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Meng S, Zhu N, Han D, Li B, Zhang X, Zhang J, Liu T. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Methoxypolyethylene-Glycol-Substituted Abiraterone Derivatives as Potential Antiprostate Cancer Agents. Mol Pharm 2024; 21:3186-3203. [PMID: 38815167 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c01188] [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] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Globally, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed tumor and a cause of death in older men. Abiraterone, an orally administered irreversible CYP17 inhibitor, is employed to treat prostate cancer. However, abiraterone has several clinical limitations, such as poor water solubility, low dissolution rate, low bioavailability, and toxic side effects in the liver and kidney. Therefore, there is a need to identify high-efficiency and low-toxicity water-soluble abiraterone derivatives. In this work, we aimed to design and synthesize a series of abiraterone derivatives by methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG) modification. Their antitumor activities and toxicology were analyzed in vitro and in vivo. The most potent compound, 2e, retained the principle of action on the CYP17 enzyme target and significantly improved the abiraterone water solubility, cell permeability, and blood safety. No significant abnormalities were observed in toxicology. mPEG-modification significantly improved abiraterone's antitumor activity and efficiency while reducing the associated toxic effects. The finding will provide a theoretical basis for future clinical application of mPEG-modified abiraterone.
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- Shuai Meng
- Department of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmacology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmacology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, People's Republic of China
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Hou X, Mao L, Guo Y, Wang L, Peng L, Wang H, Yang J, Li S, Li YM. Synthesis and antitumor activity of dolutegravir derivatives bearing 1,2,3-triazole moieties. BMC Chem 2024; 18:97. [PMID: 38715128 PMCID: PMC11077815 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-024-01205-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Modification of marketed drugs is an important way to develop drugs because its safety and clinical applicability. Oxygen-nitrogen heterocycles are a class of important active substances discovered in the process of new drug development. Dolutegravir, an HIV drug with a nitrogen-oxygen heterocycle structure, has the potential ability to inhibit cell survival. In order to find and explore novel anti-tumor drugs, new dolutegravir derivatives bearing different 1,2,3-triazole moieties were prepared via click reactions. In vitro biological experiments performed in several lung cancer cell lines suggested that these novel compounds displayed potent anti-tumor ability. Especially, the compound 9e with a substituent of 2-methyl-3-nitrophenyl and the compound 9p with a substituent of 3-trifluoromethylphenyl were effective against PC-9 cell line with IC50 values of 3.83 and 3.17 µM, respectively. Moreover, compounds 9e and 9p were effective against H460 and A549 cells. Further studies suggested that compounds 9e and 9p could induce cancer cell apoptosis in PC-9 and H460, inhibit cancer cell proliferation, change the cell cycle, and increase the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which further induce tumor cell apoptosis. In addition, compounds 9e and 9p increased LC3 protein expression which was the key regulator in autophagy signaling pathway in PC-9 cells. Compound 9e also showed low toxicity against normal cells, and could be regarded as an interesting lead compound for further structure optimization.
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- Xixi Hou
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, 471003, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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- Department of Emergency, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518033, China
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Technology of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Novel Food Resources Processing Ministry of Agriculture, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China
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- University of North Carolina Hospitals, 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China.
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, 471003, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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Shinde AD, Nandurkar YM, Bhalekar S, Walunj YS, Ugale S, Ahmad I, Patel H, Chavan AP, Mhaske PC. Investigation of new 1,2,3-triazolyl-quinolinyl-propan-2-ol derivatives as potential antimicrobial agents: in vitro and in silico approach. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024; 42:1191-1207. [PMID: 37254438 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2217922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A new series of 1-((1-(4-substituted benzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy)-2-(2-substituted quinolin-4-yl)propan-2-ol (9a-x) have been synthesized. The newly synthesized 1,2,3-triazolyl-quinolinyl-propan-2-ol (9a-x) derivatives were screened for in vitro antimicrobial activity against M. tuberculosis H37Rv, E. coli, P. mirabilis, B. subtilis, and S. albus. Most of the compounds showed good to moderate antibacterial activity and all derivatives have shown excellent to good antitubercular activity with MIC 0.8-12.5 μg/mL. To know the plausible mode of action for antibacterial activity the docking study against DNA gyrase from M. tuberculosis and S. aureus was investigated. The compounds have shown significant docking scores in the range of -9.532 to -7.087 and -9.543 to -6.621 Kcal/mol with the DNA gyrase enzyme of S. aureus (PDB ID: 2XCT) and M. tuberculosis (PDB ID: 5BS8), respectively. Against the S. aureus and M. tuberculosis H37Rv strains, the compound 9 l showed good activity with MIC values of 62.5 and 3.33 μM. It also showed significant docking scores in both targets with -8.291 and -8.885 Kcal/mol, respectively. Molecular dynamics was studied to investigate the structural and dynamics transitions at the atomistic level in S. aureus DNA gyrase (2XCT) and M. tuberculosis DNA gyrase (5BS8). The results revealed that the residues in the active binding pockets of the S. aureus and M. tuberculosis DNA gyrase proteins that interacted with compound 9 l remained relatively consistent throughout the MD simulations and thus, reflected the conformation stability of the respective complexes. Thus, the significant antimicrobial activity of derivatives 9a-x recommended that these compounds could assist in the development of lead compounds to treat for bacterial infections.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Abhijit D Shinde
- Post-Graduate Department of Chemistry, S. P. Mandali's Sir Parashurambhau College (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University), Pune, India
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- Post-Graduate Department of Chemistry, S. P. Mandali's Sir Parashurambhau College (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University), Pune, India
- Department of Chemistry, Nowrosjee Wadia College (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University), Pune, India
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- Post-Graduate Department of Chemistry, S. P. Mandali's Sir Parashurambhau College (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University), Pune, India
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- Post-Graduate Department of Chemistry, S. P. Mandali's Sir Parashurambhau College (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University), Pune, India
- Department of Chemistry, Hutatma Rajguru Mahavidyalaya, Rajgurunagar, India (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)
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- Post-Graduate Department of Chemistry, S. P. Mandali's Sir Parashurambhau College (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University), Pune, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Prof. Ravindra Nikam College of Pharmacy, Gondur, Dhule, Maharashtra, India
- Division of Computer Aided Drug Design, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Division of Computer Aided Drug Design, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Post-Graduate Department of Chemistry, S. P. Mandali's Sir Parashurambhau College (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University), Pune, India
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- Post-Graduate Department of Chemistry, S. P. Mandali's Sir Parashurambhau College (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University), Pune, India
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Aguilar J, Leyva E, Loredo-Carrillo SE, Cárdenas-Chaparro A, Martínez-Richa A, Hernández-López H, Araujo-Huitrado JG, Granados-López AJ, López-Hernández Y, López JA. Synthesis of Novel Fluoro Phenyl Triazoles Via Click Chemistry with or without Microwave Irradiation and their Evaluation as Anti-proliferative Agents in SiHa Cells. Curr Org Synth 2024; 21:559-570. [PMID: 37078356 DOI: 10.2174/1570179420666230420084000] [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: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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AIMS Perform the synthesis of novel fluoro phenyl triazoles via click chemistry with or without microwave irradiation and their evaluation as anti-proliferative agents in SiHa cells. BACKGROUND Triazoles are heterocyclic compounds containing a five-member ring with two carbon and three nitrogen atoms. They are of great importance since many of them have shown to have biological activity as antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial, anti-HIV, anti-tuberculosis, vasodilator, and anticancer agents. OBJECTIVES Synthesize novel fluoro phenyl triazoles via click chemistry and evaluate their antiproliferative activity. METHODS First, several fluorophenyl azides were prepared. Reacting these aryl azides with phenylacetylene in the presence of Cu(I) catalyst, the corresponding fluoro phenyl triazoles were obtained by two methodologies, stirring at room temperature and under microwave irradiation at 40ºC. In addition, their antiproliferative activity was evaluated in cervical cancer SiHa cells. RESULTS Fluoro phenyl triazoles were obtained within minutes by means of microwave irradiation. The compound 3f, containing two fluorine atoms next to the carbon connected to the triazole ring, was the most potent among the fluoro phenyl triazoles tested in this study. Interestingly, the addition of a fluorine atom to the phenyl triazole structure in a specific site increases its antiproliferative effect as compared to parent phenyl triazole 3a without a fluorine atom. CONCLUSION Several fluoro phenyl triazoles were obtained by reacting fluoro phenyl azides with phenylacetylene in the presence of copper sulphate, sodium ascorbate and phenanthroline. Preparation of these triazoles with MW irradiation represents a better methodology since they are obtained within minutes and higher yields of cleaner compounds are obtained. In terms of biological studies, the proximity between fluorine atom and triazole ring increases its biological activity.
