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Wang WJ, Ling YY, Shi Y, Wu XW, Su X, Li ZQ, Mao ZW, Tan CP. Identification of mitochondrial ATP synthase as the cellular target of Ru-polypyridyl- β-carboline complexes by affinity-based protein profiling. Natl Sci Rev 2024; 11:nwae234. [PMID: 39114378 PMCID: PMC11304990 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwae234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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Ruthenium polypyridyl complexes are promising anticancer candidates, while their cellular targets have rarely been identified, which limits their clinical application. Herein, we design a series of Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes containing bioactive β-carboline derivatives as ligands for anticancer evaluation, among which Ru5 shows suitable lipophilicity, high aqueous solubility, relatively high anticancer activity and cancer cell selectivity. The subsequent utilization of a photo-clickable probe, Ru5a, serves to validate the significance of ATP synthase as a crucial target for Ru5 through photoaffinity-based protein profiling. Ru5 accumulates in mitochondria, impairs mitochondrial functions and induces mitophagy and ferroptosis. Combined analysis of mitochondrial proteomics and RNA-sequencing shows that Ru5 significantly downregulates the expression of the chloride channel protein, and influences genes related to ferroptosis and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Finally, we prove that Ru5 exhibits higher anticancer efficacy than cisplatin in vivo. We firstly identify the molecular targets of ruthenium polypyridyl complexes using a photo-click proteomic method coupled with a multiomics approach, which provides an innovative strategy to elucidate the anticancer mechanisms of metallo-anticancer candidates.
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- Wen-Jin Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Functional Molecular Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Functional Molecular Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Functional Molecular Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Mishra S, Gupta A, Jain S, Vaidya A. Anticancer mechanisms of β-carbolines. Chem Biol Drug Des 2024; 103:e14521. [PMID: 38653576 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14521] [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: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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β-Carboline nucleus is therapeutically valuable in medicinal chemistry for the treatment of varied number of diseases, most importantly cancer. The potent and wide-ranging activity of β-carboline has established them as imperative pharmacological scaffolds especially in the cancer treatment. Numerous derivatives such as Tetrahydro β-carbolines, metal complexed β-carbolines, mono, di and tri substituted β-carbolines have been reported to possess dynamic anticancer activity. These different substituted β-carboline derivatives had shown different mechanism of action and plays important role in anticancer drug discovery and development. The review is an update of the chemistry of β-carbolines, both synthetic and natural origin acting through various targets against cancerous cells. In addition to this, studies of multitarget molecules designed by coupling β-carbolines along with other mechanisms for treatment of neoplasm are also summarized.
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- Shivam Mishra
- Pharmacy College Saifai, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Sir Madan Lal Institute of Pharmacy, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Pharmacy College Saifai, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Guo YL, Yu JW, Cao Y, Cheng KX, Dong-Zhi SNM, Zhang YF, Ren QJ, Yin Y, Li CL. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of harmine derivatives as topoisomerase I inhibitors for cancer treatment. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 265:116061. [PMID: 38154256 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.116061] [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: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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A series of β-carboline derivatives were designed and synthesized by introducing the chalcone moiety into the harmine. The synthesized derivatives were evaluated their anti-proliferative activities against six human cancer cell lines (MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, HepG2, HT29, A549, and PC-3) and one normal cell line (L02). Among them, compound G11 exhibited the potent anti-proliferative activity against MCF-7 cell line, with an IC50 value of 0.34 μM. Further biological studies revealed that compound G11 inhibited colony formation of MCF-7 cells, suppressed MCF-7 cell migration by downregulating migration-associated protein MMP-2. In addition, it could induce apoptosis of MCF-7 cells by downregulating Bcl-2 and upregulating Cleaved-PARP, Bax, and phosphorylated Bim proteins. Furthermore, compound G11 can act as a Topo I inhibitor, affecting DNA synthesis and transcription, thereby inhibiting cancer cell proliferation. Moreover, compound G11 inhibited tumor growth in 4T1 syngeneic transplant mice with an inhibition rate of 43.19 % at a dose of 10 mg/kg, and 63.87 % at 20 mg/kg, without causing significant toxicity to the mice or their organs, achieving the goal of reduced toxicity and increased efficacy. All these results indicate of G11 has enormous potential as an anti-tumor agent and merits further investigation.
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- Ya-Li Guo
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, PR China
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- Tibetan Medicine Research Institute, Tibetan Traditional Medical College, Tibet, 850000, PR China
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- Tibetan Medicine Research Institute, Tibetan Traditional Medical College, Tibet, 850000, PR China
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- Tibetan Medicine Research Institute, Tibetan Traditional Medical College, Tibet, 850000, PR China
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- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, PR China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, PR China.
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Mishra S, Sahu A, Kaur A, Kaur M, Kumar J, Wal P. Recent Development in the Search for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Inhibitors based on the Indole Pharmacophore. Curr Top Med Chem 2024; 24:581-613. [PMID: 37909440 DOI: 10.2174/0115680266264206231020111820] [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: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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The signal transduction and cell proliferation are regulated by the epidermal growth factor receptor. The proliferation of tumor cells, apoptosis, invasion, and angiogenesis is inhibited by the epidermal growth factor receptor. Thus, breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, cervical cancer, glioma, and bladder cancer can be treated by targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor. Although third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors are potent drugs, patients exhibit drug resistance after treatment. Thus, the search for new drugs is being continued. Among the different potent epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors, we have reviewed the indole-based inhibitors. We have discussed the structure-activity relationship of the compounds with the active sites of the epidermal growth factor receptor receptors, their synthesis, and molecular docking studies.
