scholarly journals Synthesis of 2,2,6-Trisubstituted 5-Methylidene-tetrahydropyran-4-ones with Anticancer Activity

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 611
Author(s):  
Tomasz Bartosik ◽  
Jacek Kędzia ◽  
Joanna Drogosz-Stachowicz ◽  
Anna Janecka ◽  
Urszula Krajewska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anticancer Drug ◽  
Biological Evaluation ◽  
Human Leukemia ◽  
Reaction Sequence ◽  
Drug Candidates ◽  
Michael Adducts ◽  
M Phase ◽  
High Cytotoxic Activity ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
Very High

In our continuous search for new, relatively simple 2-alkylidene-1-oxoheterocycles as promising anticancer drug candidates, herein we report an efficient synthesis of 2,2,6-trisubstituted 5-methylidenetetrahydropyran-4-ones. These compounds were obtained in a four step reaction sequence, in which starting diethyl 2-oxopropylphosphonate was transformed into 2,2-disubstituted 5-diethoxyphosphoryldihydropyran-4-ones, followed by Michael addition of various Grignard reagents and Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction of the obtained adducts with formaldehyde. Stereochemistry of the intermediate Michael adducts is also discussed. Final 5-methylidenetetrahydropyran-4-ones were tested for their possible antiproliferative effect against three cancer cell lines and 6-isopropyl-2,2-dimethyl-5-methylidenetetrahydropyran-4-one (11c), which showed very high cytotoxic activity against HL-60 human leukemia cells and was three times more active than known anticancer drug carboplatin, was selected for further biological evaluation, in order to disclose its mechanism of action. The obtained results indicated that 11c induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells and caused the arrest of the cell cycle in the G2/M phase, which may suggest its cytotoxic and cytostatic activity.

scholarly journals A New Hybrid δ-Lactone Induces Apoptosis and Potentiates Anticancer Activity of Taxol in HL-60 Human Leukemia Cells

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Gach-Janczak ◽  
Joanna Drogosz-Stachowicz ◽  
Angelika Długosz-Pokorska ◽  
Rafał Jakubowski ◽  
Tomasz Janecki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Human Leukemia ◽  
Apoptosis Induction ◽  
Hybrid Compound ◽  
Drug Candidates ◽  
Natural Substances ◽  
High Cytotoxic Activity ◽  
Induced Apoptosis

In the search for new drug candidates, researchers turn to natural substances isolated from plants which may be either used directly or may serve as a source for chemical modifications. An interesting strategy in the design of novel anticancer agents is based on the conjugation of two or more biologically active structural motifs into one hybrid compound. In this study, we investigated the anticancer potential of 4-benzyl-5,7-dimethoxy-4-methyl-3-methylidene-3,4-dihydro-2H-chroman-2-one (DL-247), a new hybrid molecule combining a chroman-2-one skeleton with an exo-methylidene bond conjugated with a carbonyl group, in human myeloid leukemia HL-60 cell line. The cytotoxicity of the new compound was tested using MTT assay. The effect of DL-247 on cell proliferation and apoptosis induction were studied by flow cytometry, fluorometric assay and ELISA analysis. DL-247 displayed high cytotoxic activity (IC50 = 1.15 µM, after 24 h incubation), significantly inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis by both, the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways. A combination of DL-247 with taxol exhibited a strong synergistic effect on DNA damage generation, apoptosis induction and inhibition of cell growth.

Hybridized Quinoline Derivatives as Anticancer Agents: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Molecular Docking

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed R. Selim ◽  
Medhat A. Zahran ◽  
Amany Belal ◽  
Moustafa S. Abusaif ◽  
Said A. Shedid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Biological Evaluation ◽  
Tubulin Polymerization ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
M Phase ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
Derivatives Of

Objective: Conjugating quinolones with different bioactive pharmacophores to obtain potent anticancer active agents. Methods: Fused pyrazolopyrimidoquinolines 3a-d, Schiff bases 5, 6a-e, two hybridized systems: pyrazolochromenquinoline 7 and pyrazolothiazolidinquinoline 8, different substituted thiazoloquinolines 13-15 and thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine derivatives 16a-c were synthesized. Their chemical structures were characterized through spectral and elemental analysis, cytotoxic activity on five cancer cell lines, caspase-3 activation, tubulin polymerization inhibition and cell cycle analysis were evaluated. Results: Four compounds 3b, 3d, 8 and 13 showed potent activity than doxorubicin on HCT116 and three compounds 3b, 3d and 8 on HEPG2. These promising derivatives showed increase in the level of caspase-3. The trifloromethylphenyl derivatives of pyrazolopyrimidoquinolines 3b and 3d showed considerable tubulin polymerization inhibitory activity. Both compounds arrested cell cycle at G2/M phase and induced apoptosis. Conclusion: Compounds 3b and 3d can be considered as promising anticancer active agents with 70% of colchicine activity on tubulin polymerization inhibition and represent hopeful leads that deserve further investigation and optimization.

