Abstract
Background: Cancer accounts for several deaths each year. There are multiple FDA approved drugs for cancer treatments. Due to the severe side effects and multiple drug resistance, the current drug therapies become ineffective. So, the newer moieties with fewer toxic effects are necessary for the development.
Objective: The mechanism of indole derivatives as anti-cancer agents with their major target is explored in detail in this article.
Methods: Recent advances and mechanism of indole derivatives as anti-cancer agents are reviewed. This review suggests a detailed explanation of multiple mechanisms of action of various indole derivatives: cell cycle arrest, aromatase inhibitor estrogen receptor regulator, tubulin inhibitor, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, topoisomerase inhibitors, and NFkB/PI3/Akt/mTOR pathway inhibitors, through which these derivatives have shown promising anti-cancer potential.
Results: A full literature review showed that the indole derivatives are associated with the properties of inducing apoptosis, aromatase inhibition, regulation of estrogen receptor and inhibition of tyrosine kinase, tubulin assembly, NFkB/PI3/Akt/mTOR pathway, and HDACs. These derivatives have shown significant activity against cancer cell lines.
Conclusion: Indole derivatives seem to be important in cancer via acting through various mechanisms. This review has shown that the indole derivatives can further be explored for the betterment of cancer treatment, and to discover the hidden potential of indole derivatives.
Keywords: Indole, anti-cancer, cell cycle arrest, aromatase, estrogen, tubulin, tyrosine kinase, topoisomerase.
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Recent Development in Indole Derivatives as Anticancer Agent: A Mechanistic Approach
Volume: 21 Issue: 14
Author(s): Neha Devi, Kamalpreet Kaur, Avadh Biharee and Vikas Jaitak*
Affiliation:
- Laboratory of Natural Products, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (Pb), 151001,India
Keywords: Indole, anti-cancer, cell cycle arrest, aromatase, estrogen, tubulin, tyrosine kinase, topoisomerase.
Abstract:
Background: Cancer accounts for several deaths each year. There are multiple FDA approved drugs for cancer treatments. Due to the severe side effects and multiple drug resistance, the current drug therapies become ineffective. So, the newer moieties with fewer toxic effects are necessary for the development.
Objective: The mechanism of indole derivatives as anti-cancer agents with their major target is explored in detail in this article.
Methods: Recent advances and mechanism of indole derivatives as anti-cancer agents are reviewed. This review suggests a detailed explanation of multiple mechanisms of action of various indole derivatives: cell cycle arrest, aromatase inhibitor estrogen receptor regulator, tubulin inhibitor, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, topoisomerase inhibitors, and NFkB/PI3/Akt/mTOR pathway inhibitors, through which these derivatives have shown promising anti-cancer potential.
Results: A full literature review showed that the indole derivatives are associated with the properties of inducing apoptosis, aromatase inhibition, regulation of estrogen receptor and inhibition of tyrosine kinase, tubulin assembly, NFkB/PI3/Akt/mTOR pathway, and HDACs. These derivatives have shown significant activity against cancer cell lines.
Conclusion: Indole derivatives seem to be important in cancer via acting through various mechanisms. This review has shown that the indole derivatives can further be explored for the betterment of cancer treatment, and to discover the hidden potential of indole derivatives.
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Devi Neha , Kaur Kamalpreet , Biharee Avadh and Jaitak Vikas *, Recent Development in Indole Derivatives as Anticancer Agent: A Mechanistic Approach, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2021; 21 (14) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520621999210104192644
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