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Raza W, Meena A, Luqman S. 3,5,7-trihydroxyflavone restricts proliferation of androgen-independent human prostate adenocarcinoma cells by inducing ROS-mediated apoptosis and reduces tumour growth. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2023; 37:e23474. [PMID: 37477197 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23474] [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: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
Abstract
Flavonoids are among the largest groups of secondary metabolites. Studies suggest that dietary intake of flavonoids reduces the risk of cancer. 3,5,7-trihydroxyflavone (THF) belongs to the flavone class of flavonoids and potentially inhibits the growth of many cancers; however, it is unexplored in prostate cancer. This study reports the antiproliferative potential of THF in prostate cancer cell line via reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated cascades and examines the tumour reduction potential in swiss albino mice. The potency of THF was evaluated by employing cytotoxicity assays and wound healing assays. Cell cycle, ROS, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and Annexin-V-FITC assay were performed using a flow cytometer. In vivo, anticancer potential was achieved using the mice Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma (EAC) model. THF inhibits cell growth with IC50 of 64.30 µM (MTT), 81.22 µM (NRU) and 25.81 µM (SRB), substantiated by cell migration assay. Cell-cycle analysis revealed that THF increases the subdiploid population. Furthermore, the Annexin-V-FITC assay evoked a significant induction of late apoptosis at a higher concentration of THF. THF also disrupts MMP, caused by an increased generation of ROS. In the EAC model, THF significantly inhibits tumour growth and increases the percent survival of mice and ROS levels in EAC cells. Hence, it may be concluded that THF might execute its antiproliferative effect via inducing ROS generation and could be a promising lead for preclinical and clinical validations.
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- Waseem Raza
- Bioprospection and Product Development Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Bioprospection and Product Development Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Bioprospection and Product Development Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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Gogoi NG, Rahman A, Saikia J, Dutta P, Baruah A, Handique JG. Enhanced biological activity of Curcumin Cinnamates: an experimental and computational analysis. Med Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-022-02977-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Gao CX, Tang CH, Wu TJ, Hu Y, Peng YL, Liu ML, Liu QW, Chen HF, Yang ZH, Zheng X. Anticancer activity of oleanolic acid and its derivatives modified at A-ring and C-28 position. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2022:1-14. [PMID: 36151896 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2022.2120863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Oleanolic acid (OA) is a five-ring triterpenoid compound, which is widely present in plants. Due to a wide range of pharmacological activities, oleanolic acid has attracted more and more attention. However, oleanolic acid is insoluble in water and has low bioavailability, which limits its clinical application. In this review, we focus on summarizing the anti-cancer activity and mechanism of the A ring or C-28 carboxyl modified derivatives of OA since 2015, to determine the strength of its anti-cancer effectiveness and evaluate whether it could be used as a clinical anti-cancer drug.
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- Cong-Xi Gao
- Group of Lead Compound, Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Group of Lead Compound, Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Group of Lead Compound, Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Group of Lead Compound, Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Group of Lead Compound, Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Group of Lead Compound, Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Group of Lead Compound, Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Group of Lead Compound, Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Group of Lead Compound, Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Group of Lead Compound, Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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A tacrine-tetrahydroquinoline heterodimer potently inhibits acetylcholinesterase activity and enhances neurotransmission in mice. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 226:113827. [PMID: 34530383 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Cholinergic neurons are ubiquitous and involved in various higher brain functions including learning and memory. Patients with Alzheimer's disease exhibit significant dysfunction and loss of cholinergic neurons. Meanwhile, such cholinergic deficits can be potentially relieved pharmacologically by increasing acetylcholine. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors have been used to improve cholinergic transmission in the brain for two decades and have proven effective for alleviating symptoms in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, the search for AChE inhibitors for drug development is ongoing. The enzymatic pocket of AChE has long been the target of several drug designs over the last two decades. The peripheral and catalytic sites of AChE are simultaneously bound by several dimeric molecules, enabling more-efficient inhibition. Here, we used 6-chlorotacrine and the tetrahydroquinolone moiety of huperzine A to design and synthesize a series of heterodimers that inhibit AChE at nanomolar potency. Specifically, compound 7b inhibits AChE with an IC50 < 1 nM and spares butyrylcholinesterase. Administration of 7b to mouse brain slices restores synaptic activity impaired by pirenzepine, a muscarinic M1-selective antagonist. Moreover, oral administration of 7b to C57BL/6 mice enhances hippocampal long-term potentiation in a dose-dependent manner and is detectable in the brain tissue. All these data supported that 7b is a potential cognitive enhancer and is worth for further exploration.
