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Nocentini A, Di Porzio A, Bonardi A, Bazzicalupi C, Petreni A, Biver T, Bua S, Marzano S, Amato J, Pagano B, Iaccarino N, De Tito S, Amente S, Supuran CT, Randazzo A, Gratteri P. Development of a multi-targeted chemotherapeutic approach based on G-quadruplex stabilisation and carbonic anhydrase inhibition. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2024; 39:2366236. [PMID: 38905127 PMCID: PMC11195807 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2024.2366236] [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: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024] Open
Abstract
A novel class of compounds designed to hit two anti-tumour targets, G-quadruplex structures and human carbonic anhydrases (hCAs) IX and XII is proposed. The induction/stabilisation of G-quadruplex structures by small molecules has emerged as an anticancer strategy, disrupting telomere maintenance and reducing oncogene expression. hCAs IX and XII are well-established anti-tumour targets, upregulated in many hypoxic tumours and contributing to metastasis. The ligands reported feature a berberine G-quadruplex stabiliser scaffold connected to a moiety inhibiting hCAs IX and XII. In vitro experiments showed that our compounds selectively stabilise G-quadruplex structures and inhibit hCAs IX and XII. The crystal structure of a telomeric G-quadruplex in complex with one of these ligands was obtained, shedding light on the ligand/target interaction mode. The most promising ligands showed significant cytotoxicity against CA IX-positive HeLa cancer cells in hypoxia, and the ability to stabilise G-quadruplexes within tumour cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alessio Nocentini
- NEUROFARBA Department, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section and Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section and Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section and Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Molecular Cell Biology of Autophagy, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section and Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section and Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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Matar IK, Muhammad ZA, Gomha SM, Al-Hussain SA, Al-Ali M, Zaki ME, El-Khouly AS. Novel 3-substituted coumarins inspire a custom pharmacology prediction pipeline: an anticancer discovery adventure. Future Med Chem 2024:1-16. [PMID: 39230519 DOI: 10.1080/17568919.2024.2379232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 09/05/2024] Open
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Aim: This research aims to expand the established pharmacological space of tumor-associated carbonic anhydrases (TACAs) by exploring the synthetically accessible chemical space of 3-substituted coumarins, with the help of in silico pharmacology prediction.Materials & methods: 52 novel 3-substituted coumarins were sketched, prioritizing synthetic feasibility. Their pharmacological potentials were estimated using a custom machine-learning approach. 17 compounds were predicted as cytotoxic against HeLa cells by interfering with TACAs. Those compounds were synthesized and biologically tested against HeLa cells. The three most potent compounds were assayed against multiple carbonic anhydrases, and their enzyme binding mechanism(s) were studied using molecular docking.Results: Experimental results exhibited pronounced consensus with in silico pharmacology predictions.Conclusion: Novel 3-substituted coumarins are herein dispatched to the cancer therapeutics space.
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- Islam K Matar
- Department of Chemistry, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C3, Canada
- Department of Chemistry & Physics, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3M 2J6, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Organization for Drug Control & Research (NODCAR), Giza, 12311, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, 42351, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Organic & Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, 32897, Egypt
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jerash University, 26150, Jordan
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Chen JS, Wang CM, Chiang PY, Lo LC, Liao WS. Spatially Mediated Paper Reactors for On-Site Multicoded Encryption. JACS AU 2024; 4:2151-2159. [PMID: 38938820 PMCID: PMC11200220 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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This report develops a point-of-use chemical trigger and applies it to a dual-functional chemical encryption chip that enables manual and digital identification with enhanced coding security levels suitable for on-site information verification. The concept relies on conducting continuous chemical synthesis and chromatographic separation of specified compounds on a paper device in a straightforward sketch. In addition to single-step chemical reactions, cascade syntheses and operations involving components of distinct mobilities are also demonstrated. The condensation of dione and hydrazine is first demonstrated on a linear paper reactor, where precursors can mix to react, followed by final product separation under optimized conditions. This linear paper reactor design can also support a multistep cascade Wittig reaction by controlling the relative mobility of reactants, intermediates, and final products. Furthermore, a three-dimensional paper reactor with appropriate mobile phases helps to initiate complex solvent system-driven azide-alkyne cycloaddition. By the use of a three-dimensional device design for spatially limited interdevice reactant transportation, reactants crossing designated boundaries trigger confined chemical reactions at specific positions. Accumulation of repetitive reactions leads to successful product gradient generation and mixing effects, representing a fully controllable intersubstrate chemical operation on the platform. Standing on initiating desired chemical reactions at particular interface regions, integration of appropriate selective reaction area, numerical digits overlay, color diversity, and mobile recognition realizes this dual-functional multicoding encryption process.
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- Jia-Syuan Chen
- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Center
for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Liao S, Wu G, Xie Z, Lei X, Yang X, Huang S, Deng X, Wang Z, Tang G. pH regulators and their inhibitors in tumor microenvironment. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 267:116170. [PMID: 38308950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116170] [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: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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As an important characteristic of tumor, acidic tumor microenvironment (TME) is closely related to immune escape, invasion, migration and drug resistance of tumor. The acidity of the TME mainly comes from the acidic products produced by the high level of tumor metabolism, such as lactic acid and carbon dioxide. pH regulators such as monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs), carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX), and Na+/H+ exchange 1 (NHE1) expel protons directly or indirectly from the tumor to maintain the pH balance of tumor cells and create an acidic TME. We review the functions of several pH regulators involved in the construction of acidic TME, the structure and structure-activity relationship of pH regulator inhibitors, and provide strategies for the development of small-molecule antitumor inhibitors based on these targets.
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- Senyi Liao
- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Jiuzhitang Co., Ltd, Changsha, Hunan, 410007, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China.
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
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Kornicka A, Balewski Ł, Lahutta M, Kokoszka J. Umbelliferone and Its Synthetic Derivatives as Suitable Molecules for the Development of Agents with Biological Activities: A Review of Their Pharmacological and Therapeutic Potential. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1732. [PMID: 38139858 PMCID: PMC10747342 DOI: 10.3390/ph16121732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Umbelliferone (UMB), known as 7-hydroxycoumarin, hydrangine, or skimmetine, is a naturally occurring coumarin in the plant kingdom, mainly from the Umbelliferae family that possesses a wide variety of pharmacological properties. In addition, the use of nanoparticles containing umbelliferone may improve anti-inflammatory or anticancer therapy. Also, its derivatives are endowed with great potential for therapeutic applications due to their broad spectrum of biological activities such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, neuroprotective, antipsychotic, antiepileptic, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antiviral, and antiproliferative effects. Moreover, 7-hydroxycoumarin ligands have been implemented to develop 7-hydroxycoumarin-based metal complexes with improved pharmacological activity. Besides therapeutic applications, umbelliferone analogues have been designed as fluorescent probes for the detection of biologically important species, such as enzymes, lysosomes, and endosomes, or for monitoring cell processes and protein functions as well various diseases caused by an excess of hydrogen peroxide. Furthermore, 7-hydroxy-based chemosensors may serve as a highly selective tool for Al3+ and Hg2+ detection in biological systems. This review is devoted to a summary of the research on umbelliferone and its synthetic derivatives in terms of biological and pharmaceutical properties, especially those reported in the literature during the period of 2017-2023. Future potential applications of umbelliferone and its synthetic derivatives are presented.
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- Anita Kornicka
- Department of Chemical Technology of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland; (Ł.B.); (M.L.); (J.K.)
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El-Damasy AK, Kim HJ, Nocentini A, Seo SH, Eldehna WM, Bang EK, Supuran CT, Keum G. Discovery of new 6-ureido/amidocoumarins as highly potent and selective inhibitors for the tumour-relevant carbonic anhydrases IX and XII. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2023; 38:2154603. [PMID: 36728712 PMCID: PMC9897768 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2022.2154603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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A series of 6-ureido/amidocoumarins (5a-p and 7a-c) has been designed and synthesised to develop potent and isoform- selective carbonic anhydrase hCA XI and XII inhibitors. All coumarin derivatives were investigated for their CA inhibitory effect against hCA I, II, IX, and XII. Interestingly, target coumarins potently inhibited both tumour-related isoforms hCA IX (KIs: 14.7-82.4 nM) and hCA XII (KIs: 5.9-95.1 nM), whereas the cytosolic off-target hCA I and II isoforms have not inhibited by all tested coumarins up to 100 μM. These findings granted the target coumarins an excellent selectivity profile towards both hCA IX and hCA XII isoforms, supporting their development as promising anticancer candidates. Moreover, all target molecules were evaluated for their anticancer activities against HCT-116 and MCF-7 cancer cells. The 3,5-bis-trifluoromethylphenyl ureidocoumarin 5i, exerted the best anticancer activity. Overall, ureidocoumarins, particularly compound 5i, could serve as a promising prototype for the development of potent anticancer CAIs.
