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Wongwad E, Jadsadajerm S, Mungmai L, Wisetsai A. Antioxidant, Cytotoxic, Anti-Glycation, and Anti-Tyrosinase Compounds from the Leaves of Uvaria Siamensis. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202400319. [PMID: 38423999 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202400319] [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: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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A new oxidized heptene, 7-benzoyloxy-4-hydroxy-1-ethoxy-2E,4Z-heptadiene-1,6-dione, namely siamheptene A (1), together with eight known compounds (2-9), were isolated from the leaves of Uvaria siamensis. Their structures were elucidated by detailed analysis of spectroscopic (IR, 1D and 2D NMR) and mass spectrometric data. Compound 9 is reported for the first time from Uvaria genus. Siamheptene A was evaluated for cytotoxicity against HeLa (cervical cancer cells), A549 (lung cancer cells), and Vero cells using the MTT assay and screened for antibacterial activities. In addition, the isolated compounds (1-7, and 9) were investigated for their antioxidant (DPPH, FRAP and ABTS+ assays), anti-glycation, and anti-tyrosinase properties. Based on our results, compound 1 had mild cytotoxicity against Hela and A549 cancer cell lines, with IC50 ranging from 31.09 to 31.67 μg/mL. Compound 1 also showed antioxidant activities in all tasted assays. However, it showed no detectable activity (>128 μg/mL) against various bacterial strains, and it has no inhibitory effects on tyrosinase enzymes. Among of all tested compounds, chrysin (5), showcased highest anti-glycation and anti-tyrosinase activities. This comprehensive analysis provides highlighting the potential of 1 as a lead compound for further structural modification and development of cytotoxic or antioxidant agents.
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- Eakkaluk Wongwad
- Department of Cosmetic Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Phayao, Phayao, 56000, Thailand
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand
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- Department of Cosmetic Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Phayao, Phayao, 56000, Thailand
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand
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Walczak J, Iwaszkiewicz-Grześ D, Cholewiński G. Approaches Towards Better Immunosuppressive Agents. Curr Top Med Chem 2024; 24:CTMC-EPUB-139458. [PMID: 38561615 DOI: 10.2174/0115680266292661240322072908] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Several classes of compounds are applied in clinics due to their immunosuppressive properties in transplantology and the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Derivatives of mycophenolic acid, corticosteroids and chemotherapeutics bearing heterocyclic moieties like methotrexate, azathioprine, mizoribine, and ruxolitinib are active substances with investigated mechanisms of action. However, improved synthetic approaches of known drugs and novel derivatives are still being reported to attempt better accessibility and therapeutic properties. In this review article, we present the synthesis of the designed chemical structures based on recent literature reports concerning novel compounds as promising immunosuppressive drugs. Moreover, some of the discussed derivers revealed also other types of activities with prospective medicinal potential.
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- Juliusz Walczak
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, ul. Dębinki 7, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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Pavlova S, Fab L, Savchenko E, Ryabova A, Ryzhova M, Revishchin A, Pronin I, Usachev D, Kopylov A, Pavlova G. The Bi-(AID-1-T) G-Quadruplex Has a Janus Effect on Primary and Recurrent Gliomas: Anti-Proliferation and Pro-Migration. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:74. [PMID: 38256907 PMCID: PMC10819273 DOI: 10.3390/ph17010074] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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High-grade gliomas are considered an incurable disease. Despite all the various therapy options available, patient survival remains low, and the tumor usually returns. Tumor resistance to conventional therapy and stimulation of the migratory activity of surviving cells are the main factors that lead to recurrent tumors. When developing new treatment approaches, the effect is most often evaluated on standard and phenotypically depleted cancer cell lines. Moreover, there is much focus on the anti-proliferative effect of such therapies without considering the possible stimulation of migratory activity. In this paper, we studied how glioma cell migration changes after exposure to bi-(AID-1-T), an anti-proliferative aptamer. We investigated the effect of this aptamer on eight human glioma cell cultures (Grades III and IV) that were derived from patients' tumor tissue; the difference between primary and recurrent tumors was taken into account. Despite its strong anti-proliferative activity, bi-(AID-1-T) was shown to induce migration of recurrent tumor cells. This result shows the importance of studying the effect of therapeutic molecules on the invasive properties of glioma tumor cells in order to reduce the likelihood of inducing tumor recurrence.
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- Svetlana Pavlova
- Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117485 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117485 Moscow, Russia
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117485 Moscow, Russia
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Research Institute of Physical Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
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- Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117485 Moscow, Russia
- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Medical Genetics, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Karelou M, Kampasis D, Kalampaliki AD, Persoons L, Krämer A, Schols D, Knapp S, De Jonghe S, Kostakis IK. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 2-Substituted Quinazolin-4(3 H)-Ones with Antiproliferative Activities. Molecules 2023; 28:7912. [PMID: 38067641 PMCID: PMC10707894 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28237912] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Sixteen new 2-substituted quinazolines were synthesized using a straightforward methodology starting from 2-methoxybezoic acid or 3-methoxy-2-naphthoic acid. The anti-proliferative activity of the target compounds was evaluated against nine cancer cell lines. Additionally, all the compounds were screened for their potency and selectivity against a panel of 109 kinases and four bromodomains, using Differential Scanning Fluorimetry (DSF). Compound 17 bearing a 2-methoxyphenyl substitution along with a basic side chain displayed a remarkable profile against the majority of the tested cell lines.
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- Maria Karelou
- Department of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (M.K.); (D.K.); (A.D.K.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (M.K.); (D.K.); (A.D.K.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (M.K.); (D.K.); (A.D.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, P.O. Box 1043, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.P.); (D.S.); (S.D.J.)
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany; (A.K.); (S.K.)
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 15, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, P.O. Box 1043, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.P.); (D.S.); (S.D.J.)
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany; (A.K.); (S.K.)
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 15, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, P.O. Box 1043, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.P.); (D.S.); (S.D.J.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (M.K.); (D.K.); (A.D.K.)
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Yang B, Quan Y, Zhao W, Ji Y, Yang X, Li J, Li Y, Liu X, Wang Y, Li Y. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-((4-sulfamoylphenyl)amino)-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives as CDK inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2023; 38:2169282. [PMID: 36656085 PMCID: PMC9858427 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2023.2169282] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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To explore the potential use of CDK inhibitors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) therapy, a series of novel 2-((4-sulfamoylphenyl)amino)-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives was designed, synthesised, and investigated for inhibition on both CDK kinase activity and cellular proliferation of pancreatic cancer. Most of new sulphonamide-containing derivatives demonstrated strong inhibitory activity on CDK9 and obvious anti-proliferative activity in cell culture. Moreover, two new compounds suppressed cell proliferation of multiple human pancreatic cancer cell lines. The most potent compound 2g inhibited cancer cell proliferation by blocking Rb phosphorylation and induced apoptosis via downregulation of CDK9 downstream proteins Mcl-1 and c-Myc in MIA PaCa-2 cells. CDK9 knockdown experiment suggests its anti-proliferative activity is mainly mediated by CDK9. Additionally, 2g displayed moderate tumour inhibition effect in AsPC-1 derived xenograft mice model. Altogether, this study provided a new start for further optimisation to develop potential CDK inhibitor candidates for PDAC treatment by alone or combination use.
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- Bo Yang
- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China,Ying Wang Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China,CONTACT Yanping Li
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Kamzeeva P, Dagaev N, Lizunova S, Khodarovich Y, Sogomonyan A, Kolchanova A, Pokrovsky V, Alferova V, Chistov A, Eshtukov-Shcheglov A, Eshtukova-Shcheglova E, Belyaev E, Skvortsov D, Varizhuk A, Aralov A. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Benzo [4,5]- and Naphtho[2',1':4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidinone Derivatives. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1669. [PMID: 38002351 PMCID: PMC10669118 DOI: 10.3390/biom13111669] [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: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Azacarbazoles have attracted significant interest due to their valuable properties, such as anti-pathogenic and antitumor activity. In this study, a series of structurally related tricyclic benzo[4,5]- and tertacyclic naphtho[2',1':4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidinone derivatives with one or two positively charged tethers were synthesized and evaluated for anti-proliferative activity. Lead tetracyclic derivative 5b with two amino-bearing arms inhibited the metabolic activity of A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells with a CC50 value of 3.6 μM, with remarkable selectivity (SI = 17.3) over VA13 immortalized fibroblasts. Cell-cycle assays revealed that 5b triggers G2/M arrest without signs of apoptosis. A study of its interaction with various DNA G4s and duplexes followed by dual luciferase and intercalator displacement assays suggests that intercalation, rather than the modulation of G4-regulated oncogene expression, might contribute to the observed activity. Finally, a water-soluble salt of 5b was shown to cause no acute toxic effects, changes in mice behavior, or any decrease in body weight after a 72 h treatment at concentrations up to 20 mg/kg. Thus, 5b is a promising candidate for studies in vivo; however, further investigations are needed to elucidate its molecular target(s).
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- Polina Kamzeeva
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (P.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (N.D.)
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- Lopukhin Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of Federal Medical Biological Agency, 119435 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (P.K.)
- Research and Educational Resource Center for Cellular Technologies, The Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (P.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (N.D.)
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- N.N. Blokhin Cancer Research Center, 115478 Moscow, Russia
- Research Institute of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, RUDN University, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (P.K.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (P.K.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (P.K.)
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry and Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (N.D.)
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- Lopukhin Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of Federal Medical Biological Agency, 119435 Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701 Dolgoprudny, Russia
- G4_Interact, USERN, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (P.K.)
- Lopukhin Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of Federal Medical Biological Agency, 119435 Moscow, Russia
- G4_Interact, USERN, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Mohamed-Ezzat RA, Kariuki BM, Srour AM. Synthesis, crystal structure and in vitro anti-proliferative activity of 2-[(4-acetyl-phen-yl)carbamo-yl]phenyl acetate. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2023; 79:999-1002. [PMID: 37936857 PMCID: PMC10626967 DOI: 10.1107/s2056989023008526] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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2-[(4-Acetyl-phen-yl)carbamo-yl]phenyl acetate, C17H15NO4, has been synthesized and structurally characterized. In the structure, N-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions form chains of mol-ecules aligned along the [101] direction. The chains are linked by π-π and C-H⋯π inter-actions, forming a three dimensional network. The compound has been screened for in vitro anti-proliferative activity revealing considerable activity.
