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Song W, Zhuang J, Zhang N, Ren X, Xu W, Guo M, Diao X, Liu C, Jin J, Wu D, Zhang Y. SAR study of 1,2-benzisothiazole dioxide compounds that agonize HIF-2 stabilization and EPO production. Bioorg Med Chem 2023; 77:117041. [PMID: 36521398 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2022.117041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Benzisothiazole dioxide compound was reported to agonize HIF-2 stabilization and improve EPO production, thus conceiving a potential strategy to treat disease with chronic hypoxia exemplified by renal anemia. Herein, on the bases of multiple molecular and cellular assays, a series of benzisothiazole derivatives have been synthesized and their structure-activity relationship was evaluated. The SAR and molecular docking studies have revealed the structural insights on the rational design of HIF-2 agonist and discovered a more potential 5-bromine substituted analogue, which showed 2-4 times improvement of HIF-2 downstream gene transcriptions, including EPO production. The present results suggest the therapeutic potential of the compounds for diseases related to EPO insufficiency.
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- Wanbin Song
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substances of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Helmholtz International Lab, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China; Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substances of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Helmholtz International Lab, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substances of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Helmholtz International Lab, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Helmholtz International Lab, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Helmholtz International Lab, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substances of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Helmholtz International Lab, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substances of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Sahin ID, Christodoulou MS, Guzelcan EA, Koyas A, Karaca C, Passarella D, Cetin-Atalay R. A small library of chalcones induce liver cancer cell death through Akt phosphorylation inhibition. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11814. [PMID: 32678233 PMCID: PMC7367369 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68775-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranks as the fifth most common and the second deadliest cancer worldwide. HCC is extremely resistant to the conventional chemotherapeutics. Hence, it is vital to develop new treatment options. Chalcones were previously shown to have anticancer activities in other cancer types. In this study, 11 chalcones along with quercetin, papaverin, catechin, Sorafenib and 5FU were analyzed for their bioactivities on 6 HCC cell lines and on dental pulp stem cells (DPSC) which differentiates into hepatocytes, and is used as a model for untransformed control cells. 3 of the chalcones (1, 9 and 11) were selected for further investigation due to their high cytotoxicity against liver cancer cells and compared to the other clinically established compounds. Chalcones did not show significant bioactivity (\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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- DISFARM, Sezione di Chimica Generale e Organica "A. Marchesini" Universitádegli Studi di Milano, via Venezian 21, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- CanSyL, Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- CanSyL, Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hacettepe University, 06230, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- CanSyL, Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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Fumagalli G, Mazza D, Christodoulou MS, Damia G, Ricci F, Perdicchia D, Stella B, Dosio F, Sotiropoulou PA, Passarella D. Cyclopamine-Paclitaxel-Containing Nanoparticles: Internalization in Cells Detected by Confocal and Super-Resolution Microscopy. Chempluschem 2015; 80:1380-1383. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201500156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Borrelli S, Cartelli D, Secundo F, Fumagalli G, Christodoulou MS, Borroni A, Perdicchia D, Dosio F, Milla P, Cappelletti G, Passarella D. Self‐Assembled Squalene‐based Fluorescent Heteronanoparticles. Chempluschem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201402239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Stella Borrelli
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0250314078
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano (Italy)
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- Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Mario Bianco, 9, 20131 Milano (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0250314078
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0250314078
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0250314078
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0250314078
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Giuria 9, 10125 Torino (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Giuria 9, 10125 Torino (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0250314078
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Borrelli S, Christodoulou MS, Ficarra I, Silvani A, Cappelletti G, Cartelli D, Damia G, Ricci F, Zucchetti M, Dosio F, Passarella D. New class of squalene-based releasable nanoassemblies of paclitaxel, podophyllotoxin, camptothecin and epothilone A. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 85:179-90. [PMID: 25084144 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The present study reports the preparation of a novel class of squalene conjugates with paclitaxel, podophyllotoxin, camptothecin and epothilone A. The obtained compounds are characterized by a squalene tail that makes them able to self-assemble in water, and by a drug unit connected via a disulfide-containing linker to secure the release inside the cell. All the obtained compounds were effectively able to self-assemble and to release the parent drug in vitro. Disulfide-containing paclitaxel-squalene derivative showed a similar biological activity when compared to the free drug. Immunofluorescence assay shows that this squalene conjugate enters A549 cells and stain microtubule bundles. The results described herein pave the way for different classes of squalene-based releasable nanoassemblies.
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- Stella Borrelli
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Via Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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Christodoulou MS, Sacchetti A, Ronchetti V, Caufin S, Silvani A, Lesma G, Fontana G, Minicone F, Riva B, Ventura M, Lahtela-Kakkonen M, Jarho E, Zuco V, Zunino F, Martinet N, Dapiaggi F, Pieraccini S, Sironi M, Dalla Via L, Gia OM, Passarella D. Quinazolinecarboline alkaloid evodiamine as scaffold for targeting topoisomerase I and sirtuins. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:6920-8. [PMID: 24103429 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This paper reports the synthesis of a series of evodiamine derivatives. We assayed the ability to inhibit cell growth on three human tumour cell lines (H460, MCF-7 and HepG2) and we evaluated the capacity to interfere with the catalytic activity of topoisomerase I both by the relaxation assay and the occurrence of the cleavable complex. Moreover, whose effect on sirtuins 1, 2 and 3 was investigated. Finally, molecular docking analyses were performed in an attempt to rationalize the biological results.
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- Michael S Christodoulou
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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