Patent Grant
7122561
This invention relates to the treatment of skin conditions, comprising those conditions requiring stimulation of melanocyte proliferation and to the inhibition of melanomas. The invention is of especial application to the treatment of vitiligo and skin cancer.
Vitiligo is a common skin pigment disorder characterised by the development of patchy de-pigmented lesions. Current treatments which include the use of photosensitisers (eg psoralens) with UVA radiation (PUVA), corticosteroids or skin grafting have low success rates and are generally accompanied by unpleasant side effects. Vitiligo has a highly detrimental impact on the emotional well-being of the sufferer, the disfiguring effects of the disease being compounded by the absence of a suitable treatment. Although vitiligo patches are not believed to contain melanocytes (pigment producing cells), a reservoir exists in hair follicles in vitiliginous skin. Thus activation of hair follicular melanocytes is a crucial process in the repigmentation of vitiliginous skin.
Certain plant remedies, usually administered as mixtures of herbs or extracts, particularly those used in traditional Chinese medicine and Indian Ayurvedic medicine, have been employed for the treatment of vitiligo for a long time and in many cases have given positive results in small scale studies. Herbs such as Psoralea corylifolia L. and Vernonia anthelmintica Willd. (=Centratherum anthelminticum Kuntze) are well known for their use in this disease. Psoralens, which are employed in the modern PUVA and khellin in KUVA therapy were originally derived from plant sources (Psoralea corylifolia L. and Ammi visnaga respectively) used in traditional remedies for vitiligo. However these therapies rely on the use of UV irradiation for their efficacy, which is associated with the aetiology of skin cancer.
The fruit of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) and long pepper (Piper longum L.) are both important medicinal herbs in Ayurvedic and Unani (traditional Indian) medicine systems, in which remedies generally consist of mixtures of herbs. A wide range of the medicinal uses of black pepper have been documented by Kirtikar and Basu (Indiam Medicinal Plants, 2nd Edition, Vol. 3, (1935) pages 2128-2135), including its use in the treatment of leucoderma. Black pepper has also been implicated as a possible adjunct to Vernonia anthelmintica in the treatment of leucoderma (Indian Medicinal Journal, Vol. 1, 3rd Edition, (1982) 1267-1270). These two herbs are employed as a constituent in many traditional herbal preparations for a variety of uses, including gastro-intestinal and skin ailments. Compositions comprising black pepper, ginger and pipali have been used in the treatment of vitiligo (Ancient Science of Life, Vol. IX, No. 4 (1990) 202-206); however, the specific therapeutic action of black pepper in this orally administered composition has not been established.
There is, therefore, a need for further compounds and compositions, which are able to stimulate the proliferation of melanocytes.
It has been surprisingly found that, piperine, which is present in the fruit of Piper nigrum, stimulates the replication of melanocytes. The action of piperine is to increase the number of cells which confer pigmentation. Piperine is the compound (E,E)-1-[5-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-1-oxo-2,4-pentadienyl]piperidine and should not be confused with piperidine.
Piperine has also been reported to occur in other Piper species ie. P. acutisleginum, album, argyrophylum, attenuatum, aurantiacum, betle, callosum, chaba, cubeba, guineense, hancei, khasiana, longum, macropodum, nepalense, novae hollandiae, peepuloides, retrofractum, sylvaticum. Pharmaceutical compositions containing piperine have been used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy (EP 0 650 728). It has also been suggested that piperine is able to enhance the bioavailability of the other constituents of a pharmaceutical composition (WO 96/25939).
The invention provides a method of treating a subject (human or animal) having a skin condition requiring stimulation of melanocyte proliferation and melanomas, which comprises administering to the subject, preferably to the site of the condition, an effective amount of piperine or an active analogue or derivative thereof, as hereinafter defined.
The active ingredient may be used on its own, but is more suitably used in combination with a carrier or excipient and optionally one or more further active ingredients. It may also be used in the form of an isolate or plant extract, in the case of piperine itself derivable from Piper nigrum, for example.
Stimulation of melanocyte proliferation greatly facilitates the re-pigmentation of de-pigmented skin, e.g. post traumatised de-pigmented skin. The term “post traumatised de-pigmented skin” means the skin formed during the healing process that occurs after a skin trauma. De-pigmentation may arise, for example, from scar tissue formed as a result of a skin trauma such as burn or other skin lesion or may be due to vitiligo. The present invention can be used to treat any of these skin disorders in a patient.
Generally in this invention, the piperine or active derivative or analogue thereof may be administered by oral, topical, intravenous or subcutaneous (intramuscular) routes but is preferably applied topically (to the area of the skin where treatment is desired).
The active ingredient may be formulated as a solid powder; a paste, ointment or cream; a tablet or capsules; or a solution.
The method of the invention may also be used to treat a person having a skin condition which would benefit from coloration, e.g. to enhance or promote the natural colouring of the skin. The treatment may be used for prophylactic, therapeutic or cosmetic purposes.
Piperine and its analogues or derivatives as hereinafter defined inhibit the proliferation of melanoma cells. Thus, they may also be used in the treatment of skin cancer. Another aspect of the invention therefore provides a method of treating skin cancer in a human or animal patient comprising the administration to said patient of a therapeutically effective amount of piperine or an active analogue or derivative thereof, as hereinafter defined.
The piperine or active analogue or derivative thereof may be administered by oral or topical routes. Suitable dosage forms may be any of those discussed above.
The formula of piperine and derivatives and analogues thereof usable in this invention is given below.
wherein n=0 or 1;
Certain of the active analogues or derivatives of piperine of formula (1) are new. The present invention therefore includes such compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them together with a carrier or excipient.
FIG. 1: Plots of growth of melan-a-cells cultured in different media. Each point represents the mean and standard deviation (SD) of 6 replicates. FBS=fetal bovine serum. TPA=tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate.
FIG. 2: Plots of growth melan-a-cells cultured from different initial plating densities of cells. Medium was supplemented with 20 nM TPA. On day 4 the medium in the remaining plates was replaced. Each point shows mean and SD of 6 replicates.
FIG. 3: Effect of P. nigrum extract on the growth of melan-a cells. Culture was maintained for 8 days. Medium and extract were replaced with fresh ones on day 4. Each point designates mean and SD of 6 replicates, except that 12 replicates were done for cells only.
FIG. 4: Effects of P. nigrum extract and TPA on the proliferation of melan-a cell line. Each point shows mean and SD of 6 replicates, except that 12 replicates were done for cells only.
FIG. 5: Effects of piperine and TPA on the growth of melan-a cells in the presence of RO-31-8220. n=6 for piperine and TPA treated wells, whereas n=12 for RO-31-8220 alone.
FIG. 6: Effects of piperine and TPA on the growth of human melanoblasts in the presence of ET3. *P<0.05 when compared to vehicle control (One way Anova, followed by Dunnett's t-test).
FIG. 7: Effects of piperine on the growth of human melanocytes in the presence of ET1. *P<0.05 when compared to ET1 1 nM treatment (One way Anova, followed by Dunnett's t-test).
FIG. 8: Dose response curve showing the growth of melan-a cells in presence of a compound of formula (1), RV-A01, as % of control plotted against concentration.
One useful class of compounds of formula (1) is that in which
(a) n is 0, p and q are each 0 or 1, m is 2, the R1s together represent a 3′,4′-methylenedioxy group, R3 and R4, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a carbon to carbon double bond and, when p and q are each 0 or 1, R5 and R6 and R7 and R8 together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a carbon to carbon double bond and R9 is piperidino, or
(b) n is 0, one of p or q is 1 and (i) m is 3, the R1s being 3′,4′-methylenedioxy and 6′-methoxy or (ii) m is 2, the R1s being 3′-hydroxy-4′-methoxy; or (iii) m is 1 and the R1 is 4′-hydroxy; and R3 to R9 are as defined in case (a) above, or
(c) n is 0, one of p and q is 1, R9 is piperidino, pyrrolidino, isobutylamino or methoxy and all other symbols are as defined in case (a) above, or
(d) n is 0, one of p and q is 1, R5, R6, R7 and R8 represent hydrogen atoms and either R3 and R4 also do or R3 and R4 together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a carbon to carbon double bond; and m, R1 and R9 are as defined in case (a) above;
(e) n is 0, p=q=1 and R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 represent hydrogen;
(f) n is 0, one of p and q is 1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and RS represent hydrogen and R9 is cyclohexylamino; and
in all of which cases (a) to (f) the molecule is in the E,E or all E geometric configuration or in case (a) when n is 1 may be in the Z,Z, Z,E or E,Z geometric configuration.