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- Reham A. Mohamed-Ezzat
- Chemistry of Natural & Microbial Products Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10, 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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Vitalini S, Rubin B, Monticelli H, Barollo S, Redaelli M, Bertazza L, Mian C, Zorzan M, Garzoli S, Iriti M, Pezzani R. Biological activities of the aerial and undergound parts of Gymnadenia nigra Rchb.f. (syn. Nigritella nigra (L.) Rchb. f.) from the Italian Alps. Nat Prod Res 2023:1-6. [PMID: 37732610 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2258437] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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This study investigated the bioactivity of both aerial (GNAR) and underground (GNUG) parts of Gymnadenia nigra Rchb.f. (syn. Nigritella nigra (L.) Rchb. f.) (Orchidaceae). The obtained data proved interesting when the samples were tested in two adrenocortical cancer cell lines (SW13 and H295R). In particular, the GNAR 80% methanol extract distinctly inhibited their viability after 24 h at a concentration of 1 µg/µL by MTT assay and trypan blue dye exclusion method. Cell morphology evaluation by means Wright's staining also showed significant results, particularly in SW13 cells under the effect of both extracts. GNAR extract was able to scavenge the DPPH radical better than GNUG extract. It also was more active in albumin denaturation (a maximum % denaturation equal to 463.0 ± 8.3 vs 77.3 ± 13.3) and protease inhibition (a maximum % inhibition equal to 138.5 ± 7.0 vs 2.1 ± 2.0) tests. The results highlighted an important antitumor activity of G. nigra in vitro that deserves to be further studied.
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- Sara Vitalini
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Merieux Nutrisciences Italia, Resana, Italy
- AIROB, Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca Oncologica di Base, Padova, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- AIROB, Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca Oncologica di Base, Padova, Italy
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Iliev I, Mavrova A, Yancheva D, Dimov S, Staneva G, Nesheva A, Tsoneva I, Nikolova B. 2-Alkyl-Substituted-4-Amino-Thieno[2,3- d]Pyrimidines: Anti-Proliferative Properties to In Vitro Breast Cancer Models. Molecules 2023; 28:6347. [PMID: 37687177 PMCID: PMC10489817 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28176347] [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: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Thienopyrimidines are structural analogs of quinazolines, and the creation of new 2-alkyl derivatives of ethyl 4-aminothienopyrimidine-6-carboxylates for the study of their anti-proliferative properties is of great pharmacological interest. Some 2-alkyl-4-amino-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines 2-5 were synthesized, and their cyto- and phototoxicity against BALB 3T3 cells were established by an in vitro 3T3 NRU test. The obtained results indicate that the tested compounds are not cytotoxic or phototoxic, and that they are appropriate to be studied for their anti-proliferative and anti-tumor properties. The anti-proliferative potential of the compounds was investigated on MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cells, as well as a MCF-10A cell line (normal human mammary epithelial cells). The most toxic to MCF-7 was thienopyrimidine 3 with IC50 13.42 μg/mL (IC50 0.045 μM), followed by compound 4 (IC50 28.89 μg/mL or IC50 0.11 μM). The thienopyrimidine 4 revealed higher selectivity to MCF-7 and lower activity (IC50 367 μg/mL i.e., 1.4 μM) than compound 3 with MCF-10A cells. With respect to MDA-MB-231 cells, ester 2 manifested the highest effect with IC50 52.56 μg/mL (IC50 0.16 μM), and 2-ethyl derivative 4 revealed IC50 62.86 μg/mL (IC50 0.24 μM). It was estimated that the effect of the substances on the cell cycle progression was due to cell cycle arrest in the G2 stage for MDA-MB-231, while arrest in G1 was detected for the estrogen (ER)-positive MCF-7 cell line. The tested compound's effects on the change of the zeta potential in the tumorigenic cells utilized in this study were determined. The calculation which we performed of the physicochemical properties and pharmacokinetic parameters influencing the biological activity suggested high intestinal absorption, as well as drug-likeness.
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- Ivan Iliev
- Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 25, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technologies, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, S8 Kliment Ohridski Blvd., 1756 Sofia, Bulgaria; (A.M.); (S.D.)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 9, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technologies, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, S8 Kliment Ohridski Blvd., 1756 Sofia, Bulgaria; (A.M.); (S.D.)
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (A.N.); (I.T.)
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (A.N.); (I.T.)
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (A.N.); (I.T.)
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (A.N.); (I.T.)
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Ivanova D, Nikolova G, Karamalakova Y, Semkova S, Marutsova V, Yaneva Z. Water-Soluble Alkali Lignin as a Natural Radical Scavenger and Anticancer Alternative. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12705. [PMID: 37628882 PMCID: PMC10454704 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612705] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Several phytochemicals, which display antioxidant activity and inhibit cancer cell phenotypes, could be used for cancer treatment and prevention. Lignin, as a part of plant biomass, is the second most abundant natural biopolymer worldwide, and represents approximately 30% of the total organic carbon content of the biosphere. Historically, lignin-based products have been viewed as waste materials of limited industrial usefulness, but modern technologies highlight the applicability of lignin in a variety of industrial branches, including biomedicine. The aims of our preliminary study were to compare the antioxidant properties of water-soluble alkali lignin solutions, before and after UV-B irradiation, as well as to clarify their effect on colon cancer cell viability (Colon 26), applied at low (tolerable) concentrations. The results showed a high antioxidant capacity of lignin solutions, compared to a water-soluble control antioxidant standard (Trolox) and remarkable radical scavenging activity was observed after their UV-B irradiation. Diminishment of cell viability as well as inhibition of the proliferative activity of the colon cancer cell line with an increase in alkali lignin concentrations were observed. Our results confirmed that, due to its biodegradable and biocompatible nature, lignin could be a potential agent for cancer therapy, especially in nanomedicine as a drug delivery system.
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- Donika Ivanova
- Department of Pharmacology, Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Chemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Student Campus, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria;
- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, 11 “Armeyska” St., 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; (G.N.); (Y.K.)
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, 11 “Armeyska” St., 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; (G.N.); (Y.K.)
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, 11 “Armeyska” St., 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; (G.N.); (Y.K.)
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- Department of Electroinduced and Adhesive Properties, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Student Campus, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Chemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Student Campus, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria;
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Cattivelli A, Conte A, Tagliazucchi D. Quercetins, Chlorogenic Acids and Their Colon Metabolites Inhibit Colon Cancer Cell Proliferation at Physiologically Relevant Concentrations. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12265. [PMID: 37569640 PMCID: PMC10418599 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512265] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Several studies have suggested that a phenolic-rich diet may be protective against colon cancer. Most phenolic compounds are not absorbed in the small intestine and reach the colon where they are metabolized by gut microbiota in simple phenolic acids. In this study, the anti-proliferative activity of quercetins, chlorogenic acids, their colon metabolites and mixtures of parent compounds/metabolites was assessed by using two colon cancer cell lines (Caco-2 and SW480) at physiologically relevant concentrations. Chlorogenic acids, quercetin and the metabolite 3-(3',4'-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid exerted remarkable anti-proliferative activity against Caco-2, whereas quercetin derivatives and metabolites were the most active against SW480. Tested compounds arrested the cell cycle at the S phase in both the cell lines. The mixtures of parent compounds/metabolites, which mimic the colon human metabotypes that slowly or rapidly metabolize the parent compounds, similarly inhibited cell growth. SW480 cells metabolized parent phenolic compounds more rapidly and extensively than Caco-2, whereas colon metabolites were more stable. These results suggest that dietary phenolic compounds exert an anti-proliferative effect against human colon cancer cells that can be further sustained by the colon metabolites. Therefore, gut microbiota metabolism of phenolic compounds may be of paramount importance in explaining the protective effect of phenolic-rich foods against colon cancer.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola, 2-Pad. Besta, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (A.C.); (A.C.)
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Vaca Meza ET, Vasquez-Kool J, Costilla Sánchez NI, Vieira A, Rodrigues RAF, Sartoratto A, Flores Granados ADP, Marin Tello CL, Ruiz ALTG. Chemical composition and anti-proliferative activity of essential oils from some medicinal plants from Cachicadán, Región La Libertad, Perú. Nat Prod Res 2023:1-6. [PMID: 37470420 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2238114] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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This study evaluated the chemical composition and anti-proliferative activity of essential oils (EOs) obtained by hydrodistillation from seven medicinal plants from Cachicadán, La Libertad Región, Perú. Limonene (0.64 to 44.43%) and linalool (0.36 to 2.12%) were identified in all EOs by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry analysis. The major components (relative intensity ≥ 10%) were cis-dihydro carvone, carvone, and cis-piperitone epoxide for Minthostachys mollis leaves; β-pinene, limonene, and ledol for Lepechinia heteromorpha leaves; limonene, neral, and geranial for Aloysia citriodora, both leaves and flowers; α-pinene, and limonene for Myrcianthes myrsinoides leaves; and α-pinene, β-myrcene, and (E)-β-Ocimene for Dalea carthagenensis leaves. Constituted by (Z)-β-ocimene, dihydrotagetone, (Z)-tagetone, and car-3-en-2-one, EO of Tagetes minuta leaves induced an irreversible cytostatic effect against MCF-7 human breast tumor cells. Further in vivo studies must be carried out to establish the safe and efficient dose of T. minuta EO as adjuvant treatment in oncological therapies.
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- Eveleny Tirsa Vaca Meza
- Laboratory of Research in Physiology of Food Metabolism, National University of Trujillo, Trujillo, Perú
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- Department of Health, Human and Life Sciences, Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Nutrition and metabolism research Laboratory, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
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- Chemical, Biological and Agricultural Pluridisciplinary Research Center (CPQBA), University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Paulínia, SP, Brazil
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- Chemical, Biological and Agricultural Pluridisciplinary Research Center (CPQBA), University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Paulínia, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Research in Physiology of Food Metabolism, National University of Trujillo, Trujillo, Perú
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- Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Experimental Toxicology, LAFTEx, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, FCF, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Xi JJ, Cao Y, He RY, Zhang JK, Zhao YM, Tong Q, Bao JF, Dong YC, Zhuang RX, Huang JS, Chen Y, Liu SR. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Glycosylated Derivatives of Silibinin as Potential Anti-Tumor Agents. Drug Des Devel Ther 2023; 17:2063-2076. [PMID: 37457888 PMCID: PMC10349574 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s404036] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Objective Silibinin, a natural product extracted from the seeds of the Silybum marianum, is versatile with various pharmacological effects. However, its clinical application was strongly hampered by its low bioavailability and poor water solubility. Herein, a series of glycosylated silibinin derivatives were identified as novel anti-tumor agents. Materials and Methods The cell viability was evaluated by CCK8 assay. Furthermore, cell apoptosis and cell cycle progression were tested by flow cytometry. In addition, the pharmacokinetic assessment of compound 15 and silibinin through intravenous administration (i.v., 2 mg/kg) to ICR mice were performed. Results The synthesized compounds showed better water solubilities than silibinin. Among them, compound 15 exhibited inhibitory activity against DU145 cells with IC50 value of 1.37 ± 0.140 μM. Moreover, it arrested cell cycle at G2/M phase and induced apoptosis in DU145 cells. Additionally, compound 15 also displayed longer half-life (T1/2 = 128.3 min) in liver microsomes than that of silibinin (T1/2 = 82.5 min) and appropriate pharmacokinetic parameters in mice. Conclusion Overall, glycosylation of silibinin would be a valid strategy for the development of silibinin derivatives as anti-tumor agents.
