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Ragheb MA, Mohamed FG, Diab HM, Ragab MS, Emara M, Elwahy AHM, Abdelhamid IA, Soliman MH. Novel Bis(2-cyanoacrylamide) Linked to Sulphamethoxazole: Synthesis, DNA Interaction, Anticancer, ADMET, Molecular Docking, and DFT Studies. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202301341. [PMID: 38314957 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301341] [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: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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In the light of advancement and potential extensive use of medication design and therapy, new bis(cyanoacrylamides) incorporating sulphamethoxazole derivatives (7 a-7 f) were synthesized and confirmed by different spectral tools. In vitro anticancer activity towards different human cancer cells (HCT116, MDA-MB-231 and A549) was assessed using MTT assay. Among all derivatives, 4C- and 6C-spacer derivatives (7 e and 7 f) had the most potent growth inhibitory activities against HCT116 cells with IC50 values of 39.7 and 28.5 μM, respectively. 7 e and 7 f induced apoptosis and suppressed migration of HCT116 cells. These compounds also induced a significant increase in caspase-3 and CDH1 activities, and a downregulation of Bcl2 using ELISA. pBR322 DNA cleavage activities of cyanoacrylamides were determined using agarose gel electrophoresis. Furthermore, 7 e and 7 f showed good DNA and BSA binding affinities using different spectroscopic techniques. Furthermore, molecular docking for 7 e and 7 f was performed to anticipate their binding capabilities toward various proteins (Bcl2, CDH1 and BSA). The docking results were well correlated with those of experimental results. Additionally, density functional theory and ADMET study were performed to evaluate the molecular and pharmacokinetic features of 7 e and 7 f, respectively. Thus, this work reveals promising antitumor lead compounds that merit future research and activity enhancement.
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- Mohamed A Ragheb
- Department of Chemistry (Biochemistry Division), Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry (Biochemistry Division), Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Center for Aging and Associated Diseases, Zewail City of Science, Technology and innovation, 12578-, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry (Biochemistry Division), Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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Yakkala PA, Rahaman S, Soukya PSL, Begum SA, Kamal A. An update on the development on tubulin inhibitors for the treatment of solid tumors. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2024; 28:193-220. [PMID: 38618889 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2024.2341630] [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: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Microtubules play a vital role in cancer therapeutics. They are implicated in tumorigenesis, thus inhibiting tubulin polymerization in cancer cells, and have now become a significant target for anticancer drug development. A plethora of drug molecules has been crafted to influence microtubule dynamics and presently, numerous tubulin inhibitors are being investigated. This review discusses the recently developed inhibitors including natural products, and also examines the preclinical and clinical data of some potential molecules. AREA COVERED The current review article summarizes the development of tubulin inhibitors while detailing their specific binding sites. It also discusses the newly designed inhibitors that may be useful in the treatment of solid tumors. EXPERT OPINION Microtubules play a crucial role in cellular processes, especially in cancer therapy where inhibiting tubulin polymerization holds promise. Ongoing trials signify a commitment to revolutionizing cancer treatment and exploring targeted therapies. Challenges in microtubule modulation, like resistance and off-target effects, demand focused efforts, emphasizing combination therapies and personalized treatments. Beyond microtubules, promising avenues in cancer research include immunotherapy, genomic medicine, CRISPR gene editing, liquid biopsies, AI diagnostics, and stem cell therapy, showcasing a holistic approach for future advancements.
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- Prasanna Anjaneyulu Yakkala
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India
- Department of Environment, Forests, Science & Technology, Telangana State Council of Science & Technology, Hyderabad, India
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Dos Santos JC, Alves JEF, de Azevedo RDS, de Lima ML, de Oliveira Silva MR, da Silva JG, da Silva JM, de Carvalho Correia AC, do Carmo Alves de Lima M, de Oliveira JF, de Moura RO, de Almeida SMV. Study of nitrogen heterocycles as DNA/HSA binder, topoisomerase inhibitors and toxicological safety. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 254:127651. [PMID: 37949265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127651] [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: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Four new nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivatives (acridine, quinoline, indole, pyridine) were synthesized and their biological properties were evaluated. The compounds showed affinity for DNA and HSA, with CAIC and CAAC displaying higher binding constants (Kb) of 9.54 × 104 and 1.06 × 106, respectively. The fluorescence quenching assay (Ksv) revealed suppression values ranging from 0.34 to 0.64 × 103 M-1 for ethidium bromide (EB) and 0.1 to 0.34 × 103 M-1 for acridine orange (AO). Molecular docking confirmed the competition of the derivatives with intercalation probes at the same binding site. At 10 μM concentrations, the derivatives inhibited topoisomerase IIα activity. In the antiproliferative assays, the compounds demonstrated activity against MCF-7 and T47-D tumor cells and nonhemolytic profile. Regarding toxicity, no acute effects were observed in the embryos. However, some compounds caused enzymatic and cardiac changes, particularly the CAIC, which increased SOD activity and altered heart rate compared to the control. These findings suggest potential antitumor action of the derivatives and indicate that substituting the acridine core with different cores does not interfere with their interaction and topoisomerase inhibition. Further investigations are required to assess possible toxicological effects, including reactive oxygen species generation.
