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Dormán G, Szalai Z, Keglevich G. Cytotoxic Activity of Distinct Families of Phosphonic Acid Derivatives - A Chemocentric Approach to Assess Their Molecular Action. ChemMedChem 2024:e202400370. [PMID: 38965788 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202400370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
Abstract
Phosphorus containing small molecules (particularly α-aminophosphonates, α-hydroxyphosphonates and bisphosphonates) represent a unique chemical space among the biologically active compounds. We selected 35 diverse compounds that showed remarkable cytotoxicity effects on various cancer cell lines. However, the exact mechanism of action often requires further investigations, in vitro or in silico target identification even though many target-based activity data were gathered for the above cluster of compounds. In our conceptual account, we offer a systematic in silico analysis between the cytotoxicity, cell lines, their (over)expressed protein targets associated with malignant diseases, and the activity data on protein targets already reported for those compounds in the hope that we gain better understanding and explanation, what is behind their cytotoxic behavior.
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- György Dormán
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111, Budapest, Műegyetem rkp. 3., Hungary
- TargetEx llc., 2120, Dunakeszi, Madách Imre Street 31/2., Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111, Budapest, Műegyetem rkp. 3., Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111, Budapest, Műegyetem rkp. 3., Hungary
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Al-Omary FM, Alvarez N, Al-Rasheed LS, Veiga N, Hassan HM, El-Emam AA. Novel Adamantane-Linked Isothiourea Derivatives as Potential Chemotherapeutic Agents: Synthesis, Structural Insights, and Antimicrobial/Anti-Proliferative Profiles. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:13465-13477. [PMID: 37065023 PMCID: PMC10099428 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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In this study, two adamantane-linked isothiourea derivatives containing a common 4-chlorophenyl substituent coupled with 4-nitrobenzyl or 4-bromobenzyl moieties were synthesized. Both derivatives were characterized, in the solid state and in solution, through a synergistic combination of experimental and in silico techniques, and the results are of great value for the chemical and structural characterization of related compounds. The crystal structures of both derivatives were analyzed in depth, including Hirshfeld surface analysis and lattice energy calculations, revealing a predominant dispersive component of the total energy that stabilizes crystal packing. Both compounds showed potent broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and moderate activity against the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans. In addition, in vitro anti-proliferative activity assays showed that the 4-bromobenzyl analogue displays higher activity than the 4-nitrobenzyl one, with IC50 values under 30 μM against five human cancer cell lines. Our results give evidence of the potential of the adamantane/isothiourea combination to render auspicious scaffolds for new potential chemotherapeutic agents.
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- Fatmah
A. M. Al-Omary
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Química
Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Av. General Flores 2124, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Química
Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Av. General Flores 2124, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
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- Department
of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, International Costal Road, Gamasa
City, Mansoura 11152, Egypt
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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Amin MM, Abuo-Rahma GEDA, Shaykoon MSA, Marzouk AA, Abourehab MAS, Saraya RE, Badr M, Sayed AM, Beshr EAM. Design, synthesis, cytotoxic activities, and molecular docking of chalcone hybrids bearing 8-hydroxyquinoline moiety with dual tubulin/EGFR kinase inhibition. Bioorg Chem 2023; 134:106444. [PMID: 36893547 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
Abstract
The present study established thirteen novel 8-hydroxyquinoline/chalcone hybrids3a-mof hopeful anticancer activity. According to NCI screening and MTT assay results, compounds3d-3f, 3i,3k,and3ldisplayed potent growth inhibition on HCT116 and MCF7 cells compared to Staurosporine. Among these compounds,3eand3fshowed outstanding superior activity against HCT116 and MCF7 cells and better safety toward normal WI-38 cells than Staurosporine. The enzymatic assay revealed that3e,3d, and3ihad goodtubulin polymerization inhibition (IC50 = 5.3, 8.6, and 8.05 µM, respectively) compared to the reference Combretastatin A4 (IC50 = 2.15 µM). Moreover,3e,3l, and3fexhibited EGFR inhibition (IC50 = 0.097, 0.154, and 0.334 µM, respectively) compared to Erlotinib (IC50 = 0.056 µM). Compounds3eand3fwere investigated for their effects on the cell cycle, apoptosis induction, andwnt1/β-cateningene suppression. The apoptosis markers Bax, Bcl2, Casp3, Casp9, PARP1, and β-actin were detected by Western blot. In-silico molecular docking, physicochemical, and pharmacokinetic studies were implemented for the validation of dual mechanisms and other bioavailability standards. Hence, Compounds3eand3fare promising antiproliferative leads with tubulin polymerization and EGFR kinase inhibition.
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- Mohammed M Amin
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, Minia 61519, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt; National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, MS 38677, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Port Said University, Port Said 42515, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, 62513 Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt.