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- Johana Aguilar
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Manuel Nava No. 6, Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí, SLP, 78290, México
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Manuel Nava No. 6, Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí, SLP, 78290, México
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Manuel Nava No. 6, Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí, SLP, 78290, México
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- Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Avenida Central del Norte No. 39-115, Tunja, Boyacá, 15003, Colombia
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, GTO, 36000, México
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- Unidad Académica de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Campus UAZ siglo XXI, carretera Zacatecas-Guadalajara km 6, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, 98160, México
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- Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Campus II, Av. Preparatoria s/n, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, 98066, México
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- Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Campus II, Av. Preparatoria s/n, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, 98066, México
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- Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Campus II, Av. Preparatoria s/n, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, 98066, México
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- Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Campus II, Av. Preparatoria s/n, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, 98066, México
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El-Shiekh RA, Elshimy R. Therapeutic effects of Stemmoside C against Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium infected BALB/c mice. Steroids 2023; 199:109296. [PMID: 37591445 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2023.109296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Salmonella is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes gastrointestinal diseases in 20 to 40 million people globally. Stemmoside C is a steroidal glycoside isolated from Argel, although its antibacterial and antibiofilm properties have not been studied. The antibacterial activity of Stemmoside C against Salmonella enterica was revealed, where MIC of the compound was 16 μg/mL (0.15 µM). Biofilm-associated Stemmoside C treatment destroyed S. typhi cells and reduced viable S. typhi numbers below detectable levels. When compared to Stemmoside C or Ciprofluxacin-treated mice, infected BALB/c mice had a greater death rate and a larger bacterial blood burden. The protective effects of orally administered Stemmoside C at dose of 25 and 50 mg/kg b.wt. against bacterial infection was associated with reduction in the levels of inflammatory cytokines (IFN-γ, Il-1β, IL-2, IL-6, MPO, and TNF-α) and elevation of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10 and IL-12) in serum. Where, Stemmoside C at dose of 50 mg/kg b.wt. regulated the levels almost as normal control group and demonstrated apparently normal intestinal sections. It also resulted in a decrease in the number of viable S. typhi retrieved from feces. Stemmoside C is a promising drug for the treatment or prevention of S. typhimurium infection.
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- Riham A El-Shiekh
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr el Aini st., Cairo 11562, Egypt.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University, Giza, Egypt; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Egyptian Drug Authority, Cairo, Egypt.
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Yan Y, Chen J, Peng M, Zhang X, Feng E, Li Q, Guo B, Ding X, Zhang Y, Tang L. Sesquiterpenes from Carpesium faberi triggered ROS-induced apoptosis and protective autophagy in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2023; 214:113805. [PMID: 37527743 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113805] [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: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Ten previously undescribed sesquiterpenes, carpespenes A-J (1-10), and eight known compounds (11-18), were isolated from the whole plants of Carpesium faberi. Their structures were established by extensive analysis of HRESIMS, NMR, and ECD spectra. Carpespene A (1) is eudesmanolide-type sesquiterpene lactone with an open five membered ring involving C-2 and C-3. Furthermore, compound 1 showed significant cytotoxic effects against four cancer cell lines with IC50 values from 8.20 to 18.45 μM, compared with the positive controls cisplatin and doxorubicin. Mechanistically, compound 1 induced apoptosis in the HepG2 cells by triggering excessive ROS accumulation. The latter however induced cytoprotective autophagy, which impaired the cytotoxicity of compound 1. Simultaneous antophagy inhibition with compound 1 treatment augmented the cytotoxic effects of the latter on HepG2 cells. Our findings further establish the structural diversity and bioactivity of sesquiterpenes, and provide an experimental basis for targeting cytoprotective autophagy as a potential chemotherapeutic strategy.
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- Ying Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants & College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China; School of Medicine and Health Management, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants & College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants & College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants & College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants & College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants & College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Drug Research on Common Chronic Diseases, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants & College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China.
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Üremiş MM, Üremiş N, Türköz Y. Cucurbitacin E shows synergistic effect with sorafenib by inducing apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells and regulates Jak/Stat3, ERK/MAPK, PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways. Steroids 2023; 198:109261. [PMID: 37355001 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2023.109261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cucurbitacin E (CuE), a natural compound found in medicinal plants such as Ecballium Elaterium, has demonstrated antiproliferative and apoptotic effects in various cancer cell types due to its tetracyclic triterpenoid structure. Sorafenib, a multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is commonly used in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment. This study aimed to investigate the anticancer effect of CuE alone and in combination with sorafenib on HepG2 cells. METHODS CuE was extracted from Ecballium Elaterium fruit juice and quantitatively evaluated using HPLC. The effect of sorafenib and CuE on cell growth inhibition was determined using the MTT test. Cell cycle progression and apoptosis were assessed using flow cytometry. Mitochondrial damage was evaluated with ΔΨm, and DNA damage was assessed using the comet assay. The expression of Jak2/Stat3, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, MAPK, and Bcl-2 family-related genes and proteins were analyzed using western blot and qRT-PCR, respectively. RESULTS Both CuE (0.1-5 µM) and sorafenib (0.5-10 µM) exhibited dose- and time-dependent antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects against the HepG2 cell line. Both compounds induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells and halted the cell cycle in the G2/M phase while causing mitochondrial and DNA damage. Both compounds down-regulated Jak2/Stat3, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, MAPK signaling pathway proteins, and Bcl-xL levels, while up-regulated Caspase-9 and Bax protein levels. CONCLUSION Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that CuE alone or in combination with sorafenib has the potential to be an effective therapeutic option for the treatment of HCC by inducing apoptosis and regulating multiple signaling pathways.
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- Muhammed Mehdi Üremiş
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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Hou XX, Mao LF, Guo Y, Lou C, Wang L, Li RF, Wang H, Li SQ, Yang JX. Design, synthesis and antitumour activity evaluation of novel dolutegravir derivatives. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1238587. [PMID: 37608893 PMCID: PMC10440426 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1238587] [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: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Based on the modification of the structure of dolutegravir, we introduced 1,2,3-triazole moieties with different substituted groups and obtained a lot of novel dolutegravir derivatives. The activity of A549 cells treated with the derivatives was examined, and most compounds showed good inhibitory effects. Among them, compounds 4b and 4g were the most effective, and inhibited the growth of A549 cells with IC50 values of 8.72 ± 0.11 μM and 12.97 ± 0.32 μM, respectively. In addition, compound 4g induced apoptosis and clonal suppression in A549 tumor cells. Compound 4g also activated the LC3 signaling pathway to induce autophagy in tumor cells, and activated the γ-H2AX signaling pathway to induce DNA damage in tumor cells.