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- Jian-Jun Xi
- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Hepatology Institute of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Hepatology, Wenzou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Slimani W, Maioli M, Cruciani S, Zerizer S, Santaniello S, Kabouche Z, Coradduzza D, Chessa M, Fancello S, Migheli R, Serra PA, D'hallewin G. Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Proliferative Properties of Stachys circinata on HepG2 and MCF7 Cells. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:2272. [PMID: 37375897 DOI: 10.3390/plants12122272] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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According to the WHO, the overall age-standardized cancer rate keeps declining, and the number of cases diagnosed each year increases, remaining among the leading causes of death in 91 out of 172 recorded countries. In this context, novel cancer prediction and therapeutic protocols are compulsory. The effect of a Stachys circinata L'Hér dichloromethane extract (ScDME) on cell redox homeostasis and tumor proliferation was investigated. HepG2 cell feedback mechanisms to oxidative stress exposure were evaluated by determining catalase (CAT) and reduced glutathione (GSH), following the supply with ScDME (0.0-5.7 µg/µL). Cytotoxicity of ScDME against the human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) and two human cancer cell lines (breast: MCF7; liver: HepG2) was evaluated by the MTT assay. H2O2-stressed HepG2 cells supplied with the S. circinata extracts exhibited significantly increased CAT and GSH activity as compared to unsupplied ones. The anti-inflammatory activity of the extracts was evaluated by real time-qPCR on IL-1, IL-6 and TNF-α expression. As a result, this research points out that S. circinata dichloromethane extract owns anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative properties against MCF7 and HepG2 cells and activates CAT and GSH of the HepG2 cells' antioxidant enzyme system.
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- Wassila Slimani
- Laboratoire d'Obtention de Substances Thérapeutiques (L.O.S.T), Département de Chimie, Université des Frères Mentouri-Constantine, Constantine 25000, Algeria
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/B, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/B, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Laboratoire d'Obtention de Substances Thérapeutiques (L.O.S.T), Département de Chimie, Université des Frères Mentouri-Constantine, Constantine 25000, Algeria
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/B, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Laboratoire d'Obtention de Substances Thérapeutiques (L.O.S.T), Département de Chimie, Université des Frères Mentouri-Constantine, Constantine 25000, Algeria
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/B, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, Sassari University, Viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, Sassari University, Viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, Sassari University, Viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, Sassari University, Viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Traversa la Crucca, 3. Loc Baldinca Li Punti, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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Deng J, Yang X, Luan M, Liu S, Zhang J, Jiang S, Wang W, Hou G, Meng Q, Wang H. Synthesis and in vitro Anti-proliferative Activities on LNCaP, LS180 and MKN45 of Novel 20( R)-Panaxadiol Derivatives. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2023; 23:1731-1739. [PMID: 37046196 DOI: 10.2174/1871520623666230412095428] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND 20(R)-PD, a tetracyclic triterpenoid, is a non-natural saponin present in the form of protopanaxadiol. Because of its essential biological activities, especially anti-tumor activity, structural modification of 20(R)-PD and the development of innovative and novel 20(R)-PD derivatives with better anti-tumor activity are increasingly relevant. AIMS 20(R)-Panaxadiol (20(R)-PD) can inhibit tumor proliferation. Three series of novel 20(R-PD derivatives were synthesized by modifying the A-ring. OBJECTIVE The objective of this work was to synthesize and evaluate the in vitro anti-proliferative activities of 20(R)- PD derivatives in LNCaP, LS180, and MKN45 cancer cells. Structural modifications were performed at the C-3 position and A-ring. METHODS The in vitro anti-proliferative activities of novel derivatives in LNCaP, LS180, and MKN45 cells were evaluated by the MTT assay. The effects of compounds 5 and C9 on apoptosis were determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS Compounds 5, B2, C2, C4, C7, C8, C9, C10, and C11 exhibited good anti-proliferative activities in LNCaP, LS180, and MKN45 cells in vitro. The best anti-proliferative activity was observed for the C-series derivatives with the introduction of amino acids at the C-3 position. C9 exhibited good potent activity with an IC50 of 2.89 μM. CONCLUSION Compound C9 is a potential candidate with potent anti-proliferative activity.
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- Jianqiang Deng
- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- Shandong Shenxiangchuanqi Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Weihai, 264400, PRChina
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- Shandong Shenxiangchuanqi Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Weihai, 264400, PRChina
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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Li K, Xu Y, Sun J, Zhang W, Ma P. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Quinoline Derivatives as Potential Anti-Proliferative Agents Against PC-3 and KG-1 Cells. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2023; 23:599-611. [PMID: 35747977 DOI: 10.2174/1871520622666220623103957] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cancer is a major public health problem worldwide, and is the leading cause of death. The discovery and development of cancer therapeutic drugs have become the most urgent measure, which significantly benefited from the usage of small molecule compounds. The quinoline core possessed a vast number of biological activities that were found to be imperative. OBJECTIVE The aim is to design, synthesize and perform the biological evaluation of novel quinoline derivatives as potential anti-proliferative agents. METHODS Quinoline as a privileged scaffold was adopted to introduce diverse effective nitrogen heterocycles through different linkers. The synthesized compounds were spectroscopically characterized and evaluated for their anti-proliferative activity using the CCK8 assay. The mechanism of action was investigated by flow cytometry and the inhibitory activity against Pim-1 kinase was measured by mobility shift assay. Molecular docking analysis was performed to rationalize biochemical potency as well. RESULTS The majority of these quinolines displayed potent growth inhibitory effects, among which compounds 13e, 13f and 13h were the most effective ones, with GI50 values of 2.61/3.56, 4.73/4.88 and 4.68/2.98 μM, respectively. Structure-activity relationships indicated that both appropriate heterocycles at the C4 position of pyridine and suitable substituent at quinoline had a significant impact on improving activity. Compounds 13e and 24d exhibited moderate Pim-1 kinase inhibitory activity. CONCLUSION In this study, three series of novel molecules bearing quinoline scaffold were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in-vitro anti-proliferative activity. The most promising candidate, 13e, caused cell cycle arrest in a concentration-dependent manner and further induced apoptosis, which might represent a novel antiproliferative agent working through Pim-1 kinase inhibition to a certain extent.
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- Kun Li
- Department of Pharmacy, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Yin M, Mou J, Sun L, Deng Y, Ren X. Insight on Structural Modification, Cytotoxic or Anti-Proliferative Activity, Structure-Activity Relationship of Berberine Derivatives. Med Chem 2023; 19:823-837. [PMID: 37016520 DOI: 10.2174/1573406419666230403120956] [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: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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Berberine (BBR) is a quaternary ammonium alkaloid isolated from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Coptis chinensis. It possesses a plethora of pharmacological activities because its unique structure properties make it readily interact with macromolecules through π-π stacking and electrostatic interaction. Its anti-tumor effects are receiving more and more attention in recent years. Cytotoxicity and anti-proliferation are the important anti-tumor modes of BBR, which have been studied by many research groups. This study aims to review the structural modifications of BBR and its cytotoxic derivatives. Also, to study the corresponding structure-activity relationship. BBR showed potential activities toward tumor cells, however, its modest activity and poor physicochemical properties hindered its application in clinical. Structural modification is a common and effective approach to improve BBR's cytotoxic or anti-proliferative activities. The structural modifications of BBR, the cytotoxic or anti-proliferative activities of its derivatives, and the corresponding structure-activity relationship (SAR) were summarized in the review. The concluded SAR of BBR derivatives with their cytotoxic or anti-proliferative activities will provide great prospects for the future anti-tumor drug design with BBR as the lead compound.
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- Mengxuan Yin
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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Jena S, Ray A, Sahoo A, Das PK, Kamila PK, Kar SK, Nayak S, Panda PC. Anti-proliferative Activity of Piper trioicum Leaf Essential Oil Based on Phytoconstituent Analysis, Molecular Docking and in silico ADMET Approaches. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2023; 26:183-190. [PMID: 34951357 DOI: 10.2174/1386207325666211222113239] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The essential oils isolated from several medicinal plants have been reported to possess anticancer activities. Both the essential oil and extracts of many Piper species (Piperaceae) possess potential cytotoxic effects against cancer cell lines and are being used in traditional systems of medicine for the treatment of cancer. There is a need to evaluate and validate the anticancer properties of essential oils extracted from other wild species of Piper. OBJECTIVE The current research was undertaken to determine the chemical composition and investigate the anti-proliferative activity of wild-growing Piper trioicum leaf essential oil. The selected five major constituents were subjected to molecular docking to identify possible modes of binding against serine/threonine-protein kinase (MST3) protein. METHODS The essential oil of leaf of P. trioicum was extracted by hydrodistillation method, and its chemical composition was evaluated by GC-FID and GC-MS. The anti-proliferative activity of the essential oil was evaluated by the MTT assay against normal (3T3-L1) and various cancer (HCT 116, HT-29, PC-3 and HepG2) cell lines. Molecular docking analysis was performed using the AutoDock 4.2 software. The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the major constituents were determined using absorption, distribution, metabolization, excretion and toxicity (ADMET) analysis. RESULTS The GC-MS analysis revealed the identification of 45 constituents with δ-cadinene (19.57%), germacrene-D (8.54%), β-caryophyllene (6.84%), 1-epi-cubenol (4.83%) and α-pinene (4.52%) being predominant constituents in the leaf essential oil of P. trioicum. The highest cytotoxicity of essential oil was observed against HT-29 cells (IC50 value of 33.14 μg/ml). 1-epi-cubenol and δ-cadinene exhibited low binding energy values of -6.25 and -5.92 kcal/mol, respectively. For prediction of in silico pharmacokinetic and drug-like properties of the major compounds, the ADMET prediction tool was used, the results of which were observed to be within the ideal range. CONCLUSION The present findings demonstrate that P. trioicum essential oil possesses significant anti-proliferative activity and could be effective against cancer treatment.
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- Sudipta Jena
- Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India
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- Taxonomy and Conservation Division, Regional Plant Resource Centre, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar 751 015, Odisha, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India
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- Department of Microbiology, IMS & SUM Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India
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Fischer TE, Marcondes A, Zardo DM, Nogueira A, Calhelha RC, Vaz JA, Barros L, Zielinski AAF, Alberti A. Bioactive Activities of the Phenolic Extract from Sterile Bracts of Araucaria angustifolia. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11122431. [PMID: 36552640 PMCID: PMC9774675 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11122431] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Sterile bracts can represent 80% of Araucaria angustifolia pinecone and are a rich source of phenolic compounds. This study aimed to optimize the extraction of the phenolic compounds from Araucaria angustifolia bracts using response surface methodology; the bioactivity properties were also investigated. The effects of the ethanol concentration, solute/solvent ratio, and temperature in relation to the phenolic composition and antioxidant activity were evaluated. The quantification and identification of the individual phenolic compounds (using high-performance liquid chromatography) and their bioactivity were evaluated. The optimized extraction conditions, which detected gallic acid, catechin, epicatechin, quercetin, and kaempferol, were obtained using 60% ethanol at a ratio of 1:38 (w/v) and a temperature of 80 °C. The extract showed high levels of phenolic classes and antioxidant activity. The extract also showed an inhibitory activity for pathogenic (approximately 80%, 10,000 µg/mL) and lactic acid (27.9%, 15,000 µg/mL) bacteria strains. The α-glucosidase inhibitory activity was approximately ten times greater than acarbose, demonstrating its high antiglycemic potential. No antioxidant and anti-inflammatory cellular activity were determined; however, a high cytotoxicity for non-tumor cells and the antiproliferative activity against the tumor cells were observed. Overall, the phenolic extract showed promising action in relation to the fight against the diseases related to oxidative stress and, hopefully, the application of the safe concentrations of the extract, based on bioavailability assays, can be verified.
