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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Synthetic Analogs of Marine Alkaloid Aplysinopsin Suppress Anti-Apoptotic Protein BCL2 in Prostate Cancer.

Eslam R El-Sawy, Zeinab A El-Shahid, Ahmed A F Soliman, Amr Nassrallah, Ahmed B Abdelwahab, Gilbert Kirsch, Heba Abdelmegeed

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. 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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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eslam R El-SawyChemistry of Natural Compounds Department, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7505-3356
Zeinab A El-ShahidChemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8237-9568
Ahmed A F SolimanDrug Bioassay-Cell Culture Laboratory, Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Center, Giza 12622, Egypt.
Amr NassrallahBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
Ahmed B AbdelwahabPlant Advanced Technologies (PAT), 54500 Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, France.ORCID 0000-0002-3949-4189
Gilbert KirschLaboratoire Lorrain de Chimie Moléculaire (L.2.C.M.), Université de Lorraine, 57050 Metz, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8500-1755
Heba AbdelmegeedChemistry of Natural Compounds Department, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-8510-8576
National Research Centre · EGCairo University · EGLaboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aplysinopsins are a class of indole alkaloids that possess various pharmacological activities. Although their action has been studied in regard to many diseases, their effect on prostate cancer has not yet been examined. Therefore, we synthesized a new series of aplysinopsin analogs and investigated their cytotoxic activity against prostate cancer. Five analogs showed high antitumor activity via suppressing the expression of the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl2, simulationously increasing the expression of the pro-apoptotic genes p53, Bax and Caspase 3. The inhibition of BCL2 led to the activation of BAX, which in turn activated Caspase 3, leading to apoptosis. This dual mechanism of action via apoptosis and cell cycle arrest induction is responsible for aplysinopsin analogs antitumor activity. Hence, our newly synthesized analogs are highly promising candidates for further preclinical studies against prostate cancer.

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AlkaloidsAntineoplastic AgentsProstatic NeoplasmsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory Proteinsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCaspase 3Cell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansMaleProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2TryptophanAlkaloidsAntineoplastic AgentsaplysinopsinApoptosis Regulatory Proteinsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBCL2 protein, humanCaspase 3Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Tryptophananti-apoptotic protein BCL2aplysinopsin analogscell cycle arrestmolecular dockingprostate cancer

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