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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2021

Design, Synthesis, Characterization and in vivo Antidiabetic Activity Evaluation of Some Chalcone Derivatives.

Semere Welday Kahssay, Gebremedhin Solomon Hailu, Kebede Taye Desta

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Semere Welday KahssayMizan-Tepi University, College of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia.
Gebremedhin Solomon HailuMekelle University, College of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Kebede Taye DestaAdama Science and Technology University, College of Applied Science, Department of Applied Chemistry, Adama, Ethiopia.
Adama Science and Technology University · ETMekelle University · ETMizan Tepi University · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiabetes is one of the growing health problems worldwide, and scientists have been striving to find effective treatment methods. In this regard, chalcones have frequently been targeted by many researchers owing to their diverse biological activities.

methodsHere, the Claisen-Schmidt condensation reaction was applied to synthesize five chalcone derivatives. The chalcone derivatives were evaluated for their relative antidiabetic activities in vivo using streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice. Besides, the compounds were assessed for their reduction in postprandial hyperglycemia at 50 and 100 mg/kg dose levels against a standard drug, glibenclamide. In addition, the structure-activity relationship (SAR) was analyzed to determine the effect of structural modification in chalcones activity.

resultsA dose-dependent reduction in postprandial hyperglycemia was observed. The highest reduction in blood glucose level (BGL) was achieved by compound

conclusionThe chalcone derivatives considered in this study could be used as potential lead compounds in the discovery of effective drugs to treat diabetes mellitus.

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AnimalsChalconesDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug DesignGlyburideHypoglycemic AgentsMiceStreptozocinStructure-Activity RelationshipChalconesGlyburideHypoglycemic AgentsStreptozocinantidiabeticchalconecharacterizationdiabetes mellitusin vivostreptozotocinstructure–activity relationship

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PMID34305396
PMCPMC8297477
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