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ArticleScientific reports2018

Mechanism of action of the third generation benzopyrans and evaluation of their broad anti-cancer activity in vitro and in vivo.

Alexander J Stevenson, Eleanor I Ager, Martina A Proctor, Dubravka Škalamera, Andrew Heaton, David Brown, Brian G Gabrielli

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexander J StevensonMater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5909-066X
Eleanor I AgerNovogen Ltd., Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia.
Martina A ProctorMater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Dubravka ŠkalameraMater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Andrew HeatonNovogen Ltd., Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia.
David BrownNovogen Ltd., Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia.
Brian G GabrielliMater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. brianG@uq.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-3933-1651
Translational Research Institute · AUHornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Successive rounds of chemical modification in three generations of benzopyran molecules have shown to select for different mechanisms of actions and progressive increases in anti-cancer activity. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of action of the third-generation benzopyran compounds, TRX-E-002-1 and TRX-E-009-1. High-content screening of a panel of 240 cancer cell lines treated with TRX-E-009-1 demonstrated it has broad anti-cancer potential. Within this screen, melanoma cell lines showed a range of sensitivities and subsequently a second independent panel of 21 melanoma 3D spheroid lines were assessed for their responses to both TRX-E-002-1 and TRX-E-009-1 compounds. Time-lapse microscopy illustrated both of these compounds caused mitotic delays in treated cells, resulting in either mitotic slippage or apoptosis. This finding along with immunostaining, in vitro polymerization assays, and animal experiments in both athymic and immunocompetent mice, demonstrates that these third-generation benzopyran compounds are potent tubulin polymerization inhibitors in vitro and in vivo, and this is the molecular basis of their anti-cancer activity in melanoma. These findings indicate these BP compounds may offer a novel anti-microtubule strategy for cancer intervention and provides the basis for further investigation into biomarkers of clinical sensitivity.

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BenzopyransFlavonoidsTubulin ModulatorsAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, NudeXenograft Model Antitumor Assays4-(para-hydroxyphenyl)-7,4'-dihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxy-8-methylisoflavanBenzopyransFlavonoidsTubulin Modulators

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PMID29572477
PMCPMC5865165
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