Estrogen stimulation of the medial amygdala (MEA) of the brain promotes male rat mating behavior. However, selective stimulation of either of the estrogen receptor subtypes found in the MEA (ERα or ERβ) does not support mating behavior. We tested the hypothesis that dual stimulation of ERα and ERβ is required to activate estrogen-dependant neural circuits in the MEA responsible for mating by local treatment of MEA with a combination of selective estrogenic agonists: propyl pyrazole triol (PPT, an ERα agonist ) and diarylpropionitrile (DPN, an ERβ agonist) administered to castrated, DHT maintained male rats. Estradiol (E2) or cholesterol (Chol) MEA implants served as positive and negative controls respectively. The animals receiving a mixture of PPT and DPN into the MEA displayed higher levels of mating behavior than the Chol treated animals but lower levels of mating behavior than the E2 treated animals.

Pyrazoles have been studied for over a century as an important class of heterocyclic compounds and continue to attract considerable interest due to the broad range of biological activities they possess. The incorporation of the essential structural features of pyrazoles with a ferrocene moiety could provide new derivatives with unexpected and/or enhanced biological activities since several ferrocene derivatives have already been shown to be active against a number of tumors. For this reason, we investigated the synthesis of ferrocenyl-substituted pyrazoles, such as 1-alkyl/aryl-5-ferrocenylpyrazoles, by employing the reaction between (2-formyl-1-chlorovinyl)ferrocene and hydrazine derivatives. Although this reaction is known, it was not studied in much detail and the low yields of ferrocenyl pyrazoles were obtained. Thus, we have reinvestigated this reaction and improved the yields of pyrazoles by optimizing the reaction conditions. (2-Formyl-1-chloro vinyl)ferrocene was first reacted with the excess amount (3 equivalents) of hydrazine derivative at 25 0C in dioxane under argon for 2 hours, and the resulting mixture was then heated at 100 0C for 6 hours in the same solvent. Under our optimized conditions, these reactions afforded 1-alkyl/aryl-5-ferrocenylpyrazole derivatives in moderate to good yields as a single or major product of the reaction. In some cases, 1-alkyl/aryl-3-ferrocenylpyrazole derivatives resulted from these reactions as very minor products.

Lors du screening de composés du ‘human chemical exposome’, les herbicides triazines et les insecticides pyrazoles, notamment le fipronil, ont révélé leur capacité à induire la production de peptides amyloïde β -42 et -43. Ayant tendance à s’agréger en oligomères puis en plaques, ils sont une caractéristique de la maladie d’Alzheimer (MA). Cette découverte informe sur le danger potentiel de ces produits et apporte des outils pour décrypter les mécanismes menant à l’altération du rapport des différentes formes d’amyloïdes. Par ailleurs, la dérégulation de DYRK1A, impliquée dans la trisomie 21, affecte aussi ces peptides amyloïdes, ainsi que la protéine Tau qui est alors hyperphosphorylée et a tendance à s’agréger en enchevêtrements neurofibillaires, une autre caractéristique de la MA. Ce même effet sur Tau est observé avec CDK5 dans la MA, les AVC et les traumatismes crâniens. Le développement d’inhibiteurs pharmacologiques spécifiques de ces deux kinases est donc un enjeu pour ManRos Therapeutics. / In the screening of ‘human chemical exposome’ compounds, triazine herbicides and pyrazole insecticides, especially fipronil, have shown their ability to induce β-amyloid -42 and -43 peptide production. As they tend to aggregate into oligomers then into plaques, they are a characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This discovery informs about the potential danger of these products and provides tools to decipher the mechanisms leading to the alteration of the ratio of the different forms of amyloid.Moreover, dysregulation of DYRK1A, involved in trisomy 21, also affects these amyloid peptides, as well as the Tau protein which is then hyperphosphorylated and tends to aggregate into neurofibillar tangles, another characteristic of AD. This same effect on Tau is observed with CDK5 in AD, stroke and brain injury. The development of specific pharmacological inhibitors of these two kinases is therefore an issue for ManRos Therapeutics.

