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Wang M, Chen X, Qu Y, Ma Q, Pan H, Li H, Hua H, Li D. Design and Synthesis of Brefeldin A-Isothiocyanate Derivatives with Selectivity and Their Potential for Cervical Cancer Therapy. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28114284. [PMID: 37298761 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28114284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Brefeldin A has a wide range of anticancer activity against a variety of tumor cells. Its poor pharmacokinetic properties and significant toxicity seriously hinder its further development. In this manuscript, 25 brefeldin A-isothiocyanate derivatives were designed and synthesized. Most derivatives showed good selectivity between HeLa cells and L-02 cells. In particular, 6 exhibited potent antiproliferative activity against HeLa cells (IC50 = 1.84 μM) with no obvious cytotoxic activity to L-02 (IC50 > 80 μM). Further cellular mechanism tests indicated that 6 induced HeLa cell cycle arrest at G1 phase. Cell nucleus fragmentation and decreased mitochondrial membrane potential suggested 6 could induce apoptosis in HeLa cells through the mitochondrial-dependent pathway.
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- Mingying Wang
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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Zhirov AM, Kovalev DA, Ulshina DV, Pisarenko SV, Demidov OP, Borovlev IV. Diazapyrenes: interaction with nucleic acids and biological activity. Chem Heterocycl Compd (N Y) 2020; 56:674-693. [PMID: 32836316 PMCID: PMC7366485 DOI: 10.1007/s10593-020-02717-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The review summarizes data on the practical aspects of the interaction of nucleic acids with diazapyrene derivatives. The information on biological activity is given and the probable mechanisms underlying the action of diazapyrenes are analyzed. It contains 119 references.
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- Andrey M. Zhirov
- Stavropol Research Anti-Plague Institute, 13-15 Sovetskaya St, Stavropol, 355035 Russia
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- Stavropol Research Anti-Plague Institute, 13-15 Sovetskaya St, Stavropol, 355035 Russia
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- Stavropol Research Anti-Plague Institute, 13-15 Sovetskaya St, Stavropol, 355035 Russia
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- Stavropol Research Anti-Plague Institute, 13-15 Sovetskaya St, Stavropol, 355035 Russia
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- North Caucasus Federal University, 1a Pushkina St, Stavropol, 355017 Russia
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- North Caucasus Federal University, 1a Pushkina St, Stavropol, 355017 Russia
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Chatwichien J, Prachavna B, Suntivich R, Kumphune S. NSCLC Structure-activity Relationship (SAR) Study of Diisothiocyanates for Antiproliferative Activity on A549 Human Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC). LETT ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1570178615666181011145219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Isothiocyanate functional group (-N=C=S) is widely accepted as an important moiety for anti- cancer effects of naturally occurring isothiocyanate compounds (ITCs). Herein, a series of diisothiocyanate (diITCs) derivatives were synthesized and evaluated in antiproliferative assays on A549 human non-small cell lung cancer and IMR90 human foetal lung cell lines for structure-activity relationship (SAR) and cancer cell selectivity studies. Results showed that aliphatic and benzylic diITCs were more cytotoxic to A549 cells than natural ITCs; benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) and phenyl isothiocyanate (PITC), and a currently available anticancer drug; etoposide. Aromatic diITCs were not as active. Notably, most of the diITCs reported in this work were significantly more selective than etoposide to inhibit proliferation of the cancer cells (A549) over the normal cells (IMR90). This study demonstrated a guideline to modify chemical structures of diITCs for anti-NSCLC agents.
