title: Synthesis and complement inhibitory activity of B/C/D-ring analogues of the fungal metabolite 6,7-diformyl-3',4',4a',5',6',7',8',8a'-octahydro-4,6',7'-trihydroxy- 2',5',5',8a'-tetramethylspiro[1'(2'H)-naphthalene-2(3H)-benzofuran].
abstract: This paper reports the synthesis and the bioassay of 4-methoxy- and 4-hydroxyspiro[benzofuran-2(3H)-cyclohexane] partial analogues (5) of the complement inhibitory sesquiterpene fungal metabolite 6,7-diformyl-3',4',4a',5',6',7',8',8a'-octahydro-4,6',7'-trihydroxy-2',5',5',8a'-tetramethylspiro[1'(2'H)-naphthalene-2(3H)-benzofuran] (1a, K-76) and its silver oxide oxidized product (1b, K-76COOH). The described target compounds represent spirobenzofuran B/C/D-ring analogues lacking the A-ring component of the prototype structure. The target compounds were evaluated by the inhibition of total hemolytic complement activity in human serum. It was observed that the structurally simplified analogue 4-methoxyspiro[benzofuran-2(3H)-cyclohexane]-6-carboxylic acid (5a) exhibited an IC(50) = 0.53 mM similar to the IC(50) = 0.57 mM that was observed for the natural product derivative 1b. Exhibiting an IC(50) = 0.16 mM, the three-ringed partial structure 6-carboxy-7-formyl-4-methoxyspiro[benzofuran-2(3H)-cyclohexane] (5k)was found to be the most potent target compound. Like the natural product, 5k appears to inhibit primarily at the C5 activation step and inhibits both the classical and alternative human complement pathways. Several other analogues inhibited complement activation in vitro at concentrations similar to those required for inhibition by the natural product 1b.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA.
authors.forename: Barton J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bradbury
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bartyzel
authors.forename: Teodoro S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: Marcelo J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sindelar
authors.forename: Susanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Scesney
authors.forename: Bruce R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Gaumond
authors.forename: Henry C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Marsh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015926:Complement C3a / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015936:Complement C5a / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006461:Hemolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D011817:Rabbits; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: C093435:K 76 terpene; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D015926:Complement C3a; D015936:Complement C5a