Ce mémoire est subdivise en deux parties. La première partie concerne la synthèse de pyrazoles présentant un intérêt sur le plan agrochimique. En effet, le noyau pyrazole est présent dans de nombreux composes ayant des activités biologiques diverses et en particulier antifongique. Au cours de ce travail, nous avons développé diverses approches convergentes de pyrazoles diversement substitués au moyen de réactions de couplages croisés pallado-catalyses sélectifs et séquentiels à partir de pyrazoles possédant différents points d’encrages. Dans la deuxième partie, nous nous sommes intéressés à la synthèse de diverses furopyridones en tant qu’analogues de produits naturels possédant une activité antifongique, et notamment le Cladobotryal. Dans ce but, diverses alcynylpyridones ont été synthétisées et mises en jeu dans divers processus de cyclisation pour atteindre de manière divergente une série de furo[3,2-c]pyridin-4-ones, furo[3,2-c]pyridin-6-ones et furo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-ones / This thesis is subdivided into two principal parts. The first part is focussed on the synthesis of pyrazole derivatives of agrochemical relevance. Indeed, the pyrazole nucleus is found in numerous compounds possessing interesting biological properties, and notably antifungal activities. Various convergent approaches to diversely substituted pyrazoles have therefore been developed by means of site-selective palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions conducted sequentially on pyrazole scaffolds. In the second part, we have been involved in the synthesis of furopyridones as simplified analogues of natural compounds possessing antifungal activities such as Cladobotryal. Toward this end, various alkynylpyridones have been synthesizes and involved in diverse cyclization processes to access a series of furo[3,2-c]pyridin-4-ones, furo[3,2-c]pyridin-6-ones, and furo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-ones

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This work reports the synthesis of a series of 29 new 1-(3-aryl-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-5-yl)methyl-4-trihalomethylpyrimidin-2(1H)-ones which have high pharmacological interest, since they are similar to natural and synthetic nucleosides. These compounds were obtained from 1,3-dippolar cycloaddition reaction between the 1-allyl-(6-aryl)-4-trihalomethylpyrimidin-2(1H)-ones and different benzonitrile oxides, obtained from the selected oximes of general formula ArCH=NOH (where Ar = Ph, 4-FC6H4, 2-MeC6H4, 4-MeC6H4, 2-MeOC6H4, 4-MeOC6H4, styryl, 2-OHC6H4 e 4-OHC6H4). The reaction conditions employed were highly regioselective, because it was observed the formation of only 3,5-substituted isomer by both NMR spectral analysis and X-ray diffractometry. The compounds were obtained in good yields (58 99%) and were purified from recrystallization or by column chromatography on silica gel. Some the obtained compounds showed antineoplastic activity in vitro against different tumor cell lines. Additionally, three new N3-substituted pyrimidinic dideoxynucleoside analogues were prepared, which were obtained in good yields (88 97%) from the reaction of N-allyl-2-methylthiopyrimidin-4(3H)-one and some of the benzonitrile oxides mentioned above. The reactions for the formation of N3-substituted nucleoside still require optimization. This thesis also described the regiochemisty controled