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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2014

Investigation of aromatase inhibitory activity of metal complexes of 8-hydroxyquinoline and uracil derivatives.

Veda Prachayasittikul, Ratchanok Pingaew, Chanin Nantasenamat, Supaluk Prachayasittikul, Somsak Ruchirawat, Virapong Prachayasittikul

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Veda PrachayasittikulDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Ratchanok PingaewDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chanin NantasenamatCenter of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Supaluk PrachayasittikulCenter of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Somsak RuchirawatLaboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand ; Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Bangkok, Thailand.
Virapong PrachayasittikulDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Mahidol University · THChulabhorn Graduate Institute · THSrinakharinwirot University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEstrogens play important roles in the pathogenesis and progression of breast cancer as well as estrogen-related diseases. Aromatase is a key enzyme in the rate-limiting step of estrogen production, in which its inhibition is one strategy for controlling estrogen levels to improve prognosis of estrogen-related cancers and diseases. Herein, a series of metal (Mn, Cu, and Ni) complexes of 8-hydroxyquinoline (8HQ) and uracil derivatives (4-9) were investigated for their aromatase inhibitory and cytotoxic activities.

methodsThe aromatase inhibition assay was performed according to a Gentest™ kit using CYP19 enzyme, wherein ketoconazole and letrozole were used as reference drugs. The cytotoxicity was tested on normal embryonic lung cells (MRC-5) using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay.

resultsOnly Cu complexes (6 and 9) exhibited aromatase inhibitory effect with IC50 0.30 and 1.7 μM, respectively. Cytotoxicity test against MRC-5 cells showed that Mn and Cu complexes (5 and 6), as well as free ligand 8HQ, exhibited activity with IC50 range 0.74-6.27 μM.

conclusionCu complexes (6 and 9) were found to act as a novel class of aromatase inhibitor. Our findings suggest that these 8HQ-Cu-uracil complexes are promising agents that could be potentially developed as a selective anticancer agent for breast cancer and other estrogen-related diseases.

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Aromatase InhibitorsCell LineCoordination ComplexesCopperHumansInhibitory Concentration 50KetoconazoleLetrozoleLungManganeseNickelNitrilesOxyquinolineTriazolesUracilAromatase InhibitorsCoordination ComplexesCopperKetoconazoleLetrozoleManganeseNickelNitrilesOxyquinolineTriazolesUracilanticanceraromatase inhibitormetal-based compound

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