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Recent Advances on Biological Activities and Structural Modifications of Dehydroabietic Acid. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14090632. [PMID: 36136570 PMCID: PMC9501862 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14090632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Dehydroabietic acid is a tricyclic diterpenoid resin acid isolated from rosin. Dehydroabietic acid and its derivatives showed lots of medical and agricultural bioactivities, such as anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, antiulcer, insecticidal, and herbicidal activities. This review summarized the research advances on the structural modification and total synthesis of dehydroabietic acid and its derivatives from 2015 to 2021, and analyzed the biotransformation and structure-activity relationships in order to provide a reference for the development and utilization of dehydroabietic acid and its derivatives as drugs and pesticides.
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Al-Mutairi A, Alagappan K, Blacque O, Al-Alshaikh MA, El-Emam AA, Percino MJ, Thamotharan S. Crystallographic and Theoretical Exploration of Weak Hydrogen Bonds in Arylmethyl N'-(adamantan-1-yl)piperidine-1-carbothioimidates and Molecular Docking Analysis. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:27026-27037. [PMID: 34693122 PMCID: PMC8529591 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Crystal structures of two potential chemotherapeutic agents, namely 4-nitrobenzyl N'-(adamantan-1-yl)piperidine-1-carbothioimidate 1 and 4-bromobenzyl N'-(adamantan-1-yl)piperidine-1-carbothioimidate 2, have been analyzed in detail. X-ray analysis reveals that the molecular conformations of these compounds are strikingly different. These two structures are compared with two of their closely related structures. In the related structures, morpholine replaces piperidine. Based on the Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional (2D) fingerprint plots, we describe the effects of piperidine/morpholine and Br/NO2 groups on the intermolecular interactions. An analysis of the CLP-PIXEL energy provides insight into the energetics of the dimers observed in the title compounds and their related structures. Compound 1 stabilizes with bifurcated C-H···S, C-H···O, and O(lp)···C(π) interactions, whereas compound 2 stabilizes with C-H···N, C-H···Br, and C-H···C interactions. The energy frameworks for the crystal structures of the title compounds reveal differences. The atoms-in-molecules (AIM) analysis was performed to confirm the intermolecular interactions found in the crystal structures of 1 and 2. Additionally, docking analysis suggests that the title compounds bind at the active site of human sphingosine kinase 1, a well-known cancer target.
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- Aamal
A. Al-Mutairi
- Department
of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Imam
Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Biomolecular
Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Bioinformatics, School of
Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed
University, Thanjavur 613401, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King
Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Unidad de
Polímeros y Electrónica Orgánica, Instituto de
Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad
Autónoma de Puebla, Val3-Ecocampus Valsequillo, Independencia O2 Sur 50, San Pedro Zacachimalpa, Puebla C.P.72960, Mexico
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- Biomolecular
Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Bioinformatics, School of
Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed
University, Thanjavur 613401, India
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Popova L, Ivanchenko O, Pochkaeva E, Klotchenko S, Plotnikova M, Tsyrulnikova A, Aronova E. Rosin Derivatives as a Platform for the Antiviral Drug Design. Molecules 2021; 26:3836. [PMID: 34201875 PMCID: PMC8270270 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The increased complexity due to the emergence and rapid spread of new viral infections prompts researchers to search for potential antiviral and protective agents for mucous membranes among various natural objects, for example, plant raw materials, their individual components, as well as the products of their chemical modification. Due to their structure, resin acids are valuable raw materials of natural origin to synthesize various bioactive substances. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to confirm the possibility of using resin acid derivatives for the drug design. As a result, we studied the cytotoxicity and biological activity of resin acid derivatives. It was shown that a slight decrease in the viral load in the supernatants was observed upon stimulation of cells (II) compared with the control. When using PASS-online modeling (Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances), the prediction of the biological activity spectrum showed that compound (I) is capable of exhibiting antiviral activity against the influenza virus. The use of the SWISS-ADME webserver to reveal the drug-like properties of compounds did not directly indicate the presence of antiviral activity. These results indicate the potential of resin acid derivatives as a starting point for extensive research in the study of biological activity.
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- Larisa Popova
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Food Science, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnicheskaya Street 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (O.I.); (A.T.); (E.A.)
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Food Science, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnicheskaya Street 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (O.I.); (A.T.); (E.A.)
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Food Science, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnicheskaya Street 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (O.I.); (A.T.); (E.A.)
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- Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza, Prof. Popov Street 15/17, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (S.K.); (M.P.)
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- Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza, Prof. Popov Street 15/17, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (S.K.); (M.P.)
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Food Science, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnicheskaya Street 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (O.I.); (A.T.); (E.A.)
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Food Science, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnicheskaya Street 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (O.I.); (A.T.); (E.A.)
