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Khachatrian AA, Mukhametzyanov TA, Salikhov RZ, Klimova AE, Gafurov ZN, Kantyukov AO, Yakhvarov DG, Garifullin BF, Mironova DA, Voloshina AD, Solomonov BN. New ionic liquids based on 5-fluorouracil: Tuning of BSA binding and cytotoxicity. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 257:128642. [PMID: 38061517 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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In this work, we describe the synthesis, interactions with bovine serum albumin, and cytotoxicity of new ionic liquids based on 5-fluorouracil (API-ILs) with different cations (imidazolium, choline, isoquinolinium, guanidinium). The secondary and tertiary structure of BSA in solutions with different concentrations of API-ILs was monitored by the circular dichroism (CD) technique. The addition of API-ILs does not lead to structural changes in BSA. A quenching of fluorescence spectra intensity of BSA in presence of all API-ILs was observed, allowing the quantification of binding between API-ILs and BSA. The preferred localization of both ions in API-ILs differs significantly depending on the structure of the cation according to molecular docking. The aggregation of BSA in presence of API-ILs was analyzed by the dynamic light scattering (DLS) method, revealing a moderate increase in particle size. Cytotoxicity and selectivity of API-ILs on cancer and normal cell lines were estimated, showing a clear modification of the pharmaceutic activity of ionic liquid compared to 5-fluorouracil.
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- Artashes A Khachatrian
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya str.18, Kazan 420008, Russian Federation.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya str.18, Kazan 420008, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya str.18, Kazan 420008, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya str.18, Kazan 420008, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya str.18, Kazan 420008, Russian Federation; Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya str.18, Kazan 420008, Russian Federation; Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya str.18, Kazan 420008, Russian Federation; Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya str. 18, 420008 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya str.18, Kazan 420008, Russian Federation
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Bogdanov AV, Neganova M, Voloshina A, Lyubina A, Amerhanova S, Litvinov IA, Tsivileva O, Akylbekov N, Zhapparbergenov R, Valiullina Z, Samorodov AV, Alabugin I. Anticancer and Antiphytopathogenic Activity of Fluorinated Isatins and Their Water-Soluble Hydrazone Derivatives. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15119. [PMID: 37894799 PMCID: PMC10607100 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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A series of new fluorinated 1-benzylisatins was synthesized in high yields via a simple one-pot procedure in order to explore the possible effect of ortho-fluoro (3a), chloro (3b), or bis-fluoro (3d) substitution on the biological activity of this pharmacophore. Furthermore, the new isatins could be converted into water-soluble isatin-3-hydrazones using their acid-catalyzed reaction with Girard's reagent P and its dimethyl analog. The cytotoxic action of these substances is associated with the induction of apoptosis caused by mitochondrial membrane dissipation and stimulated reactive oxygen species production in tumor cells. In addition, compounds 3a and 3b exhibit platelet antiaggregation activity at the level of acetylsalicylic acid, and the whole series of fluorine-containing isatins does not adversely affect the hemostasis system as a whole. Among the new water-soluble pyridinium isatin-3-acylhydrazones, compounds 7c and 5c,e exhibit the highest antagonistic effect against phytopathogens of bacterial and fungal origin and can be considered useful leads for combating plant diseases.
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- Andrei V. Bogdanov
- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akad. Arbuzov St. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia; (M.N.); (A.V.); (A.L.); (S.A.); (I.A.L.); (I.A.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akad. Arbuzov St. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia; (M.N.); (A.V.); (A.L.); (S.A.); (I.A.L.); (I.A.)
- Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds at Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Severnij Pr. 1, Chernogolovka 142432, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akad. Arbuzov St. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia; (M.N.); (A.V.); (A.L.); (S.A.); (I.A.L.); (I.A.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akad. Arbuzov St. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia; (M.N.); (A.V.); (A.L.); (S.A.); (I.A.L.); (I.A.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akad. Arbuzov St. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia; (M.N.); (A.V.); (A.L.); (S.A.); (I.A.L.); (I.A.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akad. Arbuzov St. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia; (M.N.); (A.V.); (A.L.); (S.A.); (I.A.L.); (I.A.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Saratov Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Entuziastov Ave. 13, Saratov 410049, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Engineering Profile “Physical and Chemical Methods of Analysis”, Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Aitekebie Str. 29A, Kyzylorda 120014, Kazakhstan;
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- Laboratory of Engineering Profile “Physical and Chemical Methods of Analysis”, Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Aitekebie Str. 29A, Kyzylorda 120014, Kazakhstan;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Bashkir State Medical University, Lenin St. 8, Ufa 450008, Russia; (Z.V.); (A.V.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Bashkir State Medical University, Lenin St. 8, Ufa 450008, Russia; (Z.V.); (A.V.S.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akad. Arbuzov St. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia; (M.N.); (A.V.); (A.L.); (S.A.); (I.A.L.); (I.A.)
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
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Ayoup MS, Wahby Y, Abdel-Hamid H, Abu-Serie MM, Ramadan S, Barakat A, Teleb M, Ismail MMF. Reinvestigation of Passerini and Ugi scaffolds as multistep apoptotic inducers via dual modulation of caspase 3/7 and P53-MDM2 signaling for halting breast cancer. RSC Adv 2023; 13:27722-27737. [PMID: 37736568 PMCID: PMC10509784 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04029a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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Selective induction of breast cancer apoptosis is viewed as the mainstay of various ongoing oncology drug discovery programs. Passerini scaffolds have been recently exploited as selective apoptosis inducers via a caspase 3/7 dependent pathway. Herein, the optimized Passerini caspase activators were manipulated to synergistically induce P53-dependent apoptosis via modulating the closely related P53-MDM2 signaling axis. The adopted design rationale and synthetic routes relied on mimicking the general thematic features of lead MDM2 inhibitors incorporating multiple aromatic rings. Accordingly, the cyclization of representative Passerini derivatives and related Ugi compounds into the corresponding diphenylimidazolidine and spiro derivative was performed, resembling the nutlin-based and spiro MDM-2 inhibitors, respectively. The study was also extended to explore the apoptotic induction capacity of the scaffold after simplification and modifications. MTT assay on MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells compared to normal fibroblasts (WI-38) revealed their promising cytotoxic activities. The flexible Ugi derivatives 3 and 4, cyclic analog 8, Passerini adduct 12, and the thiosemicarbazide derivative 17 were identified as the study hits regarding cytotoxic potency and selectivity, being over 10-folds more potent (IC50 = 0.065-0.096 μM) and safer (SI = 4.4-18.7) than doxorubicin (IC50 = 0.478 μM, SI = 0.569) on MCF-7 cells. They promoted apoptosis induction via caspase 3/7 activation (3.1-4.1 folds) and P53 induction (up to 4 folds). Further apoptosis studies revealed that these compounds enhanced gene expression of BAX by 2 folds and suppressed Bcl-2 expression by 4.29-7.75 folds in the treated MCF-7 cells. Docking simulations displayed their plausible binding modes with the molecular targets and highlighted their structural determinants of activities for further optimization studies. Finally, in silico prediction of the entire library was computationally performed, showing that most of them could be envisioned as drug-like candidates.
