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Gomha SM, El-Sayed AAAA, Zaki MEA, Alrehaily A, Elbadawy HM, Al-Shahri ABA, Alsenani SR, Abouzied AS. Synthesis, In vitro and In silico Studies of Novel bis-triazolopyridopyrimidines from Curcumin Analogues as Potential Aromatase Agents. Chem Biodivers 2024:e202400701. [PMID: 38829745 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202400701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Breast cancer remains a major global health issue, particularly affecting women and contributing significantly to mortality rates. Current treatments for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers, such as aromatase inhibitors, are effective but often come with side effects and resistance issues. This study addresses these gaps by targeting aromatase, an enzyme crucial for estrogen synthesis, which plays a pivotal role in breast cancer progression. The innovative approach involves synthesizing novel bis-triazolopyridopyrimidines, designed to leverage the combined pharmacological benefits of pyridopyrimidine and 1,2,4-triazole structures, known for their potent aromatase inhibition and anti-cancer properties. These compounds were synthesized and characterized using 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and MS spectral analyses, and their anticancer efficacy was evaluated through MTT assays against MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines in vitro. Molecular docking analyses revealed strong binding energies with aromatase, particularly for compounds 5 b, 5 c, 10 a, and 10 b, indicating their potential as effective aromatase inhibitors. The study highlights these compounds as promising candidates for further development as therapeutic agents against breast cancer.
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- Sobhi M Gomha
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, 42351, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, 42351, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, 42351, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Madinah, 41477, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Jurisprudence of Sunnah and Its Sources, Faculty of the Noble Hadith, Islamic University of Madinah., Madinah, 41477, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, 42351, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Hail, Hail, 81442, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza, 12311, Egypt
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AboulWafa OM, Daabees HMG, El-Said AH. Benzoxazole-appended piperidine derivatives as novel anticancer candidates against breast cancer. Bioorg Chem 2023; 134:106437. [PMID: 36842320 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Novel series of benzoxazole-appended piperidine derivatives were planned, synthesized and screened against two breast cancer cell lines. Considerable antiproliferative activity was observed for screened compounds (IC50 = 33.32 ± 0.2 µM to 7.31 ± 0.43 µM and 1.66 ± 0.08 µM to 12.10 ± 0.57 µM) against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines respectively being more potent than doxorubicin (IC50 = 8.20 ± 0.39 µM and 13.34 ± 0.63 µM respectively). Active compounds were submitted for enzyme inhibition assays when 4d and 7h demonstrated potent EGFR inhibition (0.08 ± 0.002 µM and 0.09 ± 0.002 µM respectively) compared to erlotinib (0.11 ± 0.003 µM). However, no one compound displayed effective ARO inhibition activity as tested compounds were less active than letrozole. Apoptosis inducing ability results implied that apoptosis was provoked by significant stimulation of caspase-9 protein levels (4.25-7.04-fold) upon treatment of MCF-7 cells with 4a, 7h, 9, 12e and 12f. Alternatively, MDA-MB-231 cells treated with 4d, 7a, 12b and 12c considerably increased caspase-9 levels (2.32-4.06-fold). Cell cycle arrest and annexin-V/Propidium iodide assays further confirmed apoptosis when tested compounds arrested cell cycle at various phases and demonstrated high annexin V binding affinity. Docking outcomes proved valuable binding affinities for compounds 4d and 7h to EGFR enzyme while compounds 4a and 12e, upon docking into the active site of ARO, failed to interact with heme, suggesting their inabilities to act as AIs. Therefore, these benzoxazoles can act as promising candidates exhibiting EGFR inhibition and apoptosis-promoting properties.
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- Omaima M AboulWafa
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, 21521 Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Damanhour, Damanhour, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, International Coastal Road, Gamasa City, Mansoura 11152, Dakahliya, Egypt.
