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Abbas AA, Farghaly TA, Dawood KM. Recent advances on anticancer and antimicrobial activities of directly-fluorinated five-membered heterocycles and their benzo-fused systems. RSC Adv 2024; 14:19752-19779. [PMID: 38899036 PMCID: PMC11185950 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01387e] [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: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Abstract
Due to the importance of the fluorinated heterocycles as main components of marketed drugs where 20% of the anticancer and antibiotic drugs contain fluorine atoms, this review describes the reported five-membered heterocycles and their benzo-fused systems having directly connected fluorine atom(s). The in vivo and in vitro anticancer and antimicrobial activities of these fluorinated heterocycles are well reported. Some fluorinated heterocycles were found to be lead structures for drug design developments where their activities were almost equal to or exceeded the potency of the reference drugs. In most cases, the fluorine-containing heterocycles showed promising safety index via their reduced cytotoxicity in non-cancerous cell lines. SAR study assigned that fluorinated heterocycles having various electron-donating or electron-withdrawing substituents significantly affected the anticancer and antimicrobial activities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ashraf A Abbas
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University Giza 12613 Egypt +202 35727556
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University Giza 12613 Egypt +202 35727556
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Umm Al-Qura University Makkah Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University Giza 12613 Egypt +202 35727556
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Wang S, Ge Q, Cong H, Zhang W, Liu H, Qu Z, Chen H, Zhuang C. Structure-Activity Relationship Study of ( E)-3-(6-Fluoro-1 H-indol-3-Yl)-2-methyl-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (FC116) Against Metastatic Colorectal Cancers Resistant to Oxaliplatin. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2024; 7:1386-1394. [PMID: 38751617 PMCID: PMC11091977 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.4c00024] [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: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
Abstract
Advanced metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and the development of drug resistance to chemotherapy pose significant challenges in clinical settings. In previous studies, we have demonstrated the potent cytotoxic activity of (E)-3-(6-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)-2-methyl-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (FC116) and related 30 derivatives against mCRC by targeting microtubules. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the 31 compounds and explore the structure-activity relationship (SAR) against oxaliplatin-resistant mCRC. We found that most of the derivatives showed high sensitivity toward the oxaliplatin-resistant HCT-116/L cells. Particularly, FC116 exhibited a better GI50 value against the resistant mCRC cell line, HCT-116/L, compared to standard therapies. We also observed a safer therapeutic window for FC116 and a synergistic effect when it was used in combination with oxaliplatin. Mechanistically, FC116 induced the G2/M phase arrest by downregulating cyclin B1 expression through its interaction with microtubules in resistant colorectal cancer cells. Furthermore, in vivo experiments demonstrated that FC116 significantly suppressed tumor growth, achieving a 78% reduction at a dose of 3 mg/kg, which was superior to the 40% reduction achieved by oxaliplatin treatment. Overall, our findings suggest that the indole-chalcone compound FC116 represents a promising lead for chemotherapy in oxaliplatin-resistant mCRC.
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- Shuyu Wang
- School
of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, 1160 Shengli Street, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- Department
of Otolaryngology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, 1160 Shengli Street, Yinchuan 750004, China
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of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, 1160 Shengli Street, Yinchuan 750004, China
- School
of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department
of Otolaryngology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, 1160 Shengli Street, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- Department
of Intervention, Changhai Hospital, Second
Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, 1160 Shengli Street, Yinchuan 750004, China
- School
of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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Duan SF, Song L, Guo HY, Deng H, Huang X, Shen QK, Quan ZS, Yin XM. Research status of indole-modified natural products. RSC Med Chem 2023; 14:2535-2563. [PMID: 38107170 PMCID: PMC10718587 DOI: 10.1039/d3md00560g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Indole is a heterocyclic compound formed by the fusion of a benzene ring and pyrrole ring, which has rich biological activity. Many indole-containing compounds have been sold on the market due to their excellent pharmacological activity. For example, vincristine and reserpine have been widely used in clinical practice. The diverse structures and biological activities of natural products provide abundant resources for the development of new drugs. Therefore, this review classifies natural products by structure, and summarizes the research progress of indole-containing natural product derivatives, their biological activities, structure-activity relationship and research mechanism which has been studied in the past 13 years, so as to provide a basis for the development of new drug development.
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- Song-Fang Duan
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Program of Biological Functional Molecules, College of Integration Science, Yanbian University Yanji 133002 China +86 0433 243 6020 +86 0433 243 6019
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- Yanbian University Hospital, Yanbian University Yanji 133002 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Program of Biological Functional Molecules, College of Integration Science, Yanbian University Yanji 133002 China +86 0433 243 6020 +86 0433 243 6019
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Program of Biological Functional Molecules, College of Integration Science, Yanbian University Yanji 133002 China +86 0433 243 6020 +86 0433 243 6019
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Program of Biological Functional Molecules, College of Integration Science, Yanbian University Yanji 133002 China +86 0433 243 6020 +86 0433 243 6019
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Program of Biological Functional Molecules, College of Integration Science, Yanbian University Yanji 133002 China +86 0433 243 6020 +86 0433 243 6019
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Program of Biological Functional Molecules, College of Integration Science, Yanbian University Yanji 133002 China +86 0433 243 6020 +86 0433 243 6019
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Program of Biological Functional Molecules, College of Integration Science, Yanbian University Yanji 133002 China +86 0433 243 6020 +86 0433 243 6019
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