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Rani S, Vermani S, Kaur V, Singh P. Targeting aromatase to restrain oestrogen production and developing efficacious interventions against ER-positive cancer. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 265:116111. [PMID: 38185056 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.116111] [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: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Being the most frequently diagnosed disease, breast cancer is mainly classified as ER+ cancers due to the detection of estrogen receptor (ER) expression. Irrespetive of the successes achieved in the treatment of ER+ cancers by the use of selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) drugs like tamoxifen, resistance to the drug is a major clinical obstacle. Working on alternative treatment approaches, here, on the basis of mode of action of aromatase for the conversion of androstenedione to oestrogen, a series of compounds was developed. Results of all the experiments performed with these compounds led to the identification of three highly potent compounds 5d, 5e and 7d with their IC50 61.0, 83.0 and 54.0 nM for aromatase. Indicating their effectiveness in the treatment of ER+ cancers, appreciable tumor growth inhibitory activities of these compounds were observed against breast cancer cell lines. Further, the physico-chemical experiments including plasma protein binding, HSA binding, kinetic studies, solubility, ADME properties and molecular modelling studies supported the drug like features of the compounds.
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- Sudesh Rani
- Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India.
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Aziz M, Sarfraz M, Khurrum Ibrahim M, Ejaz SA, Zehra T, Ogaly HA, Arafat M, Al-Zahrani FAM, Li C. Evaluation of anticancer potential of tetracene-5,12-dione (A01) and pyrimidine-2,4-dione (A02) via caspase 3 and lactate dehydrogenase cytotoxicity investigations. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0292455. [PMID: 38127898 PMCID: PMC10734984 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Cancer stands as a significant global cause of mortality, predominantly arising from the dysregulation of key enzymes and DNA. One strategic avenue in developing new anticancer agents involves targeting specific proteins within the cancer pathway. Amidst ongoing efforts to enhance the efficacy of anticancer drugs, a range of crucial medications currently interact with DNA at the molecular level, exerting profound biological effects. Our study is driven by the objective to comprehensively explore the potential of two compounds: (7S,9S)-7-[(2R,4S,5S,6S)-4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-6,9,11-trihydroxy-9-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-4-methoxy-8,10-dihydro-7H-tetracene-5,12-dione (A01) and 5-fluoro-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione (A02). These compounds have demonstrated marked efficacy against breast and cervical cancer cell lines, positioning them as promising anticancer candidates. In our investigation, A01 has emerged as a particularly potent candidate, with its potential bolstered by corroborative evidence from lactate dehydrogenase release and caspase-3 activity assays. On the other hand, A02 has exhibited remarkable anticancer potential. To further elucidate their molecular mechanisms and interactions, we employed computational techniques, including molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations. Notably, our computational analyses suggest that the A01-DNA complex predominantly interacts via the minor groove, imparting significant insights into its mechanism of action. While earlier studies have also highlighted the anticancer activity of A01, our research contributes by providing a deeper understanding of its binding mechanisms through computational investigations. This knowledge holds potential for designing more effective drugs that target cancer-associated proteins. These findings lay a robust groundwork for future inquiries and propose that derivatives of A01 could be synthesized as potent bioactive agents for cancer treatment. By elucidating the distinctive aspects of our study's outcomes, we address the concern of distinguishing our findings from those of prior research.
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- Mubashir Aziz
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Basic Science & Humanities, Dawood University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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García A, Torres-Ruiz S, Vila L, Villarroel-Vicente C, Bernabeu Á, Eroles P, Cabedo N, Cortes D. Synthesis of 2-aminopropyl benzopyran derivatives as potential agents against triple-negative breast cancer. RSC Med Chem 2023; 14:2327-2341. [PMID: 38020071 PMCID: PMC10650959 DOI: 10.1039/d3md00385j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Synthesis of three series of 2-aminopropyl derivatives containing a benzopyran nucleus was performed to evaluate their performance against triple-negative breast cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-436) and normal breast epithelial cells (MCF10A). For the three series, the cytotoxic activity was as follows: N-methylated derivatives (tertiary amines) 5b, 6b, and 7b > secondary amine benzopyrans 5, 6, and 7 > quaternary amine salts 5c, 6c, and 7c > free phenolic derivatives 5a, 6a, and 7a. The structure-activity relationship showed the importance of the presence of an amine group and a p-fluorobenzyloxy substituent in the chromanol ring (IC50 values from 1.5 μM to 58.4 μM). In addition, 5a, 5b, 6a, and 7b displayed slight selectivity towards tumor cells. Compounds 5, 5a, 5b, 6, 6a, 6c, 7, and 7b showed apoptotic/necrotic effects due to, at least in part, an increase in reactive oxygen species generation, whereas 5b, 5c, 6b, 7a, and 7c caused cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase. Further cell-based mechanistic studies revealed that 5a, 6a, and 7b, which were the most promising compounds, downregulated the expression of Bcl-2, while 5b downregulated the expression of cyclins CCND1 and CCND2. Therefore, 2-aminopropyl benzopyran derivatives emerge as new hits and potential leads for developing useful agents against breast cancer.
