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Angulo-Elizari E, Henriquez-Figuereo A, Morán-Serradilla C, Plano D, Sanmartín C. Unlocking the potential of 1,4-naphthoquinones: A comprehensive review of their anticancer properties. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 268:116249. [PMID: 38458106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116249] [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: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
Abstract
Cancer encompasses a group of pathologies with common characteristics, high incidence, and prevalence in all countries. Although there are treatments available for this disease, they are not always effective or safe, often failing to achieve the desired results. This is why it is necessary to continue the search for new therapies. One of the strategies for obtaining new antitumor drugs is the use of 1,4-naphthoquinone as a scaffold in synthetic or natural products with antitumor activity. This review focuses on compiling studies related to the antitumor activity of 1,4-naphthoquinone and its natural and synthetic derivatives over the last 10 years. The work describes the main natural naphthoquinones with antitumor activity and classifies the synthetic naphthoquinones based on the structural modifications made to the scaffold. Additionally, the formation of metal complexes using naphthoquinones as a ligand is considered. After a thorough review, 197 synthetic compounds with potent biological activity against cancer have been classified according to their chemical structures and their mechanisms of action have been described.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eduardo Angulo-Elizari
- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdisNA), 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdisNA), 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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Daltoé RD, Rangel LBA, Delarmelina M, Madeira KP, Porto ML, Meirelles SS, Dos Santos Guimarães I, Filho ÉV, Pereira AR, de Queiroz Ferreira R, Dos Santos GFS, de França Schaffel I, de Mesquita Carneiro JW, Silva AMS, Greco SJ. Synthetic Naphthoquinone Derivatives as Anticancer Agents in Ovarian Cancer: Cytotoxicity Assay and Investigation of Possible Biological Mechanisms Action. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202200807. [PMID: 36302719 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200807] [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: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In this study, eight naphthoquinone derivatives were synthesized in yields ranging from 52 to 96% using easy, fast, and low-cost methodologies. All naphthoquinone derivatives were screened for their in vitro anti-proliferative activities against OVCA A2780 cancer cell lines. Amongst all analysed compounds, derivatives 3-5 presented the most prominent cytotoxic potential. Naphthoquinones 3 and 4, bearing sulfur-containing groups, were identified as having high potential for ROS production, in particular the superoxide anion. Furthermore, 3 and 4 compounds caused a decrease in the cell population in G0/G1 and induced more than 90% of the cell population to apoptosis. Compound 5 did not act in any of these processes. Finally, compounds 3-5 were tested for their inhibitory ability against PI3K and MAPK. Compounds 3 and 4 do not inhibit the PI3K enzyme. On the other hand, the naphthoquinone-polyphenol 5 was only able to inhibit the percentage of cells expressing pERK.
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- Renata Dalmaschio Daltoé
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, 29047-105, Brazil
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Pharmacy and Nutrition Department, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Alegre, Espírito Santo, 29500-000, Brazil
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- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFES), Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, 29106-010, Brazil
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- Phisiological Sciences Department, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, 29047-105, Brazil
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- Chemistry Department, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, 29075-910, Brazil
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- Chemistry Department, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, 29075-910, Brazil
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- REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- Chemistry Department, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, 29075-910, Brazil
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Radha G, Naik PK, Lopus M. In vitro characterization and molecular dynamic simulation of shikonin as a tubulin-targeted anticancer agent. Comput Biol Med 2022; 147:105789. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hu DX, Tang WL, Zhang Y, Yang H, Wang W, Agama K, Pommier Y, An LK. Synthesis of Methoxy-, Methylenedioxy-, Hydroxy-, and Halo-Substituted Benzophenanthridinone Derivatives as DNA Topoisomerase IB (TOP1) and Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) Inhibitors and Their Biological Activity for Drug-Resistant Cancer. J Med Chem 2021; 64:7617-7629. [PMID: 34008967 PMCID: PMC10087287 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
As a recently discovered DNA repair enzyme, tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) removes topoisomerase IB (TOP1)-mediated DNA protein cross-links. Inhibiting TDP1 can potentiate the cytotoxicity of TOP1 inhibitors and overcome cancer cell resistance to TOP1 inhibitors. On the basis of our previous study, herein we report the synthesis of benzophenanthridinone derivatives as TOP1 and TDP1 inhibitors. Seven compounds (C2, C4, C5, C7, C8, C12, and C14) showed a robust TOP1 inhibitory activity (+++ or ++++), and four compounds (A13, C12, C13, and C26) showed a TDP1 inhibition (half-maximal inhibitory concentration values of 15 or 19 μM). We also show that the dual TOP1 and TDP1 inhibitor C12 induces both cellular TOP1cc, TDP1cc formation and DNA damage, resulting in cancer cell apoptosis at a sub-micromolar concentration. In addition, C12 showed an enhanced activity in drug-resistant MCF-7/TDP1 cancer cells and was synergistic with topotecan in both MCF-7 and MCF-7/TDP1 cells.
