New quinoline and isatin derivatives as apoptotic VEGFR-2 inhibitors: design, synthesis, anti-proliferative activity, docking, ADMET, toxicity, and MD simulation studies

Autor: Eslam B. Elkaeed, Mohammed S. Taghour, Hazem A. Mahdy, Wagdy M. Eldehna, Nehal M. El-Deeb, Ahmed M. Kenawy, Bshra A. Alsfouk, Mohammed A. Dahab, Ahmed M. Metwaly, Ibrahim H. Eissa, Mohamed A. El-Zahabi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, Vol 37, Iss 1, Pp 2191-2205 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 14756366
1475-6374
1475-6366
DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2022.2110869
Popis: New quinoline and isatin derivatives having the main characteristics of VEGFR-2 inhibitors was synthesised. The antiproliferative effects of these compounds were estimated against A549, Caco-2, HepG2, and MDA-MB-231. Compounds 13 and 14 showed comparable activities with doxorubicin against the Caco-2 cells. These compounds strongly inhibited VEGFR-2 kinase activity. The cytotoxic activities were evaluated against Vero cells. Compound 7 showed the highest value of safety and selectivity. Cell migration assay displayed the ability of compound 7 to prevent healing and migration abilities in the cancer cells. Furthermore, compound 7 induced apoptosis in Caco-2 through the expressive down-regulation of the apoptotic genes, Bcl2, Bcl-xl, and Survivin, and the upregulation of the TGF gene. Molecular docking against VEGFR-2 emerged the interactions of the synthesised compounds in a similar way to sorafenib. Additionally, seven molecular dynamics simulations studies were applied and confirmed the stability of compound 13 in the active pocket of VEGFR-2 over 100 ns.
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