scholarly journals Synthesis and In Vitro Antitumor Activity of Naringenin Oxime and Oxime Ether Derivatives

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 2184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Dhahir Latif ◽  
Tímea Gonda ◽  
Máté Vágvölgyi ◽  
Norbert Kúsz ◽  
Ágnes Kulmány ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Gynecological Cancer ◽  
Human Leukemia ◽  
Oxime Ether ◽  
M Phase ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
Mcf 7

Naringenin is one of the most abundant dietary flavonoids exerting several beneficial biological activities. Synthetic modification of naringenin is of continuous interest. During this study our aim was to synthesize a compound library of oxime and oxime ether derivatives of naringenin, and to investigate their biological activities. Two oximes and five oxime ether derivatives were prepared; their structure has been elucidated by NMR and high-resolution mass spectroscopy. The antiproliferative activity of the prepared compounds was evaluated by MTT assay against human leukemia (HL-60) and gynecological cancer cell lines isolated from cervical (HeLa, Siha) and breast (MCF-7, MDA-MB-231) cancers. Tert-butyl oxime ether derivative exerted the most potent cell growth inhibitory activity. Moreover, cell cycle analysis suggested that this derivative caused a significant increase in the hypodiploid (subG1) phase and induced apoptosis in Hela and Siha cells, and induced cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase in MCF-7 cells. The proapoptotic potential of the selected compound was confirmed by the activation of caspase-3. Antioxidant activities of the prepared molecules were also evaluated with xanthine oxidase, DPPH and ORAC assays, and the methyl substituted oxime ether exerted the most promising activity.

scholarly journals Marine-Inspired Bis-indoles Possessing Antiproliferative Activity against Breast Cancer; Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation

Marine Drugs ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wagdy M. Eldehna ◽  
Ghada S. Hassan ◽  
Sara T. Al-Rashood ◽  
Hamad M. Alkahtani ◽  
Abdulrahman A. Almehizia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Annexin V ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Biological Evaluation ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Lead Compounds ◽  
M Phase ◽  
Indole Series ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
Mcf 7

Diverse indoles and bis-indoles extracted from marine sources have been identified as promising anticancer leads. Herein, we designed and synthesized novel bis-indole series 7a–f and 9a–h as Topsentin and Nortopsentin analogs. Our design is based on replacing the heterocyclic spacer in the natural leads by a more flexible hydrazide linker while sparing the two peripheral indole rings. All the synthesized bis-indoles were examined for their antiproliferative action against human breast cancer (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) cell lines. The most potent congeners 7e and 9a against MCF-7 cells (IC50 = 0.44 ± 0.01 and 1.28 ± 0.04 μM, respectively) induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells (23.7-, and 16.8-fold increase in the total apoptosis percentage) as evident by the externalization of plasma membrane phosphatidylserine detected by Annexin V-FITC/PI assay. This evidence was supported by the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio augmentation (18.65- and 11.1-fold compared to control) with a concomitant increase in the level of caspase-3 (11.7- and 9.5-fold) and p53 (15.4- and 11.75-fold). Both compounds arrested the cell cycle mainly in the G2/M phase. Furthermore, 7e and 9a displayed good selectivity toward tumor cells (S.I. = 38.7 and 18.3), upon testing of their cytotoxicity toward non-tumorigenic breast MCF-10A cells. Finally, compounds 7a, 7b, 7d, 7e, and 9a were examined for their plausible CDK2 inhibitory action. The obtained results (% inhibition range: 16%–58%) unveiled incompetence of the target bis-indoles to inhibit CDK2 significantly. Collectively, these results suggested that herein reported bis-indoles are good lead compounds for further optimization and development as potential efficient anti-breast cancer drugs.

scholarly journals Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of a Novel Aminothiol Compound as Potential Radioprotector

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Xuejiao Li ◽  
Xinxin Wang ◽  
Longfei Miao ◽  
Yuying Guo ◽  
Renbin Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Biological Evaluation ◽  
Γ Irradiation ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
M Phase ◽  
Stem And Progenitor Cells ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Total Body ◽  
Induced Apoptosis

