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Pyrazoles modulate the inflammatory process through the inhibition pf COX-2 activity and leucocytes´oxidative burst

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dc.contributor.advisorFreitas, Marisa
dc.contributor.advisorMoreira, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Jorge Miguel Almeida
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-29T15:10:26Z
dc.date.available2024-11-03T01:31:19Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-03
dc.description.abstractThe inflammation is a complex process which includes several stages, namely the activity of inducible cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), as well as the production of reactive species (RS) during the leukocytes’ oxidative burst. Currently, the anti-inflammatory drugs that inhibit COX-2 are linked with various undesired side effects, therefore, it would be interesting to find selective inhibitors to Cox-2 capable of modulate the RS production. Pyrazoles are aromatic heterocyclic compounds made upo f five-element rings with three carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms. It is recognised that pyrazoles have a strong anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer action. In this work, a panel of 28 structurally related pyrazoles were evaluated through the inhibition of: human COX-2 activity; the production of PGE2 using a human blood assay; COX-2 expression in human leukocytes’; human leukocytes’ oxidative burst. Lastly, to assess its selectivity, the compounds were tested in vitro against ovine COX-1. The results revealed that several of the tested pyrazoles had a significant inhibitory Effect on COX-2 activity, and compounds 4 and 11B emerged as the most potent inhibitors, with IC50˂25µM. Regardless, amongst the compounds studied only 1ª was able to inhibit both the COX-2 activity and the PGE2 production. Concerning the COX-2 expression, the compounds 14 and 16 stood out since they were able to significantly inhibit its expression. The pyrazole 11B has also demonstrated a selectivity to COX-2, unliked the compound 14, which showed selectivity to COX-1. A multiple of the studied pyrazoles, namely compound 4, showed a potential suppressive Effect (IC50˂5 µM) against human leukocytes’ oxidative burst. At last, various pyrazoles were able to inhibit both pathways (COX-2 and oxidative burst), particularly the pyrazoles 1B, 4 and 11B. This study provided importante considerations about pyrazoles and their promising modulatory Effect against inflammation, which might contribute for the design and development of new anti-inflammatory molecules.
dc.identifier.tid203474716pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/24802
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.relationThis work received financial support from national funds (FCT/MCTES, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia and Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior) through the projects UIDB/50006/2020 and from FCT through project EXPL/MED-QUI/0815/2021
dc.subjectInflammationpt_PT
dc.subjectCyclooxygenase-2pt_PT
dc.subjectOxydative burstpt_PT
dc.subjectPyrazolespt_PT
dc.titlePyrazoles modulate the inflammatory process through the inhibition pf COX-2 activity and leucocytes´oxidative burstpt_PT
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rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typemasterThesispt_PT
thesis.degree.nameFarmáciapt_PT

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