scholarly journals Steroids—has the time come to extend their use to AML?

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariah Farrugia ◽  
Catriona Cutajar ◽  
Jean Calleja Agius ◽  
Pierre Schembri Wismayer
Keyword(s):  
Cell Lines ◽  
Malignant Cell ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Cytotoxic Agents ◽  
Lymphoid Leukaemia ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
Cd38 Expression ◽  
Resistant Disease ◽  
Differentiation Marker

Abstract Background In 2018, leukaemia accounted for 2.6% of all new cancers, it being the 13th most common cause of cancer and the 10th most common cause of cancer death. Glucocorticoids are commonly used in lymphoid leukaemia treatment, where they are cytotoxic. The aim of this review is to highlight ongoing research of steroid use in myeloid leukaemias. Main text Glucocorticoids increase infection risks in acute myeloid leukaemia, but with adequate antifungal cover, they can help in hyperleucocytic disease. They also show some benefits in sensitising multidrug-resistant AML cell lines to cytotoxic agents, induce differentiation marker expression and can also induce CD38 expression, making AML cells possible targets of daratumumab. Cardiotonic steroids, like digitalis, are being recognised as sensitising AML cells to the chemotherapeutic effects of many cytotoxic agents, primarily by inhibiting efflux pumps, thus minimising AML resistance. Ecdysteroids enhance sensitivity in multidrug-resistant AML, but also in non-resistant AML cell lines, through pathways including the activation of mitochondrial apoptosis. Their anti-apoptotic effects on non-malignant cell lines help their target specificity. Sensitisation is chemotherapy-specific, enhancing the effects of doxorubicin and tubulin inhibitors but increasing resistance to cisplatinum. Short conclusion Cardiotonic steroids and ecdysteroids both show chemosensitisation to the cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy on AML cell lines. It is likely time to consider clinical trials to assess whether these, as well as traditional glucocorticoids, can contribute to the AML armamentarium, particularly in chemo-resistant disease.

scholarly journals The anticancer agent PB-100, selectively active on malignant cells, inhibits multiplication of sixteen malignant cell lines, even multidrug resistant

2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirko Beljanski
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Plant Extract ◽  
Normal Cell ◽  
Anticancer Agent ◽  
Malignant Cell ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Cell Multiplication ◽  
Malignant Cells

The plant-derived anticancer agent PB-100 selectively destroys cancer cells, even when multidrug resistant; yet, it does not inhibit normal (non-malignant) cell multiplication. Testing of PB-100 on sixteen malignant cell lines, several multidrug resistant, as well as on five normal cell lines, confirmed our previous results. Flavopereirine and dihydroflavopereirine, the active principles of PB-100, were chemically synthesized and displayed the same selectivity for tumor cells as the purified plant extract, being active at even lower concentrations.

2,7-Dihydro-3H-pyridazino[5,4,3-kl]acridin-3-one derivatives, novel type of cytotoxic agents active on multidrug-resistant cell lines. Synthesis and biological evaluation

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1969-1975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Stefańska ◽  
Maria M. Bontemps-Gracz ◽  
Ippolito Antonini ◽  
Sante Martelli ◽  
Małgorzata Arciemiuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Lines ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Resistant Cell ◽  
Biological Evaluation ◽  
Cytotoxic Agents ◽  
Synthesis And Biological Evaluation

Development of New IDO Inhibitors with Coumarin Pyrimidine Scaffolds as the Potential Anti Cancer Agents

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1172-1180
Author(s):  
Radhika Chelamalla ◽  
Ajitha Makula
Keyword(s):  
Cytotoxic Activity ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Mtt Assay ◽  
Human Cancer ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Cytotoxic Agents ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Human Cancer Cell Lines ◽  
Ic50 Values

Background: Progress in the developments of pyrimidine-coumarin moiety as an IDO inhibitor is still continuing with an outcome of the good scaffold as pyrimidine as well as coumarin individually for anticancer activity. Hence we proposed a suitable approach for the synthesis of pyrimidinecoumarin moieties in a combined form from the results of docking studies. Objective: As part of our ongoing research towards the development of novel cytotoxic agents, the synthesis and cytotoxic activity of a series of N'-(1-(6-methyl-2-oxo/thioxo-4-sub phenyl-1,2,3,4- tetrahydropyrimidin-5-yl)vinyl)-2-oxo-2H-chromene-3-carbohydrazide derivatives are discussed in this study. Methods: N'-(1-(6-methyl-2-oxo/thioxo-4-sub phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-5-yl)vinyl)-2-oxo- 2H-chromene-3-carbohydrazide derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated for cytotoxic activity. The structures were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, C13NMR, Mass spectroscopy. All the synthesized compounds were evaluated using in vitro MTT assay against HeLa and HepG2 cell lines. Results: Compound 6g showed inhibitory activity against IDO with IC50 values at nanomolar range in docking studies and compounds 6g and 6f also showed significant cytotoxic activity on human cancer cell lines like HepG2 and HeLa using in vitro MTT assay. Conclusion: This work showed that the coumarin containing pyrimidine derivatives are found to be the most potent against IDO through docking studies and cytotoxic against cell lines compared with cisplatin. This might give the information for the development of new series of compounds against IDO.

