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ArticleScientific reports2019

Copper(II) complexes as potential anticancer and Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents: In vitro and in vivo studies.

Afzal Hussain, Mohamed Fahad AlAjmi, Md Tabish Rehman, Samira Amir, Fohad Mabood Husain, Ali Alsalme, Maqsood Ahmad Siddiqui, Abdulaziz A AlKhedhairy, Rais Ahmad Khan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Afzal HussainDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed Fahad AlAjmiDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Md Tabish RehmanDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2341-900X
Samira AmirDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science and General Studies, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fohad Mabood HusainDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Ali AlsalmeDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0897-2296
Maqsood Ahmad SiddiquiAl-Jeraisy Chair for DNA Research, Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz A AlKhedhairyAl-Jeraisy Chair for DNA Research, Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Rais Ahmad KhanDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia. krais@ksu.edu.sa.
King Saud University · SAAlfaisal University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Copper-based compounds are promising entities for target-specific next-generation anticancer and NSAIDS therapeutics. In lieu of this, benzimidazole scaffold plays an important role, because of their wide variety of potential functionalizations and coordination modes. Herein, we report three copper complexes 1-3 with benzimidazole-derived scaffolds, a biocompatible molecule, and secondary ligands viz, 1-10-phenanthroline and 2,2'-bipyridyl. All the copper complexes have been designed, synthesized and adequately characterized using various spectroscopic techniques. In-vitro, human serum albumin (HSA) binding was also carried out using fluorescence technique and in-silico molecular modeling studies, which exhibited significant binding affinities of the complexes with HSA. Furthermore, copper complexes 1-3 were tested for biological studies, i.e., anticancer as well as NSAIDS. In vitro cytotoxicity results were carried out on cultured MCF-7 cell lines. To get the insight over the mechanism of action, GSH depletion and change in lipid peroxidation were tested and thus confirmed the role of ROS generation, responsible for the cytotoxicity of the complexes 1-3. Moreover, the copper complexes 1-3 were tested for potential to act as NSAIDS on albino rats and mice in animal studies in-vivo. Additionally, we also predicted the mechanism of action of the copper complexes 1-3 using molecular modeling studies with COX-2 inhibitor.

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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntineoplastic AgentsCoordination ComplexesCopper2,2'-DipyridylAnimalsApoptosisFemaleHumansMCF-7 CellsMolecular Docking SimulationPhenanthrolinesProtein ConformationRatsSchiff BasesSerum Albumin, Human1,10-phenanthroline2,2'-DipyridylAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntineoplastic AgentsCoordination ComplexesCopperPhenanthrolinesSchiff BasesSerum Albumin, Human

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