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- Mohammed Salah Ayoup
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University P. O. Box 426 Alexandria 21321 Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University P. O. Box 426 Alexandria 21321 Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University P. O. Box 426 Alexandria 21321 Egypt
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- Medical Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City) Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Michigan State University East Lansing MI 48824 USA
- Department of Chemistry, Benha University Benha Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University P. O. Box 2455 Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University Alexandria 21521 Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University Cairo 11754 Egypt
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Salami SA, Safari JB, Smith VJ, Krause RWM. Mechanochemically-Assisted Passerini Reactions: A Practical and Convenient Method for the Synthesis of Novel α-Acyloxycarboxamide Derivatives. ChemistryOpen 2023; 12:e202200268. [PMID: 37198143 PMCID: PMC10191865 DOI: 10.1002/open.202200268] [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: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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A carboxylic acid, an aldehyde, and an isonitrile were combined in a single step (Passerini reaction) under mechanochemical activation to produce several α-acyloxycarboxamide derivatives in high to excellent yields within 15 min of milling. Mechanochemistry, when combined with the diversity provided by multicomponent reactions, enables the efficient synthesis of the target compounds, with great atom economy, shorter reaction times, and experimental simplicity. The method allows for the rapid production of a vast library of complex compounds from a limited number of substrates.
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- Sodeeq Aderotimi Salami
- Center for Chemico- and Biomedicinal Research (CCBR) Rhodes UniversityGrahamstown, Makhanda6139South Africa
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- Center for Chemico- and Biomedicinal Research (CCBR) Rhodes UniversityGrahamstown, Makhanda6139South Africa
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- Center for Chemico- and Biomedicinal Research (CCBR) Rhodes UniversityGrahamstown, Makhanda6139South Africa
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- Center for Chemico- and Biomedicinal Research (CCBR) Rhodes UniversityGrahamstown, Makhanda6139South Africa
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Ayoup MS, ElShafey MM, Abdel-Hamid H, Ghareeb DA, Abu-Serie MM, Heikal LA, Teleb M. Repurposing 1,2,4-oxadiazoles as SARS-CoV-2 PLpro inhibitors and investigation of their possible viral entry blockade potential. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 252:115272. [PMID: 36966652 PMCID: PMC10008816 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Although vaccines are obviously mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic diffusion, efficient complementary antiviral agents are urgently needed to combat SARS-CoV-2. The viral papain-like protease (PLpro) is a promising therapeutic target being one of only two essential proteases crucial for viral replication. Nevertheless, it dysregulates the host immune sensing response. Here we report repositioning of the privileged 1,2,4-oxadiazole scaffold as promising SARS-CoV-2 PLpro inhibitor with potential viral entry inhibition profile. The design strategy relied on mimicking the general structural features of the lead benzamide PLpro inhibitor GRL0617 with isosteric replacement of its pharmacophoric amide backbone by 1,2,4-oxadiazole core. Inspired by the multitarget antiviral agents, the substitution pattern was rationalized to tune the scaffold's potency against other additional viral targets, especially the spike receptor binding domain (RBD) that is responsible for the viral invasion. The Adopted facial synthetic protocol allowed easy access to various rationally substituted derivatives. Among the evaluated series, the 2-[5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]aniline (5) displayed the most balanced dual inhibitory potential against SARS-CoV-2 PLpro (IC50=7.197 μM) and spike protein RBD (IC50 = 8.673 μM), with acceptable ligand efficiency metrics, practical LogP (3.8) and safety profile on Wi-38 (CC50 = 51.78 μM) and LT-A549 (CC50 = 45.77 μM) lung cells. Docking simulations declared the possible structural determinants of activities and enriched the SAR data for further optimization studies.
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- Mohammed Salah Ayoup
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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- Bio‑screening and preclinical trial lab, Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 21511, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Medical Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21521, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21521, Egypt
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Chugunova E, Gibadullina E, Matylitsky K, Bazarbayev B, Neganova M, Volcho K, Rogachev A, Akylbekov N, Nguyen HBT, Voloshina A, Lyubina A, Amerhanova S, Syakaev V, Burilov A, Appazov N, Zhanakov M, Kuhn L, Sinyashin O, Alabugin I. Diverse Biological Activity of Benzofuroxan/Sterically Hindered Phenols Hybrids. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16040499. [PMID: 37111256 PMCID: PMC10145285 DOI: 10.3390/ph16040499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Combining two pharmacophores in a molecule can lead to useful synergistic effects. Herein, we show hybrid systems that combine sterically hindered phenols with dinitrobenzofuroxan fragments exhibit a broad range of biological activities. The modular assembly of such phenol/benzofuroxan hybrids allows variations in the phenol/benzofuroxan ratio. Interestingly, the antimicrobial activity only appears when at least two benzofuroxan moieties are introduced per phenol. The most potent of the synthesized compounds exhibit high cytotoxicity against human duodenal adenocarcinoma (HuTu 80), human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7), and human cervical carcinoma cell lines. This toxicity is associated with the induction of apoptosis via the internal mitochondrial pathway and an increase in ROS production. Encouragingly, the index of selectivity relative to healthy tissues exceeds that for the reference drugs Doxorubicin and Sorafenib. The biostability of the leading compounds in whole mice blood is sufficiently high for their future quantification in biological matrices.
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Ayoup MS, Mansour AF, Abdel-Hamid H. 4-( N-Phthalimido)phenyl Isonitrile as a Novel Convertible Isocyanide Analogue with the Odorless Property as an Extra Bonus. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:3298-3302. [PMID: 36713726 PMCID: PMC9878648 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We explored a new isonitrile, namely 4-(N-phthalimido)phenyl isonitrile, with extraordinary features. The novel isocyanide has a pharmacophore, the phthalimido (Pht) group, that possesses promising pharmaceutical activities. We found that the novel isonitrile is unexpectedly odorless as an extra bonus which makes its handling easy in organic synthesis to serve as a scaffold for building several new amide derivatives through multicomponent reactions, overcoming the stink of common aromatic isonitriles such as phenyl isonitrile, benzyl isonitrile, p-nitrophenyl isonitrile, and ethyl 4-isocyano benzoate. The novel isonitrile 9 serves as a source of N-protected isonitrile with a Pht group, where the Pht group can be easily removed via hydrazinolysis, affording the corresponding primary amine/alcohol scaffold which could be used as a precursor to synthesize Passerini products via acylation directly to afford Passerini adducts 14 and 15 without carrying out the traditional Passerini three-component reaction; this new isonitrile is considered as a novel convertible isocyanide analogue.
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Ayoup MS, Mansour AF, Abdel-Hamid H, Abu-Serie MM, Mohyeldin SM, Teleb M. Nature-inspired new isoindole-based Passerini adducts as efficient tumor-selective apoptotic inducers via caspase-3/7 activation. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 245:114865. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sallam E, Aboulnaga S, Samy A, Beltagy D, Desouky JME, Abdel-Hamid H, Fetouh H. Synthesis, characterization of new heterocyclic compound: pyrazolyl hydrazino quinoxaline derivative: 3-[5-(hydroxy1methyl)-1-phenylpyrazol-3-yl]-2-[2, 4, 5-trimethoxybenzylidine] hydrazonyl-quinoxaline of potent antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiviral, and antitumor activity. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Structure optimization of new tumor-selective Passerini α-acyloxy carboxamides as Caspase-3/7 activators. Sci Rep 2022; 12:22390. [PMID: 36575196 PMCID: PMC9794698 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26469-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Selective elimination of tumors has always been the mainstay of oncology research. The on-going research underlying the cellular apoptotic mechanisms reveal caspases activation, especially the key effector caspase-3, as a personalized tumor-selective therapeutic strategy. Our continued research protocol has exploited new optimized Passerini α-acyloxy carboxamides as efficient apoptotic inducers via caspase-3/7 dependent mechanism with highly selective anticancer profiles. The adopted design rationale relied on excluding structural alerts of previous leads, while merging various pharmacophoric motifs of natural and synthetic caspase activators via optimized one-pot Passerini reaction conditions. The prepared compounds resulting from Passerini reaction were screened for their cytotoxic activities against colorectal Caco-2 and liver HepG-2 cancer cells compared to normal fibroblasts utilizing MTT assay. Notably, all compounds exhibited promising low-range submicromolar IC50 against the studied cancer cell lines, with outstanding tumor selectivity (SI values up to 266). Hence, they were superior to 5-fluorouracil. Notably, 7a, 7g, and 7j conferred the highest potencies against Caco-2 and HepG-2 cells and were selected for further mechanistic studies. Caspas-3/7 activation assay of the hit compounds and flow cytometric analysis of the treated apoptotic cancer cells demonstrated their significant caspase activation potential (up to 4.2 folds) and apoptotic induction capacities (up to 58.7%). Further assessment of Bcl2 expression was performed being a physiological caspase-3 substrate. Herein, the three studied Passerini adducts were able to downregulate Bcl2 in the treated Caco-2 cells. Importantly, the mechanistic studies results of the three hits echoed their preliminary MTT antiproliferative potencies data highlighting their caspase-3 dependent apoptotic induction. Finally, the in silico predicted physicochemical and pharmacokinetic profiles, as well as ligand efficiency metrics were drug-like.
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Synthesis, Self-Assembly in Crystalline Phase and Anti-Tumor Activity of 2-(2-/4-Hydroxybenzylidene)thiazolo[3,2- a]pyrimidines. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27227747. [PMID: 36431842 PMCID: PMC9693259 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A series of new thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidines different by aryl substituents in 2 and 5 positions are synthesized and characterized in solution as well as in the crystalline phase using 1H and 13C NMR-, IR-spectroscopies, mass-spectrometry methods, and single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD). The SCXRD study revealed the role of intermolecular H-bonding in the formation of supramolecular architectures (racemic monomers, centrosymmetric racematic dimers, or homochiral 1D chains) of obtained thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidines derivatives depending on solvents (aprotic DMSO or protic EtOH) used upon the crystallization process. Moreover, the in vitro study of cytotoxicity toward different tumor cells showed their high or moderate efficiency with moderate cytotoxicity against normal liver cells which allows to consider the obtained thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine derivatives as promising candidates for application as antitumor agents.
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Brunelli F, Ceresa C, Fracchia L, Tron GC, Aprile S. Expanding the Chemical Space of Drug-like Passerini Compounds: Can α-Acyloxy Carboxamides Be Considered Hard Drugs? ACS Med Chem Lett 2022; 13:1898-1904. [DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Francesca Brunelli
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy
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Albumin/Thiacalix[4]arene Nanoparticles as Potential Therapeutic Systems: Role of the Macrocycle for Stabilization of Monomeric Protein and Self-Assembly with Ciprofloxacin. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231710040. [PMID: 36077448 PMCID: PMC9455997 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231710040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The therapeutic application of serum albumin is determined by the relative content of the monomeric form compared to dimers, tetramers, hexamers, etc. In this paper, we propose and develop an approach to synthesize the cone stereoisomer of p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene with sulfobetaine fragments stabilization of monomeric bovine serum albumin and preventing aggregation. Spectral methods (UV-vis, CD, fluorescent spectroscopy, and dynamic light scattering) established the influence of the synthesized compounds on the content of monomeric and aggregated forms of BSA even without the formation of stable thiacalixarene/protein associates. The effect of thiacalixarenes on the efficiency of protein binding with the antibiotic ciprofloxacin was shown by fluorescence spectroscopy. The binding constant increases in the presence of the macrocycles, likely due to the stabilization of monomeric forms of BSA. Our study clearly shows the potential of this macrocycle design as a platform for the development of the fundamentally new approaches for preventing aggregation.
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Immobilized Sulfuric Acid on Silica Gel as Highly Efficient and Heterogeneous Catalyst for the One-Pot Synthesis of Novel α-Acyloxycarboxamides in Aqueous Media. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23179529. [PMID: 36076923 PMCID: PMC9455172 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The application of immobilized sulfuric acid on silica gel (H2SO4-SiO2) as an efficient and easily reusable solid catalyst was explored in the synthesis of novel α-acyloxycarboxamide derivatives via a Passerini reaction of benzoic acid, aldehyde/ketone, and isocyanides. The Passerini adducts were obtained in high to excellent yields within 10 min in aqueous media under catalytic conditions. The key advantages of the process include a short reaction time, high yields, the catalyst’s low cost, and the catalyst’s reusability.
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Abd Al Moaty MN, El Ashry ESH, Awad LF, Ibrahim NA, Abu-Serie MM, Barakat A, Altowyan MS, Teleb M. Enhancing the Anticancer Potential of Targeting Tumor-Associated Metalloenzymes via VEGFR Inhibition by New Triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidinone Acyclo C-Nucleosides Multitarget Agents. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27082422. [PMID: 35458618 PMCID: PMC9026109 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27082422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The role of metalloenzymes in tumor progression had broadened their application in cancer therapy. Of these, MMPs and CAs are validated druggable targets that share some pivotal signaling pathways. The majority of MMPs or CAs inhibitors are designed as single-target agents. Despite their transient efficacy, these agents are often susceptible to resistance. This set the stage to introduce dual inhibitors of correlated MMPs and CAs. The next step is expected to target the common vital signaling nodes as well. In this regard, VEGFR-2 is central to various tumorigenesis events involving both families, especially MMP-2 and CA II. Herein, we report simultaneous inhibition of MMP-2, CA II, and VEGFR-2 via rationally designed hybrid 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidinone acyclo C-nucleosides. The promising derivatives were nanomolar inhibitors of VEGFR-2 (8; IC50 = 5.89 nM, 9; IC50 = 10.52 nM) and MMP-2 (8; IC50 = 17.44 nM, 9; IC50 = 30.93 nM) and submicromolar inhibitors of CA II (8; IC50 = 0.21 µM, 9; IC50 = 0.36 µM). Docking studies predicted their binding modes into the enzyme active sites and the structural determinants of activity regarding substitution and regioselectivity. MTT assay demonstrated that both compounds were 12 folds safer than doxorubicin with superior anticancer activities against three human cancers recording single-digit nanomolar IC50, thus echoing their enzymatic activities. Up to our knowledge, this study introduces the first in class triazolopyrimidinone acyclo C-nucleosides VEGFR-2/MMP-2/CA II inhibitors that deserve further investigation.
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- Mohamed Nabil Abd Al Moaty
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.N.A.A.M.); (E.S.H.E.A.); (N.A.I.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.N.A.A.M.); (E.S.H.E.A.); (N.A.I.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.N.A.A.M.); (E.S.H.E.A.); (N.A.I.)
- Correspondence: (L.F.A.); (A.B.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.N.A.A.M.); (E.S.H.E.A.); (N.A.I.)
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- Medical Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Alexandria 21934, Egypt;
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (L.F.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt;
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Yakimova L, Kunafina A, Nugmanova A, Padnya P, Voloshina A, Petrov K, Stoikov I. Structure-Activity Relationship of the Thiacalix[4]arenes Family with Sulfobetaine Fragments: Self-Assembly and Cytotoxic Effect against Cancer Cell Lines. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27041364. [PMID: 35209152 PMCID: PMC8879733 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27041364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Regulating the structure of macrocyclic host molecules and supramolecular assemblies is crucial because the structure-activity relationship often plays a role in governing the properties of these systems. Herein, we propose and develop an approach to the synthesis of the family of sulfobetaine functionalized thiacalix[4]arenes with regulation of the self-assembly and cytotoxic effect against cancer cell lines. The dynamic light scattering method showed that the synthesized macrocycles in cone, partial cone and 1,3-alternate conformations form submicron-sized particles with Ag+ in water, but the particle size and polydispersity of the systems studied depend on the macrocycle conformation. Based on the results obtained by 1H and 1H-1H NOESY NMR spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy for the macrocycles and their aggregates with Ag+, a coordination scheme for the Ag+ and different conformations of p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene functionalized with sulfobetaine fragments was proposed. The type of coordination determines the different shapes of the associates. Cytotoxic properties are shown to be controlled by the shape of associates, with the highest activity demonstrated by thiacalix[4]arenes in partial cone conformation. This complex partial cone/Ag+ is two times higher than the reference drug imatinib mesylate. High selectivity against cervical carcinoma cell line indicates the prospect of their using as components of new anticancer system.
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- Luidmila Yakimova
- A.M. Butlerov’ Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya Street, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (A.K.); (A.N.); (P.P.)
- Correspondence: (L.Y.); (I.S.); Tel.: +7-843-233-7241 (I.S.)
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- A.M. Butlerov’ Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya Street, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (A.K.); (A.N.); (P.P.)
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- A.M. Butlerov’ Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya Street, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (A.K.); (A.N.); (P.P.)
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- A.M. Butlerov’ Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya Street, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (A.K.); (A.N.); (P.P.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Street, 420088 Kazan, Russia; (A.V.); (K.P.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Street, 420088 Kazan, Russia; (A.V.); (K.P.)
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- A.M. Butlerov’ Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya Street, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (A.K.); (A.N.); (P.P.)
- Correspondence: (L.Y.); (I.S.); Tel.: +7-843-233-7241 (I.S.)
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Wahby Y, Abdel-Hamid H, Ayoup MS. Two decades of recent advances of Passerini reactions: synthetic and potential pharmaceutical applications. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj03832j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This perspective describes the applications of Passerini reactions in the last two decades from 2000 to 2021 in pharmaceutical applications and synthesis of peptides, natural products, macrocycles, dendrimers, and versatile types of heterocycles.
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- Yasmin Wahby
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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Lotfy G, Abdel Aziz YM, Said MM, El Ashry ESH, El Tamany ESH, Abu-Serie MM, Teleb M, Dömling A, Barakat A. Molecular hybridization design and synthesis of novel spirooxindole-based MDM2 inhibitors endowed with BCL2 signaling attenuation; a step towards the next generation p53 activators. Bioorg Chem 2021; 117:105427. [PMID: 34794098 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Despite the achieved progress in developing efficient MDM2-p53 protein-protein interaction inhibitors (MDM2 inhibitors), the acquired resistance of tumor cells to such p53 activators posed an argument about the druggability of the pathway. Combination studies disclosed that concomitant inhibition of MDM2 and BCL2 functions can sensitize the tumor cells and synergistically induce apoptosis. Herein, we employed a rapid combinatorial approach to generate a novel series of hybrid spirooxindole-based MDM2 inhibitors (5a-s) endowed with BCL2 signaling attenuation. The adducts were designed to mimic the thematic features of the chemically stable potent spiro[3H-indole-3,2'-pyrrolidin]-2(1H)-ones MDM2 inhibitors while installing a pyrrole ring on the core via a carbonyl spacer inspired by the natural product marinopyrrole A that efficiently inhibits BCL2 family functions by various mechanisms. NCI 60 cell-line panel screening revealed their promising broad-spectrum antiproliferative activities. The NCI-selected derivatives were screened for cytotoxic activities against normal fibroblasts, MDA-MB 231, HepG-2, and Caco-2 cells via MTT assay, subjected to mechanistic apoptosis studies for assessment of p53, BCL2, p21, and caspase 3/7 status, then evaluated for potential MDM2 inhibition utilizing MST assay. The most balanced potent and safe derivatives; 5i and 5q were more active than 5-fluorouracil, exhibited low μmrange MDM2 binding (KD=1.32and 1.72 μm, respectively), induced apoptosis-dependent anticancer activities up to 50%, activated p53 by 47-63%, downregulated the BCL2 gene to 59.8%, and reduced its protein level (13.75%) in the treated cancer cells. Further downstream p53 signaling studies revealed > 2 folds p21 upregulation and > 3 folds caspase 3/7 activation. Docking simulations displayed that the active MDM2 inhibitors resided well into the p53 binding sites of MDM2, and shared key interactions with the co-crystalized inhibitor posed by the indolinone scaffold (5i, 5p, and 5q), the halogen substituents (5r), or the installed spiro ring (5s). Finally, in silico ADMET profiling predicted acceptable drug-like properties with full accordance to Lipinski's, Veber's, and Muegge's bioavailability parameters for 5i and a single violation for 5q.
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- Gehad Lotfy
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 426, Ibrahimia, Alexandria 21321, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Medical Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt
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- Department of Drug Design, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Abd El-Meguid EA, Mohi El-Deen EM, Moustafa GO, Awad HM, Nossier ES. Synthesis, anticancer evaluation and molecular docking of new benzothiazole scaffolds targeting FGFR-1. Bioorg Chem 2021; 119:105504. [PMID: 34836644 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This work deals with the design and synthesis of a series of new substituted 2-arylbenzothiazole compounds attached to 4-oxothiazolidin-2-ylidene ring 2-12 and chain elongation with different amino acids and their corresponding ester derivatives 13-18. All prepared derivatives were screened for their in vitro cytotoxicity activities against two cancer cell lines (HepG-2 and MCF-7) in comparison with doxorubicin; in addition to their safety towards thenormal cell line. Furthermore, all compounds 2-18 were evaluated as FGFR-1 inhibitors using AZD4547 as a reference. The 4-oxothiazolidin-2-ylidene derivatives 3 and 8 exhibited the highest cytotoxic activity (IC50 HepG-2 = 2.06, 2.21 µM and IC50 MCF-7 = 0.73, 0.77 µM, respectively) through their promising FGFR-1 suppression effects (IC50 = 16.31 and 18.08 nM, respectively) in comparison to AZD4547 (IC50 = 21.45 nM). Cell cycle and apoptosis analysis indicated that compounds 3 and 8 induce pronounced increase in the cell percentages at pre-G1 and G2/M phase compared to the untreated MCF-7 cancer cells, in addition to their up regulation of caspase-3/7/9. The molecular docking simulation was created to elucidate the binding modes of benzothiazole derivatives 1-18 bearing various scaffolds within the ATP-binding pocket of FGFR-1 enzyme compared with AZD4547.
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- Eman A Abd El-Meguid
- Department of Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt.
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- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Peptide Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Tanning Materials and Leather Technology, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11754, Egypt
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Albelwi FF, Teleb M, Abu-Serie MM, Moaty MNAA, Alsubaie MS, Zakaria MA, El Kilany Y, Aouad MR, Hagar M, Rezki N. Halting Tumor Progression via Novel Non-Hydroxamate Triazole-Based Mannich Bases MMP-2/9 Inhibitors; Design, Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910324. [PMID: 34638665 PMCID: PMC8508768 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are key signaling modulators in the tumor microenvironment. Among MMPs, MMP-2 and MMP-9 are receiving renewed interest as validated druggable targets for halting different tumor progression events. Over the last decades, a diverse range of MMP-2/9 inhibitors has been identified starting from the early hydroxamic acid-based peptidomimetics to the next generation non-hydroxamates. Herein, focused 1,2,4-triazole-1,2,3-triazole molecular hybrids with varying lengths and decorations, mimicking the thematic features of non-hydroxamate inhibitors, were designed and synthesized using efficient protocols and were alkylated with pharmacophoric amines to develop new Mannich bases. After full spectroscopic characterization the newly synthesized triazoles tethering Mannich bases were subjected to safety assessment via MTT assay against normal human fibroblasts, then evaluated for their potential anticancer activities against colon (Caco-2) and breast (MDA-MB 231) cancers. The relatively lengthy bis-Mannich bases 15 and 16 were safer and more potent than 5-fluorouracil with sub-micromolar IC50 and promising selectivity to the screened cancer cell lines rather than normal cells. Both compounds upregulated p53 (2–5.6-fold) and suppressed cyclin D expression (0.8–0.2-fold) in the studied cancers, and thus, induced apoptosis. 15 was superior to 16 in terms of cytotoxic activities, p53 induction, and cyclin D suppression. Mechanistically, both were efficient MMP-2/9 inhibitors with comparable potencies to the reference prototype hydroxamate-based MMP inhibitor NNGH at their anticancer IC50 concentrations. 15 (IC50 = 0.143 µM) was 4-fold more potent than NNGH against MMP-9 with promising selectivity (3.27-fold) over MMP-2, whereas 16 was comparable to NNGH. Concerning MMP-2, 16 (IC50 = 0.376 µM) was 1.2-fold more active than 15. Docking simulations predicted their possible binding modes and highlighted the possible structural determinants of MMP-2/9 inhibitory activities. Computational prediction of their physicochemical properties, ADMET, and drug-likeness metrics revealed acceptable drug-like criteria.
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- Fawzia Faleh Albelwi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 30002, Saudi Arabia; (F.F.A.); (M.R.A.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt;
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- Medical Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Alexandria 21934, Egypt;
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.N.A.A.M.); (M.S.A.); (M.A.Z.); (Y.E.K.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.N.A.A.M.); (M.S.A.); (M.A.Z.); (Y.E.K.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.N.A.A.M.); (M.S.A.); (M.A.Z.); (Y.E.K.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.N.A.A.M.); (M.S.A.); (M.A.Z.); (Y.E.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 30002, Saudi Arabia; (F.F.A.); (M.R.A.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.N.A.A.M.); (M.S.A.); (M.A.Z.); (Y.E.K.)
- Correspondence: (M.H.); (N.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 30002, Saudi Arabia; (F.F.A.); (M.R.A.)
- Correspondence: (M.H.); (N.R.)
