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Gariganti N, Bandi A, Gatta KN, Pagag J, Guruprasad L, Poola B, Kottalanka RK. Design, synthesis, in-silico studies and apoptotic activity of novel amide enriched 2-(1 H)- quinazolinone derivatives. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30292. [PMID: 38711664 PMCID: PMC11070864 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Cancer is a broad classification of diseases that can affect any organ or body tissue due to aberrant cellular proliferation for unknown reasons. Many present chemotherapeutic drugs are highly toxic and have little selectivity. Additionally, they lead to the development of medication resistance. Therefore, developing tailored chemotherapeutic drugs with minimal side effects and good selectivity is crucial for cancer treatment. 2-(1H)-Quinazolinone is one of the vital scaffold and anticancer activity is one of the prominent biological activities of this class. Here we report the novel set of amide-enriched 2-(1H)-quinazolinone derivatives (7a-j) and their apoptotic activity with the help of MTT assay method against four human cancer cell lines: PC3 (prostate cancer), DU-145 (prostate cancer), A549 (lung cancer), and MCF7 (breast cancer). When compared to etoposide, every synthetic test compound (7a-j) exhibited moderate to excellent activity. The IC50 values of the new amide derivatives (7a-j) varied from 0.07 ± 0.0061 μM to 10.8 ± 0.69 μM. While the positive control, etoposide, exhibited 1.97 ± 0.45 μM to 3.08 ± 0.135 μM range. Among the novel amide derivatives (7a-j), in particular, 7i and 7j showed strong apoptotic activity against MCF7; 7h showed against PC3, and 7g showed against DU-145. Molecular docking studies of test compounds (7a-j) with the EGFR tyrosine kinase domain (PDB ID: 1M17) protein provided the significant docking scores for each test compound (7a-j) (-9.00 to -9.67 kcal/mol). Additionally, DFT investigations and MD simulations validated the predictions of molecular docking. According to the findings of the ADME analysis, oral absorption by humans is anticipated to be higher than 85 % for all test compounds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Naganjaneyulu Gariganti
- Department of Chemistry, School of Applied Science and Humanities, Vignan's Foundation for Science Technology and Research, Vadlamudi, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522213, India
- Neuland Laboratories Ltd., Hyderabad, Telangana, 500034, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500046, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500046, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500046, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500046, India
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- Neuland Laboratories Ltd., Hyderabad, Telangana, 500034, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Applied Science and Humanities, Vignan's Foundation for Science Technology and Research, Vadlamudi, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522213, India
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Boček Pavlinac I, Dragić M, Persoons L, Daelemans D, Hranjec M. Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity of 2,6-Disubstituted Imidazo[4,5- b]pyridines Prepared by Suzuki Cross Coupling. Molecules 2023; 28:7208. [PMID: 37894686 PMCID: PMC10608878 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28207208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
A series of novel 2,6-diphenyl substituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines was designed and synthesized using optimized Suzuki cross coupling to evaluate their biological activity in vitro. The conditions of the Suzuki coupling were evaluated and optimized using a model reaction. To study the influence of the substituents on the biological activity, we prepared N-unsubstituted and N-methyl substituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines with different substituents at the para position on the phenyl ring placed at position 6 on the heterocyclic scaffold. Antiproliferative activity was determined on diverse human cancer cell lines, and the selectivity of compounds with promising antiproliferative activity was determined on normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Pronounced antiproliferative activity was observed for p-hydroxy substituted derivatives 13 and 19, both displaying strong activity against most of the tested cell lines (IC50 1.45-4.25 μM). The unsubstituted N-methyl derivative 19 proved to be the most active derivative. There was a dose-dependent accumulation of G2/M arrested cells in several cancer cell lines after exposure to compound 19, implying a cell cycle-phase-specific mechanism of action. Additionally, the novel series of derivatives was evaluated for antiviral activity against a broad panel of viruses, yet the majority of tested compounds did not show antiviral activity.
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- Ida Boček Pavlinac
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 19, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (I.B.P.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 19, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (I.B.P.); (M.D.)
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- KU Leuven Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.P.); (D.D.)
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- KU Leuven Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.P.); (D.D.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 19, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (I.B.P.); (M.D.)