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Emami L, Sadeghian S, Mojaddami A, khabnadideh S, Sakhteman A, Sadeghpour H, Faghih Z, Fereidoonnezhad M, Rezaei Z. Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel 1,2,4-triazole derivatives as promising anticancer agents. BMC Chem 2022; 16:91. [DOI: 10.1186/s13065-022-00887-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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AbstractHerein, we reported the synthesis of nineteen novel 1,2,4-triazole derivatives including 1,3-diphenyl-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) propan-1-ones (7a-e), 1-(1,3-diphenylpropan-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (8a-c) and 1,4-diphenyl-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) butane-1,4-diones (10a-k). The structures of these derivatives were confirmed by spectroscopic techniques like IR, 1H-NMR, Mass spectroscopy and Elemental analysis. The cytotoxic activities of the synthesized compounds were evaluated against three human cancer cell lines including MCF-7, Hela and A549 using MTT assay. Compounds 7d, 7e, 10a and 10d showed a promising cytotoxic activity lower than 12 μM against Hela cell line. The safety of these compounds was also, evaluated on MRC-5 as a normal cell line and relieved that most of the synthesized compounds have proper selectivity against normal and cytotoxic cancerous cell lines. Finally, molecular docking studies were also, done to understand the mechanism and binding modes of these derivatives in the binding pocket of aromatase enzyme as a possible target.
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Zięba A, Stępnicki P, Matosiuk D, Kaczor AA. What are the challenges with multi-targeted drug design for complex diseases? Expert Opin Drug Discov 2022; 17:673-683. [PMID: 35549603 DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2022.2072827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Current findings on multifactorial diseases with a complex pathomechanism confirm that multi-target drugs are more efficient ways in treating them as opposed to single-target drugs. However, to design multi-target ligands, a number of factors and challenges must be taken into account. AREAS COVERED In this perspective, we summarize the concept of application of multi-target drugs for the treatment of complex diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases, schizophrenia, diabetes, and cancer. We discuss the aspects of target selection for multifunctional ligands and the application of in silico methods in their design and optimization. Furthermore, we highlight other challenges such as balancing affinities to different targets and drug-likeness of obtained compounds. Finally, we present success stories in the design of multi-target ligands for the treatment of common complex diseases. EXPERT OPINION Despite numerous challenges resulting from the design of multi-target ligands, these efforts are worth making. Appropriate target selection, activity balancing, and ligand drug-likeness belong to key aspects in the design of ligands acting on multiple targets. It should be emphasized that in silico methods, in particular inverse docking, pharmacophore modeling, machine learning methods and approaches derived from network pharmacology are valuable tools for the design of multi-target drugs.
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- Agata Zięba
- Department of Synthesis and Chemical Technology of Pharmaceutical Substances with Computer Modeling Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Synthesis and Chemical Technology of Pharmaceutical Substances with Computer Modeling Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Synthesis and Chemical Technology of Pharmaceutical Substances with Computer Modeling Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Synthesis and Chemical Technology of Pharmaceutical Substances with Computer Modeling Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.,School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Chamariya R, Suvarna V. Role of KSP inhibitors as anti-cancer therapeutics: an update. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2022; 22:2517-2538. [PMID: 35043768 DOI: 10.2174/1871520622666220119093105] [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: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Regardless of the growing discovery of anticancer treatments, targeting cancer-specific pathways, cytotoxic therapy still maintained its abundant clinical significance based on the fact that tumours harbour a greater population of actively dividing cells than normal tissues. Conventional anti-mitotic agents or microtubule poisons acting on the major mitotic spindle protein tubulin have been effectively used in clinical settings for cancer chemotherapy over the last three decades. However, use of these drugs is associated with limited clinical utility due to serious side effects such as debilitating and dose-limiting peripheral neuropathy, myelosuppression, drug resistance and allergic reactions. Therefore, research initiatives have been undertaken to develop novel microtubule motor proteins inhibitors that can potentially circumvent the limitations associated with conventional microtubule poisons. Kinesin spindle proteins (KSP) belonging to the kinesin-5 family play a crucial role during mitosis and unregulated cell proliferation. Several evidences from preclinical studies and different phases of clinical trials have presented kinesin spindle protein as a promising target for cancer therapeutics. kinesin spindle protein inhibitors causing mitosis disruption without interfering with microtubule dynamics in non-dividing cells offer a potential therapeutic alternative for the management of several major cancer types and are devoid of side effects associated with classical anti-mitotic drugs. This review summarizes recent data highlighting progress in the discovery of targeted KSP inhibitors and presents the development of scaffolds, structure-activity relationships, and outcomes of biological, and enzyme inhibition studies. We reviewed the recent literature reports published over last decade, using various electronic database searches such as PubMed, Embase, Medline, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Clinical trial data till 2021 was retrieved from ClinicalTrial.gov. Major chemical classes developed as selective KSP inhibitors include dihydropyrimidines, β-carbolines, carbazoles, benzimidazoles, fused aryl derivatives, pyrimidines, fused pyrimidines, quinazolines, quinolones, thiadiazolines, spiropyran and azobenzenes. Drugs such as filanesib, litronesib, ispinesib have entered clinical trials, the most advanced phase explored being Phase II. KSP inhibitors have exhibited promising results; however, continued exploration is greatly required to establish the clinical potential of KSP inhibitors.