The following are preferred features of the compounds of formula (1) considered alone or in any possible combination of two or more:
While the preferred meaning of R1 is a 3′,4′-methylenedioxy group, R1 may alternatively be provided by one, two or even three groups selected from hydroxy and alkoxy of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, preferably methoxy, e.g. as in 3′-methoxy, 4′-methoxy, 6′-methoxy and 3′,4′-dimethoxy substitution of the left-hand benzene ring.
The twice-daily topical application of compounds of formula (1) has been found to induce significant pigmentation in mice. Skin coloration in the mouse population under study was first observed at approximately four weeks after the treatment was started. This coloration was enhanced further as a result of subsequent topical applications.
Specific preferred compounds for use in the invention are as follows:
1 3′,4′-methylenedioxyphenyl; n = 1 - Piperine 12 As 1 +6′-methoxy; n = 1; - Wisanine 13 3′-hydroxy, 4′-methoxyphenyl; n = 1 - 4′-Methoxyisocoumaperine 14 4′-hydroxyphenyl; n = 1 - Coumaperine 20 4′-methoxyphenyl; n = 0
The naturally occurring compounds (including piperine) can be extracted from suitable plant sources or synthesised using methods known to a skilled person (see, for example, Chapman and Hall, Combined Chemical Dictionary on CD-Rom, Release 1:1 (1997) and The Merck Index (1983), 10th edition. Publ. Merck and Co, Rahway, USA. PP. 1077-1078 (except compounds 2 and 3)). Many of the above, occur in P. nigrum or other Piper species (10 and 12).
Compounds 2 and 3 can be prepared by isolation from P. nigrum using methods known to a skilled person (see, for example, Cleyn R De and Verzele M (1975). Constituents of-Peppers. Part VII. Spectroscopic Structure Elucidation of Piperine and its Isomers. Bulletin de la Societe Chimique Belgique, 84, 435-438).
Compound 6 can be prepared by hydrogenation of piperine, using known methods.
Compound 11 can be prepared by methanolysis of piperine using sodium methoxide.
Compound 13 can be prepared from 3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde using methods analogous to those used for the preparation of piperine.
Other compounds within formula (1) can be prepared from the appropriate acid with the appropriate connecting chain between the carboxylic acid function and the benzene ring and having the appropriate stereochemistry. Where necessary, this may be preceded or followed by reduction to reduce the double bond or bonds in the connecting chain. Methods of preparing amides and esters from these acids are illustrated by the Examples below. They may also be adapted from the references cited herein, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
The active compounds may be formulated for topical use in the form of creams, soft paraffin or lotions. Aqueous cream BP or Yellow Soft Paraffin BP may suitably contain the active at 0.03-3.0 mg % w/w or an equivalent amount of plant extract. A suitable lotion is typically prepared from 20% glycerol and 80% ethanol in purified water and contains 0.03-3.0 mg % w/w of the active material. These topical formulations may also contain penetration enhancers such as oleic acid, propylene glycol, ethanol, urea, lauric diethanolamide or azone, dimethyl sulphoxide, decylmethyl sulphoxide, or pyrrolidone derivatives. Liposomal delivery systems may also be used.
Compositions for oral formulation include tablets or capsules containing 1.5-150 mg active or equivalent amount of plant extract.
The invention will now be described with reference to the following non-limiting examples, with reference to the accompanying tables and drawings.
Plant Samples and Preparation of Extracts
Piper nigrum L. fruit (black pepper, Piperaceae), originally from India, was purchased from the Food Centre, 70 Turnpike Lane, London N8, UK. The rest of the herbs were either supplied by East-West Herbs, Kingham, Oxon, UK or by Cipla Ltd, Mumbai, India.
For the preliminary screening programme, the powdered dry herb (10 g) was heated to boiling in distilled water (100 ml) and allowed to boil for 10 min, using a hot plate as heat source. The plant material was filtered off under vacuum through filter paper (Whatman), and the filtrate freeze-dried.
Cell Culture Experiments
Microplate Culture and Sulforhodamine B (SRB) Assay
Cells of mouse melan-a cell line (passage number 18-24), a first known line of non-tumorigenic pigmented mouse melanocytes were maintained in a flask (Costar, Cambridge, Mass., USA) using RPMI 1640 (ICN, Costa, Mesa, Calif., USA) as a basic medium. For microplate proliferation assays, subconfluent melan-a cultures were trypsinized (0.25% trypsin at 37° C. for 5-10 min) and inoculated with a repeater-pipettor (Finn pipette, Labsystems, Finland) into 96-well microtiter plates (Costar, Cambridge, Mass., USA). The plates were incubated at 37° C. in a 10% CO2, 90% air humidified atmosphere for the stated length of time. At the end of the incubation, an SRB assay was performed. Briefly, cells attached to the bottom of the plate were fixed by addition of cold trichloroacetic acid (TCA, 4° C., Aldrich, Dorset, UK) on the top of the growth medium (final TCA 20% w/v). The plate was placed at 4° C. for 1 hour before being gently washed five times with tap water. It was allowed to dry in air, or aided with a hair dryer to speed up the drying process, then 50 μl of 4% w/v SRB dissolved in 1% acetic acid in water was added to each well for 30 min. At the end of the staining period, unbound SRB was removed by washing 4 times with 1% acetic acid. The plate was air dried again, and 150 μl of 10 mM aqueous Tris base (Sigma-Aldrich Co. Ltd, Irvine, UK) was added into each well to solubilize the cell-bound dye. The plate was shaken for 15 min on a gyratory shaker followed by reading the optical density (OD) at 550 nm in a microplate spectrophotometer (Anthos Labtec HT3, version 1.06)
Optimisation of Incubation Conditions—FBS Concentration and Cell Seeding Density
Prior to testing the herbal extracts, optimal culture conditions were established. The variable factors regarding incubation conditions include foetal bovine serum (FBS) concentration, initial cell seeding density and incubation period. To determine optimum FBS concentration, 1, 2, and 5% FBS were used to culture the melan-a cell line, the growth pattern with each concentration of FBS was monitored by SRB assay. For the determination of optimum cell seeding density, a series of initial seeding density of 0.15 to 1.2×104 cell per well of melan-a cells were plated into 96-well plates with 5% FBS and 20 nM tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate (TPA) supplemented growth medium. The growth pattern was monitored with SRB assay at daily intervals. The culture was extended to 8 days; on day 4, the medium in the remaining plates was replaced.
Results
The Effect of FBS Concentrations on Melan-a Growth
The optimal condition for the negative experimental control, is that cells neither grow too fast nor decline dramatically. Rapid growth might mask any subtle stimulatory effect brought about by the herbal extracts, whereas a dramatic decline in cell numbers indicates unfavourable culture conditions for cell survival, which could lead to cell damage.
Growth Curves of Melan-a Cell Line with Various Seeding Densities
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Preliminary Herbal Screening Experiments
Melan-a cells were seeded at a density of 6×103/100 μl/well in standard medium supplemented with 0 nM TPA and 5% FBS. After 4 hours of incubation, herbal extracts, which were reconstituted in growth medium and sterilised by filtration (pore size 0.2 μm), of different concentrations was added into each well. Final concentrations of plant extract were 0 (negative control), 10, 100 and 1000 μg dry extract per ml. 6 replicate wells were used for each concentration tested. The negative control (12 wells), positive control (20 nM TPA, 6 wells), and test wells were all in the same 96-well plate. The culture was terminated after 4 days and SRB assay performed according to the methods given above.
Results
The Effect of 30 Herbal Extracts on the Proliferation of Melan-a Cell Line
Table 1 shows the results of the preliminary screening of 30 aqueous herbal extracts on the proliferation of melan-a cell line. Crude extracts of Astragalits membranaceous (Fisch.) Bunge, unripe Citrus reticulata Blanco, Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz., Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Kergawe, Piper nigrum L., Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf and Tribulus terestris L. were observed to stimulate melanocyte proliferation, sometimes even at the lowest dose level of 10 μg/ml. Other extracts either had no significant effect or were cytotoxic. Among these positive responses, that of Piper nigrum L. extract at 0.01 and 0.1 mg/ml was the most pronounced. Piper nigrum extract at these two concentrations not only strikingly enhanced cell growth, but this extract also altered the cell morphology. In the presence of Piper nigrum extract, the cellular bodies were smaller, with more and longer bipolar or polydendritic processes, an effect similar to that observed with TPA.
