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Dasmahapatra U, Maiti B, Alam MM, Chanda K. Anti-cancer property and DNA binding interaction of first row transition metal complexes: A decade update. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 275:116603. [PMID: 38936150 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Metal ions carry out a wide variety of functions, including acid-base/redox catalysis, structural functions, signaling, and electron transport. Understanding the interactions of transition metal complexes with biomacromolecules is essential for biology, medicinal chemistry, and the production of synthetic metalloenzymes. After the coincidental discovery of cisplatin, importance of the metal complexes in biochemistry became a top priority for inquiry. In this review, a decade update on various synthetic strategies to first row transition metal complex and their interaction with DNA through non-covalent binding are explored. Moreover, this effort provides an excellent analysis on the efficacy of theoretical and practical approaches to the systematic generation of new non-platinum based metallodrugs for anti-cancer therapeutics.
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- Upala Dasmahapatra
- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Rabindranath Tagore University, Hojai, Assam, 782435, India.
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Tessaro PS, do Nascimento Tomaz M, Farias G, de Paula CP, Rocha MC, Malavazi I, Cunha A, Pimenta BF, Terenzi HF, Mendes SR, Gariani RA, Xavier FR. Enhancing the biological properties of zinc complexes with bis(indolyl)methane groups: Synthesis, characterization, DNA interaction, and biocide activity. J Inorg Biochem 2022; 236:111973. [PMID: 36027843 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.111973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The unprecedented mononucleated ligand (6,6-di(1H-indol-3-yl)-N,N-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)hexan-1-amine (LC5) with an N3-donor set and its complexes [Zn(LC5)Cl2] • 2CH3OH (1) and [Zn(LC5)2](ClO4)2 (2), were successfully prepared. All compounds were fully characterized by a suite of physicochemical methods. Fluid 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, as well as DFT and TD-DFT calculations, were carried out to propose a viable structural arrangement for both complexes. The interaction between these compounds and DNA was monitored in the UV region where binding constants (Kb) were estimated (2 > 1 > LC5). These data were corroborated by DNA cleavage assays using groove binders, circular dichroism, and docking studies. Both complexes confirmed their biocide activity against selected microorganisms: Gram-positive (S. aureus) and Gram-negative (E. coli) bacteria, the filamentous fungi A. fumigatus and S. cerevisiae. Finally, the cytotoxic activities of 1 and 2 were tested against the erythroleukemia K562 cell line. For all biological studies, it was probed that the presence of the indole moieties and the zinc atoms in the chemical composition of the complexes studied could increase the magnitude of the activity following the order: 2 > 1 > LC5, where a linear relationship between the biological activity upon K562 cells (IC50) and DNA binding studies (Kb) was found.
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- Patrícia S Tessaro
- Laboratório Síntese e Catálise - SINCA, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Joinville CEP 89219-710, SC, Brazil; Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte CEP 31270-901, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório Síntese e Catálise - SINCA, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Joinville CEP 89219-710, SC, Brazil; Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università Degli Studi di Padova, Padova 35131, Italy
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- Laboratório de Bioinorgânica e Cristalografia - LABINC, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis CEP 88040-900, SC, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos CEP 13565-905, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos CEP 13565-905, SP, Brazil; Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos CEP 13565-905, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos CEP 13565-905, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular Estrutural, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis CEP 88040-900, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular Estrutural, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis CEP 88040-900, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório Síntese e Catálise - SINCA, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Joinville CEP 89219-710, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório Síntese e Catálise - SINCA, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Joinville CEP 89219-710, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório Síntese e Catálise - SINCA, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Joinville CEP 89219-710, SC, Brazil.