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Raghuvanshi DS, Verma N. An iodine-mediated new avenue to sulfonylation employing N-hydroxy aryl sulfonamide as a sulfonylating agent. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:4760-4767. [PMID: 33978047 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob00036e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A novel and highly efficient I2/K2CO3 mediated regioselective sulfonylation of thiophenols, aryl acetylenic acid and aromatic alkynes with N-hydroxy sulfonamide has been developed. N-hydroxy sulfonamide has been used for the first time for the synthesis of these sulfones. The scope and versatility of the reaction has been demonstrated by the regio- and stereoselective synthesis of different analogs of sulfones with various structural features.
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- Dushyant Singh Raghuvanshi
- Phytochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, 226015, India.
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- Phytochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, 226015, India. and Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 221002, India
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Khusnutdinova E, Galimova Z, Lobov A, Baikova I, Kazakova O, Thu HNT, Tuyen NV, Gatilov Y, Csuk R, Serbian I, Hoenke S. Synthesis of messagenin and platanic acid chalcone derivatives and their biological potential. Nat Prod Res 2021; 36:5189-5198. [PMID: 33970717 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.1922904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The chalcone derivatives of 20-oxo-lupanes have been synthesised and screened for some types of biological activity. Ozonolysis of lupanes afforded 20-oxo-derivatives with the following condensation using different aromatic aldehydes by Claisen‒Schmidt reaction to the target compounds. The E configuration of 19-[3-(pyridin-3-yl)-prop-2-en-1-one]-fragment was established by X-ray analysis. Screening of cytotoxic activity against NCI-60 cancer cell line panel revealed, that messagenin derivative 9 has the highest activity with GI50 value ranged from 0.304 to 0.804 μM. A colorimetric SRB assay revealed for the 2,30-bis-furfurylidene derivative 11 and 30-bromo-20-oxo-29-nor-3,28-diacetoxy-betulin 16 cytotoxic activity against breast carcinoma MCF-7 and ovarian carcinoma A2780 cell lines. Compounds 11 and 13 acted also as inhibitors of the enzyme α-glucosidase (from S. saccharomyces) with IC50 values of 1.76 μM and 3.3 μM thus being 97- and 52-fold more active than standard acarbose. Antiviral potency of compounds 12 and 14 against HCMV, HSV-1 and HPV is also discussed.
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry UFRC RAS, Oktyabrya, Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry UFRC RAS, Oktyabrya, Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry UFRC RAS, Oktyabrya, Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry UFRC RAS, Oktyabrya, Russian Federation
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- Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, Institute of Chemistry, Cau Giay Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam.,Graduate University of Sciences and Technology, Cau Giay Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, Institute of Chemistry, Cau Giay Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam.,Graduate University of Sciences and Technology, Cau Giay Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- N.N.Vorozhtzov, Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Organic Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Organic Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Organic Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Reddy SS, Varyambath A, Kalla RMN, Song W, Kim I. Synthesis of 3‐Indole Substituted Sulfonyl 4
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‐Chromenes Using Recyclable Cyclometrix Polyphosphazene‐Base Catalysts. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202100342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Pusan National University Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science and Humanities Sri Venkateswara Engineering College Tirupati Andhra Pradesh India
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Shanghai 200093 P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Pusan National University Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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Luo W, Ip FCF, Fu G, Cheung K, Tian Y, Hu Y, Sinha A, Cheng EYL, Wu X, Bustos V, Greengard P, Li YM, Sinha SC, Ip NY. A Pentacyclic Triterpene from Ligustrum lucidum Targets γ-Secretase. ACS Chem Neurosci 2020; 11:2827-2835. [PMID: 32786303 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Amyloid-beta peptides generated by β-secretase- and γ-secretase-mediated successive cleavage of amyloid precursor protein are believed to play a causative role in Alzheimer's disease. Thus, reducing amyloid-beta generation by modulating γ-secretase remains a promising approach for Alzheimer's disease therapeutic development. Here, we screened fruit extracts of Ligustrum lucidum Ait. (Oleaceae) and identified active fractions that increase the C-terminal fragment of amyloid precursor protein and reduce amyloid-beta production in a neuronal cell line. These fractions contain a mixture of two isomeric pentacyclic triterpene natural products, 3-O-cis- or 3-O-trans-p-coumaroyl maslinic acid (OCMA), in different ratios. We further demonstrated that trans-OCMA specifically inhibits γ-secretase and decreases amyloid-beta levels without influencing cleavage of Notch. By using photoactivatable probes targeting the subsites residing in the γ-secretase active site, we demonstrated that trans-OCMA selectively affects the S1 subsite of the active site in this protease. Treatment of Alzheimer's disease transgenic model mice with trans-OCMA or an analogous carbamate derivative of a related pentacyclic triterpene natural product, oleanolic acid, rescued the impairment of synaptic plasticity. This work indicates that the naturally occurring compound trans-OCMA and its analogues could become a promising class of small molecules for Alzheimer's disease treatment.