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- Ashraf K. El-Damasy
- Center for Brain Technology, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea,Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt,CONTACT Ashraf K. El-Damasy , Center for Brain Technology, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, South Korea
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- Center for Brain Technology, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea
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- Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, Department of NEUROFARBA, University of Florence, Florence, Italy,Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, Department of NEUROFARBA-Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, University of Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Center for Brain Technology, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
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- Center for Brain Technology, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea
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- Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, Department of NEUROFARBA, University of Florence, Florence, Italy,Claudiu T. Supuran Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, Department of NEUROFARBA, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, 50019, Italy
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- Center for Brain Technology, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea,Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul, South Korea,Gyochang Keum Center for Brain Technology, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, South Korea
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Metwally HM, Abdelrasheed Allam H, Baselious F, Bonardi A, Seif EM, Moussa SA, Abdel-Latif E, Supuran CT, Ibrahim HS. Arylidine extensions of 3-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-benzenesulfonamide derivatives: Synthesis, computational simulations and biological evaluation as tumor-associated carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2023; 135:106492. [PMID: 37001471 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Several pyrazole-benzene sulfonamides were reported as human carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. In this research work, a design of Arylidine-extented 5-oxo-pyrazole benzenesulfonamides (4a-i), (8a-d) and (10a-e) were reported based on tail-approach design. Beside the reported synthetic procedures and confirmation by different analytical procedures, a DFT study was employed to confirm the Z- conformer of the synthesized compounds. In vitro biological assay against four different human carbonic anhydrases took place and based on the results, SAR study was illustrated and selectivity indexes were discussed. Compounds 4g and 8a exhibited the best inhibitory activity among the target compounds with values (hCAIX: KI = 71.2 nM, hCAXII: KI = 22.5 nM), (hCAIX: KI = 34.3 nM, hCAXII: KI = 74.3 nM); respectively. Both of them were subjected to cellular assay against two different cancer cell lines with expressing nature to hCA isoforms under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Compound 4g showed the highest cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 cancer cell line (IC50 = 4.15 µM under hypoxic conditions and IC50 = 8.59 µM under normoxic conditions) compared to the reference drug doxorubicin under normoxic, (IC50 = 4.34 µM), and hypoxic, (IC50 = 2.23 µM), conditions. Further cellular investigations were employed to study the effect of this compound on the cell cycle of the affected cell line. Finally, molecular docking supported by molecular dynamic simulation was utilized to understand the mechanism of the inhibitory activity of two of these compounds - as representative examples- based on the designed rational.
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Chander, Monika, Sharma PK, Ram S. Recent advances in triazole-benzenesulfonamide hybrids and their biological activities. Med Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-023-03052-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Eldehna WM, Taghour MS, Al-Warhi T, Nocentini A, Elbadawi MM, Mahdy HA, Abdelrahman MA, Alotaibi OJ, Aljaeed N, Elimam DM, Afarinkia K, Abdel-Aziz HA, Supuran CT. Discovery of 2,4-thiazolidinedione-tethered coumarins as novel selective inhibitors for carbonic anhydrase IX and XII isoforms. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2022; 37:531-541. [PMID: 34991416 PMCID: PMC8745369 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.2024528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Different 2,4-thiazolidinedione-tethered coumarins 5a-b, 10a-n and 11a-d were synthesised and evaluated for their inhibitory action against the cancer-associated hCAs IX and XII, as well as the physiologically dominant hCAs I and II to explore their selectivity. Un-substituted phenyl-bearing coumarins 10a, 10 h, and 2-thienyl/furyl-bearing coumarins 11a-c exhibited the best hCA IX (KIs between 0.48 and 0.93 µM) and hCA XII (KIs between 0.44 and 1.1 µM) inhibitory actions. Interestingly, none of the coumarins had any inhibitory effect on the off-target hCA I and II isoforms. The sub-micromolar compounds from the biochemical assay, coumarins 10a, 10 h and 11a-c, were assessed in an in vitro antiproliferative assay, and then the most potent antiproliferative agent 11a was tested to explore its impact on the cell cycle phases and apoptosis in MCF-7 breast cancer cells to provide more insights into the anticancer activity of these compounds.
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- Wagdy M. Eldehna
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Design Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Design Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Applied Organic Chemistry, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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Thacker PS, Newaskar V, Angeli A, Sigalapalli DK, Goud NS, Chirra H, Shaik AB, Arifuddin M, Supuran CT. Synthesis and biological evaluation of coumarin-thiazole hybrids as selective carbonic anhydrase IX and XII inhibitors. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2022; 355:e2200232. [PMID: 36122182 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202200232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A series of coumarin-linked thiazoles (6a-p) was synthesized and the synthesized compounds were evaluated against human carbonic anhydrases (hCAs) IX and XII, which have been implicated in cancer. All the compounds exhibited selective inhibition of both isoforms. The designed compounds inhibited hCA IX in a moderate nanomolar to submicromolar range. The hCA XII was inhibited in a low to moderate nanomolar range. Compound 6o exhibited the best inhibition of hCA XII with a Ki value of 91.1 nM. The hydrolyzed form of compound 6o also exhibited favorable interactions as well as good docking scores with both the isoforms. Hence, this compound can be taken as a template for the design of selective and potent hCA XII inhibitors.
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- Pavitra S Thacker
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Hyderabad, India.,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, L.J. Institute of Pharmacy, L.J. University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Hyderabad, India
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- Neurofarba Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degl iStudi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vignan Pharmacy College, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vignan Pharmacy College, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Hyderabad, India.,Department of Chemistry, Directorate of Distance Education, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Neurofarba Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degl iStudi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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A decade of tail-approach based design of selective as well as potent tumor associated carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2022; 126:105920. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chu N, Wang Y, Jia H, Han J, Wang X, Hou Z. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New Carbohydrate-Based Coumarin Derivatives as Selective Carbonic Anhydrase IX Inhibitors via “Click” Reaction. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27175464. [PMID: 36080232 PMCID: PMC9458059 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27175464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
In this work, we designed a series of new carbohydrate-based coumarin carbonic anhydrase IX inhibitors by using 1,2,3-triazoles as linker. Next, these designed compounds were synthesized by the optimized one-pot click chemistry reaction condition. Subsequently, these target compounds were assayed for the inhibition of three carbonic anhydrase isoforms (CA I, CA II and CA IX). Intriguingly, all the compounds showed better CA IX inhibitory activity than initial coumarin fragments. Among them, compound 10a (IC50: 11 nM) possessed the most potent CA IX inhibitory activity, which was more potent than the reference drug acetazolamide (IC50: 30 nM). Notably, compound 10a showed 3018-fold, 1955-fold selectivity relative to CA I and CA II, respectively. Meanwhile, representative compounds could reduce tumor cell viability and the extracellular acidification in HT-29 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cell lines. Even more interestingly, our target compounds had no apparent cytotoxicity toward MCF-10A cell line. In addition, the in vitro stability assays also indicated our developed compounds possessed good liver microsomal metabolic stabilities and plasma stability. Furthermore, representative compounds revealed relatively low hERG cardiac toxicity and acute toxicity. Furthermore, docking studies were carried out to understand the interactions of our target compounds with the protein target CA IX. Collectively, our results suggest that compound 10a, as a selective CA IX inhibitor, could be an important lead compound for further optimization and development as an anticancer agent.
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- Naying Chu
- Department of Pharmacy, The First People’s Hospital of Shangqiu, Suiyang District, 292 Kaixuan Road, Shangqiu 476000, China
- China-Japan Research Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design and Discovery (Ministry of Education), Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First People’s Hospital of Shangqiu, Suiyang District, 292 Kaixuan Road, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First People’s Hospital of Shangqiu, Suiyang District, 292 Kaixuan Road, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First People’s Hospital of Shangqiu, Suiyang District, 292 Kaixuan Road, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design and Discovery (Ministry of Education), Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- Correspondence:
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Giovannuzzi S, D’Ambrosio M, Luceri C, Osman SM, Pallecchi M, Bartolucci G, Nocentini A, Supuran CT. Aromatic Sulfonamides including a Sulfonic Acid Tail: New Membrane Impermeant Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors for Targeting Selectively the Cancer-Associated Isoforms. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:ijms23010461. [PMID: 35008884 PMCID: PMC8745330 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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We report here a new drug design strategy for producing membrane-impermeant carbonic anhydrase (CA; EC 4.2.1.1) inhibitors selectively targeting the tumor-associated, membrane-bound human CAs IX and XII over off-target cytosolic isoforms. To date, this approach has only been pursued by including permanent positively charged pyridinium type or highly hydrophilic glycosidic moieties into the structure of aromatic sulfonamide CA inhibitors (CAIs). Aliphatic (propyl and butyl) sulfonic acid tails, deprotonated at physiological pH, were thus incorporated onto a benzenesulfonamide scaffold by a common 1,2,3-triazole linker and different types of spacers. Twenty such derivatives were synthesized and tested for their inhibition of target (hCAs IV, IX, and XII) and off-target CAs (hCAs I and II). Most sulfonate CAIs induced a potent inhibition of hCAs II, IX, and XII up to a low nanomolar KI range (0.9–459.4 nM) with a limited target/off-target CA selectivity of action. According to the drug design schedule, a subset of representative derivatives was assessed for their cell membrane permeability using Caco-2 cells and a developed FIA-MS/MS method. The complete membrane impermeability of the sulfonate tailed CAIs (≥98%) validated these negatively charged moieties as being suitable for achieving, in vivo, the selective targeting of the tumor-associated CAs over off-target ones.
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- Simone Giovannuzzi
- NEUROFARBA Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Firenze, Italy; (S.G.); (M.P.); (G.B.); (C.T.S.)