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- Jaruwan Chatwichien
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
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Alatorre‐Barajas JA, Ramírez‐Zatarain SD, Ochoa‐Terán A, Cordova J, Reynoso‐Soto EA, Chávez D, Miranda‐Soto V, Labastida‐Galván V, Ordoñez M. An Efficient Method for the Synthesis of New Non‐Symmetrical Naphthalenediimides. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201802168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- José A. Alatorre‐Barajas
- Centro de Graduados e Investigación en Química.Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana. Bulevar Alberto Limón Padilla S/N, Mesa de Otay, Tijuana, B. C. 22500 México
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- Centro de Graduados e Investigación en Química.Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana. Bulevar Alberto Limón Padilla S/N, Mesa de Otay, Tijuana, B. C. 22500 México
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- Centro de Graduados e Investigación en Química.Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana. Bulevar Alberto Limón Padilla S/N, Mesa de Otay, Tijuana, B. C. 22500 México
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- Chemistry DepartmentCalifornia Lutheran University, 60 West Olsen Rd,Thousand Oaks, California 91360 USA
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- Centro de Graduados e Investigación en Química.Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana. Bulevar Alberto Limón Padilla S/N, Mesa de Otay, Tijuana, B. C. 22500 México
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- Centro de Graduados e Investigación en Química.Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana. Bulevar Alberto Limón Padilla S/N, Mesa de Otay, Tijuana, B. C. 22500 México
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- Centro de Graduados e Investigación en Química.Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana. Bulevar Alberto Limón Padilla S/N, Mesa de Otay, Tijuana, B. C. 22500 México
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- Victoria Labastida-Galván, Dr. Mario Ordoñez Centro de Investigaciones Químicas-(IICBA)Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Colonia Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Mor. 62209 México
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- Victoria Labastida-Galván, Dr. Mario Ordoñez Centro de Investigaciones Químicas-(IICBA)Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Colonia Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Mor. 62209 México
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Xu X, Wang S, Chang Y, Ge C, Li X, Feng Y, Xie S, Wang C, Dai F, Luo W. Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel asymmetric naphthalene diimide derivatives as anticancer agents depending on ROS generation. MEDCHEMCOMM 2018; 9:1377-1385. [PMID: 30151093 PMCID: PMC6097020 DOI: 10.1039/c8md00265g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide (NDI) is widely used as a photoelectric material in the field of medicine. A series of asymmetric naphthalene diimide derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their anticancer properties by various experimental assays. As the representative compound, 3c exerted significantly greater inhibitory effects on hepatoma cells SMMC-7721 and Hep G2 with an IC50 value of 1.48 ± 0.43 μM and 1.70 ± 0.53 μM, respectively, than normal hepatocytes QSG-7701 with an IC50 value of 7.11 ± 0.08 μM. Treatment with compound 3c (3 μM) for 48 h resulted in apoptosis of SMMC-7721 cells and Hep G2 cells with 52.1% and 67.8% apoptotic cells, respectively. Compound 3c induced autophagy and suppressed the migration of hepatoma cells in a concentration-dependent manner, resulting from the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Based on its biological ability, compound 3c was considered as a potent anticancer agent.
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- Xiaojuan Xu
- Key Lab of Natural Medicine and Immune Engineering , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , China . ;
- Pharmaceutical College , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , China
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- Key Lab of Natural Medicine and Immune Engineering , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , China . ;
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- Key Lab of Natural Medicine and Immune Engineering , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , China . ;
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- Key Lab of Natural Medicine and Immune Engineering , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , China . ;
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- Key Lab of Natural Medicine and Immune Engineering , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , China . ;
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- Key Lab of Natural Medicine and Immune Engineering , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , China . ;
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- Institute of Chemical Biology , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , China
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- Key Lab of Natural Medicine and Immune Engineering , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , China . ;
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- Key Lab of Natural Medicine and Immune Engineering , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , China . ;
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- Key Lab of Natural Medicine and Immune Engineering , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , China . ;
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Psurski M, Janczewski Ł, Świtalska M, Gajda A, Goszczyński TM, Oleksyszyn J, Wietrzyk J, Gajda T. Novel phosphonate analogs of sulforaphane: Synthesis, in vitro and in vivo anticancer activity. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 132:63-80. [PMID: 28342398 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A library of over forty, novel, structurally diverse phosphonate analogs of sulforaphane (P-ITCs) were designed, synthesized and fully characterized. All compounds were evaluated for antiproliferative activity in vitro on Lovo and LoVo/DX colon cancer cell lines. All compounds exhibited high antiproliferative activity, comparable or higher to the activity of naturally occurring benzyl isothiocyanate and sulforaphane. Assessment of the mechanisms of action of selected compounds revealed their potential as inducers of G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Further antiproliferative studies for selected compounds with the use of a set of selected cell lines derived from colon, lung, mammary gland and uterus as well as normal murine fibroblasts were performed. In vivo studies of the analyzed phosphonate analogs of sulforaphane showed lower activity in comparison with those of benzyl isothiocyanate. Our studies demonstrated that newly synthesized P-ITCs can be used for as a starting point for the synthesis of novel isothiocyanates with higher anticancer activity in the future.
