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Senobar Tahaei SA, Kulmány Á, Minorics R, Kiss A, Szabó Z, Germán P, Szebeni GJ, Gémes N, Mernyák E, Zupkó I. Antiproliferative and Antimetastatic Properties of 16-Azidomethyl Substituted 3- O-Benzyl Estrone Analogs. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13749. [PMID: 37762056 PMCID: PMC10531082 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241813749] [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: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Four diastereomers of 16-azidomethyl substituted 3-O-benzyl estradiol (1-4) and their two estrone analogs (16AABE and 16BABE) were tested for their antiproliferative properties against human gynecological cancer cell lines. The estrones were selected for additional experiments based on their outstanding cell growth-inhibiting activities. Both compounds increased hypodiploid populations of breast cancer cells, and 16AABE elicited cell cycle disturbance as evidenced by flow cytometry. The two analogs substantially increased the rate of tubulin polymerization in vitro. 16AABE and 16BABE inhibited breast cancer cells' migration and invasive ability, as evidenced by wound healing and Boyden chamber assays. Since both estrone analogs exerted remarkable estrogenic activities, as documented by a luciferase reporter gene assay, they can be considered as promising drug candidates for hormone-independent malignancies.
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- Institute of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic, Organic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic, Organic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Natural Products, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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Birukova V, Scherbakov A, Ilina A, Salnikova D, Andreeva O, Dzichenka Y, Zavarzin I, Volkova Y. Discovery of highly potent proapoptotic antiestrogens in a series of androst-5,16-dienes D-modified with imidazole-annulated pendants. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2023; 231:106309. [PMID: 37037385 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2023.106309] [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: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Heterocyclic derivatives of steroid hormones are potent anticancer agents, which are used in the chemotherapy of breast and prostate cancers. Here, we describe a novel series of androstenes, D-modified with imidazole-annulated pendants, with significant anticancer activity. Novel C17-linked imidazole-annulated heterocyclic derivatives of dehydropregnenolone acetate were synthesized by the cyclocondensation with amidines using 3β-acetoxy-21-bromopregna-5,16-dien-20-one as the substrate. The antiproliferative potency of all the synthesized compounds was evaluated against human prostate (22Rv1) and human breast (MCF7) cancer cell lines and cytochromes P450. The lead compound, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivative 3h, was revealed to be a promising candidate for future anticancer drug design, particularly against ERα-positive breast cancer. Lead compound 3h was found to be selective against MCF7 cells with IC50 of 0.1μM and to act as both a potent selective agent blocking estrogen receptor α, which is involved in the stimulation of breast cancer growth, and an effective apoptosis inducer. The potential ability of compound 3h to bind to ERα was studded using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation. The selectivity analysis showed that lead steroid 3h produces no effects on cytochromes P450 CYP17A1, CYP7A1, and CYP21A2.
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- Valentina Birukova
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky prosp., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Tumor Biology, N. N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, 24 Kashirskoe shosse, 115522 Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky prosp., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Tumor Biology, N. N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, 24 Kashirskoe shosse, 115522 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Tumor Biology, N. N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, 24 Kashirskoe shosse, 115522 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 5/2 Kuprevich str., 220141, Minsk, Belarus
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky prosp., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky prosp., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Ali H, Traj P, Szebeni GJ, Gémes N, Resch V, Paragi G, Mernyák E, Minorics R, Zupkó I. Investigation of the Antineoplastic Effects of 2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-13α-Estrone Sulfamate against the HPV16-Positive Human Invasive Cervical Carcinoma Cell Line SiHa. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076625. [PMID: 37047597 PMCID: PMC10095317 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Cervical carcinoma is one of the most frequent malignant gynecological cancers in women of reproductive age. Because of the poor tolerability of currently available chemotherapeutic agents, efforts have been focused on developing innovative molecules, including steroids, that exert antineoplastic effects with a better safety profile. In addition to their endocrine properties, certain estrogens exhibit additional biological activities, such as antiangiogenic and anticancer effects. Based on previous studies, the antineoplastic properties of 13α-estrone sulfamate derivatives (13AES1-3) were investigated, and the mechanism of action for the most promising compound 13AES3 was explored. Based on their effects on the viability of different human adherent gynecological cancer cells, the SiHa cervical cell line was used for mechanistic experiments. The most active analog 13AES3 was shown to exert considerable proapoptotic effects, as evidenced by a colorimetric caspase-3 assay and fluorescent double staining. It also elicited antimigratory and anti-invasive effects in a concentration-dependent manner, as evidenced by wound healing and Boyden chamber assays, respectively. Regarding their mechanism of action, 13AES derivatives were shown to inhibit tubulin polymerization, and computer simulations provided a possible explanation for the importance of the presence of the chlorophenyl ring on the estrane skeleton. 13AES3 is considered to be the first 13α-estrone derivative with a significant antineoplastic potency against SiHa cancer cells. Therefore, it might serve as a valuable lead molecule for the design of anticancer agents targeting cervical carcinomas.