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, Viale Gaetano Pieraccini 6, 50100 Firenze, Italy; (M.D.); (C.L.)
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, Viale Gaetano Pieraccini 6, 50100 Firenze, Italy; (M.D.); (C.L.)
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Firenze, Italy; (S.G.); (M.P.); (G.B.); (C.T.S.)
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Firenze, Italy; (S.G.); (M.P.); (G.B.); (C.T.S.)
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Firenze, Italy; (S.G.); (M.P.); (G.B.); (C.T.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Firenze, Italy; (S.G.); (M.P.); (G.B.); (C.T.S.)
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Zhang Z, Yang H, Zhong Y, Wang Y, Wang J, Cheng M, Liu Y. Synthesis, Molecular Docking Analysis, and Biological Evaluations of Saccharide-Modified Sulfonamides as Carbonic Anhydrase IX Inhibitors. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222413610. [PMID: 34948406 PMCID: PMC8704611 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Based on the strategy of the “tail approach”, 15 novel saccharide-modified sulfonamides were designed and synthesised. The novel compounds were evaluated as inhibitors of three human carbonic anhydrase (CA) isoforms, namely cytoplasmic CA II, transmembrane CA IX, and XII. Most of these compounds showed good activity against CAs and high topological polar surface area (TPSA) values, which had a positive effect on the selective inhibition of transmembrane isoforms CA IX and XII. In the in vitro activity studies, compounds 16a, 16b, and 16e reduced the viability of HT-29 and MDA-MB-231 cells with a high expression of CA IX under hypoxia. The inhibitory activity of compound 16e on the human osteosarcoma cell line MG-63 with a high expression of CA IX and XII was better than that of AZM. Moreover, high concentrations of compounds 16a and 16b reversed the acidification of the tumour microenvironment. In addition, compound 16a had a certain inhibitory effect on the migration of MDA-MB-231 cells. All the above results indicate that the saccharide-modified sulfonamide has further research value for the development of CA IX inhibitors.
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Banikazemi Z, Mirazimi SM, Dashti F, Mazandaranian MR, Akbari M, Morshedi K, Aslanbeigi F, Rashidian A, Chamanara M, Hamblin MR, Taghizadeh M, Mirzaei H. Coumarins and Gastrointestinal Cancer: A New Therapeutic Option? Front Oncol 2021; 11:752784. [PMID: 34707995 PMCID: PMC8542999 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.752784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cancers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are often life-threatening malignancies, which can be a severe burden to the health care system. Globally, the mortality rate from gastrointestinal tumors has been increasing due to the lack of adequate diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic measures to combat these tumors. Coumarin is a natural product with remarkable antitumor activity, and it is widely found in various natural plant sources. Researchers have explored coumarin and its related derivatives to investigate their antitumor activity, and the potential molecular mechanisms involved. These mechanisms include hormone antagonists, alkylating agents, inhibitors of angiogenesis, inhibitors of topoisomerase, inducers of apoptosis, agents with antimitotic activity, telomerase inhibitors, inhibitors of human carbonic anhydrase, as well as other potential mechanisms. Consequently, drug design and discovery scientists and medicinal chemists have collaborated to identify new coumarin-related agents in order to produce more effective antitumor drugs against GI cancers. Herein, we summarize the therapeutic effects of coumarin and its derivatives against GI cancer.
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- Zarrin Banikazemi
- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.,School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.,School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Surgery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.,School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.,School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Toxicology Research Center, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, South Africa
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Inhibitory Activity and Molecular Docking of Coumarins/Sulfonamides Containing Triazolyl Pyridine Moiety as Potent Selective Carbonic Anhydrase IX and XII Inhibitors. CRYSTALS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst11091076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In this work, two classes of Carbonic Anhydrase (CA) inhibitors, sulfonamide and coumarin derivatives linked to pyta moiety (2a-b) and their corresponding rhenium complexes (3a-b), were designed. These compounds were synthesized and fully characterized by classical analytical methods and X-ray diffraction. All the synthesized compounds were evaluated for their inhibitory activity against the hCA isoforms I, II, IX and XII. They exhibited high inhibitory activities in the range of nanomolar for both hCA IX and hCA XII isoforms. The sulfonamide compound 2a showed the strongest inhibition against the tumour-associated hCA IX isoform with a Ki of 11.7 nM. The tumour-associated isoforms hCA IX and hCA XII were selectively inhibited by all the coumarin derivatives, with inhibition constants ranging from 12.7 nM (2b) to 44.5 nM (3b), while the hCA I and II isoforms were slightly inhibited (in the micromolar range), as expected. In terms of selectivity, compared to previously published rhenium complex-based CA inhibitors, complex 3b showed one of the highest selectivities against hCA IX and hCA XII compared to the off-target isoforms hCA I and hCA II, making it a potential anti-cancer drug candidate. Molecular docking calculations were performed to investigate the inhibition profiles of the investigated compounds at the tumour-associated hCA IX active site and to rationalize our results.
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Chang KH, Chao WC, Yang YH, Wu CH, Li ZB, Chen HC, Chou YT, Annie Ho JA, Li XC, Peng YC, Liao YC, Liu KM, Chao CM, Chou PT. Cyano Derivatives of 7-Aminoquinoline That Are Highly Emissive in Water: Potential for Sensing Applications. Chemistry 2021; 27:8040-8047. [PMID: 33904607 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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6-Cyano-7-aminoquinoline (6CN-7AQ) and 3-cyano-7-aminoquinoline (3CN-7AQ) were synthesized and found to exhibit intense emission with quantum yield as high as 63 % and 85 %, respectively, in water. Conversely, their derivatives 6-cyano-7-azidoquinoline (6CN-7N3 Q) and 3-cyano-7-azidoquinoline (3CN-7N3 Q) show virtually no emission, which makes them suitable to be used as recognition agents in azide reactions based on fluorescence recovery. Moreover, conjugation of 6CN-7AQ with a hydrophobic biomembrane-penetration peptide PFVYLI renders a nearly non-emissive 6CN-7AQ-PFVYLI composite, which can be digested by proteinase K, recovering the highly emissive 6CN-7AQ with ∼200-fold enhancement. The result provides an effective early confirmation for RT-qPCR in viral detection.
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- Kai-Hsin Chang
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Medical Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Medical Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Medical Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- BioAnalytical Chemistry and Nanobiomedicine Laboratory, Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- BioAnalytical Chemistry and Nanobiomedicine Laboratory, Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Center for Emerging Materials and Advanced Devices, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Center for Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Medical Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Medical Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Medical Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Medical Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Petrou A, Fesatidou M, Geronikaki A. Thiazole Ring-A Biologically Active Scaffold. Molecules 2021; 26:3166. [PMID: 34070661 PMCID: PMC8198555 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Thiazole is a good pharmacophore nucleus due to its various pharmaceutical applications. Its derivatives have a wide range of biological activities such as antioxidant, analgesic, and antimicrobial including antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, anticancer, antiallergic, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, and antipsychotic. Indeed, the thiazole scaffold is contained in more than 18 FDA-approved drugs as well as in numerous experimental drugs. OBJECTIVE To summarize recent literature on the biological activities of thiazole ring-containing compounds Methods: A literature survey regarding the topics from the year 2015 up to now was carried out. Older publications were not included, since they were previously analyzed in available peer reviews. RESULTS Nearly 124 research articles were found, critically analyzed, and arranged regarding the synthesis and biological activities of thiazoles derivatives in the last 5 years.
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- School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (M.F.)
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Shaldam M, Eldehna WM, Nocentini A, Elsayed ZM, Ibrahim TM, Salem R, El-Domany RA, Capasso C, Abdel-Aziz HA, Supuran CT. Development of novel benzofuran-based SLC-0111 analogs as selective cancer-associated carbonic anhydrase isoform IX inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 216:113283. [PMID: 33667848 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In the present study, we describe the design of different series of benzofuran-based derivatives as potential carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs). The adopted design is based on bioisosteric replacement for the p-fluorophenyl SLC-0111 tail with the lipophilic 2-methylbenzofuran or 5-bromobenzofuran tails to furnish the 2-methylbenzofuran (MBF) sulfonamides (MBFS; 9, 11 and 13) and 5-bromobenzofuran (BBF) sulfonamides (BBFS; 27a-b, 28a-b and 29a-c), respectively. Thereafter, the urea spacer was either elongated to furnish MBFS (17 and 19), and BBFS (30) series, or replaced by a carbamate one to afford MBFS (15). All the designed compounds were synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory activities against four human (h) CA isoforms: hCA I, II, IX and XII. MBFS (11b and 17) and BBFS (28b, 29a and 30) efficiently inhibited the tumor-related CA IX isoform in the single-digit nanomolar range (KIs = 8.4, 7.6, 5.5, 7.1 and 1.8 nM, respectively). In particular, MBFS 11b and BBFS 28b exhibited good selectivity toward hCA IX isoform over the main off-target hCA II isoform (S.I. = 26.4 and 58.9, respectively). As a consequence, 11b and 28b were examined for their anticancer and pro-apoptotic activities toward MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines.
