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Farani MR, Sarlak M, Gholami A, Azaraian M, Binabaj MM, Kakavandi S, Tambuwala MM, Taheriazam A, Hashemi M, Ghasemi S. Epigenetic drugs as new emerging therapeutics: What is the scale's orientation of application and challenges? Pathol Res Pract 2023; 248:154688. [PMID: 37494800 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
Abstract
Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression or function without altering the DNA sequence. Important factors are part of epigenetic events, such as methylation, DNA histone rearrangements, nucleosome transposition, and non-coding RNAs. Dysregulated epigenetic mechanics are associated with various cancers' initiation, development, and metastasis. It is known that the occurrence and development of cancer can be controlled by regulating unexpected epigenetic events. Epi-drugs are used singly or in combination with chemotherapy and enhance antitumor activity, reduce drug resistance, and stimulate the host immune response. Despite these benefits, epigenetic therapy as a single therapy or in combination with other drugs leads to adverse effects. This review article introduces and compares the advantages, disadvantages, and side effects of using these drugs for the first time since their introduction. Also, this article describes the mechanism of action of various epigenetic drugs. Recommendations for future use of epigenetic drugs as cancer therapeutics are suggested as an overall conclusion.
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- Marzieh Ramezani Farani
- Toxicology and Diseases Group (TDG), Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Student Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin 10117, Germany; Department of Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology, UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, School of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Science, Sabzevar, Iran; Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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- Department of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Lincoln Medical School, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS, 0United Kingdom
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- Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Genetics, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Cancer Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
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Li W, Zhang J, Wang M, Dong R, Zhou X, Zheng X, Sun L. Pyrimidine-fused Dinitrogenous Penta-heterocycles as a Privileged Scaffold for Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery. Curr Top Med Chem 2022; 22:284-304. [PMID: 35021973 DOI: 10.2174/1568026622666220111143949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Pyrimidine-fused derivatives that are the inextricable part of DNA and RNA play a key role in the normal life cycle of cells. Pyrimidine-fused dinitrogenous penta-heterocycles including pyrazolopyrimidines and imidazopyrimidines is a special class of pyrimidine-fused compounds contributing to an important portion in anti-cancer drug discovery, which have been discovered as core structure for promising anti-cancer agents used in clinic or clinical evaluations. Pyrimidine-fused dinitrogenous penta-heterocycles have become one privileged scaffold for anti-cancer drug discovery. This review consists of the recent progress of pyrimidine-fused dinitrogenous penta-heterocycles as anti-cancer agents and their synthetic strategies. In addition, this review also summarizes some key structure-activity relationships (SARs) of pyrimidine-fused dinitrogenous penta-heterocycle derivatives as anti-cancer agents.
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- Wen Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design & Optimization, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design & Optimization, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design & Optimization, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design & Optimization, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design & Optimization, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design & Optimization, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design & Optimization, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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Xia D, Liu H, Cheng X, Maraswami M, Chen Y, Lv X. Recent Developments of Coumarin-based Hybrids in Drug Discovery. Curr Top Med Chem 2022; 22:269-283. [PMID: 34986774 DOI: 10.2174/1568026622666220105105450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Coumarin scaffold is a highly significant O-heterocycle, namely benzopyran-2-ones, form an elite class of naturally occurring compounds that possess promising therapeutic perspectives. Based on its broad spectrum of biological activities, the privileged coumarin scaffold is applied to medicinal and pharmacological treatments by several rational design strategies and approaches. Structure-activity relationships of the coumarin-based hybrids with various bioactivity fragments revealed significant information toward the further development of highly potent and selective disorder therapeutic agents. The molecular docking studies between coumarins and critical therapeutic enzymes demonstrated mode of action by forming noncovalent interactions with more than one receptor, further rationally confirm information about structure-activity relationships. This review summarizes recent developments relating to coumarin-based hybrids with other pharmacophores aiming to numerous feasible therapeutic enzymatic targets to combat various therapeutic fields, including anticancer, antimicrobic, anti-Alzheimer, anti-inflammatory activities.