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- Rinkal Chamariya
- SVKM's Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, V.L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai - 400056, Maharashtra, India
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- SVKM's Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, V.L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai - 400056, Maharashtra, India
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Singh M, Jamra. R, Paul AK, Malakar CC, Singh V. KI‐assisted Sulfur Activation/Insertion/Denitration Strategy towards Dual C−S Bond Formation for One‐pot Synthesis of β‐Carboline‐tethered 2‐Acylbenzothiophenes. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Manpreet Singh
- Department of Chemistry Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
- Department of Chemistry Central University of Punjab Bathinda 151401 Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra 136119 Haryana India
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- Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology Imphal 795004 Manipur India
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- Department of Chemistry Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
- Department of Chemistry Central University of Punjab Bathinda 151401 Punjab India
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Amewu RK, Sakyi PO, Osei-Safo D, Addae-Mensah I. Synthetic and Naturally Occurring Heterocyclic Anticancer Compounds with Multiple Biological Targets. Molecules 2021; 26:7134. [PMID: 34885716 PMCID: PMC8658833 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cancer is a complex group of diseases initiated by abnormal cell division with the potential of spreading to other parts of the body. The advancement in the discoveries of omics and bio- and cheminformatics has led to the identification of drugs inhibiting putative targets including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family receptors, fibroblast growth factors (FGF), platelet derived growth factors (PDGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), thymidine phosphorylase (TP), and neuropeptide Y4 (NY4), amongst others. Drug resistance, systemic toxicity, and drug ineffectiveness for various cancer chemo-treatments are widespread. Due to this, efficient therapeutic agents targeting two or more of the putative targets in different cancer cells are proposed as cutting edge treatments. Heterocyclic compounds, both synthetic and natural products, have, however, contributed immensely to chemotherapeutics for treatments of various diseases, but little is known about such compounds and their multimodal anticancer properties. A compendium of heterocyclic synthetic and natural product multitarget anticancer compounds, their IC50, and biological targets of inhibition are therefore presented in this review.
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- Richard Kwamla Amewu
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 56, Ghana; (R.K.A.); (P.O.S.); (D.O.-S.)
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 56, Ghana; (R.K.A.); (P.O.S.); (D.O.-S.)
- Department of Chemical Sciences, School of Sciences, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani P.O. Box 214, Ghana
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 56, Ghana; (R.K.A.); (P.O.S.); (D.O.-S.)
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 56, Ghana; (R.K.A.); (P.O.S.); (D.O.-S.)
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AboulWafa OM, Daabees HMG, Hammad A, Badawi WA. New functionalized 6-thienylpyrimidine-5-carbonitriles as antiproliferative agents against human breast cancer cells. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2021; 354:e2100177. [PMID: 34347303 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202100177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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6-Thienylpyrimidine-5-carbonitrile derivatives were synthesized and screened for their in vitro antiproliferative activities against two human breast cancer cell lines in comparison to 5-fluorouracil as a reference. Compounds 2, 3a-c, and 6b evolved as the most active congeners against both cell lines, while others showed selectivity for only one cell line. Compound 2 exerted its effect through inhibition of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), while 6b showed less aromatase inhibitory activity than letrozole. The rest of the tested compounds did not show significant inhibition, and it can be assumed that they exert their antiproliferative activity through different target mechanisms. In addition, caspase-9 protein activation assays, cell cycle analysis using flow cytometry, and annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate-propidium iodide (FITC/PI) dual staining assays were performed for the most active compounds. All the tested compounds were found to be potent pyrimidine derivatives able to initiate apoptosis in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells.
