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Guo WH, Zhang K, Yang LH. Potential Mechanisms of Pyrrosiae Folium in Treating Prostate Cancer Based on Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2022; 48:189-197. [PMID: 35730236 DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2022.2088785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Objective The network pharmacology approach and molecular docking were employed to explore the mechanism of Pyrrosiae Folium(PF) against prostate cancer (PCa). Methods The active compounds and their corresponding putative targets of PF were identified by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology (TCMSP), the gene names of the targets were obtained from the UniProt database. The collection of genes associated with PCa were obtained from GeneCards and DisGeNET database. We merged the drug targets and disease targets by online software, Draw Venn Diagram. The resulting gene list was imported into R software (v3.6.3) for GO and KEGG function enrichment analysis. The STRING database was utilized for protein-protein interaction (PPI) network construction. The cytoHubba plugin of Cytoscape was used to identify core genes. Further, molecular docking analysis of the hub targets were carried out using AutoDock Vina software (v1.5.6). Results A total of 6 active components were screened by PF, with 167 corresponding putative targets, 1395 related targets for PCa, and 113 targets for drugs and diseases. The "drug-component-disease-target" network was constructed by Cytoscape software and the target genes mainly involved in the complex treating effects associated with response to oxidative stress, cytokine activity, pathways in cancer, prostate cancer pathway and TNF signaling pathway. Core genes in the PPI network were TNF, JUN, IL6, IL1B, CXCL8, RELA, CCL2, TP53, IL10 and FOS. The molecular docking results reveal the better binding affinity of 6 active components to the core targets. Conclusion The results of this study indicated that PF may be have a certain anti-PCa effect by regulating related target genes, affecting Pathways in cancer, TNF signaling pathway, Hepatitis B signaling pathway.
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- Wen-Hua Guo
- Modern College of Humanities and Science of Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, Shanxi 041004, P.R. China.,School of Life Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, Shanxi 041004, P.R. China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, Shanxi 041004, P.R. China
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- Modern College of Humanities and Science of Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, Shanxi 041004, P.R. China
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Pulla LSS, Begum Ahil S. Review on target domains and natural compound-based inhibitors of fatty acid synthase for anticancer drug discovery. Chem Biol Drug Des 2021; 98:869-884. [PMID: 34459114 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cancer cells require a higher amount of energy in the form of fatty acids for their uncontrolled proliferation and growth. Fatty acid synthase (FASN) plays a crucial role in the synthesis of palmitate, which is involved in most of the critical malignant pathways. Hence, by targeting FASN, tumour growth can be controlled. By designing and developing FASN inhibitors with catalytic domain specificity, safe and potential anticancer drugs can be achieved. The article draws light towards the catalytic domains of FASN, their active site residues and interaction of some of the reported natural FASN inhibitors (resveratrol, lavandulyl flavonoids, catechins, stilbene derivatives, etc). The rationality (structure-activity relationship) behind the variation in the activity of the reported natural FASN inhibitors (butyrolactones, polyphenolics, galloyl esters and thiolactomycins) has also been covered. Selective, safe and potentially active FASN inhibitors could be developed by: (i) having proper understanding of the function of all catalytic domains of FASN (ii) studying the upstream and downstream FASN regulators (iii) identifying cancer-specific FASN biomarkers (that are non-essential/absent in the normal healthy cells) (iv) exploring the complete protein structure of FASN, e-screening of the compounds prior to synthesis and study their ADME properties (v) predicting the selectivity based on their strong affinity at the catalytic site of FASN.
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- Lakshmi Soukya Sai Pulla
- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)-Pilani, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)-Pilani, Hyderabad, India
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The present review describes 108 new examples of naturally occurring flavans and
flavanones having cytotoxic potential, which have been reported during the period of 2005 to
mid-2020. These compounds are found either as aglycones or as glycosides, comprising
flavans, flavanones, isoflavanones and miscellaneous flavanones (homo- and bi-flavanones).