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- Jéssica Celerino Dos Santos
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, University of Pernambuco (UPE), Multicampi Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE 55290-000, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, University of Pernambuco (UPE), Multicampi Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE 55290-000, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, University of Pernambuco (UPE), Multicampi Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE 55290-000, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Synthesis and Vectorization of Molecules, State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Campus Campina Grande, 58429-500, PB, Brazil
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- Chemistry and Therapeutic Innovation Laboratory (LQIT), Department of Antibiotics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Synthesis and Vectorization of Molecules, State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Campus Campina Grande, 58429-500, PB, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, University of Pernambuco (UPE), Multicampi Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE 55290-000, Brazil; Keizo Asami Immunopathology Laboratory (LIKA), Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil; Chemistry and Therapeutic Innovation Laboratory (LQIT), Department of Antibiotics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
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Ahadi H, Shokrzadeh M, Hosseini-Khah Z, Ghassemi Barghi N, Ghasemian M, Emami S. Conversion of antibacterial quinolone drug levofloxacin to potent cytotoxic agents. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2023:e23334. [PMID: 36843476 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Levofloxacin, the optical S-(-) isomer of ofloxacin, is a broad-spectrum antibacterial agent widely used to control various infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. While the COOH group is necessary for antibacterial activity, its modification can offer anticancer activity to the fluoroquinolone framework. Therefore, several levofloxacin carboxamides 11a-j and 12 containing 5-substituted-1,3,4-thiadiazole residue were synthesized and screened in vitro for their anticancer activity. The in vitro MTT viability assay revealed that the most compounds had significant activity against cancer cells MCF-7, A549, and SKOV3. In particular, the 3-chloro- and 4-fluoro- benzyl derivatives (11b and 11h), with IC50 values of 1.69-4.76 μM were as potent as or better than doxorubicin. It should be noted that the mother quinolone levofloxacin showed no activity on the tested cancer cell lines. The SAR analysis demonstrated that the 3-chloro or 4-fluoro substituent on the S-benzyl moiety had positive effect on the activity. Further in vitro evaluations of the most promising compounds 11b and 11h by flow cytometric analysis and comet test revealed the ability of compounds in the induction of apoptosis and blockage of the cell proliferation at the G1-phase by nuclear fragmentation and DNA degradation in cancer cells. The obtained results demonstrated that the alteration of 6-COOH functional group in the levofloxacin structure and conjugation with a proper heterocyclic pharmacophore is a good strategy to obtain new anticancer agents.
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- Hamideh Ahadi
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Diabetes Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Ghassemi-Barghi N, Ehsanfar Z, Mohammadrezakhani O, Ashari S, Ghiabi S, Bayrami Z. Mechanistic Approach for Protective Effect of ARA290, a Specific Ligand for the Erythropoietin/CD131 Heteroreceptor, against Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity, the Involvement of Apoptosis and Inflammation Pathways. Inflammation 2023; 46:342-358. [PMID: 36085231 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-022-01737-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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ARA 290, an 11-amino acid linear nonhematopoietic peptide derived from the three-dimensional structure of helix B of the erythropoietin (EPO), interacts selectively with the innate repair receptor (IRR) that arbitrates tissue protection. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of ARA290 against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. For this purpose, HEK-293 and ACHN cells were treated with ARA290 (50-400 nM) and cisplatin (2.5 μM) in pretreatment condition. Then, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, oxidative stress parameters (ROS, GPx, SOD, and MDA), and inflammatory markers (TNFα, IL6, and IL1β) were evaluated. Furthermore, apoptotic cell death was assessed via caspase-3 activity and tunnel assay. To determine the molecular mechanisms of the possible nephroprotective effects of ARA290, gene and protein expressions of TNFα, IL1β, IL6, Caspase-3, Bax, and Bcl2 were evaluated by real-time PCR and western blot assay, respectively. The findings indicated that ARA290 significantly reduced the DNA damage parameters of comet assay and the frequency of micronuclei induced by cisplatin. Besides, ARA290 improved cisplatin-induced oxidative stress by reducing MDA/ROS levels and enhancing antioxidant enzyme levels. In addition, reduced levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines indicated that cisplatin-induced renal inflammation was mitigated upon the treatment with ARA290. Besides, ARA290 ameliorates cisplatin-induced cell injury by antagonizing apoptosis. Furthermore, the molecular findings indicated that gene and protein levels of TNFα, IL1β, IL6, Caspase-3, and Bax were significantly decreased and gene and protein levels of Bcl2 significantly increased in the ARA290 plus cisplatin group compared with the cisplatin group. These findings revealed that ARA290 as a potent chemo-preventive agent exerted a protective effect on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity mostly through its anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant potentials and also suggested that ARA290 might be a new therapeutic approach for patients with acute kidney injury.
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- Nasrin Ghassemi-Barghi
- Toxicology and Diseases Group (TDG), Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
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- Student Research Committee, Ramsar Campus, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Ramsar, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Toxicology and Diseases Group (TDG), Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
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An update on the recent advances and discovery of novel tubulin colchicine binding inhibitors. Future Med Chem 2023; 15:73-95. [PMID: 36756851 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2022-0212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Microtubules, formed by α- and β-tubulin heterodimer, are considered as a major target to prevent the proliferation of tumor cells. Microtubule-targeted agents have become increasingly effective anticancer drugs. However, due to the relatively sophisticated chemical structure of taxane and vinblastine, their application has faced numerous obstacles. Conversely, the structure of colchicine binding site inhibitors (CBSIs) is much easier to be modified. Moreover, CBSIs have strong antiproliferative effect on multidrug-resistant tumor cells and have become the mainstream research orientation of microtubule-targeted agents. This review focuses mainly on the recent advances of CBSIs during 2017-2022, attempts to depict their biological activities to analyze the structure-activity relationships and offers new perspectives for designing next generation of novel CBSIs.
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Cruz Filho IJDA, Oliveira JFDE, Santos ACS, Pereira VRA, Lima MCADE. Synthesis of 4-(4-chlorophenyl)thiazole compounds: in silico and in vitro evaluations as leishmanicidal and trypanocidal agents. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2023; 95:e20220538. [PMID: 37132749 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202320220538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023] Open
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Neglected tropical diseases are a diverse group of communicable pathologies that mainly prevail in tropical and subtropical regions. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the biological potential of eight 4-(4-chlorophenyl)thiazole compounds. Tests were carried out in silico to evaluate the pharmacokinetic properties, the antioxidant, cytotoxic activities in animal cells and antiparasitic activities were evaluated against the different forms of Leishmania amazonensis and Trypanosoma cruzi in vitro. The in silico study showed that the evaluated compounds showed good oral availability. In a preliminary in vitro study, the compounds showed moderate to low antioxidant activity. Cytotoxicity assays show that the compounds showed moderate to low toxicity. In relation to leishmanicidal activity, the compounds presented IC50 values that ranged from 19.86 to 200 µM for the promastigote form, while for the amastigote forms, IC50 ranged from 101 to more than 200 µM. The compounds showed better results against the forms of T. cruzi with IC50 ranging from 1.67 to 100 µM for the trypomastigote form and 1.96 to values greater than 200 µM for the amastigote form. This study showed that thiazole compounds can be used as future antiparasitic agents.
