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Kurtanović N, Tomašević N, Matić S, Mitrović MM, Kostić DA, Sabatino M, Antonini L, Ragno R, Mladenović M. Human estrogen receptor α antagonists, part 2: Synthesis driven by rational design, in vitro antiproliferative, and in vivo anticancer evaluation of innovative coumarin-related antiestrogens as breast cancer suppressants. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 227:113869. [PMID: 34710747 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
New twelve in silico designed coumarin-based ERα antagonists, namely 3DQ-1a to 3DQ-1е, were synthesized and confirmed as selective ERα antagonists, showing potencies ranging from single-digit nanomolar to picomolar. The hits were confirmed as selective estrogen receptor modulators and validated as antiproliferative agents using MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines exerting from picomolar to low nanomolar potency, at the same time showing no agonistic activity within endometrial cell lines. Their mechanism of action was inspected and revealed to be through the inhibition of the Raf-1/MAPK/ERK signal transduction pathway, preventing hormone-mediated gene expression on either genomic direct or genomic indirect level, and stopping the MCF-7 cells proliferation at G0/G1 phase. In vivo experiments, by means of the per os administration to female Wistar rats with pre-induced breast cancer, distinguished six derivatives, 3DQ-4a, 3DQ-2a, 3DQ-1a, 3DQ-1b, 3DQ-2b, and 3DQ-3b, showing remarkable potency as tumor suppressors endowed with optimal pharmacokinetic profiles and no significant histopathological profiles. The presented data indicate the new compounds as potential candidates to be submitted in clinical trials for breast cancer therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nezrina Kurtanović
- Kragujevac Center for Computational Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Radoja Domanovića 12, 34000, Kragujevac, P.O. Box 60, Serbia
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- Kragujevac Center for Computational Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Radoja Domanovića 12, 34000, Kragujevac, P.O. Box 60, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Institute for Informational Technologies, Jovana Cvijića bb, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Svetozara Markovića 69, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Niš, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Rome Center for Molecular Design, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Rome Center for Molecular Design, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Rome Center for Molecular Design, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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- Kragujevac Center for Computational Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Radoja Domanovića 12, 34000, Kragujevac, P.O. Box 60, Serbia.
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Zang Y, Stone I, Inkpen MS, Ng F, Lambert TH, Nuckolls C, Steigerwald ML, Roy X, Venkataraman L. In Situ Coupling of Single Molecules Driven by Gold‐Catalyzed Electrooxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201906215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yaping Zang
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cornell University Ithaca USA
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- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University New York USA
- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York USA
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Zang Y, Stone I, Inkpen MS, Ng F, Lambert TH, Nuckolls C, Steigerwald ML, Roy X, Venkataraman L. In Situ Coupling of Single Molecules Driven by Gold‐Catalyzed Electrooxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:16008-16012. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201906215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yaping Zang
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cornell University Ithaca USA
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- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University New York USA
- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York USA
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