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Sofi FA, Tabassum N. Natural product inspired leads in the discovery of anticancer agents: an update. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:8605-8628. [PMID: 36255181 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2134212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Natural products have emerged as major leads for the discovery and development of new anti-cancer drugs. The plant-derived anti-cancer drugs account for approximately 60% and the quest for new anti-cancer agents is in progress. Anti-cancer leads have been isolated from plants, animals, marine organisms, and microorganisms from time immemorial. The process of semisynthetic modifications of the parent lead has led to the generation of new anti-cancer agents with improved therapeutic efficacy and minimal side effects. The various chemo-informatics tools, bioinformatics, high-throughput screening, and combinatorial synthesis are able to deliver the new natural product lead molecules. Plant-derived anticancer agents in either late preclinical development or early clinical trials include taxol, vincristine, vinblastine, topotecan, irinotecan, etoposide, paclitaxel, and docetaxel. Similarly, anti-cancer agents from microbial sources include dactinomycin, bleomycin, mitomycin C, and doxorubicin. In this review, we highlighted the importance of natural products leads in the discovery and development of novel anti-cancer agents. The semisynthetic modifications of the parent lead to the new anti-cancer agent are also presented. Further, the leads in the preclinical settings with the potential to become effective anticancer agents are also reviewed.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Firdoos Ahmad Sofi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences and Technology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences and Technology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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Guo HY, Xing Y, Sun YQ, Liu C, Xu Q, Shang FF, Zhang RH, Jin XJ, Chen F, Lee JJ, Kang D, Shen QK, Quan ZS. Ginsengenin derivatives synthesized from 20(R)-panaxotriol: Synthesis, characterization, and antitumor activity targeting HIF-1 pathway. J Ginseng Res 2022; 46:738-749. [PMID: 36312731 PMCID: PMC9597438 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgr.2022.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Ginseng possesses antitumor effects, and ginsenosides are considered to be one of its main active chemical components. Ginsenosides can further be hydrolyzed to generate secondary saponins, and 20(R)-panaxotriol is an important sapogenin of ginsenosides. We aimed to synthesize a new ginsengenin derivative from 20(R)-panaxotriol and investigate its antitumor activity in vivo and in vitro. Methods Here, 20(R)-panaxotriol was selected as a precursor and was modified into its derivatives. The new products were characterized by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and HR-MS and evaluated by molecular docking, MTT, luciferase reporter assay, western blotting, immunofluorescent staining, colony formation assay, EdU labeling and immunofluorescence, apoptosis assay, cells migration assay, transwell assay and in vivo antitumor activity assay. Results The derivative with the best antitumor activity was identified as 6,12-dihydroxy-4,4,8,10,14-pentamethyl-17-(2,6,6-trimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)hexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl(tert-butoxycarbonyl)glycinate (A11). The focus of this research was on the antitumor activity of the derivatives. The efficacy of the derivative A11 (IC50 < 0.3 μM) was more than 100 times higher than that of 20(R)- panaxotriol (IC50 > 30 μM). In addition, A11 inhibited the protein expression and nuclear accumulation of the hypoxia-inducible factor HIF-1α in HeLa cells under hypoxic conditions in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, A11 dose-dependently inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of HeLa cells, while promoting their apoptosis. Notably, the inhibition by A11 was more significant than that by 20(R)-panaxotriol (p < 0.01) in vivo. Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the production of derivative A11 from 20(R)-panaxotriol and its superior antitumor activity compared to its precursor. Moreover, derivative A11 can be used to further study and develop novel antitumor drugs. Four novel series of 20(R)-panaxotriol derivatives were designed and synthesized. In vivo, derivative A11 inhibits transcription of HIF-1α more than 100 fold higher than the parent compound 20(R)-panaxotriol. Molecular docking studies showed the binding mode of compound A11 and HIF-1α protein. A11 dose-dependently inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of HeLa cells, while promoting their apoptosis. In vivo, A11 inhibited tumor growth by 70.33%, which was more significant than that of 20(R)-panaxotriol (p < 0.01).