synthesis of two series of pyrazoles, named 5(3)-aryl-3(5)-trifluoromethyl-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzenesulfonamides, structural analogues of Celecoxib (14 examples), where aryl = Ph, 4-FC6H4, 4-MeC6H4, 4-MeOC6H4, 4-ClC6H4, 4-BrC6H4, furan-2-yl, from the cyclocondensation reaction between 4-aryl-1,1,1-trifluoromethyl-4-methoxy-3-buten-2-ones and 4-hydrazinobenzenosulfonamide hydrochloride. The isolation of either isomer depended on the initial pH medium, where the alkaline pH favored the isolation of the 1,5-substituted isomer at yields of 73 99% and the reaction conducted in acid pH favored the isolation of the 1,3-substituted isomer, with yields of 77 94%. This study also allowed the isolation and spectroscopic characterization of a novel series of 3-aryl(heteroaryl)-5-hydroxy-5-trifluoromethyl-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzenesulfonamides (7 examples) in yields of 75 97% with interesting anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities in vivo. / Esta tese apresenta a síntese de uma série de 29 moléculas inéditas de 1-(3-aril-4,5-diidroisoxazol-5-il)metil-4-trialometilpirimidin-2(1H)-onas que possuem alto interesse farmacológico, visto que são análogos a nucleosídeos naturais e sintéticos. Esses compostos foram obtidos a partir de reação de cicloadição 1,3-dipolar entre as 1-alil-(6-aril)-4-trialometilpirimidin-2(1H)-onas e diferentes óxidos de benzonitrila, obtidos a partir das oximas selecionadas, de fórmula geral ArCH=NOH (onde Ar = Ph, 4-FC6H4, 2-MeC6H4, 4-MeC6H4, 2-MeOC6H4, 4-MeOC6H4, Estiril, 2-OHC6H4 e 4-OHC6H4). As condições reacionais empregadas mostraram-se altamente regiosseletivas, uma vez que, por análise dos espectros de RMN e por difratometria de raios-X, observou-se a formação apenas do isômero 3,5-substituído. Os compostos foram obtidos em bons rendimentos (58 99%) e puderam ser purificados a partir de recristalização ou através de coluna cromatográfica em sílica gel. Alguns dos compostos obtidos apresentaram atividade antineoplásica in vitro frente a diferentes linhagens de células tumorais. Também estão apresentados 3 novos análogos nucleosídeos pirimidínicos N3-substituídos, obtidos em bons rendimentos (88 97%) a partir da reação da N-alil-2-metiltiopirimidin-4(3H)-ona e de alguns óxidos de benzonitrila acima citados. As reações para a formação dos nucleosídeos N3-substituídos ainda necessitam de otimização. Nesta tese também está descrito o controle regioquímico para a síntese de duas séries de pirazóis, nomeados 5(3)-aril-3(5)-trifluormetil-(1H-pirazol-1-il)benzenosulfonamidas, análogos estruturais do Celecoxib (14 exemplos), onde aril = Ph, 4-FC6H4, 4-MeC6H4, 4-MeOC6H4, 4-ClC6H4, 4-BrC6H4, fur-2-il, a partir da reação de ciclocondensação entre 4-aril-1,1,1-trifluormetil-4-metóxi-3-buten-2-onas e o cloridrato de 4-hidrazinilbenzenosulfonamida. O isolamento de um ou outro isômero dependeu do pH inicial do meio, onde o pH básico favoreceu o isolamento do isômero 1,5-substituido com rendimentos de 73 99% e a reação conduzida em pH ácido favoreceu o isolamento do isômero 1,3-substituído, com rendimentos de 77 94%. Este estudo também possibilitou o isolamento e caracterização espectroscópica de uma série inédita de 3-aril(heteroaril)-5-hidróxi-5-trifluormetil-(1H-pirazol-1-il)benzenosulfonamidas (7 exemplos) em rendimentos de 75 97%, com interessante atividade anti-inflamatória e antinociceptiva in vivo.

Ce travail de thèse a eu pour but la synthèse de nouveaux composés hétérocycliques (rhodanines et pyrazoles) potentiellement actifs sur des protéines kinases, des lignées cellulaires tumorales, les influx SOCE (Store Operated Calcium Entry) et a ciblé principalement comme pathologies la malaria, la leishmaniose et le cancer. La première partie de cette étude a permis la synthèse d'une nouvelle famille de dérivés 5-arylidène rhodanines dissymétriques comportant un bras espaceur diaminé et ce par l'intermédiaire de la technologie micro-onde. Sur les 7 protéines kinases testées avec ces composés, CK1δ/ε et CDK5/p25 ont été inhibées spécifiquement avec des CI50 comprises entre 1,1 et 10 µM. L'activité anticancéreuse enregistrée est moyenne avec des CI50 variant de 8 à 23 µM. Les travaux réalisés au cours de la seconde partie de cette étude se sont appuyés sur le SKF-96365 comme modèle structural et ont permis d'accéder à 3 librairies inédites d'analogues comportant les plateformes pyrazole et rhodanine. L'activité pharmacologique visée ici était une modulation des influx SOCE et diverses variations structurales ont été effectuées en vue de réaliser une étude Relation Structure-Activité (RSA). Plusieurs analogues "pyrazoles" ont montré une activité supérieure à celle du SKF-96365 et de la GSK-7975A sur les influx SOCE de la lignée HEK-293. Les 2 composés montrant la meilleure activité (30f et 30h), sont également plus actifs que la Synta 66 aux faibles concentrations. Ces analogues ont également une activité sélective des canaux SOCE concernés car totalement inactifs sur l'ensemble des protéines kinases testées. Les CI50 les plus significatives pour l'activité anticancéreuse varient entre 3 et 8 µM. / This thesis work has been aimed the synthesis of new heterocyclic compounds (rhodanines and pyrazoles) potentially active on kinase proteins, tumor cell lines, SOCE impulses (Store Operated Calcium Entry) and has mainly targeted pathologies such as malaria, leishmaniasis and cancer. The first part of this study allowed the synthesis of a new family of 5-arylidene rhodanine derivatives asymmetric having a diamino spacer arm and via microwave technology. Of the 7 protein kinases tested with these compounds, CK1δ/ε and CDK5/p25 have been specifically inhibited with IC50 between 1.1 and 10 µM. The recorded anticancer activity is average with IC50 ranging from 8 to 23 µM. The work carried out during the second part of this study was based on SKF-96365 as structural model and provided access to 3 unpublished libraries of analogs containing pyrazole and rhodanine platforms. The desired pharmacological activity was SOCE modulating and various structural changes were made to undertake a study Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR). Several "pyrazole" analogs have shown a higher activity than SKF-96365 and GSK-7975A on SOCE of HEK-293 line. The two compounds showing the best activity (30f and 30h) are also more active than Synta 66 at low concentrations. These analogs are completely inactive on all protein kinases tested, indicating selectivity for SOCE channels concerned. The most significant IC50 for the anticancer activity vary between 3 and 8 µM.

Les hydrazines sont des molécules très importantes en chimie organique, ainsi qu’en industrie pharmaceutique, celles-ci pouvant être utilisées pour la synthèse d’une multitude d’hétérocycles. Il existe de nombreuses stratégies de synthèse de ces composés. Cependant, ces méthodes peuvent être limitées par certains problèmes, tels que la présence de groupements protecteurs non recyclables ou encore la faible diversité des produits obtenus. Les diazirines présentent un fort potentiel pour être utilisées comme alternative à ces préparations, puisque ces molécules peuvent réagir avec des nucléophiles pour donner les diaziridines substituées correspondantes, puis être hydrolysées pour permettre la formation d’hydrazines monosubstituées, ainsi que de cétones, pouvant être réutilisées pour la synthèse de la diazirine de départ. Les additions nucléophiles sur les diazirines ont déjà été étudiées, mais des problèmes d’isolation de produit, de reproductibilité et d’hydrolyse des composés ont limité leurs utilisations. Afin de pallier aux difficultés rencontrées, l’utilisation d’une diazirine dérivée d’une cétone non-énolisable semble prometteuse. Ainsi, la diazirine choisie pour effectuer la méthodologie est celle dérivée de l’adamantanone. Le premier chapitre de cette thèse étudie le potentiel électrophile de la diazirine adamantane par des réactions d’addition nucléophile. Dépendamment du composé additionné, les produits obtenus sont les diaziridines ou les hydrazones monosubstituées. L’hydrolyse de ces dernières molécules étant difficiles, l’obtention directe des hydrazines n’est pas possible. Cependant, l’utilisation des composés d’addition afin effectuer un transfert direct d’hydrazines sur un autre composé pour l’obtention d’hétérocycles est une alternative intéressante. Ainsi, les réactions d’addition nucléophile sont utilisées en tandem avec des réactions de transfert d’hydrazines pour permettre la synthèse de pyrazoles et d’indoles. Aussi, l’utilisation de l’adamantanone comme support de diazirine permet le recyclage de cette molécule, pouvant être réutilisée pour la synthèse de la diazirine de départ. Le deuxième chapitre traite de la synthèse d’hydrazines N,N-disubstituées par l’utilisation d’un réarrangement observé lors des additions d’un nucléophile puis d’un électrophile, suivies d’une hydrolyse directe de l’hydrazone obtenue. La synthèse des hydrazines N,N’-disubstituées n’étant pas possible avec la méthodologie développée, une méthode dérivée est mise en place pour permettre leur obtention. Enfin, le dernier chapitre porte sur l’utilisation des hydrazines disubstituées obtenues précedemment pour la synthèse d’hétérocycles. Ainsi, les hydrazines N,N-disubstituées sont utilisées pour la synthèse de N- aminopyrroles et d’indoles N-protégés et les hydrazines N,N’-disubstituées participent à des réactions de formation de pyrazolidines.

