Design, Synthesis and In Vitro Anti-Cancer Evaluation of Novel Derivatives of 2-(2-Methyl-1,5-diaryl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-2-oxo-N-(pyridin-3- yl)acetamide

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OBJECTIVE: Several anti-tubulin agents were introduced for the cancer treatment so far. Despite successes in the treatment of cancer, these agents cause toxic side effects, including peripheral neuropathy. Comparing anti-tubulin agents, indibulin seemed to cause minimal peripheral neuropathy, but its poor aqueous solubility and other potential clinical problems have led to its remaining in a preclinical stage.

METHODS: Herein, indibulin analogues were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro anti-cancer activity using MTT assay (on the MCF-7, T47-D, MDA-MB231 and NIH-3T3 cell lines), annexin V/PI staining assay, cell cycle analysis, anti-tubulin assay and caspase 3/7 activation assay.

RESULTS: One of the compounds, 4a, showed good anti-proliferative activity against MCF-7 cells (IC50: 7.5 μM) and low toxicity on a normal cell line (IC50 > 100 μM). All of the tested compounds showed lower cytotoxicity on normal cell line in comparison to reference compound, indibulin. In the annexin V/PI staining assay, induction of apoptosis in the MCF-7 cell line was observed. Cell cycle analysis illustrated an increasing proportion of cells in the sub-G-1 phase, consistent with an increasing proportion of apoptotic cells. No increase in G2/M cells was observed, consistent with the absence of anti-tubulin activity. A caspase 3/7 assay protocol showed that apoptosis induction by more potent compounds was due to activation of caspase 3.

CONCLUSION: Newly synthesized compounds exerted acceptable anticancer activity and further investigation of current scaffold would be beneficial.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Medicinal chemistry (Shariqah (United Arab Emirates)) - 16(2020), 3 vom: 29., Seite 340-349

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moghadam, Ebrahim S [VerfasserIn]
Saravani, Farhad [VerfasserIn]
Hamel, Ernest [VerfasserIn]
Shahsavari, Zahra [VerfasserIn]
Alipour, Mohsen [VerfasserIn]
Hosseinkhani, Saman [VerfasserIn]
Ostad, Seyednasser [VerfasserIn]
Amini, Mohsen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acetamides
Aminopyridines
Antineoplastic Agents
Apoptosis
Cancer
Caspases 3/7
Indibulin
Journal Article
Pyrrole
Pyrroles
Synthesis
Tubulin Modulators
Tumor cells.

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Date Completed 18.11.2020

Date Revised 18.11.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1573406415666190425153717

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM296526746