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Nagavath R, Nukala SK, Sirassu N, Sagam RR, Manchal R, Paidakula S, Thirukovela NS. One-pot synthesis of some new regioselective 4β-pyrazolepodophyllotoxins as DNA topoisomerase-II targeting anticancer agents. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Tailor D, Going CC, Resendez A, Kumar V, Nambiar DK, Li Y, Dheeraj A, LaGory EL, Ghoochani A, Birk AM, Stoyanova T, Ye J, Giaccia AJ, Le QT, Singh RP, Sledge GW, Pitteri SJ, Malhotra SV. Novel Aza-podophyllotoxin derivative induces oxidative phosphorylation and cell death via AMPK activation in triple-negative breast cancer. Br J Cancer 2021; 124:604-615. [PMID: 33139797 PMCID: PMC7851402 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-020-01137-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND To circumvent Warburg effect, several clinical trials for different cancers are utilising a combinatorial approach using metabolic reprogramming and chemotherapeutic agents including metformin. The majority of these metabolic interventions work via indirectly activating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) to alter cellular metabolism in favour of oxidative phosphorylation over aerobic glycolysis. The effect of these drugs is dependent on glycaemic and insulin conditions. Therefore, development of small molecules, which can activate AMPK, irrespective of the energy state, may be a better approach for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) treatment. METHODS Therapeutic effect of SU212 on TNBC cells was examined using in vitro and in vivo models. RESULTS We developed and characterised the efficacy of novel AMPK activator (SU212) that selectively induces oxidative phosphorylation and decreases glycolysis in TNBC cells, while not affecting these pathways in normal cells. SU212 accomplished this metabolic reprogramming by activating AMPK independent of energy stress and irrespective of the glycaemic/insulin state. This leads to mitotic phase arrest and apoptosis in TNBC cells. In vivo, SU212 inhibits tumour growth, cancer progression and metastasis. CONCLUSIONS SU212 directly activates AMPK in TNBC cells, but does not hamper glucose metabolism in normal cells. Our study provides compelling preclinical data for further development of SU212 for the treatment of TNBC.
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- Dhanir Tailor
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
- Department of Cell, Development and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97201, USA
- Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97201, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
- Department of Cell, Development and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97201, USA
- Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97201, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
- Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
- Department of Cell, Development and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97201, USA.
- Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97201, USA.
- Department of Radiology, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
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Ogórek R, Przywara K, Piecuch A, Cal M, Lejman A, Matkowski K. Plant-Fungal Interactions: A Case Study of Epicoccoum nigrum Link. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9121691. [PMID: 33271933 PMCID: PMC7760184 DOI: 10.3390/plants9121691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Epicoccum nigrum Link is a cosmopolitan species, and it has been described as both an in vitro and in vivo antagonist of many fungal pathogens of plants. However, there are no clear reports about the interactions between E. nigrum and various plant species, and about the effects of culture filtrates produced by this fungus on plants. Therefore, we assessed the interactions between E. nigrum and different plant species, such as sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris), spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), and winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). Additionally, we evaluated the effect of E. nigrum culture filtrates on garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.). Our study showed that the E. nigrum strains varied in terms of the color of excreted culture filtrates and showed different interactions with garden cress. Overall, fungal strains only affected adversely the sprout length in a significant way and, partially, the growth of the tested plant. In addition, we confirmed the suitability of the garden cress as a test plant in in vitro toxicological tests. Most strains of E. nigrum (61.1%) secreted enzymes expected to participate mainly in the later stages of the infection (amylases and proteases) and not those expected to operate in the early phases of host penetration (cellulases and pectinases) that were secreted by 33.3% of fungal strains. The group of pectinolytic enzymes represented the catalysts with the highest activity. Host specialization tests showed that E. nigrum was mainly re-isolated from the plant surface and the number of infected seedlings as well as the disease index depended on a studied plant species, with sugar beet and red clover being most sensitive to infection. In turn, the lowest value of the disease index caused by E. nigrum strains was recorded for spring wheat and winter oilseed rape. Overall, statistically significant differences in the growth of plant seedlings during the host specialization test were noted only for sugar beet and red clover seedlings. The seedlings of plants in the control group (without fungal inoculum) exhibited an increased length compared to those treated with E. nigrum inoculum. Our studies also showed that E. nigrum is probably a facultative saprotroph of plants and it may winter on red clover, which is presumably its main reservoirs, among the species considered.