Differential Increases in Glutathione S-Transferase Activities in a Range of Multidrug-Resistant Human Tumor Cell Lines

1989 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. H. Whelan ◽  
Louise K. Hosking ◽  
Alan J. Townsend ◽  
Kenneth H. Cowan ◽  
Bridget T. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Cell ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Human Tumor ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Tumor Cell Lines ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Human Tumor Cell ◽  
Human Tumor Cell Lines

Design, Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of New 3, 5-Disubstituted-2-Thioxoimidazolidinones

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled R.A. Abdellatif ◽  
Mostafa M. Elbadawi ◽  
Mohammed T. Elsaady ◽  
Amer A. Abd El-Hafeez ◽  
Takashi Fujimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Cancer Cell ◽  
Topoisomerase I ◽  
Cancer Cell Line ◽  
Cytotoxic Agents ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Human Lung Fibroblast ◽  
Mcf 7

Background: Some 2-thioxoimidazolidinones have been reported as anti-prostate and anti-breast cancer agents through their inhibitory activity on topoisomerase I that is considered as a potential chemotherapeutic target. Objective: A new series of 3,5-disubstituted-2-thioxoimidazolidinone derivatives 10a-f and their S-methyl analogs 11a-f were designed, synthesized and evaluated for cytotoxicity against human prostate cancer cell line (PC-3), human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) and non-cancerous human lung fibroblast cell line (WI-38). </P><P> Results and Method: While compounds 10a-f showed a broad range of activities against PC-3 and MCF-7 cell lines (IC50 = 34.0 – 186.9 and 24.6 – 147.5 µM respectively), the S-methyl analogs 11a-f showed (IC50 = 22.7 – 198.5 and 16.9 – 188.2 µM respectively) in comparison with 5-fluorouracil (IC50 = 60.7 and 40.7 µM respectively). 11c (IC50 = 22.7 and 29.2 µM) and 11f (IC50 = 28.7 and 16.9 µM) were the most potent among all compounds against both PC-3 and MCF-7 respectively with no cytotoxicity against WI-38. Conclusion: The newly synthesized compounds showed good activity against PC-3 and MCF-7 cell lines in comparison with 5-fluorouracil. Compounds 11c and 11f bound with human topoisomerase I similar to its known inhibitors and significantly inhibited its DNA relaxation activity in a dose dependent manner which may rationalize their molecular mechanism as cytotoxic agents.

Lemon Juice Mediated Synthesis of 3-Substituted Quinazolin-4(3H)-Ones and their Pharmacological Evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (16) ◽  
pp. 2001-2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malavattu G. Prasad ◽  
C. Vijaya Lakshmi ◽  
Naresh K. Katari ◽  
Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda ◽  
Manojit Pal
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Hek293 Cell ◽  
Glyoxylic Acid ◽  
Lemon Juice ◽  
Cytotoxic Agents ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Hek293 Cell Line ◽  
Three Component Reaction ◽  
Mcf 7

Background: Compounds containing the quinazoline-4(3H)-one framework constitute an important class of fused N-heterocycles that are found in more than 200 naturally occurring alkaloids. These compounds also show a diverse range of pharmacological activities including antitumor properties. This prompted us to explore a series of quinazolin-4-(3H)-one derivatives having no substituent at C-2 as potential cytotoxic agents. Objective: The objective of this study was to synthesize and evaluate 3-substituted quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives for their potential cytotoxic properties. Methods: A convenient method has been developed for the rapid synthesis of this class of compounds under a mild and non-hazardous reaction condition in good yields. The methodology involved a three-component reaction employing isatoic anhydride, amines and glyoxylic acid as reactants in the presence of lemon juice in PEG- 400 at room temperature (25-30ºC) under ultrasound irradiation. All the synthesized compounds were screened via an MTT assay for their potential cytotoxic properties in vitro using the cancerous cell lines e.g. A549, A2780, HepG2, K562, MCF-7 and HCT-116 and a non-cancerous HEK293 cell line. Results: Several compounds such as 3a, 3b, 3d, 3e and 3f showed promising growth inhibition against these cancer cell lines but no significant effects on HEK293 cell line. The IC50 values of these compounds were comparable to doxorubicin whereas 3f significantly induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells that also was comparable to doxorubicin. Conclusion: An ultrasound-assisted MCR facilitated by lemon juice has been developed to synthesize 3- substituted quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives that could act as potential anticancer agents.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document