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Tret’yakova EV. Synthesis and Modification of Isothiocyanate Derivatives of Maleopimaric and Dihydroquinopimaric Acids. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070428021060075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Xin C, Zhang Y, Zhao M, Wang Z, Cheng C. Polyditerpene acid from Pinus koraiensis pinecones inhibits the progression of hepatocarcinoma. ARAB J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Popova LM, Ivanchenko OB, Anisimova AO, Vershilov SV, Tsyrulnikova AS. Biological Activity and Potential Applications of 12-Bromo- and 12-Sulfodehydroabietic Acids and Their Potassium Salts. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363220130289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Al-Omary FAM, Chowdary Gude N, Al-Rasheed LS, Alkahtani HN, Hassan HM, Al-Abdullah ES, El-Emam AA, Percino MJ, Thamotharan S. X-ray and theoretical investigation of ( Z)-3-(adamantan-1-yl)-1-(phenyl or 3-chlorophenyl)- S-(4-bromobenzyl)isothioureas: an exploration involving weak non-covalent interactions, chemotherapeutic activities and QM/MM binding energy. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 40:2530-2545. [PMID: 33150854 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1840443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
A detailed exploration of crystal packing of two adamantane-isothiourea hybrid derivatives along with a known closely related structure has been performed to delineate the effect of halogen substituents and the role of weak intermolecular interactions in their supramolecular architectures. The adamantane-isothiourea hybrid derivatives used in the present study are (Z)-3-(Adamantan-1-yl)-S-(4-bromobenzyl)-1-phenylisothiourea (1), C24H27BrN2S and (Z)-3-(Adamantan-1-yl)-S-(4-bromobenzyl)-1-(3-chlorophenyl)isothiourea (2), C24H26BrClN2S, characterized by X-ray crystallography. The X-ray structures revealed that the molecular conformation of 1 and 2 are different and stabilized by intramolecular C-H···N interactions. In addition, a short intramolecular H···H contact is formed in 2. The Hirshfeld surface analysis was used to delineate the nature of different intermolecular interactions and their contributions toward crystal packing. The quantitative analysis of strengths of molecular dimers existed in 1 and 2 has been performed using the PIXEL method. The electrostatic potential map clearly revealed nature and strength of σ-holes at Br and Cl atoms. The topological analysis was used to characterize the nature and the strength of various intermolecular interactions including the type I Br···Br contact. Interestingly, all the H-H bonding observed in 1 and 2 show closed-shell in nature. Further, an in-vitro antimicrobial activity studies suggest that the title compounds exhibited potent antibacterial activity against all the tested Gram-positive bacterial strains and Gram-negative Escherichia coli. Compound 2 showed marked anti-proliferative activity against MCF-7 and HeLa cell lines.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Fatmah A M Al-Omary
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Biomolecular Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Mansoura, Dakahliya, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Unidad de Polímeros y Electrónica Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, San Pedro Zacachimalpa, Puebla-C.P, Mexico
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- Biomolecular Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
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Li AL, Hao Y, Wang WY, Liu QS, Sun Y, Gu W. Design, Synthesis, and Anticancer Evaluation of Novel Indole Derivatives of Ursolic Acid as Potential Topoisomerase II Inhibitors. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E2876. [PMID: 32326071 PMCID: PMC7215373 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In this study, a series of new indole derivatives of ursolic acid bearing different N-(aminoalkyl)carboxamide side chains were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activities against two human hepatocarcinoma cell lines (SMMC-7721 and HepG2) and normal hepatocyte cell line (LO2) via MTT assay. Among them, compound 5f exhibited the most potent activity against SMMC-7721 and HepG2 cells with IC50 values of 0.56 ± 0.08 μM and 0.91 ± 0.13 μM, respectively, and substantially lower cytotoxicity to LO2 cells. A follow-up enzyme inhibition assay and molecular docking study indicated that compound 5f can significantly inhibit the activity of Topoisomerase IIα. Further mechanistic studies performed in SMMC-7721 cells revealed that compound 5f can elevate the intracellular ROS levels, decrease mitochondrial membrane potential, and finally lead to the apoptosis of SMMC-7721 cells. Collectively, compound 5f is a promising Topoisomerase II (Topo II) inhibitor, which exhibited the potential as a lead compound for the discovery of novel anticancer agents.
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-Forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; (A-L.L.); (Y.H.); (W.-Y.W.); (Q.-S.L.); (Y.S.)
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Yang YQ, Chen H, Liu QS, Sun Y, Gu W. Synthesis and anticancer evaluation of novel 1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives of dehydroabietic acid as PI3Kα inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2020; 100:103845. [PMID: 32344183 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) is one of the most attractive therapeutic targets for cancer treatment. In this study, a series of new 2-arylthio- and 2-arylamino-1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives of dehydroabietic acid were designed, synthesized and characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR and MS spectra analyses. In the in vitro anticancer assay, some title compounds showed significant inhibitory activities against four cancer cell lines (HCT-116, MCF-7, HeLa and HepG2). Among them, compound 9g exhibited the most potent activity with IC50 values of 0.18 ± 0.03, 0.43 ± 0.05, 0.71 ± 0.08 and 0.63 ± 0.09 μM against four cancer cell lines, and considerably lower cytotoxicity to human gastric mucosal cell line Ges-1 (IC50: 21.95 ± 0.73 μM). Besides, compound 9g displayed a certain selective activity to PI3Kα (IC50 = 0.012 ± 0.002 μM) over PI3Kβ, γ and δ, and meanwhile, it can remarkably decrease the expression level of p-Akt (Ser473). In addition, compound 9g could increase intracellular reactive oxygen species level, decrease mitochondrial membrane potential, upregulate Bax and cleaved caspase-3/9 levels, downregulate Bcl-2 level and thus induce the apoptosis of HCT-116 cells in a dose-dependent manner. The results suggested that compound 9g could be considered as a promising PI3Kα inhibitor.
