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Vaidergorn, Miguel M.
[1]
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Carneiro, Zumira A.
[2]
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Lopes, Carla D.
[2]
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de Albuquerque, Sergio
[2]
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Reis, Felipe C. C.
[3]
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Nikolaou, Sofia
[3]
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e Mello, Juliana F. R.
[4]
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Genesi, Giovani L.
[4]
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Trossini, Gustavo H. G.
[4]
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Ganesan, A.
[5]
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Emery, Flavio S.
[1]
Total Authors: 11
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Pharmaceut Sci, Sch Pharmaceut Sci Ribeirao Preto FCFRP, Ave Cafe S-N, BR-14040903 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Clin Anal Toxicol & Food Sci, Sch Pharmaceut Sci Ribeirao Preto FCFRP, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Chem, Fac Philosophy Sci & Letters Ribeirao Preto FFCLR, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, LITEC, Dept Pharm, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Ave Prof Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 13, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ East Anglia, Sch Pharm, Norwich, Norfolk - England
Total Affiliations: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; v. 157, p. 657-664, SEP 5 2018. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 3 |
| Abstract | |
It is known that aziridines and nitrogen mustards exert their biological activities, especially in chemotherapy, via DNA alkylation. The studied scaffold, 2-phenyl-1-aziridine, provides a distinct conformation compared to commonly used aziridines, and therefore, leads to a change in high-strained ring reactivity towards biological nucleophiles, such as DNA. The above series of compounds was tested in three breast cell lines: MCF-10, a healthy cell; MCF-7, a hormone responsive cancer cell; and MDA-MB-231, a triple negative breast cancer cell. Both aziridines and their precursors, beta-amino alcohols, showed activity towards these cells, and some of the compounds showed higher selectivity index than cisplatin, the drug used as control. When the type of cell death was investigated, the synthesized compounds demonstrated higher apoptosis and lower necrosis rates than cisplatin, and when the mechanism of action was studied, the compounds were shown to interact with DNA via its minor groove instead of alkylation or intercalation. (C) 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 15/20302-7 - Using non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs, azanaphtalenes and phenazines as ligands for the development of bi- and trinuclear rutenium carboxylates with potential antialergic, tumoricide and tripanocide activities |
| Grantee: | Sofia Nikolaou |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/03812-9 - Development of inhibitors and fluorescent probes for the enzyme Lysine specific demethylase (LSD1) |
| Grantee: | Miguel de Menezes Vaidergorn |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |