Molecules 2012, 17(9), 10446-10458; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules170910446
Simple Synthesis of Modafinil Derivatives and Their Anti-inflammatory Activity
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Department of Neuroscience and Tissue Injury Defense Research Center, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 158-710, Korea
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Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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Received: 2 July 2012 / Revised: 10 August 2012 / Accepted: 14 August 2012 / Published: 3 September 2012
Abstract
Simple synthesis of modafinil derivatives and their biological activity are described. The key synthetic strategies involve substitution and coupling reactions. We determined the anti-inflammatory effects of modafinil derivatives in cultured BV2 cells by measuring the inhibition of nitrite production and expression of iNOS and COX-2 after LPS stimulation. It was found that for sulfide analogues introduction of aliphatic groups on the amide part (compounds 11a–d) resulted in lower anti-inflammatory activity compared with cyclic or aromatic moieties (compounds 11e–k). However, for the sulfoxide analogues, introduction of aliphatic moieties (compounds 12a–d) showed higher anti-inflammatory activity than cyclic or aromatic fragments (compounds 12e–k) in BV-2 microglia cells. View Full-TextKeywords:
modafinil; anti-inflammation; nitric oxide; S-alkylation; coupling reaction
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Jung, J.-C.; Lee, Y.; Son, J.-Y.; Lim, E.; Jung, M.; Oh, S. Simple Synthesis of Modafinil Derivatives and Their Anti-inflammatory Activity. Molecules 2012, 17, 10446-10458.
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