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- Ya-Qun Yang
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Inovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Inovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Inovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Inovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Inovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China.
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Huang L, Huang R, Pang F, Li A, Huang G, Zhou X, Li Q, Li F, Ma X. Synthesis and biological evaluation of dehydroabietic acid-pyrimidine hybrids as antitumor agents. RSC Adv 2020; 10:18008-18015. [PMID: 35517208 PMCID: PMC9053630 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra02432e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A series of novel dehydroabietic acid derivatives containing pyrimidine moieties were designed and synthesized. Some of them displayed more potent inhibitory activities compared with 5-FU.
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- Lin Huang
- School of Pharmacy
- Guilin Medical University
- Guilin
- PR China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Guilin Medical University
- Guilin
- PR China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Guilin Medical University
- Guilin
- PR China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Guilin Medical University
- Guilin
- PR China
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- Guangxi Key Lab of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology
- College of Chemistry and Food Science
- Yulin Normal University
- Yulin
- PR China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Guilin Medical University
- Guilin
- PR China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Guilin Medical University
- Guilin
- PR China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Guilin Medical University
- Guilin
- PR China
- Guangxi Key Lab of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology
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- School of Pharmacy
- Guilin Medical University
- Guilin
- PR China
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Yang CJ, Li B, Zhang ZJ, Gao JM, Wang MJ, Zhao XB, Song ZL, Liu YQ, Li H, Chen Y, Lee KH, Morris-Natschke SL, Xu C. Design, synthesis and antineoplastic activity of novel 20(S)-acylthiourea derivatives of camptothecin. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 187:111971. [PMID: 31881457 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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For the purpose of advancing our research on diverse C-20 decorated derivatives of camptothecin (CPT), 46 new CPT acylthiourea derivatives were synthesized and evaluated in vitro for their cytotoxicity. All the compounds showed promising in vitro cytotoxicity against six tumor cell lines (Hep3B, MCF7, A549, MDA-MB-231, KB and KB-vin). Out of them, compound c20 possesses remarkable in vitro cytotoxic activity and is more potent than topotecan. Mechanistically, c20 not only induces cell cycle arrest and cell apoptosis in A549 cells, but also inhibits Topo I activity in the cell and cell-free system in a manner similar to that of topotecan. In both xenograft and primary HCC mouse models, c20 displays significant in vivo anti-cancer activity and is more potent than topotecan. In addition, the acute toxicity assay showed that c20 has no apparent toxicity to mouse liver, kidney and hemopoietic system of the FVB/N mice. Take together, these results indicated that compound c20 could be a potential anti-cancer candidate for further clinical trial.
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- Cheng-Jie Yang
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China; College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, 310000, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, PR China
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, PR China
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Jin XY, Chen H, Li DD, Li AL, Wang WY, Gu W. Design, synthesis, and anticancer evaluation of novel quinoline derivatives of ursolic acid with hydrazide, oxadiazole, and thiadiazole moieties as potent MEK inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2019; 34:955-972. [PMID: 31072147 PMCID: PMC6522941 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2019.1605364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In this article, a series of novel quinoline derivatives of ursolic acid (UA) bearing hydrazide, oxadiazole, or thiadiazole moieties were designed, synthesised, and screened for their in vitro antiproliferative activities against three cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231, HeLa, and SMMC-7721). A number of compounds showed significant activity against at least one cell line. Among them, compound 4d exhibited the most potent activity against three cancer cell lines with IC50 values of 0.12 ± 0.01, 0.08 ± 0.01, and 0.34 ± 0.03 μM, respectively. In particular, compound 4d could induce the apoptosis of HeLa cells, arrest cell cycle at the G0/G1 phase, elevate intracellular reactive oxygen species level, and decrease mitochondrial membrane potential. In addition, compound 4d could significantly inhibit MEK1 kinase activity and impede Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK transduction pathway. Therefore, compound 4d may be a potential anticancer agent and a promising lead worthy of further investigation.
