Anna Szymanowska, Dominika Radomska, Robert Czarnomysy, Mariusz Mojzych, Katarzyna Kotwica-Mojzych, Krzysztof Bielawski, Anna Bielawska
{"title":"The activity of pyrazolo[4,3-<i>e</i>][1,2,4]triazine and pyrazolo[4,3-<i>e</i>]tetrazolo[1,5-<i>b</i>][1,2,4]triazine sulphonamide derivatives in monolayer and spheroid breast cancer cell cultures.","authors":"Anna Szymanowska, Dominika Radomska, Robert Czarnomysy, Mariusz Mojzych, Katarzyna Kotwica-Mojzych, Krzysztof Bielawski, Anna Bielawska","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2343352","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2343352","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the last decade, an increasing interest in compounds containing pyrazolo[4,3-<i>e</i>][1,2,4]triazine moiety is observed. Therefore, the aim of the research was to synthesise a novel sulphonyl pyrazolo[4,3-<i>e</i>][1,2,4]triazines (<b>2a</b>, <b>2b</b>) and pyrazolo[4,3-<i>e</i>]tetrazolo[1,5-<i>b</i>][1,2,4]triazine sulphonamide derivatives (<b>3a</b>, <b>3b</b>) to assess their anticancer activity. The MTT assay showed that <b>2a</b>, <b>2b</b>, <b>3a</b>, <b>3b</b> have stronger cytotoxic activity than cisplatin in both breast cancer cells (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) and exhibited weaker effect on normal breast cells (MCF-10A). The obtained results showed that the most active compound <b>3b</b> increased apoptosis via caspase 9, caspase 8, and caspase 3/7. It is worth to note that compound <b>3b</b> suppressed NF-κB expression and promoted p53, Bax, and ROS which play important role in activation of apoptosis. Moreover, our results confirmed that compound <b>3b</b> triggers autophagy through increased formation of autophagosomes, expression of beclin-1 and mTOR inhibition. Thus, our study defines a possible mechanism underlying <b>3b</b>-induced anti-cancer activity against breast cancer cell lines.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2343352"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11073428/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140862942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Keting Li, Wenshu Hu, Yingjie Wang, Wenxing Chen, Hongmei Wen, Jian Liu, Wei Li, Bo Wang
{"title":"Searching for novel MDM2/MDMX dual inhibitors through a drug repurposing approach.","authors":"Keting Li, Wenshu Hu, Yingjie Wang, Wenxing Chen, Hongmei Wen, Jian Liu, Wei Li, Bo Wang","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2023.2288810","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2023.2288810","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Disruption of p53-MDM2/MDMX interaction by smaller inhibitors is a promising therapeutic intervention gaining tremendous interest. However, no MDM2/MDMX inhibitors have been marketed so far. Drug repurposing is a validated, practical approach to drug discovery. In this regard, we employed structure-based virtual screening in a reservoir of marketed drugs and identified nintedanib as a new MDM2/MDMX dual inhibitor. The computational structure analysis and biochemical experiments uncover that nintedanib binds MDM2/MDMX similarly to RO2443, a dual MDM2/MDMX inhibitor. Furthermore, the mechanistic study reveals that nintedanib disrupts the physical interaction of p53-MDM2/MDMX, enabling the transcriptional activation of p53 and the subsequent cell cycle arrest and growth inhibition in p53<sup>+/+</sup> cancer cells. Lastly, structural minimisation of nintedanib yields H3 with the equivalent potency. In summary, this work provides a solid foundation for reshaping nintedanib as a valuable lead compound for the further design of MDM2/MDMX dual inhibitors.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2288810"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11721856/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138498513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shiu-Wen Huang, Ming Jen Hsu, Hsiu-Chen Chen, Rita Meleddu, Simona Distinto, Elias Maccioni, Filippo Cottiglia
{"title":"Suppression of lipopolysaccharide-induced COX-2 expression via p38MAPK, JNK, and C/EBPβ phosphorylation inhibition by furomagydarin A, a benzofuran glycoside from <i>Magydaris pastinacea</i>.","authors":"Shiu-Wen Huang, Ming Jen Hsu, Hsiu-Chen Chen, Rita Meleddu, Simona Distinto, Elias Maccioni, Filippo Cottiglia","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2023.2287420","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2023.2287420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The phytochemical investigation of the methanol extract of the seeds of <i>Magydaris pastinacea</i> afforded two undescribed benzofuran glycosides, furomagydarins A-B (<b>1</b>, <b>2</b>), together with three known coumarins. The structures of the new isolates were elucidated after extensive 1D and 2D NMR experiments as well as HR MS. Compound <b>1</b> was able to inhibit the COX-2 expression in RAW264.7 macrophages exposed to lipopolysaccharide, a pro-inflammatory stimulus. RT-qPCR and luciferase reporter assays suggested that compound <b>1</b> reduces COX-2 expression at the transcriptional level. Further studies highlighted the capability of compound <b>1</b> to suppress the LPS-induced p38MAPK, JNK, and C/EBPβ phosphorylation, leading to COX-2 down-regulation in RAW264.7 macrophages.