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- Moataz Shaldam
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, P.O. Box 33516, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, P.O. Box 33516, Egypt; Scientific Research and Innovation Support Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Scientific Research and Innovation Support Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, P.O. Box 33516, Egypt; Scientific Research and Innovation Support Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, P.O. Box 33516, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, P.O. Box 33516, Egypt
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Applied Organic Chemistry, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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Al-Warhi T, Sabt A, Elkaeed EB, Eldehna WM. Recent advancements of coumarin-based anticancer agents: An up-to-date review. Bioorg Chem 2020; 103:104163. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Abdelrahman MA, Ibrahim HS, Nocentini A, Eldehna WM, Bonardi A, Abdel-Aziz HA, Gratteri P, Abou-Seri SM, Supuran CT. Novel 3-substituted coumarins as selective human carbonic anhydrase IX and XII inhibitors: Synthesis, biological and molecular dynamics analysis. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 209:112897. [PMID: 33038795 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
In this study, diverse series of coumarin derivatives were developed as potential carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs). A "tail" approach was adopted by selecting the coumarin motif as a tail that is connected to the ZBG benzenesulfonamide moiety via a hydrazine (4a,b) or hydrazide (5a,b) linker. Thereafter, an aryl sulfone tail was incorporated to afford the dual tailed coumarin-sulfonamide arylsulfonehydrazones (13a-d) and hydrazides (14a,b). Then, the ZBG were removed from compounds 13 and 14 to furnish coumarin arylsulfonehydrazones (11a-d) and hydrazides (12a,b). Coumarin-sulfonamides 4 and 5 emerged as non-selective CAIs as they displayed good inhibitory activities toward all the examined CA isozymes (I, II, IX and XII) in the nanomolar ranges. Interestingly, the "dual-tail" approach (compounds 13 and 14) succeeded in achieving a good activity and selectivity toward CA IX/XII over the physiologically dominant CA I/II. In particular, compounds 13d and 14a were the most selective coumarin-sulfonamide counterparts. Concerning non-sulfonamide coumarin derivatives, coumarins 8 exhibited excellent activity and selectivity profiles against the target hCA IX/XII, whereas, coumarins 11 and 12 reported excellent selectivity profile, but they barely inhibited hCA IX/XII with KIs spanning in the micromolar ranges. Furthermore, molecular modelling studies were applied to get a deep focus about the feasible affinities and binding interactions for target coumarin-sulfonamides 4, 5, 13 and 14 with the active site for CA II, IX and XII isoforms.
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- Mohamed A Abdelrahman
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Cairo, 11829, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Cairo, 11829, Egypt
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- Department of NE.UROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy; Department of NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Firenze, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, P.O. Box 33516, Egypt.
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- Department of NE.UROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy; Department of NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Firenze, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Applied Organic Chemistry, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Department of NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Firenze, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, P.O. Box 11562, Egypt.
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- Department of NE.UROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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Mishra CB, Tiwari M, Supuran CT. Progress in the development of human carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and their pharmacological applications: Where are we today? Med Res Rev 2020; 40:2485-2565. [PMID: 32691504 DOI: 10.1002/med.21713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) are widely distributed metalloenzymes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. They efficiently catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and H+ ions and play a crucial role in regulating many physiological processes. CAs are well-studied drug target for various disorders such as glaucoma, epilepsy, sleep apnea, and high altitude sickness. In the past decades, a large category of diverse families of CA inhibitors (CAIs) have been developed and many of them showed effective inhibition toward specific isoforms, and effectiveness in pathological conditions in preclinical and clinical settings. The discovery of isoform-selective CAIs in the last decade led to diminished side effects associated with off-target isoforms inhibition. The many new classes of such compounds will be discussed in the review, together with strategies for their development. Pharmacological advances of the newly emerged CAIs in diseases not usually associated with CA inhibition (neuropathic pain, arthritis, cerebral ischemia, and cancer) will also be discussed.
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- Chandra B Mishra
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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Bonardi A, Nocentini A, Bua S, Combs J, Lomelino C, Andring J, Lucarini L, Sgambellone S, Masini E, McKenna R, Gratteri P, Supuran CT. Sulfonamide Inhibitors of Human Carbonic Anhydrases Designed through a Three-Tails Approach: Improving Ligand/Isoform Matching and Selectivity of Action. J Med Chem 2020; 63:7422-7444. [PMID: 32519851 PMCID: PMC8008423 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The “tail
approach” has become a milestone in human
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (hCAI) design for various therapeutics,
including antiglaucoma agents. Besides the classical hydrophobic/hydrophilic
division of hCAs active site, several subpockets have been identified
at the middle/outer active sites rim, which could be targeted to increase
the CAI isoform selectivity. This postulate is explored here by three-tailed
benzenesulfonamide CAIs (TTI) to fully exploit such amino
acid differences among hCAs. In this proof-of-concept study, an extensive
structure–activity relationship (SAR) study was carried out
with 32 such benzenesulfonamides differing in tails combination that
were assayed for hCAs I, II, IV, and XII inhibition. A structural
study was undertaken by X-ray crystallography and in silico tools to assess the ligand/target interaction mode. The most active
and selective inhibitors against isoforms implicated in glaucoma were
assessed in a rabbit model of the disease achieving an intraocular
pressure-lowering action comparable to the clinically used dorzolamide.
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- Alessandro Bonardi
- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence Italy.,Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section; Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence Italy.,Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section; Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100245, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100245, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100245, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, viale Gaetano Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, viale Gaetano Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, viale Gaetano Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100245, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence Italy.,Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section; Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence Italy
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Berrino E, Angeli A, Zhdanov DD, Kiryukhina AP, Milaneschi A, De Luca A, Bozdag M, Carradori S, Selleri S, Bartolucci G, Peat TS, Ferraroni M, Supuran CT, Carta F. Azidothymidine "Clicked" into 1,2,3-Triazoles: First Report on Carbonic Anhydrase-Telomerase Dual-Hybrid Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2020; 63:7392-7409. [PMID: 32463228 PMCID: PMC8154556 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cancer cells rely on the enzyme telomerase
(EC 2.7.7.49) to promote
cellular immortality. Telomerase inhibitors (i.e., azidothymidine)
can represent promising antitumor agents, although showing high toxicity
when administered alone. Better outcomes were observed within a multipharmacological
approach instead. In this context, we exploited the validated antitumor
targets carbonic anhydrases (CAs; EC 4.2.1.1) IX and XII to attain
the first proof of concept on CA–telomerase dual-hybrid inhibitors.
Compounds 1b, 7b, 8b, and 11b showed good in vitro
inhibition potency against the CAs IX and XII, with KI values in the low nanomolar range, and strong antitelomerase
activity in PC-3 and HT-29 cells (IC50 values ranging from
5.2 to 9.1 μM). High-resolution X-ray crystallography on selected
derivatives in the adduct with hCA II as a model study allowed to
determine their binding modes and thus to set the structural determinants
necessary for further development of compounds selectively targeting
the tumoral cells.
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- Emanuela Berrino
- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Pogodinskaya st. 10/8, 119121 Moscow, Russia.,Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Miklukho-Maklaya st. 6, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Pogodinskaya st. 10/8, 119121 Moscow, Russia
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- CSIRO, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff", Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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Teodori E, Braconi L, Bua S, Lapucci A, Bartolucci G, Manetti D, Romanelli MN, Dei S, Supuran CT, Coronnello M. Dual P-Glycoprotein and CA XII Inhibitors: A New Strategy to Reverse the P-gp Mediated Multidrug Resistance (MDR) in Cancer Cells. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25071748. [PMID: 32290281 PMCID: PMC7181201 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A new series of N,N-bis(alkanol)amine aryl diesters was synthesized and studied as dual P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and carbonic anhydrase XII inhibitors (CA XII). These hybrids should be able to synergistically overcome P-gp mediated multidrug resistance (MDR) in cancer cells. It was reported that the efflux activity of P-gp could be modulated by CA XII, as the pH reduction caused by CA XII inhibition produces a significant decrease in P-gp ATPase activity. The new compounds reported here feature both P-gp and CA XII binding moieties. These hybrids contain a N,N-bis(alkanol)amine diester scaffold found in P-glycoprotein ligands and a coumarin or benzene sulfonamide moiety to target CA XII. Many compounds displayed a dual activity against P-gp and CA XII being active in the Rhd 123 uptake test on K562/DOX cells and in the hCA XII inhibition test. On LoVo/DOX cells, that overexpress both P-gp and CA XII, some coumarin derivatives showed a high MDR reversal effect in Rhd 123 uptake and doxorubicin cytotoxicity enhancement tests. In particular, compounds 7 and 8 showed higher activity than verapamil and were more potent on LoVo/DOX than on K562/DOX cells overexpressing only P-gp. They can be considered as valuable candidates for selective P-gp/CA XII inhibition in MDR cancer cells.
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- Elisabetta Teodori
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child’s Health–Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; (E.T.); (L.B.); (S.B.); (G.B.); (D.M.); (M.N.R.); (C.T.S.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child’s Health–Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; (E.T.); (L.B.); (S.B.); (G.B.); (D.M.); (M.N.R.); (C.T.S.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child’s Health–Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; (E.T.); (L.B.); (S.B.); (G.B.); (D.M.); (M.N.R.); (C.T.S.)
