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Development of Novel Bis(indolyl)-hydrazide-Hydrazone Derivatives as Potent Microtubule-Targeting Cytotoxic Agents against A549 Lung Cancer Cells
MUKHERJEE D DAS, N M KUMAR, M P TANTAK, A DAS, A GANGULI, S DATTA, D KUMAR,
Published in American Chemical Society
2016
PMID: 27110637
Volume: 55
   
Issue: 21
Pages: 3020 - 3035
Abstract
The biological significance of microtubules makes them a validated target of cancer therapy. In this study, we have utilized indole, an important pharmacological scaffold, to synthesize novel bis(indolyl)-hydrazide-hydrazone derivatives (NMK-BH compounds) and recognized NMK-BH3 as the most effective one in inhibiting A549 cell proliferation and assembly of tissue-purified tubulin. Cell viability experiments showed that NMK-BH3 inhibited proliferation of human lung adenocarcinoma (A549) cells, normal human lung fibroblasts (WI38) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) with IC50 values of -2, 48.5, and 62 μM, respectively. Thus, the relatively high cytotoxicity of NMK-BH3 toward lung carcinoma (A549) cells over normal lung fibroblasts (WI38) and PBMC confers a therapeutic advantage of reduced host toxicity. Flow cytometry, Western blot, and immunofluorescence studies in the A549 cell line revealed that NMK-BH3 induced G2/M arrest, mitochondrial depolarization, and apoptosis by depolymerizing the cellular interphase and spindle microtubules. Consistent with these observations, study in cell free system revealed that NMK-BH3 inhibited the microtubule assembly with an IC50 value of -7.5 μM. The tubulin-ligand interaction study using fluorescence spectroscopy indicated that NMK-BH3 exhibited strong and specific tubulin binding with a dissociation constant of -1.4 μM at a single site, very close to colchicine site, on β-tubulin. Collectively, these findings explore the cytotoxic potential of NMK-BH3 by targeting the microtubules and inspire its development as a potential candidate for lung cancer chemotherapy. © 2016 American Chemical Society.
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JournalData powered by TypesetBiochemistry
PublisherData powered by TypesetAmerican Chemical Society
ISSN0006-2960
Open AccessNo