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Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel
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Inhibitors. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Ayoup MS, Abu-Serie MM, Awad LF, Teleb M, Ragab HM, Amer A. Halting colorectal cancer metastasis via novel dual nanomolar MMP-9/MAO-A quinoxaline-based inhibitors; design, synthesis, and evaluation. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 222:113558. [PMID: 34116327 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) are central signaling nodes in CRC and promotors of distant metastasis associated with high mortality rates. Novel series of quinoxaline-based dual MMP-9/MAO-A inhibitors were synthesized to suppress CRC progression. The design rationale combines the thematic pharmacophoric features of MMP-9 and MAO-A inhibitors in hybrid scaffolds. All derivatives were initially screened via MTT assay for cytotoxic effects on normal colonocytes to assess their safety profiles, then evaluated for their anticancer potential on HCT116 cells overexpressing MMP-9 and MAO-A. The most promising derivatives 8, 16, 17, 19, and 28 exhibited single digit nanomolar IC50 against HCT116 cells within their safe doses (EC100) on normal colonocytes. They suppressed HCT116 cell migration by 73.32, 61.29, 21.27, 28.82, and 27.48%, respectively as detected by wound healing assay. Enzymatic assays revealed that the selected derivatives were superior to the reference MMP-9 and MAO-A inhibitors (quercetin and clorgyline, respectively). The nanomolar dual MMP-9/MAO-A inhibitor 19 was identified as the most potent and balanced dual inhibitor among the evaluated series with considerable selectivity against MAO-A over MAO-B. Besides, qRT-PCR analysis was conducted to explore the hit compounds' potential to downregulate hypoxia-inducing factor (HIF-1α) in HCT116 cells being correlated with MAO-A mediated CRC migration and invasion. The five above-mentioned compounds significantly downregulated HIF-1α by more than 5 folds. Docking simulations predicted their possible binding modes with MMP-9 and MAO-A and highlighted their essential structural features. Finally, they recorded drug-like in silico physicochemical parameters and ADMET profiles.
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- Mohammed Salah Ayoup
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 426, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt.
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- Medical Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 426, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21521, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21521, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 426, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt; Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia.
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Yadav P, Yadav R, Jain S, Vaidya A. Caspase-3: A primary target for natural and synthetic compounds for cancer therapy. Chem Biol Drug Des 2021; 98:144-165. [PMID: 33963665 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Caspases, a group of protease enzymes (cysteine proteases), exist as inactive zymogens in the cells and execute apoptosis (programmed cell death). Caspase-3, an executioner caspase, plays an imperative role in apoptosis and becomes a primary target for cancer treatment. A number of analogues of quinazoline, quinazolinone, indoloquinazolines, quinone, naphthoquinones, pyrroloiminoquinones, styrylquinolines, tetheredtetrahydroquinoline, fluoroquinolone, thiosemicarbazones, benzotriazole, pyrimidines, chalcone, and carbazoles have been reported till date, representing caspase-3 mediated apoptosis for cancer therapy. Simultaneously, plant isolates, including lysicamine, podophyllotoxin, and majoranolide, have also been claimed for caspase-3-mediated apoptosis-induced cytotoxicity. Procaspase-activating compound-1 (PAC-1) is the first FDA approved orphan drug, and its synthetic derivative WF-208 also showed fascinating caspase-3 mediated anticancer activity. Till date, a large number of compounds have been reported and patented for their caspase-3-mediated cytotoxicity and now scientist is also focusing to introduce new compounds in market to encompass anticancer activity.
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- Poonam Yadav
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, NIPER, Hajipur, India
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- Department of Neurology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, India
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- Sir Madan Lal Institute of Pharmacy, Etawah, India
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- Pharmacy College Saifai, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, India
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Firoozpour L, Gao L, Moghimi S, Pasalar P, Davoodi J, Wang MW, Rezaei Z, Dadgar A, Yahyavi H, Amanlou M, Foroumadi A. Efficient synthesis, biological evaluation, and docking study of isatin based derivatives as caspase inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 35:1674-1684. [PMID: 32842789 PMCID: PMC7470124 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2020.1809388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In this paper, a new series of isatin-sulphonamide based derivatives were designed, synthesised and evaluated as caspase inhibitors. The compounds containing 1-(pyrrolidinyl)sulphonyl and 2-(phenoxymethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)sulphonyl substitution at C5 position of isatin core exhibited better results compared to unsubstituted derivatives. According to the results of caspase inhibitory activity, compound 20d showed moderate inhibitory activity against caspase-3 and −7 in vitro compared to Ac-DEVD-CHO (IC50 = 0.016 ± 0.002 μM). Among the studied compounds, some active inhibitors with IC50s in the range of 2.33–116.91 μM were identified. The activity of compound 20d was rationalised by the molecular modelling studies exhibiting the additional van der Waals interaction of N-phenylacetamide substitution along with efficacious T-shaped π-π and pi-cation interactions. The introduction of compound 20d with good caspase inhibitory activity will help researchers to find more potent agents.
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- Loghman Firoozpour
- Drug Design and Development Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Drug Design and Development Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Drug Design and Development Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Drug Design and Development Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ayoup MS, Abu-Serie MM, Abdel-Hamid H, Teleb M. Beyond direct Nrf2 activation; reinvestigating 1,2,4-oxadiazole scaffold as a master key unlocking the antioxidant cellular machinery for cancer therapy. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 220:113475. [PMID: 33901898 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Harnessing the antioxidant cellular machinery has sparked considerable interest as an efficient anticancer strategy. Activating Nrf2, the master switch of the cellular redox system, suppresses ROS, alleviates oxidative stress, and halts cancer progression. 1,2,4-oxadiazoles are iconic direct Nrf2 activators that disrupt Nrf2 interaction with its endogenous repressor Keap1. This study introduces rationally designed 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives that inhibit other Nrf2 suppressors (TrxR1, IKKα, and NF-kB) thus enhancing Nrf2 activation for preventing oxidative stress and carcinogenesis. Preliminary screening showed that the phenolic oxadiazoles 11, 15, and 19 were comparable to ascorbic acid (ROS scavenging) and EDTA (iron chelation), and superior to doxorubicin against HepG-2, MDA-MB231, and Caco-2 cells. They suppressed ROS by 3 folds and activated Nrf2 by 2 folds in HepG-2 cells. Mechanistically, they inhibited TrxR1 (IC50; 13.19, 17.89, and 9.21 nM) and IKKα (IC50; 11.0, 15.94, and 19.58 nM), and downregulated NF-κB (7.6, 1.4 and 1.9 folds in HepG-2), respectively. They inhibited NADPH oxidase (IC50; 16.4, 21.94, and 10.71 nM, respectively) that potentiates their antioxidant activities. Docking studies predicted their important structural features. Finally, they recorded drug-like in silico physicochemical properties, ADMET, and ligand efficiency metrics.
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- Mohammed Salah Ayoup
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt.
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- Medical Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, SRTA-City, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21521, Egypt.