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- Omaima M AboulWafa
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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Farghaly AM, AboulWafa OM, Baghdadi HH, Abd El Razik HA, Sedra SMY, Shamaa MM. New thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-based derivatives: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation as antiproliferative agents, EGFR and ARO inhibitors inducing apoptosis in breast cancer cells. Bioorg Chem 2021; 115:105208. [PMID: 34365057 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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An array of newly synthesized thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-based derivatives and thienotriazolopyrimidines hybridized with some pharmacophoric anticancer fragments were designed, synthesized and assessed for their in vitro antiproliferative activity against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines using erlotinib and pictilisib as reference standards in the MTT assay. In general, many compounds were endowed with considerable antiproliferative activity (IC50 = 0.43-1.31 µM). Some of the tested compounds, namely 3c, 5b, 5c, 9d, 10, 11b and 13 displayed remarkable antiproliferative activity against both cell lines. Meanwhile, compounds 2c-e, 3b, 4a, 5a, 9c and 15b showed noticeable selectivity against MCF-7 cells while compounds 2b, 3a, 4b, 6a-c, 7, 8, 9b and 12 exhibited considerable selectivity against MDA-MB-231 cells. Further mechanistic evidences for their anticancer activities were provided by screening the most potent compounds against MCF-7 and/or MDA-MB-231 cells for EGFR and ARO inhibitory activities using erlotinib and letrozole as reference standards respectively. Results proved that, in general, tested compounds were better EGFRIs than ARIs. In addition, significant overexpression in caspase-9 level in treated MCF-7 breast cell line samples was observed for all tested compounds with the 4-fluorophenylhydrazone derivative 2d exhibiting the highest activation. In treated MDA-MB-231 breast cell line samples, 11b was found to highly induce caspase-9 level thereby inducing apoptosis. Cell cycle analysis and Annexin V-FITC/PI assay were also assessed for active compounds where results indicated that all tested compounds induced preG1 apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase. Compound 9d, as an inhibitor of ARO, was observed to downregulate the downstream signaling proteins HSP27 and p-ERK in MCF-7 cells. Furthermore, compound 11b downregulated EGFR expression as well as the downstream signaling protein p-AKT. Docking experiments on EGFR and ARO enzymes supported their in vitro results. Thus, the thienotriazolopyrimidines 11b and 12 showing good EGFR inhibition and the thieno[3,2-d]-pyrimidine derivatives 3b and 9d, eliciting the best ARO inhibition activity, can be considered as new candidates as anti-breast cancer agents that necessitate further development.
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- Ahmed M Farghaly
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, 21521 Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, 21521 Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, 21521 Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Clinical and Biological Sciences (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Department, College of Pharmacy, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt
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Singh M, Jamra R, Mehra S, Rattan S, Singh V. Potassium
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‐Butoxide‐Promoted Synthesis of Fluorescent β‐Carboline Tethered 1,3,5‐Triazines and Assessment of Their Luminescent Properties. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Manpreet Singh
- Department of Chemistry Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar Punjab 144011 India
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- Department of Chemistry Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar Punjab 144011 India
- Department of Chemistry Central University of Punjab Bathinda Punjab 151401 India
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- Amity Institute of Applied Sciences Amity University Noida 201313 India
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- Amity Institute of Applied Sciences Amity University Noida 201313 India
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- Department of Chemistry Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar Punjab 144011 India
- Department of Chemistry Central University of Punjab Bathinda Punjab 151401 India
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A comprehensive overview of β-carbolines and its derivatives as anticancer agents. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 224:113688. [PMID: 34332400 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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β-Carboline alkaloids are a family of natural and synthetic products with structural diversity and outstanding antitumor activities. This review summarizes research developments of β-carboline and its derivatives as anticancer agents, which focused on both natural and synthetic monomers as well as dimers. In addition, the structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis of β-carboline monomers and dimers are summarized and mechanism of action of β-carboline and its derivatives are also presented. A few possible research directions, suggestions and clues for future work on the development of novel β-carboline-based anticancer agents with improved expected activities and lesser toxicity are also provided.
