New Hydroxycinnamic Acid Esters as Novel 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors That Affect Leukotriene Biosynthesis

Leukotrienes are inflammatory mediators that actively participate in the inflammatory response and host defense against pathogens. However, leukotrienes also participate in chronic inflammatory diseases. 5-lipoxygenase is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes and is thus a validated thera...

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Main Authors: Luc H. Boudreau, Grégoire Lassalle-Claux, Marc Cormier, Sébastien Blanchard, Marco S. Doucet, Marc E. Surette, Mohamed Touaibia
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Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6904634
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Marc E. Surette
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description Leukotrienes are inflammatory mediators that actively participate in the inflammatory response and host defense against pathogens. However, leukotrienes also participate in chronic inflammatory diseases. 5-lipoxygenase is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes and is thus a validated therapeutic target. As of today, zileuton remains the only clinically approved 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor; however, its use has been limited due to severe side effects in some patients. Hence, the search for a better 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor continues. In this study, we investigated structural analogues of caffeic acid phenethyl ester, a naturally-occurring 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, in an attempt to enhance the inhibitory activity against 5-lipoxygenase and determine structure-activity relationships. These compounds were investigated for their ability to attenuate the biosynthesis of leukotrienes. Compounds 13 and 19, phenpropyl and diphenylethyl esters, exhibited significantly enhanced inhibitory activity when compared to the reference molecules caffeic acid phenethyl ester and zileuton.
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spelling doaj-art-547be332a20f4d32bbb7e377daf63e502025-08-20T02:05:45ZengWileyMediators of Inflammation0962-93511466-18612017-01-01201710.1155/2017/69046346904634New Hydroxycinnamic Acid Esters as Novel 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors That Affect Leukotriene BiosynthesisLuc H. Boudreau0Grégoire Lassalle-Claux1Marc Cormier2Sébastien Blanchard3Marco S. Doucet4Marc E. Surette5Mohamed Touaibia6Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, CanadaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, CanadaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, CanadaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, CanadaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, CanadaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, CanadaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, CanadaLeukotrienes are inflammatory mediators that actively participate in the inflammatory response and host defense against pathogens. However, leukotrienes also participate in chronic inflammatory diseases. 5-lipoxygenase is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes and is thus a validated therapeutic target. As of today, zileuton remains the only clinically approved 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor; however, its use has been limited due to severe side effects in some patients. Hence, the search for a better 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor continues. In this study, we investigated structural analogues of caffeic acid phenethyl ester, a naturally-occurring 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, in an attempt to enhance the inhibitory activity against 5-lipoxygenase and determine structure-activity relationships. These compounds were investigated for their ability to attenuate the biosynthesis of leukotrienes. Compounds 13 and 19, phenpropyl and diphenylethyl esters, exhibited significantly enhanced inhibitory activity when compared to the reference molecules caffeic acid phenethyl ester and zileuton.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6904634
spellingShingle Luc H. Boudreau
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Marc Cormier
Sébastien Blanchard
Marco S. Doucet
Marc E. Surette
Mohamed Touaibia
New Hydroxycinnamic Acid Esters as Novel 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors That Affect Leukotriene Biosynthesis
Mediators of Inflammation
title New Hydroxycinnamic Acid Esters as Novel 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors That Affect Leukotriene Biosynthesis
title_full New Hydroxycinnamic Acid Esters as Novel 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors That Affect Leukotriene Biosynthesis
title_fullStr New Hydroxycinnamic Acid Esters as Novel 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors That Affect Leukotriene Biosynthesis
title_full_unstemmed New Hydroxycinnamic Acid Esters as Novel 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors That Affect Leukotriene Biosynthesis
title_short New Hydroxycinnamic Acid Esters as Novel 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors That Affect Leukotriene Biosynthesis
title_sort new hydroxycinnamic acid esters as novel 5 lipoxygenase inhibitors that affect leukotriene biosynthesis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6904634
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