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- Rafał Ogórek
- Department of Mycology and Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego Street 63-77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland; (K.P.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-71-375-6291; Fax: +48-71-325-2151
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- Department of Mycology and Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego Street 63-77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland; (K.P.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Mycology and Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego Street 63-77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland; (K.P.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Mycology and Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego Street 63-77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland; (K.P.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
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- Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24A, 53-363 Wrocław, Poland;
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- Department of Plant Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24A, 53-363 Wrocław, Poland;
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Recent advances of podophyllotoxin/epipodophyllotoxin hybrids in anticancer activity, mode of action, and structure-activity relationship: An update (2010-2020). Eur J Med Chem 2020; 208:112830. [PMID: 32992133 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Podophyllotoxins and epipodophyllotoxins, possess excellent activity against both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant even multidrug-resistant cancer cells via inhibition of tubulin polymerization. Several podophyllotoxin/epipodophyllotoxin derivatives such as etoposide and teniposide have already been applied for cancer therapy, revealing their potential as putative anticancer drugs. Hybridization of podophyllotoxin/epipodophyllotoxin moiety with other anticancer pharmacophores is a promising strategy to develop novel drug candidates so as to overcome drug resistance and improve the specificity, and numerous of podophyllotoxin/epipodophyllotoxin hybrids exhibit excellent in vitro antiproliferative and in vivo anticancer potency. This review emphasizes the recent development of podophyllotoxin/epipodophyllotoxin hybrids with potential application for cancer therapy covering articles published between 2010 and 2020. The mechanisms of action, the critical aspects of design as well as structure-activity relationships were also summarized.
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Nourbakhsh M, Farzaneh S, Taghikhani A, Zarghi A, Noori S. The Effect of a Newly Synthesized Ferrocene Derivative against MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells and Spheroid Stem Cells through ROS Production and Inhibition of JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2020; 20:875-886. [DOI: 10.2174/1871520620666200101151743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Breast Cancer Stem Cells (BCSCs) possess the ability of self-renewal and cellular
heterogeneity, and therefore, play a key role in the initiation, propagation and clinical outcome of breast cancer.
It has been shown that ferrocene complexes have remarkable potential as anticancer drugs.
Objective:
The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of a novel ferrocene complex, 1-
ferrocenyl-3-(4-methylsulfonylphenyl)propen-1-one (FMSP) on MCF-7 breast cancer cell line and its derived
mammospheres with cancer stem cell properties.
Methods:
Mammospheres were developed from MCF-7 cells and validated by the evaluation of CD44 and
CD24 cell surface markers by flow cytometry as well as of the expression of genes that are associated with stem
cell properties by real-time PCR. Cells viability was assessed by a soluble tetrazolium salt (MTS) after the
treatment of cells with various concentrations of FMSP. Apoptosis was evaluated by flow cytometry analysis of
annexin V and PI labeling of cells. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) production was measured using a cellpermeable,
oxidant-sensitive fluorescence probe (carboxy-H2DCFDA). The involvement of the JAK2/STAT3
pathway was also investigated by western blotting.
Results:
FMSP could successfully prevent mammosphere formation from differentiated MCF-7 cells and significantly
down-regulated the expression of genes involved in the production of the stem cell properties including
Wnt1, Notch1, β -catenin, SOX2, CXCR4 and ALDH1A1. FMSP decreased cell viability in both MCF-7
cells and spheroid cells, although MCF-10A cells were unaffected by this compound. Apoptosis was also dramatically
induced by FMSP, via ROS production but independent of CD95 activation. Phosphorylation levels of
JAK2 and STAT3 were also found to be significantly attenuated even in the presence of IL-6, the putative activator
of the JAK/STAT pathway.
Conclusion:
FMSP can effectively target BCSCs via ROS production and modulation of major signaling pathways
that contribute to the stemness of breast cancer cells, and therefore, might be considered a promising anticancer
agent after in vivo studies.
