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Ram T, Singh AK, Kumar A, Singh H, Pathak P, Grishina M, Khalilullah H, Jaremko M, Emwas AH, Verma A, Kumar P. MEK inhibitors in cancer treatment: structural insights, regulation, recent advances and future perspectives. RSC Med Chem 2023; 14:1837-1857. [PMID: 37859720 PMCID: PMC10583825 DOI: 10.1039/d3md00145h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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MEK1/2 are critical components of the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK or MAPK signalling pathway that regulates a variety of cellular functions including proliferation, survival, and differentiation. In 1997, a lung cancer cell line was first found to have a MEK mutation (encoding MEK2P298L). MEK is involved in various human cancers such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), spurious melanoma, and pancreatic, colorectal, basal, breast, and liver cancer. To date, 4 MEK inhibitors i.e., trametinib, cobimetinib, selumetinib, and binimetinib have been approved by the FDA and several are under clinical trials. In this review, we have highlighted structural insights into the MEK1/2 proteins, such as the αC-helix, catalytic loop, P-loop, F-helix, hydrophobic pocket, and DFG motif. We have also discussed current issues with all FDA-approved MEK inhibitors or drugs under clinical trials and combination therapies to improve the efficacy of clinical drugs. Finally, this study addressed recent developments on synthetic MEK inhibitors (from their discovery in 1997 to 2022), their unique properties, and their relevance to MEK mutant inhibition.
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- Teja Ram
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab Ghudda Bathinda 151401 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab Ghudda Bathinda 151401 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab Ghudda Bathinda 151401 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab Ghudda Bathinda 151401 India
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- Laboratory of Computational Modeling of Drugs, Higher Medical and Biological School, South Ural State University Chelyabinsk 454008 Russia
- Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, GITAM School of Pharmacy at "Hyderabad Campus", GITAM (Deemed to be University) India
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- Laboratory of Computational Modeling of Drugs, Higher Medical and Biological School, South Ural State University Chelyabinsk 454008 Russia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University Unayzah 51911 Saudi Arabia
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- Smart-Health Initiative (SHI) and Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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- Core Labs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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- Bioorganic and Med. Chem. Res., Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Prayagraj 211007 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab Ghudda Bathinda 151401 India
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Ardevines S, Marqués-López E, Herrera RP. Heterocycles in Breast Cancer Treatment: The Use of Pyrazole Derivatives. Curr Med Chem 2023; 30:1145-1174. [PMID: 36043746 DOI: 10.2174/0929867329666220829091830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Among the aromatic heterocycle rings, pyrazole -a five-membered ring with two adjacent nitrogen atoms in its structure has been postulated as a potent candidate in the pharmacological context. This moiety is an interesting therapeutic target covering a broad spectrum of biological activities due to its presence in many natural substances. Hence, the potential of the pyrazole derivatives as antitumor agents has been explored in many investigations, showing promising results in some cases. In this sense, breast cancer, which is already the leading cause of cancer mortality in women in some countries, has been the topic selected for this review, which covers a range of different research from the earliest studies published in 2003 to the most recent ones in 2021.
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- Sandra Ardevines
- Laboratorio de Organocatálisis Asimétrica, Departamento de Química Orgánica. Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza. C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Organocatálisis Asimétrica, Departamento de Química Orgánica. Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza. C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Organocatálisis Asimétrica, Departamento de Química Orgánica. Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza. C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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Elgemeie GH, Azzam RA, Osman RR. Recent advances in synthesis, metal complexes and biological evaluation of 2-aryl, 2-pyridyl and 2-pyrimidylbenzothiazoles as potential chemotherapeutics. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2019.119302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Tariq S, Kamboj P, Amir M. Therapeutic advancement of benzothiazole derivatives in the last decennial period. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2018; 352:e1800170. [PMID: 30488989 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201800170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Benzothiazole, a fused heterocyclic moiety, has attracted synthetic and medicinal chemists for good reasons. It is a valuable scaffold that possesses diverse biological activities, such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral, antimalarial, and anticonvulsant effects. This review mainly focusses on the recent research work on the different biological activities of benzothiazole-based compounds.