Repeats of the Tests on Piper nigrum Extract on the Melan-a Cells
A newly prepared Piper nigrum fruit extract was tested on a new batch of melan-a cell line with the culture in microplates extended to 8 days. The effects of Piper nigrum extract on the growth of melan-a cell line were evaluated by SRB assay.
Results
Repeats of the Tests of Piper nigrum Extract on Melan-a Cells
In the light of the positive results from the preliminary experiment, further investigations on Piper nigrum extract were carried out.
Confirmation of the Proliferant Effect of Piper nigrum by Haemocytometer Counting
Melan-a cells were plated in petri dishes (Ø35 mm, Nunclon, Denmark) with a plating density of 2×104/ml and Piper nigrum extract at concentrations of 0.01 and 0.1 mg/ml. A negative control (cells in medium only) and positive TPA (20 nM) control were also set up. After 4 days the cells in each dish were harvested and counted with haemocytometer.
Results
Confirmation of the Proliferant Effect of Piper nigrum by Haemocytometer Counting
SRB assay indirectly estimates cell number through protein staining and spectrophotometric measurement. To confirm if Piper nignim extract stimulates melan-a cell proliferation, a direct cell counting with haemocytometer method was employed. Table 2 shows the cell numbers in the presence of Piper nigrum extract and 20 nM TPA. Cell number under the influence of Piper nigrum extract at 0.01 and 0.1 mg/ml were increased significantly compared to control, but less than that with 20 nM TPA. This result is consistent with the finding in 96-well microplate SRB assay.
Effect of Piperine on the Growth of Melan-a Cell Line
Piperine (Sigma-Aldrich Co. Ltd, Irvine, UK) was dissolved in MeOH, sterilised by filtration through a membrane (pore size 0.2 μm) and diluted with standard growth medium. The final concentrations in culture were 0.1 and 1 μM. A separate experiment (data not shown) showed that the concentration of MeOH present in these experiments was not toxic or proliferant to the cells.
Results
The Effect of Piperine on the Proliferation of Melan-a Cell Line
The effect of this compound on melan-a cell line is shown in FIG. 4. Piperine at the two concentrations tested significantly stimulated melan-a proliferation. This compound brought about morphologic changes to melan-a cells, with smaller cell bodies, more and longer cellular dendrites, resembling those alterations induced by Piper nigrum extract and TPA. This indicates that piperine is an active principle responsible for the observed proliferant effect of Piper nigrum.
Test of Piperine on Different Cell Types to Determine its Specificity
In order to determine the specificity of piperine, a panel of different cell types were employed to facilitate this investigation. These included melan-a, melan-c, SVK14, CSM, XB2, SC1, B16F10, IM9, CACO2, Swiss 3T3 cell lines and normal human lymphocytes. TPA (20 nM) was also tested on these cells. Table 3 shows the biological origin of the cells and an outline of the cell culture protocols.
Results
The Effects of Piperine and TPA on the Growth of a Panel of Cell Types.
From Table 4, it can be seen that piperine has a highly selective effect on the growth of a panel of cell types, since it only stimulates the mouse melanocytes (melan-a, melan-c), human melanoblasts (FM21E), human foetal melanocytes (FM 21E) and the mouse fibroblast SC1 cell lines at the concentration tested. The SC1 cell line may have a particular sensitivity to TPA due to the way in which it has been derived, i.e. it has been cultured in the presence of TPA. However, piperine has either no effect or a cytotoxic effect on other cells. This result implies that piperine may have desirable specificity index for the proliferation of melanocytes in culture and is not a general mitogen. In our experimental system, TPA, a well known PKC activator and a tumour promoting agent, had similar effects to piperine on all cell types tested, except that TPA strikingly stimulated human lymphocyte and 3T3 fibroblast proliferation whereas piperine obviously lacked such an activity. Piperine seems to be a less potent stimulant than TPA.
Mode of Action: Effect of RO-31-8220 on the Growth of Melan-a Cells with Piperine and TPA
Melan-a cell line cultured with piperine 1 μM and TPA 20 nM separately was set up in a 96-well plate, 1 μl of different concentrations of RO-31-8220 (Calbiochem-Novabiochem) in DMSO was introduced with a micro-syringe into the wells to make up the final RO-31-8220 concentrations of 0 (control), 0.1, 1, 5, 10, 100 nM, with final DMSO concentrations smaller than 0.01% v/v, at which the DMSO showed neither toxic nor proliferant effect to the cells in a separate experiment (data not shown). 6 replicate wells were used for each concentration. The culture was incubated for 4 days before it was terminated and processed with SRB assay to evaluate the growth of melan-a cells.
Results
Mode of Action: Effect of RO-31-8220 on the Growth of Melan-a Cells with Piperine and TPA
The selectivity of piperine on the growth of a panel of cell types has also been tested. It was found that piperine possessed a fairly high specificity and selectivity towards melanocytes, since it significantly stimulated the growth of melan-a, melan-c and FM21E melanoblasts and FM21E melanocytes in culture, whereas it did not stimulate all other cells apart from a TPA-sensitive fibroblast cell line. Piperine was observed to have inhibitory effects on B16 mouse melanoma cell line which is syngeneic with melan-a cells. Thus piperine may be a specific stimulant for the proliferation of melanocytes in vitiliginous skin without the risk of stimulating melanoma cells.
Experiments on Human Melanoblasts in Culture
Human melanoblasts in culture in this experiment were established from human foetal skin. Subconfluent melanoblasts maintained in MCDB 153 medium supplemented with 10% FBS, 10 ng/ml stem cell factor (SCF) and 1 mM endothelin 3 were subcultured and inoculated into 96-well microplate with 6×103 cells/100 μl/well. After incubation in the 10% CO2, humidified atmosphere, at 37° C. for 3-4 hours to allow the attachment of the cells on the plate, piperine dissolved in MeOH and water was added into the wells. The final concentrations of piperine were 1, 5, 10, 100 μM, with TPA (20 nM) as positive control. Six replicates were used in each group of treatment, with 12 wells used for vehicle control. The incubation was conducted for 5 days before cells were harvested by fixing with cold trichloroacetic acid (TCA, at 4° C., final concentration 20% v/v), and evaluated for cell number using an SRB assay. One way ANOVA and Dunnett's t-test was employed to test the significance of any differences between treatment groups and vehicle control. Growth in the presence of piperine and TPA was expressed as % of control incubations containing no piperine or TPA. The experiments were repeated using melanoblasts from 3 different donors.
Results
Experiments on Human Melanocytes in Culture
Human melanocytes used in this experiment were derived from induced differentiation of human foetal melanoblasts. The key character of human melanocytes that is different from its precursor melanoblasts is their ability to synthesise melanin. Melanin is a valid marker for melanocytes. The cell pellet of human melanocytes exhibits a characteristic brown to black colour, whereas human melanoblasts cannot produce melanin thus devoid of brown or black colour in the cell pellet.
Two protocols were employed for the experiments on human melanocytes in culture. The first employed 24-well plates and evaluated cell number with SRB assay. The second employed petri dishes and cell number was counted with a haemocytometer chamber.
For the first protocol, subconfluent human melanocytes maintained in a Ø100 mm petri dish were subcultured into two 24-well plates (Falcon) using basic culture medium of RPMI 1640 supplemented with FBS (10%), bFGF (100 pM), CT (1 nM) and endothelin 1 (1 nM). The initial plating density was 20,000 cells/cm2 (38,200 cells/well) with each well containing 1000 μl medium. After incubation in a 10% CO2, humidified atmosphere, at 37° C. for 2-3 hours to allow the attachment of the cells, piperine in 500 μl medium was added into wells to made up final concentrations of 0, 1, 5, 10 and 100 μM. Cells only in the medium with above supplement lacking of endothelin 1 were also set up as negative control. Six replicates were used in each group of treatment, and culture was incubated for 5 days before the cells were harvested by fixing with cold TCA (final concentration 20%) and processed with SRB assay. The solubilized SRB dye solution was transferred to a 96-well plate for optical density reading.