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- Ainhoa García
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Valencia 46100 Valencia Spain
- Institute of Health Research-INCLIVA, University Clinic Hospital of Valencia 46010 Valencia Spain
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- Institute of Health Research-INCLIVA, University Clinic Hospital of Valencia 46010 Valencia Spain
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- Institute of Health Research-INCLIVA, University Clinic Hospital of Valencia 46010 Valencia Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Valencia 46100 Valencia Spain
- Institute of Health Research-INCLIVA, University Clinic Hospital of Valencia 46010 Valencia Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Valencia 46100 Valencia Spain
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- Institute of Health Research-INCLIVA, University Clinic Hospital of Valencia 46010 Valencia Spain
- Department of Physiology, University of Valencia 46010 Valencia Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Cancer (CIBERONC) 28019 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Valencia 46100 Valencia Spain
- Institute of Health Research-INCLIVA, University Clinic Hospital of Valencia 46010 Valencia Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Valencia 46100 Valencia Spain
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Ilovaisky AI, Scherbakov AM, Chernoburova EI, Povarov AA, Shchetinina MA, Merkulova VM, Salnikova DI, Sorokin DV, Bozhenko EI, Zavarzin IV, Terent'ev AO. Secosteroid thiosemicarbazides and secosteroid-1,2,4-triazoles as antiproliferative agents targeting breast cancer cells: Synthesis and biological evaluation. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2023; 234:106386. [PMID: 37666392 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2023.106386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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A convenient and selective approach to 13,17-secoestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-oic acid [N'-arylcarbothioamido]hydrazides and hybrid molecules containing secosteroid and 1,2,4-triazole fragments was disclosed and these novel types of secosteroids were screened for cytotoxicity against hormone-dependent human breast cancer cell line MCF-7. Most of secosteroid-1,2,4-triazole hybrids showed significant cytotoxic effect comparable or superior to that of the reference drug cisplatin. Hit secosteroid-1,2,4-triazole hybrids 4b and 4h were characterized by high cytotoxicity and good selectivity towards MCF-7 breast cancer cells. PARP cleavage (marker of apoptosis) and ERα and cyclin D1 downregulation were discovered in MCF-7 cells treated with lead secosteroid-1,2,4-triazole hybrid 4b. The synthesized secosteroids may be considered as new promising anticancer agents.
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- Alexey I Ilovaisky
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Kashirskoye shosse 24, Moscow 115522, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Kashirskoye shosse 24, Moscow 115522, Russia
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- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Kashirskoye shosse 24, Moscow 115522, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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Maghraby MTE, Mazyad Almutairi T, Bräse S, Salem OIA, Youssif BGM, Sheha MM. New 1,2,3-Triazole/1,2,4-triazole Hybrids as Aromatase Inhibitors: Design, Synthesis, and Apoptotic Antiproliferative Activity. Molecules 2023; 28:7092. [PMID: 37894571 PMCID: PMC10609154 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28207092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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A novel series of 1,2,3-triazole/1,2,4-triazole hybrids 5a, 5b, and 6a-i was designed and synthesized as antiproliferative agents targeting aromatase enzymes. The antiproliferative activity of the new hybrids against four cancer cells was studied using Erlotinib as a control. Compounds 6a and 6b demonstrated the highest antiproliferative activity among these hybrids, with GI50 values of 40 nM and 35 nM, respectively. Compound 6b was the most potent derivative, with a GI50 of 35 nM, comparable to Erlotinib's GI50 of 33 nM. Compound 6b inhibited all cancer cell lines with comparable efficacy to Erlotinib. Compounds 5a, 5b, and 6a-i were tested for inhibitory action against aromatase as a potential target for their antiproliferative activity. Results revealed that compounds 6a and 6b were the most potent aromatase inhibitors, with IC50 values of 0.12 ± 0.01 µM and 0.09 ± 0.01 µM, respectively, being more potent than the reference Ketoconazole (IC50 = 2.6 ± 0.20 µM) but less potent than Letrozole (IC50 = 0.002 ± 0.0002). These findings indicated that compounds 6a and 6b had significant aromatase inhibitory action and are potential antiproliferative candidates. The findings were further linked to molecular docking investigations, which gave models of strong interactions with the aromatase domain for inhibitors with high binding scores.
