ChemMedChemPub Date : 2025-01-20DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202400822
Shubin Wei, Xinyi Cui, Tingting Li, Xin Ma, Luzhi Liu
{"title":"Pillar[n]arene-Based Supramolecular Nanodrug Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy.","authors":"Shubin Wei, Xinyi Cui, Tingting Li, Xin Ma, Luzhi Liu","doi":"10.1002/cmdc.202400822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400822","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Macrocyclic supramolecular materials play an important role in encapsulating anticancer drugs to improve the anticancer efficiency and reduce the toxicity to normal tissues through host-guest interactions. Among them, pillar[n]arenes, as an emerging class of supramolecular macrocyclic compounds, have attracted increasing attention in drug delivery and drug-controlled release due to their high biocompatibility, excellent host-guest chemistry, and simplicity of modification. In this review, we summarize the research progress of pillar[n]arene-based supramolecular nanodrug delivery systems (SNDs) in recent years in the field of tumor therapy, including drug-controlled release, imaging diagnostics and therapeutic modalities. Furthermore, the opportunities and major limitations of pillar[n]arene-based SNDs for tumor therapy are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":147,"journal":{"name":"ChemMedChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400822"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of trans-Fused 3,6-Anhydro Hexofuranose Frameworks via Catalytic Hydrogenolysis Triggered Debenzylative Intramolecular Acetalation.","authors":"Yu Li, Zhi-Mei Wang, Wen-Xiang Tao, Jian-Chen Yang, Genzoh Tanabe, Osamu Muraoka, Wei Li, Weijia Xie","doi":"10.1002/cmdc.202400907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400907","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Presented herein is the chemical construction of unprecedented 3,4-trans-3,6-anhydro hexofuranose frameworks. The disfavored 3,6-anhydro hexofuranosides were effectively established by Pd-catalyzed debenzylative intramolecular acetalation for the first time. The critical roles of benzyl protection and Pd as catalyst were demonstrated. Various 3,4-trans-3,6-anhydro sugars including sauropunol E was first obtained in satisfactory yields. Pharmaceutical investigation of the sauropunol E and its analogues revealed their potential application as anti-inflammatory agents.</p>","PeriodicalId":147,"journal":{"name":"ChemMedChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400907"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Membrane Proteins in Nanodiscs: Methods and Applications.","authors":"Jiaxu Guo, Qinghan Hou, Yulin Tan, Ruoheng Fu, Xuanwei Huang, Chan Cao","doi":"10.1002/cmdc.202400775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Membrane proteins, a principal class of drug targets, play indispensable roles in various biological processes and are closely associated with essential life functions. Their study, however, is complicated by their low solubility in aqueous environments and distinctive structural characteristics, necessitating a suitable native-like environment for molecular analysis. Nanodisc technology has revolutionized this field, providing biochemists with a powerful tool to stabilize membrane proteins and significantly enhance their research possibilities. This review outlines the substantial advancements in nanodisc methodologies and applications from 2018 to 2024. We cover the development of various nanodisc models, as well as structural and functional studies of membrane proteins that utilize nanodiscs, highlighting their medical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":147,"journal":{"name":"ChemMedChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400775"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemMedChemPub Date : 2025-01-16DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202400983
Zihan Zhu, Yan Zhang, Cui He, Yimin Jin, Wei Bian, Xinjing Tang, Jing Wang
{"title":"Tumor microenvironment-responsive multinucleated nanocomplexes loaded with carbon dots for combined photothermal/chemodynamic therapy of breast cancer.","authors":"Zihan Zhu, Yan Zhang, Cui He, Yimin Jin, Wei Bian, Xinjing Tang, Jing Wang","doi":"10.1002/cmdc.202400983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400983","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Low cure rate and high death rate of cancers have seriously threatened human health. The combining multiple therapies is a promising strategy for cancer treatment. In this study, we construct a novel multinucleated nanocomplex loaded with carbon dots (CDs-SA@TAMn) that responds to tumor microenvironment for combined photothermal/chemodynamic cancer therapy. Fluorescence imaging results show that CDs-SA@TAMn can effectively accumulated in tumor sites. In acidic tumor microenvironment, CDs-SA@TAMn will release Mn2+, activating chemodynamic therapy and producing substantial reactive oxygen species (ROS) to kill tumor. Additionally, when irradiated by an 808 nm laser, CDs-SA@TAMn will exert the photothermal effect to realize high performance of cancer hyperthermia treatment. The nanocomplexes feather simple preparation, low toxicity, controlled release and imaging-guided therapy, showcasing the potential of precise and high performance anti-tumor combination therapy in biomedical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":147,"journal":{"name":"ChemMedChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400983"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemMedChemPub Date : 2025-01-16DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202400498