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- Dongguo Xia
- School of Science, Anhui Agricultural University, 230036, Hefei, China
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- School of Science, Anhui Agricultural University, 230036, Hefei, China
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- School of Science, Anhui Agricultural University, 230036, Hefei, China
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- Fujian Provincial University Engineering Research Center of Green Materials and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, 350108, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Science, Anhui Agricultural University, 230036, Hefei, China
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Tang S, Lian X, Cheng H, Guo J, Ni D, Huang C, Gu X, Meng H, Jiang J, Li X. Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide Augmented Malignant Transformation and Promoted the Stemness in Prostate Cancer Epithelial Cells. J Inflamm Res 2021; 14:5849-5862. [PMID: 34785925 PMCID: PMC8590462 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s332943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Purpose To study bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cancer stem-like transformation and to investigate the inhibitory effect of Trichostatin A (TSA) on the malignant transformation through targeting p-Stat3 signaling. Methods 2D, 3D, and serum-free suspension culture system were used to study LPS-induced malignant transformation in series malignant grade of prostate cancer (PCa) epithelial cells. Flow cytometry assay and RT-PCR were utilized to evaluate the CD44+CD133+ stem cell population, the expression of inflammatory cytokines and series tumor stemness biomarkers. Meanwhile, Western blot was used to analyze the alteration of cell signaling associated-molecules by treatment with TSA, an original antifungal antibiotic and a panel inhibitor of histone deacetylase. Results Our study found that LPS promoted the migration, invasion and stem-like tumoroshpere forming in multiple PCa cell lines including DU145, PC3, 22RV1, LNCaP. LPS also enriched CD44+CD133+ stem cell population and increased the expression of series tumor stemness biomarkers (e.g., CD44, CD133, SOX-2, α-intergrin, Nestin, etc.). TSA was found to prevent tumor cell migration, invasion and tumorosphere forming in DU145 and PC3 cells with increasing tumor suppressive Maspin and reducing both phosphorylation of Stat3 (p-Stat3) and pro-oncogene c-Myc expression in LPS-treated DU145 cells. Furthermore, blocking Stat3 signaling pathway by treatment with TSA and/or small molecule compound Stattic of an p-Stat3 inhibitor effectively abrogated LPS-induced tumorosphere forming with decrease of IL-6, IL-8 and stemness biomarkers CD44, SOX-2 expression. Conclusion Our data demonstrated that the inflammatory agent of bacterial LPS augmented malignant transformation and promoted the cancerous stemness in PCa epithelial cells. TSA could prevent, at least in part, the LPS-induced malignant transformation by targeting p-Stat3/c-Myc signaling pathway and reducing inflammatory IL-6, IL-8. In addition, the assay of LPS-induced tumorosphere forming could serve as a simple and an easy handling method for targeting cancer stem cells drug screening in vitro in clinical practice.