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- Mohamed T-E Maghraby
- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt; (M.T.-E.M.); (O.I.A.S.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, New Valley University, New Valley 72511, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;
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- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems, IBCS-FMS, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt; (M.T.-E.M.); (O.I.A.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt; (M.T.-E.M.); (O.I.A.S.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt;
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sphinx University, New-Assiut 71684, Egypt
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Şahin İ, Çeşme M, Yüce N, Tümer F. Discovery of new 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles: in silico ADME profiling, molecular docking and biological evaluation studies. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:1988-2001. [PMID: 35057704 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2025905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In this work, eight new 1,2,3-triazoles (6a-h) were synthesized from acetylenes' "click" reaction with p-substituted azide derivatives. The structures of the compounds were characterized using standard analytical and spectroscopic methods (elemental analysis, FT-IR, 1H(13C)NMR). The anticancer, antioxidant, α-amylase, ADME, molecular docking studies of synthesized triazoles were investigated. According to α -amylase enzyme inhibition results, all compounds except 6c (IC50: 2299 μg/mL) were found to have a higher IC50 value than the standard drug acarbose (IC50: 891 μg/mL). Compound 6g (IC50: 68 μg/mL) exhibited 13 times higher activity than standard acarbose. All compounds, except 6e, have been shown to have greater DPPH radical scavenging capabilities than BHT and β-carotene standards. According to ABTS radical scavenging studies, all compounds showed higher scavenging activity than ascorbic acid and Trolox. To determine the anticancer activity of the synthesized compounds, they were screened against the Hela cell line, and the results were compared with standard cisplatin (IC50: 16.30 μg/mL). Compound 6a (IC50: 49.03 μg/mL) was determined to have moderate activity relative to cisplatin. The compounds were examined comprehensively for ADME characteristics and did not violate any drug-likeness rule. ADME data showed that all physicochemical and pharmacological parameters of the compounds remained within defined limits as specified in Lipinski's rules (RO5) and put forth a high bioavailability profile. The molecular docking findings show that all molecules have a high affinity by exhibiting polar and apolar contact with essential residues in the binding pocket of α-amylase.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- İrfan Şahin
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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Targeting Breast Cancer: An Overlook on Current Strategies. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043643. [PMID: 36835056 PMCID: PMC9959993 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most widely diagnosed cancers and a leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. Globally, BC is the second most frequent cancer and first most frequent gynecological one, affecting women with a relatively low case-mortality rate. Surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy are the main treatments for BC, even though the latter are often not aways successful because of the common side effects and the damage caused to healthy tissues and organs. Aggressive and metastatic BCs are difficult to treat, thus new studies are needed in order to find new therapies and strategies for managing these diseases. In this review, we intend to give an overview of studies in this field, presenting the data from the literature concerning the classification of BCs and the drugs used in therapy for the treatment of BCs, along with drugs in clinical studies.
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Çetiner G, Çevik UA, Celik I, Bostancı HE, Özkay Y, Kaplancıklı ZA. New Imidazole Derivatives as Aromatase Inhibitor: Design, Synthesis, Biological Activity, Molecular Docking, and Computational ADME-Tox Studies. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.134920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Galehban MH, Zeynizadeh B, Mousavi H. Introducing Fe3O4@SiO2@KCC-1@MPTMS@CuII catalytic applications for the green one-pot syntheses of 2-aryl(or heteroaryl)-2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones and 9-aryl-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,5,6,7,9-hexahydro-1H-xanthene-1,8(2H)-diones. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Osmaniye D, Karaca Ş, Kurban B, Baysal M, Ahmad I, Patel H, Özkay Y, Asım Kaplancıklı Z. Design, synthesis, molecular docking and molecular dynamics studies of novel triazolothiadiazine derivatives containing furan or thiophene rings as anticancer agents. Bioorg Chem 2022; 122:105709. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Bao T, Yao J, Zhou S, Ma Y, Dong J, Zhang C, Mi Y. Naringin prevents follicular atresia by inhibiting oxidative stress in the aging chicken. Poult Sci 2022; 101:101891. [PMID: 35561460 PMCID: PMC9111992 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.101891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress is an essential inducement in follicle atresia and ovarian aging, resulting in decline in female fecundity. As a natural and effective antioxidant, naringin was investigated to relieve chicken follicle atresia and ovarian aging. First, the cultured small white follicles (SWFs) from D280 hens were pretreated with 0.5 mM naringin for 24 h and then treated with H2O2 for 72 h to establish the oxidative stress model to evaluate the putative attenuating effects of naringin on follicle atresia. Meanwhile, SWFs of D580 hens were treated with naringin for 72 h to examine the attenuating effect on the physiological aging of SWFs. Finally, each hen was fed with naringin at a dose of 50 mg/kg every day to explore the effect of naringin on follicular development and laying performance in D580 hens. Results showed that naringin could rescue the antioxidant capacity decline by increasing the antioxidant-related indexes and expression of antioxidation-associated genes. It could also maintain the homeostasis of SWFs in both the H2O2-induced group and natural physiological aging group. In addition, naringin increased estrogen levels, capacity of antioxidants, and the laying performance in aged laying chickens. The thickness and strength of the eggshell were increased in the naringin-treated group as well. In conclusion, this study showed that naringin is capable of relieving SWFs atresia that was induced by oxidative stress and maintaining the laying performance of aging low-yielding hens by reducing oxidative stress.