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- Thaís Estéfane Fischer
- Graduate Program in Food Science and Technology, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa 84030-900, PR, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food Science and Technology, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa 84030-900, PR, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food Science and Technology, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa 84030-900, PR, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food Science and Technology, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa 84030-900, PR, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis 88010-970, SC, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food Science and Technology, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa 84030-900, PR, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-42-32203775
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Yousuf S, Shabir S, Kauts S, Minocha T, Obaid AA, Khan AA, Mujalli A, Jamous YF, Almaghrabi S, Baothman BK, Hjazi A, Singh SK, Vamanu E, Singh MP. Appraisal of the Antioxidant Activity, Polyphenolic Content, and Characterization of Selected Himalayan Herbs: Anti-Proliferative Potential in HepG2 Cells. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27238629. [PMID: 36500720 PMCID: PMC9735473 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238629] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Natural antioxidants derived from plants have played a vital role in preventing a wide range of human chronic conditions and provide novel bioactive leads for investigators in pharmacotherapy discovery. This work was designed to examine the ethnopharmacological role of Urtica dioica (UD), Capsella bursa-pastoris (CBP), and Inula racemosa (IR). The total phenolic and flavonoid contents (TPC and TFC) were illustrated through colorimetric assays, while the antioxidant activity was investigated through DPPH and ABTS assays. The evaluation of phytochemicals by FT-IR of UD and CBP revealed high contents of aliphatic amines, while IR showed a major peak for ketones. The antioxidant activity, TPC and TFC were highest in the ethanol extract of UD, followed by CBP, and IR showed the lowest activity. All of the extracts revealed significant antioxidant capacities along a dosage gradient. Through a HPLC analysis at a wavelength of 280 nm, UD leaves demonstrated an intense peak of quercetin, and the peak for rutin was less intense. CBP (whole plant), instead, demonstrated a major yield of rutin, and a peak for quercetin was not observed in CBP. IR (rhizomes) showed both quercetin and rutin. All of the extracts were significantly cytotoxic to HepG2 cells after 48 h with the trend IR > UD > CBP. The outcomes of this study may be effective in the selection of specific plants as realistic sources of the bioactive components that might be useful in the nutraceutical progression and other biomedical efficacies.
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- Sumaira Yousuf
- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
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- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
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- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
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- Department of Zoology, Institute of Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- National Center of Vaccines and Bio Processing, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh 12354, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Center of Innovations in Personalized Medicine (CIPM), King Abdulaziz University, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Ab dulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Indian Scientific Education and Technology Foundation, Lucknow 226002, India
- Correspondence: (S.K.S.); (E.V.); (M.P.S.)
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 011464 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence: (S.K.S.); (E.V.); (M.P.S.)
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- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
- Department of Zoology, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur 273009, India
- Correspondence: (S.K.S.); (E.V.); (M.P.S.)
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Martins-Gomes C, Steck J, Keller J, Bunzel M, Nunes FM, Silva AM. Molecular Characterization of Thymus capitellatus Extracts and Their Antioxidant, Neuroprotective and Anti-Proliferative Activities. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23. [PMID: 36499513 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Thymus capitellatus Hoffmanns & Link is an endemic species of the Iberian Peninsula listed as near-threatened, due to its restricted geographical distribution, occurring mainly in Portugal's mainland. In this work, we detail for the first time T. capitellatus extracts' phytochemical composition, as well as an evaluation of bioactivities to point out potential health benefits. Aqueous decoction (AD) and hydroethanolic (HE) extracts were obtained, both rich in flavonoids. However, quercetin-(?)-O-hexoside was identified as the main compound in T. capitellatus HE extract, while the phenolic acid rosmarinic acid was the main component of AD extracts. In addition, HE extract presents significant amounts of salvianolic acids and of the terpenoids oleanolic and ursolic acid. Both extracts showed antioxidant activity, evaluated by their capacity to scavenge ABTS and superoxide radicals, as well as an ability to prevent lipid peroxidation. AD extracts were also effective in scavenging hydroxyl and nitric oxide radicals. As potential functional foods, T. capitellatus extracts presented neuroprotective and anti-diabetic activity, in addition to time- and dose-dependent anti-proliferative activity against Caco-2 (colorectal adenocarcinoma) and HepG2 (hepatic carcinoma) cells. HE extract presented higher cytotoxicity than AD extract, and HepG2 cells were more resistant than Caco-2 cells. After 24 h exposure to HE extract, the IC50 values were 330 μg/mL and 447 μg/mL for Caco-2 and HepG2 cells, respectively. T. capitellatus has potential as a functional food or as a source of bioactive molecules. These results also highlight the need to preserve species with as yet unknown molecular compositions and potential medicinal applications.
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Bauri AK, Du Y, Brodie PJ, Foro S, Kingston DGI. Anti-Proliferative Acyl Phenols and Arylnonanoids from the Fruit Rind of Myristica malabarica Lam. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202200343. [PMID: 36263966 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200343] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Phytochemical investigation of the methanol extract of the fruit rind of Myristica malabarica led to the isolation of eight known compounds that were identified as malabaricones A-D, promalabaricones B and C, 1-(2,6-dihydroxyphenyl)tetradecan-1-one, and ericanone by comparison with literature spectroscopic data. The structures of malabaricones A-D, promalabaricone B, and 1-(2,6-dihydroxyphenyl)tetradecan-1-one were confirmed by X-ray crystallography. In vitro assay of the isolated phenols indicated that they exhibited moderate anti-proliferative activity against the A2780 human ovarian cancer cell. Compounds (1, 3, 5, 6 and 7) had the most potent activities, whereas the anti-proliferative activities of compounds 2 and 4 were less potent.
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- Ajoy Kumar Bauri
- Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 85, India
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- Department of Chemistry, M/C 0212, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, M/C 0212, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, USA
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- Institute of Materials Science, Darmstadt University of Technology, Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 2, D-64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, M/C 0212, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, USA
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Laghezza Masci V, Bernini R, Villanova N, Clemente M, Cicaloni V, Tinti L, Salvini L, Taddei AR, Tiezzi A, Ovidi E. In Vitro Anti-Proliferative and Apoptotic Effects of Hydroxytyrosyl Oleate on SH-SY5Y Human Neuroblastoma Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012348. [PMID: 36293207 PMCID: PMC9604296 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The antitumor activity of polyphenols derived from extra virgin olive oil and, in particular the biological activity of HTyr, has been studied extensively. However, the use of HTyr as a therapeutic agent for clinical applications is limited by its low bioavailability and rapid excretion in humans. To overcome these limitations, several synthetic strategies have been optimized to prepare lipophenols and new compounds derived from HTyr to increase lipophilicity and bioavailability. One very promising ester is hydroxytyrosyl oleate (HTyr-OL) because the chemical structure of HTyr, which is responsible for several biological activities, is linked to the monounsaturated chain of oleic acid (OA), giving the compound high lipophilicity and thus bioavailability in the cellular environment. In this study, the in vitro cytotoxic, anti-proliferative, and apoptotic induction activities of HTyr-OL were evaluated against SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells, and the effects were compared with those of HTyr and OA. The results showed that the biological activity of HTyr was maintained in HTyr-OL treatments at lower dosages. In addition, the shotgun proteomic approach was used to study HTyr-OL-treated and untreated neuroblastoma cells, revealing that the antioxidant, anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory activities of HTyr-OL were observed in the unique proteins of the two groups of samples.
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- Valentina Laghezza Masci
- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-Food and Forest Systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Largo dell’Università, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Toscana Life Science Foundation, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Toscana Life Science Foundation, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Toscana Life Science Foundation, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- High Equipment Centre, Tuscia University, Largo dell’Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-Food and Forest Systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Largo dell’Università, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-Food and Forest Systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Largo dell’Università, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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Laura Ielo, Vincenzo Patamia, Andrea Citarella, Thomas Efferth, Nasim Shahhamzehei, Tanja Schirmeister, Claudio Stagno, Thierry Langer, Antonio Rescifina, Nicola Micale, Vittorio Pace. Novel Class of Proteasome Inhibitors: In Silico and In Vitro Evaluation of Diverse Chloro(trifluoromethyl)aziridines. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:12363. [PMID: 36293216 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway (UPP) is the major proteolytic system in the cytosol and nucleus of all eukaryotic cells. The role of proteasome inhibitors (PIs) as critical agents for regulating cancer cell death has been established. Aziridine derivatives are well-known alkylating agents employed against cancer. However, to the best of our knowledge, aziridine derivatives showing inhibitory activity towards proteasome have never been described before. Herein we report a new class of selective and nonPIs bearing an aziridine ring as a core structure. In vitro cell-based assays (two leukemia cell lines) also displayed anti-proliferative activity for some compounds. In silico studies indicated non-covalent binding mode and drug-likeness for these derivatives. Taken together, these results are promising for developing more potent PIs.
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Ezzat SM, Teba HES, Shahin IG, Hafez AM, Kamal AM, Aborehab NM. Development of Semisynthetic Apoptosis-Inducing Agents Based on Natural Phenolic Acids Scaffold: Design, Synthesis and In-Vitro Biological Evaluation. Molecules 2022; 27:6724. [PMID: 36235260 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A crucial target in drug research is magnifying efficacy and decreasing toxicity. Therefore, using natural active constituents as precursors will enhance both safety and biological activities. Despite having many pharmacological activities, caffeic and ferulic acids showed limited clinical usage due to their poor bioavailability and fast elimination. Therefore, semisynthetic compounds from these two acids were prepared and screened as anticancer agents. In this study, CA and FA showed very potent anticancer activity against Caco-2 cells. Consequently, eighteen derivatives were tested against the same cell line. Four potent candidates were selected for determination of the selectivity index, where compound 10 revealed a high safety margin. Compound 10 represented a new scaffold and showed significant cytotoxic activity against Caco-2. Cell-cycle analysis and evaluation of apoptosis showed that derivatives 10, 7, 11, 15 and 14 showed the highest proportion of cells in a late apoptotic stage.