Shao-Lun Chiou, Chin-Yuan Chang, John Chu
{"title":"\"Cofactors\" for Natural Products.","authors":"Shao-Lun Chiou, Chin-Yuan Chang, John Chu","doi":"10.1002/cmdc.202400498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400498","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cofactors are non-protein entities necessary for proteins to operate. They provide \"functional groups\" beyond those of the 20 canonical amino acids and enable proteins to carry out more diverse functions. Such a viewpoint is rarely mentioned, if at all, when it comes to natural products and is the theme of this Concept. Even though the mechanisms of action (MOA) of only a few natural products are known to require cofactors, we believe that cofactor mediated MOA in natural products are far more prevalent than what we currently know. Bleomycin is a case in point. It binds iron cation to form a pseudoenzyme that generates reactive oxygen species. As another example, calcium cations induce laspartomycin to \"fold\" into the active conformation. Iron and calcium are bona fide cofactors for bleomycin and laspartomycin, respectively, as these natural products do not display their characteristic anticancer and antibacterial activities without Fe(II) and Ca(II). These types of cofactor mediated MOA in natural products were discovered mostly serendipitously, and being conscious of such a possibility is the first step toward identifying more novel chemistry that nature performs.</p>","PeriodicalId":147,"journal":{"name":"ChemMedChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400498"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemMedChemPub Date : 2025-01-16DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202400932
Johanna Y D Asante, Caroline M Casey, Elise L Bezold, Asantha Fernando, Diana McDonough, William M Wuest, Kevin P C Minbiole
{"title":"Resorcinol-based Bolaamphiphilic Quaternary Ammonium Compounds.","authors":"Johanna Y D Asante, Caroline M Casey, Elise L Bezold, Asantha Fernando, Diana McDonough, William M Wuest, Kevin P C Minbiole","doi":"10.1002/cmdc.202400932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400932","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) play crucial disinfectant roles in healthcare, industry, and domestic settings. Most commercially utilized QACs like benzalkonium chloride have a common architectural theme, leading to a rise in bacterial resistance and urgent need for novel structural classes. Some potent QACs such as chlorhexidine (CHX) and octenidine (OCT) feature a bolaamphiphilic architecture, comprised of two cationic centers at the molecular periphery and a non-polar region connecting them; these compounds show promise to elude bacterial resistance mechanisms. Inspired by such structures, we synthesized a series of 43 biscationic amphiphilic compounds focused on a resorcinol core, featuring flexibility of linker lengths, alkyl tails, and relative substituent positioning, to study their structure activity relationships (SARs). Antibacterial activity evaluation against a panel of gram-positive and gram-negative strains, including ESKAPE pathogens (A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa), were encouraging, with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 0.5-4 μM against all tested strains for select compounds. Ten prepared compounds bearing either 17 or 18 total side chain carbons demonstrated uniformly strong antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa (MIC 4-16 μM) and 6 other strains (MIC ≤4 μM), irrespective of cationic spacing. These findings promise to further extend the application of bolaamphiphilic QACs as a novel class of disinfectants.</p>","PeriodicalId":147,"journal":{"name":"ChemMedChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400932"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemMedChemPub Date : 2025-01-16DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202400972
Anatoly Vereshchagin, Nikita A Frolov, Alexander A Tyutin, Alexandra N Tyurina, Mary A Seferyan, Elena V Detusheva, Elizabeth Son, Evgeniya A Saverina
{"title":"Expanding the Variety of Pyridinium-Based bis-QACs with Antimicrobial Properties: Investigation into Linker Structure-Activity Correlation.","authors":"Anatoly Vereshchagin, Nikita A Frolov, Alexander A Tyutin, Alexandra N Tyurina, Mary A Seferyan, Elena V Detusheva, Elizabeth Son, Evgeniya A Saverina","doi":"10.1002/cmdc.202400972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400972","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For decades quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) have served as main component of a top antiseptic and disinfectant compositions. Among them, bis-QACs are the most prominent and effective class of biocides. Although mono-QACs still dominate the antiseptic market, their activity against Gram-negative bacteria is largely inferior to bis-QACs. Moreover, the new wave of bacterial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the efficiency of popular antiseptics. Therefore, the requirement for novel biocides is urgent. Reported here is a unified and simple two-step synthesis to achieve novel biocide's architectures with aromatic linkers. Thus, a series of 14 bis-QACs have been prepared using an Ullman-type reaction following by N-alkylation. The most prominent compounds showed strong bioactivity against a panel of nineteen microbial pathogens, multi-resistant bacterial ESKAPEE strains, fungi and biofilms, including strains, which acquired resistance during COVID-19 in 2021. Moreover, significant improvements in antibiofilm action were observed, where bis-QACs 5c and 6a outperformed gold standard pyridinium antiseptic octenidine. These findings will serve as a good basis for further studies of bis-QACs architectures as highly effective biocides.