Xavier Capó, Manuel Jiménez-Garcia, Farukh Sharopov, Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou, Miquel Martorell, Afaf Ahmed Aldahish, Raffaele Pezzani, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Daniela Calina
{"title":"Unveiling the potential of HS-1793: a review of its anticancer properties and therapeutic promise.","authors":"Xavier Capó, Manuel Jiménez-Garcia, Farukh Sharopov, Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou, Miquel Martorell, Afaf Ahmed Aldahish, Raffaele Pezzani, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Daniela Calina","doi":"10.1080/17568919.2024.2424150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17568919.2024.2424150","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>HS-1793 is a novel derivative of resveratrol, a compound known for its numerous beneficial effects, including anticancer activity, anti-inflammatory response, antimicrobial, antiaging, anti-cardiovascular disease activity, neuroprotective activity, etc. Despite its wide and interesting properties, resveratrol suffers from a crucial flaw because it is low bioavailable. For this reason, many other derivatives were explored and among them, HS-1793 has caught the attention of researchers. HS-1793 is a synthetic derivative of resveratrol discovered in 2007 that has been shown to have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. In addition, the compound showed a positive profile in metabolic processes, with adequate pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. This review highlights current research on HS-1793, evaluating <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> works and lays the foundation for novel explorative trials in human diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":12475,"journal":{"name":"Future medicinal chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142647204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Reda G Yousef, Ibrahim H Eissa, Hazem Elkady, Ahmed B M Mehany, Mariam Ali Abo-Saif, Mohamed M Radwan, Mahmoud A ElSohly, Ibrahim M Ibrahim, Alaa Elwan, Mohamed Ayman El-Zahabi
{"title":"Design and synthesis of new nicotinamides as immunomodulatory VEGFR-2 inhibitors and apoptosis inducers.","authors":"Reda G Yousef, Ibrahim H Eissa, Hazem Elkady, Ahmed B M Mehany, Mariam Ali Abo-Saif, Mohamed M Radwan, Mahmoud A ElSohly, Ibrahim M Ibrahim, Alaa Elwan, Mohamed Ayman El-Zahabi","doi":"10.1080/17568919.2024.2421150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17568919.2024.2421150","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Nicotinamide-based VEGFR-2 inhibitors have good contribution in drug discovery.<b>Aim:</b> Development of novel nicotinamides as VEGFR-2 inhibitors.<b>Methods:</b> different <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in silico</i> assays were conducted to evaluate the VEGFR-2 inhibition and cytotoxicity.<b>Results:</b> Compound <b>16c</b> displayed strongest anti-VEGFR-2 potentiality and good anti-proliferative effects. Compound <b>16c</b> enhanced apoptosis and caused cell cycle arrest in the Pre-G1 and S phases. Compound <b>16c</b> boosted the level of the apoptotic caspase-3 and inhibited the level of TNF-α and IL-6 in tumor cells. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations indicated the outstanding binding potential of compound <b>16c</b> against VEGFR-2.<b>Conclusion:</b> Compound <b>16c</b> is a good candidate for the creation of a novel antiangiogenic lead anticancer medication.</p>","PeriodicalId":12475,"journal":{"name":"Future medicinal chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142618066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ebtehal M Husseiny, Hamada S Abulkhair, Samiha A El-Sebaey, Manal M Sayed, Kurls E Anwer
{"title":"<i>In vivo</i> evaluation of novel synthetic pyrazolones as CDK9 inhibitors with enhanced pharmacokinetic properties.","authors":"Ebtehal M Husseiny, Hamada S Abulkhair, Samiha A El-Sebaey, Manal M Sayed, Kurls E Anwer","doi":"10.1080/17568919.2024.2419363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17568919.2024.2419363","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> The structural optimization of our recently reported CDK9 inhibitor to furnish novel aminopyrazolones and methylpyrazolones with improved pharmacokinetics.<b>Materials & methods:</b> The synthesis of the targeted compounds was accomplished via conventional, grinding and microwave-assisted processes. The cytotoxicity of them was assayed against three carcinomas.<b>Results:</b> Analogs <b>2</b>, <b>4</b> and <b>6</b> showed significant cytotoxicity and selectivity toward all tested cells. They also displayed potent CDK9 inhibition. Compound <b>6</b> arrested MCF-7 cycle at G2/M phase by stimulating the apoptotic pathway. The <i>in vivo</i> biodistribution of radiolabeled compound <b>6</b> displayed a potent targeting capability of <sup>131</sup>I in solid tumors.<b>Conclusion:</b> Entity <b>6</b> is a potent CDK9 inhibitor where <sup>131</sup>I-compound <b>6</b> can be used as a significant radiopharmaceutical imaging tool for tumors.</p>","PeriodicalId":12475,"journal":{"name":"Future medicinal chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142635869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maged Mohammed Saleh Al Ward, Abdallah E Abdallah, Mohamed F Zayed, Rezk R Ayyad, Tamer M Abdelghany, Dina Abed Bakhotmah, Mohamed Ayman El-Zahabi
{"title":"New immunomodulatory anticancer quinazolinone-based thalidomide analogs: design, synthesis and biological evaluation.","authors":"Maged Mohammed Saleh Al Ward, Abdallah E Abdallah, Mohamed F Zayed, Rezk R Ayyad, Tamer M Abdelghany, Dina Abed Bakhotmah, Mohamed Ayman El-Zahabi","doi":"10.1080/17568919.2024.2419361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17568919.2024.2419361","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> The current work is an extension to our previous work for the development of new thalidomide analogs.<b>Materials & methods:</b> Quinazolinone-based molecules carrying a glutarimide moiety have been designed, synthesized and biologically evaluated for immunomodulatory and anticancer activity.<b>Results:</b> Compounds <b>7d</b> and <b>12</b> showed considerable immunomodulatory properties in comparison to thalidomide. <b>7d</b> and <b>12</b> significantly reduced TNF-α levels in HepG-2 cells from 162.5 to 57.4 pg/ml and 49.2 pg/ml, respectively, compared with 53.1 pg/ml reported for thalidomide. Moreover, they caused 69.33 and 77.74% reduction in NF-κB P65, respectively, compared with 60.26% reduction for thalidomide. Similarly, they reduced VEGF from 432.5 to 161.3 pg/ml and 132.8 pg/ml, respectively, in comparison to 153.2 pg/ml reported for thalidomide. The two new derivatives, <b>7d</b> and <b>12</b> also showed about eightfold increases in caspase-8 levels in cells treated with them. These results were slightly better than those of thalidomide. The obtained results revealed that Compound <b>12</b> had better immunomodulatory properties than thalidomide, with stronger effects on TNF-α, NF-κB P65, VEGF and caspase-8.<b>Conclusion:</b> This work indicates that compounds <b>7d</b> and <b>12</b> have interesting biological properties that should be further evaluated and modified in order to develop clinically useful thalidomide analogs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12475,"journal":{"name":"Future medicinal chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142618081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Faiza Seraj, Fouzia Naz, Musa Özil, Nimet Baltaş, Syeda Sumayya Tariq, Zaheer Ul-Haq, Uzma Salar, Muhammad Taha, Khalid Mohammed Khan
{"title":"Synthesis of arylated tetrahydrobenzo[<i>H</i>]quinoline-3-carbonitrile derivatives as potential hits for treatment of diabetes.","authors":"Faiza Seraj, Fouzia Naz, Musa Özil, Nimet Baltaş, Syeda Sumayya Tariq, Zaheer Ul-Haq, Uzma Salar, Muhammad Taha, Khalid Mohammed Khan","doi":"10.1080/17568919.2024.2419359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17568919.2024.2419359","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> Quinoline scaffolds are serving as the core structure for numerous antifungal, analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory drugs as well as have also been investigated for their potential antidiabetic properties. Though further exploration is required in this area as the current antidiabetic agents, such as acarbose, miglitol and voglibose, are associated with several adverse side effects. In this context, arylated tetrahydrobenzo[<i>H</i>]quinoline-3-carbonitrile derivatives were designed and evaluated as potential antidiabetic agents.<b>Materials & methods:</b> A one-pot multicomponent reaction of 6-methoxy-1-tetralone with ethyl cyanoacetate, ammonium acetate and varying aldehydes yielded a range of new arylated tetrahydrobenzo[<i>h</i>]quinoline-3-carbonitrile molecules <b>1-36</b>.<b>Results:</b> Compounds <b>2-5</b>, <b>12</b>, <b>13</b>, <b>19</b> and <b>32-34</b> showed excellent inhibition against α-amylase (IC<sub>50</sub> = 3.42-15.14 μM) and α-glucosidase (IC<sub>50</sub> = 0.65-9.23 μM) enzymes in comparison to the standard acarbose (IC<sub>50</sub> = 14.35 μM). In addition, all compounds revealed significant to moderate DPPH radical scavenging activity (SC<sub>50</sub> = 21.30-138.30 μM) compared with BHT (SC<sub>50</sub> = 64.40 μM). Kinetic studies confirmed competitive inhibition mode, while molecular docking studies comprehend ligands' interaction with enzyme's active sites and absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion analysis confirms that all synthetic derivatives are nontoxic.