Fluorinated benzylidene indanone exhibits antiproliferative activity through modulation of microtubule dynamics and antiangiogenic activity
作者:Ankita Srivastava、Kaneez Fatima、Eram Fatima、Arjun Singh、Aastha Singh、Aparna Shukla、Suaib Luqman、Karuna Shanker、Debabrata Chanda、Feroz Khan、Arvind S. Negi
DOI:10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105513
日期:2020.11
The application of fluorine in drug design has been understood significantly by the medicinal chemists in recent years. Modulation of tubulin-microtubule dynamics is one of the most effective targets for cancer chemotherapeutics. A logically designed and identified lead compound, fluorinated benzylidene indanone 1 has been extensively evaluated for cancer pharmacology. It occupied colchicine binding pocket acting as microtubule destabilizer and induced a G2/M phase arrest in MCF-7 cells. Compound 1 exerted an antiangiogenic effect in MCF-7 cells by down-regulating Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Hypoxia Inducible Factor-alpha (HIF-alpha). In in-vivo efficacy in C3H/Jax mice mammary carcinoma model, benzylidene indanone 1 reduced tumour volumes by 48.2%. Further in acute oral toxicity studies compound 1 was well tolerated and safe up to 1000 mg/kg dose in Swiss albino mice. The fluorinated benzylidene indanone 1, a new chemical entity (NCE) can further be optimized for better efficacy against breast adenocarcinoma.(1)