatidylcholine (bis-DenPC) on glass pipettes of approximately 10 microm (I.D.). After polymerizati...

Arylimidamide (AIA) compounds containing two pyridylimidamide terminal groups (bis-AIAs) possess outstanding in vitro antileishmanial activity, and the frontrunner bis-AIA DB766 (2,5-bis[2-(2-isopropoxy)-4-(2-pyridylimino)aminophenyl]furan) is active in visceral leishmaniasis models when given orally. Eighteen compounds containing a single pyridylimidamide terminal group (mono-AIAs) were synthe...

The tumor-inhibitory jxitency of combinations of the cupric chelate of kethoxal bis(thiosemicarbazone) [Cu(II)KTS] with several compounds that cause inhibition of the synthesis of DNA by different biochemical mechanisms was assessed in Sarcoma 180 ascites cells. Cu(II)KTS prolonged the survival time of tumor-bearing mice, whereas neither cupric chloride, copper stéarate,nor kethoxal bis(thiose...

A new series of fourteen dicationic flexible triaryl bis-guanidines 3a,b, bis-N-substituted guanidines 7a,b and 8a,b as well as bis-imidamides 9-12a,b having a 1,3- or 1,4-diphenoxybenzene scaffold backbone were synthesized. The in vitro activity of the novel dications as antiprotozoal agents against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (T.b.r.) and Plasmodium falciparum (P.f.) was assessed. Interest...

9-R-2-Phosphonomethoxypropyl adenine (PMPA) is an acyclic nucleoside phosphonate analog that has demonstrated efficacy against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We recently described the synthesis, metabolism, and biological activities of bis(isopropyloxymethylcarbonyl)PMPA [bis(poc)PMPA] as an orally bioavailable prodrug for PMPA. Among a large panel of drug-resistant HIV type 1 variants, on...

Novel, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), acetaminophen conjugates 6a–l with amino acid linkers were synthesized utilizing benzotriazole chemistry. Biological data acquired for all the novel bis-conjugates showed (a) some bis-conjugates (6d, 6e, 6h, and 6k) exhibit more potent anti-inflammatory activity than their parent drugs, (b) the potent bis-conjugates show no visible stomach le...