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2287420"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792810/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138498514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Doaa Samaha,Sawsan Mahmoud,Mosaad Sayed Mohamed,Rokaia S Abdullah,Nageh A Abou Taleb,Tomohisa Nagamatsu,Hamed I Ali
{"title":"Novel alloxazine analogues: design, synthesis, and antitumour efficacy enhanced by kinase screening, molecular docking, and ADME studies.","authors":"Doaa Samaha,Sawsan Mahmoud,Mosaad Sayed Mohamed,Rokaia S Abdullah,Nageh A Abou Taleb,Tomohisa Nagamatsu,Hamed I Ali","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2398551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2024.2398551","url":null,"abstract":"This study describes the development of novel alloxazine analogues as potent antitumor agents with enhanced selectivity for tumour cells. Twenty-nine out of 45 newly compounds were investigated in vitro for their growth inhibitory activities, against two human tumour cell lines, namely, the human T-cell acute lymphoblastoid leukaemia cell line (CCRF-HSB-2) and human oral epidermoid carcinoma cell line (KB), and the antitumor agent \"Ara-C\" was used as a positive reference in this investigation. Compounds 9e and 10J were the highest among their analogues, against both tumour cell lines (CCRF-HSB-2 and KB). Correlation analyses demonstrated a strong relationship between the IC50 values and AutoDock binding free energy or calculated inhibition (Ki). The study delves into structure-activity relationships (SARs) through advanced modelling tools integrated with structure-based drug design (SBDD) using GOLD 5.2.2, AutoDock 4.2, and Accelrys Discovery Studio 3.5. Physicochemical properties, pharmacokinetics, drug-likeness, and toxicity predictions of the most potent alloxazine derivatives were conducted using ProTox-II and Swiss ADME for effective antitumor agents with improved selectivity.","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"23 1","pages":"2398551"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mai S. El-Shoukrofy, Amal Atta, Salwa Fahmy, Dharmarajan Sriram, Michael G. Shehat, Ibrahim M. Labouta, Mona A. Mahran
{"title":"Challenging the Biginelli scaffold to surpass the first line antitubercular drugs: Mycobacterium tuberculosis thymidine monophosphate kinase (TMPKmt) inhibition activity and molecular modelling studies","authors":"Mai S. El-Shoukrofy, Amal Atta, Salwa Fahmy, Dharmarajan Sriram, Michael G. Shehat, Ibrahim M. Labouta, Mona A. Mahran","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2386668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2024.2386668","url":null,"abstract":"New Biginelli adducts were rationalised, via the introduction of selected anti-tubercular (TB) pharmacophores into the dihydropyrimidine (DHPM) ring of deoxythymidine monophosphate (dTMP), the natu...","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142221562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jinhao Liang,Jin Huang,Jianzhan Yang,Weihong Liang,Haoxiang Li,Yunshan Wu,Bo Liu
{"title":"Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid 1,1-dioxide derivatives as anticancer agents targeting the RhoA/ROCK pathway.","authors":"Jinhao Liang,Jin Huang,Jianzhan Yang,Weihong Liang,Haoxiang Li,Yunshan Wu,Bo Liu","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2390911","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2024.2390911","url":null,"abstract":"Rho family GTPases regulate cellular processes and promote tumour growth and metastasis; thus, RhoA is a potential target for tumour metastasis inhibition. However, limited progress has been made in the development of RhoA targeting anticancer drugs. Here, we synthesised benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid 1,1-dioxide derivatives based on a covalent inhibitor of RhoA (DC-Rhoin), reported in our previous studies. The observed structure-activity relationship (contributed by carboxamide in C-3 and 1-methyl-1H-pyrazol in C-5) enhanced the anti-proliferative activity of the derivatives. Compound b19 significantly inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of MDA-MB-231 cells and promoted their apoptosis. The suppression of myosin light chain phosphorylation and the formation of stress fibres confirmed the inhibitory activity of b19 via the RhoA/ROCK pathway. b19 exhibited a different binding pattern from DC-Rhoin, as observed in molecular docking analysis. This study provides a reference for the development of anticancer agents targeting the RhoA/ROCK pathway.","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"26 1","pages":"2390911"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142221560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jihyung Kim, Chang Gyun Im, Kyujin Oh, Ji Min Lee, Fatimah Al-Rubaye, K. Min
