Facile synthesis of bis(4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamides) and their thio-analogues of potential PGE(2) inhibitory properties

Eur J Med Chem. 2009 May;44(5):2172-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2008.10.020. Epub 2008 Oct 26.

Abstract

A variety of bis(3-aryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-thiocarboxamides) 2a-h were prepared via reaction of bis(2-propen-1-ones) 1a-h with thiosemicarbazide in ethanolic KOH solution. Meanwhile, bis(3-aryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamides) 3a-d were obtained through reaction of 1a-d with semicarbazide hydrochloride in refluxing with acetic acid. Anti-inflammatory activity screening of the synthesized compounds 2a-f,h; 3a-d (at a dose of 50mg/kg of body weight) utilizing in vivo acute carrageenan-induced paw oedema standard method in rats exhibited that many of the tested compounds reveal considerable anti-inflammatory properties, especially 2e and f which reveal remarkable activities relative to indomethacin (which was used as a reference standard at a dose of 10mg/kg of body weight). Ulcerogenic liability for the most promising prepared anti-inflammatory active agents (2b,c,e and f) (at a dose of 50mg/kg of body weight) using indomethacin as a reference standard (at a dose of 10mg/kg of body weight) indicated that compounds 2b and c exhibit lower ulcer index values than the used reference standard itself. PGE(2) inhibitory properties of the highly promising synthesized anti-inflammatory active agents (2b,c,e and f) were determined by PGE(2) assay kit technique, which reveal remarkable activities coincide greatly with the observed anti-inflammatory properties.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amides
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Dinoprostone / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
  • Edema / drug therapy
  • Pyrazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrazoles / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Semicarbazides
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Amides
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Pyrazoles
  • Semicarbazides
  • thiosemicarbazide
  • Dinoprostone