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Synthesis of novel triazoloquinoxaline-pyrazole hybrids as antiproliferatives, EGFR inhibitors, and apoptosis inducers
El Saeed, Hoda S.,Bayoumi, Ashraf H.,Sarg, Marwa T.,Ghiaty, Adel H.
, p. 4358 - 4372 (2020)
Novel triazoloquinoxaline-pyrazole hybrids have been developed and synthesized. All derivatives' anticancer activity has been evaluated using Sulforhodamine-B (SRB) assay for cancer cell lines MCF-7, HepG-2, and HCT-116. Compound 12b was 2-fold more cytotoxic than Doxorubicin, while 12a,c demonstrated comparable cytotoxicity to the reference Doxorubicin. Further investigations on the most active derivatives 12a-c were done to study their inhibitory activity on two EGFR subtypes wild EGFR and mutant EGFR (L858R) tyrosine kinases in MCF-7 cell lines. Compound 12b exhibited potent inhibitory activity toward wild EGFR (IC50: 0.98 μM) when compared to Gefitinib (IC50:18.07 μM). 12b also possessed a marked inhibition against mutant EGFR (L858R-TK) exhibiting (IC50:27.45 μM) in comparison to Lapatinib (IC50: 61.06 μM). Compound 12b improved the active Caspase-3 value and the BAX/Bcl-2 reference. Furthermore, 12b showed G2/M cell cycle arrest induced apoptosis in cell line MCF-7. In addition, the most active derivatives have been orally bioavailable as shown in the in silico determination of the ADME characters. The binding pattern of compound 12b was also studied by molecular docking.
Triazolo[4,3-a] quinoxaline and [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3- a] quinoxaline-1-thiol-derived DNA intercalators: Design, synthesis, molecular docking, in silico ADMET profiles and anti-proliferative evaluations
El-Adl, Khaled,El-Helby, Abdel-Ghany A.,Sakr, Helmy,Elwan, Alaa
, p. 881 - 897 (2021/01/25)
In view of their DNA intercalation activities as anticancer agents, 17 novel [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline derivatives have been designed, synthesized and evaluated against HepG2, HCT-116 and MCF-7 cells. Molecular docking studies were performed to investigate the binding modes of the proposed compounds with the DNA active site. The data obtained from biological testing highly correlated with those obtained from the molecular modeling studies. MCF-7 was found to be the most sensitive cell line to the influence of the new derivatives. In particular, compound 12d was found to be the most potent derivative of all the tested compounds against the three HepG2, HCT116 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines, with IC50 = 22.08 ± 2.1, 27.13 ± 2.2 and 17.12 ± 1.5 μM, respectively. Although this compound displayed nearly one third of the activity of doxorubicin (IC50 = 7.94 ± 0.6, 8.07 ± 0.8 and 6.75 ± 0.4 μM, respectively), it may be useful as a template for future design, optimization, and investigation to produce more potent anticancer analogs. Compounds 12a, 10c and 10d displayed very good anticancer activities against the three HepG2, HCT116 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines, with IC50 = 31.40 ± 2.8, 28.81 ± 2.4 and 19.72 ± 1.5 μM for 12a, 33.41 ± 2.9, 29.96 ± 2.5 and 24.78 ± 1.9 μM for 10c, and 37.55 ± 3.3, 30.22 ± 2.6 and 25.53 ± 2.0 μM for 10d. The most active derivatives, 10c, 10d, 10h, 12a, 12b and 12d, were evaluated for their DNA binding activities. Compound 12d displayed the highest binding affinity. This compound potently intercalates DNA at a decreased IC50 value (35.33 ± 1.8 μM), which is nearly equipotent to that of doxorubicin (31.27 ± 1.8 μM). Compounds 12a and 10c exhibited good DNA-binding affinities, with IC50 values of 39.35 ± 3.9 and 42.35 ± 3.9 μM, respectively. Finally, compounds 10d, 10h and 12b showed moderate DNA-binding affinities, with IC50 values of 50.35 ± 3.9, 57.08 ± 3.3 and 59.35 ± 3.2 μM, respectively.