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- Hazhmat Ali
- Institute of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic, Organic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Institute of Physics, University of Pécs, H-7622 Pécs, Hungary
- Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic, Organic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Natural Products, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity of Steroidal Diaryl Ethers. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031196. [PMID: 36770863 PMCID: PMC9919549 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Novel 13α-estrone derivatives have been synthesized via direct arylation of the phenolic hydroxy function. Chan-Lam couplings of arylboronic acids with 13α-estrone as a nucleophilic partner were carried out under copper catalysis. The antiproliferative activities of the newly synthesized diaryl ethers against a panel of human cancer cell lines (A2780, MCF-7, MDA-MB 231, HeLa, SiHa) were investigated by means of MTT assays. The quinoline derivative displayed substantial antiproliferative activity against MCF-7 and HeLa cell lines with low micromolar IC50 values. Disturbance of tubulin polymerization has been confirmed by microplate-based photometric assay. Computational calculations reveal significant interactions of the quinoline derivative with the taxoid binding site of tubulin.
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Traj P, Abdolkhaliq AH, Németh A, Dajcs ST, Tömösi F, Lanisnik-Rizner T, Zupkó I, Mernyák E. Transition metal-catalysed A-ring C-H activations and C(sp 2)-C(sp 2) couplings in the 13α-oestrone series and in vitro evaluation of antiproliferative properties. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 36:895-902. [PMID: 33771084 PMCID: PMC8008932 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.1900165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Facile syntheses of 3-O-carbamoyl, -sulfamoyl, or -pivaloyl derivatives of 13α-oestrone and its 17-deoxy counterpart have been carried out. Microwave-induced, Ni-catalysed Suzuki-Miyaura couplings of the newly synthesised phenol esters with phenylboronic acid afforded 3-deoxy-3-phenyl-13α-oestrone derivatives. The carbamate and pivalate esters proved to be suitable for regioselective arylations. 2-(4-Substituted) phenyl derivatives were synthesised via Pd-catalysed, microwave-assisted C-H activation reactions. An efficient, one-pot, tandem methodology was elaborated for the introduction of the carbamoyl or pivaloyl group followed by regioselective C-2-arylation and subsequent removal of the directing group. The antiproliferative properties of the novel 13α-oestrone derivatives were evaluated in vitro on five human adherent cancer cell lines of gynaecological origin. 3-Sulfamate derivatives displayed substantial cell growth inhibitory potential against certain cell lines. The newly identified antiproliferative compounds having hormonally inactive core might be promising candidates for the design of more active anticancer agents.
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- Péter Traj
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Mernyák E, Bartha S, Kóczán L, Jójárt R, Resch V, Paragi G, Vágvölgyi M, Hunyadi A, Bruszel B, Zupkó I, Minorics R. Microwave-assisted Phospha-Michael addition reactions in the 13α-oestrone series and in vitro antiproliferative properties. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 36:1931-1937. [PMID: 34445919 PMCID: PMC8405091 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.1963241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Microwave-assisted phospha-Michael addition reactions were carried out in the 13α-oestrone series. The exocyclic 16-methylene-17-ketones as α,β-unsaturated ketones were reacted with secondary phosphine oxides as nucleophilic partners. The addition reactions furnished the two tertiary phosphine oxide diastereomers in high yields. The main product was the 16α-isomer. The antiproliferative activities of the newly synthesised organophosphorus compounds against a panel of nine human cancer cell lines were investigated by means of MTT assays. The most potent compound, the diphenylphosphine oxide derivative in the 3-O-methyl-13α-oestrone series (9), exerted selective cell growth-inhibitory activity against UPCI-SCC-131 and T47D cell lines with low micromolar IC50 values. Moreover, it displayed good tumour selectivity property determined against non-cancerous mouse fibroblast cells.
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- Erzsébet Mernyák
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- MTA-SZTE Biomimetic Systems Research Group, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.,Institute of Physics, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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