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Voloshina AD, Sapunova AS, Kulik NV, Belenok MG, Strobykina IY, Lyubina AP, Gumerova SK, Kataev VE. Antimicrobial and cytotoxic effects of ammonium derivatives of diterpenoids steviol and isosteviol. Bioorg Med Chem 2020; 32:115974. [PMID: 33461146 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of several ammonium derivatives of diterpenoids steviol and isosteviol have been investigated in vitro. The results have showed that these compounds possess high antibacterial activity against MRSA strains and cytotoxic effect against cancer cell lines MCF-7, M-HeLa, A-549, PC3, HepG2, T98G. Lead compounds 4 and 5 were detected, which, in the case of the MCF-7 cell line (human breast adenocarcinoma), showed IC50 at the doxorubicin level with a selectivity index of 5.0-5.2. Flow cytometry and laser confocal microscopy analysis demonstrated that the mechanism of cytotoxic effects of the tested compounds on MCF-7 cells could be associated with the induction of apoptosis along the mitochondrial pathway. At the same time, they did not cause hemolysis and showed only slight cytotoxicity with respect to normal human cells of embryonic lung (Wi-38). The obtained results allow us to consider the studied compounds as promising scaffolds for the design of new effective antibacterial drugs and anticancer agents targeting mitochondria.
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- Alexandra D Voloshina
- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia.
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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Chugunova E, Gazizov A, Sazykina M, Akylbekov N, Gildebrant A, Sazykin I, Burilov A, Appazov N, Karchava S, Klimova M, Voloshina A, Sapunova A, Gumerova S, Khamatgalimov A, Gerasimova T, Dobrynin A, Gogoleva O, Gorshkov V. Design of Novel 4-Aminobenzofuroxans and Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21218292. [PMID: 33167439 PMCID: PMC7663979 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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A series of novel 4-aminobenzofuroxan derivatives containing aromatic/aliphatic amines fragments was achieved via aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction of 4,6-dichloro-5-nitrobenzofuroxan. The quantum chemistry calculations were performed to identify the factors affecting the regioselectivity of the reaction. The formation of 4-substituted isomer is favored both by its greater stability and the lower activation barrier. Antimicrobial activity of the obtained compounds has been evaluated and some of them were found to suppress effectively bacterial biofilm growth. Fungistatic activity of 4-aminobenzofuroxans were tested on two genetically distinct isolates of M. nivale. The effect of some benzofuroxan derivatives is likely to be more universal against different varieties of M. nivale compared with benzimidazole and carbendazim. Additionally, their anti-cancer activity in vitro has been tested. 4-aminofuroxans possessing aniline moiety showed a high selectivity towards MCF-7 and M-HeLa tumor cell lines. Moreover, they exhibit a significantly lower toxicity towards normal liver cells compared to Doxorubicin and Tamoxifen. Thus, benzofuroxans containing aromatic amines fragments in their structure are promising candidates for further development both as anti-cancer and anti-microbial agents.
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- Elena Chugunova
- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420088, Russia; (A.B.); (A.V.); (A.S.); (S.G.); (A.K.); (T.G.); (A.D.)
- Laboratory of Plant Infectious Diseases, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420111, Russia; (O.G.); (V.G.)
- Correspondence: (E.C.); (A.G.); (N.A.); Tel.: +7-843-272-7324 (E.C.); +7-843-272-7324 (A.G.); +7-724-223-1041 (N.A.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420088, Russia; (A.B.); (A.V.); (A.S.); (S.G.); (A.K.); (T.G.); (A.D.)
- Laboratory of Plant Infectious Diseases, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420111, Russia; (O.G.); (V.G.)
- Correspondence: (E.C.); (A.G.); (N.A.); Tel.: +7-843-272-7324 (E.C.); +7-843-272-7324 (A.G.); +7-724-223-1041 (N.A.)
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- Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia; (M.S.); (A.G.); (I.S.); (S.K.); (M.K.)
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- Laboratory of Engineering Profile “Physical and Chemical Methods of Analysis”, Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Kyzylorda 120014, Kazakhstan;
- Correspondence: (E.C.); (A.G.); (N.A.); Tel.: +7-843-272-7324 (E.C.); +7-843-272-7324 (A.G.); +7-724-223-1041 (N.A.)
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- Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia; (M.S.); (A.G.); (I.S.); (S.K.); (M.K.)
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- Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia; (M.S.); (A.G.); (I.S.); (S.K.); (M.K.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420088, Russia; (A.B.); (A.V.); (A.S.); (S.G.); (A.K.); (T.G.); (A.D.)
- Laboratory of Plant Infectious Diseases, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420111, Russia; (O.G.); (V.G.)
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- Laboratory of Engineering Profile “Physical and Chemical Methods of Analysis”, Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Kyzylorda 120014, Kazakhstan;
- I. Zhakaev Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Rice Growing, Kyzylorda 120008, Kazakhstan
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- Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia; (M.S.); (A.G.); (I.S.); (S.K.); (M.K.)
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- Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia; (M.S.); (A.G.); (I.S.); (S.K.); (M.K.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420088, Russia; (A.B.); (A.V.); (A.S.); (S.G.); (A.K.); (T.G.); (A.D.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420088, Russia; (A.B.); (A.V.); (A.S.); (S.G.); (A.K.); (T.G.); (A.D.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420088, Russia; (A.B.); (A.V.); (A.S.); (S.G.); (A.K.); (T.G.); (A.D.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420088, Russia; (A.B.); (A.V.); (A.S.); (S.G.); (A.K.); (T.G.); (A.D.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420088, Russia; (A.B.); (A.V.); (A.S.); (S.G.); (A.K.); (T.G.); (A.D.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420088, Russia; (A.B.); (A.V.); (A.S.); (S.G.); (A.K.); (T.G.); (A.D.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Infectious Diseases, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420111, Russia; (O.G.); (V.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Infectious Diseases, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Tatarstan 420111, Russia; (O.G.); (V.G.)