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- Mateusz Psurski
- Department of Experimental Oncology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Rudolf Weigl St., 53-114 Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 116 Stefan Żeromski St., 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Rudolf Weigl St., 53-114 Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 116 Stefan Żeromski St., 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Rudolf Weigl St., 53-114 Wrocław, Poland
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego St., 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Rudolf Weigl St., 53-114 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 116 Stefan Żeromski St., 90-924 Łódź, Poland.
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Al Kobaisi M, Bhosale SV, Latham K, Raynor AM, Bhosale SV. Functional Naphthalene Diimides: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. Chem Rev 2016; 116:11685-11796. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 557] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Mohammad Al Kobaisi
- School
of Applied Sciences, RMIT University
, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria
3001, Australia
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- Polymers
and Functional Materials Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
, Hyderabad, Telangana-500007, India
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- School
of Applied Sciences, RMIT University
, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria
3001, Australia
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- School
of Applied Sciences, RMIT University
, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria
3001, Australia
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- School
of Applied Sciences, RMIT University
, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria
3001, Australia
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Synthesis and Structure–Activity Relations in Allylsulfide and Isothiocyanate Compounds From Garlic and Broccoli Against In Vitro Cancer Cell Growth. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63749-9.00001-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Grzywa R, Winiarski Ł, Psurski M, Rudnicka A, Wietrzyk J, Gajda T, Oleksyszyn J. Synthesis and biological activity of diisothiocyanate-derived mercapturic acids. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:667-671. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.11.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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De Gianni E, Turrini E, Milelli A, Maffei F, Carini M, Minarini A, Tumiatti V, Ros TD, Prato M, Fimognari C. Study of the cytotoxic effects of the new synthetic Isothiocyanate CM9 and its fullerene derivative on human T-leukemia cells. Toxins (Basel) 2015; 7:535-52. [PMID: 25679371 PMCID: PMC4344639 DOI: 10.3390/toxins7020535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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One important strategy to develop effective anticancer agents is based on natural products. Many active phytochemicals are in human clinical trials and have been used for a long time, alone and in association with conventional anticancer drugs, for the treatment of various types of cancers. A great number of in vitro, in vivo and clinical reports document the multi-target anticancer activities of isothiocyanates and of compounds characterized by a naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide scaffold. In order to search for new anticancer agents with a better pharmaco-toxicological profile, we investigated hybrid compounds obtained by inserting isothiocyanate group(s) on a naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide scaffold. Moreover, since water-soluble fullerene derivatives can cross cell membranes thus favoring the delivery of anticancer therapeutics, we explored the cytostatic and cytotoxic activity of hybrid compounds conjugated with fullerene. We studied their cytostatic and cytotoxic effects on a human T-lymphoblastoid cell line by using different flow cytometric assays. In order to better understand their pharmaco-toxicological potential, we also analyzed their genotoxicity. Our global results show that the synthesized compounds reduced significantly the viability of leukemia cells. However, the conjugation with a non-toxic vector did not increase their anticancer potential. This opens an interesting research pattern for certain fullerene properties.