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- Shweta Mishra
- SGT College of Pharmacy, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, 122505, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, 473003, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University Rajasthan, NH11C Kant Kanwar Jaipur, 300202, India
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- SGT College of Pharmacy, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, 122505, India
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- SRM Modinagar College of Pharmacy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Delhi-NCR Campus, Ghaziabad, UP, 201204, India
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- Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology, Pharmacy, Kanpur, UP, India
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Gawali R, Bhosale R, Nagesh N, Masand VH, Jadhav S, Zaki MEA, Al-Hussain SA. Design, synthesis, docking studies and biological screening of 2-pyrimidinyl-2, 3-dihydro-1 H-naphtho [1, 2- e][1, 3] oxazines as potent tubulin polymerization inhibitors. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023:1-18. [PMID: 37811783 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2266766] [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: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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A series of novel substituted 2-pyrimidinyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-naphtho[1,2-e][1, 3]oxazine analogs have been designed and synthesized based on structure-activity relationships from 2-naphthol, substituted pyrimidinyl amines and formalin through ring closure by one-pot three component reaction. These derivatives were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicity, cell cycle assay and their inhibitory effect on tubulin polymerization. From the MTT assay, it is clear that most of the synthesized compounds displayed potent cytotoxic activities on HeLa (cervical cancer) and B16F10 (melanoma) cancerous cell lines. The compounds 6b and 6k were found to be more effective against HeLa cell lines and exhibited significant cytotoxicity (with IC50 values 1.26 ± 0.12 µM and 1.16 ± 0.27 µM respectively), accumulation of HeLa cells in G2/M phase and exhibiting induced apoptosis. The immunohistochemistry and fluorescence assays showed that these compounds 6b and 6k inhibited the microtubule assembly in human cervical cancer cells (HeLa) at 2 µM concentration. Furthermore, molecular docking studies of these molecules revealed their better-fit potential as anticancer molecules and have a high affinity for colchicine binding site, indicating more inhibitory potential at the cellular level. Our studies suggest that the newly synthesized compounds may become promising leads for the development of new anti-cancer agents.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Rakhi Gawali
- Department of Chemistry, D.B.F. Dayanand College of Arts & Science, Solapur, India
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- Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Sciences, P. A. H. Solapur University, Solapur, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Medical Biotechnology Complex, ANNEX II, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Vidya Bharati Mahavidyalaya, Amravati, India
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- Department of Chemistry, D.B.F. Dayanand College of Arts & Science, Solapur, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Samreen HS, Hussain A, Yar M, Alshammari MB, Ayub K, Adeel M, Tariq M, Lateef M, Bakht MA, Rasool F. Photophysical and biological aspects of α, β-unsaturated ketones: Experimental and in silico approach. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2023; 37:e23433. [PMID: 37394811 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23433] [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: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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In this work, four fluorinated α, β-unsaturated ketones named as 3-(3-bromophenyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (1), 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) prop-2-en-1-one (2), 3-(3-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) prop-2-en-1-one (3) and 3-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (4) were synthesized by Claisen-Schmidt reaction. The synthesized molecules were then characterized through ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), 1 H-NMR, 13 C-NMR, and mass spectrometry. The antioxidant potential, Urease inhibition, and interaction of compounds 1-4 with Salmon sperm DNA were experimentally explored and supported by molecular docking studies. The synthesized compounds strongly interact with SS-DNA through intercalative mode. It was noticed that compound 1 served as potent Urease inhibitor while compound 4 as better antioxidant among synthesized compounds. Moreover, frontier molecular orbitals, nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, natural bond orbitals, molecular electrostatic potential, natural population analysis, and photophysical properties of synthesized compounds were accomplished through density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory. The band gap of all the compounds have been worked out using Taucs method. In addition to that, a precise comparative account of UV and IR data obtained from theoretical and experimental findings showed good agreement between theoretical and experimental data. The findings of our studies reflected that compounds 1-4 possess better NLO properties than Urea standard and the band gap data also reflected their prospective use towards optoelectronic materials. The better NLO behavior of compounds was attributed to the noncentrosymmetric structure of synthesized compounds.
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- Hafiza Saba Samreen
- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz university, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Gomal University, Dera Ismaeel Khan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Multidisciplinary Research Laboratories, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz university, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Zubaș A, Ghinet A, Farce A, Dubois J, Bîcu E. Phenothiazine- and Carbazole-Cyanochalcones as Dual Inhibitors of Tubulin Polymerization and Human Farnesyltransferase. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:888. [PMID: 37375835 DOI: 10.3390/ph16060888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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In the search for innovative approaches to cancer chemotherapy, a chemical library of 49 cyanochalcones, 1a-r, 2a-o, and 3a-p, was designed as dual inhibitors of human farnesyltransferase (FTIs) and tubulin polymerization (MTIs) (FTIs/MTIs), two important biological targets in oncology. This approach is innovative since the same molecule would be able to interfere with two different mitotic events of the cancer cells and prevent these cells from developing an emergency route and becoming resistant to anticancer agents. Compounds were synthesized by the Claisen-Schmidt condensation of aldehydes with N-3-oxo-propanenitriles under classical magnetic stirring and under sonication. Newly synthesized compounds were screened for their potential to inhibit human farnesyltransferase, tubulin polymerization, and cancer cell growth in vitro. This study allowed for the identification of 22 FTIs and 8 dual FTIs/MTIs inhibitors. The most effective molecule was carbazole-cyanochalcone 3a, bearing a 4-dimethylaminophenyl group (IC50 (h-FTase) = 0.12 µM; IC50 (tubulin) = 0.24 µM) with better antitubulin activity than the known inhibitors that were previously reported, phenstatin and (-)-desoxypodophyllotoxin. The docking of the dual inhibitors was realized in both the active site of FTase and in the colchicine binding site of tubulin. Such compounds with a dual inhibitory profile are excellent clinical candidates for the treatment of human cancers and offer new research perspectives in the search for new anti-cancer drugs.
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- Andreea Zubaș
- Faculty of Chemistry, 'Alexandru Ioan Cuza' University of Iasi, Bulevardul Carol I, nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of Chemistry, 'Alexandru Ioan Cuza' University of Iasi, Bulevardul Carol I, nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania
- Junia, Health and Environment, Laboratory of Sustainable Chemistry and Health, 59000 Lille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1167-RID-AGE-Facteurs de Risque et Déterminants Moléculaires des Maladies Liées au Vieillissement, University of Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, CHU Lille, U1286-Infinite-Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, University of Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, UPR2301, CNRS, Centre de Recherche de Gif, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Faculty of Chemistry, 'Alexandru Ioan Cuza' University of Iasi, Bulevardul Carol I, nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania
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Liu W, Wang M, Guo Z, He Y, Jia H, He J, Miao S, Ding Y, Wang S. Inspired by bis-β-carboline alkaloids: Construction and antitumor evaluation of a novel bis-β-carboline scaffold as potent antitumor agents. Bioorg Chem 2023; 133:106401. [PMID: 36746025 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Bis-β-carboline alkaloids are widely distributed in natural products and represent a promising drug-like scaffold for discovering drugs and bioactive molecules. In this study, we utilized the structural simplification strategy to construct a novel bis-β-carboline scaffold via "one-pot" condensation-Mannich reaction. The simplified bis-β-carboline derivatives were obtained in good yield. Antitumor evaluation revealed most compounds, especially 3m, displayed potent antitumor activity (IC50 values for 3m: 0.96 μM ∼ 1.52 μM). More importantly, 3m displayed valuable antitumor properties including anti-migration and anti-invasion activity against cancer cells, antiangiogenic and vascular-disrupting properties. Mechanistic studies revealed 3m potently inhibited both Top1 and Top2 activity, thus interfering with DNA synthesis in cancer cells. Taken together, this study developed a new synthetic methodology to construct a novel bis-β-carboline scaffold, which represents a promising lead structure for antitumor drug discovery.