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With this research goal, we developed the design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation in order to obtain new candidate of heterocyclic antitumor drugs prototypes (46a-46Q, 48a-48s, 51a-51m, 50m-50a, 53b, 54b, 56b and 58b) and vectorized micronutrient (60) and nanostructures (63) drawn from LQFM 030 (37) prototypes, in that it (37) was obtained by simplifying molecular strategy nutlin from compound (34) . The route chosen to obtain the heterocyclic compounds (46Q-46a, 48a-48s, 51a-51m, 50m, 50a, 53b, 54b, 56b and 58b) resulted in yields ranging from 32-77%, where all synthesized compounds were elucidated through the use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance dimensional and two-dimensional (NMR) and Infrared (IR). Two methodologies have been developed (A and B) for the synthesis of intermediate pyrazole compounds and formylated acid, wherein the first method was conventional and the second was by heating with microwaves, which have obtained gain in time and / or increasing the yield of these synthetic steps when comparing with the conventional method (A). The synthesized compounds were tested for cytotoxicity assays by MTT method on the cell line K562 leukemic ie, and B16F10 melanoma ie, where the cytotoxic profile was evaluated using the IC50 = 70 uM for K562 cells and IC 50 = 64, 7 uM to line B16F10, both using an exposure time of 48 hours. K562 cells for six compounds LQFM ie 88, 108, 165, 166, 168 and 169 showed higher cytotoxic profile when compared to the prototype LQFM030 compound (37). Regarding the B16F10 line, six other compounds LQFM ie 126, 127, 165, 166 and 169 showed a better cytotoxic profile when compared to the prototype compound LQFM030. Given the results, we can conclude that the planning strategy employed to obtain the study compounds was validated, and against the cytotoxic research profile of 46a-46Q, 48a-48s, 51a- 51m, 50m-50a, 53b, 54b , 56b and 58b, and have a perspective vectorization and nanostructuring of the best compounds evaluated for each type of cell line K562 and B16F10 ie, aiming at optimizing the antitumor activity / As neoplasias têm sido uma das principais causas de morte no mundo, com isso a busca de novos candidatos a protótipos de fármacos antitumorais mais efetivos, seguros e que apresentem menos efeitos colaterais, quando já comparados aos já disponíveis na terapêutica, é imprescindível e de fundamental importância. Com esse objetivo de pesquisa, foi desenvolvido o planejamento, síntese e avaliação farmacológica visando a obtenção de novos candidatos a protótipos de fármacos antitumorais heterocíclicos (46a-46q, 48a-48s, 51a-51m, 50a-50m, 53b, 54b, 56b e 58b), e vetorizados com micronutrientes (60) e nanoestruturados (63), desenhados a partir dos protótipos LQFM 030 (37), em que este (37) foi obtido por meio de estratégia de simplificação molecular a partir do composto Nutlin (34). A rota eleita para a obtenção dos compostos heterocíclicos (46a- 46q, 48a-48s, 51a-51m, 50a-50m, 53b, 54b, 56b e 58b) resultou em rendimentos que variaram entre 32-77 %, onde todos os compostos sintetizados foram elucidados através do emprego de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear Unidimensionais e Bidimensionais (RMN) e Infravermelho (IV). Foram desenvolvidas duas metodologias (A e B), para a síntese dos compostos intermediários pirazola, formilado e ácido, em que a primeira metodologia foi a convencional e a segunda foi por meio de aquecimento com micro-ondas, onde obtivemos ganho em tempo e/ou aumento no rendimento dessas etapas sintéticas ao serem comparadas com a metodologia convencional (A). Os compostos