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Shilpa G, Lakshmi S, Jamsheena V, Lankalapalli RS, Prakash V, Sadasivam A, Priya S. Studies on the mode of action of synthetic diindolylmethane derivatives against triple negative breast cancer cells. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2022; 131:224-240. [PMID: 35750657 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Diindolylmethane (DIM) is a metabolic product of indole-3-carbinol (I3C), the major phytochemicals present in cruciferous vegetables, which can modulate multiple signalling pathways in cancer. The present study deals with the mechanism of action of two synthetic biaryl conjugates of DIM in triple negative breast cancer cells. Out of twelve DIM derivatives tested, two compounds, DIM-1 and DIM-4, exhibit cytotoxicity with GI50 values of 9.83±0.2195 μM and 8.726±0.5234 μM, respectively, in 2D culture. In 3D culture, DIM-1 and DIM-4 show GI50 values of 24.000±0.7240 μM and 19.230±0.3754 μM, respectively. The non-toxic nature of the compounds was also established by the toxicity studies using the zebrafish model system. The two compounds induced apoptosis and anoikis in the cancer cells, which was confirmed by morphological analysis, nuclear fragmentation, membrane integrity assay, caspase activity measurements, and modulation of pro/anti-apoptotic proteins. The compounds inhibited cell migration and MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities indicating their anti-metastatic property. They also reduced the expression of active Ras, phosphorylated forms of PI3K, Akt and mTOR. Immunofluorescence studies revealed the reduced expression of EGFR and pEGFR in treated cells. To conclude, DIM-1 and DIM-4 induced anti-breast cancer effects by blocking EGF receptor and subsequently inhibiting Ras-mediated PI3K-Akt-mTOR signalling pathway.
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- Ganesan Shilpa
- Biochemistry Section, Agro-Processing and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum, Kerala, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad
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- Biochemistry Section, Agro-Processing and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum, Kerala, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum, Kerala, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum, Kerala, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad
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- Ecotoxicology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad
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- Ecotoxicology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad
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- Biochemistry Section, Agro-Processing and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum, Kerala, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad
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Reinhard GL, Jayaraman S, Prybil JW, Arambula JF, Arumugam K. Detailed structural and spectroscopic elucidation of ferrocenium coupled N-heterocyclic carbene gold(I) complexes. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:1533-1541. [PMID: 34989720 PMCID: PMC9069980 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03174k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Unambiguous assignment of redox sites on ferrocene coupled N-heterocyclic carbene gold(I) complexes [(Fc-NHC)2Au(I)]+ is critical to gain a greater mechanistic understanding of their activity in a cellular environment. Such information can be garnered with isolation and detailed characterization of the oxidized version of [(Fc-NHC)2Au(I)]+. Herein we disclose a study that unambiguously illustrates redox events pertaining to [(Fc-NHC)2Au(I)]+ that stem exclusively from ferrocene sites. This work also describes novel synthetic methodologies for isolating ferrocenium coupled N-heterocyclic carbene gold(I) complexes.
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- Garrett L Reinhard
- Department of Chemistry, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Sharma B, Kumar V. Has Ferrocene Really Delivered Its Role in Accentuating the Bioactivity of Organic Scaffolds? J Med Chem 2021; 64:16865-16921. [PMID: 34792350 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Ferrocene is an important structural core in bioorganometallic chemistry because of its inherent stability, excellent redox properties, and low toxicity. Ferroquine and ferrocifen are two of the most notable contributions of ferrocene to medicinal chemistry with remarkable antimalarial and anticancer properties. The improved medicinal properties of these drug candidates highlight the impact that ferrocene can have on the molecular and biological properties of the bioactive compounds. In this Perspective, we investigate the scope and limitations of ferrocene incorporation into organic compounds/natural products on their mode of action and biological activities. We have also discussed the detailed role of ferrocene modifications in influencing the anticancer, antimalarial, and antimicrobial properties of various bioactive moieties to design safer and promising ferrocene-based drugs.