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- Sana Tariq
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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Videnović M, Mojsin M, Stevanović M, Opsenica I, Srdić-Rajić T, Šolaja B. Benzothiazole carbamates and amides as antiproliferative species. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 157:1096-1114. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.08.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Design, synthesis and antitumor activity of Novel Sorafenib derivatives bearing pyrazole scaffold. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:5754-5763. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Siddiqui N, Alam MS, Sahu M, Naim MJ, Yar MS, Alam O. Design, synthesis, anticonvulsant evaluation and docking study of 2-[(6-substituted benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)methyl]-1-(4-substituted phenyl)isothioureas. Bioorg Chem 2017; 71:230-243. [PMID: 28238402 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2017.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In this paper, we report the synthesis of 2-[(6-substituted benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)methyl]-1-(4-substituted phenyl)isothiourea derivatives (4a-y) carrying active pharmacophores essential for anticonvulsant activity. The anticonvulsant activity was evaluated in vivo by maximal electroshock (MES) test and subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole (scPTZ) test in mice. Most of the compounds showed promising anticonvulsant activity. The most active compounds 4b and 4q were found active in both MES and scPTZ models, without signs of neurotoxicity. Compound 4b showed the moderate change in SGOT and alkaline phosphatase level as compared to control. Compounds 4b and 4w were also found to elevate GABA levels in the olfactory lobe, mid brain, medulla oblongata and cerebellum regions of rat brain. In molecular docking study, the title compounds exhibited good binding properties with epilepsy molecular targets such as GABA-A. Structure-activity relationships are also elaborated along with the analysis of lipophilicity. The results suggested that compound 4b is likely to have varied mechanisms of action including voltage-gated ion channel inhibition and modulating GABAergic action.
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- Nadeem Siddiqui
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, P.O. Box no. 114, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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Kamal A, Faazil S, Hussaini SA, Ramaiah MJ, Balakrishna M, Patel N, Pushpavalli S, Pal-Bhadra M. Synthesis and mechanistic aspects of 2-anilinonicotinyl-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine conjugates that regulate cell proliferation in MCF-7 cells via estrogen signaling. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:2077-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.02.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Kumbhare RM, Dadmal TL, Kumar D, Ramaiah MJ, Kota A, Chowdhury D, Appalanaidu K, Rao YK, Hyder S, Devi TA, Bhadra MP. Fluorinated thiazolidinols cause cell death in A549 lung cancer cells via PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK/ERK signalling pathways. MEDCHEMCOMM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5md00603a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fluorinated thiazolidinols cause A549 lung cancer cell death by acting via PI3K/Akt/mTOR and MEK/ERK pathways.
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- Fluoroorganic Division
- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad
- India
- Government of Maharashtra's
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- Centre for Chemical Biology
- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad
- India
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- School of Chemical and Biotechnology
- Sastra University
- Thanjavur-613402
- India
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- Centre for Chemical Biology
- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad
- India
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- Centre for Chemical Biology
- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad
- India
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- Fluoroorganic Division
- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad
- India
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- Fluoroorganic Division
- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad
- India
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- Fluoroorganic Division
- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad
- India
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- Centre for Chemical Biology
- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad
- India
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- Centre for Chemical Biology
- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad
- India
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Yu X, Shi L, Ke S. Acylhydrazone derivatives as potential anticancer agents: Synthesis, bio-evaluation and mechanism of action. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:5772-6. [PMID: 26546214 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.10.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A series of novel acylhydrazone derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their potential cytotoxic effects against human cancer cell lines. The preliminary results indicated that some of the obtained compounds (such as 8b, 13c) exhibited good to moderate cytotoxic activities against human HepG2, Huh-7, and BCG-823 cell lines. Especially, compounds 8c and 8e presented obviously selective cytotoxic activities against Huh-7 in vitro (8c, IC50=7.74±2.18μg/mL; 8e, IC50=4.46±1.05μg/mL) compared to 5-FU (IC50=10.41±3.41μg/mL). The highly potential compounds to induce apoptosis in HepG2 cells were analyzed by flow cytometry, and the apoptotic effects of compounds 8b and 13c were further evaluated using Annexin V-FITC/propidium iodide dual staining assay.
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- Xifang Yu
- Huangshi Central Hospital, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435000, People's Republic of China
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- National Biopesticide Engineering Research Center, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, People's Republic of China
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- National Biopesticide Engineering Research Center, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, People's Republic of China.
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Gill RK, Rawal RK, Bariwal J. Recent advances in the chemistry and biology of benzothiazoles. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2015; 348:155-78. [PMID: 25682746 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201400340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Revised: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Benzothiazole is a privileged heterocyclic scaffold having a benzene ring fused with a five-membered thiazole ring. This moiety has attracted considerable attention because of its wide range of pharmacological activities such as antitubercular, antimicrobial, antimalarial, anticonvulsant, anthelmintic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antitumor activity, etc. In the last few years, some novel benzothiazoles have been developed with varied biological activities. To access this scaffold in high yield and to introduce diversity, a variety of new synthetic methods have been invented. In this review, we highlight the development of novel benzothiazoles for various biological activities along with the best synthetic protocols for their synthesis.