sintetizados foram submetidos aos ensaios de citotoxicidade pelo método MTT, sobre a linhagem celular K562 i.e. leucêmica, e B16F10 i.e. melanoma, onde o perfil citotóxico foi avaliado utilizando-se do IC50= 70 µM para a linhagem K562 e IC50=64,7 µM para a linhagem B16F10, ambos utilizando um tempo de exposição de 48h. Para a linhagem K562, seis compostos i.e. LQFM 88, 108, 165, 166, 168 e 169 apresentaram melhor perfil citotóxico, quando comparado ao composto protótipo LQFM030 (37). Com relação à linhagem B16F10, outros seis compostos i.e. LQFM 126, 127, 165, 166 e 169 demonstraram um melhor perfil citotóxico ao serem comparados ao composto protótipo LQFM030. Diante dos resultados obtidos, podemos concluir que a estratégia de planejamento empregada para a obtenção dos compostos de estudo foi validada, e face ao perfil de investigação citotóxico dos 46a-46q, 48a-48s, 51a-51m, 50a-50m, 53b, 54b, 56b e 58b, e têm-se como perspectiva a vetorização e nanoestruturação dos melhores compostos avaliados para cada tipo de linhagem celular i.e. K562 e B16F10, visando à otimização da atividade antitumoral

Dual-host combinations of cation and anion sensors have unique potential for selective detection of ion pairs, such as NH4NO3, via solvent extraction. Selective sensors for NH4+ and NO3- were synthesized and used together for ion-pair sensing of ammonium nitrate both in organic solvents (using Bu4N+NO3 - and NH4+PF6-) and in extraction of NH4NO3 from water into dichloromethane. A fluorescent sensor for NH4+ based on 1,3,5-triethylbenzene shows remarkable binding and sensing selectivity for NH4+ vs. K+. Fluorescence and 1H-NMR titrations reveal surprising differences in sensing properties and binding constants for the tris-(3,5-dimethyl)pyrazole vs. the tris(3,5-diphenyl)pyrazole. The role of ion pairing and solvation is revealed by X-ray and theoretical DFT studies. We have also demonstrated a unique dual-host extraction-based ion-pair sensing paradigm using Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET), showing selectivity for NH4NO3. The fluorescence emission of the NH4+ sensor tris-(3,5-dimethyl)pyrazole (305-340 nm), is compatible with the excitation wavelength of the dansyl fluorophore of the nitrate sensor 1,3,5-Tris-(5-dimethylamino-1-naphthalenesulfonamido)methyl]-2,4,6-triethylbenzene, thus resulting in FRET emission upon combined use of these two sensors for the NH4NO3 ion pair. Contact of dichloromethane solutions containing the two hosts with aqueous solutions of NH4NO3 (1 x 10-5 M to 1 x 10-4 M ), resulted in FRET fluorescence enhancements at 510 nm, with increasing concentrations of NH4NO3, while NaNO3, KNO3, NaCl and KCl showed only minimal fluorescence responses, under identical conditions. The ability of the tris-pyrazole to bind cations, such as NH4+, was also exploited in a detailed fluorescence and 1H-NMR Ln(III), binding study using tris-pyrazoles with varying substitution patterns. The dependence of fluorescence responses on pyrazole substitution that had been observed for NH4+ was also observed for different Ln(III), indicating the significant role of ion pairing for Ln(III) binding and fluorescence sensing. Likewise, the tris-dansyl nitrate receptor, in its deprotonated form, was also found to be an efficient Hg(II) fluorescent sensor. An X-ray crystal structure showed the ability of the trianionic version of this receptor to bind three Hg(II) atoms, also containing three CH3COO- counteranions. The X-ray crystal structure of the same receptor with HgCl2 gave a 2:1 complexation pattern, with one Hg atom complexed by two bis-deprotonated receptor molecules

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