Papers by Danylo Kaminskyy
Ukrainian Biochemical Journal, Apr 17, 2020
Scientific Reports, Jul 23, 2019
4-thiazolidinones, which are privileged structures in medicinal chemistry, comprise the well-know... more 4-thiazolidinones, which are privileged structures in medicinal chemistry, comprise the well-known class of heterocycles and are a source of new drug-like compounds. Undoubtedly, the 5-bulkysubstituted-2,4-thiazolidinediones-a class of antihyperglycemic glitazones, which are peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonists, are the most described group among them. As there are various chemically distinct 4-thiazolidinones, different subtypes have been selected for studies; however, their main pharmacological profiles are similar. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anticancer activity of 5Z-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(4-hydroxyphenylamino)-thiazol-4-one (Les-236) in four human cancer cell lines, A549, SCC-15, SH-SY5Y, and CACO-2, and investigate its impact on the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the apoptotic process as well as cytotoxicity and metabolism in these cell lines. The cell lines were exposed to increasing concentrations (1 nM to 100 µM) of the studied compound for 6, 24, and 48 h, and later, ROS production, cell viability, caspase-3 activity, and cell metabolism were examined. The obtained results showed that the studied compound decreased the production of ROS, increased the release of lactate dehydrogenase, and decreased cell metabolism/proliferation in all the five cell lines at micromolar concentrations. Interestingly, over a wide range of concentrations (from 1 nM to 100 µM), Les-236 was able to increase the activity of caspase-3 in BJ (after 6 h of exposure), A549, CACO-2, and SCC-15 (after 48 h of exposure) cell lines which could be an effect of the activation of PPARγ-dependent pathways. 4-thiazolidinones are a widely studied class of heterocycles, which are considered as privileged structures in medicinal chemistry, and a source of new drug-like compounds 1,2. Undoubtedly, the 5-bulky-substituted-2,4-thiazolidinediones, a class of antihyperglycemic glitazones, which are peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonists, are the most described group among them 3. As there are various chemically distinct 4-thiazolidinones, different subtypes have been selected for investigations; however, their main pharmacological profiles are similar and they are known to exhibit anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antimicrobial activity. Moreover, different 4-thiazolidinones (2,4-thiazolidinone, rhodanine, 2-amino(imino)-4-thiazolidinone, etc.), and their related (hydantoin) cores are considered as bioisosteres. 5-ene-2-amino(imino)-4-thiazolidinones represent one of the most studied subtypes of 4-thiazolidinones. The importance of C5-ene fragment had been proved in many studies 4-6. Moreover, conjugation of the C5 exocyclic double bond to the C4 carbonyl group makes these compounds electrophilic and potentially reactive in Michael addition. This is one of the reasons why 5-ene-4-thiazolidinones, especially rhodanines, are called as pan-assay interference compounds 7-9. This concept is still under debate; however, many useful properties of Michael acceptors have been proposed 7,9,10 : Michael acceptors, among the most effective activators of Nrf2, open new perspectives in the treatment of inflammation and cancer 11. They act as inducers of phase 2 enzymes and a group of inducible proteins 12 and covalent inhibitors 13. Moreover, Michael acceptors function as reactive electrophilic species, one of the key signaling species 14 .
Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Background/Aims Changes in autonomic regulation and psychological distress play an important role... more Background/Aims Changes in autonomic regulation and psychological distress play an important role in the pathobiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The aim of the current study is to evaluate the autonomic function and to link it to the levels of somatization in adolescents with IBS. Methods We enrolled 30 adolescents with various types of IBS and 35 healthy controls. Time and frequency domain indexes of heart rate variability (HRV) were measured in supine (baseline) and standing (orthostasis) positions using short-term electrocardiographic recordings. The somatic symptoms index was assessed with the modified Screening for Somatoform Symptoms questionnaire. Results Adolescents with IBS showed no differences of HRV parameters in the supine position compared to healthy control. In orthostasis, a decrease in the standard deviation of normal RR intervals as well as main spectral index total power (TP) were observed. The reduction of TP was attributed to the reduced activities of the high-and low frequency components. Increased somatic symptoms index in IBS patients negatively correlated with TP in orthostasis (r =-0.485, P = 0.007). A subgroup analysis revealed that adolescents with IBS with TP values either < 2500 msec 2 or > 5500 msec 2 in the supine position demonstrated significantly reduced activity of the low frequency component. Conclusions Adolescents with IBS showed signs of autonomic dysfunction only during the orthostatic test, which were associated with increased somatization scores. Further research is needed to establish the links between emotional wellbeing and autonomic function in this population.