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- Xi-Xi Hou
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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Ravisankar N, Sarathi N, Maruthavanan T, Ramasundaram S, Ramesh M, Sankar C, Umamatheswari S, Kanthimathi G, Oh TH. Synthesis, antimycobacterial screening, molecular docking, ADMET prediction and pharmacological evaluation on novel pyran-4-one bearing hydrazone, triazole and isoxazole moieties: Potential inhibitors of SARS CoV-2. J Mol Struct 2023; 1285:135461. [PMID: 37041803 PMCID: PMC10062711 DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135461] [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: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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The respiratory infection tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its unrelenting spread caused millions of deaths around the world. Hence, it is needed to explore potential and less toxic anti-tubercular drugs. In the present work, we report the synthesis and antitubercular activity of four different (hydrazones 7-12, O-ethynyl oximes 19-24, triazoles 25-30, and isoxazoles 31-36) hybrids. Among these hybrids 9, 10, 33, and 34, displayed high antitubercular activity at 3.12 g/mL with >90% of inhibitions. The hybrids also showed good docking energies between -6.8 and -7.8 kcal/mol. Further, most active molecules were assayed for their DNA gyrase reduction ability towards M. tuberculosis and E.coli DNA gyrase by the DNA supercoiling and ATPase gyrase assay methods. All four hybrids showed good IC50 values comparable to that of the reference drug. In addition, the targets were also predicted as a potential binder for papain-like protease (SARS CoV-2 PLpro) by molecular docking and a good interaction result was observed. Besides, all targets were predicted for their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion - toxicity (ADMET) profile and found a significant amount of ADMET and bioavailability.
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- N Ravisankar
- Department of Chemistry, Veltech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600 062, India
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- Department of Chemistry, GRT Institute of Engineering and Technology (Affiliated to Anna University), Tiruttani 631 209, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, SONASTARCH, Sona College of Technology, Salem 636005, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Govt. Arts College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620 022, India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM TRP Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 621 105, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Govt. Arts College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620 022, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Ramco Institue of Technology, Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu 626 117, India
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38436, Republic of Korea
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Mishra SS, Kumar N, Karkara BB, Sharma CS, Kalra S. Identification of potential inhibitors of Zika virus targeting NS3 helicase using molecular dynamics simulations and DFT studies. Mol Divers 2023; 27:1689-1701. [PMID: 36063275 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-022-10522-5] [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: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Despite the various research efforts towards the drug discovery program for Zika virus treatment, no antiviral drugs or vaccines have yet been discovered. The spread of the mosquito vector and ZIKV infection exposure is expected to accelerate globally due to continuing global travel. The NS3-Hel is a non-structural protein part and involved in different functions such as polyprotein processing, genome replication, etc. It makes an NS3-Hel protein an attractive target for designing novel drugs for ZIKV treatment. This investigation identifies the novel, potent ZIKV inhibitors by virtual screening and elucidates the binding pattern using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies. The molecular dynamics simulation results indicate dynamic stability between protein and ligand complexes, and the structures keep significantly unchanged at the binding site during the simulation period. All inhibitors found within the acceptable range having drug-likeness properties. The synthetic feasibility score suggests that all screened inhibitors can be easily synthesizable. Therefore, possible inhibitors obtained from this study can be considered a potential inhibitor for NS3 Hel, and further, it could be provided as a lead for drug development.
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- Shashank Shekher Mishra
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical & Populations Health Informatics, DIT University, Dehradun, 248009, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bhupal Nobles' College of Pharmacy, Bhupal Nobles' University, Udaipur, 313001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Vadlamudi, Guntur, 522213, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bhupal Nobles' College of Pharmacy, Bhupal Nobles' University, Udaipur, 313001, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Mohali, Punjab, India
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Agarwal DS, Sakhuja R, Beteck RM, Legoabe LJ. Steroid-triazole conjugates: A brief overview of synthesis and their application as anticancer agents. Steroids 2023:109258. [PMID: 37330161 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2023.109258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Steroids are biomolecules that play pivotal roles in various physiological and drug discovery processes. Abundant research has been fuelled towards steroid-heterocycles conjugates over the last few decades as potential therapeutic agents against various diseases especially as anticancer agents. In this context various steroid-triazole conjugates have been synthesized and studied for their anticancer potential against various cancer cell lines. A thorough search of the literatures revealed that a concise review pertaining the present topic is not compiled. Therefore, in thus review we summarize the synthesis, anticancer activity against various cancer cell lines and structure activity relationship (SAR) of various steroid-triazole conjugates. This review can lay down the path towards the development of various steroid-heterocycles conjugates with lesser side effects and profound efficacy.
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- Devesh S Agarwal
- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333 031, India
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.
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Hernández-Rivera JA, Herrera-García M, López-Castillo GN, Sandoval-Ramírez J, Carrasco-Carballo A. Epoxide of Diosgenin Acetate Synthesis: DoE for Diastereoselective Yield Optimization, Antimicroibial, antioxidant and antiproliferative effects. Steroids 2023; 197:109256. [PMID: 37217088 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2023.109256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Diosgenin and its derivatives have proved a huge importance in diverse biological activities. The optimized production of the diastereoisomers of the epoxide of diosgenin acetate by means of mCPBA is reported herein. This transformation had a previous design of experiments using the application of a statistical factorial DoE of 4 parameters (nk), where one variable is varied at a time, while others stay constant. The temperature showed the greatest effect on the reaction yield; so, at 298 K the diastereomeric ratio 3:1 of α and β-epoxides, normally found, was raised to 1:1. Time was the second significant variable, but due to its high correlation with temperature, 30 minutes were required for a global 90% conversion at least. These diastereoisomers were characterized both isolated and in the mixtures obtained, to determine their antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiproliferative activity, finding a low antioxidant capacity by DPPH, but antimicrobial activity at the level of penicillin in gram negative bacteria by 1β better to 1α. The antiproliferative capacity was higher for diastereoisomer β, agreeing with the proportion of the mixture obtained by different conditions, increasing this in relation to the amount of this diastereoisomer present in hormone-dependent cancer cell lines such as Hela, PC-3 and MCF-7, with 10.0 µM obtained values of viability at 21.8 %, 35.8 % and 12.3 % respectively. DoE optimization allows to manipulate the ratio between diastereoisomers with the minimum number of experiments, extending the analysis of the effect of the ratio between diastereoisomers and the in silico potential as well as the biological activity.
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- J A Hernández-Rivera
- Laboratorio de Elucidación y Síntesis en Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570, Puebla, México
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- Laboratorio de Elucidación y Síntesis en Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570, Puebla, México
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- Laboratorio de Elucidación y Síntesis en Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570, Puebla, México
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- Laboratorio de Elucidación y Síntesis en Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570, Puebla, México; Laboratorio de Síntesis y Modificación de Productos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570, Puebla, México
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- Laboratorio de Elucidación y Síntesis en Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570, Puebla, México.