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- Department of Health Sciences—Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Italy; (A.L.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child’s Health–Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; (E.T.); (L.B.); (S.B.); (G.B.); (D.M.); (M.N.R.); (C.T.S.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child’s Health–Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; (E.T.); (L.B.); (S.B.); (G.B.); (D.M.); (M.N.R.); (C.T.S.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child’s Health–Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; (E.T.); (L.B.); (S.B.); (G.B.); (D.M.); (M.N.R.); (C.T.S.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child’s Health–Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; (E.T.); (L.B.); (S.B.); (G.B.); (D.M.); (M.N.R.); (C.T.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child’s Health–Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; (E.T.); (L.B.); (S.B.); (G.B.); (D.M.); (M.N.R.); (C.T.S.)
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- Department of Health Sciences—Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Italy; (A.L.); (M.C.)
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Supuran CT. Exploring the multiple binding modes of inhibitors to carbonic anhydrases for novel drug discovery. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2020; 15:671-686. [PMID: 32208982 DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2020.1743676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The spacious active site cavity of the metalloenzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) shows a great versatility for a variety of binding modes for modulators of activity, inhibitors, and activators, some of which are clinically used drugs. AREAS COVERED There are at least four well-documented CA inhibition mechanisms and the same number of binding modes for CA inhibitors (CAIs), one of which superposes with the binding of activators (CAAs). They include (i) coordination to the catalytic metal ion; (ii) anchoring to the water molecule coordinated to the metal ion; (iii) occlusion of the active site entrance; and (iv) binding outside the active site. A large number of chemical classes of CAIs show these binding modes explored in detail by kinetic, crystallographic, and other techniques. The tail approach was applied to all of them and allowed many classes of highly isoform-selective inhibitors. This is the subject of our review. EXPERT OPINION All active site regions of CAs accommodate inhibitors to bind, which is reflected in very different inhibition profiles for such compounds and the possibility to design drugs with effective action and new applications, such as for the management of hypoxic tumors, neuropathic pain, cerebral ischemia, arthritis, and degenerative disorders.
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- Claudiu T Supuran
- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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Thacker PS, Angeli A, Argulwar OS, Tiwari PL, Arifuddin M, Supuran CT. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of coumarin linked 1,2,4-oxadiazoles as selective carbonic anhydrase IX and XII inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2020; 98:103739. [PMID: 32193032 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
A series of coumarin linked 1,2,4-oxadiazoles were synthesized and the synthesized compounds were subjected for evaluation against the four physiologically and pharmacologically relevant hCA isoforms, hCA I, II, IX and XII. Upon evaluation of the results, it was inferred that the coumarin linked 1,2,4-oxadiazoles showed selective hCA IX and XII inhibition (low to medium nanomolar range) over hCA I and II (>10000 nM). The inhibition constants ranged from low nanomolar to moderately nanomolar. Compounds 6o, 6a, 6q and 6c elicited hCA XII inhibition, with Ki values lower than that of the standard, Acetazolamide (AAZ) with compound 6o exhibiting a Ki value of 1 nM., against hCA IX, the compound 6c exhibited the most potent inhibition with a Ki value of 23.6 nM. Hence, compound 6o can be taken as an effective lead compound for the development of hCA XII inhibitors and compound 6c can be taken as a lead compound for the development of dual hCA IX and XII inhibitors. To understand the molecular interactions, the two most potent compounds 6a and 6o were docked within the hCA XII catalytic cleft in order to study their binding modes with that isoform.
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- Pavitra S Thacker
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Neurofarba Dept., Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Hyderabad 500037, India.
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Neurofarba Dept., Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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Synthesis of coumarin-sulfonamide derivatives and determination of their cytotoxicity, carbonic anhydrase inhibitory and molecular docking studies. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 183:111702. [PMID: 31542715 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Carbonic anhydrases isoforms CA IX, and XII are known to be highly expressed in various human tissues and malignancies. CA IX is a prominent target for especially colorectal cancers, because it is overexpressed in colorectal cancer and this overexpression leads poor prognosis. Inhibition of CA IX activity by small molecule CA inhibitors like sulfonamides, sulfonamide derivative or coumarins leads to inhibition of tumorigenesis. Novel twenty-seven compounds in three series (sulfonamide-based imines (6a-6i), coumarin-based aldehydes (7a-7i), and coumarin-sulfonamide-based target molecules (8a-8i)) were synthesized and characterized by means of IR, NMR, and mass spectra. All compounds were tested for their ability to inhibit CA I, CA II, CA IX, and CA XII isoforms. 4-((((2-((1-(3-((2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)oxy)propyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)-methylene)amino)methyl)benzenesulfonamide (8i) exhibited the highest hCA IX inhibition with the Ki of 45.5 nM. In addition, 8i was found to be potent in inhibiting cancer cell proliferation as selective (IC50 = 17.01 ± 1.35 μM for HT-29, IC50 = 118.73 ± 1.19 μM for HEK293T). This novel compound inhibited the CA IX and CA XII protein expression in HT-29 cells. These findings indicate that 8i can inhibit cellular proliferation in human colon cancer cells by specifically targeting the CA IX and CA XII expression.
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Nocentini A, Supuran CT. Advances in the structural annotation of human carbonic anhydrases and impact on future drug discovery. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2019; 14:1175-1197. [DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2019.1651289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Alessio Nocentini
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child’s Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child’s Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Mermer A, Demirbas N, Cakmak U, Colak A, Demirbas A, Alagumuthu M, Arumugam S. Discovery of Novel Sulfonamide‐Based 5‐Arylidenerhodanines as Effective Carbonic Anhydrase (II) Inhibitors: Microwave‐Assisted and Ultrasound‐Assisted One‐Pot Four‐Component Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Anti‐CA II Screening Studies. J Heterocycl Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.3635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Arif Mermer
- Department of ChemistryKaradeniz Technical University Trabzon Turkey
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- Department of ChemistryKaradeniz Technical University Trabzon Turkey
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- Department of ChemistryKaradeniz Technical University Trabzon Turkey
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- Department of ChemistryKaradeniz Technical University Trabzon Turkey
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- Department of ChemistryKaradeniz Technical University Trabzon Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio‐Science and TechnologyVIT Vellore India
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Berrino E, Milazzo L, Micheli L, Vullo D, Angeli A, Bozdag M, Nocentini A, Menicatti M, Bartolucci G, di Cesare Mannelli L, Ghelardini C, Supuran CT, Carta F. Synthesis and Evaluation of Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors with Carbon Monoxide Releasing Properties for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Med Chem 2019; 62:7233-7249. [PMID: 31287314 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is a gas endogenously produced in humans, reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective effects at low concentration. In this context, CO releasing molecules (CORMs) are attracting enormous interest. Herein, we report a series of small-molecule hybrids consisting of a carbonic anhydrase (CA; EC 4.2.1.1) inhibitor linked to a CORM tail section (CAI-CORMs). All compounds were screened in vitro for their inhibition activity against the human (h) CA I, II, IV, IX, and XII isoforms. On selected CAI-CORM hybrids, the CO releasing properties were evaluated, along with their pain-relieving effect, in a model of rheumatoid arthritis. One CAI-CORM hybrid (5b) induced a higher pain-relieving effect compared to the one exerted by the single administration of CAI (5a) and CORM (15b) fragments, shedding light on the possibility to enhance the pain relief effect of CA inhibitors inserting a CO releasing moiety on the same molecular scaffold.
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- Emanuela Berrino
- NEUROFARBA Deptarment, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Via Ugo Schiff 6 , Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff" , Università di Firenze , Via della Lastruccia 3-13 , Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence , Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health-NEUROFARBA-Pharmacology and Toxicology Section , University of Florence , Viale Gaetano Pieraccini 6 , 50139 Florence , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff" , Università di Firenze , Via della Lastruccia 3-13 , Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence , Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Deptarment, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Via Ugo Schiff 6 , Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence , Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Deptarment, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Via Ugo Schiff 6 , Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence , Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Deptarment, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Via Ugo Schiff 6 , Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence , Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Deptarment, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Via Ugo Schiff 6 , Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence , Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Deptarment, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Via Ugo Schiff 6 , Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence , Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health-NEUROFARBA-Pharmacology and Toxicology Section , University of Florence , Viale Gaetano Pieraccini 6 , 50139 Florence , Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health-NEUROFARBA-Pharmacology and Toxicology Section , University of Florence , Viale Gaetano Pieraccini 6 , 50139 Florence , Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Deptarment, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Via Ugo Schiff 6 , Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence , Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Deptarment, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Via Ugo Schiff 6 , Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence , Italy
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Kurt BZ, Dag A, Doğan B, Durdagi S, Angeli A, Nocentini A, Supuran CT, Sonmez F. Synthesis, biological activity and multiscale molecular modeling studies of bis-coumarins as selective carbonic anhydrase IX and XII inhibitors with effective cytotoxicity against hepatocellular carcinoma. Bioorg Chem 2019; 87:838-850. [PMID: 31003041 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A series of novel bis-coumarin derivatives containing triazole moiety as a linker between the alkyl chains was synthesized and their inhibitory activity against the human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) isoforms I, II, IX and XII were evaluated. In addition, cytotoxic effects of the synthesized compounds on renal adenocarcinoma (769P), hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and breast adeno carcinoma (MDA-MB-231) cell lines were examined. While the hCA I and II isoforms were inhibited in the micromolar range, the tumor-associated isoform hCA IX and XII were inhibited in the high nanomolar range. 4-methyl-7-((1-(12-((2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)oxy)dodecyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy)-2H-chromen-2-one (5p) showed the strongest inhibitory activity against hCA IX with the Ki of 144.6 nM and 4-methyl-7-((1-(10-((2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)oxy)decyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy)-2H-chromen-2-one (5n) exhibited the highest hCA XII inhibition with the Ki of 71.5 nM. In order to better understand the inhibitory profiles of studied molecules, multiscale molecular modelling approaches were applied. Low energy docking poses of studied molecules at the binding sites of targets have been predicted. In addition, electrostatic potential surfaces (ESP) for binding sites were also generated to understand interactions between proteins and active ligands.
