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Zhang Y, Wu C, Zhang N, Fan R, Ye Y, Xu J. Recent Advances in the Development of Pyrazole Derivatives as Anticancer Agents. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12724. [PMID: 37628906 PMCID: PMC10454718 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Pyrazole derivatives, as a class of heterocyclic compounds, possess unique chemical structures that confer them with a broad spectrum of pharmacological activities. They have been extensively explored for designing potent and selective anticancer agents. In recent years, numerous pyrazole derivatives have been synthesized and evaluated for their anticancer potential against various cancer cell lines. Structure-activity relationship studies have shown that appropriate substitution on different positions of the pyrazole ring can significantly enhance anticancer efficacy and tumor selectivity. It is noteworthy that many pyrazole derivatives have demonstrated multiple mechanisms of anticancer action by interacting with various targets including tubulin, EGFR, CDK, BTK, and DNA. Therefore, this review summarizes the current understanding on the structural features of pyrazole derivatives and their structure-activity relationships with different targets, aiming to facilitate the development of potential pyrazole-based anticancer drugs. We focus on the latest research advances in anticancer activities of pyrazole compounds reported from 2018 to present.
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- Yingqian Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (C.W.); (N.Z.); (R.F.); (Y.Y.)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (C.W.); (N.Z.); (R.F.); (Y.Y.)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (C.W.); (N.Z.); (R.F.); (Y.Y.)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (C.W.); (N.Z.); (R.F.); (Y.Y.)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (C.W.); (N.Z.); (R.F.); (Y.Y.)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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Aleksanyan AG, Hakobyan RM, Shahkhatuni AG, Shahkhatuni AA, Attaryan HS. Direct demonstration of tautomeric nature of 4‐bromo‐3(5)‐methylpyrazoles. J Heterocycl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.4529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- A. G. Aleksanyan
- Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of NAS RA Yerevan Armenia
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- Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of NAS RA Yerevan Armenia
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- Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of NAS RA Yerevan Armenia
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- Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of NAS RA Yerevan Armenia
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- Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of NAS RA Yerevan Armenia
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Ebenezer O, Shapi M, Tuszynski JA. A Review of the Recent Development in the Synthesis and Biological Evaluations of Pyrazole Derivatives. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10051124. [PMID: 35625859 PMCID: PMC9139179 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10051124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pyrazoles are five-membered heterocyclic compounds that contain nitrogen. They are an important class of compounds for drug development; thus, they have attracted much attention. In the meantime, pyrazole derivatives have been synthesized as target structures and have demonstrated numerous biological activities such as antituberculosis, antimicrobial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory. This review summarizes the results of published research on pyrazole derivatives synthesis and biological activities. The published research works on pyrazole derivatives synthesis and biological activities between January 2018 and December 2021 were retrieved from the Scopus database and reviewed accordingly.
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- Oluwakemi Ebenezer
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Science, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban 4026, South Africa; (O.E.); (M.S.)
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Science, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban 4026, South Africa; (O.E.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada
- Department of Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2, Canada
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, (DIMEAS), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
- Correspondence:
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Synthesis of Heterocyclic Systems 3H-furo[2,3-b]imidazo[4,5-f]quinolines and 3H-furo[2,3-b]pyrazolo[4,3-f]quinolines as New Antibacterial Agents. Pharm Chem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11094-022-02622-1] [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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Petek N, Brodnik H, Grošelj U, Svete J, Požgan F, Štefane B. Visible-Light Driven Selective C-N Bond Scission in anti-Bimane-Like Derivatives. Org Lett 2021; 23:5294-5298. [PMID: 34077227 PMCID: PMC8832495 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In the present study, we report the photochemical transformation of pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazolone substrates that reach an excited state upon irradiation with visible light to initiate the homolytic C-N bond cleavage process that yields the corresponding N1-substituted pyrazoles. Moreover, chemoselective heterolytic C-N bond cleavage is possible in the pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazole core in the presence of bromomalonate.
