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Mphahlele MJ, Maluleka MM, Aro A, McGaw LJ, Choong YS. Benzofuran-appended 4-aminoquinazoline hybrids as epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors: synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2018; 33:1516-1528. [PMID: 30274538 PMCID: PMC6171423 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2018.1510919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A series of 2-arylbenzo[b]furan–appended 4-aminoquinazoline hybrids were prepared and evaluated for cytotoxicity in vitro against the human lung cancer (A549), colorectal adenocarcinoma (Caco-2), hepatocellular carcinoma (C3A) and cervical cancer (HeLa) cell lines. Compounds 10d and 10j exhibited significant cytotoxicity against the C3A and Caco-2 cell lines and induced apoptosis in these cell lines. Likewise, compounds 10d and 10e exhibited significant inhibitory activity towards epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase phosphorylation (IC50 values of 29.3 nM and 31.1 nM, respectively) against Gefitinib (IC50 = 33.1 nM). Molecular docking of compounds 10 into EGFR-TK active site suggests that they bind to the region of EGFR like Gefitinib does.
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- Malose J Mphahlele
- a Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Engineering and Technology , University of South Africa , Florida , South Africa
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- a Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Engineering and Technology , University of South Africa , Florida , South Africa
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- b Phytomedicine Programme , Department of Paraclinical Sciences , University of Pretoria , Onderstepoort , South Africa
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- b Phytomedicine Programme , Department of Paraclinical Sciences , University of Pretoria , Onderstepoort , South Africa
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- c Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia , Minden , Malaysia
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Lu S, Obianom ON, Ai Y. Novel hybrids derived from aspirin and chalcones potently suppress colorectal cancer in vitro and in vivo. MEDCHEMCOMM 2018; 9:1722-1732. [PMID: 30429977 DOI: 10.1039/c8md00284c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths around the world despite the availability of many approved small molecules for treatment. The issues lie in the potency, selectivity and targeting of these compounds. Therefore, new strategies and targets are needed to optimize and develop novel treatments for CRC. Here, a group of novel hybrids derived from aspirin and chalcones were designed and synthesized based on recent reports of their individual benefits to CRC targeting and selectivity. The most active compound 7h inhibited proliferation of CRC cell lines with better potency compared to 5-fluorouracil, a currently used therapeutic agent for CRC. Importantly, 7h had 8-fold less inhibitory activity against non-cancer CCD841 cells. In addition, 7h inhibited CRC growth via the inhibition of the cell cycle in the G1 phase. Furthermore, 7h induced apoptosis by activating caspase 3 and PARP cleavage, as well as increasing ROS in CRC cells. Finally, 7h significantly retarded the CRC cell growth in a mouse xenograft model. These findings suggest that 7h may have potential to treat CRC.
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- Shan Lu
- College of Pharmacy , Hubei University of Chinese Medicine , Hubei 430065 , PR China .
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Maryland School of Pharmacy , Baltimore , MD 21201 , USA .
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Maryland School of Pharmacy , Baltimore , MD 21201 , USA .
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Mphahlele MJ, Maluleka MM, Parbhoo N, Malindisa ST. Synthesis, Evaluation for Cytotoxicity and Molecular Docking Studies of Benzo[ c]furan-Chalcones for Potential to Inhibit Tubulin Polymerization and/or EGFR-Tyrosine Kinase Phosphorylation. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E2552. [PMID: 30154363 PMCID: PMC6164331 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19092552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A series of 2-arylbenzo[c]furan-chalcone hybrids 3a⁻y have been synthesized and evaluated for antiproliferative effects against the human breast cancer (MCF-7) cell line and for its potential to induce apoptosis and also to inhibit tubulin polymerization and/or epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK) phosphorylation. Most of these compounds exhibited moderate to significant antigrowth effects in vitro against the MCF-7 cell line when compared to the reference standard actinomycin D. The capabilities of the most cytotoxic benzofuran-chalcone hybrids 3b and 3i, to induce apoptosis, have been evaluated by Annexin V-Cy3 SYTOX staining and caspase-3 activation. The experimental and molecular docking results suggest that the title compounds have the potential to exhibit inhibitory effects against tubulin polymerization and epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK) phosphorylation. The modeled structures of representative compounds displayed hydrophobic interactions as well as hydrogen and/or halogen bonding with the protein residues. These interactions are probably responsible for the observed increased binding affinity for the two receptors and their significant antigrowth effect against the MCF-7 cell line.
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- Malose J Mphahlele
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Private Bag X06, Florida 1710, South Africa.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Private Bag X06, Florida 1710, South Africa.