<b>Conclusion:</b> This research offers a range of lead candidates to become antidiabetic agents after further advanced study.</p>","PeriodicalId":12475,"journal":{"name":"Future medicinal chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142618084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhamad Azwan Hamali, Miah Roney, Amit Dubey, Md Nazim Uddin, Nur Amira Zulkifli, Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi Mohd Aluwi, Maslinda Musa, Amalina Mohd Tajuddin, Karimah Kassim
{"title":"Cu(II) complexes based on benzimidazole ligands: synthesis, characterization, DFT, molecular docking & bioactivity study.","authors":"Muhamad Azwan Hamali, Miah Roney, Amit Dubey, Md Nazim Uddin, Nur Amira Zulkifli, Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi Mohd Aluwi, Maslinda Musa, Amalina Mohd Tajuddin, Karimah Kassim","doi":"10.1080/17568919.2024.2419353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17568919.2024.2419353","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> The biggest cause of cancer deaths globally was lung cancer. New cancer fighting drugs are needed due to the rising number of cancer patients and cancer cells' treatment resistance.<b>Results:</b> Two Cu(II) complexes, synthesized from ligands based on 2-aminomethyl benzimidazole and salicylaldehyde derivatives, were designed and evaluated for their effectiveness against A549 lung cancer. The compounds were subjected to computational calculation using Density Functional Theory (DFT) to gather information on their reactivity. Furthermore, molecular docking are utilized to simulate the interaction between the compound and the MPP-9 protein. The synthesis of the ligands and their Cu(II) metal complexes are efficient and straightforward. The complexation between copper atom and the ligand are in 1:1 ratio. The MTT assay of the compounds against A549 lung carcinoma reveals that the both Cu(II) complexes good cytotoxicity activity, in comparison to their respective ligands. The low HOMO-LUMO band gap based on the DFT calculation predicts the high reactivity of the compounds. Furthermore, the low binding energy and the numbers of interactions of the Cu(II) complexes with MMP-9 protein binding site coincide with the antiproliferative activity tested <i>in vitro</i>.<b>Conclusion:</b> The cytotoxicity studies performed for Cu(L1Br) are promising, indicating a good candidate for a future drug.</p>","PeriodicalId":12475,"journal":{"name":"Future medicinal chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142618062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vladislav Naumovich, Shivananda Kandagalla, Maria Grishina
{"title":"Machine learning-based prediction of bioactivity in HIV-1 protease: insights from electron density analysis.","authors":"Vladislav Naumovich, Shivananda Kandagalla, Maria Grishina","doi":"10.1080/17568919.2024.2419350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17568919.2024.2419350","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> To develop a model for predicting the biological activity of compounds targeting the HIV-1 protease and to establish factors influencing enzyme inhibition.<b>Materials & methods:</b> Machine learning models were built based on a combination of Richard Bader's theory of Atoms in Molecules and topological analysis of electron density using experimental x-ray 'protein-ligand' complexes and inhibition constants data.<b>Results & conclusion:</b> Among all the models tested, logistic regression achieved the highest accuracy of 0.76 on the test set. The model's ability to differentiate between less active and highly active classes was relatively good, as indicated by an AUC-ROC score of 0.77. The analysis identified several critical factors affecting the biological activity of HIV-1 protease inhibitors, including the electron density contribution of hydrogen atoms, bond-critical points and particular amino acid residues. These findings provide new insights into how these molecular factors influence HIV-1 protease inhibition, emphasizing the importance of hydrogen bonding, glycine's flexibility and hydrophobic interactions in ligand binding.</p>","PeriodicalId":12475,"journal":{"name":"Future medicinal chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142618077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}