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- Nejc Petek
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Mor S, Khatri M, Punia R, Sindhu S. Recent Progress on Anticancer Agents Incorporating Pyrazole Scaffold. Mini Rev Med Chem 2021; 22:115-163. [PMID: 33823764 DOI: 10.2174/1389557521666210325115218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The search of new anticancer agents is considered as a dynamic field of medicinal chemistry. In recent years, the synthesis of compounds with anticancer potential has increased and a large number of structurally varied compounds displaying potent anticancer activities have been published. Pyrazole is an important biologically active scaffold that possessed nearly all types of biological activities. The aim of this review is to collate literature work reported by researchers to provide an overview on in vivo and in vitro anticancer activities of pyrazole based derivatives among the diverse biological activities displayed by them and also presents recent efforts made on this heterocyclic moiety regarding anticancer activities. This review has been driven from the increasing number of publications, on this issue, which have been reported in the literature since the ending of the 20th century (from 1995-to date).
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- Satbir Mor
- Department of Chemistry, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar-125001, Haryana. India
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- Department of Chemistry, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar-125001, Haryana. India
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- Department of Chemistry, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar-125001, Haryana. India
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- Department of Chemistry, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar-125001, Haryana. India
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Kaddouri Y, Abrigach F, Ouahhoud S, Benabbes R, El Kodadi M, Alsalme A, Al-Zaqri N, Warad I, Touzani R. Mono-Alkylated Ligands Based on Pyrazole and Triazole Derivatives Tested Against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis: Synthesis, Characterization, DFT, and Phytase Binding Site Identification Using Blind Docking/Virtual Screening for Potent Fophy Inhibitors. Front Chem 2020; 8:559262. [PMID: 33363103 PMCID: PMC7759635 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.559262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Twelve recent compounds, incorporating several heterocyclic moieties such as pyrazole, thiazole, triazole, and benzotriazole, made in excellent yield up to 37–99.6%. They were tested against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis fungi (Bayoud disease), where the best results are for compounds 2, 4, and 5 with IC50 = 18.8–54.4 μg/mL. Density functional theory (DFT) study presented their molecular reactivity, while the docking simulations to describe the synergies between the trained compounds of dataset containing all the tested compounds (57 molecules) and F. oxysporum phytase domain (Fophy) enzyme as biological target. By comparing the results of the docking studies for the Fophy protein, it is found that compound 5 has the best affinity followed by compounds 2 and 4, so there is good agreement with the experimental results where their IC50 values are in the following order: 74.28 (5) < 150 (2) < 214.10 (4), using Blind docking/virtual screening of the homology modeled protein and two different tools as Autodock Vina and Dockthor web tool that gave us predicted sites for further antifungal drug design.
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- Yassine Kaddouri
- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment (LCAE), Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment (LCAE), Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry (LB), Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohamed Premier, Oujda, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry (LB), Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohamed Premier, Oujda, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment (LCAE), Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda, Morocco.,Centre Régional des Métiers de l'Education et de Formation Oujda, Oriental, Morocco
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen
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- Department of Chemistry, Science College, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment (LCAE), Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda, Morocco
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Synthesis, cytotoxicity of some pyrazoles and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines bearing benzothiazole moiety and investigation of their mechanism of action. Bioorg Chem 2020; 102:104053. [PMID: 32673889 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A novel series of pyrazoles and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines bearing benzothiazole moiety were designed and synthesized. Chemical structures were confirmed by spectral data and elemental analyses. Nine compounds were selected and screened for their cytotoxic activity at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA against 60 cancer cell lines in a single dose assay. Compounds 4 and 5 exerted the most potent growth inhibitory activity against most cancer cell lines with growth inhibition (GI%) ranges from 44.86% to 84.59% and 31.20% to 52.36%, respectively. Consequently, they were further investigated through IC50 determination using five dose MTT colorimetric assay against three sensitive cell lines, leukemia CCRF-CEM, non-small cell lung cancer HOP-92 and liver cancer Hep-G2. Compound 4 exhibited potent cytotoxic activity against the three tested cell lines with IC50 16.34, 3.45 and 7.79 μM, respectively representing half potency, 3.5 folds potency and nearly equipotent to roscovitine. To investigate its mechanism of action, cell cycle analysis of compound 4 was conducted and showed that it induced cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase and apoptosis in HOP-92 cells. In correlation with the previous results, caspase-3 activation was tested and illustrated elevation in its concentration by nearly 14 folds than control. Besides, enzyme inhibition assay of compound 4 was evaluated towards two common antitumor targets namely KDM1 and CDK1 showing significant inhibitory activity with IC50 0.096 and 0.078 μM, respectively.
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Porchezhiyan V, Kalaivani D, Shobana J, Noorjahan S. Synthesis, docking and in vitro evaluation of -proline derived 1,3-diketones possessing anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.127754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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