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Li GH, Zhang Y, Wu JP, Wang YY, Deng GM, Zeng HL, He XA, Long HP, Zhu GZ, Chen ZH, Cheng F, Xu KP. Two New C 21 Steroidal Glycosides from Selaginella Braunii Baker. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202200767. [PMID: 36098055 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200767] [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: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Two new C21 steroidal glycosides, brapreguanes A and B (1-2) were isolated from 75 % aqueous ethanol extract of Selaginella braunii Baker. Their structures were established by spectroscopic analyses (1D/2D NMR spectra and HR-ESI-MS). The absolute configurations of sugar were elucidated by enzymatic hydrolysis and GCMS analysis. In addition, all compounds were evaluated for the anti-proliferative activities against various human cancer cells in vitro. Compounds exhibited no inhibition to various human cancer cells.
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- Gui-Hua Li
- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, P. R. China
- Hunan QingYa Health Service Limited Company, Changsha, 410000, P. R. China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, P. R. China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, P. R. China
- Hunan QingYa Health Service Limited Company, Changsha, 410000, P. R. China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, P. R. China
- Hunan QingYa Health Service Limited Company, Changsha, 410000, P. R. China
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- The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410007, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, P. R. China
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- Haikou People's Hospital and Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou, 570208, P. R. China
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- The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410007, P. R. China
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- Haikou People's Hospital and Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou, 570208, P. R. China
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- Hunan QingYa Health Service Limited Company, Changsha, 410000, P. R. China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, P. R. China
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, P. R. China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, P. R. China
- Haikou People's Hospital and Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou, 570208, P. R. China
- Hunan QingYa Health Service Limited Company, Changsha, 410000, P. R. China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, P. R. China
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Chompupong T, Schevenels FT, Senawong T, Lekphrom R. Chemical constituents from the flowers of Anomianthus dulcis (Dunal) J. Sinclair. Nat Prod Res 2022:1-4. [PMID: 35382653 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2060969] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Phytochemical investigation of the flowers of Anomianthus dulcis led to the isolation of eleven known compounds. The isolated compounds were identified by analysis of physical and spectroscopic (IR, 1 D and 2 D NMR) data. We report five flavonoids (1-4 and 10), two chalcone-sesquiterpenoids (5 and 6), one indole alkaloid (7), one triterpenoid (8), and a mixture of two phenolic compounds (9 and 11). Remarkably, it is the second isolation of sumadain A (5) and sumadain B (6) from a natural source. Compounds 5 and 6 were evaluated against several cancer cell lines, as the previous report lacked biological activity studies. Compound 6 showed strong cytotoxicity against Hela, HT-29, HCT-116, and A549 cell lines, with IC50 values in the range of 5.43-14.64 µg/mL.
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- Tanakiat Chompupong
- Natural Products Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Natural Products Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Xu JX, Chen LZ, Yang H, Liu YN, Shen T, Lou HX, Ren DM, Xiang L, Wang XN. Three new compounds from the twigs and leaves of Nageia fleuryi Hickel. Nat Prod Res 2022:1-7. [PMID: 35319315 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2053850] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Two new diterpenoids, 12,15-di-O-acetylhypargenin B (1) and taiwanin F-12-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), one new monoterpenoid, (S)-7-methyl-3-methyleneoct-6-ene-1,2-diyl diacetate (3), together with eight known compounds (4-11), were obtained from the twigs and leaves of Nageia fleuryi Hickel. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic techniques including HR-ESI-MS and 1 D and 2 D NMR experiments. Spectroscopic data of the known compound 4 were provided for the first time. Compounds 1 and 11 exhibited strong inhibitory activity on LPS-stimulated production of NO in RAW 264.7 murine macrophages, while compounds 1, 3, and 5 showed significant quinone reductase inducing activity in Hepa 1c1c7 murine hepatoma cells. Moreover, compounds 7 and 8 showed inhibitory activity against the proliferation of the human prostate carcinoma DU145 cells.
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- Jia-Xin Xu
- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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Badalamenti N, Russi S, Bruno M, Maresca V, Vaglica A, Ilardi V, Zanfardino A, Di Napoli M, Varcamonti M, Cianciullo P, Calice G, Laurino S, Falco G, Basile A. Dihydrophenanthrenes from a Sicilian Accession of Himantoglossum robertianum (Loisel.) P. Delforge Showed Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Antiproliferative Activities. Plants (Basel) 2021; 10:plants10122776. [PMID: 34961247 PMCID: PMC8708532 DOI: 10.3390/plants10122776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The peculiar aspect that emerges from the study of Orchidaceae is the presence of various molecules, which are particularly interesting for pharmaceutical chemistry due to their wide range of biological resources. The aim of our study was to investigate the properties of two dihydrophenanthrenes, isolated, for the first time, from Himantoglossum robertianum (Loisel.) P. Delforge (Orchidaceae) bulbs and roots. Chemical and spectroscopic study of the bulbs and roots of Himantoglossumrobertianum (Loisel.) P. Delforge resulted in the isolation of two known dihydrophenanthrenes-loroglossol and hircinol-never isolated from this plant species. The structures were evaluated based on 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and two-dimensional spectra, and by comparison with the literature. These two molecules have been tested for their possible antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiproliferative, and proapoptotic activities. In particular, it has been shown that these molecules cause an increase in the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione S-transferase (GST) in polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN); show antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, and have anti-proliferative effects on gastric cancer cell lines, inducing apoptosis effects. Therefore, these two molecules could be considered promising candidates for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical preparations.
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- Natale Badalamenti
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (M.B.); (A.V.); (V.I.)
- Correspondence: (N.B.); (V.M.); (S.L.); Tel.: +39-081-2538508 (V.M.)
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- IRCCS CROB—Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, 85028 Rionero in Vulture, Italy; (S.R.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (M.B.); (A.V.); (V.I.)
- Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca “Riutilizzo bio-based degli scarti da matrici agroalimentari” (RIVIVE), Università di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy; (A.Z.); (M.D.N.); (M.V.); (P.C.); (G.F.); (A.B.)
- Correspondence: (N.B.); (V.M.); (S.L.); Tel.: +39-081-2538508 (V.M.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (M.B.); (A.V.); (V.I.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (M.B.); (A.V.); (V.I.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy; (A.Z.); (M.D.N.); (M.V.); (P.C.); (G.F.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy; (A.Z.); (M.D.N.); (M.V.); (P.C.); (G.F.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy; (A.Z.); (M.D.N.); (M.V.); (P.C.); (G.F.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy; (A.Z.); (M.D.N.); (M.V.); (P.C.); (G.F.); (A.B.)
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- IRCCS CROB—Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, 85028 Rionero in Vulture, Italy; (S.R.); (G.C.)
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- IRCCS CROB—Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, 85028 Rionero in Vulture, Italy; (S.R.); (G.C.)
- Correspondence: (N.B.); (V.M.); (S.L.); Tel.: +39-081-2538508 (V.M.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy; (A.Z.); (M.D.N.); (M.V.); (P.C.); (G.F.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy; (A.Z.); (M.D.N.); (M.V.); (P.C.); (G.F.); (A.B.)
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Wen A, Zhu Y, Mazhar M, Qin L, Zeng H, Zhu Y. Enhancement of Anti-Proliferative Activity of the Extracts from Dehulled Adlay by Fermentation with Bacillus subtilis. Foods 2021; 10:foods10122959. [PMID: 34945511 PMCID: PMC8701002 DOI: 10.3390/foods10122959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Dehulled adlay was fermented with Bacillus subtilis BJ3-2, the anti-proliferative activities of the extracts from fermented dehulled adlay were investigated with six types of tumor cells, and then the bioactive components and the anti-proliferative mechanism were primarily explored. Results showed that all the extracts of B.subtilis-fermented dehulled adlay (BDA) and dehulled adlay (DA) had no inhibition effect on human embryonic kidney 239T cells. The anti-proliferative activities of the extracts from BDA against six types of tumor cells were almost always significantly higher than DA. Compared with others, the n-butanol extract of BDA (BDA-Nb) exhibited stronger anti-proliferative activities against human leukemia K562 cells and human non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells. Importantly, the anti-proliferative activity of fermented dehulled adlay against K562 cells was firstly discovered. Meanwhile, BDA-Nb was rich in tetramethylpyrazine, γ-aminobutyric acid, protocatechuic, 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic, chlorogenic, p-hydroxybenzoic, caffeic, trans-cinnamic, ferulic acids, and rutin. BDA-Nb induced the proliferative inhibition of K562 and A549 cells due to abnormal cell morphology, the increased cell population in G1 phase and apoptosis rate, the downregulation of Bcl-2, and the upregulation of Bax and caspase-3/8/9. These results indicate that dehulled adlay fermented with B.subtilis could be a potential therapeutic agent for leukemia and lung cancer.
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- Anyan Wen
- School of Liquor and Food Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (A.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.Z.)
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- School of Liquor and Food Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (A.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.Z.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China;
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- School of Liquor and Food Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (A.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.Z.)
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Animal Products Storage and Processing of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550025, China
- National & Local Joint Engineering Center for the Development and Utilization Technology of Drug and Food Resources in Southwest China, Guiyang 550025, China
- Correspondence:
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- School of Liquor and Food Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (A.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.Z.)
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Animal Products Storage and Processing of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine Station of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550001, China;
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Niu JB, Hua CQ, Liu Y, Yu GX, Yang JJ, Li YR, Zhang YB, Qi YQ, Song J, Jin CY, Zhang SY. Discovery of N-aryl sulphonamide-quinazoline derivatives as anti-gastric cancer agents in vitro and in vivo via activating the Hippo signalling pathway. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 36:1715-1731. [PMID: 34425716 PMCID: PMC8386742 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.1958211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Hippo signalling pathway plays a crucial role in tumorigenesis and cancer progression. In this work, we identified an N-aryl sulphonamide-quinazoline derivative, compound 9i as an anti-gastric cancer agent, which exhibited potent antiproliferative ability with IC50 values of 0.36 μM (MGC-803 cells), 0.70 μM (HCT-116 cells), 1.04 μM (PC-3 cells), and 0.81 μM (MCF-7 cells), respectively and inhibited YAP activity by the activation of p-LATS. Compound 9i was effective in suppressing MGC-803 xenograft tumour growth in nude mice without obvious toxicity and significantly down-regulated the expression of YAP in vivo. Compound 9i arrested cells in the G2/M phase, induced intrinsic apoptosis, and inhibited cell colony formation in MGC-803 and SGC-7901 cells. Therefore, compound 9i is to be reported as an anti-gastric cancer agent via activating the Hippo signalling pathway and might help foster a new strategy for the cancer treatment by activating the Hippo signalling pathway regulatory function to inhibit the activity of YAP.