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- Xiao-Yan Jin
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, PR China
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Li FY, Huang L, Li Q, Wang X, Ma XL, Jiang CN, Zhou XQ, Duan WG, Lei FH. Synthesis and Antiproliferative Evaluation of Novel Hybrids of Dehydroabietic Acid Bearing 1,2,3-Triazole Moiety. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24224191. [PMID: 31752282 PMCID: PMC6891475 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24224191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Revised: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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To discover novel potent cytotoxic diterpenoids, a series of hybrids of dehydroabietic acid containing 1,2,3-triazole moiety were designed and synthesized. The target compounds were characterized by means of FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, ESI-MS and elemental analysis techniques. The in vitro cytotoxicity of these compounds was evaluated by standard MTT (methyl thiazolytetrazolium) assay against CNE-2 (nasopharynx), HepG2 (liver), HeLa (epithelial cervical), BEL-7402 (liver) human carcinoma cell lines and human normal liver cell (HL-7702). The screening results revealed that most of the hybrids showed significantly improved cytotoxicity over parent compound DHAA. Among them, [1-(3-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-yl]dehydroabietic acid methyl ester (3c), and [1-(2-nitrobenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-yl]dehydroabietic acid methyl ester (3k) displayed better antiproliferative activity with IC50 (50% inhibitory concentration) values of 5.90 ± 0.41 and 6.25 ± 0.37 µM toward HepG2 cells compared to cisplatin, while they exhibited lower cytotoxicity against HL-7702. Therefore, the 1,2,3-triazole-hybrids could be a promising strategy for the synthesis of antitumor diterpenoids and it also proved the essential role of 1,2,3-triazole moiety of DHAA in the biological activity.
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- Fang-Yao Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, China; (F.-Y.L.); (X.W.)
- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541100, Guangxi, China; (L.H.); (Q.L.); (X.-L.M.); (C.-N.J.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541100, Guangxi, China; (L.H.); (Q.L.); (X.-L.M.); (C.-N.J.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541100, Guangxi, China; (L.H.); (Q.L.); (X.-L.M.); (C.-N.J.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, China; (F.-Y.L.); (X.W.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541100, Guangxi, China; (L.H.); (Q.L.); (X.-L.M.); (C.-N.J.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541100, Guangxi, China; (L.H.); (Q.L.); (X.-L.M.); (C.-N.J.)
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- College of Humanities and Management, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541100, Guangxi, China;
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, China; (F.-Y.L.); (X.W.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-771-323-9910; Fax: +86-771-323-3718
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Nangning, Guangxi 530006, China;
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Sert Y, Al-Wahaibi LH, Gökce H, Hassan HM, Alsfouk A, El-Emam AA. Molecular docking, Hirshfeld surface analysis and spectroscopic investigations of 1-(adamantan-1-yl)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)thiourea: A potential bioactive agent. Chem Phys Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.136762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Optically pure chiral copper(II) complexes of rosin derivative as attractive anticancer agents with potential anti-metastatic and anti-angiogenic activities. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 176:175-186. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Zhou Z, Wang X, Zhou T. Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Benzenesulfonylhydrazone Derivatives of Methyl Dehydroabietate. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363219040297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wang X, Pang FH, Huang L, Yang XP, Ma XL, Jiang CN, Li FY, Lei FH. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Dehydroabietic Acid-Oxazolidinone Hybrids for Antitumor Properties. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19103116. [PMID: 30314336 PMCID: PMC6213879 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19103116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Novel representatives of the important group of biologically-active, dehydroabietic acid-bearing oxazolidinone moiety were synthesized to explore more efficacious and less toxic antitumor agents. Structures of all the newly target molecules were confirmed by IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and HR-MS. The inhibitory activities of these compounds against different human cancer cell lines (MGC-803, CNE-2, SK-OV-3, NCI-H460) and human normal liver cell line LO2 were evaluated and compared with the commercial anticancer drug cisplatin, using standard MTT (methyl thiazolytetrazolium) assay in vitro. The pharmacological screening results revealed that most of the hybrids showed significantly improved antiproliferative activities over dehydroabietic acid and that some displayed better inhibitory activities compared to cisplatin. In particular, compound 4j exhibited promising cytotoxicity with IC50 values ranging from 3.82 to 17.76 µM against all the test cell lines and displayed very weak cytotoxicity (IC50 > 100 µM) on normal cells, showing good selectivity between normal and malignant cells. Furthermore, the action mechanism of the representative compound 4j was preliminarily investigated by Annexin-V/PI dual staining, Hoechst 33258 staining, which indicated that the compound can induce cell apoptosis in MGC-803 cells in a dose-dependent manner and arrest the cell cycle in G1 phase. Therefore, 4j may be further exploited as a novel pharmacophore model for the development of anticancer agents.
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- Xiu Wang
- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, 109 North 2nd Huancheng Road, Guilin 541004, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, 109 North 2nd Huancheng Road, Guilin 541004, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, 109 North 2nd Huancheng Road, Guilin 541004, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, 109 North 2nd Huancheng Road, Guilin 541004, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, 109 North 2nd Huancheng Road, Guilin 541004, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, 109 North 2nd Huancheng Road, Guilin 541004, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, 109 North 2nd Huancheng Road, Guilin 541004, China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Nanning 530006, China.
