Novel Natural Inhibitors for Glioblastoma by Targeting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Phosphoinositide 3-kinase

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BACKGROUND/AIM: Glioblastoma is an extensively malignant neoplasm of the brain that predominantly impacts the human population. To address the challenge of glioblastoma, herein, we have searched for new drug-like candidates by extensive computational and biochemical investigations.

METHOD: Approximately 950 compounds were virtually screened against the two most promising targets of glioblastoma, i.e., epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K). Based on highly negative docking scores, excellent binding capabilities and good pharmacokinetic properties, eight and seven compounds were selected for EGFR and PI3K, respectively.

RESULTS: Among those hits, four natural products (SBEH-40, QUER, QTME-12, and HCFR) exerted dual inhibitory effects on EGFR and PI3K in our in-silico analysis; therefore, their capacity to suppress the cell proliferation was assessed in U87 cell line (type of glioma cell line). The compounds SBEH-40, QUER, andQTME-12 exhibited significant anti-proliferative capability with IC50 values of 11.97 ± 0.73 μM, 28.27 ± 1.52 μM, and 22.93 ± 1.63 μM respectively, while HCFR displayed weak inhibitory potency (IC50 = 74.97 ± 2.30 μM).

CONCLUSION: This study has identified novel natural products that inhibit the progression of glioblastoma; however, further examinations of these molecules are required in animal and tissue models to better understand their downstream targeting mechanisms.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Current medicinal chemistry - (2024) vom: 09. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ullah, Atta [VerfasserIn]
Ullah, Saeed [VerfasserIn]
Waqas, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Majid [VerfasserIn]
Rehman, Najeeb Ur [VerfasserIn]
Khalid, Asaad [VerfasserIn]
Jan, Afnan [VerfasserIn]
Aziz, Shahkar [VerfasserIn]
Naeem, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Halim, Sobia [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Ajmal [VerfasserIn]
Al-Harrasi, Ahmed [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EGFR
Glioblastoma
Journal Article
MTT assay
Molecular docking
PI3K
U87 cell line.
Virtual screening

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Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.2174/0109298673293279240404080046

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NLM371060842