New quinoxaline derivatives as VEGFR-2 inhibitors with anticancer and apoptotic activity: Design, molecular modeling, and synthesis
Alsaif, Nawaf A.,Dahab, Mohammed A.,Alanazi, Mohammed M.,Obaidullah, Ahmad J.,Al-Mehizia, Abdulrahman A.,Alanazi, Manal M.,Aldawas, Saleh,Mahdy, Hazem A.,Elkady, Hazem
, (2021/03/16)
New series of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-one and [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline derivatives have been designed, synthesized, and biologically assessed for their anti-proliferative activities against two selected tumor cell lines MCF-7 and HepG2. Comparing to sorafenib (IC50 = 2.17 ± 0.13 and 3.51 ± 0.21 μM against MCF-7 and HepG2, respectively), compound 25d, 25e, 25i, and 27e exhibited the highest activities against the examined cell lines with IC50 values extending from 4.1 ± 0.4 to 11.7 ± 1.1 μM. Furthermore, VEGFR-2 inhibitory activities were assessed for all the synthesized compounds as potential mechanisms for their anti-proliferative activities. Compounds 25d, 25e, 25i, and 27e displayed prominent inhibitory efficiency versus VEGFR-2 kinase with IC50 value ranging from 3.4 ± 0.3 to 6.8 ± 0.5 nM. Fascinatingly, the results of VEGFR-2 inhibitory assays were matched with that of the cytotoxicity data, where the most potent anti-proliferative derivatives exhibited promising VEGFR-2 inhibitory activities. Further studies displayed the ability of compound 25d to induce apoptosis in HepG2 cells and can arrest the growth of such cells at the G2/M phase. Also, compound 25d produced a significant increase in the level of BAX/Bcl-2 ratio (3.8-fold), caspase- 3 (1.8-fold), and caspase-9 (1.9-fold) compared to the control cells. Molecular docking studies were carried out to investigate the possible binding interaction inside the active site of the VEGFR-2.
New bis([1,2,4]triazolo)[4,3-a:3′,4′-c]quinoxaline derivatives as VEGFR-2 inhibitors and apoptosis inducers: Design, synthesis, in silico studies, and anticancer evaluation
Alanazi, Mohammed M.,Mahdy, Hazem A.,Alsaif, Nawaf A.,Obaidullah, Ahmad J.,Alkahtani, Hamad M.,Al-Mehizia, Abdulrahman A.,Alsubaie, Sultan M.,Dahab, Mohammed A.,Eissa, Ibrahim H.
, (2021/06/15)
A new series of bis([1,2,4]triazolo)[4,3-a:3′,4′-c]quinoxaline derivatives were designed and synthesized to have the main essential pharmacophoric features of VEGFR-2 inhibitors. VEGFR-2 inhibitory activities were assessed for the designed compounds. In addition, cytotoxic activity was evaluated for all derivatives against two human cancer cell lines namely, HepG-2 and MCF-7. The most cytotoxic compound 20 h was subjected to further biological investigations including cell cycle, apoptosis, caspase-3, caspase-9, BAX, and Bcl-2 analyses. Different in silico studies as docking, ADMET and toxicity were carried out. The results exhibited that compounds 20b, 20e, 20h and 20m showed promising VEGFR-2 inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 5.7, 6.7, 3.2, and 3.1 μM, respectively. Moreover, these promising members exhibited the highest antiproliferative activities against the two cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 3.3 to 14.2 μM, comparing to sorafenib (IC50 = 2.17 and 3.43 μM against HepG2 and MCF-7, respectively). Additionally, compound 20h induced cell cycle arrest of HepG2 cells at G2/M phase. Also, such compound increased the progress of apoptosis by 3.5-fold compared to the control. As well, compound 20h showed a significant increase in the level of caspase-3 (2.07-fold), caspase-9 (1.72-fold), and BAX (1.83-fold), and a significant decrease in Bcl-2 level (1.92-fold). The in silico studies revealed that the synthesized compounds have binding pattern like that of sorafenib.
