Recent advances of tubulin inhibitors targeting the colchicine binding site for cancer therapy

M Hawash - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer accounts for numerous deaths each year, and it is one of the most common causes
of death worldwide, despite many breakthroughs in the discovery of novel anticancer …

Role of indole scaffolds as pharmacophores in the development of anti-lung cancer agents

J Dhuguru, R Skouta - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death in men and women worldwide, affecting millions
of people. Between the two types of lung cancers, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is …

A Review of the Recent Developments of Molecular Hybrids Targeting Tubulin Polymerization

O Ebenezer, M Shapi, JA Tuszynski - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microtubules are cylindrical protein polymers formed from α β-tubulin heterodimers in the
cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. Microtubule disturbance may cause cell cycle arrest in the …

Indole derivatives as multifunctional drugs: Synthesis and evaluation of antioxidant, photoprotective and antiproliferative activity of indole hydrazones

M Demurtas, A Baldisserotto, I Lampronti, D Moi… - Bioorganic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Two series of indole derivatives 4–17, 20–22 were easily prepared and assayed for their
radical-scavenging ability. Arylidene-1H-indole-2-carbohydrazones showed different extent …

Autophagy inhibition with chloroquine reverts paclitaxel resistance and attenuates metastatic potential in human nonsmall lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells via ROS …

S Datta, D Choudhury, A Das, DD Mukherjee… - Apoptosis, 2019 - Springer
Paclitaxel is one of the most commonly used drugs for the treatment of nonsmall cell lung
cancer (NSCLC). However acquired resistance to paclitaxel, epithelial to mesenchymal …

Synthesis, antiproliferative and apoptosis induction potential activities of novel bis (indolyl) hydrazide-hydrazone derivatives

R Sreenivasulu, KT Reddy, P Sujitha, CG Kumar… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, indole-indazolyl hydrazide-hydrazone derivatives with strong cell growth
inhibition and apoptosis induction characteristics are being strongly screened for their …

Synthesis of novel indole-isoxazole hybrids and evaluation of their cytotoxic activities on hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines

M Hawash, DC Kahraman, SG Ergun, R Cetin-Atalay… - BMC chemistry, 2021 - Springer
Background Liver cancer is predicted to be the sixth most diagnosed cancer globally and
fourth leading cause of cancer deaths. In this study, a series of indole-3-isoxazole-5 …

Novel indole-pyrazole hybrids as potential tubulin-targeting agents; Synthesis, antiproliferative evaluation, and molecular modeling studies

M Hawash, SG Ergun, DC Kahraman, A Olgac… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Structurally diverse indole-3-pyrazole-5-carboxamide analogues (10-29) were
designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against three cancer …

Indole-based tubulin inhibitors: binding modes and SARs investigations

S Tang, Z Zhou, Z Jiang, W Zhu, D Qiao - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tubulin inhibitors can interfere with normal cell mitosis and inhibit cell proliferation through
interfering with the normal structure and function of microtubules, forming spindle filaments …

Discovery of pimprinine alkaloids as novel agents against a plant virus

B Liu, R Li, Y Li, S Li, J Yu, B Zhao, A Liao… - Journal of agricultural …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Plant viral diseases cause tremendous decreases in crop yield and quality. Natural products
have always been a valuable source for lead discovery in medicinal and agricultural …