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- Jin-Bo Niu
- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Drug Discovery & Development, Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies (Ministry of Education), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Drug Discovery & Development, Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies (Ministry of Education), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Drug Discovery & Development, Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies (Ministry of Education), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Drug Discovery & Development, Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies (Ministry of Education), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Tegopoulos K, Stergiou OS, Kiousi DE, Tsifintaris M, Koletsou E, Papageorgiou AC, Argyri AA, Chorianopoulos N, Galanis A, Kolovos P. Genomic and Phylogenetic Analysis of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum L125, and Evaluation of Its Anti-Proliferative and Cytotoxic Activity in Cancer Cells. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9111718. [PMID: 34829947 PMCID: PMC8615743 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9111718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum is a diverse species that includes nomadic strains isolated from a variety of environmental niches. Several L. plantarum strains are being incorporated in fermented foodstuffs as starter cultures, while some of them have also been characterized as probiotics. In this study, we present the draft genome sequence of L. plantarum L125, a potential probiotic strain presenting biotechnological interest, originally isolated from a traditional fermented meat product. Phylogenetic and comparative genomic analysis with other potential probiotic L. plantarum strains were performed to determine its evolutionary relationships. Furthermore, we located genes involved in the probiotic phenotype by whole genome annotation. Indeed, genes coding for proteins mediating host–microbe interactions and bile salt, heat and cold stress tolerance were identified. Concerning the potential health-promoting attributes of the novel strain, we determined that L. plantarum L125 carries an incomplete plantaricin gene cluster, in agreement with previous in vitro findings, where no bacteriocin-like activity was detected. Moreover, we showed that cell-free culture supernatant (CFCS) of L. plantarum L125 exerts anti-proliferative, anti-clonogenic and anti-migration activity against the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line, HT-29. Conclusively, L. plantarum L125 presents desirable probiotic traits. Future studies will elucidate further its biological and health-related properties.
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- Konstantinos Tegopoulos
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (K.T.); (O.S.S.); (D.E.K.); (M.T.); (E.K.); (A.C.P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (K.T.); (O.S.S.); (D.E.K.); (M.T.); (E.K.); (A.C.P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (K.T.); (O.S.S.); (D.E.K.); (M.T.); (E.K.); (A.C.P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (K.T.); (O.S.S.); (D.E.K.); (M.T.); (E.K.); (A.C.P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (K.T.); (O.S.S.); (D.E.K.); (M.T.); (E.K.); (A.C.P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (K.T.); (O.S.S.); (D.E.K.); (M.T.); (E.K.); (A.C.P.)
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- Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization DIMITRA, Sofokli Venizelou 1, Lycovrissi, 14123 Attiki, Greece; (A.A.A.); (N.C.)
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- Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization DIMITRA, Sofokli Venizelou 1, Lycovrissi, 14123 Attiki, Greece; (A.A.A.); (N.C.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (K.T.); (O.S.S.); (D.E.K.); (M.T.); (E.K.); (A.C.P.)
- Correspondence: (A.G.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (K.T.); (O.S.S.); (D.E.K.); (M.T.); (E.K.); (A.C.P.)
- Correspondence: (A.G.); (P.K.)
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Rees SWP, Rees TA, Leung E, Walker CS, Barker D, Pilkington LI. Incorporation of a Nitric Oxide Donating Motif into Novel PC-PLC Inhibitors Provides Enhanced Anti-Proliferative Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111518. [PMID: 34768947 PMCID: PMC8583960 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111518] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Inhibition of phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C (PC-PLC) has previously been shown to be a potential target for novel cancer therapeutics. One downstream consequence of PC-PLC activity is the activation of NF-κB, a nuclear transcription factor responsible for transcribing genes related to oncogenic traits, such as proliferation, angiogenesis, metastasis, and cancer cell survival. Another biological pathway linked to NF-κB is the exogenous delivery of nitric oxide (NO), which decreases NF-κB activity through an apparent negative-feedback loop. In this study, we designed and synthesised 13 novel NO-releasing derivatives of our previously reported class of PC-PLC inhibitors, 2-morpholinobenzoic acids. These molecules contained a secondary benzylamine group, which was readily nitrosylated and subsequently confirmed to release NO in vitro using a DAF-FM fluorescence-based assay. It was then discovered that these NO-releasing derivatives possessed significantly improved anti-proliferative activity in both MDA-MB-231 and HCT116 cancer cell lines compared to their non-nitrosylated parent compounds. These results confirmed that the inclusion of an exogenous NO-releasing functional group onto a known PC-PLC inhibitor enhances anti-proliferative activity and that this relationship can be exploited in order to further improve the anti-proliferative activity of current/future PC-PLC inhibitors.
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- Shaun W. P. Rees
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand;
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- School of Biological Science, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand; (T.A.R.); (C.S.W.)
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand;
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand;
- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Science, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand; (T.A.R.); (C.S.W.)
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand;
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand;
- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
- Correspondence: (D.B.); (L.I.P.)
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand;
- Correspondence: (D.B.); (L.I.P.)
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Karmacharya U, Guragain D, Chaudhary P, Jee JG, Kim JA, Jeong BS. Novel Pyridine Bioisostere of Cabozantinib as a Potent c-Met Kinase Inhibitor: Synthesis and Anti-Tumor Activity against Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22189685. [PMID: 34575841 PMCID: PMC8468607 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Two novel bioisosteres of cabozantinib, 3 and 4, were designed and synthesized. The benzene ring in the center of the cabozantinib structure was replaced by trimethylpyridine (3) and pyridine (4), respectively. Surprisingly, the two compounds showed extremely contrasting mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (c-Met) inhibitory activities at 1 μM concentration (4% inhibition of 3 vs. 94% inhibition of 4). The IC50 value of compound 4 was 4.9 nM, similar to that of cabozantinib (5.4 nM). A ligand-based docking study suggested that 4 includes the preferred conformation for the binding to c-Met in the conformational ensemble, but 3 does not. The anti-proliferative activity of compound 4 against hepatocellular carcinoma (Hep3B and Huh7) and non-small-cell lung cancer (A549 and H1299) cell lines was better than that of cabozantinib, whereas 3 did not show a significant anti-proliferative activity. Moreover, the tumor selectivity of compound 4 toward hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines was higher than that of cabozantinib. In the xenograft chick tumor model, compound 4 inhibited Hep3B tumor growth to a much greater extent than cabozantinib. The present study suggests that compound 4 may be a good therapeutic candidate against hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Ujjwala Karmacharya
- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea; (U.K.); (D.G.); (P.C.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea; (U.K.); (D.G.); (P.C.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea; (U.K.); (D.G.); (P.C.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea;
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea; (U.K.); (D.G.); (P.C.)
- Correspondence: (J.-A.K.); (B.-S.J.); Tel.: +82-53-810-2816 (J.-A.K.); +82-53-810-2814 (B.-S.J.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea; (U.K.); (D.G.); (P.C.)
- Correspondence: (J.-A.K.); (B.-S.J.); Tel.: +82-53-810-2816 (J.-A.K.); +82-53-810-2814 (B.-S.J.)
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Yan J, Guo W, Zhou L, Guo D, Pei J, Deng Y, Zheng H, Liu D, Xie X, Peng C. Three Previously Undescribed Chlorophenyl Glycosides from the Bulbs of Lilium regale. Chem Biodivers 2021; 18:e2100403. [PMID: 34370372 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Three previously undescribed chlorophenyl glycosides, (2,4,6-trichloro-3-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)methyl β-D-glucopyranoside (1), (2,4-dichloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl 6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (2) and 4-chloro-3-methoxy-5-methylphenyl 6-O-(6-deoxy-β-L-mannopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside (3) were obtained from Lilium regale. The absolute configurations of these new finds were elucidated by comprehensive analyses of spectroscopic data combined with acid hydrolysis derivatization. (2,4-dichloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl 6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (2) can inhibit the proliferation of lung carcinoma A549 cells with an IC50 value of 29 μΜ.
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- Jie Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China.,College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China.,Chengdu Push Bio-technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu, 610000, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China.,College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China.,College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China.,College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China
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- Chengdu Push Bio-technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu, 610000, P. R. China
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- Chengdu Push Bio-technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu, 610000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China.,College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China.,College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, P. R. China
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Su L, Li W, Liu K, Wang Q. Synthesis and anti-proliferative activities of 5,6,7-trimethoxyflavones and their derivatives. Nat Prod Res 2021; 36:4070-4075. [PMID: 34353180 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.1961136] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A series of 5,6,7-trimethoxyflavones 1a-1g and their derivatives 2a-2g, 3a-3d, 4 and 5, including the natural products 5,6,7-trimethoxy-4'-hydroxyflavone (1a), 5,6,7,3',4' -pentamethoxyflavone (sinensetin, 1 b), 5,6,7-trimethoxy-3',4'-methyl enedioxy flavone (1c), 5,6,7,3'-tetramethoxy-4,5'-methylenedioxyflavone (1e), 5,6,7, 3',4',5'-hextamethoxyflavone (1 g), 5-hydroxy-3,4,2',3',4'-pentamethoxy chal-cone (2 b), 5,4'-dihydroxy-6,7-dimethoxy flavone (cirsimaritin, 3a) and 5-hydroxy-6,7,3', 4'-tetramethoxyflavone (5-demethylsinensetin, 3 b), 3,5,6,7,3',4'-hexamethoxyflavone (3-methoxysinensetin, 4) and 5'-hydroxy-3,6,7,3',4'-pentamethoxyflavone (5) were synthesized. Their anti-proliferative activity in vitro was evaluated against a panel of four human cancer cell lines (Aspc-1, HCT-116, HepG-2 and SUN-5) by the CTG assay. The results showed that most of the synthetic compounds exhibited moderate to high anti-proliferative activities. In particular, compound 3c possess IC50 (5.30 μM) values below 10 μM against Aspc-1 cells and are worthy of further investigation.
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- Liang Su
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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Liu X, Pang XJ, Liu Y, Liu WB, Li YR, Yu GX, Zhang YB, Song J, Zhang SY. Discovery of Novel Diarylamide N-Containing Heterocyclic Derivatives as New Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors with Anti-Cancer Activity. Molecules 2021; 26:4047. [PMID: 34279387 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26134047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Tubulin has been regarded as an attractive and successful molecular target in cancer therapy and drug discovery. Vicinal diaryl is a simple scaffold found in many colchicine site tubulin inhibitors, which is also an important pharmacophoric point of tubulin binding and anti-cancer activity. As the continuation of our research work on colchicine binding site tubulin inhibitors, we designed and synthesized a series of diarylamide N-containing heterocyclic derivatives by the combination of vicinal diaryl core and N-containing heterocyclic skeletons into one hybrid though proper linkers. Among of these compounds, compound 15b containing a 5-methoxyindole group exhibited the most potent inhibitory activity against the tested three human cancer cell lines (MGC-803, PC-3 and EC-109) with IC50 values of 1.56 μM, 3.56 μM and 14.5 μM, respectively. Besides, the SARs of these compounds were preliminarily studied and summarized. The most active compound 15b produced the inhibition of tubulin polymerization in a dose-dependent manner and caused microtubule network disruption in MGC-803 cells. Therefore, compound 15b was identified as a novel tubulin polymerization inhibitor targeting the colchicine binding site. In addition, the results of molecular docking also suggested compound 15b could tightly bind into the colchicine binding site of β-tubulin.