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- Belma Zengin Kurt
- Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Computational Biology and Molecular Simulations Laboratory, Department of Biophysics, School of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Computational Biology and Molecular Simulations Laboratory, Department of Biophysics, School of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche Nutraceutiche, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche Nutraceutiche, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche Nutraceutiche, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Pamukova Vocational Highschool, Pamukova, Turkey
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Eysteinsson T, Gudmundsdottir H, Hardarson AO, Berrino E, Selleri S, Supuran CT, Carta F. Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors of Different Structures Dilate Pre-Contracted Porcine Retinal Arteries. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E467. [PMID: 30678227 PMCID: PMC6387369 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 01/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs), such as dorzolamide (DZA), are used as anti-glaucoma drugs to lower intraocular pressure, but it has been found that some of these drugs act as vasodilators of retinal arteries. The exact mechanism behind the vasodilatory effect is not yet clear. Here we have addressed the issue by using small vessel myography to examine the effect of CAIs of the sulfonamide and coumarin type on the wall tension in isolated segments of porcine retinal arteries. Vessels were pre-contracted by the prostaglandin analog U-46619, and CAIs with varying affinity for five different carbonic anhydrase (CA) isoenzymes found in human tissue tested. We found that all compounds tested cause a vasodilation of pre-contracted retinal arteries, but with varying efficacy, as indicated by the calculated mean EC50 of each compound, ranging from 4.12 µM to 0.86 mM. All compounds had a lower mean EC50 compared to DZA. The dilation induced by benzolamide (BZA) and DZA was additive, suggesting that they may act on separate mechanisms. No clear pattern in efficacy and affinity for CA isoenzymes could be discerned from the results, although Compound 5, with a low affinity for all isoenzymes except the human (h) CA isoform IV, had the greatest potency, with the lowest EC50 and inducing the most rapid and profound dilation of the vessels. The results suggest that more than one isozyme of CA is involved in mediating its role in controlling vascular tone in retinal arteries, with a probable crucial role played by the membrane-bound isoform CA IV.
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- Thor Eysteinsson
- Department of Physiology, BioMedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, 107 Reykjavik, Iceland; (H.G.); (A.O.H.)
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- Department of Physiology, BioMedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, 107 Reykjavik, Iceland; (H.G.); (A.O.H.)
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- Department of Physiology, BioMedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, 107 Reykjavik, Iceland; (H.G.); (A.O.H.)
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- NEUROFARBA Department, University of Florence, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy; (E.B.); (S.S.); (C.T.S.); (F.C.)
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- NEUROFARBA Department, University of Florence, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy; (E.B.); (S.S.); (C.T.S.); (F.C.)
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- NEUROFARBA Department, University of Florence, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy; (E.B.); (S.S.); (C.T.S.); (F.C.)
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- NEUROFARBA Department, University of Florence, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy; (E.B.); (S.S.); (C.T.S.); (F.C.)
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da Silva Cardoso V, Vermelho AB, Ricci Junior E, Almeida Rodrigues I, Mazotto AM, Supuran CT. Antileishmanial activity of sulphonamide nanoemulsions targeting the β-carbonic anhydrase from Leishmania species. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2018; 33:850-857. [PMID: 29708476 PMCID: PMC6010131 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2018.1463221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The β-carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) from Leishmania spp. (LdcCA) is effectively inhibited by aromatic/heterocyclic sulphonamides, in the low nanomolar range, but no in vitro antileishmanial activity was detected for such compounds. We formulated some of these sulphonamides as nanoemulsions (NEs) in clove oil, and tested them in vitro against Leishmania infantum MHOM/BR/1974/PP75 and Leishmania amazonensis IFLA/BR/1967/PH8 strains. Interesting inhibitory concentrations IC50 were observed for some of the sulphonamides NEs, with IC50 as low as 3.90 µM (NE-3F) and 2.24 µM (NE-5B) for L. amazonensis and 3.47 µM (NE-5B) for L. infantum. Some of the investigated NEs displayed toxicity for macrophages beyond the parasites. For the same nonoemulsions, a selective index (SI) greater than for Amphotericin B. Haemolytic assay using human red blood cells indicate that the NEs were less cytotoxic than amphotericin B, a widely used antifungal agent. NEs demonstrated to be an excellent strategy for increasing the penetration of these hydrophilic drugs through membranes, with a huge increase of efficacy over the sulphonamide CA inhibitor (CAI) alone.
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- Verônica da Silva Cardoso
- Bioinovar-Biotecnologia: Unidade de Biocatálise, Bioprodutos e Bioenergia (BIOINOVAR), Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Bioinovar-Biotecnologia: Unidade de Biocatálise, Bioprodutos e Bioenergia (BIOINOVAR), Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicamentos, Laboratório de Desenvolvimento Galênico (LADEG), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Produtos Naturais e Alimentos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Laboratório de Bioprospecção de Antimicrobianos Naturais (LABAN), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Bioinovar-Biotecnologia: Unidade de Biocatálise, Bioprodutos e Bioenergia (BIOINOVAR), Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Florence, Italy
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Vermelho AB, da Silva Cardoso V, Ricci Junior E, dos Santos EP, Supuran CT. Nanoemulsions of sulfonamide carbonic anhydrase inhibitors strongly inhibit the growth of Trypanosoma cruzi. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2018; 33:139-146. [PMID: 29192555 PMCID: PMC7011998 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1405264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Sulfonamide carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) inhibitors targeting the α-class enzyme from the protozoan pathogen Trypanosoma cruzi, responsible of Chagas disease, were recently reported. Although many such derivatives showed low nanomolar activity in vitro, they were inefficient anti-T. cruzi agents in vivo. Here, we show that by formulating such sulfonamides as nanoemulsions in clove (Eugenia caryophyllus) oil, highly efficient anti-protozoan effects are observed against two different strains of T. cruzi. These effects are probably due to an enhanced permeation of the enzyme inhibitor through the nanoemulsion formulation, interfering in this way with the life cycle of the pathogen either by inhibiting pH regulation or carboxylating reactions in which bicarbonate/CO2 are involved. This type of formulation of sulfonamides with T. cruzi CA inhibitory effects may lead to novel therapeutic approaches against this orphan disease.
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- Alane Beatriz Vermelho
- Bioinovar-Biotecnologia: Unidade de Biocatálise, Bioprodutos e Bioenergia (BIOINOVAR), Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Bioinovar-Biotecnologia: Unidade de Biocatálise, Bioprodutos e Bioenergia (BIOINOVAR), Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento Galênico (LADEG), Departamento de Medicamentos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento Galênico (LADEG), Departamento de Medicamentos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Bioinovar-Biotecnologia: Unidade de Biocatálise, Bioprodutos e Bioenergia (BIOINOVAR), Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- NEUROFARBA Dept., Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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Mermer A, Demirbas N, Colak A, Demir EA, Kulabas N, Demirbas A. One‐pot, Four‐Component Green Synthesis, Carbonic Anhydrase II Inhibition and Docking Studies of 5‐Arylidenerhodanines. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201802677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Arif Mermer
- Karadeniz Technical UniversityDepartment of Chemistry 61080 Trabzon TURKEY
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- Karadeniz Technical UniversityDepartment of Chemistry 61080 Trabzon TURKEY
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- Karadeniz Technical UniversityDepartment of Chemistry 61080 Trabzon TURKEY
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- Department of Pharmaceutical ChemistryFaculty of PharmacyMarmara University Haydarpaşa 34668 İstanbul TURKEY
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- Karadeniz Technical UniversityDepartment of Chemistry 61080 Trabzon TURKEY
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Eldehna WM, Abo-Ashour MF, Nocentini A, El-Haggar RS, Bua S, Bonardi A, Al-Rashood ST, Hassan GS, Gratteri P, Abdel-Aziz HA, Supuran CT. Enhancement of the tail hydrophobic interactions within the carbonic anhydrase IX active site via structural extension: Design and synthesis of novel N-substituted isatins-SLC-0111 hybrids as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and antitumor agents. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 162:147-160. [PMID: 30445264 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.10.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Herein we report the design and synthesis of novel N-substituted isatins-SLC-0111 hybrids (6a-f and 9a-l). A structural extension approach was adopted via N-alkylation and N-benzylation of isatin moiety to enhance the tail hydrophobic interactions within the carbonic anhydrase (CA) IX active site. Thereafter, a hybrid pharmacophore approach was utilized via merging the pharmacophoric elements of isatin and SLC-0111 in a single chemical framework. As planned, a substantial improvement of inhibitory profile of the target hybrids (KIs: 4.7-86.1 nM) towards hCA IX in comparison to N-unsubstituted leads IVa-c (KIs: 192-239 nM), was achieved. Molecular docking of the designed hybrids in CA IX active site unveiled, as planned, the ability of N-alkylated and N-benzylated isatin moieties to accommodate in a wide hydrophobic pocket formed by T73, P75, P76, L91, L123 and A128, establishing strong van der Waals interactions. Hybrid 6c displayed good anti-proliferative activity under hypoxic conditions towards breast cancer MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cell lines (IC50 = 7.43 ± 0.28 and 12.90 ± 0.34 μM, respectively). Also, 6c disrupted the MDA-MB-231 cell cycle via alteration of the Sub-G1 phase and arrest of G2-M stage. Additionally, 6c displayed significant increase in the percent of annexinV-FITC positive apoptotic cells from 1.03 to 18.54%. Furthermore, 6c displayed potent VEGFR-2 inhibitory activity (IC50 = 260.64 nM). Collectively, these data suggest 6c as a promising lead molecule for the development of effective anticancer agents.
