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Branković J, Matejić V, Simijonović D, Vukić MD, Kačaniova M, Živanović M, Mirić A, Košarić J, Branković M, Petrović VP. Novel N-pyrocatechoyl and N-pyrogalloyl hydrazone antioxidants endowed with cytotoxic and antibacterial activity. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2024; 357:e2300725. [PMID: 38346258 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202300725] [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: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
Abstract
Over the years, pharmacological agents bearing antioxidant merits arose as beneficial in the prophylaxis and treatment of various health conditions. Hazardous effects of radical species hyperproduction disrupt normal cell functioning, thus increasing the possibility for the development of various oxidative stress-associated disorders, such as cancer. Contributing to the efforts for efficient antioxidant drug discovery, a thorough in vitro and in silico assessment of antioxidant properties of 14 newly synthesized N-pyrocatechoyl and N-pyrogalloyl hydrazones (N-PYRs) was accomplished. All compounds exhibited excellent antioxidant potency against the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical. The extensive in silico analysis revealed multiple favorable features of N-PYRs to inactivate harmful radical species, which supported the obtained in vitro results. Also, in silico experiments provided insights into the preferable antioxidant pathways. Prompted by these findings, the cytotoxicity effects and the influence on the redox status of cancer HCT-116 cells and healthy fibroblasts MRC-5 were evaluated. These investigations exposed four analogs exhibiting both cytotoxicity and selectivity toward cancer cells. Furthermore, the frequently uncovered antimicrobial potency of hydrazone-type hybrids encouraged investigations on G+ and G- bacterial strains, which revealed the antibacterial potency of several N-PYRs. These findings highlighted the N-PYRs as excellent antioxidant agents endowed with cytotoxic and antibacterial features.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jovica Branković
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Kragujevac, Čačak, Serbia
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- Institute for Information Technologies Kragujevac, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Institute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Institute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Institute for Information Technologies Kragujevac, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Institute for Information Technologies Kragujevac, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Institute for Information Technologies Kragujevac, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Institute for Information Technologies Kragujevac, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Parameshwaraiah SM, Shivakumar R, Xi Z, Siddappa TP, Ravish A, Mohan A, Poonacha LK, Uppar PM, Basappa S, Dukanya D, Gaonkar SL, Kemparaju K, Lobie PE, Pandey V, Basappa B. Development of Novel Indazolyl-Acyl Hydrazones as Antioxidant and Anticancer Agents that Target VEGFR-2 in Human Breast Cancer Cells. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202301950. [PMID: 38258537 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301950] [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: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
Abstract
The increased expression of VEGFR-2 in a variety of cancer cells promotes a cascade of cellular responses that improve cell survival, growth, and proliferation. Heterocycles are common structural elements in medicinal chemistry and commercially available medications that target several biological pathways and induce cell death in cancer cells. Herein, the evaluation of indazolyl-acyl hydrazones as antioxidant and anticancer agents is reported. Compounds 4e and 4j showed inhibitory activity in free radical scavenging assays (DPPH and FRPA). The titled compounds were employed in cell viability studies using MCF-7 cells, and it was observed that compounds 4f and 4j exhibited IC50 values 15.83 μM and 5.72 μM, respectively. In silico docking revealed the favorable binding energies of -7.30 kcal/mol and -8.04 kcal/mol for these compounds towards Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 (VEGFR-2), respectively. In conclusion, compounds with antioxidant activity and that target VEGFR-2 in breast cancer cells are reported.
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- Sindhu M Parameshwaraiah
- University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Studies in Organic Chemistry, Mysore, 570006, India
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- University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Studies in Organic Chemistry, Mysore, 570006, India
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- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Studies in Organic Chemistry, Mysore, 570006, India
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- University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Studies in Organic Chemistry, Mysore, 570006, India
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- University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Studies in Organic Chemistry, Mysore, 570006, India
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- University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Studies in Organic Chemistry, Mysore, 570006, India
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- University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Studies in Organic Chemistry, Mysore, 570006, India
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- Department of Chemistry, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Medchal, 500078, India
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- University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Studies in Organic Chemistry, Mysore, 570006, India
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- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Department of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, 576104, India
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- University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Department of Studies in Biochemistry, Mysore, 570006, India
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- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Tsinghua University, Tsinghua Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Tsinghua University, Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Tsinghua University, Tsinghua Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Tsinghua University, Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Studies in Organic Chemistry, Mysore, 570006, India
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Kassab AE. Anticancer agents incorporating the N-acylhydrazone scaffold: Progress from 2017 to present. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2023; 356:e2200548. [PMID: 36638264 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202200548] [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: 10/16/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The N-acylhydrazone motif has been shown to be particularly adaptable and promising in the area of medicinal chemistry and drug development, due to its significant biological and pharmacological characteristics. Moreover, N-acylhydrazones are appealing synthetic and biological tools because of their simple and straightforward synthesis. This scaffold has emerged as a fundamental building block for the synthesis of bioactive compounds. Particularly, the N-acylhydrazone scaffold served as a base for the synthesis of a number of potent anticancer agents acting via different mechanisms. An updated summary of the anticancer activity of N-acylhydrazone derivatives described in the literature (from 2017 to 2022) is provided in the current review. It discusses the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of N-acylhydrazone derivatives exhibiting anticancer potential, which could be helpful in designing and developing new derivatives as effective antiproliferative candidates in the future.
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- Asmaa E Kassab
- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Biological evaluation of imidazopyridine derivatives as potential anticancer agents against breast cancer cells. Med Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-022-02984-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Branković J, Milivojević N, Milovanović V, Simijonović D, Petrović ZD, Marković Z, Šeklić DS, Živanović MN, Vukić MD, Petrović VP. Evaluation of antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of phenolic N-acylhydrazones: structure-activity relationship. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2022; 9:211853. [PMID: 35706666 PMCID: PMC9174720 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.211853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Cancer is still a relentless public health issue. Particularly, colorectal cancer is the third most prevalent cancer in men and the second in women. Moreover, cancer development and growth are associated with various cell disorders, such as oxidative stress and inflammation. The quest for efficient therapeutics is a challenging task, especially when it comes to achieving both cytotoxicity and selectivity. Herein, five series of phenolic N-acylhydrazones were synthesized and evaluated for their antioxidant potency, as well as their influence on HCT-116 and MRC-5 cells viability. Among 40 examined analogues, 20 of them expressed antioxidant activity against the DPPH radical. Furthermore, density functional theory was employed to estimate the antioxidant potency of the selected analogues from the thermodynamical aspect, as well as the preferable free-radical scavenging pathway. Cytotoxicity assay exposed enhanced selectivity of a number of analogues toward cancer cells. The structure-activity analysis revealed the impact of the type and position of the functional groups on both cell viability and selectivity toward cancer cells.
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- Jovica Branković
- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, R. Domanovića 12, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Institute for Information Technologies, Kragujevac, Department of Science, Jovana Cvijića bb, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak, Ljubićska 30, Čačak, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Institute for Information Technologies, Kragujevac, Department of Science, Jovana Cvijića bb, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, R. Domanovića 12, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Institute for Information Technologies, Kragujevac, Department of Science, Jovana Cvijića bb, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Institute for Information Technologies, Kragujevac, Department of Science, Jovana Cvijića bb, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Institute for Information Technologies, Kragujevac, Department of Science, Jovana Cvijića bb, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, R. Domanovića 12, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, R. Domanovića 12, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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