Reverse Screening of Boronic Acid Derivatives: Analysis of Potential Antiproliferative Effects on a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Model In Vitro

Autor: Miguel Ortiz-Flores, Marcos González-Pérez, Andrés Portilla, Marvin A. Soriano-Ursúa, Javier Pérez-Durán, Araceli Montoya-Estrada, Guillermo Ceballos, Nayelli Nájera
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Inorganics, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 165 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 11040165
2304-6740
DOI: 10.3390/inorganics11040165
Popis: It has been demonstrated that different organoboron compounds interact with some well-known molecular targets, including serine proteases, transcription factors, receptors, and other important molecules. Several approaches to finding the possible beneficial effects of boronic compounds include various in silico tools. This work aimed to find the most probable targets for five aromatic boronic acid derivatives. In silico servers, SuperPred, PASS-Targets, and Polypharmacology browser 2 (PPB2) suggested that the analyzed compounds have anticancer properties. Based on these results, the antiproliferative effect was evaluated using an in vitro model of triple-negative breast cancer (4T1 cells in culture). It was demonstrated that phenanthren-9-yl boronic acid and 6-hydroxynaphthalen-2-yl boronic acid have cytotoxic properties at sub-micromolar concentrations. In conclusion, using in silico approaches and in vitro analysis, we found two boronic acid derivatives with potential anticancer activity.
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