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- Iranildo José DA Cruz Filho
- Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Department of Antibiotics, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil
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- University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (UNILAB), Av. da Abolição, 3, Centro 62790-970 Redenção, CE, Brazil
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- Oswaldo Cruz Pernambuco Foundation (Fiocruz/PE), Department of Immunology, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Oswaldo Cruz Pernambuco Foundation (Fiocruz/PE), Department of Immunology, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Department of Antibiotics, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil
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Hawash M. Recent Advances of Tubulin Inhibitors Targeting the Colchicine Binding Site for Cancer Therapy. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12121843. [PMID: 36551271 PMCID: PMC9776383 DOI: 10.3390/biom12121843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cancer accounts for numerous deaths each year, and it is one of the most common causes of death worldwide, despite many breakthroughs in the discovery of novel anticancer candidates. Each new year the FDA approves the use of new drugs for cancer treatments. In the last years, the biological targets of anticancer agents have started to be clearer and one of these main targets is tubulin protein; this protein plays an essential role in cell division, as well as in intracellular transportation. The inhibition of microtubule formation by targeting tubulin protein induces cell death by apoptosis. In the last years, numerous novel structures were designed and synthesized to target tubulin, and this can be achieved by inhibiting the polymerization or depolymerization of the microtubules. In this review article, recent novel compounds that have antiproliferation activities against a panel of cancer cell lines that target tubulin are explored in detail. This review article emphasizes the recent developments of tubulin inhibitors, with insights into their antiproliferative and anti-tubulin activities. A full literature review shows that tubulin inhibitors are associated with properties in the inhibition of cancer cell line viability, inducing apoptosis, and good binding interaction with the colchicine binding site of tubulin. Furthermore, some drugs, such as cabazitaxel and fosbretabulin, have been approved by FDA in the last three years as tubulin inhibitors. The design and development of efficient tubulin inhibitors is progressively becoming a credible solution in treating many species of cancers.
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- Mohammed Hawash
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus P.O. Box 7, Palestine
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Singh A, Malhotra D, Singh K, Chadha R, Bedi PMS. Thiazole derivatives in medicinal chemistry: Recent advancements in synthetic strategies, structure activity relationship and pharmacological outcomes. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Gholivand K, Faraghi M, Fallah N, Babaei A, Pirastehfar F, Dusek M, Eigner V, Salimi F. Therapeutic potential of phospho-thiadiazole derivatives as anti-glioblastoma agents: synthesis, biological assessment and computational study. Bioorg Chem 2022; 129:106123. [PMID: 36108588 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.106123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this study, three new phospho thiadiazole compounds (A, F and W) were investigated as possible cytotoxic agents. The compounds were synthesised and characterised by using spectroscopy methods. The crystal structure of compound A was investigated using X-ray crystallography, since the title compounds can exist as different tautomeric forms, their conformational and geometrical aspects were investigated computationally by the DFT method. NBO analysis suggested that these compounds can function as appropriate ligands for the reaction with the nitrogen bases of DNA. All the synthesised compounds were evaluated in vitro for their cytotoxic activities against cancer in the human glioblastoma cell lines (U-251) using the MTT assay. According to the annexin V-FITC/PI results, a combination of synthesised compounds with ReoT3D showed a synergistic effect to increase the percentage of apoptotic cells. Molecular docking study for A (the most toxic compound) showed how it interacts with DNA. Both in vitro and in silico results showed that A has promising inhibitory potential (IC50: 48.1 ± 0.3 μM) and binding energy (-6.67 kcal/mol).
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- Khodayar Gholivand
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Rana J, Chaudhary RP. Synthesis, prototropic tautomerism studies of indenocarbothioamides and their conversion to biologically active indenothiazole derivatives. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 276:121194. [PMID: 35378492 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Indenocarbothioamides 2, obtained from reaction of indane-1,3-dione with aryl isothiocyanates, on condensation with 3-chloropentane-2,4-dione and chloroacetyl chloride furnished 1,3-indanedione coupled thiazole and thiazolidin-5-one derivatives, respectively. The structure of the obtained products was assigned on the basis of spectral data (IR, NMR and Mass). Prototropic tautomerism studies of carbothioamides 2 were carried out in solution (1H NMR, 13C NMR and UV-vis), gas phase (Mass) and solid state (IR and X-ray). X-ray diffraction studies of carbothioamide 2a have revealed the existence of enolic form in the solid state. DFT studies of various possible tautomeric forms in gas phase as well as in solution state corroborated by the experimental results. Antibacterial studies of indenothiazole and indenothiazolidin-5-one derivatives have been reported.
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- Jasneet Rana
- Department of Chemistry, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal (Sangrur), Punjab 148106, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal (Sangrur), Punjab 148106, India.
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Molecular modeling of new thiazolyl-thiophene based compounds as antioxidant agents. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Behera BK, Shit S, Biswas S, Saikia AK. Synthesis of Thiazole-2(3 H)-ones via [3,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement/5- exo-dig Cyclization of N-Propargylamines. J Org Chem 2022; 87:9259-9269. [PMID: 35772023 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An efficient methodology has been developed for the synthesis of both di- and trisubstituted thiazol-2(3H)-ones from N-propargylamines and silver(I) trifluoromethanethiolate (AgSCF3) in good yields. The reaction proceeds via [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement/5-exo-dig cyclization of N-propargylamines. The starting material can be easily prepared from the A3-coupling reaction of amines, aldehydes, and alkynes. The methodology can be extended for the synthesis of thiozole-2(3H)-thione derivatives, and photophysical properties have been studied for some synthesized compounds.