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Tantawy MA, Shalby AB, Barnawi IO, Kattan SW, Abd-Rabou AA, Elmegeed GA. Anti-cancer activity, and molecular docking of novel hybrid heterocyclic steroids revealed promising anti-hepatocellular carcinoma agent: Implication of cyclin dependent kinase-2 pathway. Steroids 2023; 193:109187. [PMID: 36736802 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2023.109187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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To identify new steroidal agents with potential biological activities, we synthesized hybrid steroids containing thiazole, pyrazole, isoxazole, thiophene or phthalazine moiety. Epi-androsterone 1 reacted with phenylthiosemicarbazide to afford the corresponding androstane-4-phenyl-3-thiosemicarbazone derivative 2. The latter product was used in the synthesis of a series of annulated steroid derivatives. Also, Epi-androsterone 1 reacted with the thienopyridazine derivative 16 to afford the thieno[3,4-d]pyridazino-N-ylidenoandrostane derivative 17. Compound 17 reacted readily with electron-poor olefins to yield the corresponding phthalazine steroid derivatives. Detailed experimental and spectroscopic evidences for the structures of the newly synthesized compounds are explained. Compounds 3, 7, 8a, 12a, 14, 17 and 21a, were investigated individually as anticancer agents on different panel of human malignant cell lines. Moreover, a computer modelling investigation was performed to speculate the macromolecular targets for the most promising candidate. The results revealed a concentration-dependent reduction in the number of viable cells in all cancer cell lines. Most notably, compound 7 was the most effective compound against all tested cancer cell lines, especially against HepG2 cell line; therefore, the mode of action of this compound against HCC was investigated. Compound 7 was able to induce cell cycle arrest, and DNA fragmentation in HepG2 cells. Moreover, compound 7 induced apoptosis via upregulating the expression of caspase-3, -8, -9, P53, Bax and inhibiting the expression of BCL2, and CDK2 genes. Our results highlighted compound 7 as a promising anti-hepatocellular carcinoma agent, with theoretical, and practical potential binding affinity with CDK2; therefore, more investigations are required to elucidate its chemotherapeutic value as anti-HCC agent.
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- Mohamed A Tantawy
- Hormones Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt; Stem Cells Lab, Center of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Hormones Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt; Stem Cells Lab, Center of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, 41321, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Laboratory Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
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- Hormones Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt; Stem Cells Lab, Center of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Hormones Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
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Cobos-Ontiveros LA, Romero-Hernández LL, Mastranzo-Sánchez EB, Colín-Lozano B, Puerta A, Padrón JM, Merino-Montiel P, Vega Baez JL, Montiel-Smith S. Synthesis, antiproliferative evaluation and in silico studies of a novel steroidal spiro morpholinone. Steroids 2023; 192:109173. [PMID: 36621620 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2023.109173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Estrogens play a pivotal role in the development of estrogen-dependent breast cancer and other hormone-dependent disorders. A common strategy to overcome the pathological effects of estrogens is the use of aromatase inhibitors (AIs), which bind to the enzyme and prevent the union with the natural substrate, decreasing the amount of estrogens produced. Several AIs have been developed, including inhibitors with a steroidal backbone and a nitrogen heterocycle in their structure. Encouraged by the notable results presented by current and clinical steroidal drugs, herein we present the synthesis of a steroidal spiro morpholinone derivative as a plausible aromatase inhibitor. The morpholinone derivative was synthesized over a six-step methodology starting from estrone. The title compound and its hydroxychloroacetamide derivative precursor were evaluated for their antiproliferative profile against estrogen-dependent and independent solid tumor cell lines: A549, HBL-100, HeLa, SW1573, T-47D and WiDr. Both compounds exhibited a potent antiproliferative activity in the micromolar range against the six cancer cell lines, with the hydroxychloroacetamide derivative precursor being a more potent inhibitor (GI50 = 0.25-2.4 µM) than the morpholinone derivative (GI50 = 2.0-11 µM). Furthermore, both compounds showed, in almost all cases, better GI50 values than the steroidal anticancer drugs abiraterone and galeterone. Docking simulations of the derivatives were performed in order to explain the experimental biological activity. The results showed interactions with the iron heme (derivative 3) and important residues of the steroidal binding-site (Met374) for the inhibition of human aromatase. A correlation was found between in vitro assays and the score obtained from the molecular docking study.
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- Luis A Cobos-Ontiveros
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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- BioLab, Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica "Antonio González" (IUBO-AG), Universidad de La Laguna, c/ Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Spain
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- BioLab, Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica "Antonio González" (IUBO-AG), Universidad de La Laguna, c/ Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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Pan F, Zhao X, Liu F, Luo Z, Chen S, Liu Z, Zhao Z, Liu M, Wang L. Triterpenoids in Jujube: A Review of Composition, Content Diversity, Pharmacological Effects, Synthetic Pathway, and Variation during Domestication. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1501. [PMID: 37050126 PMCID: PMC10096698 DOI: 10.3390/plants12071501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) and its wild ancestor, sour jujube (Z. acidojujuba C.Y. Cheng & M.J. Liu), is a Ziziphus genus in the Rhamnaceae family. ZJ and ZA are rich in a variety of active ingredients, with triterpenoids being a unique active ingredient, which are present in the fruit, leaves, branches, and roots. More than 120 triterpenoids have been identified in ZJ and ZA, and have various biological activities. For example, betulinic and ursolic acids have anticancer, antioxidant, antibacterial and antiviral activities. ceanothic, alphitolic, and zizyberanalic acids possess anti-inflammatory activities. The MVA pathway is a synthetic pathway for triterpenoids in ZJ and ZA, and 23 genes of the MVA pathway are known to regulate triterpene synthesis in ZJ and ZA. In order to better understand the basic situation of triterpenoids in ZJ and ZA, this paper reviews the types, content dynamic changes, activities, pharmacokinetics, triterpenoid synthesis pathways, and the effects of domestication on triterpenoids in ZJ and ZA, and provides some ideas for the future research of triterpenoids in ZJ and ZA. In addition, there are many types of ZJ and ZA triterpenoids, and most of the studies on their activities are on lupane- and ursane-type triterpenes, while the activities of the ceanothane-type and saponin are less studied and need additional research.
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- Fuxu Pan
- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Research Center of Chinese Jujube, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Research Center of Chinese Jujube, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Research Center of Chinese Jujube, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Research Center of Chinese Jujube, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Research Center of Chinese Jujube, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
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Musa A, Abulkhair HS, Aljuhani A, Rezki N, Abdelgawad MA, Shalaby K, El-Ghorab AH, Aouad MR. Phenylpyrazolone-1,2,3-triazole Hybrids as Potent Antiviral Agents with Promising SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibition Potential. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16030463. [PMID: 36986562 PMCID: PMC10051656 DOI: 10.3390/ph16030463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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COVID-19 infection is now considered one of the leading causes of human death. As an attempt towards the discovery of novel medications for the COVID-19 pandemic, nineteen novel compounds containing 1,2,3-triazole side chains linked to phenylpyrazolone scaffold and terminal lipophilic aryl parts with prominent substituent functionalities were designed and synthesized via a click reaction based on our previous work. The novel compounds were assessed using an in vitro effect on the growth of SARS-CoV-2 virus-infested Vero cells with different compound concentrations: 1 and 10 μM. The data revealed that most of these derivatives showed potent cellular anti-COVID-19 activity and inhibited viral replication by more than 50% with no or weak cytotoxic effect on harboring cells. In addition, in vitro assay employing the SARS-CoV-2-Main protease inhibition assay was done to test the inhibitors' ability to block the common primary protease of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as a mode of action. The obtained results show that the one non-linker analog 6h and two amide-based linkers 6i and 6q were the most active compounds with IC50 values of 5.08, 3.16, and 7.55 μM, respectively, against the viral protease in comparison to data of the selective antiviral agent GC-376. Molecular modeling studies were done for compound placement within the binding pocket of protease which reveal conserved residues hydrogen bonding and non-hydrogen interactions of 6i analog fragments: triazole scaffold, aryl part, and linker. Moreover, the stability of compounds and their interactions with the target pocket were also studied and analyzed by molecular dynamic simulations. The physicochemical and toxicity profiles were predicted, and the results show that compounds behave as an antiviral activity with low or no cellular or organ toxicity. All research results point to the potential usage of new chemotype potent derivatives as promising leads to be explored in vivo that might open the door to rational drug development of SARS-CoV-2 Main protease potent medicines.
