Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Dimethoxy and Trimethoxy Indanonic Spiroisoxazolines Against Cancerous Liver Cells

Author(s): Ahmad Abolhasani, Fatemeh Heidari, Somayeh Noori, Shokoufeh Mousavi, Hoda Abolhasani*

Journal Name: Current Chemical Biology

Volume 14 , Issue 1 , 2020


DOI : 10.2174/2212796813666190926112807

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Background: 3'-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4'-(4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl)-4'H-spiro [indene-2,5'-isoxazol]-1(3H)-one and 4'-(4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl)-3'-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)- 4'H-spiro[indene-2,5'-isoxazol]-1(3H)-one compounds containing indanonic spiroisoxazoline core are widely known for their antiproliferative activities and investigation of tubulin binding modes.

Objective: To evaluate the cytotoxicity effect of Dimethoxy and Trimethoxy Indanonic Spiroisoxazolines against HepG2 cancerous liver cell line and to perform a comparison with other known anti-liver cancer drugs.

Methods: The evaluation of cytotoxicity of dimethoxy and trimethoxy indanonic spiroisoxazoline compounds, Oxaliplatin, Doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil and Cisplatin against HepG2 (hepatocellular liver carcinoma) cell line has been performed using MTT assay and analyzed by GraphPad PRISM software (version 8.0.2).

Results: Potent cytotoxicity effects against HepG2 cell line, comparable to Cisplatin (IC50= 0.047±0.0045 µM), Oxaliplatin (IC50= 0.0051µM), Doxorubicin (IC50= 0.0014µM) and 5- fluorouracil (IC50= 0.0089 µM), were shown by both dimethoxy (IC50= 0.059±0.012 µM) and trimethoxy (IC50= 0.086±0.019 µM) indanonic spiroisoxazoline compounds.

Conclusion: In vitro biological evaluations revealed that dimethoxy and trimethoxy indanonic spiroisoxazoline compounds are good candidates for the development of new anti-liver cancer agents.

Keywords: Anticancer, indanonic spiroisoxazoline, HepG2, antitubulin, selective COX-2 inhibitor, cancerous liver cells.

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