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- Wei Liu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China; Faculty of Pharmacy, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
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Soni JP, Chilvery S, Sharma A, Reddy GN, Godugu C, Shankaraiah N. Design, synthesis and in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of indolo-pyrazoles grafted with thiazolidinone as tubulin polymerization inhibitors. RSC Med Chem 2023; 14:549-562. [PMID: 36970141 PMCID: PMC10033828 DOI: 10.1039/d2md00442a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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In the pursuit of potential and effective chemotherapeutic agents, a series of 2-((3-(indol-3-yl)-pyrazol-5-yl)imino)thiazolidin-4-ones was designed and synthesized, conjoining salient pharmacophoric properties for directing prominent cytotoxicity. The in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation revealed potent compounds with IC50 values <10 μM on tested human cancer cell lines. Compound 6c exhibited the highest cytotoxicity with an IC50 value of 3.46 μM against melanoma cancer cells (SK-MEL-28) and was highly cytospecific and selective towards cancer cells. The traditional apoptosis assays revealed morphological and nuclear alterations such as apoptotic body formation, condensed/horseshoe-shaped/fragmented/blebbing nuclei, and the generation of ROS. Flow cytometric analysis revealed effective early-stage apoptosis induction and cell-cycle arrest in the G2/M phase. In addition, the enzyme-based effect of 6c on tubulin showed the inhibition of tubulin polymerization (about 60% inhibition, IC50 was <1.73 μM). Moreover, molecular modeling studies affirmed the constant accommodation of compound 6c at the active pocket of tubulin, establishing many electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions with the active pocket's residues. The tubulin-6c complex was stable during the MD simulation for 50 ns with the recommended range of RMSD value (2-4 Å) for each pose.
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- Jay Prakash Soni
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Balanagar Hyderabad 500036 India
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- Department of Regulatory Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Balanagar Hyderabad 500036 India
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- Department of Regulatory Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Balanagar Hyderabad 500036 India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Balanagar Hyderabad 500036 India
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- Department of Regulatory Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Balanagar Hyderabad 500036 India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Balanagar Hyderabad 500036 India
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Soni JP, Nikitha Reddy G, Rahman Z, Sharma A, Spandana A, Phanindranath R, Dandekar MP, Nagesh N, Shankaraiah N. Synthesis and cytotoxicity evaluation of DNA-interactive β-carboline indolyl-3-glyoxamide derivatives: Topo-II inhibition and in silico modelling studies. Bioorg Chem 2023; 131:106313. [PMID: 36516521 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.106313] [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: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In a quest for effective cancer targeted drug therapy, a series of new β-carboline tethered indole-3-glyoxylamide derivatives, conjoining salient pharmacophoric properties with prominent cytotoxicity, were synthesized. The in vitro cytotoxic ability of the compounds was established, and many of the compounds exhibited remarkable cytotoxicity (IC50 < 10 μM) on human cancer cell lines like HCT116, A549, SK-MEL-28, and MCF7. Precisely, compound 12x expressed the best cytotoxic potential against melanoma cancer cell line (SK-MEL-28) with an IC50 value of 4.37 μM. In addition, cytotoxicity evaluation against normal kidney cell line (NRK52E) entrenched the cytospecificity and selectivity index of 12x. The traditional apoptosis assays advised morphological and nuclear alterations such as apoptotic body formation, condensed/horseshoe-shaped/fragmented nuclei, and generation of ROS. The flow cytometric analysis revealed significant early and slight late-stage induction of apoptosis. The target-based physiochemical assays indicated the ability of compound 12x to bind with DNA and inhibition of Topoisomerase II. Moreover, molecular modeling studies affirm the excellent DNA intercalation potential and stabilized interactions of 12x with DNA base pairs. In silico prediction of physicochemical parameters revealed the promising drug-like properties of the synthesized derivatives.
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- Jay Prakash Soni
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Medical Biotechnology Complex, ANNEXE II, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Medical Biotechnology Complex, ANNEXE II, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India.
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Medical Biotechnology Complex, ANNEXE II, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India.
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Nolasco-Quintana NY, González-Maya L, Razo-Hernández RS, Alvarez L. Exploring the Gallic and Cinnamic Acids Chimeric Derivatives as Anticancer Agents over HeLa Cell Line: An in silico and in vitro Study. Mol Inform 2023; 42:e2200016. [PMID: 36065495 DOI: 10.1002/minf.202200016] [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: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cervical cancer is one of the most aggressive and important cancer types in the female population, due to its low survival rate. Actually, the search for new bioactive compounds, like gallic and cinnamic acid, is one of the most employed options to finding a treatment. In the present study, 134 phenolic compounds with cytotoxic activity over HeLa cell line were used to generate a descriptive ( R 2 ${{R}^{2}}$ =0.76) and predictive ( Q 2 ${{Q}^{2}}$ =0.69 and Q e x t 2 ${{Q}_{{\rm e}{\rm x}{\rm t}}^{2}}$ =0.62) QSAR model. Structural, electronic, steric, and hydrophobic features are represented as different molecular descriptors in our QSAR model. From this model, nine gallate-cinnamate ester derivatives (N1-N9) were designed and synthesized. Furthermore, in vitro cytotoxic activity was evaluated against HeLa and non-tumorigenic cells. Derivatives N6, N5, N1, and N9 were the most active molecules with IC50ExpHeLa values from 7.26 to 11.95 μM. Finally, the binding of the synthesized compounds to the colchicine binding site on tubulin was evaluated by molecular docking as a possible action mechanism. N1, N5 and N6 can be considered as templates for the design of new cervical anticancer compounds.
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- Ninfa Yaret Nolasco-Quintana
- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad No. 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62210, Cuernavaca, Mor., México.,Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad No. 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62210, Cuernavaca, Mor., México
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- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, 62209, Morelos, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad No. 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62210, Cuernavaca, Mor., México
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad No. 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62210, Cuernavaca, Mor., México
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Jin L, Gao Y, Sun Z, Jia Y, Shen B, Li X, Geng Q, Mu X. Study on the Interaction between Chalcone and DNA with Spectroscopy and Molecular Docking Technique. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2133946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Lihong Jin
- School of Life Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, PR China
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Ma H, Yu H, Li Z, Cao Z, Du Y, Dai J, Zhi D, Xu Y, Li N, Wang J. β-Carboline dimers inhibit the tumor proliferation by the cell cycle arrest of sarcoma through intercalating to Cyclin-A2. Front Immunol 2022; 13:922183. [PMID: 36325324 PMCID: PMC9618858 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.922183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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β-Carbolines are potentially strong alkaloids with a wide range of bioactivities, and their dimers exhibit stronger antitumor activity other than the monomers. However, the detailed mechanisms of the β-carboline dimers in inhibiting sarcoma (SARC) remain unclear. The results showed that β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid dimers Comp1 and Comp2, which were synthesized in our lab and modified at the N9 position and linked at the C3 position, exhibited effective inhibition activity on MG-63 proliferation (IC50 = 4.6μM). Meanwhile, the large scale transcriptome profiles of SARC from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were analyzed, and found that abnormal expression of genes relevant to apoptosis, cell cycle, and signaling pathways of Hedgehog, HIF, Ras involved in the SARC pathogenesis. Interestingly, both dimers could promote the apoptosis and arrest the cell cycle in S phase to inhibit proliferation of MG-63. Moreover, Comp1 and Comp2 inhibited the expression CDK2, CCNA2, DBF4, and PLK1 associated with various immune cells and cell cycle in MG-63. Remarkably, drug-target interaction network analysis showed that numerous proteins involved in cell cycle were the potential targets of Comp1 and Comp2, especially CCNA2. Further molecular docking, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and Cellular Thermal Shift Assay (CETSA) confirmed that both dimers could directly interact with CCNA2, which is significantly correlated with CD4+ T cells, by strong hydrophobic interactions (Kd=5.821 ×106 N). Meanwhile, the levels of CCNA2 and CDK2 were inhibited to decrease in MG-63 by both dimer treatments at transcription and protein levels, implying that Comp1 and Comp2 blocked the interaction between CCNA2 and CDK2 through competitive binding with CCNA2 to arrest the cell cycle of MG-63 cells in the S phase. Additionally, the transcriptome profiles of β-carboline-treated mice from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) were obtained, and found that similar antitumor mechanism was shared among β-carboline derivatives. Overall, our results elucidated the antitumor mechanisms of Comp1 and Comp2 through dual-suppressing the function of CCNA2 to profoundly arrest cell cycle of MG-63, then effectively inhibited cell proliferation of MG-63. These results provide new insights into the antitumor mechanism of β-carboline dimers and new routes of various novel cancer-related drug targets for future possible cancer therapy.