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- Bipin Kumar Behera
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India
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Design, Synthesis, In Vitro Biological Activity Evaluation and Stabilized Nanostructured Lipid Carrier Formulation of Newly Synthesized Schiff Bases-Based TMP Moieties. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15060679. [PMID: 35745599 PMCID: PMC9230623 DOI: 10.3390/ph15060679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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A series of novel Schiff bases-based TMP moieties have been designed and synthesized as potential anticancer agents. The target Schiff bases were screened for their cytotoxic activity against the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line. Most of the tested molecules revealed good cytotoxic activity, especially compounds 4h, 4j and 5d. Being the most potent, compound 4h showed good tubulin polymerization inhibition activity as revealed by immunofluorescence analysis and ELISA assay. Additionally, compound 4h was screened for cell cycle disturbance and apoptosis induction. Pre-G1 apoptosis and cell growth halt at the G2/M phase were discovered to be caused by it. Moreover, compound 4h induced apoptosis via p53 and Bax activation, as well as reduced the level of Bcl-2. Additionally, the most potent compound 4h was lodged on nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs). 23 full factorial design was involved to govern the influence of the fabrication variables on the in vitro characters of the casted NLCs. F3 was picked as the optimum formula exhibiting dominant desirability value 0.805, EE% 95.6 ± 2.4, PS 222.4 ±18.7, PDI 0.23 ± 0.05 and ZP −39.2 ± 3.9 Mv. Furthermore, F3 affirmed improved solubility and release over the drug suspension. In the comparative cytotoxic activity, F3 was capable of diminishing the IC50 by around 2.15 times for pure 4h, while nearly close to the IC50 of the reference drug. Thus, NLCs could be a potential platform for boosted antitumor activity.
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Saedi AM, Farghaly TA, Shaaban MR. Fluorinated azole anticancer drugs: Synthesis, elaborated structure elucidation and docking studies. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Muhammad ZA, Farghaly TA, Al-Hussain SA, Edrees MM, Zaki MEA, Shabaan SN. Dry Grinding Synthesis and Docking Study of Cyclopentanone-Sulfur Containing Compounds with Anti-Proliferative Activity for HepG-2 and A-549 Cancer Cell Lines. Med Chem 2022; 18:1086-1099. [PMID: 35331121 DOI: 10.2174/1573406418666220324155119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The dry grinding method is a green technique for efficient organic synthesis with numerous advantages, such as: mild reaction conditions, environmental acceptability, simple segregation and refinement as well as the elevated selectivity and efficiency. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present work is to design and synthesize of cyclopentylidene-hydrazino)-thiazole derivatives using dry grinding condition to investigate their antitumor activity aganist two cell lines namely, HepG-2 and A-549. METHODS In this context, we synthesized series of thiazole incorporated cyclopentane through hydrazone-group and 2-cyclopentylidenehydrazine-1-carbimidic-2-ethoxy-N-aryl-2-oxoacetohydrazonic thioanhydride under dry grinding within minutes and excellent to good yield. RESULTS All spectral data confirmed the proposed structures. The molecular docking studies have been performed using Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (Pdb: 4k9g) and Lysozyme C (Pdb: 2f4a), the overexpressed proteins in human liver cancer cell (HepG-2) and lung cancer cell lines (A-549), respectively, in addition to the antitumor activity investigations contra the two types of tumor cells. CONCLUSION Two derivatives 9b and 9d showed the highest antitumor activity against the two cell lines HepG-2 and A-549. Also, docking results revealed high energy score ranging from -7.1590 to -5.9364 Kcal/mol with Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (Pdb: 4k9g) which is more than the energy score = -4.118 Kcal/mol of co-crystallized ligand. Moreover, the tested derivatives showed energy score varies from -6.0802 to -4.5503 Kcal/mol against Lysozyme C (Pdb: 2f4a).
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- Zeinab A Muhammad
- Department of Organic Chemistry, National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza 12311, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza 12311, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University (Girls Branch), Cairo, Egypt
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Sahil, Kaur K, Jaitak V. Thiazole and Related Heterocyclic Systems as Anticancer Agents: A Review on Synthetic Strategies, Mechanisms of Action and SAR Studies. Curr Med Chem 2022; 29:4958-5009. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867329666220318100019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background:
Cancer is the second leading cause of death throughout the world. Many anticancer drugs are commercially available, but lack of selectivity, target specificity, cytotoxicity and development of resistance lead to serious side effects. There have been several experiments going on to develop compounds with minor or no side effects.
Objective:
This review mainly emphasizes synthetic strategies, SAR studies, and mechanism of action for thiazole, benzothiazole, and imidazothiazole containing compounds as anticancer agents.
Methods:
Recent literature related to thiazole and thiazole-related derivatives endowed with encouraging anticancer potential is reviewed. This review emphasizes contemporary strategies used for the synthesis of thiazole and related derivatives, mechanistic targets, and comprehensive structural activity relationship studies to provide perspective into the rational design of high-efficiency thiazole-based anticancer drug candidates.
Results:
Exhaustive literature survey indicated that thiazole derivatives are associated with properties of inducing
apoptosis and disturbing tubulin assembly. Thiazoles are also associated with the inhibition of NFkB/mTOR/PI3K/AkT and regulation of estrogen-mediated activity. Furthermore, thiazole derivatives have been found to modulate critical targets such as topoisomerase and HDAC.
Conclusion:
Thiazole derivatives seem to be quite competent and act through various mechanisms. Some of the thiazole derivatives, such as compounds 29, 40, 62, and 74a with IC50 values of 0.05 μM, 0.00042 μM, 0.18 μM, and 0.67 μM, respectively not only have anticancer activity but they also have lower toxicity and better absorption. Therefore, some other similar compounds could be investigated to aid in the development of anticancer pharmacophores.
