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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 209, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112870
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HCT-116; Camptothecin; Podophyllotoxin; Topoisomerase; Tubulin; Radiation
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A series of benzimidazole derivatives with methoxylated aryl groups were designed and synthesized as potential cytotoxic agents. Some compounds showed strong inhibitory activity on tumor cells in vitro and had effects on key processes such as cell cycle and apoptosis.
A novel series of benzimidazole derivatives with methoxylated aryl groups was designed and synthesized as molecules with potential cytotoxic activity. In vitro cytotoxic activity over HCT-116 cells showed that N-(benzimidazothiazolone)acetamides 11a, 11b and 11c were found to be the most cytotoxic compounds compared camptothecin (CPT). The tested compounds had a dual topoisomerase I-beta (Topo I-beta) and tubulin inhibiting activities when compared to CPT and Podophyllotoxin (Podo) where, compounds l0a, l0b, 11a and 11b exhibited a potent inhibitory activity on Topo I-b enzyme in nano-molar concentration, on the other hand, compounds 12b and 13b exhibited the best inhibitory activity beta-tubulin polymerization. Results of the cell cycle analysis as well as the results of annexin-V on HCT-116 cells showed that benzimidazothiazoles 12b and 13b had a pro-apoptotic activity higher than CPT by 1.33- and 1.30-folds, respectively. Moreover, the concentration of p53, Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and caspase 3/7 increased in compounds l0b, 11b, l2b, 13b, especially, compounds 11b and 13b exhibited an increased level of these mediators than CPT. Finally, compound 11b regulated the radiosensitizing activity of the HCT-116 cells by modulating the chromosomal instability. (c) 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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