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Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics approach and in vitro assays revealed promising role of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one derivatives against colorectal cancer cell lines

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2023.106378

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Quinazoline; Colorectal cancer; Proliferation; Migration; Arginine metabolism; Redox hemostasis; Invasion; LC-MS; MS; Metabolomics

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In this study, the anticancer properties of seven synthesized 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one analogues were investigated against two CRC cell lines. The compounds showed potent cytotoxic effects, suppressed wound closure, decreased the number of adherent cells, and inhibited cell invasion. Metabolomics analysis revealed significant perturbations in several metabolites and altered biochemical processes essential for cell proliferation and progression. Our findings suggest that these analogues, particularly C5, have promising anticancer properties and highlight the role of metabolomics in identifying therapeutic targets and understanding altered pathways in treated cancer cells.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most frequent form of gastrointestinal cancer and one of the major causes of human mortality worldwide. Many of the current CRC therapies have limitations due to multidrug resistance and/or severe side effects. Quinazoline derivatives are promising lead compounds with a wide range of phar-macological actions. In this study, the effect of seven synthesized 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one analogues as potential anticancer agents against two CRC cell lines (HCT116 and SW480) was investigated using cell viability proliferation, migration, adhesion and invasion assays. A liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) metabolomics approach was used to identify the underlying biochemical pathways disturbed in treated-HCT116 cells. Cell viability proliferation assay revealed that four compounds (C2, C3, C5, and C7) had IC50 < 10 mu M with C5 displaying the most potent cytotoxic effect (IC50 1.4 and 0.3 mu M against HCT116 and SW480, respectively). Additionally, the compounds showed suppression of wound closure after 72 h, and both C2 and C5 significantly decreased the number of adherent cells and suppressed HCT116 cells invasion. Metabolomics study revealed that C5 induced significant perturbations in the level of several metabolites including spermine, polyamines, gluta-mine, creatine and carnitine, and altered biochemical processes essential for cell proliferation and progression such as amino acids biosynthesis and metabolism, redox homeostasis, energy related processes (e.g., fatty acid oxidation, second Warburg like effect) and one-carbon metabolism. Our findings indicate that 2,3-dihy-droquinazolin-4(1H)-one analogues, particularly C5, have promising anticancer properties, and shed light on the role of metabolomics in identifying new therapeutic targets and providing better understanding of the pathways altered in treated cancer cells.

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