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- Sijie Tang
- The Aoyang Cancer Institute, Affiliated Aoyang Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, 215600, People's Republic of China.,Department of Urology, the Affiliated Aoyang Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, 215600, People's Republic of China
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- The Aoyang Cancer Institute, Affiliated Aoyang Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, 215600, People's Republic of China
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- The Aoyang Cancer Institute, Affiliated Aoyang Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, 215600, People's Republic of China
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- The Aoyang Cancer Institute, Affiliated Aoyang Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, 215600, People's Republic of China
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- The Aoyang Cancer Institute, Affiliated Aoyang Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, 215600, People's Republic of China
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- The Aoyang Cancer Institute, Affiliated Aoyang Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, 215600, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, the Affiliated Aoyang Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, 215600, People's Republic of China
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- The Aoyang Cancer Institute, Affiliated Aoyang Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, 215600, People's Republic of China
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- The Aoyang Cancer Institute, Affiliated Aoyang Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, 215600, People's Republic of China.,The Laboratory of Clinical Genomics, Hefei KingMed Diagnostics Ltd, Hefei, 230088, People's Republic of China.,National Center for Gene Testing Technology Application & Demonstration (Anhui), Hefei, 230088, People's Republic of China
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Luo C, Ampomah-Wireko M, Wang H, Wu C, Wang Q, Zhang H, Cao Y. Isoquinolines: Important Cores in Many Marketed and Clinical Drugs. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 21:811-824. [PMID: 32329698 DOI: 10.2174/1871520620666200424132248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Isoquinoline analogs are an important, structurally diverse class of compounds that are extensively used as pharmaceuticals. Derivatives containing the isoquinoline scaffold have become a focus of therapeutic research because of their wide range of biological characteristics. Examples of these drugs, many of which are in clinical application or at the pre-clinical stage, are used to treat a broad swathe of ailments, such as tumors, respiratory diseases, infections, nervous system diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, endocrine and metabolic diseases. METHODS Data were collected from PubMed, Web of Science, and SciFinder, through searches of drug names. RESULTS At least 38 isoquinoline-based therapeutic drugs are in clinical application or clinical trials, and their chemical structure and pharmacokinetics are described in detail. CONCLUSION The isoquinoline ring is a privileged scaffold which is often preferred as a structural basis for drug design, and plays an important role in drug discovery. This review provides a guide for pharmacologists to find effective preclinical/clinical drugs and examines recent progress in the application of the isoquinoline scaffold.
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- Chunying Luo
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Man RJ, Jeelani N, Zhou C, Yang YS. Recent Progress in the Development of Quinoline Derivatives for the Exploitation of Anti-Cancer Agents. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 21:825-838. [PMID: 32416703 DOI: 10.2174/1871520620666200516150345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Along with the progress in medicine and therapies, the exploitation of anti-cancer agents focused more on the vital signaling pathways and key biological macromolecules. With rational design and advanced synthesis, quinoline derivatives have been utilized frequently in medicinal chemistry, especially in developing anti-cancer drugs or candidates. METHODS Using DOI searching, articles published before 2020 all over the world have been reviewed as comprehensively as possible. RESULTS In this review, we selected the representative quinoline derivate drugs in market or clinical trials, classified them into five major categories with detailed targets according to their main mechanisms, discussed the relationship within the same mechanism, and generated a summative discussion with prospective expectations. For each mechanism, the introduction of the target was presented, with the typical examples of quinoline derivate drugs. CONCLUSION This review has highlighted the quinoline drugs or candidates, suited them into corresponding targets in their pathways, summarized and discussed. We hope that this review may help the researchers who are interested in discovering quinoline derivate anti-cancer agents obtain considerable understanding of this specific topic. Through the flourishing period and the vigorous strategies in clinical trials, quinoline drugs would be potential but facing new challenges in the future.
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- Ruo-Jun Man
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, China
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- Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Qin J, Cheng W, Duan YT, Yang H, Yao Y. Indazole as a Privileged Scaffold: The Derivatives and their Therapeutic Applications. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 21:839-860. [PMID: 32819234 DOI: 10.2174/1871520620999200818160350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Heterocyclic compounds, also called heterocycles, are a major class of organic chemical compound that plays a vital role in the metabolism of all living cells. The heterocyclic compound, indazole, has attracted more attention in recent years and is widely present in numerous commercially available drugs. Indazole-containing derivatives, representing one of the most important heterocycles in drug molecules, are endowed with a broad range of biological properties. METHODS A literature search was conducted in PubMed, Google Scholar and Web of Science regarding articles related to indazole and its therapeutic application. RESULTS The mechanism and structure-activity relationship of indazole and its derivatives were described. Based on their versatile biological activities, the compounds were divided into six groups: anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-HIV, antiarrhythmic, antifungal and antitumour. At least 43 indazole-based therapeutic agents were found to be used in clinical application or clinical trials. CONCLUSION This review is a guide for pharmacologists who are in search of valid preclinical/clinical drug compounds where the progress of approved marketed drugs containing indazole scaffold is examined from 1966 to the present day. Future direction involves more diverse bioactive moieties with indazole scaffold and greater insights into its mechanism.