The risk of radiation damage has increased with the rapid development of nuclear technology and radiotherapy. Hence, research on radioprotective agents is of utmost importance. In the present study, a novel aminothiol compound 12, containing a linear alkylamino backbone and three terminal thiols, was synthesized. Owing to the appropriate capped groups in the chains, it has an improved permeability and oral bioavailability compared to other radioprotective agents. Oral administration of compound 12 improved the survival of mice that received lethal doses of γ-irradiation. Experimental results demonstrated that compound 12 not only mitigated total body irradiation-induced hematopoietic injury by increasing the frequencies of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells but also prevented abdominal irradiation-induced intestinal injury by increasing the survival of Lgr5+ intestinal cells, lysozyme+ Paneth cells, and Ki67+ cells. In addition, compound 12 decreased oxidative stress by upregulating the expression of Nrf2 and NQO1 and downregulating the expression of NOX1. Further, compound 12 inhibited γ-irradiation-induced DNA damage and alleviated G2/M phase arrest. Moreover, compound 12 decreased the levels of p53 and Bax and increased the level of Bcl-2, demonstrating that it may suppress radiation-induced apoptosis via the p53 pathway. These results indicate that compound 12 has the possibility of preventing radiation injury and can be a potential radioprotector for clinical applications.

scholarly journals Design and In Vitro Biological Evaluation of a Novel Organotin(IV) Complex with 1-(4-Carboxyphenyl)-3-ethyl-3-methylpyrrolidine-2,5-dione

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nebojša Đ. Pantelić ◽  
Bojana B. Zmejkovski ◽  
Željko Žižak ◽  
Nebojša R. Banjac ◽  
Bojan Đ. Božić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anticancer Activity ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Hela Cells ◽  
Biological Evaluation ◽  
Myelogenous Leukemia ◽  
Microscopy Analysis ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
Very High ◽  
Fluorescence Microscopy Analysis

A novel triphenyltin(IV) compound with 1-(4-carboxyphenyl)-3-ethyl-3-methylpyrrolidine-2,5-dione was synthesized and characterized by IR, NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. In vitro anticancer activity of ligand precursor and synthesized organotin(IV) compound was determined against tumor cell lines: human adenocarcinoma (HeLa), human myelogenous leukemia (K562), and human breast cancer (MDA-MB-453), using microculture tetrazolium test (MTT) assay. The results indicate that complex exhibited very high antiproliferative activity against all tested cell lines with IC50 values in the range of 0.22 to 0.53 µM. The highest activity organotin(IV) compound expressed against the HeLa cells (IC50 = 0.22 ± 0.04 µM). The ligand precursor did not show anticancer activity (IC50 > 200 µM). Furthermore, fluorescence microscopy analysis of HeLa cells reveal that organotin(IV) complex induced apoptosis as a mode of cell death, which is consistent with the increase of cells in the sub-G1 phase.

Molecular Topological Properties of Alkylating Agents Based Anticancer Drug Candidates Via Some Ve-degree Topological Indices

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Süleyman Ediz ◽  
Murat Cancan
Keyword(s):  
Anticancer Drugs ◽  
Anticancer Drug ◽  
Alkylating Agents ◽  
Topological Indices ◽  
Pharmacological Properties ◽  
Topological Properties ◽  
Drug Candidates ◽  
New Drug ◽  
Atom Bond ◽  
Dual Target

Background: Reckoning molecular topological indices of drug structures gives the data about the underlying topology of these drug structures. Novel anticancer drugs have been leading by researchers to produce ideal drugs. Materials and Methods: Pharmacological properties of these new drug agents explored by utilizing simulation strategies. Topological indices additionally have been utilized to research pharmacological properties of some drug structures. Novel alkylating agents based anticancer drug candidates and ve-degree molecular topological indices have been introduced recently. Results and Conclusion: In this study we calculate ve-degree atom-bond connectivity, harmonic, geometric-arithmetic and sum-connectivity molecular topological indices for the newly defined alkylating agents based dual-target anticancer drug candidates.

scholarly journals Synthesis, characterization and biological activity of organometallic derivatives of the antimalarial drug mefloquine as new antischistosomal drug candidates

MedChemComm ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1905-1909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faustine d'Orchymont ◽  
Jeannine Hess ◽  
Gordana Panic ◽  
Marta Jakubaszek ◽  
Lea Gemperle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Antimalarial Drug ◽  
Biological Evaluation ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Drug Candidates ◽  
Derivatives Of

The design, synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of new ferrocenyl and ruthenocenyl derivatives of the antimalarial mefloquine is described.

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