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- Bharvi Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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Nayeem N, Contel M. Exploring the Potential of Metallodrugs as Chemotherapeutics for Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Chemistry 2021; 27:8891-8917. [PMID: 33857345 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This review focuses on studies of coordination and organometallic compounds as potential chemotherapeutics against triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) which has one of the poorest prognoses and worst survival rates from all breast cancer types. At present, chemotherapy is still the standard of care for TNBC since only one type of targeted therapy has been recently developed. References for metal-based compounds studied in TNBC cell lines will be listed, and those of metal-specific reviews, but a detailed overview will also be provided on compounds studied in vivo (mostly in mice models) and those compounds for which some preliminary mechanistic data was obtained (in TNBC cell lines and tumors) and/or for which bioactive ligands have been used. The main goal of this review is to highlight the most promising metal-based compounds with potential as chemotherapeutic agents in TNBC.
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- Nazia Nayeem
- Brooklyn College Cancer Center BCCC-CURE, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210, USA.,Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 11006, USA
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- Brooklyn College Cancer Center BCCC-CURE, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210, USA.,Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 11006, USA.,Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD Programs, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 11006, USA.,University of Hawaii Cancer Center, 701 Ilalo St, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, USA
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Mbaba M, Dingle LMK, Zulu AI, Laming D, Swart T, de la Mare JA, Hoppe HC, Edkins AL, Khanye SD. Coumarin-Annulated Ferrocenyl 1,3-Oxazine Derivatives Possessing In Vitro Antimalarial and Antitrypanosomal Potency. Molecules 2021; 26:1333. [PMID: 33801371 PMCID: PMC7958634 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26051333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A tailored series of coumarin-based ferrocenyl 1,3-oxazine hybrid compounds was synthesized and investigated for potential antiparasitic activity, drawing inspiration from the established biological efficacy of the constituent chemical motifs. The structural identity of the synthesized compounds was confirmed by common spectroscopic techniques: NMR, HRMS and IR. Biological evaluation studies reveal that the compounds exhibit higher in vitro antiparasitic potency against the chemosensitive malarial strain (3D7 P. falciparum) over the investigated trypanosomiasis causal agent (T. b. brucei 427) with mostly single digit micromolar IC50 values. When read in tandem with the biological performance of previously reported structurally similar non-coumarin, phenyl derivatives (i.e., ferrocenyl 1,3-benzoxazines and α-aminocresols), structure-activity relationship analyses suggest that the presence of the coumarin nucleus is tolerated for biological activity though this may lead to reduced efficacy. Preliminary mechanistic studies with the most promising compound (11b) support hemozoin inhibition and DNA interaction as likely mechanistic modalities by which this class of compounds may act to produce plasmocidal and antitrypanosomal effects.
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- Mziyanda Mbaba
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa; (M.M.); (A.I.Z.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa; (L.M.K.D.); (D.L.); (T.S.); (J.-A.d.l.M.); (H.C.H.); (A.L.E.)
- Biomedical Biotechnology Research Unit, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa; (M.M.); (A.I.Z.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa; (L.M.K.D.); (D.L.); (T.S.); (J.-A.d.l.M.); (H.C.H.); (A.L.E.)
- Centre for Chemico- and Biomedicinal Research, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa; (L.M.K.D.); (D.L.); (T.S.); (J.-A.d.l.M.); (H.C.H.); (A.L.E.)
- Centre for Chemico- and Biomedicinal Research, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa; (L.M.K.D.); (D.L.); (T.S.); (J.-A.d.l.M.); (H.C.H.); (A.L.E.)
- Biomedical Biotechnology Research Unit, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa
- Centre for Chemico- and Biomedicinal Research, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa; (L.M.K.D.); (D.L.); (T.S.); (J.-A.d.l.M.); (H.C.H.); (A.L.E.)
- Centre for Chemico- and Biomedicinal Research, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa; (L.M.K.D.); (D.L.); (T.S.); (J.-A.d.l.M.); (H.C.H.); (A.L.E.)
- Biomedical Biotechnology Research Unit, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa
- Centre for Chemico- and Biomedicinal Research, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa; (M.M.); (A.I.Z.)
