Pyrrolizine/Indolizine-NSAID Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Studies

In the current study, eight new hybrids of the NSAIDs, ibuprofen and ketoprofen with five pyrrolizine/indolizine derivatives were designed and synthesized. The chemical structures of these hybrids were confirmed by spectral and elemental analyses. The antiproliferative activities of these hybrids (5...

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Autores principales: Mohammed A. S. Abourehab, Alaa M. Alqahtani, Faisal A. Almalki, Dana M. Zaher, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Ahmed M. Gouda, Eman A. M. Beshr
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e3a501d1abb7432fba45b181cbc1b84d2021-11-11T18:33:38ZPyrrolizine/Indolizine-NSAID Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Studies10.3390/molecules262165821420-3049https://doaj.org/article/e3a501d1abb7432fba45b181cbc1b84d2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/21/6582https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049In the current study, eight new hybrids of the NSAIDs, ibuprofen and ketoprofen with five pyrrolizine/indolizine derivatives were designed and synthesized. The chemical structures of these hybrids were confirmed by spectral and elemental analyses. The antiproliferative activities of these hybrids (5 μM) was investigated against MCF-7, A549, and HT-29 cancer cell lines using the cell viability assay, MTT assay. The results revealed 4–71% inhibition of the growth of the three cancer cell lines, where <b>8a</b>,<b>e</b>,<b>f</b> were the most active. In addition, an investigation of the antiproliferative activity of <b>8a</b>,<b>e</b>,<b>f</b> against MCF-7 cells revealed IC<sub>50</sub> values of 7.61, 1.07, and 3.16 μM, respectively. Cell cycle analysis of MCF-7 cells treated with the three hybrids at 5 μM revealed a pro-apoptotic increase in cells at preG1 and cell cycle arrest at the G1 and S phases. In addition, the three hybrids induced early apoptotic events in MCF-7 cells. The results of the molecular docking of the three hybrids into COX-1/2 revealed higher binding free energies than their parent compounds <b>5a</b>,<b>c</b> and the co-crystallized ligands, ibuprofen and SC-558. The results also indicated higher binding free energies toward COX-2 over COX-1. Moreover, analysis of the binding modes of <b>8a</b>,<b>e</b>,<b>f</b> into COX-2 revealed partial superposition with the co-crystallized ligand, SC-558 with the formation of essential hydrogen bonds, electrostatic, or hydrophobic interactions with the key amino acid His90 and Arg513. The new hybrids also showed drug-likeness scores in the range of 1.06–2.03 compared to ibuprofen (0.65) and ketoprofen (0.57). These results above indicated that compounds <b>8a</b>,<b>e</b>,<b>f</b> deserve additional investigation as potential anticancer candidates.Mohammed A. S. AbourehabAlaa M. AlqahtaniFaisal A. AlmalkiDana M. ZaherAshraf N. AbdallaAhmed M. GoudaEman A. M. BeshrMDPI AGarticlepyrrolizineindolizineNSAIDscytotoxicitycell cycleapoptosisOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENMolecules, Vol 26, Iss 6582, p 6582 (2021)
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topic pyrrolizine
indolizine
NSAIDs
cytotoxicity
cell cycle
apoptosis
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle pyrrolizine
indolizine
NSAIDs
cytotoxicity
cell cycle
apoptosis
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Mohammed A. S. Abourehab
Alaa M. Alqahtani
Faisal A. Almalki
Dana M. Zaher
Ashraf N. Abdalla
Ahmed M. Gouda
Eman A. M. Beshr
Pyrrolizine/Indolizine-NSAID Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Studies
description In the current study, eight new hybrids of the NSAIDs, ibuprofen and ketoprofen with five pyrrolizine/indolizine derivatives were designed and synthesized. The chemical structures of these hybrids were confirmed by spectral and elemental analyses. The antiproliferative activities of these hybrids (5 μM) was investigated against MCF-7, A549, and HT-29 cancer cell lines using the cell viability assay, MTT assay. The results revealed 4–71% inhibition of the growth of the three cancer cell lines, where <b>8a</b>,<b>e</b>,<b>f</b> were the most active. In addition, an investigation of the antiproliferative activity of <b>8a</b>,<b>e</b>,<b>f</b> against MCF-7 cells revealed IC<sub>50</sub> values of 7.61, 1.07, and 3.16 μM, respectively. Cell cycle analysis of MCF-7 cells treated with the three hybrids at 5 μM revealed a pro-apoptotic increase in cells at preG1 and cell cycle arrest at the G1 and S phases. In addition, the three hybrids induced early apoptotic events in MCF-7 cells. The results of the molecular docking of the three hybrids into COX-1/2 revealed higher binding free energies than their parent compounds <b>5a</b>,<b>c</b> and the co-crystallized ligands, ibuprofen and SC-558. The results also indicated higher binding free energies toward COX-2 over COX-1. Moreover, analysis of the binding modes of <b>8a</b>,<b>e</b>,<b>f</b> into COX-2 revealed partial superposition with the co-crystallized ligand, SC-558 with the formation of essential hydrogen bonds, electrostatic, or hydrophobic interactions with the key amino acid His90 and Arg513. The new hybrids also showed drug-likeness scores in the range of 1.06–2.03 compared to ibuprofen (0.65) and ketoprofen (0.57). These results above indicated that compounds <b>8a</b>,<b>e</b>,<b>f</b> deserve additional investigation as potential anticancer candidates.
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author Mohammed A. S. Abourehab
Alaa M. Alqahtani
Faisal A. Almalki
Dana M. Zaher
Ashraf N. Abdalla
Ahmed M. Gouda
Eman A. M. Beshr
author_facet Mohammed A. S. Abourehab
Alaa M. Alqahtani
Faisal A. Almalki
Dana M. Zaher
Ashraf N. Abdalla
Ahmed M. Gouda
Eman A. M. Beshr
author_sort Mohammed A. S. Abourehab
title Pyrrolizine/Indolizine-NSAID Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Studies
title_short Pyrrolizine/Indolizine-NSAID Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Studies
title_full Pyrrolizine/Indolizine-NSAID Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Studies
title_fullStr Pyrrolizine/Indolizine-NSAID Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Studies
title_full_unstemmed Pyrrolizine/Indolizine-NSAID Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Studies
title_sort pyrrolizine/indolizine-nsaid hybrids: design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular docking studies
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/e3a501d1abb7432fba45b181cbc1b84d
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