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- Mitra Nourbakhsh
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Resendez A, Tailor D, Graves E, Malhotra SV. Radiosensitization of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) by a Podophyllotoxin. ACS Med Chem Lett 2019; 10:1314-1321. [PMID: 31531203 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Surgical resection and radiotherapy are an effective treatment in many head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC), but in others, the development of radiotherapy resistance limits treatment efficacy and permits disease progression. We developed a novel multiwell radiation dosing method to increase the throughput of our investigation of the activity of a novel podophyllotoxin SU093 in acting as a radiosensitizer in the HNSCC models FaDu and SCC-25. These in vitro studies showed that combining SU093 with 5 Grays ionizing radiation acted synergistically to increase HNSCC apoptosis and decrease its proliferation via inhibition of Nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2 (Nrf2), a key effector of the DNA damage response induced by ionizing radiation. Combined treatment reduced in vitro migration in a simulated wounding model while also promoting cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase. These findings validate the potential of SU093 as a synergistic radiosensitizing agent for use in combination with localized radiotherapy in treatment resistant HNSCC.
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- Angel Resendez
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
- Department of Radiology, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
- Department of Radiology, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
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Liang X, Wu Q, Luan S, Yin Z, He C, Yin L, Zou Y, Yuan Z, Li L, Song X, He M, Lv C, Zhang W. A comprehensive review of topoisomerase inhibitors as anticancer agents in the past decade. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 171:129-168. [PMID: 30917303 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
The topoisomerase enzymes play an important role in DNA metabolism, and searching for enzyme inhibitors is an important target in the search for new anticancer drugs. Discovery of new anticancer chemotherapeutical capable of inhibiting topoisomerase enzymes is highlighted in anticancer research. Therefore, biologists, organic chemists and medicinal chemists all around the world have been identifying, designing, synthesizing and evaluating a variety of novel bioactive molecules targeting topoisomerase. This review summarizes types of topoisomerase inhibitors in the past decade, and divides them into nine classes by structural characteristics, including N-heterocycles compounds, quinone derivatives, flavonoids derivatives, coumarin derivatives, lignan derivatives, polyphenol derivatives, diterpenes derivatives, fatty acids derivatives, and metal complexes. Then we discussed the application prospect and development of these anticancer compounds, as well as concluded parts of their structural-activity relationships. We believe this review would be invaluable in helping to further search potential topoisomerase inhibition as antitumor agent in clinical usage.
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- Xiaoxia Liang
- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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Hou W, Zhang G, Luo Z, Su L, Xu H. Click chemistry‐based synthesis and cytotoxic activity evaluation of 4α‐triazole acetate podophyllotoxin derivatives. Chem Biol Drug Des 2018; 93:473-483. [DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Wei Hou
- College of Pharmaceutical ScienceInstitute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology (IDD & CB)Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceTianjin University of Science & Technology Tianjin China
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- Shanghai Evergene Biotech Co., Ltd. Shanghai China
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- College of Pharmaceutical ScienceInstitute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology (IDD & CB)Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical StudiesShanghaiTech University Shanghai China
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Zhang X, Rakesh KP, Shantharam CS, Manukumar HM, Asiri AM, Marwani HM, Qin HL. Podophyllotoxin derivatives as an excellent anticancer aspirant for future chemotherapy: A key current imminent needs. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 26:340-355. [PMID: 29269253 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Cancer is one of the leading groups of threatened caused by abnormal state cell growth and second leading diseases involved in the major global death. To treat this, research looking for promising anticancer drugs from natural resource, or synthesized novel molecules by diverse group of scientists worldwide. Currently, drugs get into clinical practices and showing side effects with target actions which in turn leading to multidrug resistance unknowingly. Podophyllotoxin, a naturally occurring lignan and with hybrids have become one of the most attractive subjects due to their broad spectrum of pharmacological activities. Podophyllotoxin derivatives have been the centre of attention of extensive chemical amendment and pharmacological investigation in modern decades. Mainly, the innovation of the semi-synthetic anticancer drugs etoposide and teniposide has stimulated prolonged research interest in this structural phenotype. The present review focuses mainly onnew anticancer drugs from podophyllotoxin analogs, mechanism of action and their structure-activity relationships (SAR) as potential anticancer candidates for future discovery of suitable drug candidates.
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- Xu Zhang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, 205 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430073, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, 205 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430073, PR China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Pooja Bhagavath Memorial Mahajana Education Centre, Mysuru 570016, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru 570006, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, 205 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430073, PR China.