- Centre for Chemico- and Biomedicinal Research, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa
- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, South Africa
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Biersack B. 3,3'-Diindolylmethane and its derivatives: nature-inspired strategies tackling drug resistant tumors by regulation of signal transduction, transcription factors and microRNAs. CANCER DRUG RESISTANCE (ALHAMBRA, CALIF.) 2020; 3:867-878. [PMID: 35582221 PMCID: PMC8992569 DOI: 10.20517/cdr.2020.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Indoles of cruciferous vegetables are promising anti-tumor agents. Studies with indole-3-carbinol and its dimeric product, 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM), suggest that these compounds have the ability to deregulate multiple cellular signaling pathways that are essential for tumor growth and spread. These natural compounds are also effective modulators of transcription factors and non-coding RNAs. These effects explain their ability to inhibit tumor spread and to overcome drug resistance. In this work, pertinent literature on the effects of DIM and its synthetic derivatives on resistant tumors and resistance mechanisms in tumors is highlighted.
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- Bernhard Biersack
- Organic Chemistry 1, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth 95440, Germany
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Zhang Y, Hu C. Anticancer activity of bisindole alkaloids derived from natural sources and synthetic bisindole hybrids. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2020; 353:e2000092. [PMID: 32468606 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202000092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The bisindole moiety, as a versatile pharmacophore, is one of the widespread heterocycles in naturally occurring and synthetic bioactive compounds. The bisindole alkaloids derived from natural sources possess structural and mechanistic diversity, and they were found to be generally more active than monoindole alkaloids against various cancer cell lines. Moreover, some bisindole alkaloids such as the tubulin inhibitors, vinorelbine and vinblastine, have already been approved for cancer therapy, suggesting that bisindole alkaloids are a significant source of anticancer agents and lead hits. Bisindole hybrids have the potential to overcome drug resistance, enhance efficiency, and reduce severe side effects. The bisindole-lactam hybrid midostaurin has already been approved for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia who are FLT3 mutation-positive, highlighting the importance of bisindole hybrids in the development of novel anticancer agents. In this review, we present a brief account of the bisindole alkaloids derived from nature and of synthetic hybrids with potential anticancer activity developed in the recent 10 years.
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- Yue Zhang
- Department of Oncology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Jia Y, Wen X, Gong Y, Wang X. Current scenario of indole derivatives with potential anti-drug-resistant cancer activity. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 200:112359. [PMID: 32531682 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cancer chemotherapy is frequently hampered by drug resistance, so the resistance to anticancer agents represents one of the major obstacles for the effective cancer treatment. Indole derivatives have the potential to act on diverse targets in cancer cells and exhibit promising activity against drug-resistant cancers. Moreover, some indole-containing compounds such as Semaxanib, Sunitinib, Vinorelbine, and Vinblastine have already been applied in clinics for various kinds of cancer even drug-resistant cancer therapy. Thus, indole derivatives are one of significant resources for the development of novel anti-drug-resistant cancer agents. This review focuses on the recent development of indole derivatives with potential therapeutic application for drug-resistant cancers, and the mechanisms of action, the critical aspects of design as well as structure-activity relationships, covering articles published from 2010 to 2020.
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- Yanshu Jia
- Chongqing Institute of Engineering, Chongqing, 400056, China
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- The Institute of Infection and Inflammation, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, 443000, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, 157000, China
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- Department of Surgery, Zhuji Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University, Zhejiang Province, 311800, China.