The main topics addressed in this review are source, structure, and cytotoxic activity in detail
and the structure-activity relationship.
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- Arindam Gangopadhyay
- Department of Chemistry, Rampurhat College, Rampurhat, Birbhum, West Bengal, India
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Seven new prenylated flavanones from the roots of Sophora flavescens and their anti-proliferative activities. Bioorg Chem 2021; 109:104716. [PMID: 33607362 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Aiming to discover potent anti-proliferative agents from the roots of Sophora flavescens, seven new prenylated flavanones were isolated, along with 16 known compounds. Their structures were elucidated by interpretation of their spectroscopic data (1D and 2D NMR, UV, IR, CD, and HRESIMS) and comparison to literature data. In the in vitro assay, 21 showed anti-proliferative activity against human hepatoma cells (HepG2). Studies of its mechanism revealed that 21 could significantly activate autophagic flux and trigger ROS release in HepG2 cells. Western blot experiments demonstrated that 21 could activate the key signaling protein of autophagy and ROS, while it does not affect the main protein of the apoptosis signaling pathway. These results suggested that 21 mediates its anti-proliferative effects through autophagic cell death, which is apoptosis-independent.
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Panman W, Nutho B, Chamni S, Dokmaisrijan S, Kungwan N, Rungrotmongkol T. Computational screening of fatty acid synthase inhibitors against thioesterase domain. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2018; 36:4114-4125. [PMID: 29161996 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2017.1408496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Thioesterase (TE) domain of fatty acid synthase (FAS) is an attractive therapeutic target for design and development of anticancer drugs. In this present work, we search for the potential FAS inhibitors of TE domain from the ZINC database based on similarity search using three natural compounds as templates, including flavonoids, terpenoids, and phenylpropanoids. Molecular docking was used to predict the interaction energy of each screened ligand compared to the reference compound, which is methyl γ-linolenylfluorophosphonate (MGLFP). Based on this computational technique, rosmarinic acid and its eight analogs were observed as a new series of potential FAS inhibitors, which showed a stronger binding affinity than MGLFP. Afterward, nine docked complexes were studied by molecular dynamics simulations for investigating protein-ligand interactions and binding free energies using MM-PB(GB)SA, MM-3DRISM-KH, and QM/MM-GBSA methods. The binding free energy calculation indicated that the ZINC85948835 (R34) displayed the strongest binding efficiency against the TE domain of FAS. There are eight residues (S2308, I2250, E2251, Y2347, Y2351, F2370, L2427, and E2431) mainly contributed for the R34 binding. Moreover, R34 could directly form hydrogen bonds with S2308, which is one of the catalytic triad of TE domain. Therefore, our finding suggested that R34 could be a potential candidate as a novel FAS-TE inhibitor for further drug design.
