scholarly journals Transfection of the genes for interleukin-12 into the K1735 melanoma and the EMT6 mammary sarcoma murine cell lines reveals distinct mechanisms of antitumor activity

2003 ◽  
Vol 106 (5) ◽  
pp. 690-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Moran ◽  
Scott A. Gerber ◽  
Celeste A. Martin ◽  
John G. Frelinger ◽  
Edith M. Lord
2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-243
Author(s):  
Laura Gribaldo ◽  
Ilaria Malerba ◽  
Cristina Diodovich ◽  
Maria Grazia Sacco ◽  
Angelo Collotta ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (13) ◽  
pp. 1121-1128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulcin Tugcu ◽  
Hande Sipahi ◽  
Ahmet Aydin

Background: The discovery of novel potent molecules for both cancer prevention and treatment has been continuing over the past decade. In recent years, identification of new, potent, and safe anticancer agents through drug repurposing has been regarded as an expeditious alternative to traditional drug development. The cyclooxygenase-2 is known to be over-expressed in several types of human cancer. For this reason cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition may be useful tool for cancer chemotherapy. Objective: The first aim of the study was to develop a validated linear model to predict antitumor activity. Subsequently, applicability of the model for repurposing these cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors as antitumor compounds to abridge drug development process. Method: We performed a quantitative structure-toxicity relationship (QSTR) study on a set of coumarin derivatives using a large set of molecular descriptors. A linear model predicting growth inhibition on leukemia CCRF cell lines was developed and consequently validated internally and externally. Accordingly, the model was applied on a set of 143 cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor coumarin derivatives to explore their antitumor activity. Results: The results indicated that the developed QSAR model would be useful for estimating inhibitory activity of coumarin derivatives on leukemia cell lines. Electronegativity was found to be a prominent property of the molecules in describing antitumor activity. The applicability domain of the developed model highlighted the potential antitumor compounds. Conclusion: The promising results revealed that applied integrated in silico approach for repurposing by combining both the biological activity similarity and the molecular similarity via the computational method could be efficiently used to screen potential antitumor compounds among cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 462-467
Author(s):  
Songtao Li ◽  
Hongling Zhao ◽  
Zhifeng Yin ◽  
Shuhua Deng ◽  
Yang Gao ◽  
...  

A series of new phenanthrene-based tylophorine derivatives (PBTs) were synthesized in good yield and their structures were characterized by 1H-NMR spectroscopy and ESI MS. In vitro antitumor activity of these compounds against five human carcinoma cell lines, including HCT116 (colorectal), BGC-823 (gastric), HepG-2 (hepatic), Hela (cervical) and H460 (lung) cells, was evaluated by MTT assay. Among these PBTs, compound 6b showed the highest antitumor activities against HCT116 and HepG-2 cell lines with IC50 values of 6.1 and 6.4 μM, respectively, which were comparable to that of adriamycin hydrochloride. The structure-activity relationship of these compounds was also discussed based on the results of their antitumor activity.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1838
Author(s):  
Naglaa M. Ahmed ◽  
Mahmoud M. Youns ◽  
Moustafa K. Soltan ◽  
Ahmed M. Said

Scaffolds hybridization is a well-known drug design strategy for antitumor agents. Herein, series of novel indolyl-pyrimidine hybrids were synthesized and evaluated in vitro and in vivo for their antitumor activity. The in vitro antiproliferative activity of all compounds was obtained against MCF-7, HepG2, and HCT-116 cancer cell lines, as well as against WI38 normal cells using the resazurin assay. Compounds 1–4 showed broad spectrum cytotoxic activity against all these cancer cell lines compared to normal cells. Compound 4g showed potent antiproliferative activity against these cell lines (IC50 = 5.1, 5.02, and 6.6 μM, respectively) comparable to the standard treatment (5-FU and erlotinib). In addition, the most promising group of compounds was further evaluated for their in vivo antitumor efficacy against EAC tumor bearing mice. Notably, compound 4g showed the most potent in vivo antitumor activity. The most active compounds were evaluated for their EGFR inhibitory (range 53–79 %) activity. Compound 4g was found to be the most active compound against EGFR (IC50 = 0.25 µM) showing equipotency as the reference treatment (erlotinib). Molecular modeling study was performed on compound 4g revealed a proper binding of this compound inside the EGFR active site comparable to erlotinib. The data suggest that compound 4g could be used as a potential anticancer agent.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 3041
Author(s):  
Xiaohan Hu ◽  
Sheng Tang ◽  
Feiyi Yang ◽  
Pengwu Zheng ◽  
Shan Xu ◽  
...  

Two series of olmutinib derivatives containing an acrylamide moiety were designed and synthesized, and their IC50 values against cancer cell lines (A549, H1975, NCI-H460, LO2, and MCF-7) were evaluated. Most of the compounds exhibited moderate cytotoxic activity against the five cancer cell lines. The most promising compound, H10, showed not only excellent activity against EGFR kinase but also positive biological activity against PI3K kinase. The structure–activity relationship (SAR) suggested that the introduction of dimethylamine scaffolds with smaller spatial structures was more favorable for antitumor activity. Additionally, the substitution of different acrylamide side chains had different effects on the activity of compounds. Generally, compounds H7 and H10 were confirmed as promising antitumor agents.


2011 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 1651-1656 ◽  
Author(s):  
DongMei Fan ◽  
Tao He ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
GuoQiang Kong ◽  
Tao Jiang ◽  
...  

MedChemComm ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1000-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Bin Sayeed ◽  
V. Lakshma Nayak ◽  
Mohd Adil Shareef ◽  
Neeraj Kumar Chouhan ◽  
Ahmed Kamal

A library of imidazopyridine–propenone conjugates (8a–8u) were synthesized and evaluated for their antitumor activity against four human cancer cell lines.


1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuro Kikuchi ◽  
Tatsuhiro Joki ◽  
Toshiaki Abe ◽  
Tsuneya Ohno

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