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Scheme 9: Synthesis of triazolo derivative 24 via click reaction.
cell lines. Compounds 20 and 17 showed the highest activity using a Bruker (Maxis Impact) or a Micromass Q-ToF spec-
IC50 = 0.29 and 0.36 nM, respectively) for leukemic mono- trometer. The melting points recorded are uncorrected. The
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cytic lymphoma cells (U937), and 22 was active against T-cell microwave used here was a Discover® SP by CEM Corpora-
leukemia (Jurkat) with an IC50 value of 0.34 nM. Further, these tion and all the microwave reactions were performed under the
three compounds (22, 20 and 17) were used to study apoptosis standard method, where time and temperature can be moni-
and the cell cycle in cells of the corresponding cell cultures. tored manually.
The highest percentage of apoptosis was observed when com-
pound 22 was added to the culture of Jurkat cells at a concentra- Cell culture: Cells (Jurkat, K562, U937) were purchased from
tion of 0.75 nM and was 68.65%. Under similar conditions, the Russian Cell Culture Collection (Institute of Cytology of the
compound 20 showed about 95% in K562 cells of late apopto- Russian Academy of Sciences) and cultured according to stan-
sis and compound 17 about 30.28% for cell line U937. The dard mammalian tissue culture protocols and sterile technique.
results of flow cytometry showed that in all three cell lines, Human cancer cell lines HEK293 and HeLa were obtained from
Jurkat, K562 and U937, a hypodiploidal DNA peak appears the HPA Culture Collections (UK). All cell lines used in the
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4 hours after the action of compounds 22, 20 and 17, which study were tested and shown to be free of mycoplasma and viral
shows the inability to stop the fission cycle at the checkpoints, contamination.
and ultimately, leads to cell death.
[59]. HEK293 and HeLa cell lines were cultured as monolayers
Conclusion
In summary, we have synthesized spirothiazolidinedione deriv- and maintained in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
atives via a [2 + 2 + 2] cyclotrimerization strategy with (DMEM, Gibco BRL) supplemented with 10% foetal bovine
propargyl halides. We have also shown the synthesis of linearly serum and 1% penicillin streptomycin solution at 37 °C in a
fused spirocyclic alcohol derivatives of thiazolidinedione using humidified incubator under a 5% CO2 atmosphere.
Wilkinson’s catalyst and these compounds were tested for their
anticancer activity. We have shown for the first time that the Cells were maintained in RPMI 1640 (Jurkat, K562, U937)
new benzyl alcohol derivatives of thiazolidinedione generated (Gibco) supplemented with 4 mM glutamine, 10% FBS (Sigma)
here are efficient apoptosis inducers in the HeLa, Hek293, and 100 units/mL penicillin streptomycin (Sigma). All types of
U937, Jurkat, and K562 cell lines.
cells were grown in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 at 37 °C. The
cells were subcultured at 2–3 days intervals. Adherent cells
(HEK293, HeLa) were suspended using trypsin/EDTA and
Experimental
General: All commercially available products were used as counted after they have reached 80% confluency. Cells were
received without further purification and moisture-sensitive then seeded in 24 well plates at 5 × 104 cells per well and incu-
reagents were transferred by using syringe–septum techniques. bated overnight. Jurkat, K562, U937 cells were subcultured at
All the solvents used as reaction media were dried over oven- 2 day intervals with a seeding density of 1 × 105 cells per
dried molecular sieves (4 Å). Column chromatography was per- 24 well plates in RPMI with 10% FBS.
formed with silica gel (100–200 mesh) using mixtures of petro-
leum ether and EtOAc as eluent. 1H NMR and 13C NMR spec- MTT Assay: The MTT assay is a colorimetric assay for evalua-
tral data were recorded with 400 MHz and 100 MHz or tion of cell metabolic activity. The NADPH-dependent cellular
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00 MHz and 125 MHz spectrometers using tetramethylsilane oxidoreductases present in the living cell can reflect, under
TMS) as an internal standard and chloroform-d as a solvent. certain conditions, the cell viability. These enzymes can reduce
High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) was performed the tetrazolium dye, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-
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