AIM: To assess the value of long-chain w-3 fatty acids (FAs) supplementation in addition to amino-salicylic-acid (5-ASA) in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: Thirty-eight patients (20 ma...AIM: To assess the value of long-chain w-3 fatty acids (FAs) supplementation in addition to amino-salicylic-acid (5-ASA) in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: Thirty-eight patients (20 males and 18 females, mean age 10.13 years, range 5-16 years) with CD in remission were randomized into two groups and treated for 12 too. Group Ⅰ (18 patients) received 5-ASA (50 mg/kg/d)+w-3 FAs as triglycerides in gastroresistant capsules, 3 g/d (eicosapentanoic acid, EPA, 400 mg/g, docosahexaenoic acid, DHA, 200 mg/g). Group Ⅱ (20 patients) received 5-ASA (50 mg/kg/d)+olive oil placebo capsules. Patients were evaluated for fatty acid incorporation in red blood cell membranes by gas chromatography at baseline 6 and 12 mo after the treatment. RESULTS: The number of patients who relapsed at 1 year was significantly lower in group I than in group Ⅱ (P〈0.001). Patients in group I had a significant increase in the incorporation of EPA and DHA (P〈0.001) and a decrease in the presence of arachidonic acids. CONCLUSION: Enteric-coated w-3 FAs in addition to treatment with 5-ASA are effective in maintaining remission of pediatric CD.展开更多
Proceeding from natural amino acid L-asparagine and commercially available aldehydes a stereoselective synthesis was developed of (2S,4S)-2-alkyl(aryl)-3-(3-sulfanylpropanoyl)-6-oxohexahy- dropyrimidine-4-carboxylic a...Proceeding from natural amino acid L-asparagine and commercially available aldehydes a stereoselective synthesis was developed of (2S,4S)-2-alkyl(aryl)-3-(3-sulfanylpropanoyl)-6-oxohexahy- dropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acids, potential antihypertensive drugs, inhibitors of the angiotensin converting enzyme.展开更多
The synthesis of (S)-2-(3-arylacrylamido)-3-{4-[2-(5-methyl-2-phenyloxazol-4-yl)etho- xy]phenyl}propanoic acids is described. Their structures were confirmed by ^1H-NMR.
Chiral amino acids and their corresponding amino alcohols bearing camphoric backbone were prepared from D-(+)-camphoric imide and characterized by infrared, elemental analysis, ESI-MS, and NMR measurements. Among t...Chiral amino acids and their corresponding amino alcohols bearing camphoric backbone were prepared from D-(+)-camphoric imide and characterized by infrared, elemental analysis, ESI-MS, and NMR measurements. Among them, one intermediate (1S,3R)-3-amino-2,2,3- trimethyl cyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid hydrochloride 3 was structurally elucidated by X-ray diffraction techniques. Versatile intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions observed in its packing structure result in a two-dimensional framework.展开更多
A series of (S)-2-ethoxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid derivatives were synthesized and their insulin-sensitizing activities were evaluated in 3T3-L1 cells. Compounds 1b, 1d, 1e and 1f exhibited more potent insulin-sensiti...A series of (S)-2-ethoxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid derivatives were synthesized and their insulin-sensitizing activities were evaluated in 3T3-L1 cells. Compounds 1b, 1d, 1e and 1f exhibited more potent insulin-sensitizing activity than rosiglitazone.展开更多
The chiral compound 5H-imidazol[2,3-b]isoquinoline-l-ethanol-5-one-1,2, 3, 10b-tetrahydro- β(S)-phenyl-3(S)-phenyl was synthesized from the direct condensation of 2- cyanophenyacetonitrile with optically active ...The chiral compound 5H-imidazol[2,3-b]isoquinoline-l-ethanol-5-one-1,2, 3, 10b-tetrahydro- β(S)-phenyl-3(S)-phenyl was synthesized from the direct condensation of 2- cyanophenyacetonitrile with optically active (S)-(+)-2-phenylglycinol in chlorobenzene under dry, anaerobic conditions. ZnCl2 was used as a Lewis acid catalyst in this reaction, and the structure of this compound was determined by X-ray diffraction, NMR, MS and IR. Crystal data of the title compound: C25H22N2O2, Mr = 382.45, P 21 21 21, a = 5.341(5), b = 16.735(5), c = 22.129(5) A, γ = 90°, V = 1978(2)A^3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.284 g/cm^3, the final R = 0.0321 for 2269 observed reflections with I 〉 2 σ(I) and Rw = 0.0771 for all data.展开更多
