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ArticleScientific reports2019

Target identification, screening and in vivo evaluation of pyrrolone-fused benzosuberene compounds against human epilepsy using Zebrafish model of pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures.

Garima Tanwar, Arindam Ghosh Mazumder, Vijay Bhardwaj, Savita Kumari, Richa Bharti, Yamini, Damanpreet Singh, Pralay Das, Rituraj Purohit

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Garima TanwarStructural Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biotechnology division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, 176061, India.
Arindam Ghosh MazumderPharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Vijay BhardwajStructural Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biotechnology division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, 176061, India.
Savita KumariPharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Richa BhartiNatural Product Chemistry and Process Development, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India.
YaminiNatural Product Chemistry and Process Development, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India.
Damanpreet SinghPharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Pralay DasNatural Product Chemistry and Process Development, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India.
Rituraj PurohitStructural Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biotechnology division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, 176061, India. riturajpurohit@gmail.com.
Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology · INAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pyrrolone-fused benzosuberene (PBS) compounds were semi-synthesized from α,β,γ-Himachalenes extracted from the essential oil of Cedrus deodara following amino-vinyl-bromide substituted benzosuberenes as intermediates. These PBSs compounds classified as an attractive source of therapeutics. The α-isoform of PI3K which is a pivotal modulator of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, responsible for neurological disorders like epilepsy, found as a potential target molecule against these 17 semi-synthesized PBS compounds using in silico ligand-based pharmacophore mapping and target screening. The compounds screened using binding affinities, ADMET properties, and toxicity that were accessed by in silico docking simulations and pharmacokinetics profiling. Ultimately two compounds viz., PBS-8 and PBS-9 were selected for further in vivo evaluation using a zebrafish (Danio rerio) model of pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced clonic convulsions. Additionally, gene expression studies performed for the genes of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway which further validated our results. In conclusion, these findings suggested that PBS-8 is a promising candidate that could bedeveloped as a potential antiepileptic.

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AnimalsAnticonvulsantsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesCoumarinsDisease Models, AnimalDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalEpilepsyGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansMolecular Docking SimulationPentylenetetrazoleProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPyrrolesSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAnticonvulsantsbenzosubereneClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesCoumarinsmTOR protein, zebrafishPentylenetetrazoleProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPyrrolesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesZebrafish Proteins

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PMID31133639
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