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- Huiya Ma
- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Junru Wang, ; Na Li,
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- *Correspondence: Junru Wang, ; Na Li,
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WalyEldeen AA, El-Shorbagy HM, Hassaneen HM, Abdelhamid IA, Sabet S, Ibrahim SA. [1,2,4] Triazolo [3,4-a]isoquinoline chalcone derivative exhibits anticancer activity via induction of oxidative stress, DNA damage, and apoptosis in Ehrlich solid carcinoma-bearing mice. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 395:1225-1238. [PMID: 35881165 PMCID: PMC9467967 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-022-02269-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Despite the advances made in cancer therapeutics, their adverse effects remain a major concern, putting safer therapeutic options in high demand. Since chalcones, a group of flavonoids and isoflavonoids, act as promising anticancer agents, we aimed to evaluate the in vivo anticancer activity of a synthetic isoquinoline chalcone (CHE) in a mice model with Ehrlich solid carcinoma. Our in vivo pilot experiments revealed that the maximum tolerated body weight-adjusted CHE dose was 428 mg/kg. Female BALB/c mice were inoculated with Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells and randomly assigned to three different CHE doses administered intraperitoneally (IP; 107, 214, and 321 mg/kg) twice a week for two consecutive weeks. A group injected with doxorubicin (DOX; 4 mg/kg IP) was used as a positive control. We found that in CHE-treated groups: (1) tumor weight was significantly decreased; (2) the total antioxidant concentration was substantially depleted in tumor tissues, resulting in elevated oxidative stress and DNA damage evidenced through DNA fragmentation and comet assays; (3) pro-apoptotic genes p53 and Bax, assessed via qPCR, were significantly upregulated. Interestingly, CHE treatment reduced immunohistochemical staining of the proliferative marker ki67, whereas BAX was increased. Notably, histopathological examination indicated that unlike DOX, CHE treatment had minimal toxicity on the liver and kidney. In conclusion, CHE exerts antitumor activity via induction of oxidative stress and DNA damage that lead to apoptosis, making CHE a promising candidate for solid tumor therapy.
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
- Faculty of Biotechnology, October University for Modern Science and Art (MSA), 6th October, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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Oggu S, Mallavarapu BD, Natarajan P, Malempati S, Gundla R. Synthesis, Cytotoxicity and Molecular Docking Studies of Chalcone Incorporated 1,2,3-Triazol-1,3,5-Triazin-Quinazoline as Anti-Cancer Agents. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Elkanzi NAA, Hrichi H, Alolayan RA, Derafa W, Zahou FM, Bakr RB. Synthesis of Chalcones Derivatives and Their Biological Activities: A Review. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:27769-27786. [PMID: 35990442 PMCID: PMC9386807 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Chalcone derivatives are considered valuable species because they possess a ketoethylenic moiety, CO-CH=CH-. Due to the presence of a reactive α,β-unsaturated carbonyl group, chalcones and their derivatives possess a wide spectrum of antiproliferative, antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, antileishmanial, and antimalarial pharmacological properties. Recent developments in heterocyclic chemistry have led to the synthesis of chalcone derivatives, which had been biologically investigated toward certain disease targets. The major aspect of this review is to present the most recent synthesis of chalcones bearing N, O, and/or S heterocycles, revealing their biological potential during the past decade (2010-2021). Based on a review of the literature, many chalcone-heterocycle hybrids appear to exhibit promise as future drug candidates owing to their similar or superior activities compared to those of the standards. Thus, this review may prove to be beneficial for the development and design of new potent therapeutic drugs based on previously developed strategies.
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- Nadia A. A. Elkanzi
- Chemistry
Department, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka 2014, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry
Department, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka 2014, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry
Department, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka 2014, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry
Department, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka 2014, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology
Department, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka 2014, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt
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Arun Renganathan R, Hema M, Karthik C, Lokanath N, Ravishankar Rai V. Extraction of itaconic acid by endophytic Aspergillus sp., isolated from Garcinia indica: Spectroscopic, structural and quantum computational studies. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Soni JP, Sathish M, Nachtigall FM, Santos LS, Shankaraiah N. Brown seaweed‐derived alginic acid: An efficient and reusable catalyst for Pictet‐Spengler reaction to access tetrahydro‐β‐carboline and tetrahydroisoquinoline frameworks. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Jay Prakash Soni
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad Department of Medicinal Chemistry 500037 Hyderabad INDIA
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- Catholic University of the Maule: Universidad Catolica del Maule Research center for Advance Studies of Maule, 3460000 Talca CHILE
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- Universidad Autonoma de Chile Instituto de Ciencias Quimicas Aplicadas 3467987 Talca CHILE
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- Talca University: Universidad de Talca Chemistry Institute of Natural Resources 3460000 Talca CHILE
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research NIPER Department of Medicinal Chemistry Balanagar 500037 Hyderabad INDIA
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Hu D, Han G, Li X, Ren H, Yue L, Guo L, Feng J. Synthesis and Evaluation in vitro of Novel Harmine Derivatives as Anticancer Activity Agents. CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202112015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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β-Carboline tethered cinnamoyl 2-aminobenzamides as class I selective HDAC inhibitors: Design, synthesis, biological activities and modelling studies. Bioorg Chem 2021; 117:105461. [PMID: 34753060 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The effect of β-carboline motif as cap for HDAC inhibitors containing cinnamic acid as linker and benzamides as zinc binding group was examined in this study. A series of β-carboline-cinnamide conjugates have been synthesized and evaluated for their HDAC inhibitory activity and in vitro cytotoxicity against different human cancer cell lines. Almost all the compounds exhibited superior HDAC inhibitory activity than the standard drug Entinostat for in vitro enzymatic assay. Among the tested compounds, 7h displayed a noteworthy potency with an IC50 value of 0.70 ± 0.15 µM against HCT-15 cell line when compared to the standard drug Entinostat (IC50 of 3.87 ± 0.62 µM). The traditional apoptosis assays such as nuclear morphological alterations, AO/EB, DAPI, and Annexin-V/PI staining revealed the antiproliferative activity of 7h while depolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential by JC-1 was observed in dose-dependent manner. Cell cycle analysis also unveiled the typical accumulation of cells in G2M phase and sub-G1/S phase arrest. In addition, immunoblot analysis for compound 7h on HCT-15 indicated selective inhibition of the protein expression of class I HDAC 2 and 3 isoforms. Molecular docking analysis of compound 7h revealed that it can prominent binding with the active pocket of the HDAC 2. These finding suggest that the compound 7h can be a promising lead candidate for further investigation in the development of novel anti-cancer drug potentially inhibiting HDACs.