</p>","PeriodicalId":147,"journal":{"name":"ChemMedChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400972"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Total Synthesis of Antiausterity Agent Callistrilone O Reveals Promising Antitumor Activity in a Melanoma Homograft Mouse Model.","authors":"Kensuke Okuda, Akira Takagi, Ryohei Shimizu, Kensuke Nishi, Narumi Hayano, Ippei Takasihma, Morichika Konishi","doi":"10.1002/cmdc.202400818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400818","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The antiausterity strategy in anticancer drug discovery has attracted much attention as a way to exterminate cancer cells under nutrient deprived conditions which are commonly found in solid tumors. These tumors under low nutrient stress are known to be malignant and often resist conventional drug therapy. As a potential drug candidate, we focused on the meroterpenoid natural product callistrilone O which has demonstrated extremely potent antiausterity properties toward PANC-1 pancreatic carcinoma in vitro. Here, we report for the first time the total synthesis of callistrilone O in seven steps from phloroglucinol. A Friedel-Crafts-type Michael addition and an oxidative [3 + 2] cycloaddition with Fetizon's reagent were used to construct the molecular skeleton. The preferential cytotoxicity of callistrilone O was also evaluated with multiple starvation-resistant cancer cell lines under low nutrient conditions. Furthermore, callistrilone O was found to strongly suppress B16 melanoma tumor growth without critical toxicity in vivo. Overall, this study presents a novel anticancer agent candidate from natural products with a concise synthetic route which can be readily applied to the synthesis of derivatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":147,"journal":{"name":"ChemMedChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400818"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142982158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special Collection: Drug Discovery in France Targeting Tumor-Associated Carbonic Anhydrases in Photothermal Therapy.","authors":"Sébastien Clément, Sébastien Richeter, Jean-Yves Winum","doi":"10.1002/cmdc.202400893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400893","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tumor-associated human carbonic anhydrases (hCAs), particularly isoforms hCA IX and hCA XII, are overexpressed in hypoxic regions of solid tumors and play a crucial role in regulating pH homeostasis, promoting cancer cell survival and enhancing invasiveness. These enzymes have emerged as promising therapeutic targets in cancer treatment, including photothermal therapy (PTT). PTT is a minimally invasive technique that uses light-absorbing agents to convert near-infrared (NIR) light into heat, effectively inducing localized hyperthermia and promoting cancer cell apoptosis. Recent advances in the design of hCA-targeted photothermal agents have shown promise in selectively targeting and ablating cancer cells while sparing healthy tissues. We explore here recent advancements in developing combination therapies that integrate hCA-targeted strategies with PTT for tumor treatment. By focusing on tumor-associated isoforms hCA IX and hCA XII, we underscore the potential of hCA inhibition to enhance both the efficacy and specificity of PTT in cancer therapy. We also address critical challenges and outline future directions, emphasizing the need to improve the biocompatibility, stability, and clinical translation of hCA-targeted photothermal agents. This mini review highlights the promise of combining hCA inhibition with PTT as an innovative therapeutic approach, aiming to advance more precise and effective cancer treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":147,"journal":{"name":"ChemMedChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400893"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142977019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemMedChemPub Date : 2025-01-14Epub Date: 2024-11-20DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202400791
Philipp Klahn
{"title":"How Should we Teach Medicinal Chemistry in Higher Education to Prepare Students for a Future Career as Medicinal Chemists and Drug Designers? - A Teacher's Perspective.","authors":"Philipp Klahn","doi":"10.1002/cmdc.202400791","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cmdc.202400791","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the recent two decades, the multidisciplinary field of medicinal chemistry has undergone several conceptual and technology-driven paradigm changes with significant impact on the skill set medicinal chemists need to acquire during their education. Considering the need for academic medicinal chemistry teaching, this article aims at identifying important skills, competences, and basic knowledge as general learning outcomes based on an analysis of the relevant stakeholders and concludes effective teaching strategies preparing students for a future career as medicinal chemists and drug designers.</p>","PeriodicalId":147,"journal":{"name":"ChemMedChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400791"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11733470/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}