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- Sahil
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda (Pb.), India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda (Pb.), India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda (Pb.), India
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Mustafa M, Winum JY. The importance of sulfur-containing motifs in drug design and discovery. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2022; 17:501-512. [PMID: 35193437 DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2022.2044783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sulfur-containing functional groups are privileged motifs that occur in various pharmacologically effective substances and several natural products. Various functionalities are found with a sulfur atom at diverse oxidation states, as illustrated by thioether, sulfoxide, sulfone, sulfonamide, sulfamate, and sulfamide functions. They are valuable scaffolds in the field of medicinal chemistry and are part of a large array of approved drugs and clinical candidates. AREA COVERED Herein, the authors review the current research on the development of organosulfur-based drug discovery. This article also covers details of their roles in the new lead compounds reported in the literature over the past five years 2017-2021. EXPERT OPINION Given its prominent role in medicinal chemistry and its importance in drug discovery, sulfur has attracted continuing interest and has been used in the design of various valuable compounds that demonstrate a variety of biological and pharmacological feature activities. Overall, sulfur's role in medicinal chemistry continues to grow. However, many sulfur functionalities remain underused in small-molecule drug discovery and deserve special attention in the armamentarium for treating diverse diseases. Research efforts are also still required for the development of a synthetic methodology for direct access to these functions and late-stage functionalization.
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- Muhamad Mustafa
- IBMM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France.,Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya Unuversity, Minia, Egypt
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Ibrahim TS, Hawwas MM, Malebari AM, Taher ES, Omar AM, Neamatallah T, Abdel-Samii ZK, Safo MK, Elshaier YAMM. Discovery of novel quinoline-based analogues of combretastatin A-4 as tubulin polymerisation inhibitors with apoptosis inducing activity and potent anticancer effect. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 36:802-818. [PMID: 33730937 PMCID: PMC7993375 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.1899168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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A new series of quinoline derivatives of combretastatin A-4 have been designed, synthesised and demonstrated as tubulin polymerisation inhibitors. These novel compounds showed significant antiproliferative activities, among them, 12c exhibited the most potent inhibitory activity against different cancer cell lines (MCF-7, HL-60, HCT-116 and HeLa) with IC50 ranging from 0.010 to 0.042 µM, and with selectivity profile against MCF-10A non-cancer cells. Further mechanistic studies suggest that 12c can inhibit tubulin polymerisation and cell migration, leading to G2/M phase arrest. Besides, 12c induces apoptosis via a mitochondrial-dependant apoptosis pathway and caused reactive oxygen stress generation in MCF-7 cells. These results provide guidance for further rational development of potent tubulin polymerisation inhibitors for the treatment of cancer.HighlightsA novel series of quinoline derivatives of combretastatin A-4 have been designed and synthesised.Compound 12c showed significant antiproliferative activities against different cancer cell lines.Compound 12c effectively inhibited tubulin polymerisation and competed with [3H] colchicine in binding to tubulin.Compound 12c arrested the cell cycle at G2/M phase, effectively inducing apoptosis and inhibition of cell migration.
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- Tarek S. Ibrahim
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Institute for Structural Biology, Drug Discovery and Development, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Menoufia, Egypt
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Jadhav PM, Kantevari S, Tekale AB, Bhosale SV, Pawar RP, Tekale SU. A review on biological and medicinal significance of thiazoles. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10426507.2021.1945601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, Shri Shivaji College, Parbhani, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Shiv Chhatrapati College, Aurangabad, India
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Design, Synthesis, and Antipoliferative Activities of Novel Substituted Imidazole-Thione Linked Benzotriazole Derivatives. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26195983. [PMID: 34641526 PMCID: PMC8512560 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26195983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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A new series of benzotriazole moiety bearing substituted imidazol-2-thiones at N1 has been designed, synthesized and evaluated for in vitro anticancer activity against the different cancer cell lines MCF-7(breast cancer), HL-60 (Human promyelocytic leukemia), and HCT-116 (colon cancer). Most of the benzotriazole analogues exhibited promising antiproliferative activity against tested cancer cell lines. Among all the synthesized compounds, BI9 showed potent activity against the cancer cell lines such as MCF-7, HL-60 and HCT-116 with IC50 3.57, 0.40 and 2.63 µM, respectively. Compound BI9 was taken up for elaborate biological studies and the HL-60 cells in the cell cycle were arrested in G2/M phase. Compound BI9 showed remarkable inhibition of tubulin polymerization with the colchicine binding site of tubulin. In addition, compound BI9 promoted apoptosis by regulating the expression of pro-apoptotic protein BAX and anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2. These results provide guidance for further rational development of potent tubulin polymerization inhibitors for the treatment of cancer.
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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Thiazolyl-Ethylidene Hydrazino-Thiazole Derivatives: A Novel Heterocyclic System. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11198908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The reaction of 2-(1-(2-(2-(4-methoxybenzylidene)hydrazinyl)-4-methylthiazol-5-yl)ethylidene)hydrazinecarbothioamide with a range of hydrazonoyl chlorides and α-halo-compounds yielded three new series of thiazole derivatives. Chemical and physical techniques were used to analyze all newly prepared derivatives (1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, FT-IR and mass spectrometry). The potential antimicrobial and anticancer properties of the synthesized derivatives were investigated using various in vitro biological experiments. Most of the thiazole compounds tested were effective against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. In addition, a minimum inhibition concentration was determined for the antibiotic properties of the most active produced substances. The cytotoxic activities were tested on HepG-2 (liver carcinoma), HCT-116 (colorectal carcinoma) and MDA-MB-231 (breast carcinoma) cell lines in comparison with cisplatin reference drug and using colorimetric MTT assay. The results detected that compound 10c was the most potent against the three tested cell lines. Interestingly, when the tested compounds were evaluated for their toxicity against normal (MRC-5) cells, they exhibited low toxic effects indicating the safe use of most of them that may require further in vivo and pharmacological studies.