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Panyasawat P, Wisetsai A, Lekphrom R, Senawong T, Schevenels FT. Acroquinolones A and B, two polyphenolic isoprenylated acetophenone-quinolone hybrids with anti-proliferative activities from Acronychia pedunculata (L.) Miq. Nat Prod Res 2021; 36:2743-2752. [PMID: 33960228 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.1922405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Two new compounds belonging to a new class of acetophenone-alkaloid hybrids, acroquinolones A (1a) and B (1b), together with six known compounds, were isolated from the leaves of Acronychia pedunculata (L.) Miq. Their structures contain a quinolone and an acetophenone fragment, connected through an isopentyl unit. Attempts to isolate more hybrids from another sample collected at the same location but during a different season led to the isolation of a new tocopherol (2). The new compounds were evaluated against several cancer cell lines.
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- Pannipa Panyasawat
- Natural Products Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, and Center for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, and Center for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, and Center for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, and Center for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Klimek K, Tyśkiewicz K, Miazga-Karska M, Dębczak A, Rój E, Ginalska G. Bioactive Compounds Obtained from Polish "Marynka" Hop Variety Using Efficient Two-Step Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Comparison of Their Antibacterial, Cytotoxic, and Anti-Proliferative Activities In Vitro. Molecules 2021; 26:2366. [PMID: 33921703 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Given the health-beneficial properties of compounds from hop, there is still a growing trend towards developing successful extraction methods with the highest yield and also receiving the products with high added value. The aim of this study was to develop efficient extraction method for isolation of bioactive compounds from the Polish "Marynka" hop variety. The modified two-step supercritical fluid extraction allowed to obtain two hop samples, namely crude extract (E1), composed of α-acids, β-acids, and terpene derivatives, as well as pure xanthohumol with higher yield than that of other available methods. The post-extraction residues (R1) were re-extracted in order to obtain extract E2 enriched in xanthohumol. Then, both samples were subjected to investigation of their antibacterial (anti-acne, anti-caries), cytotoxic, and anti-proliferative activities in vitro. It was demonstrated that extract (E1) possessed more beneficial biological properties than xanthohumol. It exhibited not only better antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria strains (MIC, MBC) but also possessed a higher synergistic effect with commercial antibiotics when compared to xanthohumol. Moreover, cell culture experiments revealed that crude extract neither inhibited viability nor divisions of normal skin fibroblasts as strongly as xanthohumol. In turn, calculated selectivity indexes showed that the crude extract had from slightly to significantly better selective anti-proliferative activity towards cancer cells in comparison with xanthohumol.
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Al-Wahaibi LH, Mohamed AAB, Tawfik SS, Hassan HM, El-Emam AA. 1,3,4-Oxadiazole N-Mannich Bases: Synthesis, Antimicrobial, and Anti-Proliferative Activities. Molecules 2021; 26:2110. [PMID: 33916955 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The reaction of 5-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2(3H)-thione 3 with formaldehyde solution and primary aromatic amines or 1-substituted piperazines, in ethanol at room temperature yielded the corresponding N-Mannich bases 3-arylaminomethyl-5-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2(3H)-thiones 4a–l or 3-[(4-substituted piperazin-1-yl)methyl]-5-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2(3H)-thiones 5a–d, respectively. The in vitro inhibitory activity of compounds 4a–l and 5a–d was assessed against pathogenic Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria, and the yeast-like pathogenic fungus Candida albicans. The piperazinomethyl derivatives 5c and 5d displayed broad-spectrum antibacterial activities the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) 0.5–8 μg/mL) and compounds 4j, 4l, 5a, and 5b showed potent activity against the tested Gram-positive bacteria. In addition, the anti-proliferative activity of the compounds was evaluated against prostate cancer (PC3), human colorectal cancer (HCT-116), human hepatocellular carcinoma (HePG-2), human epithelioid carcinoma (HeLa), and human breast cancer (MCF7) cell lines. The optimum anti-proliferative activity was attained by compounds 4l, 5a, 5c, and 5d.
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Legatova V, Samoylenkova N, Arutyunyan A, Tashlitsky V, Zavyalova E, Usachev D, Pavlova G, Kopylov A. Covalent Bi-Modular Parallel and Antiparallel G-Quadruplex DNA Nanocostructs Reduce Viability of Patient Glioma Primary Cell Cultures. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:3372. [PMID: 33806042 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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G-quadruplex oligonucleotides (GQs) exhibit specific anti-proliferative activity in human cancer cell lines, and they can selectively inhibit the viability/proliferation of cancer cell lines vs. non-cancer ones. This ability could be translated into a cancer treatment, in particular for glioblastoma multiform (GBM), which currently has a poor prognosis and low-efficiency therapeutic treatments. A novel bi-modular GQ, bi-(AID-1-T), a twin of the previously described three-quartet AID-1-T, was designed and studied in terms of both its structure and function. A covalent conjugation of two AID-1-Ts via three thymidine link, TTT, did not interfere with its initial GQ structure. A comparison of bi-(AID-1-T) with its mono-modular AID-1-T, mono-modular two-quartet HD1, and bi-modular bi-HD1, as well as conventional two-quartet AS1411, was made. Among the five GQs studied, bi-(AID-1-T) had the highest anti-proliferative activity for the neural cancer cell line U87, while not affecting the control cell line, human embryonic fibroblasts. GQs, for the first time, were tested on several primary glioma cultures from patient surgical samples. It turned out that the sensitivity of the patient primary glioma cultures toward GQs varied, with an apparent IC50 of less than 1 μM for bi-(AID-1-T) toward the most sensitive G11 cell culture (glioma, Grade III).
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Malebari AM, Abd Alhameed R, Almarhoon Z, Farooq M, Wadaan MAM, Sharma A, de la Torre BG, Albericio F, El-Faham A. The Antiproliferative and Apoptotic Effect of a Novel Synthesized S-Triazine Dipeptide Series, and Toxicity Screening in Zebrafish Embryos. Molecules 2021; 26:1170. [PMID: 33671801 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26041170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Several derivatives containing morpholine/piperidine, anilines, and dipeptides as pending moieties were prepared using s-triazine as a scaffold. These compounds were evaluated for their anticancer activity against two human breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231), a colon cancer cell line (HCT-116), and a non-tumorigenic cell line (HEK 293). Tamoxifen was used as a reference. Animal toxicity tests were carried out in zebrafish embryos. Most of these compounds showed a higher activity against breast cancer than colon cancer. Compound 3a-which contains morpholine, aniline, and glycylglycinate methyl ester-showed a high level of cytotoxicity against MCF-7 cells with IC50 values of less than 1 µM. This compound showed a much lower level of toxicity against the non-tumorigenic HEK-293 cell line, and in the in vivo studies using zebrafish embryos. Furthermore, it induced cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase, and apoptosis in MCF-7 cells. On the basis of our results, 3a emerges as a potential candidate for further development as a therapeutic drug to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
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Wardakhan WW, Elmetwally AM, Mohamed AA, Mohareb RM. The Uses of Dimedone for the Synthesis of Thiophene, Thiazole and Annulated Derivatives with Antitumor, Pim-1 Kinase Inhibitions, PAINS Evaluations and Molecular Docking. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 21:2258-2277. [PMID: 33463476 DOI: 10.2174/1871520621666210119092325] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dimedone is considered as one of the most important class of compounds belonging to cyclohexan-1,3-dione. Such group of compounds were considered as precursors for many pharmaceutically active heterocyclic compounds. OBJECTIVE The target molecules through this work were synthesized from arylhydrazones of dimedone with different substituent's enhancing study of their structure activity relationship. METHODS Arylhydrazones of dimedones were subjected to a series of heterocyclization reactions affording annulated compounds. The antiproliferative activities of the synthesized molecules were evaluated against six cancer cell lines. In addition, inhibitions toward tyrosine kinases, Pim-1 kinases and PAINS of the most active compounds were also studied. c-Met enzymatic inhibitions and molecular docking studied were carried for three compounds. RESULTS Anti-cancer evaluations together with tyrosine and Pim-1 kinases of most of the synthesized compounds were carried out through this work. The study revealed that changing of substituent had a strong impact on the activity of themolecule. CONCLUSION Many of the synthesized compounds exhibited high inhibitions toward the six cancer cell lines and this will encourage further work through the synthesis of target molecule with the same ring systems. The three compounds 7b, 8c and 12b that revealed excellent inhibitions were tested against c-Met kinase and their molecular modelling was expressed.
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- Wagnat W Wardakhan
- National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR) P.O. 29, Cairo, A. R. Egypt
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- National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR) P.O. 29, Cairo, A. R. Egypt
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- National Organization for Research and control of Biologicals.51 Wezaret El-Zeraa St, Dokki, Giza, A. R. Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, A. R. Egypt
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Bassal H, Merah O, Ali AM, Hijazi A, El Omar F. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus: An Underused Species with Multiple Potential Uses. Plants (Basel) 2020; 9:E1730. [PMID: 33302439 DOI: 10.3390/plants9121730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Natural products, particularly those extracted from plants, have been used as therapy for different diseases for thousands of years. The first written records on the plants used in natural medicine, referred to as “medicinal plants”, go back to about 2600 BC. A thorough and complete understanding of medicinal plants encompasses a multiplex of overlapping and integrated sciences such as botany, pharmacognosy, chemistry, enzymology and genetics. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, a member of Fabaceae family also called winged bean, is a perennial herbaceous plant characterized by its tuberous roots and its winged pod twinning and a perennial legume rich in proteins, oils, vitamins and carbohydrates. Besides nutrients, winged bean also contains bioactive compounds that have therapeutic activities like anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antibacterial, antifungal, antiproliferative and cytotoxic activity, a few of which already been reported. This plant can also be used as a medicinal plant for future benefits. With this concept in mind, the present review is designed to shed the light on the interests in the various phytochemicals and pharmacological pharmacognostical aspects of Psophocarpus tetragonolobus.
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Rashdan HRM, Abdelmonsef AH, Shehadi IA, Gomha SM, Soliman AMM, Mahmoud HK. Synthesis, Molecular Docking Screening and Anti-Proliferative Potency Evaluation of Some New Imidazo[2,1- b]Thiazole Linked Thiadiazole Conjugates. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25214997. [PMID: 33126630 PMCID: PMC7663531 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25214997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole scaffolds were reported to possess various pharmaceutical activities. RESULTS The novel compound named methyl-2-(1-(3-methyl-6-(p-tolyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-2-yl)ethylidene)hydrazine-1-carbodithioate 3 acted as a predecessor molecule for the synthesis of new thiadiazole derivatives incorporating imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole moiety. The reaction of 3 with the appropriate hydrazonoyl halide derivatives 4a-j and 7-9 had produced the respective 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives 6a-j and 10-12. The chemical composition of all the newly synthesized derivatives were confirmed by their microanalytical and spectral data (FT-IR, mass spectrometry, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR). All the produced novel compounds were screened for their anti-proliferative efficacy on hepatic cancer cell lines (HepG2). In addition, a computational molecular docking study was carried out to determine the ability of the synthesized thiadiazole molecules to interact with active site of the target Glypican-3 protein (GPC-3). Moreover, the physiochemical properties of the synthesized compounds were derived to determine the viability of the compounds as drug candidates for hepatic cancer. CONCLUSION All the tested compounds had exhibited good anti-proliferative efficacy against hepatic cancer cell lines. In addition, the molecular docking results showed strong binding interactions of the synthesized compounds with the target GPC-3 protein with lower energy scores. Thus, such novel compounds may act as promising candidates as drugs against hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Huda R. M. Rashdan
- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, UAE;
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- Chemistry department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt; (S.M.G.); (H.K.M.)