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- Arafa Musa
- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11884, Egypt
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University-Egypt, International Coastal Road, New Damietta 34518, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 41477, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 41477, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 41477, Saudi Arabia
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Jibrin Uttu A, Sani Sallau M, Ibrahim H, Risikat Agbeke Iyun O. In silico modelling and NMR Characterization of some steroids from Strychnos innocua (Delile) root bark as potential antifungal agents. Steroids 2023; 194:109222. [PMID: 36924816 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2023.109222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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The root bark of Strychnos innocua has long been employed by traditional healers to treat a variety of ill health conditions including fungal infections. The objective of this study was to isolate, characterized and evaluate the antifungal potential (insilico approach) of some steroids from root bark of S. innocua. Conventional method of column chromatography was carried out on the ethyl acetate root bark extract of S. innocua, leading to the isolation of two steroids. On the basis of 1D NMR, 2D NMR, GC-ESI/MS analyses, and literature comparisons, the compounds were characterized as Stigmast-5-en-3β-ol (1) and Campest-5-en-3β-ol (2). This is the first time these compounds have been isolated from the plant. The results of the in silico modelling of the compounds 1, 2, and fluconazole (control drug) with the binding sites of SAP2 from Candida albicans (PDB: 1EAG) demonstrated that the binding energies were -8.3, -8.0, and -7.1 kcal/mol, respectively. However, the modelling with binding sites of a deglycating enzyme fructosamine oxidase from Aspergillus fumigatus (PDB: 3DJE) demonstrated that the binding energies were -5.9, -7.2, and -8.0 for Stigmast-5-en-3β-ol (1) and Campest-5-en-3β-ol (2), and fluconazole, respectively. In conclusion, the study found that Stigmast-5-en-3-ol and Campest-5-en-3-ol are both present in the root bark of S. innocua. The compounds exhibited promising interaction with the binding sites of the protein target (SAP2 from C. albicans) compare to fluconazole.
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- Ahmed Jibrin Uttu
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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(E)-1-(5-Methyl-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ethan-1-one Oxime. MOLBANK 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/m1593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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The reaction of 1-(5-methyl-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ethan-1-one (1) with excess hydroxylamine hydrochloride (2 mole equivalents) in dry ethanol afforded (E)-1-(5-methyl-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ethan-1-one oxime (2) in 86% yield. The structure of the new heterocycle 2 was confirmed using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, single crystal X-ray and elemental analysis.
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Antibacterial natural products from microbial and fungal sources: a decade of advances. Mol Divers 2023; 27:517-541. [PMID: 35301633 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-022-10417-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Throughout the ages the world has witnessed the outbreak of many infectious diseases. Emerging microbial diseases pose a serious threat to public health. Increasing resistance of microorganisms towards the existing drugs makes them ineffective. In fact, anti-microbial resistance is declared as one of the top public health threats by WHO. Hence, there is an urge for the discovery of novel antimicrobial drugs to combat with this challenge. Structural diversity and unique pharmacological effects make natural products a prime source of novel drugs. Staggeringly, in spite of its extensive biodiversity, a prominent portion of microorganism species remains unexplored for the identification of bioactives. Microorganisms are a predominant source of new chemical entities and there are remarkable number of antimicrobial drugs developed from it. In this review, we discuss the contributions of microorganism based natural products as effective antibacterial agents, studied during the period of 2010-2020. The review encompasses over 140 structures which are either natural products or semi-synthetic derivatives of microbial natural products. 65 of them are identified as newly discovered natural products. All the compounds discussed herein, have exhibited promising efficacy against various bacterial strains.
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Aslam M, Augustine S, Ann Mathew A, Kanthlal SK, Panonummal R. Apoptosis promoting activity of selected plant steroid in MRMT-1 breast cancer cell line by modulating mitochondrial permeation pathway. Steroids 2023; 190:109151. [PMID: 36455654 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2022.109151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Escape from apoptosis is one of the main demeanor characteristics of cancer cells. Mitochondria are key players in initiating and regulating the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. Hexokinase2 (HK2) is ubiquitously expressed in several cancer cells and is essential for cell survival and death. The binding of HK2 to mitochondria promotes cell proliferation, while AKT-1 mediated pathway is crucial in this process. Peimine, a steroidal alkaloid derived from plant steroids, is screened for docking properties, ADMET properties, and drug-likeness. Apoptosis targets are predicted by network pharmacology using 47 genes associated with apoptosis. According to in silico study, peimine has the potential for dual Targeting on HK2 and AKT1. For further confirmation, peimine was subjected to Cell culture studies using MRMT-1 rat breast cancer cells. The elevated levels of cytochrome c and Caspase 9 activity indicate that the intrinsic apoptosis pathway causes cell death. The decreased glucose uptake by the MRMT-1 cells indicates that pimine inhibits glucose transport by inhibiting the membrane HK2.
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- Muhammed Aslam
- Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Institute of Medical & Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi 682041, India
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- Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Institute of Medical & Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi 682041, India
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- Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Institute of Medical & Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi 682041, India
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- Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Institute of Medical & Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi 682041, India.
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- Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Institute of Medical & Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi 682041, India.
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Ansari A, Ali A, Khan N, Saad Umar M, Owais M. Synthesis of steroidal dihydropyrazole derivatives using green ZnO NPs and evaluation of their anticancer and antioxidant activity. Steroids 2022; 188:109113. [PMID: 36152868 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2022.109113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were synthesized by a green method using Azadirachta indica leaf extract. The structure of the prepared ZnO (NPs) were characterized by FT-IR, XRD, SEM-EDX and TEM analyses. The biosynthesized ZnO (NPs) were then used as a catalyst for the synthesis of steroidal dihydropyrazole derivatives through a one-pot multicomponent reaction involving phenyl acetylene and hydrazine derivatives. The anticancer activity of newly synthesized compounds were evaluated against three cancer cell lines namely HeLa (human cervical carcinoma), Hep3B (human hepatocellular carcinoma) and MCF7 (human breast adenocarcinoma) by MTT assay. The tested compounds were found to be active against all cancer cell lines and less toxic towards normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Antioxidant activity have also been investigated via free radical scavenging ability using DPPH, FRAP and ABTS assay. The tested compounds were found to exhibit moderate to good antioxidant activity which increases with increase in the concentration of steroidal dihydropyrazoles. Among all the tested steroidal dihydropyrazoles, compound 17 is found to be most active.