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- De-Xuan Hu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda 20892, Maryland, United States
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda 20892, Maryland, United States
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda 20892, Maryland, United States
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Design and Evaluation, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Jarosova P, Paroulek P, Rajecky M, Rajecka V, Taborska E, Eritja R, Aviñó A, Mazzini S, Gargallo R, Taborsky P. Naturally occurring quaternary benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids selectively stabilize G-quadruplexes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:21772-21782. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp02681e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this work, the interaction of six natural benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids (macarpine, sanguilutine, sanguirubine, chelerythrine, sanguinarine and chelirubine) with parallel and antiparallel G-quadruplex DNA structures was studied.
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- Petra Jarosova
- Faculty of Science
- Masaryk University
- Brno 62500
- Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science
- Masaryk University
- Brno 62500
- Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science
- Masaryk University
- Brno 62500
- Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine
- Masaryk University
- Brno 62500
- Czech Republic
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- Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)
- CIBER-BBN
- E-08034 Barcelona
- Spain
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- Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)
- CIBER-BBN
- E-08034 Barcelona
- Spain
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- Department of Food
- Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DEFENS)
- Section of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Milan
- Milan 20133
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry
- University of Barcelona
- 08028 Barcelona
- Spain
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- Faculty of Science
- Masaryk University
- Brno 62500
- Czech Republic
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Sánchez-Sánchez L, Hernández-Linares MG, Escobar ML, López-Muñoz H, Zenteno E, Fernández-Herrera MA, Guerrero-Luna G, Carrasco-Carballo A, Sandoval-Ramírez J. Antiproliferative, Cytotoxic, and Apoptotic Activity of Steroidal Oximes in Cervicouterine Cell Lines. Molecules 2016; 21:molecules21111533. [PMID: 27854258 PMCID: PMC6273349 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21111533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Steroidal sapogenins have shown antiproliferative effects against several tumor cell lines; and their effects on human cancer cells are currently under study. Changes in the functionality on the steroidal structure make it possible to modify the biological activity of compounds. Herein, we report the synthesis and in vitro antitumor activity of two steroidal oxime compounds on cervical cancer cells. These derivatives were synthesized from the steroidal sapogenin diosgenin in good yields. The in vitro assays show that the steroidal oximes show significant antiproliferative activity compared to the one observed for diosgenin. Cell proliferation, cell death, and the cytotoxic effects were determined in both cervical cancer cells and human lymphocytes. The cancer cells showed apoptotic morphology and an increased presence of active caspase-3, providing the notion of a death pathway in the cell. Significantly, the steroidal oximes did not exert a cytotoxic effect on lymphocytes.
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- Luis Sánchez-Sánchez
- Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 09230 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 09230 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
- Centro de Investigación UNAM-UABJO, 68120 Oaxaca, Oax., Mexico.
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados-Unidad Mérida, km 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yuc., Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Investigación, Jardín Botánico Universitario, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Pue., Mexico.
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Pue., Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Investigación, Jardín Botánico Universitario, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Pue., Mexico.
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Pue., Mexico.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Pue., Mexico.
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Kwon HL, Kim JH, Na DH, Byeun DH, Wu Y, Kim SW, Jin ES, Cho H. Combination of 1,4-naphthoquinone with benzothiazoles had selective algicidal effects against harmful algae. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-013-0284-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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