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Racheeti PB, Gunturu RB, Pinapati SR, Kowthalam A, Tamminana R, Rudraraju R. Hypervalent iodine(III) promoted synthesis of isothiocyanates in water. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2022.2148222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, AP, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Krishna Devaraya University, Ananthapur, AP, India
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- Department of Chemistry, VIT-AP University, Amaravati, AP, India
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Uppal J, Mir PA, Chawla A, Kumar N, Kaur G, Bedi PMS, Bhandari DD. Pyranoquinolone derivatives: A potent multi‐targeted pharmacological scaffold. J Heterocycl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.4581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Jasreen Uppal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University Institute of Pharma Sciences, Chandigarh University Gharuan, Mohali India
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Khalsa College of Pharmacy Amritsar India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Khalsa College of Pharmacy Amritsar India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Khalsa College of Pharmacy Amritsar India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Khalsa College of Pharmacy Amritsar India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University Institute of Pharma Sciences, Chandigarh University Gharuan, Mohali India
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences GNDU Amritsar India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University Institute of Pharma Sciences, Chandigarh University Gharuan, Mohali India
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Boček I, Hok L, Persoons L, Daelemans D, Vianello R, Hranjec M. Imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derived tubulin polymerization inhibitors: Design, synthesis, biological activity in vitro and computational analysis. Bioorg Chem 2022; 127:106032. [PMID: 35872398 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.106032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derived acrylonitriles were synthesized and explored for their in vitro antiproliferative effect on a diverse human cancer cell line panel. Three compounds, 20, 21 and 33, showed strong activity in the submicromolar range (IC50 0.2-0.6 μM), and were chosen for further biological experiments. Immunofluorescence staining and tubulin polymerization assays confirmed tubulin as the main target, but excluded its colchicine-binding site as a potential interacting unit. This was supported by the computational analysis, which revealed that the most potent ligands act on the extended colchicine site on the surface between interacting tubulin subunits, where they interfere with their polymerization and reveal pronounced antitumor properties. In addition, lead molecule 21 potently inhibited cancer cell migration, while it did not affect the viability of normal cells even at the highest concentration tested (100 µM).
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- Ida Boček
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratory for the Computational Design and Synthesis of Functional Materials, Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- KU Leuven Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for the Computational Design and Synthesis of Functional Materials, Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
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2-Phenyl substituted Benzimidazole derivatives: Design, synthesis, and evaluation of their antiproliferative and antimicrobial activities. Med Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-022-02900-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Prabha K, Satheeshkumar R, Nasif V, Saranya J, Sayin K, Natarajan J, Chandrasekar C, Rajendra Prasad KJ. Synthesis, In Vitro Cytotoxicity, and DFT Studies of Novel 2‐Amino Substituted Benzonaphthyridines as PDK1 Inhibitors. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202200288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Kolandaivel Prabha
- Department of Chemistry K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology Tiruchengode 637215, Tamil Nadu India
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica Facultad de Química y de Farmacia Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 702843 Santiago Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Sivas Cumhuriyet University 58140 Sivas Turkey
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- Department of Bioinformatics School of Life Sciences Pondicherry University Puducherry 605014 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Sivas Cumhuriyet University 58140 Sivas Turkey
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- Department of Bioinformatics Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Chemistry K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology Tiruchengode 637215, Tamil Nadu India
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Elshaier YAMM, Aly AA, El-Aziz MA, Fathy HM, Brown AB, Ramadan M. A review on the synthesis of heteroannulated quinolones and their biological activities. Mol Divers 2021; 26:2341-2370. [PMID: 34698911 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-021-10332-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The quinoline scaffold has become an important construction motif for the development of new drugs. The quinolones and their heteroannulated derivatives have high importance due to their diverse spectrum of biological activities as antifungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetes, anti-Alzheimer's disease, antioxidant and diuretic activities. This review summarizes the various new, efficient and convenient synthetic approaches to synthesize diverse quinolone-based scaffolds and their biological activities. We also dealt with the important mechanism, the route and type of reactions of the obtained products. The biological activities of some heteroannulated quinolones were also discussed.
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- Yaseen A M M Elshaier
- Organic & Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Menoufia, 32958, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, El-Minia, 61519, Egypt.
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- Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, El-Minia, 61519, Egypt
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- Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, 71524, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 32901, USA
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- Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, 71524, Egypt
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Ramadan M, Abd El-Aziz M, Elshaier YA, Youssif BG, Brown AB, Fathy HM, Aly AA. Design and synthesis of new pyranoquinolinone heteroannulated to triazolopyrimidine of potential apoptotic antiproliferative activity. Bioorg Chem 2020; 105:104392. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of thiophene-based hydroxamate derivatives as HDACis with antitumor activities. Future Med Chem 2020; 12:655-672. [PMID: 32202140 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2019-0343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Aim: Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are one of the validated targets for cancer treatments. In our previous work, we designed a series of bis-substituted aromatic amide HDAC inhibitors (HDACis), among which compounds 7 and 8 showed promising anticancer effects. However, the low solubilities prevented their subsequent developments. We developed additional thiophene-based hydroxamate HDACis in order to improve their physicochemical properties. Materials & methods: In vitro biological evaluations of these analogs revealed potent antiproliferative and antimigrated activities. More importantly, compound 10h exhibited excellent in vivo antitumor activities in MDA-MB-231 xenograft model mice. Furthermore, 10h showed better anticancer activities and drug-like properties than 7. Results & conclusion: Our results proved that thiophene-based hydroxamate HDACis can serve as a promising framework for developing potential anticancer agents.