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- Elena De Gianni
- Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial Research in Advanced Mechanical Engineering Applications and Materials Technology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Piazza Malatesta, 29/30, 47923 Rimini, Italy.
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
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Study on the synthesis, biological activity and spectroscopy of naphthalimide-diamine conjugates. Molecules 2014; 19:7646-68. [PMID: 24918538 PMCID: PMC6271870 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19067646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Eleven novel naphthalimide-diamine conjugates were synthesized and their structures were confirmed by elemental analysis, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and MS. Their in vitro antitumor activities were assessed using MTT assays on two cancerous cell lines K562, HCT116, and one normal hepatoma cell line QSG 7701. Compound 7f exhibited potent antitumor activity on HCT116 cells and favorable cell selectivity toward QSG 7701 compared with the positive control, amonafide. Moreover, 7f could block HeG2 cells in the G2/M phase and induce HeG2 cells apoptosis. The interaction of compound 7f with herring sperm DNA was studied by UV/vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy under physiological conditions (pH = 7.4). The observed spectral quenching of compound 7f by DNA and the displacement of EB from DNA-EB complex by compound 7f indicated that compound 7f could intercalate into DNA base pairs, which was also corroborated by the effect of KI on compound-DNA interaction. Further caloric fluorescent tests revealed that the quenching mechanism was a static type. Meanwhile, the binding constants, thermodynamic parameters and the effect of NaCl on compound-DNA interaction showed that the type of interaction force was mainly hydrogen bonds and the binding process was driven by hydrogen and van der Waals bonding.
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Bonaiuto E, Milelli A, Cozza G, Tumiatti V, Marchetti C, Agostinelli E, Fimognari C, Hrelia P, Minarini A, Di Paolo ML. Novel polyamine analogues: From substrates towards potential inhibitors of monoamine oxidases. Eur J Med Chem 2013; 70:88-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Revised: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Minarini A, Milelli A, Fimognari C, Simoni E, Turrini E, Tumiatti V. Exploring the effects of isothiocyanates on chemotherapeutic drugs. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2013; 10:25-38. [PMID: 24087843 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2013.843668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Chemoprevention has emerged as a promising strategy to reduce the risk and to control cancer. In this context, isothiocyanates (ITCs), found in abundance in the form of glucosinolates in cruciferous vegetables, have gained increasing consideration for their chemopreventive activity. ITCs exert their effects mainly by inducing carcinogen metabolism or by inhibiting tumor cell proliferation. AREAS COVERED In recent years, novel combination treatments, by coupling chemopreventive agents and typical chemotherapeutics, have been exploited to increase the antitumor activities. The aim of this article is to examine the foremost studies carried out, so far, on the effects of dietary and synthetic ITCs on different signaling pathways involved in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of chemotherapeutic agents, in order to enhance their effectiveness. EXPERT OPINION Undoubtedly, the beneficial anticarcinogenic potential of ITCs, both singly and in combination, has emerged in in vitro and in vivo studies. However, only a few clinical trials have been carried out so far with ITCs, which try to better define both the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic impacts in humans. More toxicological evaluations after long-term administration of ITCs in different species are required for the clinical development of ITCs as anticarcinogenic agents.
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- Anna Minarini
- Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology , Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna , Italy +39 051 2099709 ; +39 051 2099734 ;
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Synthesis, in vitro antitumor evaluation and DNA-binding study of novel tetrahydroquinolines and some derived tricyclic and tetracyclic ring systems. Eur J Med Chem 2013; 63:133-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Revised: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Milelli A, Tumiatti V, Micco M, Rosini M, Zuccari G, Raffaghello L, Bianchi G, Pistoia V, Fernando Díaz J, Pera B, Trigili C, Barasoain I, Musetti C, Toniolo M, Sissi C, Alcaro S, Moraca F, Zini M, Stefanelli C, Minarini A. Structure–activity relationships of novel substituted naphthalene diimides as anticancer agents. Eur J Med Chem 2012; 57:417-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2012] [Revised: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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