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic University in Almadinah Almonawara, Almadinah Almonawara 42351, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt; (S.M.G.); (H.K.M.)
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Jiang N, Wang Y, Zhou J, Zheng R, Yuan X, Wu M, Bao J, Wu C. A novel mannose-binding lectin from Liparis nervosa with anti-fungal and anti-tumor activities. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2020; 52:1081-1092. [PMID: 32852549 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmaa090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Plant lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins with nonimmune origin, which can reversibly bind with carbohydrates, agglutinate cells, and precipitate polysaccharides and glycoconjugates. Plant lectins have attracted much attention for their anti-virus, anti-proliferation, and pro-apoptosis properties. Thus the exploration of new lectins has received special attention. Here we purified a mannose-binding lectin from the rhizomes of Liparis nervosa by ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose, affinity chromatography on Mannose-Sepharose 4B, and gel filtration chromatography on Sephacryl S-100. The purified L. nervosa lectin (LNL) was identified to be a monomeric protein with a molecular mass of 13 kDa. LNL exhibited hemagglutinating activity towards rabbit erythrocytes, and its activity could be strongly inhibited by D-mannose, N-acetyl glucosamine and thyroglobulin. In vitro experiments showed that LNL exhibited a comparable anti-fungal activity against Piricularia oryzae (Cavara), Bipolaris maydis, Fusarium graminearum, and Sclerotium rolfsii, and anti-proliferation activity against tumor cells by inducing apoptosis. The full-length cDNA sequence of LNL is 715 bp in length and contains a 525 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a 110-residue mature protein. It was predicted to have three mannose-binding conserved motifs 'QXDXNXVXY'. The binding pattern of LNL was further revealed by homology modeling and molecular docking. We demonstrated that LNL is not only a potential therapeutic candidate against tumor but also a new anti-fungal agent.
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- School of Life Sciences and Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Kim J, Yang SC, Hwang AY, Cho H, Hwang KT. Composition of Triterpenoids in Inonotus obliquus and Their Anti-Proliferative Activity on Cancer Cell Lines. Molecules 2020; 25:E4066. [PMID: 32899899 PMCID: PMC7570639 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25184066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to determine the composition of triterpenoids in the extracts from the inner and outer parts of Inonotus obliquus and to evaluate their anti-proliferative activity against cancer cell lines (HT-29, AGS, MCF-7, and PC3). Inner and outer parts of I. obliquus were extracted with 80% methanol for 24 h. The extract was fractionated by Diaion HP-20 resin to obtain the triterpenoid fraction. Composition of triterpenoids in the fraction was analyzed by HPLC and LC-ESI-MS. Anti-proliferative activity was evaluated by MTT assay against cancer cell lines. Inotodiol and trametenolic acid were major triterpenoids in both of the inner and outer parts of I. obliquus. Inotodiol in triterpenoid fractions from the inner and outer parts of I. obliquus was 153.9 ± 15.4 mg/g (dry basis (db)) and 194.1 ± 11.5 mg/g, respectively. Trametenolic acid in triterpenoid fractions from the inner and outer parts of I. obliquus was 94.5 ± 9.15 mg/g (db) and 106.3 ± 8.23 mg/g, respectively. Triterpenoids in the outer part were significantly higher than those in the inner part. Anti-proliferative activity of the triterpenoid fraction from the outer part against AGS, MCF-7, and PC3 was also significantly higher than that of the inner part.
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- Jaecheol Kim
- Department of Food and Nutrition, and Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (J.K.); (S.C.Y.); (A.Y.H.)
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, and Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (J.K.); (S.C.Y.); (A.Y.H.)
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, and Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (J.K.); (S.C.Y.); (A.Y.H.)
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- Food Analysis Team, Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment, Busan 46616, Korea;
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, and Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (J.K.); (S.C.Y.); (A.Y.H.)
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Mokhtari K, Pérez-Jiménez A, García-Salguero L, A Lupiáñez J, Rufino-Palomares EE. Unveiling the Differential Antioxidant Activity of Maslinic Acid in Murine Melanoma Cells and in Rat Embryonic Healthy Cells Following Treatment with Hydrogen Peroxide. Molecules 2020; 25:E4020. [PMID: 32899159 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25174020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Maslinic acid (MA) is a natural triterpene from Olea europaea L. with multiple biological properties. The aim of the present study was to examine MA’s effect on cell viability (by the MTT assay), reactive oxygen species (ROS levels, by flow cytometry) and key antioxidant enzyme activities (by spectrophotometry) in murine skin melanoma (B16F10) cells compared to those on healthy cells (A10). MA induced cytotoxic effects in cancer cells (IC50 42 µM), whereas no effect was found in A10 cells treated with MA (up to 210 µM). In order to produce a stress situation in cells, 0.15 mM H2O2 was added. Under stressful conditions, MA protected both cell lines against oxidative damage, decreasing intracellular ROS, which were higher in B16F10 than in A10 cells. The treatment with H2O2 and without MA produced different responses in antioxidant enzyme activities depending on the cell line. In A10 cells, all the enzymes were up-regulated, but in B16F10 cells, only superoxide dismutase, glutathione S-transferase and glutathione peroxidase increased their activities. MA restored the enzyme activities to levels similar to those in the control group in both cell lines, highlighting that in A10 cells, the highest MA doses induced values lower than control. Overall, these findings demonstrate the great antioxidant capacity of MA.
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Ishiyama H, Yanagita RC, Takemoto K, Kitaguchi N, Uezato Y, Sugiyama Y, Sato M, Kawanami Y. Evaluation of the Anti-Proliferative Activity of Rare Aldohexoses against MOLT-4F and DU-145 Human Cancer Cell Line and Structure-Activity Relationship of D-Idose. J Appl Glycosci (1999) 2020; 67:95-101. [PMID: 34354535 PMCID: PMC8132072 DOI: 10.5458/jag.jag.jag-2020_0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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D-Allose (D-All), a C-3 epimer of D-glucose (D-Glc), is a naturally rare monosaccharide, which shows anti-proliferative activity against several human cancer cell lines. Unlike conventional anticancer drugs, D-All targets glucose metabolism and is non-toxic to normal cells. Therefore, it has attracted attention as a unique “seed” compound for anticancer agents. However, the anti-proliferative activities of the other rare aldohexoses have not been examined yet. In this study, we evaluated the anti-proliferative activity of rare aldohexoses against human leukemia MOLT-4F and human prostate cancer DU-145 cell lines. We found that D-All and D-idose (D-Ido) at 5 mM inhibited cell proliferation of MOLT-4F cells by 46 % and 60 %, respectively. On the other hand, the rare aldohexoses at 5 mM did not show specific anti-proliferative activity against DU-145 cells. To explore the structure–activity relationship of D-Ido, we evaluated the anti-proliferative activity of D-sorbose (D-Sor), 6-deoxy-D-Ido, and L-xylose (L-Xyl) against MOLT-4F cells and found that D-Sor, 6-deoxy-D-Ido, and L-Xyl showed no inhibitory activity at 5 mM, suggesting that the aldose structure and the C-6 hydroxy group of D-Ido are important for its activity. Cellular glucose uptake assay and western blotting analysis of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) expression suggested that the anti-proliferative activity of D-Ido is induced by inhibition of glucose uptake via TXNIP-independent pathway.
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- Hironobu Ishiyama
- 1 Department of Applied Bioresource Science, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University
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- 2 Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University
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- 3 Division of Applied Bioresource Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kagawa University
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- 3 Division of Applied Bioresource Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kagawa University
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- 3 Division of Applied Bioresource Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kagawa University
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- 2 Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University
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- 2 Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University
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- 2 Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University
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Laali KK, Zwarycz AT, Beck N, Borosky GL, Nukaya M, Kennedy GD. Curcumin Conjugates of Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Synthesis, Structures, Anti-proliferative Assays, Computational Docking, and Inflammatory Response. ChemistryOpen 2020; 9:822-834. [PMID: 32802728 PMCID: PMC7425154 DOI: 10.1002/open.202000173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In an effort to combine the anti-proliferative effect of CUR-BF2 and CUR compounds with anti-inflammatory benefits of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), a library of the bis- and mono-NSAID/CUR-BF2 and NSAID/CUR conjugates were synthesized by coupling flufenamic acid, flurbiprofen, naproxen, indomethacin, and ibuprofen to diversely substituted hydroxy-benzaldehydes via an ester linkage, and by subsequent reaction with acetylacetone-BF2 to form the bis- and the mono-NSAID/CUR-BF2 adducts. Since conversion to NSAID/CUR by the previously developed decomplexation protocol showed limited success, a set of NSAID/CUR conjugates were independently prepared by directly coupling the NSAIDs with parent curcumin. The bis-NSAID/CUR-BF2 and bis-NSAID-CUR hybrids exhibited low cytotoxicity in NCI-60 assay, and in independent cell viability assay on colorectal cancer (CRC) cells (HCT116, HT29, DLD-1, RKO, SW837, CaCo2) and in normal CR cells (CCD841CoN). By contrast, the mono-naproxin and mono-flurbiprofen CUR-BF2 adducts exhibited remarkable anti-proliferative and apoptopic activity in NCI-60 assay most notably against HCT-116 (colon), OVCAR-3 (ovarian), and ACHN (renal) cells. Computational molecular docking calculations showed favorable binding energies to HER2, VEGFR2, BRAF, and Bcl-2 as well as to COX-1 and COX-2, which in several cases exceeded known inhibitors. The main interactions between the ligands and the proteins were hydrophobic, although several hydrogen bonds were also observed. A sub-set of six compounds that had exhibited little or no cytotoxicity were tested for their anti-inflammatory response with THP-1 human macrophages in comparison to parent NSAIDs or parent curcumin.
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- Kenneth K. Laali
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Florida1 UNF DriveJacksonville, FL32224USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Florida1 UNF DriveJacksonville, FL32224USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Florida1 UNF DriveJacksonville, FL32224USA
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- INFIQC, CONICET and Departamento de Química Teórica y ComputacionalFacultad de Ciencias QuímicasUniversidad Nacional de CórdobaCiudad UniversitariaCórdoba5000Argentina
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- Department of SurgeryUniversity of Alabama-Birmingham School of MedicineBirminghamAL 35294-0016USA
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- Department of SurgeryUniversity of Alabama-Birmingham School of MedicineBirminghamAL 35294-0016USA
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