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- Department of Life & Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Private Bag X06, Florida 1710, South Africa.
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- Department of Life & Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Private Bag X06, Florida 1710, South Africa.
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Takac P, Kello M, Pilatova MB, Kudlickova Z, Vilkova M, Slepcikova P, Petik P, Mojzis J. New chalcone derivative exhibits antiproliferative potential by inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest, mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis and modulation of MAPK signalling pathway. Chem Biol Interact 2018; 292:37-49. [PMID: 29981726 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the present study, we investigated antiproliferative activity of seven newly synthesized chalcone derivatives. Among tested compounds, (2 E)-3-(acridin-9-yl)-1-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (1C) was the most potent with IC50 = 4.1 μmol/L in human colorectal HCT116 cells and was selected for further studies. Inhibition of cell proliferation was associated with cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase and dysregulation of α, α1 and β5 tubulins. Moreover, 1C caused disruption of the mitochondrial membrane potential and increased number of cells with sub G0/G1 DNA content which is considered as marker of apoptosis. Apoptosis was confirmed by annexin V/PI and AO/PI staining. Furthermore, we found increased concentration of cytochrome c, Smac/Diablo and increased caspase-3 and caspase-9 activity, cleavage of PARP as well as activation of DNA repair mechanisms in 1C-treated HCT116 cancer cells. Moreover this chalcone derivative up-regulated proapoptotic Bax expression and down-regulated antiapoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL expression. Additionally, 1C treatment led to modulation of MAPKs and Akt signalling pathways. In conclusion, our data showed ability of 1C to suppress cancel cell growth and provide the rationale for further in vivo study.
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- Peter Takac
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, 04011, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, 04011, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, 04011, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, 040 01, Kosice, Slovak Republic; Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, 04181, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, 040 01, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, 040 01, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Pathology, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, 040 01, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, 04011, Kosice, Slovak Republic.
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Benzofuran hydrazones as potential scaffold in the development of multifunctional drugs: Synthesis and evaluation of antioxidant, photoprotective and antiproliferative activity. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 156:118-125. [PMID: 30006157 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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New benzofuranhydrazones 3-12 were easily prepared and assayed for their radical-scavenging ability. Hydrazones 3-12 showed different extent antioxidant activity in DPPH, FRAP and ORAC assays. Good antioxidant activity is related to the number and position of hydroxyl groups on the arylidene moiety. High antioxidant activity is showed by the 2-hydroxy-4-(diethylamino)benzylidene derivative 11. Furthermore, hydrazones 3-12 showed photoprotective capacities with satisfactory in vitro SPF as compared to the commercial PBSA sunscreen filter. The antiproliferative effects of the hydrazones 3-12 was tested on erythroleukemia K562 and Colo-38 melanoma human cells. All the compounds showed growth inhibition in the micromolar to sub micromolar concentration range. If taken together these results points to benzofuran hydrazones as potential multifunctional molecules especially in the treatment of neoplastic diseases being the good antioxidant properties of 5, 7 and 11 correlated to their high antiproliferative activity.
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Kushwaha P, Tripathi AK, Gupta S, Kothari P, Upadhyay A, Ahmad N, Sharma T, Siddiqi MI, Trivedi R, Sashidhara KV. Synthesis and study of benzofuran-pyran analogs as BMP-2 targeted osteogenic agents. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 156:103-117. [PMID: 30006156 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Twenty-four novel benzofuran-pyran derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their anti-osteoporotic activity in primary cultures of rat calvarial osteoblasts in vitro. Among all the compounds screened for the alkaline phosphatase activity, three compounds 4e, 4j and 4k showed potent activity at picomolar concentrations in osteoblast differentiating stimulation. Additionally, these compounds were found effective in mineralization, assessed by alizarin red-S staining assay. Compounds were again validated through a series of other in vitro experiments. Moreover, molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated that both benzofuran and pyran moieties are requisite to fit into the active site of BMP-2 receptor, a key target of the osteogenic agents. The obtained results strongly convey that compound 4e is a potential bone anabolic agent among synthesized series, which can be further explored as a drug lead for treating osteoporosis.