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- Wanwisa Panman
- a Multidisciplinary Program of Petrochemistry and Polymer Science, Faculty of Science , Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok 10330 , Thailand
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- b Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science , Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok 10330 , Thailand
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- c Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany , Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok 10330 , Thailand
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- d Division of Chemistry, School of Science , Walailak University , Nakon Si Thammarat 80161 , Thailand
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- e Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry , Chiang Mai University , 239 Huay Kaew Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50200 , Thailand
- f Research Center on Chemistry for Development of Health Promoting Products from Northern Resources , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , 50200 , Thailand
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- g Faculty of Science, Structural and Computational Biology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry , Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok 10330 , Thailand
- h Faculty of Science, Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology , Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok 10330 , Thailand
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Tresserra-Rimbau A, Lamuela-Raventos RM, Moreno JJ. Polyphenols, food and pharma. Current knowledge and directions for future research. Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 156:186-195. [PMID: 30086286 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Polyphenols are a large family of phytochemicals with great chemical diversity, known to be bioactive compounds of foods, species, medicinal plants and nutraceuticals. These compounds are ingested through the diet in significant amounts, around 1 g per day, an amount that be may be increased through supplements. The in vitro action of many representative polyphenols has been reported. However, their beneficial effects and their role in modulating the risk of high-prevalence diseases are difficult to demonstrate due to the wide variability of polyphenol structures and bioactive actions; the complexity of estimating the polyphenol content of food as a result of their variability in foods and cooked dishes; the potential modulation of the effects of polyphenols by food matrices; the addition of polyphenols and their synergistic interactions with each other and with other dietary bioactive components; the modulation of polyphenol bioavailability as a consequence of food composition and culinary techniques; their metabolism by the human body and the polyphenol gut microbiota metabolism in each metabotypes. Computational strategies, including virtual screening, shape-similarity-screening and molecular docking, were recently used to identify potential targets of polyphenols and thus gain a better understanding of the therapeutic effects exerted of polyphenols and modify natural polyphenol structures to potentiate specific activities. Here, we present the most relevant current knowledge and propose directions for future research in these fields, from the culinary world to the clinical setting. We hope this commentary will prompt scientists and clinicians to consider the therapeutic value of bioactive polyphenols and help shed some light on how much scientific truth lies in Hippocrates' famous quote: "Let your food be your medicine".
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- Anna Tresserra-Rimbau
- Human Nutrition Unit, University Hospital of Sant Joan de Reus, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Pere Virgili Health Research Center, University Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Wang ZQ, Li XY, Hu DB, Long CL. Cytotoxic garcimultiflorones K-Q, lavandulyl benzophenones from Garcinia multiflora branches. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2018; 152:82-90. [PMID: 29738915 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Seven undescribed lavandulyl benzophenones garcimultiflorones K-Q, and fourteen known compounds were isolated from the CHCl3 soluble fraction of 95% EtOH extract of Garcinia multiflora branches. Their structures and absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic techniques including NMR spectroscopy, MS analysis, and ECD calculations. Seven isolated compounds expect for garcimultiflorone L and garcimultiflorone O exhibited cytotoxic activities in vitro against five cancer cell lines (HL-60, A549, SMMC-7721, MCF-7, and SW480). It is worth mentioning that garcimultiflorone Q exhibited most significant cytotoxicities against five cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 3.07-12.56 μM.
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- Zhao-Quan Wang
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Science, Yunnan Agriculture University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi, 653100, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China; Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine (Minzu University of China), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Soulère L, Alix PM, Croze ML, Soulage CO. Identification of novel antilipogenic agents targeting fatty acid biosynthesis through structure-based virtual screening. Chem Biol Drug Des 2018; 92:1366-1372. [PMID: 29635861 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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An Asinex Gold Platinium chemical library subset of 12 055 compounds was screened employing docking simulations in the active site of the human FAS KS domain. Among them, 13 compounds were further evaluated for their ability to inhibit fatty acid biosynthesis. Four compounds were found to be active in particular ASN05064661 and ASN05374526 with IC50 values of 6.6 and 10.5 μm, respectively. A binding mode study was further conducted with these two compounds structurally related to benzene sulfonamide and aromatic polyamide. This study showed that they fit tightly with the active site with several interactions, notably with the key residues Cys161, His293, and His331.
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- Laurent Soulère
- Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, UMR 5246, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, ICBMS, Institut de Chimie et de Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, CarMeN Laboratory, Inserm U1060, INSA Lyon, INRA U1397, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, CarMeN Laboratory, Inserm U1060, INSA Lyon, INRA U1397, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, CarMeN Laboratory, Inserm U1060, INSA Lyon, INRA U1397, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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Kim JH, Cho CW, Kim HY, Kim KT, Choi GS, Kim HH, Cho IS, Kwon SJ, Choi SK, Yoon JY, Yang SY, Kang JS, Kim YH. α -Glucosidase inhibition by prenylated and lavandulyl compounds from Sophora flavescens roots and in silico analysis. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 102:960-969. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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