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- Wagdy M Eldehna
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy; Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy; Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Applied Organic Chemistry, National Research Center, Dokki, Giza, P.O. Box 12622, Egypt
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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Nocentini A, Supuran CT. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors as antitumor/antimetastatic agents: a patent review (2008-2018). Expert Opin Ther Pat 2018; 28:729-740. [PMID: 30074415 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2018.1508453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Human carbonic anhydrases (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) IX and XII are tumor-associated proteins, being part of the molecular machinery that tumor cells build as adaptive responses to hypoxia and acidic conditions characteristic of the 'glycolytic shift' of many tumors. A wealth of research depicts CA IX and CA XII as biomarkers and therapeutic targets for various cancer types. AREAS COVERED The review presents an overview of the role of CA IX and CA XII in hypoxic tumors physio-pathology as well as the principal molecular, structural, and catalytic features of both isozymes. The review then covers the patent literature of medically relevant inhibitors of the tumor-associated CAs produced during the period 2008-2018. EXPERT OPINION A variety of approaches and design strategies were reported which afford CA IX/XII-specific inhibitors and avoid the compromising effects of isoforms-promiscuous compounds. Access to the crystal structures of human CAs isoforms have improved structure-based drug design campaigns related to zinc-binder chemotypes. Nevertheless, great potential still resides in non-classical CAIs that exhibit alternative binding mechanisms able to further distinguish the various active sites architecture. CA IX inhibitors hybrids/conjugates are increasingly emerging in the field as promising therapeutic tools to combine CA inhibition to the anticancer effects of other moieties or antitumor drugs.
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- Alessio Nocentini
- a Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences , University of Florence , Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze) , Italy
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- a Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences , University of Florence , Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze) , Italy
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Melis C, Distinto S, Bianco G, Meleddu R, Cottiglia F, Fois B, Taverna D, Angius R, Alcaro S, Ortuso F, Gaspari M, Angeli A, Del Prete S, Capasso C, Supuran CT, Maccioni E. Targeting Tumor Associated Carbonic Anhydrases IX and XII: Highly Isozyme Selective Coumarin and Psoralen Inhibitors. ACS Med Chem Lett 2018; 9:725-729. [PMID: 30034608 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A small library of psoralen carboxylic acids and their corresponding benzenesulfonamide derivatives were designed and synthesized to evaluate their activity and selectivity toward tumor associated human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) isoforms IX and XII. Both psoralen acids and sulfonamides exhibited potent inhibition of IX and XII isozymes in the nanomolar concentration range. However, psoralen acids resulted as the most selective in comparison with the corresponding benzenesulfonamide derivatives. Our data indicate that the psoralen scaffold is a promising starting point for the design of highly selective tumor associated hCA inhibitors.
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- Claudia Melis
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, “Magna Græcia” University of Catanzaro, Campus ‘S. Venuta’, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Laboratorio NMR e Tecnologie Bioanalitiche, Sardegna Ricerche, 09010 Pula, Cagliari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Campus ‘S. Venuta’, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Campus ‘S. Venuta’, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, “Magna Græcia” University of Catanzaro, Campus ‘S. Venuta’, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento NEUROFARBA, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento NEUROFARBA, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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Nazarshodeh E, Sheikhpour R, Gharaghani S, Sarram MA. A novel proteochemometrics model for predicting the inhibition of nine carbonic anhydrase isoforms based on supervised Laplacian score and k-nearest neighbour regression. SAR AND QSAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2018; 29:419-437. [PMID: 29882433 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2018.1447995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are essential enzymes in biological processes. Prediction of the activity of compounds towards CA isoforms could be evaluated by computational techniques to discover a novel therapeutic inhibitor. Studies such as quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs), molecular docking and pharmacophore modelling have been carried out to design potent inhibitors. Unfortunately, QSAR does not consider the information of target space in the model. We successfully developed an in silico proteochemometrics model that simultaneously uses target and ligand descriptors to predict the activities of CA inhibitors. Herein, a strong predictive model was built for the prediction of protein-ligand binding affinity between nine human CA isoforms and 549 ligands. We applied descriptors obtained from the PROFEAT webserver for the proteins. Ligands were encoded by descriptors from PaDEL-Descriptor software. Supervised Laplacian score (SLS) and particle swarm optimization were used for feature selection. Models were derived using k-nearest neighbour (KNN) regression and a kernel smoother model. The predictive ability of the models was evaluated by an external validation test. Statistical results (Q2ext = 0.7806, r2test = 0.7811 and RMSEtest = 0.5549) showed that the model generated using SLS and KNN regression outperformed the other models. Consequently, the selectivity of compounds towards these enzymes will be predicted prior to synthesis.
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- E Nazarshodeh
- a Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Drug Design (LBD), Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran
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- b Department of Computer Engineering , Yazd University , Yazd , Iran
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- a Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Drug Design (LBD), Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran
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- b Department of Computer Engineering , Yazd University , Yazd , Iran
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Vats L, Sharma V, Angeli A, Kumar R, Supuran CT, Sharma PK. Synthesis of novel 4-functionalized 1,5-diaryl-1,2,3-triazoles containing benzenesulfonamide moiety as carbonic anhydrase I, II, IV and IX inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 150:678-686. [PMID: 29571155 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The design, synthesis and biological evaluation of a library of 1,2,3-triazole carboxylates incorporating carboxylic acid, hydroxymethyl, carboxylic acid hydrazide, carboxamide and benzenesulfonamide moieties is disclosed. All the novel compounds were investigated for their inhibition potential against carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) human (h) isoforms hCA I, II, IV and IX, well established drug targets. The cytosolic isoform hCA I was inhibited with Ki's ranging between 53.2 nM and 7.616 μM whereas the glaucoma associated cytosolic isoform hCA II was inhibited with Ki's in the range 21.8 nM-0.807 μM. The membrane bound isoform hCA IV, involved in glaucoma and retinitis pigmentosa among others, was effectively inhibited by some of these compounds with Ki < 60 nM, better than the reference drug acetazolamide (AAZ). The tumor associated isoform hCA IX, a recently validated antitumor/antimetastatic drug target, was also effectively inhibited by some of the new sulfonamides, which possess thus the potential to be used as tools for exploring in more details the selective inhibition of hCAs involved in various pathologies.
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- Lalit Vats
- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, 136119, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, 136119, India
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm 188, and Neurofarba Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Via U. Schiff 6, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, 136119, India
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm 188, and Neurofarba Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Via U. Schiff 6, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, 136119, India.
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Supuran CT, Alterio V, Di Fiore A, D' Ambrosio K, Carta F, Monti SM, De Simone G. Inhibition of carbonic anhydrase IX targets primary tumors, metastases, and cancer stem cells: Three for the price of one. Med Res Rev 2018; 38:1799-1836. [PMID: 29635752 DOI: 10.1002/med.21497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Human carbonic anhydrase (CA) IX is a tumor-associated protein, since it is scarcely present in normal tissues, but highly overexpressed in a large number of solid tumors, where it actively contributes to survival and metastatic spread of tumor cells. Due to these features, the characterization of its biochemical, structural, and functional features for drug design purposes has been extensively carried out, with consequent development of several highly selective small molecule inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies to be used for different purposes. Aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art of studies performed on this enzyme, regarding structural, functional, and biomedical aspects, as well as the development of molecules with diagnostic and therapeutic applications for cancer treatment. A brief description of additional pharmacologic applications for CA IX inhibition in other diseases, such as arthritis and ischemia, is also provided.
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- Claudiu T Supuran
- Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini-CNR, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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Fan YL, Ke X, Liu M. Coumarin-triazole Hybrids and Their Biological Activities. J Heterocycl Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.3112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Yi-Lei Fan
- Key Laboratory of Drug Prevention and Control Technology of Zhejiang Province; Zhejiang Police College; Hangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Prevention and Control Technology of Zhejiang Province; Zhejiang Police College; Hangzhou People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Green Pharmaceutical Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze river Delta Region; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou 310014 People's Republic of China
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Stefanou V, Matiadis D, Tsironis D, Igglessi-Markopoulou O, McKee V, Markopoulos J. Synthesis and single crystal X-ray diffraction studies of coumarin-based Zn(II) and Mn(II) complexes, involving supramolecular interactions. Polyhedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2017.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Li N, Liu N, Tang S, Li DL, Zhang XJ. Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity of Novel 1,2,3-Triazole-Sulfonamide Hybrids. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.3184/174751918x15161933697853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nine novel 1-(4′-sulfamoylphenyl)-1,2,3-triazole derivatives bearing an N-heterocycle moiety were designed using a molecular hybridisation approach and synthesised by alkyne/azide click chemistry. Most of the synthesised compounds exhibited good to moderate antiproliferative activity (IC50 values 3.7 to 77.1 μM) against stomach, oesophagus and prostate cancer cell lines, but a compound containing an S-(2-pyridyl)thiomethyl moiety showed 10-fold greater activity against the stomach cell line than 5-fluorouracil. These results demonstrate that N-heterocycle-1,2,3-triazolylsulfonamides could be promising lead compounds to develop new antitumour drugs.