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Estrada-Montaño AS, Gries A, Oviedo-Fortino JA, Torres-Gutierrez C, Grain-Hayton A, Marcial-Hernández R, Shen L, Ryabov AD, Gaiddon C, Le Lagadec R. Dibromine Promoted Transmetalation of an Organomercurial by Fe(CO)5: Synthesis, Properties, and Cytotoxicity of Bis(2-C6H4-2′-py-κC,N)dicarbonyliron(II). Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Aldo S. Estrada-Montaño
- Instituto de Quı́mica UNAM, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Strasbourg Université, Inserm UMR_S U1113, IRFAC, 3 Avenue Molière, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Instituto de Quı́mica UNAM, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Instituto de Quı́mica UNAM, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Instituto de Quı́mica UNAM, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- University of Cambridge, CB2 3EJ Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Strasbourg Université, Inserm UMR_S U1113, IRFAC, 3 Avenue Molière, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Instituto de Quı́mica UNAM, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Wang R, Chen H, Yan W, Zheng M, Zhang T, Zhang Y. Ferrocene-containing hybrids as potential anticancer agents: Current developments, mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationships. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 190:112109. [PMID: 32032851 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cancer is one of the most fatal threatens to human health throughout the world. The major challenges in the control and eradication of cancers are the continuous emergency of drug-resistant cancer and the low specificity of anticancer agents, creating an urgent need to develop novel anticancer agents. Organometallic compounds especially ferrocene derivatives possess remarkable structural and mechanistic diversity, inherent stability towards air, heat and light, low toxicity, low cost, reversible redox, ligand exchange, and catalytic properties, making them promising drug candidates for cancer therapy. Ferrocifen, a ferrocene-phenol hybrid, has demonstrated promising anticancer properties on drug-resistant cancers. Currently, Ferrocifen is in pre-clinical trial against cancers. Obviously, ferrocene moiety is a useful template for the development of novel anticancer agents. This review will provide an overview of ferrocene-containing hybrids with potential application in the treatment of cancers covering articles published between 2010 and 2020. The mechanisms of action, the critical aspects of design and structure-activity relationships are also discussed.
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- Ruo Wang
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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Khanvilkar P, Pulipaka R, Shirsath K, Devkar R, Chakraborty D. Binuclear ruthenium(II) complexes of 4,4′-azopyridine bridging ligand as anticancer agents: synthesis, characterization, and in vitro cytotoxicity studies. J COORD CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2019.1672049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Priyanka Khanvilkar
- Department of Chemistry, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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- Department of Chemistry, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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- Department of Zoology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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- Department of Zoology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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- Department of Zoology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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Baryshnikova S, Poddel'sky A, Cherkasov A, Smolyaninov I. The synthesis, structure and electrochemical properties of new cobalt and nickel complexes based on ferrocenyl-containing o-iminophenols. Inorganica Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2019.118963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dankhoff K, Ahmad A, Weber B, Biersack B, Schobert R. Anticancer properties of a new non-oxido vanadium(IV) complex with a catechol-modified 3,3'-diindolylmethane ligand. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 194:1-6. [PMID: 30784705 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
In order to identify new active drug candidates against cancer diseases we investigated the tumor cell growth inhibition, formation of reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial membrane damage, cell cycle arrest and DNA binding activity of a new bis(triethylammonium) tris[1,1-bis(indol-3-yl)-1-(3,4-catecholate)methane]vanadate(IV) complex. It exhibited significant antiproliferative activity against various cancer cell lines, showed a stronger DNA binding than cisplatin and led to mitochondrial damage, a formation of reactive oxygen species, and a cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase of cancer cells.
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- Katja Dankhoff
- Inorganic Chemistry IV, University of Bayreuth, Universitaetsstrasse 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- USA Mitchell Cancer Institute, 1660 Springhill Avenue, Mobile, AL 36604-1405, USA
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- Inorganic Chemistry IV, University of Bayreuth, Universitaetsstrasse 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Bayreuth, Universitaetsstrasse 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany.
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- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Bayreuth, Universitaetsstrasse 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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Winter I, Lockhauserbäumer J, Lallinger-Kube G, Schobert R, Ersfeld K, Biersack B. Anti-trypanosomal activity of cationic N -heterocyclic carbene gold(I) complexes. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2017; 214:112-120. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Didier Astruc
- ISM, UMR CNRS 5255; Univ. Bordeaux; 33405 Talence Cedex France
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