Synthesis, gastroprotective effect and cytotoxicity of new amino acid diterpene monoamides and diamides.

Abstract

Following our studies on the gastroprotective effect and cytotoxicity of terpene derivatives, new amides were prepared from the diterpene 8(17)-labden-15,19-dioic acid (junicedric acid) and its 8(9)-en isomer with C-protected amino acids (amino acid esters). The new compounds were evaluated for their gastroprotective effect in the ethanol/HCl-induced gastric lesions model in mice, as well as for cytotoxicity using the following human cell lines: normal lung fibroblasts (MRC-5), gastric adenocarcinoma cells (AGS) and liver hepatocellular carcinoma (Hep G2). A dose-response experiment showed that at 25 mg/kg the C-15 leucyl and C-15,19-dileucylester amides of junicedric acid reduced gastric lesions by about 65.6 and 49.6%, respectively, with an effect comparable to lansoprazole at 20 mg/kg (79.3% lesion reduction). The comparison of the gastroprotective effect of 18 new amino acid ester amides was carried out at a single oral dose of 25 mg/kg. Several compounds presented a strong gastroprotective effect, reducing gastric lesions in the 70.9-87.8% range. The diprolyl derivative of junicedric acid, the most active product of this study (87.8% lesion reduction at 25 mg/kg) presented a cytotoxicity value comparable with that of the reference compound lansoprazole. The structure-activity relationships are discussed.

• Authors: Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann, Mariano Walter Pertino, Jaime A Rodriguez, Francisco Monsalve, Daniel Droguett, Cristina Theoduloz
• Journal: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (Molecules) Vol. 15 Issue 10 Pg. 7378-94 (Oct 21 2010) ISSN: 1420-3049 [Electronic] Switzerland
• PMID: 20966879 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Amino Acids
• Diterpene Alkaloids
• Diterpenes
• diterpene 8(17)-labden-15,19-dioic acid
• Diamide
• Ethanol

Topics

• Amino Acids (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Animals
• Cell Line
• Diamide (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Diterpene Alkaloids
• Diterpenes (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Ethanol (pharmacology)
• Gastric Mucosa (pathology)
• Humans
• Male
• Mice
• Molecular Structure
• Stomach Ulcer (chemically induced, drug therapy, pathology)