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Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole guanylhydrazones as RSK2 inhibitors
Andreani, Aldo,Granaiola, Massimiliano,Leoni, Alberto,Locatelli, Alessandra,Morigi, Rita,Rambaldi, Mirella,Varoli, Lucilla,Lannigan, Deborah,Smith, Jeff,Scudiero, Dominic,Kondapaka, Sudhir,Shoemaker, Robert H.
, p. 4311 - 4323 (2011/11/12)
The activity of a series of imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole guanylhydrazones as inhibitors of p90 ribosomal S6 kinase 2 (RSK2) is described. It was found that a small subset of compounds show both potent inhibition of RSK2 kinase activity and tumor cell growth in vitro. Detailed study of one of the most active compounds indicates a high degree of selectivity for inhibition of RSK2 compared to a spectrum of other related kinases. Selective inhibition of the MCF-7 breast tumor cell line compared to MCF-10A non-transformed cells, as well as selective inhibition of the biomarker GSK3 provides evidence that the compounds can affect the RSK2 target in cells.
Synthesis of imidazothiazole-chalcone derivatives as anticancer and apoptosis inducing agents
Kamal, Ahmed,Dastagiri,Ramaiah, M. Janaki,Reddy, J. Surendranadha,Bharathi, E. Vijaya,Srinivas, Chatla,Pushpavalli,Pal, Dhananjaya,Pal-Bhadra, Manika
, p. 1937 - 1947 (2011/06/20)
A new class of imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole chalcone derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their anticancer activity. These chalcone derivatives show promising activity, with logGI50 values ranging from -7.51 to -4.00. The detailed biological aspects of these derivatives toward the MCF-7 cell line were studied. Interestingly, these chalcone derivatives induced G 0/G1-phase cell-cycle arrest, down-regulation of G 1-phase cell-cycle regulatory proteins such as cyclin D1 and cyclin E1, and up-regulation of CDK4. Moreover, these compounds elicit the characteristic features of apoptosis such as enhancement in the levels of p53, p21, and p27, suppression of NF-κB, and up-regulation of caspase-9. One of these chalcone derivatives, 3d, is potentially well suited for detailed biological studies, either alone or in combination with existing therapies. Breaking the cycle: We undertook an extensive examination of the ability of a series of new chalcone derivatives to regulate the cell cycle and to induce apoptosis in various cancer cell lines. Compound 3d is a particularly suitable candidate for further detailed biological investigations, especially in the treatment of breast cancer.