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- Jinling Qin
- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affilited to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Henan 450018, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affilited to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Henan 450018, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affilited to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Henan 450018, China
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Wang F, Yao Y, Zhu HL, Zhang Y. Nitrogen-containing Heterocycle: A Privileged Scaffold for Marketed Drugs. Curr Top Med Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/156802662106210304105631] [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]
Affiliation(s)
- Feng Wang
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory Of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450018,China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory Of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450018,China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory Of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450018,China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory Of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450018,China
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Proctor NK, Ertan-Bolelli T, Bolelli K, Taylor EW, Chiu NHL, Bowen JP. Towards a Better Understanding of Computational Models for Predicting DNA Methylation Effects at the Molecular Level. Curr Top Med Chem 2021; 20:901-909. [PMID: 32101127 DOI: 10.2174/1568026620666200226110019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Human DNA is a very sensitive macromolecule and slight changes in the structure of DNA can have disastrous effects on the organism. When nucleotides are modified, or changed, the resulting DNA sequence can lose its information, if it is part of a gene, or it can become a problem for replication and repair. Human cells can regulate themselves by using a process known as DNA methylation. This methylation is vitally important in cell differentiation and expression of genes. When the methylation is uncontrolled, however, or does not occur in the right place, serious pathophysiological consequences may result. Excess methylation causes changes in the conformation of the DNA double helix. The secondary structure of DNA is highly dependent upon the sequence. Therefore, if the sequence changes slightly the secondary structure can change as well. These slight changes will then cause the doublestranded DNA to be more open and available in some places where large adductions can come in and react with the DNA base pairs. Computer models have been used to simulate a variety of biological processes including protein function and binding, and there is a growing body of evidence that in silico methods can shed light on DNA methylation. Understanding the anomeric effect that contributes to the structural and conformational flexibility of furanose rings through a combination of quantum mechanical and experimental studies is critical for successful molecular dynamic simulations.
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- Nathanael K Proctor
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, United States.,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, Ankara, TR 06560, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, United States.,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, Ankara, TR 06560, Turkey.,LumiLabs LLC, Ulus, Ankara, TR 06050, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, United States
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Zhang Z, Shu B, Zhang Y, Deora GS, Li QS. 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Thiazole: A Privileged Scaffold in Drug Design and Activity Improvement. Curr Top Med Chem 2020; 20:2535-2577. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026620999200917153856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Thiazole is an important 5-membered heterocyclic compound containing nitrogen and sulfur
atoms with various pharmaceutical applications including anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-viral, hypoglycemic,
anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activities. Until now, the FDA-approved drugs containing thiazole
moiety have achieved great success such as dasatinib and dabrafenib. In recent years, considerable
research has been focused on thiazole derivatives, especially 2,4,5-trisubstituted thiazole derivatives,
due to their multiple medicinal applications. This review covers related literature in the past 20 years,
which reported the 2,4,5-trisubstituted thiazole as a privileged scaffold in drug design and activity improvement.
Moreover, this review aimed to provide greater insights into the rational design of more potent
pharmaceutical molecules based on 2,4,5-trisubstituted thiazole in the future.
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- Zhen Zhang
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Regulation for Major Diseases of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450018, China
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- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Regulation for Major Diseases of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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Huang H, Song C, Chang J. Synthesis and Biological Activity Study of Tanshinone Derivatives: A Literature and Patent Review. Curr Top Med Chem 2020; 20:2520-2534. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026620666200922115109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Tanshinones are a class of bioactive compounds present in the Chinese herbal medicine Danshen
(Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge), containing among others, abietane diterpene quinone scaffolds. Chemical synthesis
and biological activity studies of natural and unnatural tanshinone derivatives have been reviewed in
this article.
