scholarly journals Pharmacological Evaluation of the Anticancer Activity of Extracts and Fractions of Lannea barteri Oliv. (Anacardiaceae) on Adherent Human Cancer Cell Lines

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence N. Mbaoji ◽  
Steven Behnisch-Cornwell ◽  
Adaobi C. Ezike ◽  
Chukwuemeka S. Nworu ◽  
Patrick J. Bednarski

In western Africa ethnomedicine, Lannea barteri Oliv. (Anacardiaceae) is believed to have activity against gastrointestinal, neurological and endocrine diseases. Previous studies on this plant have revealed antimicrobial, anticholinestrase, anticonvulsant, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. However, the anticancer potential of L. barteri has not been studied to date. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anticancer potential of hot and cold extracts and silica gel column chromatographic fractions of L. barteri leaf and stem bark. The extracts and fractions were tested for anticancer activity by using the crystal violet cell proliferation assay on four adherent human carcinoma cell lines—5637 (bladder), KYSE 70 (oesophagus), SiSo (cervical) and HepG2 (hepatic). The inhibitory concentration (IC50) of fractions IH, 1I, 2E and 2F were: 3.75 ± 1.33, 3.88 ± 2.15, 0.53 ± 0.41, and 0.42 ± 0.45 µg/mL against KYSE 70 and 1.04 ± 0.94, 2.69 ± 1.17, 2.38 ± 3.64, 2.17 ± 1.92 µg/mL against SiSo cell lines respectively. Fraction 2E showed weak apoptotic activity at double the IC50 and some sign of cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase. Thus, phytoconstituents of L. barteri leaf and stem bark can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cell lines indicating the presence of possible anticancer agents in this plant.

MedChemComm ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 1718-1723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Kamal ◽  
Vangala Santhosh Reddy ◽  
Karnewar Santosh ◽  
G. Bharath Kumar ◽  
Anver Basha Shaik ◽  
...  

A library of imidazothiadiazole–chalcone conjugates were synthesised and investigated for their cytotoxic activity against various human cancer cell lines. Some of the tested compounds like 7a, 7b, 11a and 11b exhibited promising anticancer activity.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 345-351
Author(s):  
Syndla Premalatha ◽  
G. Rambabu ◽  
Islavathu Hatti ◽  
Dittakavi Ramachandran

A new series of 3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-5-(2-(5-arylbenzo[b]thiophen-3-yl)oxa zol-5- yl)isoxazole derivatives were designed and synthesized. All these derivatives were evaluated for their anticancer activity against various human cancer cell lines such as MCF-7 (breast cancer), A549 (lung cancer), DU-145 (prostate cancer) and MDA MB-231 (breast cancer)-four human cancer cell lines by using MTT assay. Here, etoposide was used as a standard reference drug and most of the compounds were exhibited good anticancer activity with respect to cell lines. Among all compounds, five compounds 11b, 11c, 11f, 11i and 11j showed more potent activity than standard drug, in which, compound 11f was the most promising compound.