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Voloshina AD, Gumerova SK, Sapunova АS, Kulik NV, Mirgorodskaya AB, Kotenko AA, Prokopyeva TM, Mikhailov VA, Zakharova LY, Sinyashin OG. The structure - Activity correlation in the family of dicationic imidazolium surfactants: Antimicrobial properties and cytotoxic effect. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2020; 1864:129728. [PMID: 32898623 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2020.129728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The development of new effective microbicide surfactants and the search for the structure-biological activity relationship is an important and promising problem. Surfactants containing imidazolium fragment attract attention of researchers in the field of chemotherapy, because these compounds often exhibit high antimicrobial activity. The aim of this work is to identify the newly synthesized surfactants from the viewpoint of their potential usefulness in pharmacology and medicine. For this purpose, a detailed study of antimicrobial, hemolytic and cytotoxic activity of dicationic alkylimidazolium surfactants of the m-s-m (Im) series with a variable length of a hydrocarbon tail (m = 10, 12) and a spacer fragment (s = 2, 3, 4) was carried out. METHODS Aggregation of surfactants in solutions was estimated by tensiometry and conductivity. Antimicrobial activity was determined by the serial dilution technique. Cytotoxic effects of the test compounds on human cancer and normal cells were estimated by means of the multifunctional Cytell Cell Imaging system. Cell Apoptosis Analysis was made by flow cytometry. RESULTS The test compounds show high antimicrobial activity against a wide range of test microorganisms and do not possess high hemolytic activity. Importantly, some of them display a bactericidal activity comparable to ciprofloxacin fluoroquinolone antibiotic against Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant strains of S. aureus (MRSA). The cytotoxicity of the compounds against normal and tumor human cell lines has been tested as well, with cytotoxic effect and selectivity strongly controlled by structural factor and kind of cell line. Superior results were revealed for compound 10-4-10 (Im) in the case of HuTu 80 cell line (duodenal adenocarcinoma), for which IC50 value at the level of doxorubicin and a markedly higher selectivity index (SI 7.5) were demonstrated. Flow cytometry assay shows apoptosis-inducing effect of this compound on HuTu 80 cells, through significant changes in the potential of mitochondrial membrane. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Antibacterial properties are shown to be controlled by alkyl chain length, with the highest activity demonstrated by surfactants with decyl tail, with the length of the spacer fragment showing practically no effect. The results indicate that the mechanism of cytotoxic effect of the compounds can be associated with the induction of apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Selectivity against pathogenic microorganisms and low toxicity against eukaryotic cells allow considering dicationic imidazolium surfactants as new effective antimicrobial agents. At the same time, high selectivity against some cancer cell lines indicates the prospect of their using as components of new anticancer drugs.
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- Alexandra D Voloshina
- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia.
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- L.M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry, 70 R. Luxemburg St., 83114 Donetsk, Ukraine
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- L.M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry, 70 R. Luxemburg St., 83114 Donetsk, Ukraine
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- L.M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry, 70 R. Luxemburg St., 83114 Donetsk, Ukraine
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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Structure-based design and optimization of pyrimidine- and 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidine-based matrix metalloproteinase-10/13 inhibitors via Dimroth rearrangement towards targeted polypharmacology. Bioorg Chem 2020; 96:103616. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Fouad MA, Abdel-Hamid H, Ayoup MS. Two decades of recent advances of Ugi reactions: synthetic and pharmaceutical applications. RSC Adv 2020; 10:42644-42681. [PMID: 35514898 PMCID: PMC9058431 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07501a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are powerful synthetic tools in which more than two starting materials couple with each other to form multi-functionalized compounds in a one-pot process, the so-called “tandem”, “domino” or “cascade” reaction, or utilizing an additional step without changing the solvent, the so-called a sequential-addition procedure, to limit the number of synthetic steps, while increasing the complexity and the molecular diversity, which are highly step-economical reactions. The Ugi reaction, one of the most common multicomponent reactions, has recently fascinated chemists with the high diversity brought by its four- or three-component-based isonitrile. The Ugi reaction has been introduced in organic synthesis as a novel, efficient and useful tool for the preparation of libraries of multifunctional peptides, natural products, and heterocyclic compounds with stereochemistry control. In this review, we highlight the recent advances of the Ugi reaction in the last two decades from 2000–2019, mainly in the synthesis of linear or cyclic peptides, heterocyclic compounds with versatile ring sizes, and natural products, as well as the enantioselective Ugi reactions. Meanwhile, the applications of these compounds in pharmaceutical trials are also discussed. We highlight the recent advances of the Ugi reaction in the last two decades from 2000–2019, mainly in the synthesis of linear or cyclic peptides, heterocyclic compounds with versatile ring sizes, and natural products, as well as the enantioselective Ugi reactions.![]()
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- Manar Ahmed Fouad
- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Alexandria University
- Alexandria 21321
- Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Alexandria University
- Alexandria 21321
- Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Alexandria University
- Alexandria 21321
- Egypt
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Battle tactics against MMP-9; discovery of novel non-hydroxamate MMP-9 inhibitors endowed with PI3K/AKT signaling attenuation and caspase 3/7 activation via Ugi bis-amide synthesis. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 186:111875. [PMID: 31740054 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are major modulators of the tumor microenvironment. They participate in extracellular matrix turnover, tumor growth, angiogenesis and metastasis. Accordingly, MMPs inhibition seems to be ideal solution to control cancer. Many MMPs inhibitors have been introduced ranging from hydroxamate-based peptidomimetics to the next generation non-hydroxamate inhibitors. Among MMPs, MMP-9 is attractive druggable anticancer target. Studies showed that inhibiting AKT, the central signaling node of MMP-9 upregulation, provides additional MMP-9 blockade. Furthermore, caspase-dependent AKT cleavage leads to cell death. Herein, Ugi MCR was utilized as a rapid combinatorial approach to generate various decorated bis-amide scaffolds as dual MMP-9/AKT inhibitors endowed with caspase 3/7 activation potential. The target adducts were designed to mimic the thematic structural features of non-hydroxamate MMP inhibitors. p-Nitrophenyl isonitrile 1 was utilized as structure entry to Ugi products with some structural similarities to amide-based caspase 3/7 activators. Besides, various acids, amines and aldehydes were employed as Ugi educts to enrich the SAR data. All adducts were screened for cytotoxicity against normal fibroblasts and three cancer cell lines; MCF-7, NFS-60 and HepG-2 utilizing MTT assay. 8, 11 and 28 were more active and safer than doxorubicin with single-digit nM IC50 and promising selectivity. Mechanistically, they exhibited dual MMP-9/AKT inhibition at single-digit nM IC50 with excellent selectivity over MMP-1,-2 and -13, and induced >51% caspase 3/7 activation. Consequently, they induced >49% apoptosis as detected by flow cytometric analysis, and inhibited cell migration (metastasis) up to 97% in cancer cells. Docking simulations were nearly consistent with enzymatic evaluation, also declared possible binding modes and essential structure features of active compounds. In silico physicochemical properties, ligand efficiency and drug-likeness metrics were reasonable for all adducts. Interestingly, 8 and 28 can be considered as drug-like candidates.
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Dual VEGFR-2/PIM-1 kinase inhibition towards surmounting the resistance to antiangiogenic agents via hybrid pyridine and thienopyridine-based scaffolds: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation. Bioorg Chem 2019; 92:103189. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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