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Wang H, Feng J, Zhou T, Wei L, Zhou J. Involvement of RPL11 in the enhancement of P53 stability by a podophyllum derivative, a topoisomerase II inhibitor. Cell Biol Int 2017; 42:121-129. [DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Huai Wang
- School of Public Health; Nanchang University; 461 Ba Yi Avenue Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006 P. R. China
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine; Nanchang University; 461 Ba Yi Avenue Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006 P. R. China
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- School of Public Health; Nanchang University; 461 Ba Yi Avenue Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006 P. R. China
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine; Nanchang University; 461 Ba Yi Avenue Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006 P. R. China
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- School of Public Health; Nanchang University; 461 Ba Yi Avenue Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006 P. R. China
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine; Nanchang University; 461 Ba Yi Avenue Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006 P. R. China
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- School of Public Health; Nanchang University; 461 Ba Yi Avenue Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006 P. R. China
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine; Nanchang University; 461 Ba Yi Avenue Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006 P. R. China
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- School of Public Health; Nanchang University; 461 Ba Yi Avenue Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006 P. R. China
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine; Nanchang University; 461 Ba Yi Avenue Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006 P. R. China
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Vishnuvardhan MVPS, V SR, Chandrasekhar K, Lakshma Nayak V, Sayeed IB, Alarifi A, Kamal A. Click chemistry-assisted synthesis of triazolo linked podophyllotoxin conjugates as tubulin polymerization inhibitors. MEDCHEMCOMM 2017; 8:1817-1823. [PMID: 30108892 PMCID: PMC6084182 DOI: 10.1039/c7md00273d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A series of new triazolo linked 4β-amidopodophyllotoxin conjugates (9a-l) were synthesized using click chemistry and evaluated for their antitumor activity against four human cancer cell lines. Among them, two compounds (9c and 9j) showed significant anticancer activity with IC50 values of 0.9 and 0.07 μM, respectively. Biological studies are conducted into the cell-cycle distribution of these conjugates inducing G2/M-phase arrest, apart from an increase in the levels of caspase-3 proteins, followed by apoptotic cell death. A tubulin polymerization assay analysis showed that these compounds effectively inhibit microtubule assembly in HeLa cells and, moreover, Hoechst 33258 and Immunohistochemistry staining suggest that these compounds induce cell death by apoptosis. The docking studies showed that compounds 9c and 9j interact and bind efficiently with the tubulin protein at the colchicine site.
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- M V P S Vishnuvardhan
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology , CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology , Tarnaka , Hyderabad 500007 , India .
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology , CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology , Tarnaka , Hyderabad 500007 , India .
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology , CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology , Tarnaka , Hyderabad 500007 , India .
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology , CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology , Tarnaka , Hyderabad 500007 , India .
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology , CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology , Tarnaka , Hyderabad 500007 , India .
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- Catalytic Chemistry Research Chair , Chemistry Department , College of Science , King Saud University , Riyadh 11451 , Saudi Arabia
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology , CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology , Tarnaka , Hyderabad 500007 , India .
- Catalytic Chemistry Research Chair , Chemistry Department , College of Science , King Saud University , Riyadh 11451 , Saudi Arabia
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Podophyllum derivatives containing fluorine atom in the 3-position of 2-aminopyridine improved the antitumor activity by inducing P53-dependent apoptosis. Med Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-017-1841-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Yu X, Che Z, Xu H. Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Biology of Podophyllotoxins. Chemistry 2017; 23:4467-4526. [PMID: 27726183 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Podophyllotoxin and its related aryltetralin cyclolignans belong to a family of important products that exhibit various biological properties (e.g., cytotoxic, insecticidal, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, neurotoxic, immunosuppressive, antirheumatic, antioxidative, antispasmogenic, and hypolipidemic activities). This Review provides a survey of podophyllotoxin and its analogues isolated from plants. In particular, recent developments in the elegant total chemical synthesis, structural modifications, biosynthesis, and biotransformation of podophyllotoxin and its analogues are summarized. Moreover, a deoxypodophyllotoxin-based chemosensor for selective detection of mercury ion is described. In addition to the most active podophyllotoxin derivatives in each series against human cancer cell lines and insect pests listed in the tables, the structure-activity relationships of podophyllotoxin derivatives as cytotoxic and insecticidal agents are also outlined. Future prospects and further developments in this area are covered at the end of the Review. We believe that this Review will provide necessary information for synthetic, medicinal, and pesticidal chemistry researchers who are interested in the chemistry and biology of podophyllotoxins.
