1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione Derivatives; Novel Approach for Anticancer and Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitory Activities.
A series of novel 5-(substituted phenyl)-3-[(substituted phenylamino)methyl]-3H-[1,3,4]oxadiazole-2- thione derivatives were prepared and their in vitro cytotoxicity was evaluated against a panel of three cancer cell lines, namely, hepatocarcinoma HepG2, breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7, and leukemia HL-60 cells, using the widely accepted MTT assay. In general, the synthesized compounds displayed weak to moderate cytotoxic activity against the three tested cell lines. Compound 5a, which has trimethoxy substituents on both phenyl rings, exhibited the highest cytotoxic effect against all cell lines tested with IC50 values of 12.01, 7.52 and 9.7 μM against HepG2, MCF-7 and HL-60 cells, respectively. Mechanistic studies revealed that the test compounds showed a good inhibitory effect on cellular tubulin of hepatocellular carcinoma. Compound 5h was the most potent tubulin inhibitor in HepG2 cells, with 81.1 % inhibition of the original control tubulin. Moreover, the mechanism of tubulin polymerization inhibition was confirmed by immunofluorescence assay, flow cytometry, and docking study.
Mohamed
M
Abdel-Aziz
Kamel A
KA
Metwally
Amira M
AM
Gamal-Eldeen
Postal address: Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt. omarsokkar@yahoo.com.
Omar M
OM
Aly
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D056945:Hep G2 Cells; D006801:Humans; D061986:MCF-7 Cells; D062105:Molecular Docking Simulation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010069:Oxadiazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058105:Polymerization / Q000187:drug effects*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013871:Thiones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014404:Tubulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D050257:Tubulin Modulators / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D010069:Oxadiazoles; D013871:Thiones; D014404:Tubulin; D050257:Tubulin Modulators