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Guerrero-Pepinosa NY, Cardona-Trujillo MC, Garzón-Castaño SC, Veloza LA, Sepúlveda-Arias JC. Antiproliferative activity of thiazole and oxazole derivatives: A systematic review of in vitro and in vivo studies. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 138:111495. [PMID: 33765586 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Thiazole and oxazole are compounds with a heterocyclic nucleus that have attracted the attention of medicinal chemistry due to the great variety of biological activities that they enable. In recent years, their study has increased, finding a wide range of biological activities, including antifungal, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities. This systematic review provides evidence from the literature on the antiproliferative and antitumor activities of thiazole and oxazole and their derivatives from 2014 to April 2020. Three bibliographical databases were consulted (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus), and a total of 32 studies were included in this paper based on our eligibility criteria. The analysis of the activity-structure relationship allows us to conclude that most of the promising compounds identified contained thiazole nuclei or derivatives.
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- Nancy Y Guerrero-Pepinosa
- Grupo Infección e Inmunidad, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia
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- Grupo Infección e Inmunidad, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia
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- Grupo Infección e Inmunidad, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia; Grupo Biomedicina, Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas, Pereira, Colombia
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- Grupo Polifenoles, Facultad de Tecnología, Escuela de Química, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia
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- Grupo Infección e Inmunidad, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia.
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Bhagat DS, Chawla PA, Gurnule WB, Shejul SK, Bumbrah GS. An Insight into Synthesis and Anticancer Potential of Thiazole and 4-thiazolidinone Containing Motifs. CURR ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272825999210101234704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Over the years, the branch of oncology has reached a mature stage, and substantial
development and advancement have been achieved in this dimension of medical science. The
synthesis and isolation of numerous novel anticancer agents of natural and synthetic origins
have been reported. Thiazole and 4-thiazolidinone containing heterocyclic compounds, having
a broad spectrum of pharmaceutical activities, represent a significant class of medicinal
chemistry. Thiazole and 4-thiazolidinone are five-membered unique heterocyclic motifs containing
S and N atoms as an essential core scaffold and have commendable medicinal significance.
Thiazoles and 4-thiazolidinones containing heterocyclic compounds are used as building
blocks for the next generation of pharmaceuticals. Thiazole precursors have been frequently
used due to their capabilities to bind to numerous cancer-specific protein targets.
Suitably, thiazole motifs have a biological suit via inhibition of different signaling pathways involved in cancer
causes. The scientific community has always tried to synthesize novel thiazole-based heterocycles by carrying out
different replacements of functional groups or skeleton around thiazole moiety. Herein, we report the current trend of
research and development in anticancer activities of thiazoles and 4-thiazolidinones containing scaffolds. In the current
study, we have also highlighted some other significant biological properties of thiazole, novel protocols of synthesis
for the synthesis of the new candidates, along with a significant broad spectrum of the anticancer activities of
thiazole containing scaffolds. This study facilitates the development of novel thiazole and 4-thiazolidinone containing
candidates with potent, efficient anticancer activity and less cytotoxic property.
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- Devidas S. Bhagat
- Department of Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology, Government Institute of Forensic Science, Aurangabad 431 004, (MS), India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga 142001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Kamla Nehru Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur-440024, (MS), India
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- Department of Life Science, Vivekanand Arts, Sardar Dalipsingh Commerce and Science College, Aurangabad 431 001, (MS), India
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Forensic Science, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University, 122413, Haryana, India
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Synthesis and Characterization of New Dihydronaphthalene Candidates as Potent Cytotoxic Agents against MCF-7 Human Cancer Cells. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2020:8649745. [PMID: 33457417 PMCID: PMC7787731 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8649745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In the present work, a new series of dihydronaphthalene derivatives were synthesized starting with 6-methoxy-1-tetralone 1, and the corresponding hydrazine derivative 2. Reaction of compound 2 with aryl isothiocyanates produced thiosemicarbazides 3a-d, which were reacted with ethyl chloroacetate to give thiazolidinone derivatives 4a-d. Pyrano thiazolecarbonitrile derivatives 5a-f were prepared by heating a mixture of compounds 4a or 4c, aryl aldehydes, and malononitrile utilizing distilled water in the presence of catalytic amount of potassium hydrogen phthalate. Also, treatment of 4a with DMF-DMA under solvent-free conditions gave enaminone derivative 6, which condensed with ethyl acetoacetate or acetylacetone or malononitrile or cyanothioacetamide to give compounds 7-10, respectively. Finally, reaction of the enaminone 6 with 2-aminoimidazol or 2-aminothiazol in the presence of glacial acetic acid produced derivatives 11 and 12, respectively. Cytotoxic evaluation of eleven compounds, against MCF-7 (human breast adenocarcinoma) cell lines, was estimated. Results revealed that five of the examined compounds 5a, 5d, 5e, 10, and 3d showed potent cytotoxic activities recording, IC50 values; 0.93 ± 0.02, 1.76 ± 0.04, 2.36 ± 0.06, 2.83 ± 0.07, and 3.73 ± 0.09 μM, respectively, which were more potent than the reference used (Saturosporin, IC506.08 ± 0.15 μM). The new products were also examined towards normal epithelial breast cells (MCF10A). All of them showed very good safety profile with different degrees and were safer than the reference drug used. Compound 5a was the most effective against MCF-7 cells and was less toxic than Saturosporin by about 18.45-folds towards MCF01A normal cells. All the new compounds were fully characterized by the different spectral and analytical tools. Herein, detailed syntheses, spectroscopic, and biological data are reported.
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Ngoc Toan V, Dinh Thanh N. Novel thiazoline–coumarin hybrid compounds containing sugar moieties: synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking study as antiproliferative agents. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj00680k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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1,3-Thiadiazoline–coumarin hybrid compounds containing d-glucose and d-galactose moieties have the cytotoxicity against MCF-7, HepG2, HeLa, SK-Mel-2, and LU-1 cells and also EGFR and HER2 kinases. Molecular docking showed key roles in enhancing potency against both enzymes.