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- Pragati Kushwaha
- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Molecular and Structural Biology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Molecular and Structural Biology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
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Zhou D, Xie D, He F, Song B, Hu D. Antiviral properties and interaction of novel chalcone derivatives containing a purine and benzenesulfonamide moiety. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2018; 28:2091-2097. [PMID: 29724588 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A new concise and facile method was explored to synthesize a series of novel chalcone derivatives containing a purine and benzenesulfonamide moiety and their antiviral properties were evaluated against TMV and CMV. Biological assays indicated that several of the derivatives exhibited significant anti-TMV and anti-CMV activities in vivo. In particular, compound d2 displayed excellent inactivating activity against TMV, with the EC50 value of 51.65 μg/mL, which was better than that of ribavirin (150.45 μg/mL). Molecular docking showed that there are four hydrogen bonds between compound d2 and TMV coat protein (TMV-CP). Compound d2 demonstrated strong binding capacity to TMV-CP with Ka = 1.58 × 105 L/mol and Kd = 12.16 μM. These findings indicated that chalcone derivatives are worthy of further research and development as templates for new antiviral agents.
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- Dagui Zhou
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China.
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Aslan HE, Demir Y, Özaslan MS, Türkan F, Beydemir Ş, Küfrevioğlu ÖI. The behavior of some chalcones on acetylcholinesterase and carbonic anhydrase activity. Drug Chem Toxicol 2018; 42:634-640. [DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2018.1463242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Hatice Esra Aslan
- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Igdır University, Health Services Vocational School, Igdır, Turkey
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Biochemistry, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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Jiang D, Wang GQ, Liu X, Zhang Z, Feng LS, Liu ML. Isatin Derivatives with Potential Antitubercular Activities. J Heterocycl Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.3189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Dan Jiang
- School of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology; Xianning People's Republic of China
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- School of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology; Xianning People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Xianju Junye Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd; Xianju, Zhejiang 317300 People's Republic of China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Wuhan, Hubei 430081 People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Xianju Junye Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd; Xianju, Zhejiang 317300 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; Beijing 100050 People's Republic of China
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Fan YL, Ke X, Liu M. Coumarin-triazole Hybrids and Their Biological Activities. J Heterocycl Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.3112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Yi-Lei Fan
- Key Laboratory of Drug Prevention and Control Technology of Zhejiang Province; Zhejiang Police College; Hangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Prevention and Control Technology of Zhejiang Province; Zhejiang Police College; Hangzhou People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Green Pharmaceutical Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze river Delta Region; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou 310014 People's Republic of China
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Shen QK, Chen ZA, Zhang HJ, Li JL, Liu CF, Gong GH, Quan ZS. Design and synthesis of novel oridonin analogues as potent anticancer agents. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2018; 33:324-333. [PMID: 29303372 PMCID: PMC6054517 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1419219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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To identify anticancer agents with higher potency and lower toxicity, a series of oridonin derivatives with substituted benzene moieties at the C17 position were designed, synthesised, and evaluated for their antiproliferative properties. Most of the derivatives exhibited antiproliferative effects against AGS, MGC803, Bel7402, HCT116, A549, and HeLa cells. Compound 2p (IC50 = 1.05 µM) exhibited the most potent antiproliferative activity against HCT116 cells; it was more potent than oridonin (IC50 = 6.84 µM) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (IC50 = 24.80 µM). The IC50 value of 2p in L02 cells was 6.5-fold higher than that in HCT116 cells. Overall, it exhibited better selective antiproliferative activity and specificity than oridonin and 5-FU. Furthermore, compound 2p arrested HCT116 cells at the G2 phase of the cell cycle and increased the percentage of apoptotic cells to a greater extent than oridonin.
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- Qing-Kun Shen
- a Key Laboratory of Natural Resources and Functional Molecules of the Changbai Mountain, Affiliated Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy , Yanbian University , Yanji , China
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- b Department of Pharmacology , Medical School of Yanbian University , Yanji , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Natural Resources and Functional Molecules of the Changbai Mountain, Affiliated Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy , Yanbian University , Yanji , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Natural Resources and Functional Molecules of the Changbai Mountain, Affiliated Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy , Yanbian University , Yanji , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Natural Resources and Functional Molecules of the Changbai Mountain, Affiliated Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy , Yanbian University , Yanji , China
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- c Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Institute, Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities , Tongliao , China.,d Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System , Tongliao , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Natural Resources and Functional Molecules of the Changbai Mountain, Affiliated Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy , Yanbian University , Yanji , China
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Verma G, Chashoo G, Ali A, Khan MF, Akhtar W, Ali I, Akhtar M, Alam MM, Shaquiquzzaman M. Synthesis of pyrazole acrylic acid based oxadiazole and amide derivatives as antimalarial and anticancer agents. Bioorg Chem 2018; 77:106-124. [PMID: 29353728 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Revised: 12/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Depravity of malaria in terms of morbidity and mortality in human beings makes it a major health issue in tropical and subtropical areas of the globe. Drug counterfeiting and non-adherence to the treatment regimen have significantly contributed to development and spread of multidrug resistance that has highlighted the need for development of novel and more efficient antimalarial drugs. Complexity associated with cancer disease and prevalence of diversified cell populations vindicates highly specific treatment options for treatment of cancer. Resistance to these anticancer agents has posed a great hindrance in successful treatment of cancer. Pondering this ongoing situation, it was speculated to develop novel compounds targeting malaria and cancer. Moving on the same aisle, we synthesized pyrazole acrylic acid based oxadiazole and amide derivatives using multi-step reaction pathways (6a-x; 6a'-h'). Schizont maturation inhibition assay was employed to determine antimalarial potential. Compound 6v emerged as the most potent antimalarial agent targeting falcipain-2 enzyme. Anticancer activity was done using sulforhodamine B assay. Compounds 6b' and 6g' demonstrated promising results against all the tested cell lines. Further, Microscopic view clearly indicated formation of apoptotic bodies, chromatin condensation, shrinkage of cells and bleb formation. Validation of the results was achieved using molecular docking studies. From the obtained results, it was observed that cyclization (oxadiazole) favored antimalarial activity while non-cyclized compounds (amides) emerged as better anticancer agents.
