A combined ligand- and structure-based approach for the identification of rilmenidine-derived compounds which synergize the antitumor effects of doxorubicin

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The clonidine-like central antihypertensive agent rilmenidine, which has high affinity for I1-type imidazoline receptors (I1-IR) was recently found to have cytotoxic effects on cultured cancer cell lines. However, due to its pharmacological effects resulting also from α2-adrenoceptor activation, rilmenidine cannot be considered a suitable anticancer drug candidate. Here, we report the identification of novel rilmenidine-derived compounds with anticancer potential and devoid of α2-adrenoceptor effects by means of ligand- and structure-based drug design approaches. Starting from a large virtual library, eleven compounds were selected, synthesized and submitted to biological evaluation. The most active compound 5 exhibited a cytotoxic profile similar to that of rilmenidine, but without appreciable affinity to α2-adrenoceptors. In addition, compound 5 significantly enhanced the apoptotic response to doxorubicin, and may thus represent an important tool for the development of better adjuvant chemotherapeutic strategies for doxorubicin-insensitive cancers.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry - 24(2016), 14 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 3174-83

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vucicevic, Jelica [VerfasserIn]
Srdic-Rajic, Tatjana [VerfasserIn]
Pieroni, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Laurila, Jonne M M [VerfasserIn]
Perovic, Vladimir [VerfasserIn]
Tassini, Sabrina [VerfasserIn]
Azzali, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Costantino, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
Glisic, Sanja [VerfasserIn]
Agbaba, Danica [VerfasserIn]
Scheinin, Mika [VerfasserIn]
Nikolic, Katarina [VerfasserIn]
Radi, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Veljkovic, Nevena [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

α(2)-Adrenoceptors
80168379AG
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Apoptosis
Cytotoxic activity
Doxorubicin
Doxorubicin synergism
Drug design
Journal Article
Ligands
Oxazoles
P67IM25ID8
Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2
Rilmenidine
Synthesis

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Date Completed 02.08.2017

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bmc.2016.05.043

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM261091301