For the second protocol, subconfluent human melanocytes were subcultured in a Ø60 mm petri dishes (28 cm2, Falcon) with RPMI 1640 basic medium supplemented with FBS (10%), CT (1 nM), bFGF (100 pM) and endothelin 1 (1 nM). The initial plating density was 10,000 cells/cm2, with 5 ml medium per dish. Cells were incubated for 2-3 hours in 10% CO2, humidified atmosphere, at 37° C., followed by addition of piperine solution in to the dishes, making the final concentrations of 0, 1, 5, 10 and 100 μM. Cells in the above supplemented medium lacking endothelin 1 were also set up as a negative control. Three dishes were used for each treatment and the culture was maintained for 5 days before cells were harvested with trypsinisation and counted with a haemocytometer chamber. For melanin production experiment, the harvested cells were centrifuged and pelleted. After carefully removing the medium, NaOH (1 M) was used to solubilized the cell pellets and optical density read at 475 nm in a Perkin-Elmer WV spectrophotometer (model UV/VIS Lambda 2). The melanin content was calculated by using a regression equation y=0.005+0.005x corresponding to the calibration curve for synthetic melanin.
Results
Table 5 shows the effects of piperine on the growth of human melanocytes cultured in petri dishes. It is conspicuous that in the presence of ET1 (1 nM), piperine at the concentrations of 5 and 10 μM significantly stimulated the growth of human melanocytes, with cell number over twice as many as that of ET1 (1 nM) control when this melanocyte cell type was exposed to 5 WM piperine for 5 days. This result was consistent with that obtained from the 24-well plate experiments, and it served to confirm that the stimulatory effects observed by SRB assay were indeed due to increased cell number rather than augmentation of protein production alone.
Astragalus membranaceous (Fisch.) Bunge
Citrus reticulata Blanco (Qing Pi - unripe)
Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz.
Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Kergawe
Piper nigrum L.
Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf (fungus)
Tribulus terrestris L.
Angelica daliurica (Fisch.) Benth. & Hook.
Chaenomeles lagenaria (Loisel.) Koldz.
Citrus reticulata Blanco (Chen Pi - ripe)
Corydalis bulbosa D.C.
Curcuma longa L.
Cyperus rotundus L.
Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc.
Gentiana scabra Bunge
Ligustrum lucidum Ait.
Lithospermutn erythrorhizon Sieb. et Zucc.
Notopteygium incisium Ting
Paeonia lactiflora Pall.
Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.
Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex. Benth
Platycodon grandiflorum (Jacq.) A. DC.
Plumbago zeylanica L.
Polygala tenuifolia Willd.
Ramulus mari (insect)
Siesgesbeckia pubescens Makirio
Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Scheid
Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim
Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.
Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Piper nigrum at 0.01 mg/ml
Piper nigrum at 0.1 mg/ml
1.0 Introduction
Vitiligo is defined as a circumscribed, acquired, idiopathic, progressive hypomelanotic skin disorder which is characterised by the development of patchy depigmented macules due to progressive loss of melanocytes which is often familial with lack of established aetiology.
Various piperine derivatives of formula (1) were synthesised and tested for melanocyte (mouse melan-a) proliferant activity in-vitro. Cells were incubated with the text compound for 4 days, after which the sulphorhodamine-B (SRB) assay was performed to determine cell number SRB uptake was measured as optical density at 550 nm. The control assay was carried out on cells incubated without test compound. There were 2 or 3 series of experiments, each of which consisted of six replicate experiments. The results are tabulated below.
1.1 Percentage Cell Growth (A)
Percentage cell growth was obtained with a given compound calculated as (optical density in the presence of the compound/control optical density)×100.
1.2 Relative Activity to Piperine
Melan-a cell proliferant activity for tested compounds was compared with that obtained with piperine. Percentage stimulant activity is (A-100) where A stands for piperine or a test compound's percentage cell growth (see 1.1). All figures are given with Standard Error of Measurement.
Relative activity to piperine was calculated as (A-100) compound/(A-100) piperine).
Interpretation of the relative active value is as follows
<0—Inhibition of cell growth
0—No effect (equal to control)
0-1—Stimulant but weaker effect than pipeline
1—Equal stimulant effect to piperine
>1—Stimulant and stronger effect than piperine
1.3 Dendricity
Effect on dendricity of melan-a cells by the test compounds was by observation under microscope. Dendricity is relevant to vitiligo since normal skin melanocytes have dendrites, but in vitiligo the melanocytes seem to lose these before they disappear from the patches.
1.4 Synthesis of Piperine Analogues
Analogues of piperine were synthesised using methods described in the literature, adapted from the literature or devised in the inventors' laboratory. Structures of compounds were verified using NMR, MS, IR spectroscopy and melting point. Unless a synthetic method is given, reagents and reactants were purchased from Sigma Aldrich.
1.5 Results
Table 6 presents an overall summary of the results appearing in detail in other Tables which follow. Tables 7-12 relate to results at a single concentration of test compound (10 μM). They are followed by data showing results at other concentrations. Many compounds showed a “cross-over” effect in which the test compound was less active than piperine at 10 μM but more active at 50 μM. This is illustrated for one compound (RV-A01) in
aIn dose response test.
bBut the cells displayed weak dendricity suggestive of activity
cThis result is considered anomalous. It is intended to re-run the experiment.
dExpected to show activity at 50 μM.
eNot corroborated by the t-test at 100 μM.
2. Synthesis of Amide Derivatives of Piperinic Acid
2.1 Preparation of Piperinic Acid (RV-A00)
To piperine (1) (2 g, 0.7 mmol, 1 eq), 20% of methanolic KOH (100 ml) was added and refluxed for 2 days. After completion of the hydrolysis, methanol was removed under reduced pressure and a yellow coloured oily solid was obtained. This residue was dissolved in water (50 ml) and acidified with 6N HCl to pH <1 yielding a yellowish precipitate of piperinic acid. Recrystallization from methanol gave yellow needles (0.9 g, 60% yield). m.p. 206°-208° C. (Lit m.p. 217 °-218° C.)1
2.2 Synthesis of Piperlonguminine (RV-A06)
A mixture of piperinic acid (350 mg, 0.0016 mole, 1 eq) and triethylamine (0.4 ml, 0.0032 mole, 2 eq) in dichloromethane (50 ml) was stirred for 15 min at 0° C. To this mixture methanesulfonyl chloride (0.18 ml, 0.0024 mole, 1.5 eq) was added and stirred for further 30 min at 0° C. Isobutylamine (0.23 ml, 0.0024 mole, 1.5 eq) was added to the mixture and stirred for 1 h at 0° C. and 2 h at room temperature. Dichloromethane (50 ml) was added to the mixture which was then washed with 5% HCl (3×100 ml), saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (3×100 ml) and water (3×100 ml). The organic fraction was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, filtered and rotary evaporated to yield a yellowish solid residue. Recrystallisation from methanol yielded colourless needles of piperlonguminine (120 mg, 32% yield)2. The reaction is presumed to proceed through a mesylate ester intermediate.
Piperlonguminine (RV-A06)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.96 (d, 1H, J=14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.36 (d,d, 1H, J=10.5, 14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.66 (d,d, 1H, J=15.4, 10.5, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.76 (d, 1H, J=15.4 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.96 (d, 1H J=1.6, Ar-7H), 6.76 (d, 1H J=8.0, Ar-10H), 6.87 (d, d, 1H J=1.6, 8.0 Ar-11H), 5.97 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.18 (t, 2H, J=6.5 CH2—CH), 1.83 (m, 1H, J=6.5 CH2—CH), 0.94 (d, 6H, J=6.5, (CH3)2), 5.82 (t, 1H, NH J=5.3) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 20.4 (CH3), 29.4 (CH), 47.3 (CH2), 102.2 (CH2), 106.2 (CH), 109.1 (CH), 123.3 (CH), 125.5 (CH), 126.0 (CH), 132.0 (C), 138.0 (CH), 140.4 (CH), 148.9 (C), 149.2 (C), 166.2 (C) MS m/z (%): 273 (M+ 98), 216 (20), 201 (100), 174 (25), 173 (65), 172 (23), 171 (17) 143 (20), 115 (40), 96 (11). IR (KBr): vmax (carbonyl group) 1644 m.p. 161.2°-161.7° C. (Lit m.p. 156°-160° C.)1
2.3 Synthesis of Other Amide Derivatives of Piperinic Acid
The general method was as for piperlonguminine (section 1.2), using the same proportions of reactive amine, triethylamine and methanesulfonyl chloride relative to piperinic acid (200 or 300 mg., 1 eq). Recrystallisation from ethyl acetate/petroleum spirit yielded the other amide derivatives of piperinic acid.
