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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Acetylenic Synthetic Betulin Derivatives Inhibit Akt and Erk Kinases Activity, Trigger Apoptosis and Suppress Proliferation of Neuroblastoma and Rhabdomyosarcoma Cell Lines.

Sylwia K Król, Ewa Bębenek, Magdalena Dmoszyńska-Graniczka, Adrianna Sławińska-Brych, Stanisław Boryczka, Andrzej Stepulak

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sylwia K KrólDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5297-9033
Ewa BębenekDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Jagiellońska 4, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5592-4161
Magdalena Dmoszyńska-GraniczkaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6248-0930
Adrianna Sławińska-BrychDepartment of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland.
Stanisław BoryczkaDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Jagiellońska 4, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0325-6250
Andrzej StepulakDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1872-394X
Medical University of Lublin · PLMedical University of Silesia · PLMaria Curie-Skłodowska University · PL

Funding

Medical University of Lublin DS440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuroblastoma (NB) and rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), the most common pediatric extracranial solid tumors, still represent an important clinical challenge since no effective treatment is available for metastatic and recurrent disease. Hence, there is an urgent need for the development of new chemotherapeutics to improve the outcome of patients. Betulin (Bet), a triterpenoid from the bark of birches, demonstrated interesting anti-cancer potential. The modification of natural phytochemicals with evidenced anti-tumor activity, including Bet, is one of the methods of receiving new compounds for potential implementation in oncological treatment. Here, we showed that two acetylenic synthetic Bet derivatives (ASBDs), EB5 and EB25/1, reduced the viability and proliferation of SK-N-AS and TE671 cells, as measured by MTT and BrdU tests, respectively. Moreover, ASBDs were also more cytotoxic than temozolomide (TMZ) and cisplatin (cis-diaminedichloroplatinum [II], CDDP) in vitro, and the combination of EB5 with CDDP enhanced anti-cancer effects. We also showed the slowdown of cell cycle progression at S/G

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AcetyleneAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBetulaBetulinic AcidCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCisplatinExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHumansMolecular StructureNeuroblastomaPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsAcetyleneAntineoplastic AgentsbetulinBetulinic AcidCisplatinExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTemozolomideTriterpenesacetylenic synthetic betulin derivativesADMETbetulinchemotherapycisplatindruglikenessneuroblastomapediatric cancersrhabdomyosarcomatemozolomide

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