Synthesis and anti-hypertensive effects of the twin drug of nicotinic acid and quercetin tetramethyl ether

Molecules. 2014 Apr 16;19(4):4791-801. doi: 10.3390/molecules19044791.

Abstract

A novel twin drug consisting of nicotinic acid (VB3) and quercetin tetramethyl ether (QTME) has been synthesized as an antihypertensive in a total yield of 79.2% through methylation, hydrolysis, acylation and esterification starting from rutin. The structures of synthesized compounds were elucidated by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and elemental analysis. The anti-hypertensive effects of an oral daily dose (15 mg/kg) of the synthesized compounds in spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats and normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats were analysed. The data demonstrate that the twin drug VB3-QTME both reduces the elevated blood pressure and prolongs the action time in SHR rats without effect on WKY rats. However, definitive evidence of a precise mechanism of action by which VB3-QTME might decrease blood pressure remains elusive. Based on the results, the therapeutic potential of this twin drug is discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Antihypertensive Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antihypertensive Agents / pharmacology*
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects
  • Ethers
  • Hypertension / drug therapy*
  • Hypertension / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Niacin / analogs & derivatives
  • Niacin / chemical synthesis
  • Niacin / pharmacology*
  • Quercetin / analogs & derivatives
  • Quercetin / chemical synthesis
  • Quercetin / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred SHR
  • Rats, Inbred WKY
  • Rutin / chemistry
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Ethers
  • Niacin
  • Rutin
  • Quercetin