5-E,E-piperinoylpyrrolidine (RV-A01)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 6.26 (d, 1H, J=14.7, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.43 (d,d, 1H, J=9.5, 14.7, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.73 (d,d, 1H, J=15.3, 9.5, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.78 (d, 1H, J=15.3 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.98 (d,1H J=1.6, Ar-7-H), 6.77 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-10-H), 6.89 (d, d, 1H J=1.6, 8.0 Ar-11-H), 5.97 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.57 (t, 2H, J=4.0 N—CH2 (pyrrolidine)) 3.54 (t, 2H, J=4.0 N—CH2 (pyrrolidine) 1.90 (m, 2H, CH2-CH2(pyrrolidine)) 1.87 (m, 2H, CH2-CH2(pyrrolidine)) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 24.3 (CH2), 26.1 (CH2), 45.9 (CH2), 46.4 (CH2), 101.2 (CH2), 105.7 (CH), 108.4 (CH), 121.4 (CH), 122.5 (CH), 125.2 (CH), 130.9 (C), 138.7 (CH), 141.7 (CH), 148.1 (C), 148.2 (C), 164.9 (C) MS m/z (%): 271 (M+ 78), 201 (100), 173 (30), 172 (15), 171 (13) 143 (13), 115 (27) IR (KBr): vmax (carbonyl group) 1637 m.p. 142.9°-143° C. (Lit m.p. 142°-143° C.)2, yield 49.2%
5-E,E-piperinoyl morpholine (RV-A02)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 6.37 (d, 1H, J=14.6, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.45 (d,d, 1H, J=10.2, 14.6, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.72 (d,d, 1H, J=15.5, 10.2, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.79 (d, 1H, J=15.5 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.98 (d, 1H J=1.5, Ar-7-H), 6.80 (d, 1H J=8.0, Ar-10-H), 6.89 (d, d, 1H J=1.5, 8.0 Ar-11-H), 5.98 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.70 (t, 2H, J=4.0 CH2—N—CH2 (morpholine)) 3.60 (t, 2H, J=4.0 CH2—O—CH2 (morpholine)) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 42.3 (CH2), 46.1(CH2), 66(CH2), 66(CH2), 101.3 (CH2), 106.5 (CH), 108.5 (CH), 118.7 (CH), 122.7 (CH), 124.9 (CH), 130.8 (C), 139.1 (CH), 143.4 (CH), 148.2 (C), 148.3 (C), 165.6 (C) MS m/z (%): 287 (M+ 57), 201 (100), 173 (25), 171 (10) 143 (10), 115 (30) IR (KBr): vmax (carbonyl group) 1641 m.p. 161.8°-162.5° C. (Lit m.p. 167-168° C.)3, yield 44.1%
5-E,E-piperinoylpiperinolymine (RV-A04)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.98(d, 1H, J=14.9, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.34 (d,d, 1H, J=10.7, 14.9, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.73 (d,d, 1H, J=15.5, 10.7, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.79 (d, 1H, J=15.5 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.98 (d,2H J=1.5, Ar-7,3′-H), 6.78 (d,2H J=8.0, Ar-10,6′-H), 6.89 (d, d, 2H J=1.6, 8.0 Ar-11,7′-H), 5.98 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 5.93 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 4.40 (d, 2H, CH2) 3.57 (br, 1H, NH) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 43.4 (CH2), 101.1 (CH2), 101.4 (CH2), 105.8 (CH), 108.3 (CH) 108.5 (CH), 108.6 (CH), 121.2 (CH), 122.8 (CH), 124.7 (CH), 130.9 (C), 132.2 (C) 139.9 (CH), 141.6 (CH), 147.0 (C) 147.9 (C) 148.3 (C), 148.4 (C), 166.9 (C) MS m/z (%): 351 (M+ 81), 216 (15), 203 (12), 202 (53) 201 (29), 174 (31), 173 (22), 150 (23) 144 (11), 143 (10), 135 (100), 116 (12) 115 (29) m.p. 190.5°-191.7° C., yield 50.1%
5-E,E-piperinoylhexylamine RV-A05
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.90 (d, 1H, J=14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.35 (d,d, 1H, J=10.6, 14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.66 (d,d, 1H, J=15.4, 10.6, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.76 (d, 1H, J=15.4 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.97 (d,1H J=1.4, Ar-7H), 6.77 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-10H), 6.88 (d, d, 1H J=1.5, 8.0 Ar-11H), 5.97 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.34 (q, 2H, CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2) 1.54 (m, 2H, CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2) 1.32 (m, 6H, CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2) 0.88 (t, 3H, CH3), 5.54 (br, NH) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 14.3 (CH3), 22.5 (CH2), 26.6 (CH2), 29.6 (CH2), 31.5 (CH2), 39.7 (CH2), 101.3 (CH2), 105.7 (CH), 108.5 (CH), 122.5 (CH), 123.2 (CH), 124.6 (CH), 130.8 (C), 138.7 (CH), 140.9 (CH) 148.2 (C), 148.2 (C), 166.0 (C) MS m/z (%): 301 (M+94), 202 (18) 201 (73), 174 (40), 173 (100), 172 (31), 171 (15) 143 (24), 115 (63) IR (KBr): vmax (carbonyl group) 1641 m.p. 149.5°-149.8° C. (Lit m.p. 139°-141° C.)4, yield 50.1%
5-E,E-piperinoylmethylamine (RV-A07)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.91 (d, 1H, J=14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.36 (d,d, 1H, J=10.7, 14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.66 (d,d, 1H, J=15.4, 10.6, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.77 (d, 1H, J=15.4 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.97 (d,1H J=1.5, Ar-7H), 6.77 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-10H), 6.88 (d, d, 1H J=1.6, 8.0 Ar-11H), 5.97 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 2.91 (t, 3H, CH3), 5.61 (br, NH) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 26.9 (CH3), 101.7 (CH2), 106.1 (CH), 108.9 (CH), 123.0 (CH), 123.3 (CH), 125.0 (CH), 131.2 (C), 139.2 (CH), 141.4 (CH), 148.6 (C), 148.6 (C), 167.2 (C) MS m/z (%): 231 (M+89), 201 (42), 173 (67), 172 (32), 171 (17), 143 (27), 116 (21) 115 (100), 89 (12) m.p. 181.1°-182.4° C. (Lit m.p. 186° C.)5, yield 48.2%
5-E,E-piperinoylethylamine (RV-A08)
1H-NMR (CD3OD) δ: 6.14 (d, 1H, J=15.0, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.37 (d,d, 1H, J=10.2, 15.0, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.93 (d,d, 1H, J=15.7, 10.6, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.87 (d, 1H, J=15.7 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.97 (d,1H J=1.5, Ar-7H), 6.77 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-10H), 6.88 (d, d, 1H J=1.6, 8.0 Ar-11H), 5.97 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.39 (m, 2H, J=6.2, CH2), 1.22 (t, 3H, J=6.1, CH3), 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 14.7 (CH3), 36.9 (CH2), 103.2 (CH2), 107.2 (CH), 109.8 (CH), 121.2 (CH), 124.9 (CH), 125.9 (CH), 132.4 (C), 142.9 (CH), 145.2 (CH), 150.2 (C), 150.6 (C), 170 (C) MS m/z (%): 245 (M+78), 218 (34), 201 (71), 200 (49), 174 (64), 173 (80), 172 (76), 171 (65), 143 (75), 116 (68), 115 (100) m.p. 158.5°-159.9° C. (Lit m.p. 162°-164° C.)4, yield 45.6%
5-E,E-piperinoylisopropylamine (RV-A09)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.87 (d, 1H, J=14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.36 (d,d, 1H, J=10.7, 14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.66 (d,d, 1H, J=15.4, 10.6, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.76 (d, 1H, J=15.2 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.97 (d,1H J=1.6, Ar-7H), 6.77 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-10H), 6.88 (d,d, 1H J=1.6, 8.0 Ar-11H), 5.97 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 4.15 (m, 1H, J=6.6, CH), 5.36 (d, 1H, J=7.3 NH), 1.19 (d, 6H, J=6.6, (CH3)2) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 23.2 (CH3)2, 41.9 (CH), 101.9 (CH2), 106.4 (CH), 108.9 (CH), 123.0 (CH), 123.8 (CH), 124.1 (CH), 131.3 (C), 140.2 (CH), 141.2 (CH), 148.8 (C), 148.6 (C) 165.6 (C) MS m/z (%): 259 (M+80), 201 (62), 174 (34), 173 (74), 172 (31), 171 (15), 143 (30), 116 (16), 115 (100) m.p. 169°-169.4° C. (Lit m.p. 171°-173° C.)4, yield 52%
