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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Anticancer Potential of Pyridoxine-Based Doxorubicin Derivatives: An In Vitro Study.

Rawdah Karwt, Oksana V Bondar, Mikhail V Pugachev, Tharaa Mohammad, Aisylu S Kadyrova, Roman S Pavelyev, Saleh Alrhmoun, Oleg I Gnezdilov, Yurii G Shtyrlin

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity: A Comprehensive Update.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rawdah KarwtScientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-9770-8667
Oksana V BondarScientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-9856-5664
Mikhail V PugachevScientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.
Tharaa MohammadScientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-4237-0846
Aisylu S KadyrovaScientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.
Roman S PavelyevScientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-3195-1218
Saleh AlrhmounScientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-0788-5385
Oleg I GnezdilovScientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-4306-6272
Yurii G ShtyrlinScientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.
Kazan Federal University · RU

Funding

Subsidy allocated to Kazan Federal University for the state assignment in the sphere of scientific activities 0671-2020-0053Subsidy allocated to the Kazan Federal University for the state assignment in the sphere of scientific activity FZSM-2023-0016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Doxorubicin (DOX) is a prevalent anticancer agent; however, it is unfortunately characterized by high cardiotoxicity, myelosuppression, and multiple other side effects. To overcome DOX limitations, two novel pyridoxine-derived doxorubicin derivatives were synthesized (DOX-1 and DOX-2). In the present study, their antitumor activity and mechanism of action were investigated. Of these two compounds, DOX-2, in which the pyridoxine fragment is attached to the doxorubicin molecule via a C3 linker, revealed higher selectivity against specific cancer cell types compared to doxorubicin and a promising safety profile for conditionally normal cells. However, the compound with a C1 linker (DOX-1) was not characterized by selectivity of antitumor action. It was revealed that DOX-2 obstructs cell cycle progression, induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway without the development of necrosis, and showcases antioxidant capabilities, underlining its cell-regulatory roles. In contrast to doxorubicin's DNA-centric mechanism, DOX-2 does not interact with nuclear DNA. Given these findings, DOX-2 presents a new promising direction in cancer therapeutics, which is deserving of further in vivo exploration.

Indexed as

anticancer agentsantioxidantsapoptosis inductioncell-cycle arrestDNA intercalationdoxorubicindoxorubicin derivativespyridoxinevitamin B6

Identifiers

PMID38541608
PMCPMC10970924
OpenAlexW4391959928

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