Abstract
Cinnamic acid derivatives can be found in plant material, and they possess a remarkable variety of biological effects. In the present study, we have investigated the cytotoxic effects of representative cinnamic acid esters and amides. The cytotoxicity was determined by MTT test on human cervix adenocarcinoma (HeLa), myelogenous leukemia (K562), malignant melanoma (Fem-x), and estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer (MCF-7) cells, versus peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) without or with the addition of the plant lectin phytohemaglutinin (PHA). The compounds tested showed significant cytotoxicity (IC50s between 42 and 166 µM) and furthermore selectivity of these cytotoxic effects on the malignant cell lines versus the PBMCs was also seen, especially when electron-withdrawing groups, such as a cyano group (compound 5), were present on the aromatic rings of the alcohol or amine parts of the cinnamic acid derivatives. The additional study on cell cycle phase distribution indicated that novel cinnamic acid derivatives inhibit cell growth by induction of cell death. Thus, cinnamic acids derivatives represent important lead compounds for further development of antineoplastic agents
Keywords: Cytotoxicity, cinnamates, anticancer drug discovery, antineoplastic drug.
Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Cinnamic Acid Derivatives Induce Cell Cycle Arrest in Carcinoma Cell Lines
Volume: 9 Issue: 5
Author(s): Matej Sova, Zeljko Zizak, Jelena A. Antic Stankovic, Matevz Prijatelj, Samo Turk, Zorica D. Juranic, Irena Mlinaric-Rascan and Stanislav Gobec
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Keywords: Cytotoxicity, cinnamates, anticancer drug discovery, antineoplastic drug.
Abstract: Cinnamic acid derivatives can be found in plant material, and they possess a remarkable variety of biological effects. In the present study, we have investigated the cytotoxic effects of representative cinnamic acid esters and amides. The cytotoxicity was determined by MTT test on human cervix adenocarcinoma (HeLa), myelogenous leukemia (K562), malignant melanoma (Fem-x), and estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer (MCF-7) cells, versus peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) without or with the addition of the plant lectin phytohemaglutinin (PHA). The compounds tested showed significant cytotoxicity (IC50s between 42 and 166 µM) and furthermore selectivity of these cytotoxic effects on the malignant cell lines versus the PBMCs was also seen, especially when electron-withdrawing groups, such as a cyano group (compound 5), were present on the aromatic rings of the alcohol or amine parts of the cinnamic acid derivatives. The additional study on cell cycle phase distribution indicated that novel cinnamic acid derivatives inhibit cell growth by induction of cell death. Thus, cinnamic acids derivatives represent important lead compounds for further development of antineoplastic agents
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Sova Matej, Zizak Zeljko, Stankovic A. Antic Jelena, Prijatelj Matevz, Turk Samo, Juranic D. Zorica, Mlinaric-Rascan Irena and Gobec Stanislav, Cinnamic Acid Derivatives Induce Cell Cycle Arrest in Carcinoma Cell Lines, Medicinal Chemistry 2013; 9 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573406411309050002
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573406411309050002 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6638 |
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