5-E,E-piperinoyl cyclohexylamine (RV-A10)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.93 (d, 1H, J=14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.35 (d,d, 1H, J=10.6, 14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.66 (d,d, 1H, J=15.3, 10.6, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.76 (d, 1H, J=15.4 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.96 (d,1H J=1.6, Ar-7H), 6.76 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-10H), 6.87 (d,d, 1H J=1.6, 8.0 Ar-11H), 5.97 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.87 (m, 1H, CH (cyclohexyl)) 1.99 (m, 2H, CH2(cyclohexyl)) 1.65 (m, 4H, CH2—CH2(cyclohexyl) 1.39 (m, 2H, CH2(cyclohexyl)) 1.18 (m, 2H, CH2(cyclohexyl)) 5.48 (d, J=8.0 NH)
13C-NMR (CDCl3): 25.3 ((CH2)2), 25.9 (CH2), 33.6 ((CH2)2), 48.6 (CH), 101.3 (CH2), 101.7 (CH), 106.1 (CH), 108.9 (CH), 123.0 (CH), 124.0 (CH), 125.1 (CH), 131.3 (C), 139.0 (CH), 141.2 (CH) 148.5 (C), 148.5 (C), 165.5 (C) MS m/z (%): 299(M+56), 259 (48) 216 (33), 201 (60), 174 (33), 173 (61), 172 (18), 171 (16) 143 (17), 115 (100) m.p. 196.4°-197.3° C. (Lit m.p. 199°-200° C.)4, yield 57.4%
5-E,E-piperinoylbutylamine (RV-A11)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.97 (d, 1H, J=14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.35 (d,d, 1H, J=10.7, 14.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.66 (d,d, 1H, J=15.4, 10.6, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.76 (d,1H, J=15.4 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.97 (d,1H J=1.6, Ar-7H), 6.77 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-10H), 6.89 (d,d, 1H J=1.5, 8.0 Ar-11H), 5.97 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.36 (q, 2H, CH2—CH2—CH2—) 1.54 (m, 2H, CH2—CH2—CH2) 1.39 (m, 6H, CH2—CH2—CH2) 0.93 (t, 3H, CH3), 5.47 (br, NH) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 14.2 (CH3), 20.5 (CH2), 32.2 (CH2), 39.8 (CH2), 101.7 (CH2), 106.1 (CH), 108.9 (CH), 123.0 (CH), 123.6 (CH), 125.0 (CH), 131.3 (C), 139.2 (CH), 141.3 (CH) 148.6 (C), 148.6 (C), 166.4 (C) m.p. 144.2°-145.6° C. (Lit m.p. 144°-145° C.)4, yield 38.4%
References
As described above.
3.2 Synthesis of 5-E,E-piperinic acid methyl ester (RV-AB1)
A mixture of piperinic acid (300 mg, 0.0014 mole, 1 eq) and triethylamine (0.39 ml, 0.0028 mole, 2 eq) in dichloromethane (50 ml) was stirred for 15 min at 0° C. To this mixture methanesulfonyl chloride (0.16 ml, 0.0021 mole, 1.5 eq) was added and stirred for further 30 min at 0° C. Methanol in excess (10 ml) was added to the mixture and stirred for 1 h at 0° C. and 1 h at room temperature. Dichloromethane (50 ml) was added to the mixture which was then washed with water (3×100 ml), 5% NaHCO3 (3×100 ml) and water (3×100 ml). The organic fraction was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, filtered and rotary evaporated to yield a yellowish solid residue. Recrystallisation from ethyl acetate/petroleum spirit yielded ester (180 mg, 56.2% yield). m.p. 142.9°-143° C. (Lit m.p. 140° C.)6
3.3 Synthesis of Other Esters of Piperinic Acid.
They were synthesised as described in section 3.2, replacing methanol (10 ml) ethanol (10 ml), isopropanol, butanol or propanol (15 ml).
5-E,E-piperinic acid methyl ester (RV-AB1)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.94 (d, 1H, J=15.2, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.41 (d,d, 1H, J=10.8, 15.2, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.70 (d,d, 1H, J=15.4, 10.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.81 (d, 1H, J=15.7 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.99 (d,1H J=1.6, Ar-7H), 6.79 (d,1H J=8.1, Ar-10H), 6.91 (d,d, 1H J=1.5, 8.1 Ar-11H), 5.98 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.57 (t, 3H, br, OCH3J=4.7) 13C-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 51.5 (CH3), 101.8 (CH2), 106.2 (CH) 108.9 (CH), 120.0 (CH), 123.4 (CH) 124.7 (CH), 130.8 (CH), 140.9 (C), 145.5 (CH), 148.6 (C), 148.9 (C), 168.9 (C) MS m/z (%): 232 (M+ 69), 201 (19), 174 (12), 173 (100), 172 (39), 171 (12) 143 (33), 116 (11), 115 (53) 101 (15), 100 (12)
5-E,E-piperinic acid ethyl ester (RV-AB2)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.94 (d, 1H, J=15.2, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.41 (d,d, 1H, J=10.8, 15.3, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.70 (d,d, 1H, J=15.4, 10.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.81 (d, 1H, J=15.5 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.99 (d,1H J=1.6, Ar-7H), 6.78 (d,1H J=8.1, Ar-10H), 6.91 (d,d, 1H J=1.6, 8.1 Ar-11H), 5.98 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 4.22 (q, 2H, OCH2 J=7.2), 1.31 (t, 3H, CH3 J=7.2) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 14.7(CH3), 60.7(CH2), 101.6 (CH2), 106.3 (CH) 108.9 (CH), 120.8 (CH), 123.3 (CH) 124.9 (CH), 131.0 (CH), 140.5 (CH), 145.1 (CH), 148.7 (C), 148.9 (C), 167.6 (C)
5-E,E-piperinic acid isopropyl ester (RV-AB4)
Physical data are not available for this compound.
5-E,E-piperinic acid propyl ester (RV-AB5)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.94 (d, 1H, J=15.2, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.41 (d,d, 1H, J=10.7, 15.2, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.70 (d,d, 1H, J=15.4, 10.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.76 (d, 1H, J=15.4 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.99 (d,1H J=1.6, Ar-7H), 6.78 (d,1H J=8.1, Ar-10H), 6.91 (d,d, 1H J=1.5, 8.0 Ar-11H), 5.98 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 4.12 (t, 2H, OCH2 J=6.7) 1.69 (m, 2H, CH2 J=7.3) 0.97 (t, 3H, CH3 J=7.4) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 10.9 (CH3), 22.5 (CH2), 66.3 (CH2), 101.8 (CH2), 106.2 (CH) 108.9 (CH), 120.9 (CH), 123.3 (CH) 124.9 (CH), 131.0 (CH), 140.5 (CH), 145.1 (CH), 148.7 (C), 148.9 (C), 167.7 (C) MS m/z (%): 260 (M+ 59), 201 (26), 174 (18), 173 (100), 172 (39), 171 (14) 143 (34), 116 (16), 115 (73), 100 (12) m.p. 119°-120° C.
References
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.94 (d, 1H, J=15.2, CH═CH—CH═CH), 7.40 (d,d, 1H, J=10.7, 15.3, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.70 (d,d, 1H, J=15.4, 10.8, CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.76 (d, 1H, J=15.4 CH═CH—CH═CH), 6.99 (d,1H J=1.6, Ar-7H), 6.78 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-10H), 6.91 (d,d, 1H J=1.5, 8.0 Ar-11H), 5.98 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 4.12 (t, 2H, OCH2 J=6.7) 1.69 (m, 2H, CH2 J=7.3) 1.69 (m, 2H, CH2 J=7.6), 0.95 (t, 3H, CH3 J=7.5) MS m/z (%): 274 (M+ 50), 201 (15), 174 (14), 173 (100), 172 (30), 171 (14) 143 (21), 115 (55)
Obtained as an Oil.
4. Synthesis of amide derivatives of 3,4-methylenedioxycinnamic acid
These 3,4-methylenedioxycinnamide derivatives were synthesised as described in Section 2.2, but using 3,4-methylenedioxycinnamic acid (500 mg) as the starting acid and reducing the proportion of triethylamine to 1.5 equivalent with respect to the starting acid. Also, in the first stage, the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours, instead of 30 minutes, again at 0° C.