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- Vu Ngoc Toan
- Department of Toxicological Chemistry and Radiation
- Institute for Advanced Technology (Vietnam Academy of Military Science and Technology)
- Ha Noi
- Vietnam
- Faculty of Chemistry
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- VNU University of Science (Vietnam National University, Ha Noi)
- Ha Noi
- Vietnam
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Al‐Hussain SA, Alshehrei F, Zaki MEA, Harras MF, Farghaly TA, Muhammad ZA. Fluorinated hydrazonoyl chlorides as precursors for synthesis of antimicrobial azoles. J Heterocycl Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.4198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Sami A. Al‐Hussain
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Al‐Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Jumom college Umm Al‐Qura University Makkah Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Al‐Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls) Al‐Azhar University Cairo Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science Umm Al‐Qura University Makkah Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Cairo University Giza Egypt
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- Department of Organic Chemistry National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR) Giza Egypt
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Ibrahim TS, Hawwas MM, Malebari AM, Taher ES, Omar AM, O’Boyle NM, McLoughlin E, Abdel-Samii ZK, Elshaier YAMM. Potent Quinoline-Containing Combretastatin A-4 Analogues: Design, Synthesis, Antiproliferative, and Anti-Tubulin Activity. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:E393. [PMID: 33203182 PMCID: PMC7698209 DOI: 10.3390/ph13110393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A novel series of quinoline derivatives of combretastatin A-4 incorporating rigid hydrazone and a cyclic oxadiazole linkers were synthesized and have demonstrated potent tubulin polymerization inhibitory properties. Many of these novel derivatives have shown significant antiproliferative activities in the submicromolar range. The most potent compound, 19h, demonstrated superior IC50 values ranging from 0.02 to 0.04 µM against four cancer cell lines while maintaining low cytotoxicity in MCF-10A non-cancer cells, thereby suggesting 19h's selectivity towards proliferating cancer cells. In addition to tubulin polymerization inhibition, 19h caused cell cycle arrest in MCF-7 cells at the G2/M phase and induced apoptosis. Collectively, these findings indicate that 19h holds potential for further investigation as a potent chemotherapeutic agent targeting tubulin.
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- Tarek S. Ibrahim
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.M.); (A.M.O.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt; (M.M.H.); (E.S.T.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.M.); (A.M.O.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt; (M.M.H.); (E.S.T.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.M.); (A.M.O.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland; (N.M.O.); (E.M.)
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland; (N.M.O.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt;
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- Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32958, Egypt;
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Ahadi H, Shokrzadeh M, Hosseini-Khah Z, Ghassemi Barghi N, Ghasemian M, Emadi E, Zargari M, Razzaghi-Asl N, Emami S. Synthesis and biological assessment of ciprofloxacin-derived 1,3,4-thiadiazoles as anticancer agents. Bioorg Chem 2020; 105:104383. [PMID: 33130342 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The quinolone-3-carboxylic acid scaffold is essential structure for antibacterial activity of fluoroquinolones such as ciprofloxacin. Modification of 3-carboxylic functionality in this structure can be used for switching its activity from antibacterial to anticancer. Accordingly, a series of C-3 modified ciprofloxacin derivatives containing N-(5-(benzylthio)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-carboxamide moiety was synthesized as novel anticancer agents. Most of compounds showed significant activity against MCF-7, A549 and SKOV-3 cancer cells in the MTT assay. In particular, compounds 13a-e and 13g were found to be as potent as standard drug doxorubicin against MCF-7 cell line (IC50s = 3.26-3.90 µM). Furthermore, the 4-fluorobenzyl derivatives 13h and 14b with IC50 values of 3.58 and 2.79 µM exhibited the highest activity against SKOV-3 and A549 cells, being as potent as doxorubicin. Two promising compounds 13e and 13g were further tested for their apoptosis inducing activity and cell cycle arrest. Both compounds could significantly induce apoptosis in MCF-7 cells, while compound 13e was more potent apoptosis inducer resulting in an 18-fold increase in the proportion of apoptotic cells at the IC50 concentration in MCF-7 cells. The cell cycle analysis revealed that compounds 13e and 13g could increase cell portions in the sub-G1 phase, inducing oligonucleosomal DNA fragmentation and apoptosis confirmed by comet assay.
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- Hamideh Ahadi
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Diabetes Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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Mohammed HHH, Abbas SH, Hayallah AM, Abuo-Rahma GEDA, Mostafa YA. Novel urea linked ciprofloxacin-chalcone hybrids having antiproliferative topoisomerases I/II inhibitory activities and caspases-mediated apoptosis. Bioorg Chem 2020; 106:104422. [PMID: 33248713 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A novel series of urea-linked ciprofloxacin (CP)-chalcone hybrids 3a-j were synthesized and screened by NCI-60 cancer cell lines as potential cytotoxic agents. Interestingly, compounds 3c and 3j showed remarkable antiproliferative activities against both colon HCT-116 and leukemia SR cancer cells compared to camptothecin, topotecan and staurosporine with IC50 = 2.53, 2.01, 17.36, 12.23 and 3.1 μM for HCT-116 cells, respectively and IC50 = 0.73, 0.64, 3.32, 13.72 and 1.17 μM for leukemia SR cells, respectively. Also, compounds 3c and 3j exhibited inhibitory activities against Topoisomerase (Topo) I with % inhibition = 51.19% and 56.72%, respectively, compared to camptothecin (% inhibition = 60.05%) and Topo IIβ with % inhibition = 60.81% and 60.06%, respectively, compared to topotecan (% inhibition = 71.09%). Furthermore, compound 3j arrested the cell cycle of leukemia SR cells at G2/M phase. It induced apoptosis both intrinsically and extrinsically via activation of proteolytic caspases cascade (caspases-3, -8, and -9), release of cytochrome C from mitochondria, upregulation of proapoptotic Bax and down-regulation of Bcl-2 protein level. Thus, the new ciprofloxacin derivative 3j could be considered as a potential lead for further optimization of antitumor agent against leukemia and colorectal carcinoma.
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- Hamada H H Mohammed
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, New, Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, New, Minia 61519, Egypt; Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, 71526, Egypt; Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sphinx University, New Assiut, 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, New, Minia 61519, Egypt.