Identification of new [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalines as potent VEGFR-2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors: Design, synthesis, anticancer evaluation, and in silico studies
Alsaif, Nawaf A.,Taghour, Mohammed S.,Alanazi, Mohammed M.,Obaidullah, Ahmad J.,Alanazi, Wael A.,Alasmari, Abdullah,Albassam, Hussam,Dahab, Mohammed A.,Mahdy, Hazem A.
, (2021/09/04)
Tumor angiogenesis is mainly regulated by VEGFR-2. In this study, a new series of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline based-derivatives has been designed and synthesized to develop new anti-proliferative and anti-VEGFR-2 members. Anti-proliferative activities of the synthesized compounds were tested against MCF-7 and HepG2 cell lines. Compound 19a exhibited the highest activity towards both MCF-7 and HepG2 cell lines (IC50 = 8.2 and 5.4 μM, respectively), compared to sorafenib (IC50 = 3.51 and 2.17 μM, respectively). Additionally, all compounds were screened to evaluate their effect as VEGFR-2 inhibitors. Compound 19a (IC50 = 3.4 nM) exhibited good activity compared to sorafenib (IC50 = 3.12 nM). Furthermore, compound 19a disrupted the HepG2 cell cycle by arresting the G2/M phase. Also, marked increase in the percentage apoptotic cells was achieved by compound 19a. The induced apoptotic effect of compound 19a in HepG2 cells was assured by increased pro‐apoptotic marker (Bax) expression by 2.33-fold and decreased anti‐apoptotic (Bcl‐2) expression by 1.88-fold, resulting in an elevation of the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in HepG2 cells. Comparing to the control cells, compound 19a induced an increase in expression of cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-9 by 2.44- and 2.69-fold, respectively. Finally, the binding modes of the target derivatives were investigated through docking studies against the proposed molecular target (VEGFR-2, PDB ID: 2OH4).
Design, synthesis and molecular docking of new [1,2,4] triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline derivatives as anticancer agents targeting VEGFR-2 kinase
Alanazi, Mohammed M.,Alanazi, Wael A.,Alasmari, Abdullah F.,Albassam, Hussam,Alsaif, Nawaf A.,Elwan, Alaa,Mahdy, Hazem A.,Obaidullah, Ahmad J.,Taghour, Mohammed S.
, (2021/09/02)
Abstract: Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) is critically involved in cancer angiogenesis. Blocking of VEGFR-2 signaling pathway proved effective suppression of tumor growth. Accordingly, two series of new triazoloquinoxaline-based derivatives were designed and synthesized as VEGFR-2 inhibitors. All in vitro cytotoxic activities of the synthesized compounds were evaluated against two human cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and HepG2). To confirm the potential mechanism of cytotoxicity, enzymatic assays against VEGFR-2 were estimated for all the target compounds. The results of VEGFR-2 inhibitory activity and cytotoxicity were in high correlation. Compound 22a exhibited the highest cytotoxic effect with IC50 values of 6.2 and 4.9?μM against MCF-7 and HepG2, respectively, comparing to sorafenib (IC50 = 3.53 and 2.18?μM). Such derivative showed the best VEGFR-2 inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 3.9?nM, which is very close to that of sorafenib (IC50 = 3.13?nM). Moreover, compounds 22b, 23b, and 23e exhibited strong cytotoxic activity with IC50 values ranging from 11.7 to 15.3?μM. Also, these compounds showed promising VEGFR-2 inhibition with IC50 values of 4.2, 5.7, and 4.7?nM, respectively. In silico docking, ADMET, and toxicity studies were carried out for the synthesized compounds. The results revealed that some compounds have a good binding mode against VEGFR-2 and a high level of drug-likeness. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Design, synthesis, molecular docking and anti-proliferative evaluations of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline derivatives as DNA intercalators and Topoisomerase II inhibitors