1-(3-trans-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylacryloyl)piperidine (RV-B01)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 7.56 (d, 1H, J=15.3, CH═CH), 6.73 (d, 1H, J=15.3, CH═CH—), 7.03 (d,1H J=1.5, Ar-7H), 6.79 (d,1H, J=8.0, Ar-8H), 6.99 (d,d, 1H J=1.6, 8.0 Ar-9H), 5.98 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.57 (br, 2H, CH2—N—CH2), 3.65 (br, 2H, CH2—N—CH2(piperidine)), 1.65 (m, 6H, CH2—CH2—CH2-(piperidine)) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 24.8 (CH2), 25.6 (CH2), 26.7 (CH2), 43.3 (CH2), 46.9 (CH2), 101.3 (CH2), 106.7 (CH), 108.4 (CH), 115.6 (CH), 123.5 (CH), 129.9 (C), 141.9 (CH) 148.1 (CH), 148.8 (C), 165.4 (C) m.p. 80.1°-82° C. (Lit m.p. 80°-82° C.)7, yield 49.2%
1-(3-trans-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylacryloyl)pyrrolidine (RV-B02)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 7.60 (d, 1H, J=15.2, CH═CH), 6.73 (d, 1H, J=15.3, CH═CH—), 7.04 (d,1H J=1.5, Ar-7H), 6.80 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-8H), 7.01 (d,d, 1H J=1.5, 8.0 Ar-9H), 5.99 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.61 (br, 2H, CH2—N—CH2 (pyrrolidine)), 3.57 (br, 2H, CH2—N—CH2(pyrrolidine)), 1.99 (4H, CH2—CH2(pyrrolidine)), 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 24.3 (CH2), 26.1 (CH2) 46.0 (CH2), 46.5 (CH2), 101.4 (CH2), 106.4 (CH), 108.5 (CH), 116.8 (CH), 123.8 (CH), 129.7 (C), 141.0 (CH) 148.1 (C), 148.9 (C), 164.8 (C) MS m/z (%): 245 (M+ 62), 176 (41) 175 (100) 145 (36), 117 (11), 89 (14). m.p. 152.5°-153° C., yield 44.1%
1-(3-trans-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylacryloyl)morpholine (RV-B03)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 7.61 (d, 1H, J=15.3, CH═CH), 6.73 (d, 1H, J=15.3, CH═CH—), 7.03 (d,1H J=1.4, Ar-7H), 6.80 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-8H), 7.01 (d,d, 1H J=1.4, 8.0 Ar-9H), 5.99 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.72 (br, 4H, CH2—N—CH2 (morpholine)), 3.67 (br, 4H, CH2—O—CH2(morpholine)), 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 42.6 (CH2), 46.2 (CH2), 66.8 (CH2), 46.5 (CH2), 101.4 (CH2), 106.3 (CH), 108.5 (CH), 114.4 (CH), 123.9 (CH), 129.5 (CH), 143.0 (CH) 148.2 (C), 148.9 (C), 149.1 (C), 165.6 (C) MS m/z (%): 261 (M+ 60), 176 (24) 175 (100) 145 (30), 117 (10), 89 (11). m.p. 160°-160.3° C., yield 50.1%
5. Synthesis of 3-trans-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylacrylic acid methyl ester (RV-BB1)
To 3,4-methylenedioxycinnamic acid (2 g, 0.01 mol, 1 eq) methanol (4 ml, 10 eq) was added. Sulphuric acid (0.2 ml) was added and refluxed overnight. The solvent was rotary evaporated to yield solid residue. This residue was dissolved in ether and washed with water (2×100 ml) and 5% NaHCO3 (3×100 ml) and with water (2×100 ml). The organic fraction was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and rotary evaporated to yield white solid. Recrystallisation from ethyl acetate/petroleum spirit yielded crystals (69.4% yield)
m.p. 133.7°-134.2° C. (Lit m.p.134° C.)8
3-trans-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylacrylic acid methyl ester (RV-BB1)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 7.59 (d, 1H, J=15.9, CH═CH), 6.26 (d, 1H, J=15.9, CH═CH—), 7.03 (d,1H J=1.5, Ar-7H), 6.81 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-8H), 7.01 (d,d, 1H J=1.5, 8.0 Ar-9H), 6.00 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.79 (s, 3H, OCH3) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 51.6 (CH3), 101.5 (t CH2), 106.5 (CH), 108.5 (CH), 115.7 (CH), 124.4 (CH), 128.8 (CH), 144.5 (CH) 148.3 (C), 148.6 (C), 148.2 (C), 167.6 (C) MS m/z (%): 206(M+ 100), 175 (68) 175 (100) 145 (27), 117 (10), 89 (11).
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Piperine (2 g, 7 mmol) was hydrogenated in ethanol (50 ml) over 5% Pd-C under a pressure of hydrogen at 10 psi for 30 mins to give tetrahydropiperine (1.59 g, 78% yield) as an oil2.
Tetrahydropiperine (RV-C02)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 2.55 (t, 4H, J=7.0 CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2), 2.32 (t, 4H, J=7.0 CH2CH2-CH2-CH2) 6.66 (d,1H J=1.3, Ar-7H), 6.70 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-10H), 6.61 (d,d, 1H J=1.2, 8.0 Ar-11H), 5.89 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.53 (t, 2H, N—CH2 (piperidine)) 3.35 (t, 2H, N—CH2 (piperidine)) 1.63 (m, 2H, CH2-CH2-CH2(piperidine)) 1.54 (m, 2H, CH2-CH2-CH2(piperidine)) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 24.5 (CH2), 24.9 (CH2), 25.5 (CH2), 26.5 (CH2), 31.4 (CH2), 33.2 (CH2), 35.4 (CH2), 42.5 (CH2), 46.6 (CH2), 100.7 (CH2), 108.0 (CH), 108.8 (CH), 109.0 (CH), 121.0 (C), 145.4 (C) 147.4 (C), 171.1 (C) MS m/z (%): 289 (M+ 71), 204 (31), 154 (23), 148 (22), 141 (23), 140 (38), 135 (28) 127 (100), 112 (23), 86 (12), 84 (24), 70 (10), 36 (11)
Preparation of 5-(3,4-methylenedioxy Phenyl)-pentanoic acid cyclohexyl amide (RV-C04)
To 5-(3,4-methylenedioxy phenyl)-2E,4E-pentadienoic acid cyclohexyl amide (300 mg) was added 5% Pd/C (30 mg) and hydrogenated the contents at 30 psi for 1 hr. The solution was filtered and rotary evaporated to yield a white solid. Recrystallisation from ethylacetate and petroleum spirit yielded pure white crystals (255 mg, yield 84%). m.p. 145.4° C.-146.3° C.
Preparation of 7-(3,4-methylenedioxy Phenyl)-heptanoic acid piperidine amide (RV-C05)
To 7-(3,4-methylenedioxy phenyl)-2E,4E,6E-heptatrienoic acid piperidine amide (150 mg, 0.06 mmole) was added 5% Pd/C (15 mg) and hydrogenated the contents at 30 psi for 30 min to give 7-(3,4-methylenedioxy phenyl)-heptanoic acid piperidine amide as an oil.