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- Rupinder K Gill
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India; Research Scholar, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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Synthesis and anticancer evaluation of novel triazole linked N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)benzo[d]thiazol-2-amine derivatives as inhibitors of cell survival proteins and inducers of apoptosis in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:654-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.11.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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S. Mohamed K, A. Fadda A. Synthesis, Characterization and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Some Novel Pyrazole and Pyrrole Derivatives Containing Benzothiazole Moiety. HETEROCYCLES 2015. [DOI: 10.3987/com-15-13304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Keri RS, Patil MR, Patil SA, Budagumpi S. A comprehensive review in current developments of benzothiazole-based molecules in medicinal chemistry. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 89:207-51. [PMID: 25462241 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.10.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 307] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Revised: 10/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Benzothiazole (BTA) and its derivatives are the most important heterocyclic compounds, which are common and integral feature of a variety of natural products and pharmaceutical agents. BTA shows a variety of pharmacological properties, and its analogs offer a high degree of structural diversity that has proven useful for the search of new therapeutic agents. The broad spectrum of pharmacological activity in individual BTA derivative indicates that, this series of compounds is of an undoubted interest. The related research and developments in BTA-based medicinal chemistry have become a rapidly developing and increasingly active topic. Particularly, numerous BTA-based compounds as clinical drugs have been extensively used in practice to treat various types of diseases with high therapeutic potency. This work systematically gives a comprehensive review in current developments of BTA-based compounds in the whole range of medicinal chemistry as anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal, antiinflammatory, analgesic, anti-HIV, antioxidant, anticonvulsant, antitubercular, antidiabetic, antileishmanial, antihistaminic, antimalarial and other medicinal agents. It is believed that, this review article is helpful for new thoughts in the quest for rational designs of more active and less toxic BTA-based drugs, as well as more effective diagnostic agents and pathologic probes.
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- Rangappa S Keri
- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Bangalore 562112, Karnataka, India.
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Bangalore 562112, Karnataka, India
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Bangalore 562112, Karnataka, India
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Bangalore 562112, Karnataka, India
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Kamal A, Balakrishna M, Nayak VL, Shaik TB, Faazil S, Nimbarte VD. Design and synthesis of imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-chalcone conjugates: microtubule-destabilizing agents. ChemMedChem 2014; 9:2766-80. [PMID: 25313981 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201402310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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A series of chalcone conjugates featuring the imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole scaffold was designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against five human cancer cell lines (MCF-7, A549, HeLa, DU-145 and HT-29). These new hybrid molecules have shown promising cytotoxic activity with IC50 values ranging from 0.64 to 30.9 μM. Among them, (E)-3-(6-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,3-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-5-yl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (11 x) showed potent antiproliferative activity with IC50 values ranging from 0.64 to 1.44 μM in all tested cell lines. To investigate the mechanism of action, the detailed biological aspects of this promising conjugate (11 x) were carried out on the A549 lung cancer cell line. The tubulin polymerization assay and immunofluoresence analysis results suggest that this conjugate effectively inhibits microtubule assembly in A549 cells. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that this conjugate induces cell-cycle arrest in the G2/M phase and leads to apoptotic cell death. This was further confirmed by Hoechst staining, activation of caspase-3, DNA fragmentation analysis, and Annexin V-FITC assay. Moreover, molecular docking studies indicated that this conjugate (11 x) interacts and binds efficiently with the tubulin protein.
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- Ahmed Kamal
- Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacology, Council of Science and Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007 (India); Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad-500 037 (India).
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Benzothiazoles exhibit broad-spectrum antitumor activity: their potency, structure-activity and structure-metabolism relationships. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 76:67-78. [PMID: 24576612 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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An antitumor activity oriented benzothiazole sublibrary was constructed from a hit compound 3 via a five stepwise procedure. All target compounds were screened for their antitumor activity against 60 human cancer cell lines. Compounds 9p, 12d and 12i, showing higher potency than hit 3, were identified. Particularly, the compound 9p gave its average 50% growth inhibition (GI₅₀) at 0.38 μM. Furthermore, incubation in human liver microsome primarily proved their metabolic stability in vitro. General structure-activity and structure-metabolism relationships were both summarized, which provides information on further strategically optimization.
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Kamal A, Babu KS, Faazil S, Hussaini SMA, Shaik AB. l-Proline mediated synthesis of quinoxalines; evaluation of cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra08615e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A simple, greener and highly efficient method for the synthesis of functionalized quinoxalines has been developed employing l-proline as a catalyst in water. The newly synthesized quinoxaline–sulphonamide conjugates exhibited significant cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities.
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- Ahmed Kamal
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007, India
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