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Kourounakis AP, Charitos C, Rekka EA, Kourounakis PN: Lipid-lowering (hetero) aromatic tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine derivatives with antioxidant and squalene synthase inhibitory activity. J Med Chem. 2008 Sep 25;51(18):5861-5.
A number of newly synthesized 2-[4-(hetero) aromatic] phenyl-2-hydroxy-tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine derivatives were found to inhibit lipid peroxidation (IC50 of the most potent was 20 microM) as well as rat squalene synthase (IC50 for most between 1-10 microM). Antidyslipidemic action was demonstrated in vivo: the most active compound decreased triglycerides, total cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol of hyperlipidemic rats by 64, 67, and 82%, respectively, at 56 micromol/kg (ip). Most of the novel compounds are more active than the structurally related and reference biphenyl-morpholine, pointing to useful structural approaches for the design of antiatherosclerotic agents. |
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