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- Anam Ansari
- Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab 140301, India; Steroid Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India
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- Steroid Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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Zhang Y, Yang K, Ye S, Tang W, Chang X, Wang Y, Wang C, Wang Y, Wu Y, Miao Z. Application of a fluorine strategy in the lead optimization of betulinic acid to the discovery of potent CD73 inhibitors. Steroids 2022; 188:109112. [PMID: 36150476 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2022.109112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73) is an important enzyme in the adenosine pathway and catalyzes the extracellular hydrolysis of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) yielding adenosine which is involved in the inflammation and immunosuppression. Inhibitors of CD73 have potential as novel immunotherapy agents for the treatment of cancer and infection. In this study, we discovered a series of fluorinated betulinic acid derivatives as potent CD73 inhibitors by a fluorine scanning strategy. Among these, three compounds ZM522, ZM553 and ZM557 exhibited inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 0.56 uM, 0.74 uM and 0.47 uM, respectively. In addition, these compounds showed a 7-fold, 5-fold and 8-fold increase in activity compared to the positive control drug α, β-methylene adenosine diphosphate (APCP) against the human CD73 enzyme. Two of these (ZM522 and ZM553) also exhibited effective interferon gamma (INF-γ) elevation and indicated the regulation of rescued T cell activation. Therefore, our study provides both a lead optimization strategy and potential compounds for further development of small molecule CD73 inhibitors.
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- Yanming Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, The Second Military Medical University, 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai 201418, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai 201418, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, 1160 Shengli Street, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, 1160 Shengli Street, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai 201418, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai 201418, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, The Second Military Medical University, 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
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Kumari Patial P, Sud D. Bioactive phytosteroids from Araucaria columnaris (G. Forst.) Hook.: RP-HPLC-DAD analysis, in-vitro antioxidant potential, in-silico computational study and molecular docking against 3MNG and 1N3U. Steroids 2022; 188:109116. [PMID: 36174751 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2022.109116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Genus Araucaria is globally known for its medicinal, economic, and ornamental values. Most of its species have not been extensively studied yet for their chemical composition and biological activities. Therefore, the phytochemical investigation and antioxidant potential of Araucaria columnaris (G. Forst.) Hook. has been analyzed. This work aims to investigate the isolation, characterization, and antioxidant potential of bioactive compounds from the bark extract of the exemplar plant. Their structures were elucidated by virtue of physicochemical properties and spectroscopic methods. The antioxidant potential was further discussed through various assays including DFT and molecular docking. The isolation of pure compounds from bioactive extract has been carried out chromatographically. Their structures were elucidated by 1D, 2D NMR, FT-IR, UV, MS, and RP-HPLC-DAD data analysis. In vitro, the antioxidant potential was evaluated by the DRSC, FRAP, and TAC assays and in-silico studies by DFT and molecular docking. For the first time, pure compounds such as stigmasterol (IC1) and diosgenin (IC2) were isolated from the bark extract of Araucaria columnaris. In vitro antioxidant activity has been demonstrated that IC2 has higher values of DRSC, FRAP, and TAC than IC1, due to higher reactivity of IC2 than IC1 as represented by quantum reactivity parameters like lower energy gap, higher dipole moment, and higher electron-donor power. Further, antioxidant potential was also confirmed by molecular docking against two stress proteins such as 3MNG (IC2: -7.70 Kcal/mol > IC1: -7.32 Kcal/mol > ascorbic acid: -5.56 Kcal/mol) and 1N3U (heme: -12.42 Kcal/mol > IC2: -11.15 Kcal/mol > IC1: -9.45 Kcal/mol). In conclusion, the phytosteroids exhibited excellent antioxidant potential, which could enlighten their ethnomedical use. The exemplar plant offered powerful and available antioxidant besides significantly active phytoconstituents.
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- Poonam Kumari Patial
- Department of Chemistry, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, SLIET (Govt. of India, Deemed University), Longowal, Sangrur 148106, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, SLIET (Govt. of India, Deemed University), Longowal, Sangrur 148106, Punjab, India
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Kalal P, Sahiba N, Sethiya A, Teli P, Joshi D, Agarwal S. Facile One Pot Synthesis of Acridinediones Using Caffeine Hydrogen Sulfate Catalyst and Their Antimicrobial Evaluation. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2143539] [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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- Priyanka Kalal
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, MLSU, Udaipur, India
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, MLSU, Udaipur, India
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, MLSU, Udaipur, India
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, MLSU, Udaipur, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sheth M.N. Science College, Patan, India
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, MLSU, Udaipur, India
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Wei J, Wang H, Zheng Q, Zhang J, Chen Z, Wang J, Ouyang L, Wang Y. Recent research and development of inhibitors targeting sentrin-specific protease 1 for the treatment of cancers. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 241:114650. [PMID: 35939992 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO)/sentrin-specific protease 1 (SENP1), is a cysteine protease that promotes SUMO maturation and deSUMOylation of target proteins and regulates transcription factors or co-regulatory factors to mediate gene transcription. Many studies have shown that SENP1 is the driving factor for a multitude of cancers including prostate cancer, liver cancer, and breast cancer. Inhibition of SENP1 activity has been proved to inhibit the survival, proliferation, invasion, and migration of cancer cells, and increase their chemical and radiation sensitivity. Therefore, SENP1 is a promising anti-tumor target. At present, peptide inhibitors of SENP1 have entered clinical trials. Recently, many small molecule compounds and natural products were synthesized and identified as SENP1 inhibitors, and showed good tumor inhibitory activity in vitro and in vivo. This review summarizes the structure, physiological function, and role of SENP1 in tumorigenesis and development, focusing on the design and discovery of small molecule inhibitors of SENP1 from the perspective of medicinal chemistry, providing ideas for the development and research of small molecule inhibitors of SENP1 in the future.
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- Junxia Wei
- Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, Institute of Respiratory Health, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, Institute of Respiratory Health, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; Precision Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province & Precision Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, Institute of Respiratory Health, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, Institute of Respiratory Health, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, 38163, Tennessee, United States
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- Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, Institute of Respiratory Health, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, Institute of Respiratory Health, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; Precision Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province & Precision Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China; Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Molnár B, Gopisetty MK, Nagy FI, Adamecz DI, Kása Z, Kiricsi M, Frank É. Efficient access to domain-integrated estradiol-flavone hybrids via the corresponding chalcones and their in vitro anticancer potential. Steroids 2022; 187:109099. [PMID: 35970223 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2022.109099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Structural modification of the phenolic A-ring of estrogens at C-2 and/or C-3 significantly reduces or eliminates the hormonal effects of the compounds, thus the incorporation of other pharmacophores into these positions can provide biologically active derivatives suitable for new indications, without possessing unwanted side effects. As part of this work, A-ring integration of estradiol with chalcones and flavones was carried out in the hope of obtaining novel molecular hybrids with anticancer action. The syntheses were performed from 2-acetylestradiol-17β-acetate which was first reacted with various (hetero)aromatic aldehydes in a pyrrolidine-catalyzed reaction in DMSO. The chalcones thus obtained were then subjected to oxidative cyclization with I2 in DMSO to afford estradiol-flavone hybrids in good yields. All newly synthesized derivatives were tested in vitro for cytotoxicity on human malignant cell lines of diverse origins as well as on a non-cancerous cell line, and the results demonstrated that estradiol-flavone hybrids containing a structure-integrated flavone moiety were the most active and cancer cell-selective agents. The minimal inhibitory concentration values (IC50) were calculated for selected compounds (3c, 3d and 3e) and their apoptosis inducing capacity was verified by RT-qPCR (real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction). The results suggest an important structure-activity relationship regarding estradiol-flavone hybrids that could form a promising synthetic platform and rationale for future drug developments.