{"title":"Discovery of novel FGFR4 inhibitors through a build-up fragment strategy","authors":"Jihyung Kim, Chang Gyun Im, Kyujin Oh, Ji Min Lee, Fatimah Al-Rubaye, K. Min","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2343350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2024.2343350","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related death. FGFR4 has been implicated in HCC progression, making it a promising therapeutic target. We introduce an approach for identifying novel FGFR4 inhibitors by sequentially adding fragments to a common warhead unit. This strategy resulted in the discovery of a potent inhibitor, 4c, with an IC50 of 33 nM and high selectivity among members of the FGFR family. Although further optimisation is required, our approach demonstrated the potential for discovering potent FGFR4 inhibitors for HCC treatment, and provides a useful method for obtaining hit compounds from small fragments.","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"111 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140659191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Galvez-Llompart, Jesús Hierrezuelo, Mariluz Blasco, Riccardo Zanni, Jorge Galvez, A. de Vicente, A. Pérez-García, D. Romero
{"title":"Targeting bacterial growth in biofilm conditions: rational design of novel inhibitors to mitigate clinical and food contamination using QSAR","authors":"Maria Galvez-Llompart, Jesús Hierrezuelo, Mariluz Blasco, Riccardo Zanni, Jorge Galvez, A. de Vicente, A. Pérez-García, D. Romero","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2330907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2024.2330907","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing global issue exacerbated by the abuse of antibiotics and the formation of bacterial biofilms, which cause up to 80% of human bacterial infections. This study presents a computational strategy to address AMR by developing three novel quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) models based on molecular topology to identify potential anti-biofilm and antibacterial agents. The models aim to determine the chemo-topological pattern of Gram (+) antibacterial, Gram (−) antibacterial, and biofilm formation inhibition activity. The models were applied to the virtual screening of a commercial chemical database, resulting in the selection of 58 compounds. Subsequent in vitro assays showed that three of these compounds exhibited the most promising antibacterial activity, with potential applications in enhancing food and medical device safety.","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"119 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140669496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of the anticancer effects exerted by 5-fluorouracil and heme oxygenase-1 inhibitor hybrids in HTC116 colorectal cancer cells","authors":"Loredana Salerno, Antonietta Notaro, Valeria Consoli, Federica Affranchi, Valeria Pittalà, Valeria Sorrenti, Luca Vanella, Michela Giuliano, Sebastiano Intagliata","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2337191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2024.2337191","url":null,"abstract":"Colon cancer remains a clinical challenge in industrialised countries. Its treatment with 5-Flurouracil (5-FU) develops many side effects and resistance. Thus, several strategies have been undertak...","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140609175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis, carbonic anhydrase inhibition studies and modelling investigations of phthalimide–hydantoin hybrids","authors":"Morteza Abdoli, Alessandro Bonardi, Paola Gratteri, Claudiu T. Supuran, Raivis Žalubovskis","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2335927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2024.2335927","url":null,"abstract":"A novel series of hydantoins incorporating phthalimides has been synthesised by condensation of activated phthalimides with 1-aminohydantoin and investigated for their inhibitory activity against a...","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"198 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140596506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}