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Pingaew R, Prachayasittikul V, Anuwongcharoen N, Prachayasittikul S, Ruchirawat S, Prachayasittikul V. Synthesis and molecular docking of N,N′-disubstituted thiourea derivatives as novel aromatase inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2018; 79:171-178. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Zhou Z, Zhou T. Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of C-7 Acylhydrazone Derivatives of Dehydroabietic Acid. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.3184/174751918x15337207982686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Seven new C-7 acylhydrazone derivatives of dehydroabietic acid were synthesised from dehydroabietic acid through benzylic oxidation, condensation with hydrazine hydrate, followed by nucleophilic substitution reactions with a variety of substituted aromatic acids. The structures of the synthesised compounds were characterised by IR, 1H NMR and MS. The antibacterial activities of the synthesised compounds were evaluated by the disk diffusion method. Antibacterial activity studies showed that C-7 acylhydrazone derivatives of dehydroabietic acid exhibited inhibitory activities against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. Among the seven compounds, dehydroabietic acid p-fluorobenzoyl hydrazone showed the strongest inhibitory activity against B. subtilis and S. aureus.
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- Zhi Zhou
- School of Life and Health Science, Kaili University, Kaili, Guizhou 556011, P.R. China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Yuping Dong Autonomous County People's Hospital, Yuping, Guizhou 556011, P.R. China
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Miao TT, Tao XB, Li DD, Chen H, Jin XY, Geng Y, Wang SF, Gu W. Synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-aryl-benzimidazole derivatives of dehydroabietic acid as novel tubulin polymerization inhibitors. RSC Adv 2018; 8:17511-17526. [PMID: 35539265 PMCID: PMC9080489 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02078g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A series of novel 2-aryl-benzimidazole derivatives of dehydroabietic acid were synthesized and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS and elemental analyses. All the target compounds were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activity against SMMC-7721, MDA-MB-231, HeLa and CT-26 cancer cell lines and the normal hepatocyte cell line QSG-7701 through MTT assays. Among them, compound 6j displayed the most potent cytotoxic activity with IC50 values of 0.08 ± 0.01, 0.19 ± 0.04, 0.23 ± 0.05 and 0.42 ± 0.07 μM, respectively, and substantially reduced cytotoxicity against QSG-7701 cells (5.82 ± 0.38 μM). The treatment of SMMC-7721 cells with compound 6j led to considerable inhibition of cell migration ability. The influence of compound 6j on cell cycle distribution was assessed on SMMC-7721 cells, exhibiting a cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase. Moreover, tubulin polymerization assays and immunofluorescence assays elucidated that compound 6j could significantly inhibit tubulin polymerization and disrupt the intracellular microtubule network. A molecular docking study provided insight into the binding mode of compound 6j in the colchicine site of tubulin. In addition, compound 6j was found to induce apoptosis of SMMC-7721 cells, an increase of intracellular ROS level and a loss of mitochondrial membrane potential in a dose-dependent manner. These findings provided new molecular scaffolds for the further development of novel antitumor agents targeting tubulin polymerization.
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- Ting-Ting Miao
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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Huang X, Huang R, Wang Z, Li L, Gou S, Liao Z, Wang H. Pt(IV) complexes conjugating with chalcone analogue as inhibitors of microtubule polymerization exhibited selective inhibition in human cancer cells. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 146:435-450. [PMID: 29407969 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.01.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 09/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Six novel of Pt(IV) complexes comprising chalcone analogues were synthesized and evaluated for anti-proliferative activity using MTT assay. In vitro evaluation revealed that all Pt(IV) complexes showed better and more potent activity against three human cancer cells including CDDP resistant cells than that of their corresponding mother Pt(II) species. Among them, two representative complexes, 14 and 17, exhibited better cell selectivity between cancer cells and normal cells than CDDP. Molecular docking study indicated that complexes 14 and 17 could bind to the colchicine site of tubulin. Moreover, complexes 14 and 17 also remarkably displayed inhibition of cell migration against HUVEC cells in vitro. Molecular mechanism studies suggested that 14 and 17 induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase, and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis by regulating the expression of Bcl-2 family members.
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- Xiaochao Huang
- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.
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Gałęzowska J, Czapor-Irzabek H, Chmielewska E, Kafarski P, Janek T. Aminobisphosphonates based on cyclohexane backbone as coordinating agents for metal ions. Thermodynamic, spectroscopic and biological studies. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj01158c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Complex formation equilibria of calcium, magnesium, copper and nickel with amino-bisphosphonic ligands are described, together with a speciation study along with calorimetric outcome and cytotoxicity characteristics.