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- Na Li
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P.R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P.R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P.R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P.R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P.R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P.R. China
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Nocentini A, Bua S, Lomelino CL, McKenna R, Menicatti M, Bartolucci G, Tenci B, Di Cesare Mannelli L, Ghelardini C, Gratteri P, Supuran CT. Discovery of New Sulfonamide Carbonic Anhydrase IX Inhibitors Incorporating Nitrogenous Bases. ACS Med Chem Lett 2017; 8:1314-1319. [PMID: 29259754 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Incorporation of the purine/pyrimidine moieties as tails to classical benzenesulfonamide scaffolds afforded two series of human (h) carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) inhibitors. The compounds were designed according to the molecular hybridization approach, in order to modulate the interaction with different CA isozymes and exploit the antitumor effect of uracil and adenine derivatives in parallel and synergic mode to the inhibition of the tumor-associated hCA IX. The sulfonamides were investigated as inhibitors of four isoforms, cytosolic hCA I/II and transmembrane hCA IV/IX. The inhibitory profiles were dependent on the length and positioning of the spacer connecting the two pharmacophores. X-ray crystallography demonstrated the binding mode of an inhibitor to hCA II and hCA IX-mimic. Compounds endowed with the best hCA IX inhibitory efficacy were evaluated for antiproliferative activity against HT-29 colon cancer cell lines. The in vitro results suggest multiple mechanisms of action are responsible for the compounds' cytotoxic efficacy.
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- Alessio Nocentini
- Department of NEUROFARBA,
Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical section, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA,
Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical section, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100245, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100245, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department of NEUROFARBA,
Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical section, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA,
Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical section, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA-Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 6, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA-Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 6, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA-Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 6, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA,
Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical section, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA,
Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical section, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
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Kumar R, Sharma V, Bua S, Supuran CT, Sharma PK. Synthesis and biological evaluation of benzenesulphonamide-bearing 1,4,5-trisubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles possessing human carbonic anhydrase I, II, IV, and IX inhibitory activity. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2017; 32:1187-1194. [PMID: 28891338 PMCID: PMC6009984 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1367775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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A library of benzenesulphonamides incorporating 1,2,3-triazole rings functionalised with ester, carboxylic acid, carboxamide, carboxyhydrazide, and hydroxymethyl moieties were synthesised. The carbonic anhydrase (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) inhibitory activity of the new compounds was assessed against four human (h) isoforms, hCA I, hCA II, hCA IV, and hCA IX. Among them, hCA II and IV are anti-glaucoma drug targets, being involved in aqueous humour secretion within the eye. hCA I was inhibited with Ki's ranging between 8.3 nM and 0.8737 µM. hCA II, the physiologically dominant cytosolic isoform, was excellently inhibited by these compounds, with Ki's in the range of 1.6-9.4 nM, whereas hCA IV was effectively inhibited by most of them, with Ki's in the range of 1.4-55.3 nM. Thirteen of the twenty sulphonamides were found to be excellent inhibitors of tumour associated hCA IX with Ki's ≤ 9.5 nM. Many of the new compounds reported here showed low nM inhibitory action against hCA II, IV, and IX, isoforms involved in glaucoma and some tumours, making them interesting candidates for further medicinal chemistry/pharmacologic studies.
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- Rajiv Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India
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- Neurofarba Department, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Neurofarba Department, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India
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Kazokaitė J, Aspatwar A, Parkkila S, Matulis D. An update on anticancer drug development and delivery targeting carbonic anhydrase IX. PeerJ 2017; 5:e4068. [PMID: 29181278 PMCID: PMC5702504 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The expression of carbonic anhydrase (CA) IX is up-regulated in many types of solid tumors in humans under hypoxic and acidic microenvironment. Inhibition of CA IX enzymatic activity with selective inhibitors, antibodies or labeled probes has been shown to reverse the acidic environment of solid tumors and reduce the tumor growth establishing the significant role of CA IX in tumorigenesis. Thus, the development of potent antitumor drugs targeting CA IX with minimal toxic effects is important for the target-specific tumor therapy. Recently, several promising antitumor agents against CA IX have been developed to treat certain types of cancers in combination with radiation and chemotherapy. Here we review the inhibition of CA IX by small molecule compounds and monoclonal antibodies. The methods of enzymatic assays, biophysical methods, animal models including zebrafish and Xenopus oocytes, and techniques of diagnostic imaging to detect hypoxic tumors using CA IX-targeted conjugates are discussed with the aim to overview the recent progress related to novel therapeutic agents that target CA IX in hypoxic tumors.
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- Justina Kazokaitė
- Department of Biothermodynamics and Drug Design, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.,Fimlab Ltd, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.,Fimlab Ltd, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Biothermodynamics and Drug Design, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Ramya PVS, Angapelly S, Angeli A, Digwal CS, Arifuddin M, Babu BN, Supuran CT, Kamal A. Discovery of curcumin inspired sulfonamide derivatives as a new class of carbonic anhydrase isoforms I, II, IX, and XII inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2017; 32:1274-1281. [PMID: 28965419 PMCID: PMC6010064 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1380638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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A series of curcumin inspired sulfonamide derivatives was prepared from various chalcones and 4-sulfamoyl benzaldehyde via Claisen-Schmidt condensation. All new compounds were assayed as inhibitors of four human isoforms of the metalloenzyme carbonic anhydrase (hCA, EC 4.2.1.1) isoforms hCA I, II, IX and XII. Interesting inhibitory activities were observed against all these isoforms. hCA I, an isoform involved in several eye diseases was inhibited moderately with KIs in the range of 191.8-904.2 nM, hCA II, an antiglaucoma drug target was highly inhibited by the new sulfonamides, with KIs in the range of 0.75-8.8 nM. hCA IX, a tumor-associated isoform involved in cancer progression and metastatic spread was potently inhibited by the new sulfonamides, with KIs in the range of 2.3-87.3 nM, whereas hCA XII, and antiglaucoma and anticancer drug target, was inhibited with KIs in the range of 6.1-71.8 nM. It is noteworthy that one of the new compounds, 5d, was found to be almost 9 times more selective against hCA II (KI = 0.89 nM) over hCA IX and hCA XII, whereas 5e was 3 and 70 times more selective against hCA II (KI = 0.75 nM) over hCA IX and hCA XII, respectively.
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- P V Sri Ramya
- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) , Hyderabad , India
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) , Hyderabad , India
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- b NEUROFARBA Department , Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche , Florence , Italy
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) , Hyderabad , India
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) , Hyderabad , India
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) , Hyderabad , India
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- b NEUROFARBA Department , Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche , Florence , Italy
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) , Hyderabad , India
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Zengin Kurt B, Sonmez F, Durdagi S, Aksoydan B, Ekhteiari Salmas R, Angeli A, Kucukislamoglu M, Supuran CT. Synthesis, biological activity and multiscale molecular modeling studies for coumaryl-carboxamide derivatives as selective carbonic anhydrase IX inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2017; 32:1042-1052. [PMID: 28776440 PMCID: PMC6009903 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1354857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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New coumaryl-carboxamide derivatives with the thiourea moiety as a linker between the alkyl chains and/or the heterocycle nucleus were synthesized and their inhibitory activity against the human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) isoforms hCA I, II, VII and IX were evaluated. While the hCA I, II and VII isoforms were not inhibited by the investigated compounds, the tumour-associated isoform hCA IX was inhibited in the high nanomolar range. 2-Oxo-N-((2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)carbamothioyl)-2H-chromene-3-carboxamide (e11) exhibited a selective inhibitory action against hCA IX with the Ki of 107.9 nM. In order to better understand the inhibitory profiles of studied molecules, multiscale molecular modeling approaches were used. Different molecular docking algorithms were used to investigate binding poses and predicted binding energies of studied compounds at the active sites of the CA I, II, VII and IX isoforms.
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- Belma Zengin Kurt
- a Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Bezmialem Vakıf University , Istanbul , Turkey
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- b Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Chemistry , Sakarya University , Sakarya , Turkey
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- c Computational Biology and Molecular Simulations Laboratory, Department of Biophysics , School of Medicine, Bahcesehir University , Istanbul , Turkey
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- c Computational Biology and Molecular Simulations Laboratory, Department of Biophysics , School of Medicine, Bahcesehir University , Istanbul , Turkey
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- c Computational Biology and Molecular Simulations Laboratory, Department of Biophysics , School of Medicine, Bahcesehir University , Istanbul , Turkey
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- d Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di ScienzeFarmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Florence , Italy
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- b Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Chemistry , Sakarya University , Sakarya , Turkey
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- d Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di ScienzeFarmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Florence , Italy
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