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Pharmaceutical prospects of naturally occurring quinazolinone and its derivatives. Fitoterapia 2017; 119:136-149. [PMID: 28495308 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Quinazolinones belong to a family of heterocyclic nitrogen compounds that have attracted increasing interest because of their broad spectrum of biological functions. This review describes three types of natural quinazolinones and their synthesized derivatives and summarizes their various pharmacological activities, including antifungal, anti-tumor, anti-malaria, anticonvulsant, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and antihyperlipidemic activities. In addition, structure-activity relationships of quinazolinone derivatives are also reviewed.
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Wu Y, Wang KY, Li Z, Liu YP, Izumi H, Uramoto H, Nakayama Y, Ito KI, Kohno K. Y-box binding protein 1 enhances DNA topoisomerase 1 activity and sensitivity to camptothecin via direct interaction. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2014; 33:112. [PMID: 25539742 PMCID: PMC4308875 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-014-0112-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background The Y-box binding protein 1 (YB-1) possesses pleiotropic functions through its interactions with various cellular proteins, and its high expression levels make it a potential useful prognostic biomarker for cancer cells. Eukaryotic DNA topoisomerases, such as DNA topoisomerase 1 (TOPO1) and DNA topoisomerase 2 (TOPO2), are the essential DNA metabolism regulators that usually overexpressed in cancer cells, and multiple proteins have been reported to regulate the enzyme activity and the clinical efficacy of their inhibitors. The present study unraveled the interaction of YB-1 with TOPO1, and further investigated the related function and potential mechanisms during the interaction. Methods The direct association of TOPO1 with specific domain of YB-1 was explored by co-immunoprecipitation and GST pull-down assays. The interaction function was further clarified by DNA relaxation assays, co-immunoprecipitation and WST-8 assays with in vitro gain- and loss- of function models. Results We found that YB-1 interacts directly with TOPO1 (but not with TOPO2) and promotes TOPO1 catalytic activity. Interactions between YB-1 and TOPO1 increased when cancer cells were treated with the TOPO1 inhibitor, camptothecin (CPT), but not with the TOPO2 inhibitor, adriamycin (ADM). Furthermore, we found that the interaction is prevented by pretreatment with the antioxidant agent, N-acetyl cysteine, and that YB-1 downregulation renders cells resistant to CPT. Conclusions Our findings suggest that nuclear YB-1 serves as an intracellular promoter of TOPO1 catalytic activity that enhances CPT sensitivity through its direct interaction with TOPO1.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ying Wu
- Department of Medical Oncology, the First Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China. .,The President Laboratory, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Shared-Use Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, the First Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, the First Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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- Department of Occupational Pneumology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Science, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
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- The President Laboratory, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
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