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N,N-Bis(Substituted benzyl)-β-Carbolineum Bromides as Potential Anticancer Therapeutics: Design, Synthesis, Cytotoxicity, Drug-DNA Intercalation and In-Silico Binding Properties. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mukherjee A, Ghosh S, Ghosh S, Mahato S, Pal M, Sen SK, Majee A, Singh B. Molecular recognition of synthesized halogenated chalcone by calf thymus DNA through multispectroscopic studies and analysis the anti-cancer, anti-bacterial activity of the compounds. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A comprehensive overview of β-carbolines and its derivatives as anticancer agents. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 224:113688. [PMID: 34332400 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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β-Carboline alkaloids are a family of natural and synthetic products with structural diversity and outstanding antitumor activities. This review summarizes research developments of β-carboline and its derivatives as anticancer agents, which focused on both natural and synthetic monomers as well as dimers. In addition, the structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis of β-carboline monomers and dimers are summarized and mechanism of action of β-carboline and its derivatives are also presented. A few possible research directions, suggestions and clues for future work on the development of novel β-carboline-based anticancer agents with improved expected activities and lesser toxicity are also provided.
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Soni JP, Yeole Y, Shankaraiah N. β-Carboline-based molecular hybrids as anticancer agents: a brief sketch. RSC Med Chem 2021; 12:730-750. [PMID: 34124672 PMCID: PMC8152596 DOI: 10.1039/d0md00422g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Cancer is a huge burden on the healthcare system and is foremost cause of mortality across the globe. Among various therapeutic strategies, chemotherapy plays an enormous role in overcoming the challenges of treating cancer, especially in late stage detection. However, limitations such as extreme side/adverse effects and drug resistance associated with available drugs have impelled the development of novel chemotherapeutic agents. In this regard, we have reviewed the development of β-carboline-based chemotherapeutic agents reported in last five years. The review mainly emphasizes on the molecular hybrids of β-carbolines with various pharmacophores, their synthetic strategies, and in vitro anticancer evaluation. In addition, the mechanisms of action, in silico studies, structural influence on the potency and selectivity among diverse cancer cell lines have been critically presented. The review updates readers on the diverse molecular hybrids prepared and the governing structural features of high potential molecules that can help in the future development of novel cytotoxic agents.
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- Jay Prakash Soni
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad 500037 India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad 500037 India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad 500037 India
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β-Carbolines as potential anticancer agents. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 216:113321. [PMID: 33684825 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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β-Carbolines are indole alkaloids having a tricyclic pyrido[3,4-b]indole ring in their structure. Since the isolation of first β-carboline from Peganum harmala in 1841, the isolation and synthesis of various β-carboline derivatives surged in the following centuries. β-Carboline derivatives due to their widespread availability from natural sources, structural flexibility, quick reactivity and interaction with varied anticancer targets such as DNA (intercalation, groove binding, etc.), enzymes (GPX4, topoisomerases, kinases, etc.) and proteins (tubulin, ABCG2/BRCP1, etc.) have established themselves as promising lead compounds for the synthesis of various anticancer active agents. The current review covers the synthesis and isolation, anticancer activity, mechanism of action and SAR of various β-carboline containing molecules, its derivatives and congeners.
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El-Wakil MH, Khattab SN, El-Yazbi AF, El-Nikhely N, Soffar A, Khalil HH. New chalcone-tethered 1,3,5-triazines potentiate the anticancer effect of cisplatin against human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells by enhancing DNA damage and cell apoptosis. Bioorg Chem 2020; 105:104393. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Tokala R, Mahajan S, Kiranmai G, Sigalapalli DK, Sana S, John SE, Nagesh N, Shankaraiah N. Development of β-carboline-benzothiazole hybrids via carboxamide formation as cytotoxic agents: DNA intercalative topoisomerase IIα inhibition and apoptosis induction. Bioorg Chem 2020; 106:104481. [PMID: 33261848 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In quest of promising anticancer agents, the pharmacophores of natural (β-carboline) and synthetic origin (benzothiazole) were adjoined by a carboxamide bridge and three-point diversification was accomplished. The in vitro cytotoxic ability of the compounds was established on adherent and suspension human cancer cell lines and compounds 8u and 8f advanced as pre-eminent molecules with IC50 values of 1.46 and 1.81 μM respectively in A549 cell line. The cytospecificity was entrenched for potent compounds 8u and 8f by evaluating against normal human lung epithelial cells and selectivity index was calculated. Furthermore, EtBr displacement, relative viscosity and gel-based topoisomerase II target assays unveiled the intercalative topo-II inhibitory capability and DNA binding studies (absorbance) revealed the dissociation constant (Kd) for compounds 8u and 8f as 98 and 103 μM respectively. Additionally, cell-based flow cytometric assays like Annexin-V/PI dual staining aids in the quantification of apoptosis induced and JC-1 staining disclosed the depolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential by compound 8u in A549 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, wound healing assay established the inhibition of in vitro cell migration by compound 8u on A549 cells. In addition, molecular docking studies proved the binding of compounds 8u and 8f in the active site of DNA complexed with topo IIα and stabilized by interactions with DNA base pairs and amino acid residues. Remarkably, the compounds 8u and 8f follow Lipinski's rule of five and are in the recommended range for Jorgensen's rule of three with a minimal violation and other pharmacokinetic parameters revealing druggability of the synthesized hybrids.
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- Ramya Tokala
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Medical Biotechnology Complex, ANNEXE II, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Medical Biotechnology Complex, ANNEXE II, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India.