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- Barnabás Molnár
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Doctoral School of Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Doctoral School of Biology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; Interdisciplinary Center of Excellence, Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich Béla tér 1, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Doctoral School of Biology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Doctoral School of Biology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Material and Solution Structure Research Group, Institute of Chemistry, University of Szeged, Aradi Vértanúk tere 1, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Doctoral School of Biology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Doctoral School of Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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Rasheed S, Aziz M, Saeed A, Ejaz SA, Channar PA, Zargar S, Abbas Q, Alanazi H, Hussain M, Alharbi M, Kim SJ, Wani TA, Raza H. Analysis of 1-Aroyl-3-[3-chloro-2-methylphenyl] Thiourea Hybrids as Potent Urease Inhibitors: Synthesis, Biochemical Evaluation and Computational Approach. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911646. [PMID: 36232944 PMCID: PMC9570211 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Urease is an amidohydrolase enzyme that is responsible for fatal morbidities in the human body, such as catheter encrustation, encephalopathy, peptic ulcers, hepatic coma, kidney stone formation, and many others. In recent years, scientists have devoted considerable efforts to the quest for efficient urease inhibitors. In the pharmaceutical chemistry, the thiourea skeleton plays a vital role. Thus, the present work focused on the development and discovery of novel urease inhibitors and reported the synthesis of a set of 1-aroyl-3-[3-chloro-2-methylphenyl] thiourea hybrids with aliphatic and aromatic side chains 4a-j. The compounds were characterized by different analytical techniques including FT-IR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR, and were evaluated for in-vitro enzyme inhibitory activity against jack bean urease (JBU), where they were found to be potent anti-urease inhibitors and the inhibitory activity IC50 was found in the range of 0.0019 ± 0.0011 to 0.0532 ± 0.9951 μM as compared to the standard thiourea (IC50 = 4.7455 ± 0.0545 μM). Other studies included density functional theory (DFT), antioxidant radical scavenging assay, physicochemical properties (ADMET properties), molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations. All compounds were found to be more active than the standard, with compound 4i exhibiting the greatest JBU enzyme inhibition (IC50 value of 0.0019 ± 0.0011 µM). The kinetics of enzyme inhibition revealed that compound 4i exhibited non-competitive inhibition with a Ki value of 0.0003 µM. The correlation between DFT experiments with a modest HOMO-LUMO energy gap and biological data was optimal. These recently identified urease enzyme inhibitors may serve as a starting point for future research and development.
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- Samina Rasheed
- Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
- Correspondence: (A.S.); (S.A.E.); Tel.: +92-062-9250245 (S.A.E.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
- Correspondence: (A.S.); (S.A.E.); Tel.: +92-062-9250245 (S.A.E.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
- Institute of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur 66020, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Sakhir 32038, Bahrain
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588, Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588, Korea
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Dutta K, Majumdar AG, Kushwah N, Wadawale AP, Patro BS, Ghosh SK. Synthesis of novel indole‐oxadiazole molecular hybrids by a regioselective C‐3 sulfenylation of indole with 1,3,4‐oxadiazole‐2‐thiols using iodine‐dimethyl sulfoxide and their anticancer properties. J Heterocycl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.4549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Kartik Dutta
- Bio‐organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Trombay Mumbai India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute Anushaktinagar Mumbai India
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- Bio‐organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Trombay Mumbai India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute Anushaktinagar Mumbai India
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Trombay Mumbai India
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Trombay Mumbai India
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- Bio‐organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Trombay Mumbai India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute Anushaktinagar Mumbai India
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- Bio‐organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Trombay Mumbai India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute Anushaktinagar Mumbai India
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Jalal K, Khan K, Hayat A, Ahmad D, Alotaibi G, Uddin R, Mashraqi MM, Alzamami A, Aurongzeb M, Basharat Z. Mining therapeutic targets from the antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter coli and virtual screening of natural product inhibitors against its riboflavin synthase. Mol Divers 2022; 27:793-810. [PMID: 35699868 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-022-10455-z] [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: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Campylobacter coli resides in the intestine of several commonly consumed animals, as well as water and soil. It leads to campylobacteriosis when humans eat raw/undercooked meat or come into contact with infected animals. A common manifestation of the infection is fever, nausea, headache, and diarrhea. Increasing antibiotic resistance is being observed in this pathogen. The increased incidence of C. coli infection, and post-infection complications like Guillain-Barré syndrome, make it an important pathogen. It is essential to find novel therapeutic targets and drugs against it, especially with the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains. In the current study, genomes of 89 antibiotic-resistant strains of C. coli were downloaded from the PATRIC database. Potent drug targets (n = 36) were prioritized from the core genome (n = 1,337 genes) of this species. Riboflavin synthase was selected as a drug target and pharmacophore-based virtual screening was performed to predict its inhibitors from the NPASS (n = ~ 30,000 compounds) natural product library. The top three docked compounds (NPC115144, NPC307895, and NPC470462) were selected for dynamics simulation (for 50 ns) and ADMET profiling. These identified compounds appear safe for targeting this pathogen and can be further validated by experimental analysis before clinical trials.
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- Khurshid Jalal
- HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan
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- HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Al-Dawadmi Campus, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia
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- Computational Biology Unit, Lab 103 PCMD ext. Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran, 61441, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Laboratory Science Department, College of Applied Medical Science, Shaqra University, AlQuwayiyah, 11961, Saudi Arabia
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- Jamil-ur-Rahman Center for Genome Research, Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
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- Jamil-ur-Rahman Center for Genome Research, Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
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Ding LF, Cheng B, Lei T, Liu ZX, Zhao XY, Song LD, Zhao QS. Hypopurolides A - G, Labdane Diterpenoids from Hypoestes purpurea and Their Nitric Oxide Inhibitory Activity. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202200183. [PMID: 35312172 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200183] [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: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Seven new labdane diterpenoids, hypopurolides A-G (1-7) were discovered from the aerial part of Hypoestes purpurea, along with one known analog, hypopurin D (8). The structures of 1-7 were characterized based on 1 H-, 13 C-, and 2D-NMR, and HR-ESI-MS spectra. The absolute configurations of 1-7 were defined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data. Compounds 1-8 were tested for their nitric oxide (NO) inhibitory and cytotoxic effects. Compound 6 displayed moderate inhibitory effect toward LPS-induced NO release in RAW 264.7 cells with an IC50 value of 41.50 μM.
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- Lin-Fen Ding
- School of Pharmaceutical Science & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, P. R. China
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Fallah Z, Tajbakhsh M, Alikhani M, Larijani B, Faramarzi MA, Hamedifar H, Mohammadi-Khanaposhtani M, Mahdavi M. A review on synthesis, mechanism of action, and structure-activity relationships of 1,2,3-triazole-based α-glucosidase inhibitors as promising anti-diabetic agents. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Feng Y, Wang W, Zhang Y, Fu X, Ping K, Zhao J, Lei Y, Mou Y, Wang S. Synthesis and biological evaluation of celastrol derivatives as potential anti-glioma agents by activating RIP1/RIP3/MLKL pathway to induce necroptosis. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 229:114070. [PMID: 34968902 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.114070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Celastrol, a quinone methide triterpenoid, possesses potential anti-glioma activity. However, its relatively low activity limit its application as an effective agent for glioma treatment. In search for effective anti-glioma agents, this work designed and synthesized two series of celastrol C-3 OH and C-20 COOH derivatives 4a-4o and 6a-6o containing 1, 2, 3-triazole moiety. Their anti-glioma activities against four human glioma cell lines (A172, LN229, U87, and U251) were then evaluated using MTT assay in vitro. Results showed that compound 6i (IC50 = 0.94 μM) exhibited substantial antiproliferative activity against U251 cell line, that was 4.7-fold more potent than that of celastrol (IC50 = 4.43 μM). In addition, compound 6i remarkably inhibited the colony formation and migration of U251 cells. Further transmission electron microscopy and mitochondrial depolarization assays in U251 cells indicated that the potent anti-glioma activity of 6i was attributed to necroptosis. Mechanism investigation revealed that compound 6i induced necroptosis mainly by activating the RIP1/RIP3/MLKL pathway. Additionally, compound 6i exerted acceptable BBB permeability in mice and inhibited U251 cell proliferation in an in vivo zebrafish xenograft model, obviously. In summary, compound 6i might be a promising lead compound for potent celastrol derivatives as anti-glioma agents.