El-Adl, Khaled,El-Helby, Abdel-Ghany A.,Sakr, Helmy,Elwan, Alaa
, (2020/10/30)
In view of their DNA intercalation activities as anticancer agents, novel twenty four [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline derivatives have been designed, synthesized and evaluated against HepG2, HCT-116 and MCF-7 as DNA intercalators and Top II enzyme inhibitors. The data obtained from molecular modeling studies revealed that, our small aromatic molecules were concluded to act through two ways firstly, through non-covalent interaction with the directly bound proteins to DNA hence inhibit topoisomerase-II enzyme. The second is through non-covalently binding to double helical structures of DNA either by intercalating binder as in compounds 10a and 11d or by minor groove binding as in compounds 8e and 8c. Cytotoxic activity indicated that MCF-7 and HepG2 were the most sensitive cell lines to the influence of the new derivatives respectively. In particular, compounds 10a, 11d and 8e were found to be the most potent derivatives overall the tested compounds against the three HepG2, HCT116 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines with IC50 = (4.55 ± 0.3, 6.18 ± 0.8 and 3.93 ± 0.6 μM), (5.61 ± 0.5, 6.49 ± 0.5and 3.71 ± 0.3 μM) and (4.66 ± 0.3, 8.08 ± 0.8 and 5.11 ± 0.7 μM) respectively. The three derivatives exhibited higher activities than doxorubicin, (IC50 = 7.94 ± 0.6, 8.07 ± 0.8 and 6.75 ± 0.4 μM respectively), against HepG2 and MCF-7 but 8e exhibited nearly the same activity against HCT116 cancer cell lines respectively. The most active derivatives 8a-e, 10a,b, 11b-e, 13a and 14b,c were evaluated for their DNA binding activities. The tested compounds displayed very good to moderate DNA-binding affinities. Compounds 10a 11d, 8e, 8c, 8a and 8b displayed the highest binding affinities. These compounds potently intercalate DNA at decreased IC50 values of 25.27 ± 1.2, 27.47 ± 2.1, 27.54 ± 3.2, 27.78 ± 1.3, 29.15 ± 1.8 and 30.23 ± 3.7 μM respectively, which were less than that of doxorubicin (31.27 ± 1.8). Furthermore, the most active cytotoxic compounds 8a, 8b, 8c, 8e, 10a and 11d were selected to evaluate their inhibitory activities against Topo II enzyme. All the tested compounds could interfere with the Topo II activity. They exhibited very good inhibitory activities with IC50 values ranging from 0.379 ± 0.07 to 0.813 ± 0.14 μM that were lower than that of doxorubicin (IC50 = 0.94 ± 0.4 μM). For a great extent, the reported results were in agreement with that of in vitro cytotoxicity activity, DNA binding and molecular modeling studies.
Discovery and antiproliferative evaluation of new quinoxalines as potential DNA intercalators and topoisomerase II inhibitors
Eissa, Ibrahim H.,Metwaly, Ahmed M.,Belal, Amany,Mehany, Ahmed B.M.,Ayyad, Rezk R.,El-Adl, Khaled,Mahdy, Hazem A.,Taghour, Mohammed S.,El-Gamal, Kamal M.A.,El-Sawah, Mohamad E.,Elmetwally, Souad A.,Elhendawy, Mostafa. A.,Radwan, Mohamed M.,ElSohly, Mahmoud A.