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Sharma B, Saha ST, Perumal S, Gu L, Ebenezer O, Singh P, Kaur M, Kumar V. Design, Synthesis, Antiproliferative Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Studies of N-(3-Hydroxyindole)-Appended β-Carbolines/Tetrahydro-β-Carbolines Targeting Triple-Negative and Non-Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:28907-28917. [PMID: 33225121 PMCID: PMC7675558 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The present manuscript pertains to the design and synthesis of a series of 3-hydroxyindole-substituted β-carbolines/tetrahydro-β-carbolines with an aim to explore their antiproliferative structure-activity relationship against breast cancer. The conjugate with an optimum combination of a flexible tetrahydro-β-carboline core, a tertiary alcoholic group along with a chloro substituent on the indole ring, proved to be the most active compound. It displayed IC50 values of 13.61 and 22.76 μM against MCF-7 (ER+) and MDA-MB-231 (ER-) cells, respectively. The docking studies were found to be consistent with experimental results owing to the stronger binding affinity of the synthesized conjugates via hydrophobic and H-bonding interactions.
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- Bharvi Sharma
- Department
of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- School
of Molecular and Cell Biology, University
of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3,
WITS, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- School
of Molecular and Cell Biology, University
of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3,
WITS, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- School
of Molecular and Cell Biology, University
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of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P/Bag X54001, Westville, Durban 4000, South Africa
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of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P/Bag X54001, Westville, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- School
of Molecular and Cell Biology, University
of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3,
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- Department
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Shinde SD, Sakla AP, Shankaraiah N. An insight into medicinal attributes of dithiocarbamates: Bird's eye view. Bioorg Chem 2020; 105:104346. [PMID: 33074122 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Dithiocarbamates are considered as an important motif owing to its extensive biological applications in medicinal chemistry. The synthesis of this framework can easily be achieved via a one-pot reaction of primary/secondary amines, CS2, and alkyl halides under catalyst-free conditions or sometimes in the presence of a base. By virtue of its colossal pharmacological scope, it has been an evolving subject of interest for many researchers around the world. The present review aims to highlight various synthetic approaches for dithiocarbamates with the major emphasis on medicinal attributes of these architectures as leads in the drug discovery of small molecules such as HDAC inhibitor, lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) down-regulator, kinase inhibitor (focal adhesion kinase, pyruvate kinase, Bruton's tyrosine kinase), carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, DNA intercalators, and apoptosis-inducing agents. Moreover, recent medicinal advancements in the synthesis of dithiocarbamate derivatives as anticancer, antifungal, antibacterial, anti-Alzheimer, antitubercular, anti-glaucoma, anti-cholinergic, antihyperglycemic, anti-inflammatory activities have been elaborated with notable examples.
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- Sangita Dattatray Shinde
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500037, India.
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Singh M, Vaishali, Kumar R, Singh V. Catalyst‐Free and Metal‐Free Approach towards Synthesis of Amide‐ and Thioamide‐Linked β‐Carboline‐Pyridine Conjugates and Estimation of Their Photophysical Properties. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202001149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Manpreet Singh
- Department of ChemistryDr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
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- Department of ChemistryDr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
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- Department of ChemistryDr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
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- Department of ChemistryDr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
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Sharma B, Gu L, Pillay RP, Cele N, Awolade P, Singh P, Kaur M, Kumar V. Design, synthesis, and anti-proliferative evaluation of 1 H-1,2,3-triazole grafted tetrahydro-β-carboline-chalcone/ferrocenylchalcone conjugates in estrogen responsive and triple negative breast cancer cells. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj00879f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A series of 1H-1,2,3 triazole grafted tetrahydro-β-carboline-chalcone/ferrocenylchalcone conjugates were synthesized and in vitro evaluated against estrogen responsive (MCF-7) and triple negative (MDA-MB-231) breast cancer cells.
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- Bharvi Sharma
- Department of Chemistry
- Guru Nanak Dev University
- Amritsar-143005
- India
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Johannesburg
- South Africa
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Johannesburg
- South Africa
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- School of Chemistry and Physics
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban
- South Africa
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- School of Chemistry and Physics
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban
- South Africa
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- School of Chemistry and Physics
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban
- South Africa
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Johannesburg
- South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry
- Guru Nanak Dev University
- Amritsar-143005
- India
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New 3-tetrazolyl-β-carbolines and β-carboline-3-carboxylates with anti-cancer activity. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 179:123-132. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.05.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Chen X, Guo L, Ma Q, Chen W, Fan W, Zhang J. Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel N-Acylhydrazone Bond Linked Heterobivalent β-Carbolines as Potential Anticancer Agents. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24162950. [PMID: 31416271 PMCID: PMC6720801 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24162950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Utilizing a pharmacophore hybridization approach, we have designed and synthesized a novel series of 28 new heterobivalent β-carbolines. The in vitro cytotoxic potential of each compound was evaluated against the five cancer cell lines (LLC, BGC-823, CT-26, Bel-7402, and MCF-7) of different origin—murine and human, with the aim of determining the potency and selectivity of the compounds. Compound 8z showed antitumor activities with half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 9.9 ± 0.9, 8.6 ± 1.4, 6.2 ± 2.5, 9.9 ± 0.5, and 5.7 ± 1.2 µM against the tested five cancer cell lines. Moreover, the effect of compound 8z on the angiogenesis process was investigated using a chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) in vivo model. At a concentration of 5 μM, compound 8z showed a positive effect on angiogenesis. The results of this study contribute to the further elucidation of the biological regulatory role of heterobivalent β-carbolines and provide helpful information on the development of vascular targeting antitumor drugs.
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- Xiaofei Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- Xinjiang Huashidan Pharmaceutical Research Co. Ltd., 175 He Nan East Road, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Xinjiang Huashidan Pharmaceutical Research Co. Ltd., 175 He Nan East Road, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Xinjiang Huashidan Pharmaceutical Research Co. Ltd., 175 He Nan East Road, Urumqi 830011, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
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Jadala C, Sathish M, Reddy TS, Reddy VG, Tokala R, Bhargava SK, Shankaraiah N, Nagesh N, Kamal A. Synthesis and in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of β-carboline-combretastatin carboxamides as apoptosis inducing agents: DNA intercalation and topoisomerase-II inhibition. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:3285-3298. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Guo L, Ma Q, Chen W, Fan W, Zhang J, Dai B. Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel N 9-heterobivalent β-carbolines as angiogenesis inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2019; 34:375-387. [PMID: 30734606 PMCID: PMC6327987 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2018.1497619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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A series of novel N9-heterobivalent β-carbolines has been synthesized. All the novel compounds were tested for their anticancer activity against six tumour cell lines in vitro. Among these molecules, compounds 5b, and 5w exhibited strong cytotoxic activities with IC50 value of lower than 20 μM. Acute toxicities and antitumor efficacies of the selected compounds in mice were also evaluated, compounds 5b and 5w exhibited that tumour inhibition rate of over 40% in the Sarcoma 180 and Lewis lung cancer animal models. Preliminary structure-activity relationships (SARs) analysis indicated that: (1) C1-methylation and C7-methoxylation were favorable for increased activities; (2) 3-Pyridyl or 2-thienyl group substituent into position-1 of the β-carboline core, and the aryl substituent into another β-carboline ring might be detrimental to cytotoxic effects of this class compounds. Investigation of the preliminary mechanism of action demonstrated that compound 5b had obvious angiogenesis inhibitory effects in the chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay.