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- J. Gałęzowska
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry
- Wrocław Medical University
- Wrocław 50-556
- Poland
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- Laboratory of Elemental Analysts and Structural Research
- Wrocław Medical University
- Wrocław 50-556
- Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- Wrocław
- Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- Wrocław
- Poland
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry
- Wrocław Medical University
- Wrocław 50-556
- Poland
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Huang RZ, Liang GB, Huang XC, Zhang B, Zhou MM, Liao ZX, Wang HS. Discovery of dehydroabietic acid sulfonamide based derivatives as selective matrix metalloproteinases inactivators that inhibit cell migration and proliferation. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 138:979-992. [PMID: 28756264 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A series of dehydroabietic acid (DHAA) dipeptide derivatives containing the sulfonamide moiety were designed, synthesized and evaluated for inhibition of MMPs as well as the effects of in vitro cell migration. These compounds exhibited relatively good inhibition activity against MMPs with IC50 values in low micromolar range. A docking study of the most active compound 8k revealed key interactions between 8k and MMP-3 in which the sulfonamide moiety and the dipeptide group were important for improving activity. It is noteworthy that further antitumor activity screening revealed that some compounds exhibited better inhibitory activity than the commercial anticancer drug 5-FU. In particular, compound 8k appeared to be the most potent compound against the HepG2 cell line, at least partly, by inhibition of the activity of MMP-3 and apoptosis induction. The treatment of HepG2 cells with compound 8k resulted in inhibition of in vitro cell migration through wound healing assay and G1 phase of cell cycle arrested. In addition, 8k-induced apoptosis was significantly facilitated in HepG2 cells. Thus, we conclude that DHAA dipeptide derivatives containing the sulfonamide moiety may be the potential MMPs inhibitors with the ability to suppress cells migration.
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- Ri-Zhen Huang
- Pharmaceutical Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.
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Gu W, Wang S, Jin X, Zhang Y, Hua D, Miao T, Tao X, Wang S. Synthesis and Evaluation of New Quinoxaline Derivatives of Dehydroabietic Acid as Potential Antitumor Agents. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22071154. [PMID: 28696365 PMCID: PMC6152277 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22071154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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A series of new quinoxaline derivatives of dehydroabietic acid (DAA) were designed and synthesized as potential antitumor agents. Their structures were characterized by IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and MS spectra and elemental analyses. All the new compounds were screened for their in vitro antiproliferative activities against three human cancer cell lines (MCF-7, SMMC-7721 and HeLa) and noncancerous human hepatocyte cells (LO2). A cytotoxic assay manifested that compound 4b showed the most potent cytotoxic activity against the three cancer cell lines, with IC50 values of 1.78 ± 0.36, 0.72 ± 0.09 and 1.08 ± 0.12 μM, respectively, and a substantially lower cytotoxicity to LO2 cells (IC50: 11.09 ± 0.57 μM). Moreover, the cell cycle analysis suggested that compound 4b caused cell cycle arrest of SMMC-7721 cells at the G0/G1 phase. In a Hoechst 33258 staining assay, compound 4b caused considerable morphological changes of the nuclei of SMMC-7721 cells, correlated with cell apoptosis. In addition, an Annexin V-FITC/PI dual staining assay confirmed that compound 4b could induce the apoptosis of SMMC-7721 cells in a dose-dependent manner.
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- Wen Gu
- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- The State Key Lab of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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Synthesis and In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Novel Dehydroabietic Acid-Based Acylhydrazones. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22071087. [PMID: 28661452 PMCID: PMC6152134 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22071087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2017] [Revised: 06/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In order to develop novel chemotherapeutic agents with potent anticancer activities, a series of dehydroabietic acid (DHA) derivatives bearing an acylhydrazone moiety were designed and synthesized by the condensation between dehydroabietic acylhydrazide (3) and a variety of substituted arylaldehydes. The inhibitory activities of these compounds against CNE-2 (nasopharynx), HepG2 (liver), HeLa (epithelial cervical), and BEL-7402 (liver) human carcinoma cell lines were evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay in vitro. The screening results revealed that many of the compounds showed moderate to high levels of anticancer activities against the tested cancer cell lines and some displayed similar potent inhibitory activities to the commercial anticancer drug cisplatin, while they exhibited lower cytotoxicity against normal human liver cell (HL-7702). Particularly, compound 4w, N'-(3,5-difluorobenzylidene)-2-(dehydroabietyloxy)acetohydrazide, with an IC50 (50% inhibitory concentration) value of 2.21 μM against HeLa cell, was about 17-fold more active than that of the parent compound, and showed remarkable cytotoxicity with an IC50 value of 14.46 μM against BEL-7402 cell. These results provide an encouraging framework that could lead to the development of potent novel anticancer agents.
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Yao WN, Huang RZ, Hua J, Zhang B, Wang CG, Liang D, Wang HS. Selagintamarlin A: A Selaginellin Analogue Possessing a 1 H-2-Benzopyran Core from Selaginella tamariscina. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:2178-2183. [PMID: 30023657 PMCID: PMC6044830 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Selagintamarlin A (1), a novel selaginellin analogue featuring the unique motif of 1H-2-benzopyran, a new selaginpulvilin E (2), together with eight known analogues were isolated from Selaginella tamariscina. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses. A plausible biosynthetic pathway of 1 was also postulated. Compound 1 showed remarkable inhibitory activity against phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4D2), with an IC50 value of 40 nM, which is 20-fold higher than that of the positive control (rolipram). Furthermore, compound 1 significantly inhibited tubulin polymerization.