Author(s):  
Amira El-Sayed ◽  
Maher El-Hashash ◽  
Wael El-Sayed

Background: Cancer exerts a huge strain on the health system. The emerging resistance to the current chemotherapies demands the continuous development of new anticancer agents with lower cost, higher efficacy, and greater specificity. Objective: Development of selective small molecules targeted anticancer agents Methods: The behavior of benzoxazinone 2 towards nitrogen nucleophiles such as hydrazine hydrate, formamide, ethanolamine, aromatic amines, and thiosemcarbazide was described. The behavior of the amino quinazolinone 3 towards carbon electrophiles and P2S5 was also investigated. The antiproliferative activity of 17 new benzoxazinone derivatives was examined against the growth of three human cancer cell lines; liver HepG2, breast MCF-7, and colon HCT-29, in addition to the normal human fibroblasts WI-38 and the selectivity index was calculated. The possible molecular pathways such as the cell cycle and apoptosis were investigated. Results: Derivatives 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, and 15 had a significant (less than 10 µM) antiproliferative activity against the three cancer cell lines investigated. Derivative 7 showed the best antiproliferative profile comparable to that of doxorubicin. The selectivity index for all the effective derivatives ranged from ~5-12 folds indicating high selectivity against the cancer cells. Derivative 15 caused ~ 7-fold and 8-fold inductions in the expression of p53 and caspase3, respectively. It also caused a ~ 60% reduction in the expression of both topoisomerase II (topoII) and cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (cdk1). Derivatives 3, 7, and 8 had a similar profile; ~ 6-8-fold increases in the expression of p53 and caspase3 but these compounds were devoid of any significant effect on the expression of topoII and cdk1. Derivatives 10 and 13 were also similar and resulted in a ~6-fold elevation in the expression of caspase3, and more than 60% downregulation in the expression of topoII. The results of the gene expression of topoII and caspase 3 were confirmed by the measurement of the topoII concentration and caspase3 activity in the HepG2 cells. Conclusion: Six derivatives exerted their antiproliferative activity by arresting the cell cycle (decreasing cdk1), preventing the DNA duplication (downregulating topo II), and by inducing apoptosis (inducing p53 and caspase3). One common feature in all the six active derivatives is the presence of free amino group. These compounds have merit for further investigations.


2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (8) ◽  
pp. 741-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karam Chand ◽  
Amir Nasrolahi Shirazi ◽  
Preeti Yadav ◽  
Rakesh K. Tiwari ◽  
Meena Kumari ◽  
...  

A series of 6- and 8-cinnamoylchromen-2-one and dihydropyranochromen-2-one derivatives were synthesized and their antiproliferative activities were evaluated against three human cancer cell lines, i.e., ovarian adenocarcinoma (SK-OV-3), leukemia (CCRF-CEM), and breast carcinoma (MCF-7). In general, 8-cinnamoylchromen-2-one derivatives were found to have higher antiproliferative activity against the cancer cells when compared with 6-cinnamoyl analogues. Among all of the hybrid chromen-2-one − chalcone/flavanone compounds, a 7-hydroxy-8-cinnamoylchromen-2-one derivative 35 was found to be consistently active against all the cancer cell lines and inhibited the cell proliferation of SK-OV-3, CCRF-CEM, and MCF-7 by 63%, 50%, and 43%, respectively, at a concentration of 50 μmol/L after 72 h of incubation. This compound also exhibited the highest Src kinase inhibition (IC50 = 14.5 μmol/L). Structure−activity relationship studies provided insights for designing the next generation of chromen-2-one − chalcone hybrid prototypes and the development of new leads as anticancer agents and (or) Src kinase inhibitors.


2008 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Liang Lu ◽  
Cheuk-Lam Ho ◽  
Qiwei Wang ◽  
Wai-Yeung Wong ◽  
Chung-Hin Chui ◽  
...  

Three new transition metal complexes of 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one, [(DAFO)PdCl2], [(DAFO)PtCl2], and [(DAFO)ZnCl2], were prepared in good yields by the reactions between appropriate metal chloride precursors and 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one under ambient conditions. The structures of these metal complexes were established by spectroscopic (Fourier-transform IR, NMR, and fast-atom bombardment mass spectrometry) techniques. The possible biological activity of these compounds on three human cancer cell lines including Hep3B, MDAMB-231, and SKHep-1 was investigated. The results obtained showed that both zinc- and platinum-containing compounds exhibit a similar growth inhibitory effect on these three cancer cell lines when compared with the prototypical cis-platin. In contrast, the corresponding palladium congener is virtually biologically inactive in these trials.


1996 ◽  
Vol 88 (11) ◽  
pp. 734-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott H. Kaufmann ◽  
David Peereboom ◽  
Christopher A. Buckwalter ◽  
Phyllis A. Svingen ◽  
Louise B. Grochow ◽  
...  

BMB Reports ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 526-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikram Dhuna ◽  
Jagmohan Singh Bains ◽  
Sukhdev Singh Kamboj ◽  
Jatinder Singh ◽  
Shanmugavel ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
YOUNGHOON KIM ◽  
MAE JIN KIM ◽  
KYOUNG SIK HAN ◽  
JEE YOUNG IMM ◽  
SEJONG OH ◽  
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