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- Garima Verma
- Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Formerly Faculty of Pharmacy), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Cancer Pharmacology Division, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India
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- Natural Product Chemistry Division, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India
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- Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Formerly Faculty of Pharmacy), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Formerly Faculty of Pharmacy), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Flow Chemistry GP&T, R&D II, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Formerly Faculty of Pharmacy), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Formerly Faculty of Pharmacy), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Formerly Faculty of Pharmacy), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
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Amin KM, Syam YM, Anwar MM, Ali HI, Abdel-Ghani TM, Serry AM. Synthesis and molecular docking study of new benzofuran and furo[3,2-g]chromone-based cytotoxic agents against breast cancer and p38α MAP kinase inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2018; 76:487-500. [PMID: 29310080 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2017.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Revised: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This study deals with synthesis of a new set of benzofuran and 5H-furo[3,2-g]chromone linked various heterocyclic functionalities using concise synthetic approaches aiming to gain new antiproliferative candidates against MCF-7 breast cancer cells of p38α MAP kinase inhibiting activity. The biological data proved the significant sensitivity of breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 towards most of the prepared compounds in comparison with doxorubicin. In addition, compounds IIa,b, Va,b, VIa,b, VIIa,b, VIIIa,b, XIc showed significant in vitro p38α MAPK inhibiting potency comparable to the reference standard SB203580. Cell cycle analysis and apoptosis detection data demonstrated that compound VIa induced G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis in MCF-7 cancer cells, in addition to its activation of the caspases-9 and -3. Gold molecular docking studies rationalized the highly acceptable correlation between the calculated docking scores of fitness and the biological data of p38α MAP kinase inhibition. The newly prepared benzofuran and 5H-furo[3,2-g]chromone derivatives might be considered as new promising nuclei in anti-breast cancer chemotherapeutics for further functionalization, optimization and in-depth biological studies.
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- Kamelia M Amin
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department of Therapeutical Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt.
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- Department of Therapeutical Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt.
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Dept., Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Science Center, TX, USA
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Park S, Kim EH, Kim J, Kim SH, Kim I. Biological evaluation of indolizine-chalcone hybrids as new anticancer agents. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 144:435-443. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.12.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Synthesis, Antimicrobial, and Computational Evaluation of Novel Isobutylchalcones as Antimicrobial Agents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 2017; 2017:6873924. [PMID: 29441207 PMCID: PMC5758854 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6873924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A series of 25 new chalcones were synthesized by Claisen-Schmidt condensation, well characterized by spectroscopic data, and evaluated for their antibacterial and antifungal activities by serial tube dilution method. Among the compounds tested, A3 and A6 containing 2,4-dichlorophenyl and 2,4-difluorophenyl moiety, respectively, were found to be the most potent in the series against both bacterial and fungal strains with a MIC value of 16 µg/mL in each case. Further computational evaluation for antimicrobial activity was performed by atom based 3D-QSAR using PHASE™ software in order to have a correlation between the observed activities and predicted activities. The computational studies were in agreement with the in vitro antimicrobial results and had identified the most promising chalcones as antimicrobial agents and the responsible structural features for the proposed activity.
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Khalifa NM, Al-Omar MA, Ali OM. Synthesis and characterization of novel chalcones linked 3-[1-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-(pyren-1-yl)]-1H-pyrazole moiety. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363217110275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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