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Hsieh MC, Lo YS, Chuang YC, Lin CC, Ho HY, Hsieh MJ, Lin JT. Dehydrocrenatidine extracted from Picrasma quassioides induces the apoptosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells through the JNK and ERK signaling pathways. Oncol Rep 2021; 46:166. [PMID: 34165177 PMCID: PMC8218301 DOI: 10.3892/or.2021.8117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an indicator disease in Asia due to its unique geographical and ethnic distribution. Dehydrocrenatidine (DC) is a β-carboline alkaloid abundantly present in Picrasma quassioides (D. Don) Benn, a deciduous shrub or small tree native to temperate regions of southern Asia, and β-carboline alkaloids play anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative roles in various cancers. However, the mechanism and function of DC in human NPC cells remain only partially explored. The present study aimed to examine the cytotoxicity and biochemical role of DC in human NPC cells. The MTT method, cell cycle analysis, DAPI determination, Annexin V/PI double staining, and mitochondrial membrane potential examination were performed to evaluate the effects of DC treatment on human NPC cell lines. In addition, western blotting analysis was used to explore the effect of DC on apoptosis and signaling pathways in related proteins. The analysis results confirmed that DC significantly reduced the viability of NPC cell lines in a dose- and time-dependent manner and induced apoptosis through internal and external apoptotic pathways (including cell cycle arrest, altered mitochondrial membrane potential, and activated death receptors). Western blot analysis illustrated that DC's effect on related proteins in the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway can induce apoptosis by enhancing ERK phosphorylation and inhibiting Janus kinase (JNK) phosphorylation. Notably, DC induced apoptosis by affecting the phosphorylation of JNK and ERK, and DC and inhibitors (SP600125 and U0126) in combination restored the overexpression of p-JNK and p-ERK. To date, this is the first study to confirm the apoptosis pathway induced by DC phosphorylation of p-JNK and p-REK in human NPC. On the basis of evidence obtained from this study, DC targeting the inhibition of NPC cell lines may be a promising future strategy for NPC treatment.
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- Ming-Chang Hsieh
- School of Medical Laboratory and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Oral Cancer Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Oral Cancer Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Oral Cancer Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Oral Cancer Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Oral Cancer Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Post Baccalaureate Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Kumar S, Malakar CC, Singh V. Cu(II)‐Catalysed Azide‐Alkyne Cycloaddition Reaction towards Synthesis of β‐Carboline C1‐Tethered 1,2,3‐Triazole Derivatives. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202100002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Sunit Kumar
- Department of Chemistry Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology (NIT) Manipur Imphal 795004 India
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- Department of Chemistry Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
- Department of Chemistry Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401 Punjab India
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Antiproliferative activity, enzymatic inhibition and apoptosis-promoting effects of benzoxazole-based hybrids on human breast cancer cells. Bioorg Chem 2021; 109:104752. [PMID: 33657444 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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New benzoxazole derivatives containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-triazole or triazolothiadiazine rings were synthesized and screened for their in vitro antiproliferative activities against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines using MTT assay. Doxorubicin, cisplatin and 2-(4-aminophenyl)benzothiazole (CJM 126) were used as references. The most active compounds 7a, 8d, 8e and 10c were screened for their antiproliferative activities against MCF-10A normal breast cells where compounds 8e and 7a were the most selective towards MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines, respectively compared to CJM 126. In vitro enzymatic inhibition assays of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and aromatase (ARO) enzymes were performed. Compound 7a showed inhibition of EGFR comparable to that of erlotinib while compound 8e exhibited nearly half the inhibitory activity of erlotinib towards EGFR and was more potent inhibitor of ARO than letrozole. Caspase-9 activation assay, cell cycle analysis and Annexin-V/ Propidium iodide assay performed for compounds 7a, 8d, 8e and 10c demonstrated over expression of caspase-9 protein level, pre G1 apoptosis and high annexin V binding affinity. Therefore, these compounds are considered as potent apoptosis-promoting agents. The predicted docking studies and in silico chemo-informatic properties of compounds 7a and 8e were appropriate. Compounds 7a and 8e are promising anti-breast cancer agents exhibiting potent apoptosis-promoting properties.