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- Yao Feng
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, 161006, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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Alam MM. 1,2,3-Triazole hybrids as anticancer agents: A review. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2021; 355:e2100158. [PMID: 34559414 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202100158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Despite the advancements in the development of anticancer agents, more effective and safer anticancer drugs still need to be developed as the current agents cause unwanted side effects and many patients have become drug resistant. 1,2,3-Triazoles, due to their remarkable biological potential, have received considerable attention in drug discovery for the development of anticancer agents. The present review article presents an overview of the recent advances in 1,2,3-triazole hybrids with anticancer potential over the last 2 years, their chemical structures, structure-activity relationships, and mechanisms of action, as well as insights into the docking studies.
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- Mohammad Mahboob Alam
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Albaha University, Albaha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Liang T, Sun X, Li W, Hou G, Gao F. 1,2,3-Triazole-Containing Compounds as Anti-Lung Cancer Agents: Current Developments, Mechanisms of Action, and Structure-Activity Relationship. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:661173. [PMID: 34177578 PMCID: PMC8226129 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.661173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Lung cancer is the most common malignancy and leads to around one-quarter of all cancer deaths. Great advances have been achieved in the treatment of lung cancer with novel anticancer agents and improved technology. However, morbidity and mortality rates remain extremely high, calling for an urgent need to develop novel anti-lung cancer agents. 1,2,3-Triazole could be readily interact with diverse enzymes and receptors in organisms through weak interaction. 1,2,3-Triazole can not only be acted as a linker to tether different pharmacophores but also serve as a pharmacophore. This review aims to summarize the recent advances in 1,2,3-triazole-containing compounds with anti-lung cancer potential, and their structure-activity relationship (SAR) together with mechanisms of action is also discussed to pave the way for the further rational development of novel anti-lung cancer candidates.
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- Ting Liang
- Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Biomedical Isotope Research Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Biomedical Isotope Research Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Biomedical Isotope Research Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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El Malah T, Soliman HA, Hemdan BA, Abdel Mageid RE, Nour HF. Synthesis and antibiofilm activity of 1,2,3-triazole-pyridine hybrids against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj00773d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are emerging at an alarming rate, posing a potential threat to human health. A series of 1,2,3-triazole-pyridine hybrids were synthesised as promising antibiofilm agents against planktonic and sessile MRSA.
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- Tamer El Malah
- Photochemistry Department
- Chemical Industries Research Division
- National Research Centre
- Cairo
- Egypt
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- Photochemistry Department
- Chemical Industries Research Division
- National Research Centre
- Cairo
- Egypt
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- Water Pollution Research Department, Environmental Research Division
- National Research Centre
- Cairo
- Egypt
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- Photochemistry Department
- Chemical Industries Research Division
- National Research Centre
- Cairo
- Egypt
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- Photochemistry Department
- Chemical Industries Research Division
- National Research Centre
- Cairo
- Egypt
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Fröhlich T, Mai C, Bogautdinov RP, Morozkina SN, Shavva AG, Friedrich O, Gilbert DF, Tsogoeva SB. Synthesis of Tamoxifen-Artemisinin and Estrogen-Artemisinin Hybrids Highly Potent Against Breast and Prostate Cancer. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:1473-1479. [PMID: 32374071 PMCID: PMC7496903 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In the search for new and effective treatments of breast and prostate cancer, a series of hybrid compounds based on tamoxifen, estrogens, and artemisinin were successfully synthesized and analyzed for their in vitro activities against human prostate (PC-3) and breast cancer (MCF-7) cell lines. Most of the hybrid compounds exhibit a strong anticancer activity against both cancer cell lines - for example, EC50 (PC-3) down to 1.07 μM, and EC50 (MCF-7) down to 2.08 μM - thus showing higher activities than their parent compounds 4-hydroxytamoxifen (afimoxifene, 7; EC50 =75.1 (PC-3) and 19.3 μM (MCF-7)), dihydroartemisinin (2; EC50 =263.6 (PC-3) and 49.3 μM (MCF-7)), and artesunic acid (3; EC50 =195.1 (PC-3) and 32.0 μM (MCF-7)). The most potent compounds were the estrogen-artemisinin hybrids 27 and 28 (EC50 =1.18 and 1.07 μM, respectively) against prostate cancer, and hybrid 23 (EC50 =2.08 μM) against breast cancer. These findings demonstrate the high potential of hybridization of artemisinin and estrogens to further improve their anticancer activities and to produce synergistic effects between linked pharmacophores.
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- Tony Fröhlich
- Organic Chemistry Chair I and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-NürnbergNikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 1091058ErlangenGermany
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- Organic Chemistry Chair I and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-NürnbergNikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 1091058ErlangenGermany
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- Institute of Medical BiotechnologyFriedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-NürnbergPaul-Gordan-Straße 391052ErlangenGermany
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- Institute of Medical BiotechnologyFriedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-NürnbergPaul-Gordan-Straße 391052ErlangenGermany
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- Organic Chemistry Chair I and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-NürnbergNikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 1091058ErlangenGermany
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2H-1,2,3-Triazole-chalcones as novel cytotoxic agents against prostate cancer. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2020; 30:127454. [PMID: 32736078 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Prostate cancer is an important cause of death in the male population and for which there is no satisfactory chemotherapy. Herein a new series of chalcone hybrids containing 2H-1,2,3-triazole core as the ring B has been synthesized and evaluated in vitro against PC-3 prostate cancer cell line. Compounds 4a, 4c and 4e significantly reduced cell viability and showed IC50 of 28.55, 15.64 and 25.56 µM, respectively. The structure-activity relationship supported by computational chemistry points that the polarity of the molecular surface area should have some relevance to the efficiency of the compounds, in particular the ratio of the partial positive charge sites and the total molecular surface area exposed to the cell environment.
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Naveen, Kumar Tittal R, Vikas GD, Rani P, Lal K, Kumar A. Synthesis, Antimicrobial Activity, Molecular Docking and DFT Study: Aryl‐Carbamic Acid 1‐Benzyl‐1
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‐[1,2,3]Triazol‐4‐ylmethyl Esters. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202001547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Naveen
- Department of ChemistryNational Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra Haryana 136119 India
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- Department of ChemistryNational Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra Haryana 136119 India
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- Department of ChemistryNational Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra Haryana 136119 India
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- Department of ChemistryGJUS&T, Hisar Haryana 125001 India
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- Department of ChemistryGJUS&T, Hisar Haryana 125001 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, GJUS&T Hisar Haryana 12500 India
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