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- Wei-Na Yao
- State
Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal
Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Pharmaceutical
Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- State
Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal
Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State
Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal
Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State
Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal
Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State
Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal
Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State
Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal
Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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Huang X, Huang R, Li L, Gou S, Wang H. Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel chalcone derivatives as a new class of microtubule destabilizing agents. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 132:11-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Huang X, Huang R, Gou S, Wang Z, Wang H. Anticancer Platinum(IV) Prodrugs Containing Monoaminophosphonate Ester as a Targeting Group Inhibit Matrix Metalloproteinases and Reverse Multidrug Resistance. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 28:1305-1323. [PMID: 28276682 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A novel class of platinum(IV) complexes comprising a monoaminophosphonate ester moiety, which can not only act as a bone-targeting group but also inhibit matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), were designed and synthesized. Biological assay of these compounds showed that they had potent antitumor activities against the tested cancer cell lines compared with cisplatin and oxaliplatin and indicated low cytotoxicity to human normal liver cells. Particularly, the platinum(IV) complexes were very sensitive to cisplatin resistant cancer cell lines. The corresponding structure-activity relationships were studied and discussed. Related mechanism study revealed that the typical complex 11 caused cell cycle arrest at S phase and induced apoptosis in Bel-7404 cells via a mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis pathway. Moreover, complex 11 had potent ability to inhibit the tumor growth in the NCI-H460 xenograft model comparable to cisplatin.
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University , Guilin 541004, China
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Gu W, Miao TT, Hua DW, Jin XY, Tao XB, Huang CB, Wang SF. Synthesis and in vitro cytotoxic evaluation of new 1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives of dehydroabietic acid. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:1296-1300. [PMID: 28169166 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A series of new 1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives of dehydroabietic acid were designed and synthesized as potent antitumor agents. Structures of the target molecules were characterized using MS, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and elemental analyses. In the in vitro cytotoxic assay, most compounds showed significant cytotoxic activities against two hepatocarcinoma cells (SMMC-7721 and HepG2) and reduced cytotoxicity against noncancerous human hepatocyte (LO2). Among them, compound 7b exhibited the best cytotoxicity against SMMC-7721 cells (IC50: 0.36±0.13μM), while 7e was most potent to HepG2 cells (IC50: 0.12±0.03μM). The cell cycle analysis indicated that compound 7b caused cell cycle arrest of SMMC-7721 cells at G2/M phase. Further, compound 7b also induced the apoptosis of SMMC-7721 cells in Annexin V-APC/7-AAD binding assay.
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- Wen Gu
- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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Qin JM, Huang RZ, Yao GY, Liao ZX, Pan YM, Wang HS. Terminal functionalized thiourea-containing dipeptides as multidrug-resistance reversers that target 20S proteasome and cell proliferation. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 126:259-269. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Huang RZ, Zhang B, Huang XC, Liang GB, Qin JM, Pan YM, Liao ZX, Wang HS. Synthesis and biological evaluation of terminal functionalized thiourea-containing dipeptides as antitumor agents. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra25590f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Terminal functionalized dipeptide derivatives containing the thiourea moiety were synthesized and evaluated for antitumor activity. Representative compoundI-11induced apoptosis by the ROS-dependent endoplasmic reticulum pathway in NCI-H460 cells.
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- Ri-Zhen Huang
- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China)
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- PR China
- Pharmaceutical Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China)
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- PR China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 211189
- China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China)
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China)
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China)
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- PR China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 211189
- China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China)
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- PR China
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Xing L, Gutierrez-Villagomez JM, Da Fonte DF, Venables MJ, Trudeau VL. Dehydroabietic acid cytotoxicity in goldfish radial glial cells in vitro. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 180:78-83. [PMID: 27658224 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Dehydroabietic acid (DHAA) is a resin acid present in aquatic environments shown to induce cellular and molecular damage in aquatic animals. In this study, the cytotoxicity of DHAA on primary cultured goldfish radial glial cells (RGCs), an important component of the central nervous system, was evaluated. Here, it is reported that a concentration of 20mg/L DHAA affected cellular morphology and expression of genes involved in RGC steroidogenesis and metabolism. Higher concentration exposures of DHAA (40mg/L) lead to RGC death based on a lactate dehydrogenase leakage assay. Together, these data have implications in understanding the effects of DHAA on an integral central nervous system cell type important for neurogenesis, steroidogenesis and structural support. Due to the continuous presence of DHAA into water systems, results from this study provide indications as to the potential impacts of DHAA and demonstrate the importance of this class of chemicals on aquatic organisms.
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- Lei Xing
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada.
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Xu W, Zhao M, Wang Y, Zhu H, Wang Y, Zhao S, Wu J, Peng S. Design, synthesis, and in vivo evaluations of benzyl N ω-nitro-N α-(9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carbonyl)- l-argininate as an apoptosis inducer capable of decreasing the serum concentration of P-selectin. MEDCHEMCOMM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6md00215c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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A series of findings suggest that the discovery of in vivo apoptosis inducers for chemotherapy is of clinical importance.
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- Wenyun Xu
- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China
- Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Capital Medical University
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China
- Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Capital Medical University
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China
- Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Capital Medical University
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China
- Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Capital Medical University
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China
- Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Capital Medical University
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China
- Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Capital Medical University
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China
- Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Capital Medical University
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China
- Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Capital Medical University
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