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AboulWafa OM, Daabees HM, Badawi WA. 2-Anilinopyrimidine derivatives: Design, synthesis, in vitro anti-proliferative activity, EGFR and ARO inhibitory activity, cell cycle analysis and molecular docking study. Bioorg Chem 2020; 99:103798. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Singh M, Vaishali, Kumar R, Singh V. Catalyst‐Free and Metal‐Free Approach towards Synthesis of Amide‐ and Thioamide‐Linked β‐Carboline‐Pyridine Conjugates and Estimation of Their Photophysical Properties. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202001149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Manpreet Singh
- Department of ChemistryDr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
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- Department of ChemistryDr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
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- Department of ChemistryDr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
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- Department of ChemistryDr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar 144011 Punjab India
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Singh M, Awasthi P, Singh V. Iodine Catalysed Synthesis of Luminescent β-Carboline Tethered Thiazolo[4,5-c
]carbazole and Naphtho[2,1-d
]thiazole Derivatives and Estimation of their Light Emitting Properties. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201901908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Manpreet Singh
- Department of Chemistry; Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT); 144011 Jalandhar Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology; Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry; Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT); 144011 Jalandhar Punjab India
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Omar AMME, AboulWafa OM, El-Shoukrofy MS, Amr ME. Benzoxazole derivatives as new generation of anti-breast cancer agents. Bioorg Chem 2020; 96:103593. [PMID: 32004897 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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New 2-substituted benzoxazole derivatives were synthesized and screened for their in vitro anti-proliferative activities against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines. Compounds 4b, 4d and 11c eliciting the highest activity against MCF-7 cells were further assayed for their cytotoxic activities against A431 and HCC827 cancer cells in addition to their in vitro inhibition of wild and mutated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) enzymes. Compound 11c was the most active against A431 cells and it displayed a potent inhibition of EGFRWT while compounds 4b and 4d elicited higher potencies than erlotinib against mutated EGFRL858R. Compounds 4a, 6c and 8a showed the most potent cytotoxic activity against MDA-MB-231 cancer cells where compounds 4a and 6c were slightly less potent aromatase (ARO) inhibitors than letrozole. MCF-7 cells treated with compounds 4b, 4d, 11c and MDA-MB-231 cells treated with compounds 4a, 6c and 8a showed remarkable over-expression of caspase-9 protein level and elicited pre G1 apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase in addition to high annexin V binding affinity indicating significant apoptosis. Chemo-informatic and docking properties were also predicted. Docking results revealed that docked compounds displayed binding modes with EGFR and ARO enzymes comparable to that of the reference ligands. The benzoxazole derivatives 11c and 6c possessing amide and dithiocarbamate moieties respectively were found to be potent apoptosis-inducing anti-breast cancer agents with acceptable physicochemical properties. They exert their activity via inhibition of EGFR and ARO enzymes respectively.
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- A-Mohsen M E Omar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, 21521 Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, 21521 Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, 21521 Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, 21521 Alexandria, Egypt
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Singh M, Paul AK, Singh V. A transition metal-free approach towards the regioselective synthesis of β-carboline tethered pyrroles and 2,3-dihydro-1 H-pyrroles. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj02315a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A transition metal-free one-pot sequential approach has been unfolded for the synthesis of β-carboline tethered pyrroles and 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrroles by using highly diverse 1-formyl-9H-β-carbolines as a template.
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- Manpreet Singh
- Department of Chemistry
- Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT)
- Jalandhar
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT)
- Jalandhar
- India
- Department of Chemistry
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