Farmatsevtychnyi zhurnal, 2020
Based on the results of the Licensed Integrated Exam (LIЕ), the level of knowledge of students an... more Based on the results of the Licensed Integrated Exam (LIЕ), the level of knowledge of students and interns of higher educational institutions of medical direction is determined, a decision is made on the possibility of their further study and work, and a rating of medical universities is formed. Purpose: to determine, structure, analyze and evaluate factors affecting the process of preparing students and interns in the pharmaceutical field for LIE «Krok 2. Pharmacy» and «Krok 3. Pharmacy» (K2F and K3F); based on the data obtained, study the possibilities of optimizing the implementation of this process. Objects: results (general and by discipline) of the K2F licensed exam of 2016‒2019, the pilot (2017) and licensed (2019) K3F exam at the Danylo Halytskyy Lviv National Medical University. Methods: statistical processing of the results of LIE. Factors that affect the success of student/intern training are structured in three groups: individual (personalized), group (group training) an...
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Biopolymers and Cell, 2017
To study anticancer activity of a series of new thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazoles with a norbornane frag... more To study anticancer activity of a series of new thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazoles with a norbornane fragment in the molecules. The search for trypanocidal properties of target compounds. Methods. Organic synthesis, analytical and spectral methods, pharmacological screening, COMPARE and SAR analysis. Results. Fused thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazoles bearing the norbornane moiety were synthesized and modified at the C9 and N5 positions of the main core in order to obtain the compounds with a satisfactory pharmacological profile. A number of compounds with significant level of cancer cells growth inhibition were identified; they include a hit-compound N1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-{2-[6-oxo-5,9-dithia-7-azatetracyclo [9.2.1.02,10.04,8]tetradec-4(8)-en-3-yl]phenoxy}acetamide IId that selectively inhibited Leukemia cell lines at submicromolar concentrations. Moreover, a series of thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazoles showed a moderate antitrypanosomal activity. Conclusions. New thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazoles with the norbornane fragment as well as their analogues with different substituents at the N5 and C9 position were designed and synthesized. The compounds showed significant levels of anticancer acti vi ty towards the selected cancer cell lines and may be used for further optimization. The compounds with a high antitumor activity inhibited the growth of Trypanosoma brucei brucei in in vitro tests. The combined anticancer and antitrypanosomal effect of compounds is the basis for further modification and search for a possible mode of action of the target compounds.
Biopolymers and Cell, 2019
Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 2015
Objective: To improve the teaching of under-represented medicinal chemistry components (in the fi... more Objective: To improve the teaching of under-represented medicinal chemistry components (in the field of drug discovery and development) in the PharmD curriculum in Ukraine. Methods: The differences between Medicinal Chemistry (according to the "Western standards") and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (in the post-soviet countries) were evaluated. The gaps in the Ukrainian PharmD curriculum within drug discovery and development were outlined. Results: The course "Computer Technologies in Pharmacy" has been introduced to fill in the gaps in training of the pharmacy students in Ukraine. It was designed to help students understand the depth and diversity of the drug design and development processes. The course includes the main principles related to a meaningful literature search, approaches to new drug-candidate design/development, and computerization of pharmaceutical industry. The overall idea is to familiarize students with a more holistic picture of the drug lifecycle: from idea to drug-candidate creation, getting a new drug onto the market, indication extension or withdrawal from the market, or restriction of the label claims. Conclusion: "Computer Technologies in Pharmacy" course is a step toward unification the educational systems and reduce the gap between European, USA, and post-Soviet educational systems, in particular elimination the differences in the study of medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry in the spirit of modern drug design/development education.
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world's repository for small molecule cr... more An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world's repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world's repository for small molecule cr... more An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world's repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world's repository for small molecule cr... more An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world's repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.
