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Mansour NI, El-Sayed SM, El-Gohary NS, Abdel-Aziz NI, El-Subbagh HI, Ghaly MA. New phthalimide-based derivatives as EGFR-TK inhibitors: Synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular modeling study. Bioorg Chem 2022; 127:105966. [PMID: 35728294 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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A novel series of phthalimide derivatives was synthesized and evaluated for in vitro antitumor activity against six human cancer cell lines; HepG-2, HCT-116, MCF-7, Hep2, PC3 and Hela.The obtained results revealed that compound 32 was the most potent antitumor, while compounds 33, 22 and 24 showed strong activity against all tested cell lines. Further biological evaluation of the most active compounds was done and their in vitro EGFR-TK inhibition was tested, and the results came in accordance with the results of antitumor testing, where 32 displayed promising inhibitory activity (IC50 = 0.065 µM) compared to the standard drug erlotinib (IC50 = 0.067 µM). In addition, compounds 48, 22, 28 and 19 showed strong inhibitory activity (IC50 = 0.089, 0.093, 0.147 and 0.152 µM respectively). Cell cycle analysis was conducted and the results revealed that 32 induced cell cycle arrest on Hela and MCF-7 at G0-G1 phase and Pre-G1 phase causing cell death mainly via apoptosis. Additionally, in vivo antitumor screening revealed that 32 reduced both body weight and tumor volume in solid tumor utilizing Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) animal model. Molecular modeling study showed that 32 and 48 have the highest affinity for binding with the active site of EGFR-TK with docking score comparable to erlotinib. Compounds 32 and 48 could be used as template models for further optimization.
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- Nayera I Mansour
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, 11152, Gamasa, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
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Asadollahi A, Asadi M, Hosseini FS, Ekhtiari Z, Biglar M, Amanlou M. Synthesis, molecular docking, and antiepileptic activity of novel phthalimide derivatives bearing amino acid conjugated anilines. Res Pharm Sci 2020; 14:534-543. [PMID: 32038733 PMCID: PMC6937752 DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.272562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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A series of N-aryl-2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)-3-phenylpropanamides derivatives were synthesized in two steps. Phthalic anhydride and phenylalanine are first reacted under microwave radiation to form 2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)-3-phenylpropanoic acid, which finally took part in an amidation reaction with different anilines. The final products were characterized by infrared, proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) and mass spectroscopy techniques. The antiepileptic activity of the synthesized compounds at a fixed dose of 10 mg/kg was evaluated by pentylenetetrazole at 70 mg/kg induced seizure threshold method in male mice (n = 5) and compared with aqueous DMSO (10 %, v/v; as negative control) and thalidomide (70 mg/kg; as positive control). The results indicated that compounds 5c, 5e, and 5f as well as thalidomide significantly have higher latency time than what observed with aqueous DMSO (P < 0.05). The seizure latency threshold for 5e and 5f were statistically similar to the results of thalidomide but compound 5c showed significantly higher latency time than thalidomide. While, the electron-deficient benzene ring (5a and 5b) has demonstrated the lowest activity but compound 5e, which is the most electron rich product among tested compounds, showed good antiepileptic activity. Molecular docking was performed in order to understand how the synthetized compounds, interact with gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)A receptor. Docking results were in good harmony with experimental data and indicated that lowest binding energy belongs to compound 5c, which has strongest interactions with the active site of GABAA receptor. Compound 5c could be used for further investigation.
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- Azar Asadollahi
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran.,School of Pharmacy, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran
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- Drug Design and Development Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran.,Drug Design and Development Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran.,Experimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran
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Aliança ASDS, Oliveira AR, Feitosa APS, Ribeiro KRC, de Castro MCAB, Leite ACL, Alves LC, Brayner FA. In vitro evaluation of cytotoxicity and leishmanicidal activity of phthalimido-thiazole derivatives. Eur J Pharm Sci 2017; 105:1-10. [PMID: 28478133 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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It is estimated that the worldwide prevalence of leishmaniasis is around 12 million individuals in 80 countries, with 400,000new cases per year. In the search for new leishmanicidal agents, the hybrid phthalimido-thiazoles have been identified as an important scaffold for drug design and discovery. The present study thus reports the in vitro activity of a series of phthalimido-thiazole derivatives. Cytotoxicity against a strain of L. infantum, Vero cells, J774 macrophages and peritoneal macrophages was evaluated, as well as nitric oxide (NO) production. Activity against amastigote and promastigote forms of L. infantum and microscopic changes in the parasite and intracellular targets of the parasite were achieved. The results show that the compounds arising from hybridization of phthalimide and 1,3-thiazole exhibit promising leishmanicidal activity. Compounds 2j and 2m were the most potent of the series tested and the parasites treated with these compounds exhibited ultrastructural changes, such as cell body shrinkage, loss of cellular membrane integrity, vacuolization of cytoplasm, membrane profiles surrounding organelles and swelling of mitochondria. The data showed that these compounds reduced the survival of intracellular amastigotes and presented low toxicity for mammalian cells. The compounds produced increased NO production compared to untreated cells in non-infected macrophages. Treated promastigote forms showed an increase in the number of cells stained with propidium iodide. The compounds brought about significant changes in mitochondrial membrane potential. According to the present study, phthalimido-thiazole compounds exhibit leishmanicidal activity and could be used to develop novel antileishmaniasis drugs and explore potential molecular targets.
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- Amanda Silva Dos Santos Aliança
- Laboratório de Imunologia Keizo Asami-LIKA/UFPE and Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-CPqAM/FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE CEP: 50670-420, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine (UFPE), Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235 - Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE CEP: 50670-901, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Planejamento em Química Medicinal, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Post Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences (UFPE), Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE CEP: 50740-520, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Imunologia Keizo Asami-LIKA/UFPE and Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-CPqAM/FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE CEP: 50670-420, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia Keizo Asami-LIKA/UFPE and Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-CPqAM/FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE CEP: 50670-420, Brazil
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-CPqAM/FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE CEP: 50670-420, Brazil; Laboratório de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco-CAV, Vitória de Santo Antão, PE CEP: 55608-680, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Planejamento em Química Medicinal, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Post Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences (UFPE), Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE CEP: 50740-520, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia Keizo Asami-LIKA/UFPE and Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-CPqAM/FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE CEP: 50670-420, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia Keizo Asami-LIKA/UFPE and Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-CPqAM/FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE CEP: 50670-420, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine (UFPE), Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235 - Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE CEP: 50670-901, Brazil
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Si W, Zhang T, Zhang L, Mei X, Dong M, Zhang K, Ning J. Design, synthesis and bioactivity of novel phthalimide derivatives as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 26:2380-2. [PMID: 27017111 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.07.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A series of novel phthalimide derivatives related to benzylpiperazine were synthesized and evaluated as cholinesterase inhibitors. The results showed that all compounds were able to inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE), with two of them dramatically inhibiting butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE). Most compounds exhibited potent anti-AChE activity in the range of nM concentrations. In particular, compounds 7aIII and 10a showed the most potent activity with the IC50 values of 18.44 nM and 13.58 nM, respectively. To understand the excellent activity of these compounds, the structure-activity relationship was further examined. The protein-ligand docking study demonstrated that the target compounds have special binding modes and these results are in agreement with the kinetic study.
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- Weijie Si
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, PR China
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