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, 71526, Egypt
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Shokrzadeh M, Goleij P, Behravan E, Ghassemi-Barghi N, Salehabadi Y, Rezaei A. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIABETICS AND INTESTINAL CANCER WITH THE RISK OF MUTATION IN CD38 GENE IN IRANIAN POPULATION. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2020; 57:137-143. [PMID: 32490905 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.202000000-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intestinal cancer often occurs in type 2 diabetic patients. The concept of increasing insulin levels and insulin-like growth factor in the blood with type 2 diabetes are stimulated with the growth and depletion of cloned cell walls, and the continuation of this process leads to the cellular deformation. This is the evidence for intestinal cancer in type 2 diabetes in population. OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to find out the relationship between diabetics and intestinal cancer based on CD38 gene mutation. METHODS Samples were collected from 200 population including normal and case ones. PCR products related to rs 6449181 of CD38 gene was amplified with ARMS-PCR technique, and a 420-bp sharp banding was observed as well. According three ARMS-PCR techniques, three primers were designed by oligo7 software. Primers include F1, F2 and R (amplifying for normal, mutant and reverse primer respectively). RESULTS This band was observed using a primer F1 that carries the wild type nucleotide using a primer, and when it is used with the F2 primer, it brings the mutant primer to populations of patients with diabetes and diabetes-cancer. In addition, the clinical results including body mass index, blood glucose and insulin level were analyzed. The means ±SD and Tuckey's post hoc test were significant between the clinical characterization parameters between cases and healthy populations. The allelic gene frequencies and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium between nucleotides were evaluated, and the significant level between the alleles and gene frequencies was observed. CONCLUSION In general, the current study found that there is a relationship between diabetes and intestinal cancer among the studied populations.
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- Mohammad Shokrzadeh
- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology, Sari, Iran
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- Sana Institute of Higher Education, Faculty of Biology, Department of Genetics, Sari, Iran
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- Islamic Azad University, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Genetics, Tonekabon Branch, Iran
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- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology, Sari, Iran
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- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology, Sari, Iran
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- Islamic Azad University, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Genetics, Tonekabon Branch, Iran
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An engineered non-erythropoietic erythropoietin-derived peptide, ARA290, attenuates doxorubicin induced genotoxicity and oxidative stress. Toxicol In Vitro 2020; 66:104864. [PMID: 32335150 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2020.104864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Erythropoietin (EPO) applies anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, anti-oxidant and cytoprotective effects besides its hematopoietic action. A nonhematopoietic peptide engineered from EPO, ARA 290, interacts selectively with the innate repair receptor and has similar possessions. ARA290 mediates tissue protection without hematopoietic side-effects of EPO which limit its clinical application. Doxorubicin (DOX) is the broad-spectrum chemotherapeutic agent, but its use is limited by the development of nonspecific toxicity on noncancerous tissues especially in cardiac cells. Mechanisms behind the DOX-induced toxicities are enhanced level of oxidative damage, inflammation and apoptosis. In the present study, we have investigated whether ARA290 acts as a chemoprotective agent modulating the cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and oxidative stress induced in vitro by DOX. The genoprotective effect of ARA290 on DOX-induced toxicity in three cell line (HepG2, HGF & Stem cell) were assessed. Cells were treated with ARA290 (50-400 nM) and DOX (1 μM) in pretreatment condition. Cytotoxicity was evaluated using the MTT assay, genoprotective effect of ARA290 were evaluated using the micronucleus test and comet assay. AR290 significantly reduced the percentage of DNA in tail and the frequency of micronuclei induced by DOX. Besides, DOX impaired anti-oxidant defense enzyme activities and induced inflammation and apoptotic cell death. ARA290 markedly attenuated DOX induced oxidative stress and protected against DOX induced inflammation and apoptotic cell death. This result proposes that ARA290 can act as a protective agent, reducing DOX-induced DNA damage and oxidative stress, and it is possible that this protection could also extend to cardiac cells.
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Farghaly TA, Masaret GS, Muhammad ZA, Harras MF. Discovery of thiazole-based-chalcones and 4-hetarylthiazoles as potent anticancer agents: Synthesis, docking study and anticancer activity. Bioorg Chem 2020; 98:103761. [PMID: 32200332 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The crucial need for novel antitumor agents with high selectivity toward cancer cells has promoted us to synthesize new series of thiazole-based chalcones and 4-hetarylthiazoles (rigid chalcones). The synthesis of thiazolyl chalcones and 4-hetarylthiazoles and the assertion of their structure are described. Their anti-proliferative activity was estimated against three human cancer cell lines; HepG-2, A549 and MCF-7. 3-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-1-(5-methyl-2-(methylamino)thiazol-4-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (chalcone derivative 3a) showed significant and broad antitumor activity that was more potent than Doxorubicin. In addition, compounds 3d, 3e and 7a displayed potent activity compared to Doxorubicin. Additionally, these compounds were less toxic on normal lung cells WI-38 with high selectivity index. Further study on 3a regarding its effect on the normal cell cycle profile in A549 cells demonstrated cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase together with rise in the percentage of the apoptotic pre-G1 cells. CDK1/CDK2/CDK4 inhibition assays were carried out on 3a, 3d, 3e and 7a and the results revealed non selective inhibition on the tested CDKs with IC50 values of 0.78-1.97 µM. Moreover, docking study predicted that 3a, 3d, 3e and 7a can fit in the ATP binding site of CDK1 enzyme. The apoptosis induction potential of 3a, 3d, 3e and 7a was also estimated against some apoptosis markers. Interestingly, they elevated the level of Bax by 6.36-10.12 folds and reduced the expression of Bcl-2 by 1.94-4.12 folds compared to the control. Furthermore, they increased both active caspase-3 and p53 levels by 8.76-10.56 and 6.85-10.36 folds, respectively higher than the control which indicates their potential to induce apoptosis.
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- Thoraya A Farghaly
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Almukkarramah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Almukkarramah, Saudi Arabia
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- National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), P.O. Box 29, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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