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Biopolymers & Cell, 2015
The aim of present research was the investigation of antioxidant and antiexudative activities of ... more The aim of present research was the investigation of antioxidant and antiexudative activities of the series of thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazoles synthesized based on cinnamic acid amides. Methods. Organic synthesis; spectral methods; free radical scavenging assay (DPPH test); evaluation of antiexudative activity (carrageenan oedema model in rats). Results. The evaluation of the free radicals scavenging activity and antiexudative activity of series of the 2-oxo-5-phenyl-7-aryl(hetaryl)-3,7-dihydro-2H-thiopyrano[2,3-d] thiazole-6-carboxylic acid amides was performed. Among the tested compounds, rel-(5R,6S,7S)-N-(4methylphenyl)-7-(4-methylphenyl)-2-oxo-5-phenyl-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazole-6carboxamide possessed the highest level of both activities. The experimental data most probably indicate a pronounced effect of methyl groups (phenyl fragments) on the realization of the anti-infl ammatory and antioxidant effects and allow a suggestion about the antiradical mechanism of ...
Journal of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2015
Molecules, 2022
Heterocycles are commonly known for their unique features, e.g., antibacterial or anticancer prop... more Heterocycles are commonly known for their unique features, e.g., antibacterial or anticancer properties. Although many synthetic heterocycles, such as 4-thiazolidinone (4-TZD), have been synthesized, their potential applications have not yet been fully investigated. However, many researchers have reported relevant results that can be a basis for the search for new potential drugs. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic, cytostatic, and antibacterial effects of certain 4-thiazolidinone-based derivatives, Les-3166, Les-5935, Les-6009, and Les-6166, on human fibroblasts (BJ), neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y), epithelial lung carcinoma (A549), and colorectal adenocarcinoma (CACO-2) cell lines in vitro. All tested compounds applied in a concentration range from 10 to 100 µM were able to decrease metabolic activity in the BJ, A549, and SH-SY5Y cell lines. However, the action of Les-3166 was mainly based on the ROS-independent pathway, similarly to Les-6009. In turn, Les-593...
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2020
4-Thiazolidinones and related derivatives are regarded as privileged structures in medicinal chem... more 4-Thiazolidinones and related derivatives are regarded as privileged structures in medicinal chemistry and a source of new drug-like compounds. To date it is known that thiazolidinones are able to induce CYP1A1 activity in 3T3-L1 cells. Therefore, to extend the knowledge of the mechanism of thiazolidinones in the cell, four chemically synthesized heterocycles were tested on 3T3-L1 cells. The 3T3-L1 cells were exposed to Les-2194, Les-3640, Les-5935, and Les-6166. Our study showed that 1 μM βNF, Les-2194, and Les-6166 decreased the expression of Ahr mRNA. In turn, βNF, Les-2194, and Les-3640 increased the Cyp1a1 mRNA expression at the same time interval. On the other hand, Les-5935 was found to decrease the Cyp1a1 mRNA expression. Interestingly, the expression of Cyp1a2 mRNA was activated only by βNF and Les-2194. The expression of Cyp1b1 mRNA in the 3T3 cell line increased after the βNF and Les-2194 treatment but declined after the exposure to Les-5935 and Les-6166. Moreover, the Le...
Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2021
Nowadays, diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is a serious problem in western European societies and ... more Nowadays, diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is a serious problem in western European societies and in the United States. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are a broad group of compounds used to decrease insulin resistance in TDM2. To date, it has been believed that TZDs act mainly through activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). The PPARγ receptor is important in differentiation of preadipocytes into mature adipocytes. Therefore, given the potential of structurally related thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazoles Les-2194 and Les-3377 and 4-thiazolidinone derivative Les-3640 to interact with the PPARγ receptor, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of the 4-thiazolidinone-based derivatives mentioned above on the process of 3T3-L1 cell line differentiation into adipocytes. In the first part of our study, we prove that Les-2194, Les-3377, and Les-3640 are cytotoxic to 3T3-L1 cells. In the next stage, we determine that Les-2194, Les-3377, and Les-3640 stimulate lipid accumulation (using the ORO staining method) and induce specific gene expression (Dlk1, Fabp4, Vegfa, Pai-1, Resistin, Adiponectin, and Pparγ). Our data show that rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, Les-2194, and Les-3640 at a concentration of 2 μM do not affect 3T3-L1 cell viability and do not activate the apoptotic process. Only Les-3377 decreased the number and metabolism of the cells. Although all the studied compounds influenced the expression of Dlk1, Fabp4, Vegfa, Pai-1, Resistin, Adiponectin, and Pparγ genes, none of them caused gene expression similar to that induced by rosiglitazone or pioglitazone. The ORO staining showed that rosiglitazone and pioglitazone induced lipid accumulation in the 3T3-L1 cell line, which is a marker of mature adipocytes. Only rosiglitazone increased Pparγ protein expression after 14 days of differentiation.
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021
Redox biology, Oct 18, 2017
The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) provides an ideal framework to establis... more The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) provides an ideal framework to establish multi-disciplinary research networks. COST Action BM1203 (EU-ROS) represents a consortium of researchers from different disciplines who are dedicated to providing new insights and tools for better understanding redox biology and medicine and, in the long run, to finding new therapeutic strategies to target dysregulated redox processes in various diseases. This report highlights the major achievements of EU-ROS as well as research updates and new perspectives arising from its members. The EU-ROS consortium comprised more than 140 active members who worked together for four years on the topics briefly described below. The formation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) is an established hallmark of our aerobic environment and metabolism but RONS also act as messengers via redox regulation of essential cellular processes. The fact that many diseases have been found to be associat...
British Journal of Pharmacology, 2017
The concept of oxidative stress (OS) that connects altered redox biology with various diseases wa... more The concept of oxidative stress (OS) that connects altered redox biology with various diseases was introduced 30 years ago and has generated intensive research over the past two decades. Whereas it is now commonly accepted that macromolecule oxidation in response to ROS is associated with a variety of pathologies, the emergence of NO as a key regulator of redox signalling has led to the discovery of the pathophysiological significance of reactive nitrogen species (RNS). RNS can elicit various modifications of macromolecules and lead to nitrative or nitro-OS. In order to investigate oxidative and nitro-OS in human and in live animal models, circulating biomarker assays have been developed. This article provides an overview of key biomarkers used to assess lipid peroxidation and NO/NO 2 signalling, thereby stressing the necessity to analyse several OS biomarkers in relation to the overall (aerobic) metabolism and health condition of patients. In addition, the potential interest of heart rate variability as the non-invasive integrative biomarker of OS is discussed.
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2016
Here we describe the synthesis and the antifibrotic and anticancer activity determination of amin... more Here we describe the synthesis and the antifibrotic and anticancer activity determination of amino(imino)thiazolidinone derivatives. An efficient one-pot three-component reaction which involved [2 + 3]-cyclocondensation and Knoevenagel condensation was used for the synthesis of 5-ene-2-amino(imino)-4-thiazolidinones. Following amino-imino tautomerism, the compound structures were confirmed by X-ray analysis. Comparison of SRB assays on fibroblasts and cancer cells revealed that compounds which significantly reduced the viability of fibroblasts did not possess an anticancer effect. A series of thiazolidinone derivatives as interesting candidates for further testing has been identified. Among the tested compounds 2-{3-furan-2-ylmethyl-2-[(2-methyl-3-phenylallylidene)hydrazono]-thiazolidin-4-one-5-yl}-N-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-acetamide (5), N-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-[5-(4-oxothiazolidin-2-ylideneamino)-[1,3,4]thiadiazol-2-ylsulfanyl]-acetamide (12), 3-[3-allyl-4-oxo-2-(thiazol-2-ylimino)thiazolidin-5-ylidene]-1,3-dihydroindol-2-one (33), and 5(Z)-(thiophen-2-ylmethylene)-4-(4-chlorophenylamino)thiazol-2(5H)-one (34) possessed high antifibrotic activity levels, had a similar effect as Pirfenidone, and did not scavenge superoxide radicals. Their antifibrotic potential was confirmed using the xCelligence system.
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