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- Xiang Yu
- Research Institute of Pesticidal Design and Synthesis, College of Plant Protection/Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
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- Research Institute of Pesticidal Design and Synthesis, College of Plant Protection/Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
- College of Forestry, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, Henan Province, P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Pesticidal Design and Synthesis, College of Plant Protection/Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
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Han HW, Qiu HY, Hu C, Sun WX, Yang RW, Qi JL, Wang XM, Lu GH, Yang YH. Design, synthesis and anti-cancer activity evaluation of podophyllotoxin-norcantharidin hybrid drugs. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:3237-3242. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Liu H, Liao JX, Hu Y, Tu YH, Sun JS. A Highly Efficient Approach To Construct (epi)-Podophyllotoxin-4-O-glycosidic Linkages as well as Its Application in Concise Syntheses of Etoposide and Teniposide. Org Lett 2016; 18:1294-7. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Hui Liu
- The National
Engineering
Research Centre for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- The National
Engineering
Research Centre for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- The National
Engineering
Research Centre for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- The National
Engineering
Research Centre for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- The National
Engineering
Research Centre for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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Liu YQ, Tian J, Qian K, Zhao XB, Morris-Natschke SL, Yang L, Nan X, Tian X, Lee KH. Recent progress on C-4-modified podophyllotoxin analogs as potent antitumor agents. Med Res Rev 2015; 35:1-62. [PMID: 24827545 PMCID: PMC4337794 DOI: 10.1002/med.21319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Podophyllotoxin (PPT), as well as its congeners and derivatives, exhibits pronounced biological activities, especially antineoplastic effects. Its strong inhibitory effect on tumor cell growth led to the development of three of the most highly prescribed anticancer drugs in the world, etoposide, teniposide, and the water-soluble prodrug etoposide phosphate. Their clinical success as well as intriguing mechanism of action stimulated great interest in further modification of PPT for better antitumor activity. The C-4 position has been a major target for structural derivatization aimed at either producing more potent compounds or overcoming drug resistance. Accordingly, numerous PPT derivatives have been prepared via hemisynthesis and important structure-activity relationship (SAR) correlations have been identified. Several resulting compounds, including GL-331, TOP-53, and NK611, reached clinical trials. Some excellent reviews on the distribution, sources, applications, synthesis, and SAR of PPT have been published. This review focuses on a second generation of new etoposide-related drugs and provides detailed coverage of the current status and recent development of C-4-modified PPT analogs as anticancer clinical trial candidates.
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- Ying-Qian Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Environmental and Municipal Engineering School, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Lin HY, Bai LF, Wang F, Wu X, Han LJ, Baloch SK, Yang YH, Wang XM. Semi-synthesis and anti-lung cancer activity evaluation of aryl dihydrothiazol acyl podophyllotoxin ester derivatives. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra01871d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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S12, the best anticancer agent among the 17 podophyllotoxin derivatives, showed a proliferative inhibition effect via inhibiting tubulin polymerization.
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- Hong-Yan Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing
- China
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- School of Life Sciences and Chemistry
- Jiangsu Second Normal University
- Nanjing 210013
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing
- China
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SAR analysis and biological studies of synthesized podophyllum derivates obtained by N linkage modification at C-4 position. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:6183-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Revised: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Patravale AA, Gore AH, Patil DR, Kolekar GB, Deshmukh MB, Anbhule PV. Trouble-Free Multicomponent Method for Combinatorial Synthesis of 2-Amino-4-phenyl-5-H-indeno[1,2-d]pyrimidine-5-one and Their Screening against Cancer Cell Lines. Ind Eng Chem Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ie5013618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ajinkya A. Patravale
- Medicinal Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416004, Maharashtra, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416004, Maharashtra, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416004, Maharashtra, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416004, Maharashtra, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416004, Maharashtra, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416004, Maharashtra, India
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Kou L, Wang MJ, Wang LT, Zhao XB, Nan X, Yang L, Liu YQ, Morris-Natschke SL, Lee KH. Toward synthesis of third-generation spin-labeled podophyllotoxin derivatives using isocyanide multicomponent reactions. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 75:282-8. [PMID: 24553146 PMCID: PMC3955052 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/18/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Spin-labeled podophyllotoxins have elicited widespread interest due to their far superior antitumor activity compared to podophyllotoxin. To extend our prior studies in this research area, we synthesized a new generation of spin-labeled podophyllotoxin analogs via isocyanide multicomponent reactions and evaluated their cytotoxicity against four human cancer cell lines (A-549, DU-145, KB and KBvin). Most of the compounds exhibited potent cytotoxic activity against all four cell lines, notably against the drug resistant KBvin cancer cell line. Among the new analogs, compounds 12e (IC50: 0.60-0.75 μM) and 12h (IC50: 1.12-2.03 μM) showed superior potency to etoposide (IC50: 2.03 to >20 μM), a clinically available anticancer drug. With a concise efficient synthesis and potent cytotoxic profiles, compounds 12e and 12h merit further development as a new generation of epipodophyllotoxin-derived antitumor clinical trial candidates.