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- Liang Guo
- a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of XinJiang Bingtuan , Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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- b XinJiang Huashidan Pharmaceutical Research Co. Ltd. , Urumqi , China
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- b XinJiang Huashidan Pharmaceutical Research Co. Ltd. , Urumqi , China
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- b XinJiang Huashidan Pharmaceutical Research Co. Ltd. , Urumqi , China
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- a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of XinJiang Bingtuan , Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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- a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of XinJiang Bingtuan , Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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Jafari F, Baghayi H, Lavaee P, Hadizadeh F, Soltani F, Moallemzadeh H, Mirzaei S, Aboutorabzadeh SM, Ghodsi R. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel benzo- and tetrahydrobenzo-[h]quinoline derivatives as potential DNA-intercalating antitumor agents. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 164:292-303. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.12.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2018] [Revised: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Shankaraiah N, Nekkanti S, Ommi O, P.S. LS. Diverse Targeted Approaches to Battle Multidrug Resistance in Cancer. Curr Med Chem 2019; 26:7059-7080. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666180410110729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Revised: 01/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The efficacy of successful cancer therapies is frequently hindered by the development of drug
resistance in the tumor. The term ‘drug resistance’ is used to illustrate the decreased effectiveness of a
drug in curing a disease or alleviating the symptoms of the patient. This phenomenon helps tumors to survive
the damage caused by a specific drug or group of drugs. In this context, studying the mechanisms of
drug resistance and applying this information to design customized treatment regimens can improve therapeutic
efficacy as well as the curative outcome. Over the years, numerous Multidrug Resistance (MDR)
mechanisms have been recognized and tremendous effort has been put into developing agents to address
them. The integration of data emerging from the elucidation of molecular and biochemical pathways and
specific tumor-associated factors has shown tremendous promise within the oncology community for improving
patient outcomes. In this review, we provide an overview of the utility of these molecular and biochemical
signaling processes as well as tumor-associated factors associated with MDR, for the rational
selection of cancer treatment strategies.
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- Nagula Shankaraiah
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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Sallum LO, Siqueira VL, Custodio JMF, Borges NM, Lima AP, Abreu DC, S. Lacerda EDP, Lima RS, M. de Oliveira A, Camargo AJ, Napolitano HB. Molecular modeling of cytotoxic activity of a new terpenoid-like bischalcone. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj03452h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This study describes the synthesis and structure of (1E,4E)-1-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-one (BC I). This work evaluates molecular docking and cytotoxic activity against two tumor cell lines.
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- Lóide O. Sallum
- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural
- Universidade Estadual de Goiás
- Anápolis
- Brazil
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- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural
- Universidade Estadual de Goiás
- Anápolis
- Brazil
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- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural
- Universidade Estadual de Goiás
- Anápolis
- Brazil
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- Faculdade do Instituto Brasil
- Anápolis
- Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas
- Universidade Federal de Goiás
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas
- Universidade Federal de Goiás
- Goiânia
- Brazil
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- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural
- Universidade Estadual de Goiás
- Anápolis
- Brazil
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- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural
- Universidade Estadual de Goiás
- Anápolis
- Brazil
- Laboratório de Novos Materiais
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Gu H, Li N, Dai J, Xi Y, Wang S, Wang J. Synthesis and In Vitro Antitumor Activity of Novel Bivalent β-Carboline-3-carboxylic Acid Derivatives with DNA as a Potential Target. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E3179. [PMID: 30326662 PMCID: PMC6214108 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19103179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A series of novel bivalent β-carboline derivatives were designed and synthesized, and in vitro cytotoxicity, cell apoptosis, and DNA-binding affinity were evaluated. The cytotoxic results demonstrated that most bivalent β-carboline derivatives exhibited stronger cytotoxicity than the corresponding monomer against the five selected tumor cell lines (A549, SGC-7901, Hela, SMMC-7721, and MCF-7), indicating that the dimerization at the C³ position could enhance the antitumor activity of β-carbolines. Among the derivatives tested, 4B, 6i, 4D, and 6u displayed considerable cytotoxicity against A549 cell line. Furthermore, 4B, 6i, 4D, and 6u induced cell apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner, and caused cell cycle arrest at the S and G2/M phases. Moreover, the levels of cytochrome C in mitochondria, and the expressions of bcl-2 protein, decreased after treatment with β-carbolines, which indicated that 6i and 6u could induce mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. In addition, the results of UV-visible spectral, thermal denaturation, and molecular docking studies revealed that 4B, 6i, 4D, and 6u could bind to DNA mainly by intercalation.
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- Hongling Gu
- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Yangling 712100, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Yangling 712100, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Yangling 712100, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Yangling 712100, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Yangling 712100, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Yangling 712100, China.
- State key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Dai J, Dan W, Schneider U, Wang J. β-Carboline alkaloid monomers and dimers: Occurrence, structural diversity, and biological activities. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 157:622-656. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Sathish M, Chetan Dushantrao S, Nekkanti S, Tokala R, Thatikonda S, Tangella Y, Srinivas G, Cherukommu S, Hari Krishna N, Shankaraiah N, Nagesh N, Kamal A. Synthesis of DNA interactive C3-trans-cinnamide linked β-carboline conjugates as potential cytotoxic and DNA topoisomerase I inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2018; 26:4916-4929. [PMID: 30172625 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A series of new C3-trans-cinnamide linked β-carboline conjugates has been synthesized by coupling between various β-carboline amines and substituted cinnamic acids. Evaluation of their anti-proliferative activity against a panel of selected human cancer cell lines such as A549 (lung cancer), MCF-7 (breast cancer), B16 (melanoma), HeLa (cervical cancer) and a normal cell line NIH3T3 (mouse embryonic fibroblast cell line), suggested that the newly designed conjugates are considerably active against all the tested cancer cell lines with IC50 values 13-45 nM. Moreover, the conjugates 8v and 8x were the most active against MCF-7 cells (14.05 nM and 13.84 nM respectively) and also even potent on other cell lines tested. Further, detailed investigations such as cell cycle analysis, apoptosis induction study, topoisomerase I inhibition assay, DNA binding affinity and docking studies revealed that these new conjugates are DNA interactive topoisomerase I inhibitors.
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- Manda Sathish
- Medicinal Chemistry & Biotechnology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Regulatory Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Biotechnology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad 500 037, India.
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Biotechnology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India; School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110 062, India.