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- He Huang
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Roushandeh AM, Tomita K, Kuwahara Y, Jahanian-Najafabadi A, Igarashi K, Roudkenar MH, Sato T. Transfer of healthy fibroblast-derived mitochondria to HeLa ρ 0 and SAS ρ 0 cells recovers the proliferation capabilities of these cancer cells under conventional culture medium, but increase their sensitivity to cisplatin-induced apoptotic death. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:4401-4411. [PMID: 32394308 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05493-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Mitochondrial dysfunction is known to contribute to cancer initiation, progression, and chemo-and radio-resistance. However, the precise role of mitochondria in cancer is controversial. Hence, here we tried to further clarify the role of mitochondria in cancer by transferring healthy mitochondria to cancer cells, and also to cells with depleted mitochondrial DNA (ρ0). Healthy mitochondria were isolated from WI-38 cells and were transferred to HeLa, SAS, HeLa ρ0, and SAS ρ0 cells. Then, cell proliferation was verified. In addition, the cells were treated by different concentrations of cisplatin and assessed for apoptosis induction and quantifying the mRNA expression of apoptosis-related genes. Results revealed that incubation of the HeLa, SAS and HeLa ρ0 cells with 5 µg/ml of the isolated mitochondria for 24 h significantly (p < 0.001) increased cell proliferation compared to non-treated controls. Interestingly, the mitochondria transfer rescued the ρ0 cells and made them capable of growing under conventional culture medium. However, the number of apoptotic cells was significantly higher in the HeLa ρ0 cells that received the mitochondria (HeLa-Fibro-Mit) compared to the HeLa ρ0. Furthermore, the expression level of BCL-2 anti-apoptotic gene was down-regulated in both HeLa-Fibro-Mit and SAS-Fibro-Mit cell lines while the expression levels of the BAX, caspase8, caspase9, and AIF pro-apoptotic genes were upregulated. Our findings indicated that although the response of cancer cells to the mitochondria transfer is cancer-type dependent, but the introduction of normal exogenous mitochondria to some cancer cells might be considered as a potential novel therapeutic strategy.
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- Amaneh Mohammadi Roushandeh
- Medical Biotechnology Department, Paramedicine faculty, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.,Department of Applied Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Medical Biotechnology Department, Paramedicine faculty, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. .,Department of Applied Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan. .,Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Heshmat Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Zhou C, Zhu HL, Duan Y. Targeting Histone Acetyltransferase MOZ/KAT6A as a New Avenue for Hematological Tumor Therapy. Curr Top Med Chem 2020; 20:333-335. [PMID: 32242512 DOI: 10.2174/156802662005200304123442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Chongchen Zhou
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Bin Yu
- Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Children's Hospital. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, China
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Xia L, Liu W, Song Y, Zhu H, Duan Y. The Present and Future of Novel Protein Degradation Technology. Curr Top Med Chem 2019; 19:1784-1788. [PMID: 31644408 DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666191011162955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs), as a novel therapeutic modality, play a vital role in drug discovery. Each PROTAC contains three key parts; a protein-of-interest (POI) ligand, a E3 ligase ligand, and a linker. These bifunctional molecules could mediate the degradation of POIs by hijacking the activity of E3 ubiquitin ligases for POI ubiquitination and subsequent degradation via the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS). With several advantages over other therapeutic strategies, PROTACs have set off a new upsurge of drug discovery in recent years. ENDTAC, as the development of PROTACs technology, is now receiving more attention. In this review, we aim to summarize the rapid progress from 2018 to 2019 in protein degradation and analyze the challenges and future direction that need to be addressed in order to efficiently develop potent protein degradation technology.
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- Liwen Xia
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China.,State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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