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- Liang Kou
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- Environmental and Municipal Engineering School, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, PR China.
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Liu JF, Sang CY, Qin WW, Zhao J, Hui L, Ding YL, Chen SW. Synthesis and evaluation of the cell cycle arrest and CT DNA interaction properties of 4β-amino-4′-O-demethyl-4-deoxypodophyllotoxins. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:6948-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Revised: 09/07/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sang CY, Liu JF, Qin WW, Zhao J, Hui L, Jin YX, Chen SW. Synthesis and evaluation of the apoptosis inducing and CT DNA interaction properties of a series of 4β-carbamoyl 4'-O-demethylepipodophyllotoxins. Eur J Med Chem 2013; 70:59-67. [PMID: 24140948 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.09.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A series of carbamate derivatives of 4'-demethylepipodophyllotoxin have been synthesized, and their cytotoxicities against several human cancer cell lines, including HeLa, A549, HCT-8, and HL-60 cells, evaluated. Some of these compounds exhibited higher levels of cytotoxicity than the anticancer drug etoposide. 4β-4'-Demethylepipodophyllotoxin 1-(4-nitrophenyl) piperazinyl carbamate (19) was found to be the most potent compound of those synthesized in the current study, and induced cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase in HeLa cells, which was accompanied by apoptosis. Furthermore, this compound activated the expression of Bax, p53 and caspase-3 in HeLa cells, leading to changes in the conformation of calf thymus DNA from the B-form to a more compact C-form.
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- Chun-Yan Sang
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Kamal A, Tamboli JR, Ramaiah MJ, Adil SF, Pushpavalli SNCVL, Ganesh R, Sarma P, Bhadra U, Pal-Bhadra M. Quinazolino linked 4β-amidopodophyllotoxin conjugates regulate angiogenic pathway and control breast cancer cell proliferation. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:6414-26. [PMID: 24055291 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Revised: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A series of new conjugates of quinazolino linked 4β-amidopodophyllotoxins 10aa-af and 10ba-bf were synthesized and evaluated for their anticancer activity against human pancreatic carcinoma (Panc-1) as well as breast cancer cell lines such as MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 by employing MTT assay. Among these conjugates, some of them like 10bc, 10bd, 10be and 10bf exhibited high potency of cytotoxicity. Flow cytometric analysis showed that these conjugates arrested the cell cycle in the G2/M phase and caused the increase in expression of p53 and cyclin B1 protein with concomitant decrease in Cdk1 thereby suggesting the inhibitory action of these conjugates on mitosis. Interestingly, we observed a decrease in expression of proteins that control the tumor micro environment such as VEGF-A, STAT-3, ERK1/2, ERK-p, AKT-1 ser 473 phosphorylation in compounds treated breast cancer cells. Further, these effective conjugates have exhibited inhibitory action on integrin (αVβIII). Furthermore, the MCF-7 cells that were arrested and lost the proliferative capacity undergo mitochondrial mediated apoptosis by activation of caspases-9. Thus these conjugates have the potential to control breast cancer cell growth by effecting tumor angiogenesis and invasion.