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Jakovljević K, Joksović MD, Matić IZ, Petrović N, Stanojković T, Sladić D, Vujčić M, Janović B, Joksović L, Trifunović S, Marković V. Novel 1,3,4-thiadiazole-chalcone hybrids containing catechol moiety: synthesis, antioxidant activity, cytotoxicity and DNA interaction studies. MEDCHEMCOMM 2018; 9:1679-1697. [PMID: 30429973 DOI: 10.1039/c8md00316e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hybrid compounds that combine the 1,3,4-thiadiazole-containing catechol moiety with a chalcone motif were synthesized and examined for their antioxidant activity, cytotoxicity, and DNA-binding activity. A series of thirteen compounds showed strong antioxidant and cytotoxic effects on human acute promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells. Several compounds exerted good cytotoxic activities on cervical adenocarcinoma HeLa cells. The treatment of HeLa cells with IC50 and double IC50 concentrations of the compounds 5a, 5c, 5f, and 5m induced a statistically significant increase in the percentage of cells within a subG1 cell cycle phase. The examined compounds caused G2/M cell cycle arrest in HeLa cells. Each of these compounds triggered apoptosis in HeLa cells through activation of caspase-3, the main effector caspase, caspase-8, which is involved in the extrinsic apoptotic pathway, and caspase-9, which is involved in the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. All of the examined compounds decreased the expression levels of MMP2 in HeLa cells and levels of protumorigenic miR-133b. Compounds 5a and 5m lowered the expression level of oncogenic miR-21 in HeLa cells. In addition, compounds 5a, 5f, and 5m decreased the expression levels of oncogenic miR-155 while the treatment of HeLa cells with compounds 5a, 5c, and 5f increased expression of tumor-suppressive miR-206. Observed effects of these compounds on expression levels of four examined miRNAs suggest their prominent cancer-suppressive activity. An investigation by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy showed more efficient calf thymus DNA binding activity of the compound 5m in comparison to other tested compounds. Results of a pUC19 plasmid cleavage study and comet assay showed DNA damaging activities of compounds 5a and 5c.
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- Katarina Jakovljević
- Faculty of Science , Department of Chemistry , University of Kragujevac , R. Domanovica 12 , 34000 Kragujevac , Serbia .
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- Faculty of Science , Department of Chemistry , University of Kragujevac , R. Domanovica 12 , 34000 Kragujevac , Serbia .
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- Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia , Pasterova 14 , 11000 Belgrade , Serbia
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- Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia , Pasterova 14 , 11000 Belgrade , Serbia.,Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics , "Vinča" Institute of Nuclear Sciences , University of Belgrade , 11000 Belgrade , Serbia
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- Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia , Pasterova 14 , 11000 Belgrade , Serbia
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- Faculty of Chemistry , University of Belgrade , Studentski trg 16 , 11000 Belgrade , Serbia
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- Institute for Chemistry , Technology and Metallurgy , Njegoševa 12 , 11000 Belgrade , Serbia
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- Institute for Chemistry , Technology and Metallurgy , Njegoševa 12 , 11000 Belgrade , Serbia
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- Faculty of Science , Department of Chemistry , University of Kragujevac , R. Domanovica 12 , 34000 Kragujevac , Serbia .
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- Faculty of Chemistry , University of Belgrade , Studentski trg 16 , 11000 Belgrade , Serbia
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- Faculty of Science , Department of Chemistry , University of Kragujevac , R. Domanovica 12 , 34000 Kragujevac , Serbia .
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Tokala R, Thatikonda S, Vanteddu US, Sana S, Godugu C, Shankaraiah N. Design and Synthesis of DNA-Interactive β-Carboline-Oxindole Hybrids as Cytotoxic and Apoptosis-Inducing Agents. ChemMedChem 2018; 13:1909-1922. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201800402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Ramya Tokala
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER); Hyderabad 500037 India
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- Department of Regulatory Toxicology; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER); Hyderabad 500037 India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER); Hyderabad 500037 India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER); Hyderabad 500037 India
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- Department of Regulatory Toxicology; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER); Hyderabad 500037 India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER); Hyderabad 500037 India
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Singh D, Hazra CK, Malakar CC, Pandey SK, Kaith BS, Singh V. Indium-Mediated Domino Allylation-Lactonisation Approach: Diastereoselective Synthesis of β-Carboline C-3 Tethered α-Methylene γ-Butyrolactones. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Dharmender Singh
- Department of Chemistry; Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar; 144011 Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry; Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST); Daejeon 305701 South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology (NIT), Manipur; Imphal 795004 Manipur
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- Department of Chemistry; Institute of Science; Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi; 221005, Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry; Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar; 144011 Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry; Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar; 144011 Punjab India
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Discovery of novel β-carboline/acylhydrazone hybrids as potent antitumor agents and overcome drug resistance. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 152:516-526. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Guo L, Chen W, Cao R, Fan W, Ma Q, Zhang J, Dai B. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of asymmetric dimeric β-carboline derivatives as potential antitumor agents. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 147:253-265. [PMID: 29448140 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A series of newly asymmetric dimeric β-carbolines with a spacer of 4-6 methylene units between the indole nitrogen and the harmine oxygen were synthesized. Structures of all the novel synthesized compounds were confirmed by their spectral and analytical studies. All of the synthesized compounds were screened for their in vitro cytotoxic activity against nine cancer cell lines. The results revealed that compounds 7c, 7o and 7s exhibited the highest cytotoxic activities with IC50 values of less than 20 μM against the tumor cell lines tested. Acute toxicities and antitumor efficacies of the selected compounds in mice were also evaluated, and compound 7o exhibited potent antitumor activities with the tumor inhibition rate of over 40%. The wound healing assay displayed a specific impairment in the motility of the HT-29 cells, which suggested the anti-metastatic potential of compound 7o. Moreover, compound 7o had obvious angiogenesis inhibitory effects in the chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. Preliminary structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis indicated that: (1) 3-phenylpropyl substituent at the N9-position of the indole ring was the most suitable group giving rise to potent cytotoxic agents; (2) the spacer length affected the antitumor potencies, and four methylene units were more favorable.
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- Liang Guo
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- Xinjiang Huashidan Pharmaceutical Research Co. Ltd., 175 He Nan East Road, Urumqi 830011, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xin Gang West Road, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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- Xinjiang Huashidan Pharmaceutical Research Co. Ltd., 175 He Nan East Road, Urumqi 830011, PR China
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- Xinjiang Huashidan Pharmaceutical Research Co. Ltd., 175 He Nan East Road, Urumqi 830011, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China.
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Tokala R, Thatikonda S, Sana S, Regur P, Godugu C, Shankaraiah N. Synthesis and in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of β-carboline-linked 2,4-thiazolidinedione hybrids: potential DNA intercalation and apoptosis-inducing studies. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj03248c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A series of β-carboline-linked 2,4-thiazolidinedione hybrids was synthesized and studied for their DNA affinities and cytotoxicities. The most potent compound was 19e with IC50 of 0.97 ± 0.13 μM.
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- Ramya Tokala
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
- Hyderabad-500037
- India
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- Department of Regulatory Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
- Hyderabad-500037
- India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
- Hyderabad-500037
- India
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- Department of Regulatory Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
- Hyderabad-500037
- India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
- Hyderabad-500037
- India
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