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Gao E, Wang Y, Fan GL, Xu G, Wu ZY, Liu ZJ, Liu JC, Mao LF, Hou X, Li S. Discovery of gefitinib-1,2,3-triazole derivatives against lung cancer via inducing apoptosis and inhibiting the colony formation. Sci Rep 2024; 14:9223. [PMID: 38649732 PMCID: PMC11035632 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60000-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
Abstract
A series of 20 novel gefitinib derivatives incorporating the 1,2,3-triazole moiety were designed and synthesized. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their potential anticancer activity against EGFR wild-type human non-small cell lung cancer cells (NCI-H1299, A549) and human lung adenocarcinoma cells (NCI-H1437) as non-small cell lung cancer. In comparison to gefitinib, Initial biological assessments revealed that several compounds exhibited potent anti-proliferative activity against these cancer cell lines. Notably, compounds 7a and 7j demonstrated the most pronounced effects, with an IC50 value of 3.94 ± 0.17 µmol L-1 (NCI-H1299), 3.16 ± 0.11 µmol L-1 (A549), and 1.83 ± 0.13 µmol L-1 (NCI-H1437) for 7a, and an IC50 value of 3.84 ± 0.22 µmol L-1 (NCI-H1299), 3.86 ± 0.38 µmol L-1 (A549), and 1.69 ± 0.25 µmol L-1 (NCI-H1437) for 7j. These two compounds could inhibit the colony formation and migration ability of H1299 cells, and induce apoptosis in H1299 cells. Acute toxicity experiments on mice demonstrated that compound 7a exhibited low toxicity in mice. Based on these results, it is proposed that 7a and 7j could potentially be developed as novel drugs for the treatment of lung cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- En Gao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453000, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine/Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Luoyang Third People' Hospital, Luoyang, 471000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453000, China
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, 471003, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang University, Xinxiang, 453000, Henan, China
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Liu Z, Liu J, Gao E, Mao L, Hu S, Li S. Synthesis and In Vitro Antitumor Activity Evaluation of Gefitinib-1,2,3-Triazole Derivatives. Molecules 2024; 29:837. [PMID: 38398589 PMCID: PMC10892142 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29040837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
In this study, 14 structurally novel gefitinib-1,2,3-triazole derivatives were synthesized using a click chemistry approach and characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). Preliminary cell counting kit-8 results showed that most of the compounds exhibit excellent antitumor activity against epidermal growth factor receptor wild-type lung cancer cells NCI-H1299, A549 and NCI-H1437. Among them, 4b and 4c showed the most prominent inhibitory effects. The half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 4b were 4.42 ± 0.24 μM (NCI-H1299), 3.94 ± 0.01 μM (A549) and 1.56 ± 0.06 μM (NCI-1437). The IC50 values of 4c were 4.60 ± 0.18 µM (NCI-H1299), 4.00 ± 0.08 μM (A549) and 3.51 ± 0.05 μM (NCI-H1437). Furthermore, our results showed that 4b and 4c could effectively inhibit proliferation, colony formation and cell migration in a concentration-dependent manner, as well as induce apoptosis in H1299 cells. In addition, 4b and 4c exerted its anti-tumor effects by inducing cell apoptosis, upregulating the expression of cleaved-caspase 3 and cleaved-PARP and downregulating the protein levels of Bcl-2. Based on these results, it is suggested that 4b and 4c be developed as potential new drugs for lung cancer treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zijun Liu
- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; (Z.L.); (J.L.)
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; (Z.L.); (J.L.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China;
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; (Z.L.); (J.L.)
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; (Z.L.); (J.L.)
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; (Z.L.); (J.L.)
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