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Discovery of Novel Triazole-Containing Pyrazole Ester Derivatives as Potential Antibacterial Agents. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24071311. [PMID: 30987179 PMCID: PMC6480153 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24071311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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To develop new antibacterial agents, a series of novel triazole-containing pyrazole ester derivatives were designed and synthesized and their biological activities were evaluated as potential topoisomerase II inhibitors. Compound 4d exhibited the most potent antibacterial activity with Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) alues of 4 µg/mL, 2 µg/mL, 4 µg/mL, and 0.5 µg/mL against Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella gallinarum, respectively. The in vivo enzyme inhibition assay 4d displayed the most potent topoisomerase II (IC50 = 13.5 µg/mL) and topoisomerase IV (IC50 = 24.2 µg/mL) inhibitory activity. Molecular docking was performed to position compound 4d into the topoisomerase II active site to determine the probable binding conformation. In summary, compound 4d may serve as potential topoisomerase II inhibitor.
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Roolf C, Saleweski JN, Stein A, Richter A, Maletzki C, Sekora A, Escobar HM, Wu XF, Beller M, Junghanss C. Novel Isoquinolinamine and Isoindoloquinazolinone Compounds Exhibit Antiproliferative Activity in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cells. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2019; 27:492-501. [PMID: 30971063 PMCID: PMC6720533 DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2018.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Nitrogen-containing heterocycles such as quinoline, quinazolinones and indole are scaffolds of natural products and have broad biological effects. During the last years those structures have been intensively synthesized and modified to yield new synthetic molecules that can specifically inhibit the activity of dysregulated protein kinases in cancer cells. Herein, a series of newly synthesized isoquinolinamine (FX-1 to 8) and isoindoloquinazolinone (FX-9, FX-42, FX-43) compounds were evaluated in regards to their anti-leukemic potential on human B- and T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells. Several biological effects were observed. B-ALL cells (SEM, RS4;11) were more sensitive against isoquinolinamine compounds than T-ALL cells (Jurkat, CEM). In SEM cells, metabolic activity decreased with 10 μM up to 26.7% (FX-3), 25.2% (FX-7) and 14.5% (FX-8). The 3-(p-Tolyl) isoquinolin-1-amine FX-9 was the most effective agent against B- and T-ALL cells with IC50 values ranging from 0.54 to 1.94 μM. None of the tested compounds displayed hemolysis on erythrocytes or cytotoxicity against healthy leukocytes. Anti-proliferative effect of FX-9 was associated with changes in cell morphology and apoptosis induction. Further, influence of FX-9 on PI3K/AKT, MAPK and JAK/STAT signaling was detected but was heterogeneous. Functional inhibition testing of 58 kinases revealed no specific inhibitory activity among cancer-related kinases. In conclusion, FX-9 displays significant antileukemic activity in B- and T-ALL cells and should be further evaluated in regards to the mechanisms of action. Further compounds of the current series might serve as templates for the design of new compounds and as basic structures for modification approaches.
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- Catrin Roolf
- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock 18057, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock 18057, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock 18057, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock 18057, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock 18057, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock 18057, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock 18057, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock, Rostock 18059, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock, Rostock 18059, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock 18057, Germany
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Zhang J, Cheng ZQ, Song JL, Tao HR, Zhu K, Muehlmann LA, Jiang CS, Zhang H. Synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-(3-aminophenyl)-benzothiazoles as antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing agents. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-018-2274-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Jian B, Zhang H, Han C, Liu J. Anti-Cancer Activities of Diterpenoids Derived from Euphorbia fischeriana Steud. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23020387. [PMID: 29439483 PMCID: PMC6017748 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23020387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Euphorbia fischeriana Steud is an essential oriental folk medicine used for healing cancer, edema and tuberculosis. Recently, its anticancer activitity has attracted more attention. A volume of research has indicated that diterpenoids are the major anticancer active constituents from this medicinal herb. In this review, we aimed to provide a summary of the promising anticancer diterpenoids from this plant; many diterpenoids mentioned in this article are newly discovered diterpenoids. According to the carbon skeleton and substituents, they can be classified into eight subtypes: ent-abietane, daphnane, tigliane, ingenane, ent-atisane, ent-rosane, ent-kaurane, and lathyrane. Futhermore, their key anticancer mechanisms and protein targets of these compounds will be discussed. These natural diterpenoids could provide a reservoir for drug discovery.
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- Baiyu Jian
- Graduate School of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.
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- Research Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China.
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- Research Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China.
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