• Amphipathic barbiturates as marine product mimics with cytolytic and immunogenic effects on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines 

      von Hofsten, Susannah; Langer, Manuel K; Korelin, Katja; Norvoll Magnussen, Synnøve; Ausbacher, Dominik; Anderssen, Trude; Salo, Tuula; Strøm, Morten B.; Bayer, Annette; Al-Samadi, Ahmed; Berge, gerd (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-30)
      The incidence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is increasing and the conventional treatments for this form of cancer can be tough. Despite the success of existing immunotherapies in some HNSCC patients, many do not respond to this type of treatment. Thus, the development of novel anti-cancer therapies should be prioritized. In the current study, the anticancer activity of a panel ...
    • Amphipathic Barbiturates as Mimics of Antimicrobial Peptides and the Marine Natural Products Eusynstyelamides with Activity against Multi-resistant Clinical Isolates 

      Paulsen, Marianne Hagensen; Engqvist, Magnus; Ausbacher, Dominik; Anderssen, Trude; Langer, Manuel Karl; Haug, Tor; Morello, Glenn Robert; Liikanen, Laura; Blencke, Hans-Matti; Isaksson, Johan; Juskewitz, Eric; Bayer, Annette; Strøm, Morten B. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-27)
      We report a series of synthetic cationic amphipathic barbiturates inspired by the pharmacophore model of small antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and the marine antimicrobials eusynstyelamides. These N,N′-dialkylated-5,5-disubstituted barbiturates consist of an achiral barbiturate scaffold with two cationic groups and two lipophilic side chains. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of 2–8 μg/mL were achieved ...