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- Wenjie Luo
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Neuroscience Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Disease and Drug Development, Shenzhen−Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 518057
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- Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Neuroscience Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Neuroscience Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Neuroscience Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Neuroscience Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Neuroscience Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Disease and Drug Development, Shenzhen−Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 518057
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Wu T, Yao X, Wang G, Liu X, Chen H, Yang Z, Zheng X. Oleanolic Acid Derived from Plants: Synthesis and Pharmacological Properties of A-ring Modified Derivatives. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1570180817999200420115456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Oleanolic Acid (OA) is a ubiquitous product of triterpenoid compounds.
Due to its inexpensive availability, unique bioactivities, pharmacological effects and non-toxic
properties, OA has attracted tremendous interest in the field of drug design and synthesis. Furthermore,
many OA derivatives have been developed for ameliorating the poor water solubility and bioavailability.
Objective:
Over the past few decades, various modifications of the OA framework structure have led
to the observation of enhancement in bioactivity. Herein, we focused on the synthesis and medicinal
performance of OA derivatives modified on A-ring. Moreover, we clarified the relationship between
structures and activities of OA derivatives with different functional groups in A-ring. The future application
of OA in the field of drug design and development also was discussed and inferred.
Conclusion:
This review concluded the novel achievements that could add paramount information
to the further study of OA-based drugs.
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- Tingjuan Wu
- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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Hosny S, Sahyon H, Youssef M, Negm A. Oleanolic Acid Suppressed DMBA-Induced Liver Carcinogenesis through Induction of Mitochondrial-Mediated Apoptosis and Autophagy. Nutr Cancer 2020; 73:968-982. [PMID: 32519911 DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2020.1776887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Phytochemicals appeared as a rich source of efficient and safe agents against many diseases like cancer. Various herbal sources are rich in oleanolic acid (OA). The scope of this study was to assess the biochemical and molecular mechanisms implicated in the ameliorative potency of OA against DMBA-induced liver carcinogenesis. Forty-eight male albino mice were assigned randomly to five groups (eight mice each) as follows: control healthy group, olive oil group, OA group, DMBA group, and DMBA with OA. Apoptosis, autophagy, inflammation, proliferation, and angiogenesis were investigated in the tissue samples. Histopathological examination was carried out as well as liver enzymes activity and other hepatic antioxidant and inflammatory biomarkers. The treatment with OA effectively suppressed the DMBA-initiated liver carcinogenesis via modulation of antioxidant status, induction of apoptosis and autophagy through modulating the expression of Caspase-3, Bcl-2 and Beclin-1, inhibiting angiogenesis (VEGF), proliferation (PCNA), and improved liver function and histological picture with a reduction in AFP level. Additionally, OA applies its antitumor effects by inhibition of proinflammatory transcription factor NF-κB and inflammatory markers (TNF-α and Cox-2) associated with DMBA administration. The present study shows that OA treatment efficiently suppressed the DMBA-initiated liver carcinogenesis through induction of mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis and autophagy and modulating inflammation.
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- Samar Hosny
- Chemistry Department, Biochemistry Division, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Biochemistry Division, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Biochemistry Division, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.,Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahasa, Saudi Arabia
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Wang R, Yang W, Fan Y, Dehaen W, Li Y, Li H, Wang W, Zheng Q, Huai Q. Design and synthesis of the novel oleanolic acid-cinnamic acid ester derivatives and glycyrrhetinic acid-cinnamic acid ester derivatives with cytotoxic properties. Bioorg Chem 2019; 88:102951. [PMID: 31054427 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Oleanolic acid (OA) and glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) are natural products with anticancer effects. Cinnamic acid (CA) and its derivatives also exhibited certain anticancer activity. In order to improve the anticancer activity of OA and GA, we designed and synthesized a series of novel OA-CA ester derivatives and GA-CA ester derivatives by using molecular hybridization approach. The 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was used to assess their in vitro cytotoxicity on three cell lines (HeLa (cervical cancer), MCF-7 (breast cancer) and L-O2 (a normal hepatic cell)). Among the evaluated compounds, 3o presented the strongest selective cytotoxicity on HeLa cells (IC50 = 1.35 μM) and showed no inhibitory activity against MCF-7 cells (IC50 > 100 μM) and L-O2 cells (IC50 > 100 μM), and 3e presented the strongest selective inhibition of the MCF-7 cells (IC50 = 1.79 μM). What's more, compound 2d also showed very strong selective inhibitory activity against HeLa cells (IC50 = 1.55 μM). The further research using Hoechst 33342, AO/EB dual-staining, flow cytometric analysis and DCFH-DA fluorescent dye staining assay presented that 2d and 3o could induce HeLa cells apoptosis and autophagy.
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- Rui Wang
- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China; Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China
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- Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Zhong Yuan Academy of Biological Medicine, Liaocheng People's Hospital/Affiliated Liaocheng Hospital, Taishan Medical University, Liaocheng, China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, China.
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China.
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