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- Tingting Bao
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China.
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Caballero Alfonso AY, Mora Lagares L, Novic M, Benfenati E, Kumar A. Exploration of structural requirements for azole chemicals towards human aromatase CYP19A1 activity: Classification modeling, structure-activity relationships and read-across study. Toxicol In Vitro 2022; 81:105332. [PMID: 35176449 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2022.105332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Human aromatase, also called CYP19A1, plays a major role in the conversion of androgens into estrogens. Inhibition of aromatase is an important target for estrogen receptor (ER)-responsive breast cancer therapy. Use of azole compounds as aromatase inhibitors is widespread despite their low selectivity. A toxicological evaluation of commonly used azole-based drugs and agrochemicals with respect to CYP19A1is currently requested by the European Union- Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (EU-REACH) regulations due to their potential as endocrine disruptors. In this connection, identification of structural alerts (SAs) is an effective strategy for the toxicological assessment and safe drug design. The present study describes the identification of SAs of azole-based chemicals as guiding experts to predict the aromatase activity. Total 21 SAs associated with aromatase activity were extracted from dataset of 326 azole-based drugs/chemicals obtained from Tox21 library. A cross-validated classification model having high accuracy (error rate 5%) was proposed which can precisely classify azole chemicals into active/inactive toward aromatase. In addition, mechanistic details and toxicological properties (agonism/antagonism) of azoles with respect to aromatase were explored by comparing active and inactive chemicals using structure-activity relationships (SAR). Lastly, few structural alerts were applied to form chemical categories for read-across applications.
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- Ana Y Caballero Alfonso
- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di RicercheFarmacologiche "Mario Negri"-IRCCS, Milano, Italy; Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Theory Department, Laboratory for Cheminformatics, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Theory Department, Laboratory for Cheminformatics, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di RicercheFarmacologiche "Mario Negri"-IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Applied Sciences, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India.
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Şahin İ, Çeşme M, Özgeriş FB, Güngör Ö, Tümer F. Design and synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles: Biological evaluation, in silico molecular docking and ADME screening. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Mousavi SH, Mohammadizadeh MR, Poorsadeghi S, Arimitsu S, Mohammadsaleh F, Kojya G, Gima S. One-pot synthesis of new alkyl 1-naphthoates bearing quinoline, pyranone and cyclohexenone moieties via metal-free sequential addition/oxidation reactions. RSC Adv 2021; 11:36748-36752. [PMID: 35494386 PMCID: PMC9043593 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07092d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
A mild and one-pot synthetic pathway was successfully developed for the synthesis of new naphthoate-based scaffolds containing quinoline, pyranone and cyclohexenone moieties via a multistep reaction between acenaphthoquinone and various 1,3-diketones in the presence of different primary aliphatic and benzylic alcohols. This reaction proceeds via a sequential addition/oxidation mechanistic process including a metal-free addition step of acenaphthoquinone and 1,3-diketones followed by the H5IO6-mediated C–C oxidative cleavage of the corresponding vicinal diols at room temperature. The alcohols play a dual role, as the reaction solvent as well as the nucleophile, to conduct the reaction process toward naphthoate formation. All alkyl naphthoate derivatives prepared in this work are new compounds and were definitively characterized using 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and HRMS analysis, while X-ray crystallography was carried out for one of the products. The synthesis of a naphthalene-based nucleus attached to heterocyclic moieties is noteworthy to follow in the near future for diverse applications in biology, medicine, metal complex design, and semiconductor and optical materials. Various new alkyl 1-naphthoates bearing quinoline, pyranone and cyclohexenone moieties were successfully synthesized by a one-pot sequential addition/oxidation process.![]()
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Affiliation(s)
- Seyedeh Hekmat Mousavi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Nano and Bioscience and Technology, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr 75169, Islamic Republic of Iran
| | - Mohammad Reza Mohammadizadeh
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Nano and Bioscience and Technology, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr 75169, Islamic Republic of Iran
| | - Samira Poorsadeghi
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1-Senbaru, Nakagami, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
| | - Satoru Arimitsu
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1-Senbaru, Nakagami, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
| | - Fatemeh Mohammadsaleh
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Nano and Bioscience and Technology, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr 75169, Islamic Republic of Iran
| | - Genta Kojya
- Center for Research Advancement and Collaboration, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
| | - Shinichi Gima
- Center for Research Advancement and Collaboration, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
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