, (2019/09/06)
In continuation of our previous work on the design and synthesis of topoisomerase II (Topo II) inhibitors and DNA intercalators, a new series of quinoxaline derivatives were designed and synthesized. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against a panel of three cancer cell lines (Hep G-2, Hep-2, and Caco-2). Compounds 18b, 19b, 23, 25b, and 26 showed strong potencies against all tested cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 0.26 ± 0.1 to 2.91 ± 0.1 μM, comparable with those of doxorubicin (IC50 values ranging from 0.65 ± 0.1 to 0.81 ± 0.1 μM). The most active compounds were further evaluated for their Topo II inhibitory activities and DNA intercalating affinities. Compounds 19b and 19c exhibited high activities against Topo II (IC50 = 0.97 ± 0.1 and 1.10 ± 0.1 μM, respectively) and bound the DNA at concentrations of 43.51 ± 2.0 and 49.11 ± 1.8 μM, respectively, whereas compound 28b exhibited a significant affinity to bind the DNA with an IC50 value of 37.06 ± 1.8 μM. Moreover, apoptosis and cell-cycle tests of the most promising compound 19b were carried out. It was found that 19b can significantly induce apoptosis in Hep G-2 cells. It has revealed cell-cycle arrest at the G2/M phase. Moreover, compound 19b downregulated the Bcl-2 levels, indicating its potential to enhance apoptosis. Furthermore, molecular docking studies were carried out against the DNA–Topo II complex to examine the binding patterns of the synthesized compounds.
Nanomolar-Potency 1,2,4-Triazoloquinoxaline Inhibitors of the Kidney Urea Transporter UT-A1
Lee, Sujin,Cil, Onur,Diez-Cecilia, Elena,Anderson, Marc O.,Verkman, Alan S.
, p. 3209 - 3217 (2018/04/23)
Urea transporter A (UT-A) isoforms encoded by the Slc14a2 gene are expressed in kidney tubule epithelial cells, where they facilitate urinary concentration. UT-A1 inhibition is predicted to produce a unique salt-sparing diuretic action in edema and hyponatremia. Here we report the discovery of 1,2,4-triazoloquinoxalines and the analysis of 37 synthesized analogues. The most potent compound, 8ay, containing 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline-substituted benzenesulfonamide linked by an aryl ether, rapidly and reversibly inhibited UT-A1 urea transport by a noncompetitive mechanism with IC50 ≈ 150 nM; the IC50 was ～2 μM for the related urea transporter UT-B encoded by the Slc14a1 gene. Molecular modeling suggested a putative binding site on the UT-A1 cytoplasmic domain. In vitro metabolism showing quinoxaline ring oxidation prompted the synthesis of metabolically stable 7,8-difluoroquinoxaline analogue 8bl, which when administered to rats produced marked diuresis and reduced urinary osmolality. 8bl has substantially improved UT-A1 inhibition potency and metabolic stability compared with prior compounds.
Design, synthesis, molecular modeling and anti-proliferative evaluation of novel quinoxaline derivatives as potential DNA intercalators and topoisomerase II inhibitors
Ibrahim,Taghour,Metwaly,Belal,Mehany,Elhendawy,Radwan,Yassin,El-Deeb,Hafez,ElSohly,Eissa
, p. 117 - 134 (2018/06/08)
New series of [1,2,4]triazolo [4,3-a]quinoxaline and bis([1,2,4]triazolo)[4,3-a:3′,4′-c]quinoxaline derivatives have been designed, synthesized and biologically evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against three tumor cell lines (HePG-2, Hep-2 and Caco-2). Compounds 16e, 21, 25a and 25b exhibited the highest activities against the examined cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 0.29 to 0.90 μM comparable to that of doxorubicin (IC50 ranging from 0.51 to 0.73 μM). The most active members were further evaluated for their topoisomerase II (Topo II) inhibitory activities and DNA intercalating affinities as potential mechanisms for their anti-proliferative activities. Interestingly, the results of Topo II inhibition and DNA binding assays were consistent with that of the cytotoxicity data, where the most potent anti-proliferative derivatives exhibited good Topo II inhibitory activities and DNA binding affinities, comparable to that of doxorubicin. Moreover, the most active compound 25a caused cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase and induced apoptosis in Caco-2 cells. In addition, Furthermore, molecular docking studies were performed for the novel compounds against DNA-Topo II complex to investigate their binding patterns. Based on these studies, it was concluded that DNA binding and/or Topo II inhibition may contribute to the observed cytotoxicity of the synthesized compounds.