文摘AIM: To assess the value of long-chain w-3 fatty acids (FAs) supplementation in addition to amino-salicylic-acid (5-ASA) in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: Thirty-eight patients (20 males and 18 females, mean age 10.13 years, range 5-16 years) with CD in remission were randomized into two groups and treated for 12 too. Group Ⅰ (18 patients) received 5-ASA (50 mg/kg/d)+w-3 FAs as triglycerides in gastroresistant capsules, 3 g/d (eicosapentanoic acid, EPA, 400 mg/g, docosahexaenoic acid, DHA, 200 mg/g). Group Ⅱ (20 patients) received 5-ASA (50 mg/kg/d)+olive oil placebo capsules. Patients were evaluated for fatty acid incorporation in red blood cell membranes by gas chromatography at baseline 6 and 12 mo after the treatment. RESULTS: The number of patients who relapsed at 1 year was significantly lower in group I than in group Ⅱ (P〈0.001). Patients in group I had a significant increase in the incorporation of EPA and DHA (P〈0.001) and a decrease in the presence of arachidonic acids. CONCLUSION: Enteric-coated w-3 FAs in addition to treatment with 5-ASA are effective in maintaining remission of pediatric CD.
文摘Proceeding from natural amino acid L-asparagine and commercially available aldehydes a stereoselective synthesis was developed of (2S,4S)-2-alkyl(aryl)-3-(3-sulfanylpropanoyl)-6-oxohexahy- dropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acids, potential antihypertensive drugs, inhibitors of the angiotensin converting enzyme.
基金This work was supposed by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 project:2003AA235010).
文摘The synthesis of (S)-2-(3-arylacrylamido)-3-{4-[2-(5-methyl-2-phenyloxazol-4-yl)etho- xy]phenyl}propanoic acids is described. Their structures were confirmed by ^1H-NMR.
基金This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20301009)
文摘Chiral amino acids and their corresponding amino alcohols bearing camphoric backbone were prepared from D-(+)-camphoric imide and characterized by infrared, elemental analysis, ESI-MS, and NMR measurements. Among them, one intermediate (1S,3R)-3-amino-2,2,3- trimethyl cyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid hydrochloride 3 was structurally elucidated by X-ray diffraction techniques. Versatile intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions observed in its packing structure result in a two-dimensional framework.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30500390) and the Science Foundation of the Hunan Education Department (No. 06B075).
文摘A series of (S)-2-ethoxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid derivatives were synthesized and their insulin-sensitizing activities were evaluated in 3T3-L1 cells. Compounds 1b, 1d, 1e and 1f exhibited more potent insulin-sensitizing activity than rosiglitazone.
文摘The chiral compound 5H-imidazol[2,3-b]isoquinoline-l-ethanol-5-one-1,2, 3, 10b-tetrahydro- β(S)-phenyl-3(S)-phenyl was synthesized from the direct condensation of 2- cyanophenyacetonitrile with optically active (S)-(+)-2-phenylglycinol in chlorobenzene under dry, anaerobic conditions. ZnCl2 was used as a Lewis acid catalyst in this reaction, and the structure of this compound was determined by X-ray diffraction, NMR, MS and IR. Crystal data of the title compound: C25H22N2O2, Mr = 382.45, P 21 21 21, a = 5.341(5), b = 16.735(5), c = 22.129(5) A, γ = 90°, V = 1978(2)A^3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.284 g/cm^3, the final R = 0.0321 for 2269 observed reflections with I 〉 2 σ(I) and Rw = 0.0771 for all data.