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- Ahmed Kamal
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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Liu JF, Sang CY, Xu XH, Zhang LL, Yang X, Hui L, Zhang JB, Chen SW. Synthesis and cytotoxic activity on human cancer cells of carbamate derivatives of 4β-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)podophyllotoxin. Eur J Med Chem 2013; 64:621-8. [PMID: 23711769 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.03.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Revised: 03/29/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Carbamate derivatives of 4β-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)podophyllotoxin were synthesized by means of click chemistry, and their cytotoxicities against human cancer cell lines HL-60, A-549, HeLa, and HCT-8 were evaluated. Some compounds were more potent than the anticancer drug etoposide. 4'-O-Demethyl-4β-[(4-hydroxymethyl)-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl]-4-deoxypodophyllotoxin cyclopentyl carbamate, the most potent compound, induced cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase accompanied by apoptosis in A-549 cells. Furthermore, this compound inhibited the formation of microtubules in A-549 cells and caused the inhibition of DNA topoisomerase-II.
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- Jian-Fei Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Ren J, Wu L, Xin WQ, Chen X, Hu K. Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 4β-(1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-amino)-podophyllotoxin derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:4778-82. [PMID: 22687745 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2011] [Revised: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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A series of new 4β-(1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-amino)-podophyllotoxin derivatives were designed and synthesized. Their cytotoxicity in vitro against six tumor cell lines (DU-145, SGC-7901, A549, SH-SY5Y, HepG2 and HeLa) were evaluated by standard MTT assay. The pharmacological results showed that most of the newly synthesized podophyllotoxin derivatives displayed potent cytotoxicity against at least one of the tested tumor cells; and among the new derivatives, 11b was more potent than podophyllotoxin against HepG2 and Hela cell lines. Furthermore, 11b exhibited much better selectivity toward the normal cell lines L929 and Vero than etoposide, 5-Fu and podophyllotoxin. The possible antitumor mechanism of 11b is to inhibit the activity of DNA topoisomerase II, result in the S-phase arrest, and then cause apoptotic cell death.
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- Jie Ren
- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Life Science, Changzhou University, 1 Gehu Road, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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Kamal A, Suresh P, Ramaiah MJ, Mallareddy A, Imthiajali S, Pushpavalli SNCVL, Lavanya A, Pal-Bhadra M. Synthesis and biological evaluation of 4β-sulphonamido and 4β-[(4'-sulphonamido)benzamide]podophyllotoxins as DNA topoisomerase-IIα and apoptosis inducing agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 20:2054-66. [PMID: 22364746 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Revised: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/24/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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A series of new 4β-sulphonamido and 4β-[(4'-sulphonamido)benzamide] conjugates of podophyllotoxin (11a-j and 15a-g) were synthesized and evaluated for anticancer activity against six human cancer cell lines and found to be more potent than etoposide. Some of the compounds 11b, 11d and 11e that showed significant antiproliferative activity in Colo-205 cells, were superior to etoposide. The flow cytometric analysis indicates that these compounds (11b, 11d and 11e) showed G2/M cell cycle arrest and among them 11e is the most effective. It is observed that this compound (11e) caused both single-strand DNA breaks as observed by comet assay as well as double-strand DNA breaks as indicated by γ-H2AX. Further 11e showed inhibition of topo-IIα as observed from Western blot analysis and related studies. Compounds caused activation of ATM as well as Chk1 protein indicating that the compound caused effective DNA damage. Moreover activation of caspase-3, p21, p16, NF-kB and down regulation of Bcl-2 protein suggests that this compound (11e) has apoptotic cell death inducing ability, apart from acting as a topo-IIα inhibitor.
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- Ahmed Kamal
- Division of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 607, India.
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Kamal A, Mallareddy A, Suresh P, Lakshma Nayak V, Shetti RV, Sankara Rao N, Tamboli JR, Shaik TB, Vishnuvardhan M, Ramakrishna S. Synthesis and anticancer activity of 4β-alkylamidochalcone and 4β-cinnamido linked podophyllotoxins as apoptotic inducing agents. Eur J Med Chem 2012; 47:530-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Revised: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Chengniu W, Zhonghua W, Yu Z, Chunyan N, Xiaodong Z, Li Z. Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Novel Podophyllotoxin Derivatives. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2011; 344:735-40. [DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201100095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2011] [Revised: 04/16/2011] [Accepted: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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