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 6.65 (d,1H J=1.6, Ar-7-H), 6.71 (d,1H J=7.8, Ar-10-H), 6.60 (d,d, 1H J=1.6, 8.0 Ar-11-H), 5.90 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 5.43 (s, 1H, NH), 2.53 (t, 2H, J=7.7 (CH2—CH2-CH2CH2)) 2.14 (t, 2H, J=7.7 ((CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2)) 1.62-1.91 (m, 10H, CH2—CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2 (cyclohexyl amide) 1.07-1.30 (m, 4H, CH2-CH-CH2 (cyclohexylamide)) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 25.3 ((CH2)2), 25.7 (CH2), 25.9 (CH2), 31.3 (CH2), 31.7 (CH2), 33.6 (CH2), 35.8 (CH2), 37.3 (CH2), 48.4 (CH), 101.1 (CH2), 108.4 (CH), 109.2 (CH), 121.4 (CH), 136.4 (C), 145.8 (C), 147.8 (C), 172.2 (C), MS m/z (%): 303 (M+ 98), 204 (72), 176 (13), 168 (16), 162 (12) 161 (14), 154 (27), 148 (66), 141 (61) 135 (100) 74 (24) 60 (60)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 6.66 (d,1H J=1.5, Ar-7-H), 6.71 (d,1H J=7.8, Ar-10-H), 6.60 (d,d, 1H J=1.6, 8.0 Ar-11-H), 5.90 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.53 (t, 2H, J=5.4 CH2-N-CH2) 3.37 (t, 2H, J=5.7, (CH2—N—CH2) 2.51 (t, 2H, J=7.7 (CH2—CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2)) 2.33(t, 2H, J=7.7 ((CH2—CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2)) 1.52-1.65 (m, 10H, hydrocarbon CH2, CH2, CH2—CH2—CH2 (Piperidine)) 1.34 (m, 4H, CH2 CH2) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 24.9 (CH2), 25.8 (CH2), 25.9 (CH2), 26.9 (CH2), 29.3 (CH2), 29.7 (CH2), 31.3 (CH2), 31.9 (CH2), 33.8 (CH2), 42.9 (CH2), 47.1 (CH2), 101.8 (CH2), 108.4 (CH), 109.2 (CH), 121.4 (CH), 137.0 (C), 145.7 (C), 147.8 (C), 171.8 (C), MS m/z (%): 317 (M+ 78), 232 (11), 204 (10), 183 (30), 182 (15), 154 (21) 148 (43), 141 (41), 127 (100), 112 (43), 85 (49) Yield 51.2%
7. Synthesis of 3-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylpropionic acid piperidide
7.1 Synthesis of 3-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylpropionic acid
3-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylacrylic acid (2 g) was hydrogenated in ethanol (50 ml) over 5% Pd-C under a pressure of hydrogen at 10 psi for 40 mins to give 3-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylpropionic acid (1.67 g, 80% yield) as a solid, m.p. 86.1°-88.3° C. (Lit m.p. 87-88° C.)10
7.2 Synthesis of 3-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylpropionic acid piperidide (RV-C03)
The method was adapted from that reported for piperlonguminine (section 2.2) but utilising 3-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylpropionic acid and piperidine as the acid and amine components respectively. A mixture of 3-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylpropionic acid (200 mg, 0.0026 mole, 1 eq) and triethylamine (0.27 ml, 0.002 mole, 2 eq) in dichloromethane (50 ml) was stirred for 15 min at 0° C. To this mixture methanesulfonyl chloride (0.11 ml, 0.0015 mole, 1.5 eq) was added and stirred for further 30 min at 0° C. Piperidine (0.15 ml, 0.0015 mole, 1.5 eq) was added to the mixture and stirred for 1 h at 0° C. and 1 h at room temperature. Dichloromethane (50 ml) was added to the mixture which was then washed with 5% HCl (3×100 ml), saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (3×100 ml) and water (3×100 ml). The organic fraction was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, filtered and rotary evaporated to yield brown oil (65% yield).
3-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylpropionic acid piperidide (RV-C03)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 2.87 (t, 2H, J=7.3 CH2), 2.57 (t, 2H, J=7.0 CH2-CH2) 6.70 (d,1H J=1.5, Ar-7H), 6.72 (d,1H J=8.0, Ar-10H), 6.66 (d,d, 1H J=1.2, 8.0 Ar-11H), 5.90 (s, 2H, O—CH2—O), 3.55 (t, 2H, N—CH2-(piperidine)) 3.34 (t, 2H, N—CH2 (piperidine)) 1.62 (m, 2H, CH2-CH2-CH2 (piperidine)) 1.49 (m, 2H, CH2-CH2-CH2(piperidine)) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 25.7 (CH2), 25.9 (CH2), 26.6 (CH2), 31.7 (CH2), 35.8 (CH2), 43.1(CH2), 47.1(CH2), 101.2 (CH2), 109.2 (CH), 109.3 (CH), 121.5 (CH), 135.6 (C), 146.2 (C) 148.0 (C), 170.8 (C)
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A mixture of monomethoxycinnamic acid (200 mg, 0.89 mmol, 1 eq) and triethylamine (2.4 ml, 1.78 mmol, 2 eq) in dichloromethane (50 ml) was stirred for 15 min at 0° C. To this mixture methanesulfonyl chloride (1.02 ml, 1.33 mmol, 1.5 eq) was added and stirred for further 30 min at 0° C. Piperidine (0.23 ml, 1.33 mmol, 1.5 eq) was added to the mixture and stirred for 1 h at 0° C. and 1 h at room temperature. Then dichloromethane (50 ml) was added to the mixture, which was then washed with 5% HCl (3×100 ml), saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (3×100 ml) and water (3×100 ml). The organic fraction was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, filtered and rotary evaporated to yield an oil. This oil was purified by chromatography on silica gel using ethyl acetate/petroleum spirit (2:8) as an eluant.
The piperidine amide of 3,4 dimethoxycinnamic acid was prepared in the same way utilising 200 mg of the acid.
1-(2-methoxy-cinnamoyl)-piperidine (RV-G01)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 7.56 (d, 1H, CH═CH), 7.29 (d, 1H, J=7.8 ArH), 7.12(d, 1H, J=7.6 ArH) 7.0 (d,d 1H, J=1.8 ArH) 6.86-6.90 (m, ArH), 6.88 (d, 1H, J=15.4 CH═CH), 3.58-3.66 (br, 4H, CH2—N—CH2 (piperidine)) 1.56-1.71 (m, 6H, CH2-CH2-CH2 (piperidine)) 3.83 (s, 3H, OCH3) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 25.7 (CH2), 26.0 (CH2), 27.1 (CH2), 43.7 (CH2), 47.4(CH2), 55.7(CH3), 113.4 (CH), 115.3 (CH), 118.5 (CH), 120.6 (CH), 130.1 (CH), 142.4 (CH), 137.3 (C), 160.2 (C), 165.6 (C) MS m/z (%): 245 (M+ 28), 162 (22), 161 (100), 133 (20), 118 (24), 113 (14), 84 (51) yield 25.5%
1-(3-methoxy-cinnamoyl)piperidine (RV-G02)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 7.60 (d, 1H, J=15.4, CH═CH), 7.29 (d, 1H, J=7.8 ArH), 7.12 (d, 1H, J=7.6 ArH) 7.0 (d,d 1H, J=1.8 ArH) 6.86-6.90 (m, ArH), 6.88 (d, 1H, J=15.4 CH═CH), 3.58-3.66 (br, 4H, CH2—N—CH2 (piperidine)) 1.56-1.71 (m, 6H, CH2-CH2 CH2(piperidine)) 3.83 (s, 3H, OCH3) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 25.7 (CH2), 26.0 (CH2), 27.1 (CH2), 43.7 (CH2), 47.4(CH2), 55.7(CH3), 113.4 (CH), 115.3 (CH), 118.5 (CH), 120.6 (CH), 130.1 (CH), 142.4 (CH), 137.3 (C), 160.2 (C), 165.6 (C) MS m/z (%): 245(M+ 77), 162 (65), 161 (100), 133 (20), 118 (24), 113 (14), 84 (51) m.p. 68°-70° C., yield 31.4%
1-(4-methoxy-cinnamoyl)piperidine (RV-G03)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 7.61 (d, 1H, J=15.4, CH═CH), 7.47 (d, 2H, J=7.8 ArH), 6.87-6.90 (m,2H,ArH), 6.77 (d, 1H, J=15.4 CH═CH), 3.58-3.65 (br, 4H, CH2—N—CH2 (piperidine)) 1.52-1.69 (m, 6H, CH2-CH2 CH2 (piperidine)) 3.82 (s, 3H, OCH3) 13C-NMR (CDCl3): 25.6 (CH2), 26.0 (CH2), 26.4 (CH2), 43.7(CH2), 47.4(CH2), 55.7(CH3), 114.5 (CH), 115.6 (CH), 118.5 (CH), 121.9 (CH), 129.6 (CH), 142.2 (CH), 132.8 (C), 161.0 (C), 166.0 (C) MS m/z (%): 245(M+ 71), 162 (17), 161 (100), 133 (26), 118 (12), 113 (14), 84 (24), 77 (36)
1-(3,4-dimethoxycinnamoyl)piperidine (RV-G04)
1H-NMR (CDCl3) 60 MHz δ: 7.61 (1H, CH═CH), 7.23 (1H, ArH), 6.98(1H, ArH) 6.82 (1H, J=1.8 ArH) 6.68 (1H, CH═CH), 3.58-3.65 (br, 4H, CH2—N—CH2 (piperidine)) 1.5-1.8 (6H, CH2-CH2 CH2 (piperidine)) 3.91 (s, 6H, OCH3)2) MS m/z (%): 275 (M+ 62), 192 (48), 191 (100), 161 (18), 118 (11), 84 (26), 77 (12), yield 42.3%
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