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Capsaicin-like analogue induced selective apoptosis in A2058 melanoma cells: Design, synthesis and molecular modeling

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Vasco Pereira, Gustavo Jose [1] ; Tavares, Mauricio Temotheo [1] ; Azevedo, Ricardo Alexandre [2] ; Martins, Barbara Behr [3] ; Cunha, Micael Rodrigues [4, 1] ; Bhardwaj, Rajesh [5] ; Cury, Yara [3] ; Zambelli, Vanessa Olzon [3] ; Barbosa, Euzebio Guimaraes [6] ; Hediger, Matthias A. [5] ; Parise-Filho, Roberto [1]
Número total de Autores: 11
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[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Pharm, Lab Design & Synth Bioact Subst LAPESSB, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Expt Oncol Unit UNONEX, Dept Microbiol Immunol & Parasitol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Butantan Inst, Lab Pain & Signaling, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Bern, Dept Chem & Biochem, Freiestr 3, CH-3012 Bern - Switzerland
[5] Univ Bern, Inst Biochem & Mol Med, Natl Ctr Competence Res, NCCR TransCure, Buhlstr 28, CH-3012 Bern - Switzerland
[6] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Pharm, Natal, RN - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 6
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry; v. 27, n. 13, p. 2893-2904, JUL 1 2019.
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The use of molecules inspired by natural scaffolds has proven to be a very promising and efficient method of drug discovery. In this work, capsaicin, a natural product from Capsicum peppers with antitumor properties, was used as a prototype to obtain urea and thiourea analogues. Among the most promising compounds, the thiourea compound 6g exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against human melanoma A2058 cells that was twice as high as that of capsaicin. Compound 6g induced significant and dose-dependent G(0)/G(1) cell cycle arrest in A2058 cells triggering cell death by apoptosis. Our results suggest that 6g modulates the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway, inducing important morphological changes, such as formation of apoptotic bodies and increased levels of cleaved caspase-3. Compared to capsaicin, 6g had no significant TRPV1/6 agonist effect or irritant effects on mice. Molecular modeling studies corroborate the biological findings and suggest that 6g, besides being a more reactive molecule towards its target, may also present a better pharmacokinetic profile than capsaicin. Inverse virtual screening strategy found MEK1 as a possible biological target for 6g. Consistent with these findings, our observations suggested that 6g could be developed as a potential anticancer agent. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 13/19311-6 - Planejamento, síntese e avaliação do potencial antitumoral de compostos arilsulfonil-hidrazônicos
Beneficiário:Thais Batista Fernandes
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
Processo FAPESP: 17/00689-0 - Potenciais agentes antineoplásicos: síntese, docking molecular e avaliação da atividade antitumoral de análogos capsaicinoides
Beneficiário:Roberto Parise Filho
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular