Chalcones: Promising therapeutic agents targeting key players and signaling pathways regulating the hallmarks of cancer

AA WalyEldeen, S Sabet, HM El-Shorbagy… - Chemico-Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The need for innovative anticancer treatments with high effectiveness and low toxicity is
urgent due to the development of malignancies that are resistant to chemotherapeutic …

Chalcones as promising antitumor agents by targeting the p53 pathway: An overview and new insights in drug-likeness

J Moreira, J Almeida, L Saraiva, H Cidade, M Pinto - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The p53 protein is one of the most important tumor suppressors that are frequently
inactivated in cancer cells. This inactivation occurs either because the TP53 gene is mutated …

Synthesis, anticancer evaluation of novel hybrid pyrazole-based chalcones, molecular docking, DNA fragmentation, and gene expression: in vitro studies

N Yasser, FM Sroor, HM El-Shorbagy, SM Eissa… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A unique series of pyrazolyl-chalcone derivatives was synthesized via the method of Claisen–
Schmidt condensation. The desired chalcone derivatives 7a–d and 9a–f were obtained in …

Impact of trifluoromethyl and sulfonyl groups on the biological activity of novel aryl-urea derivatives: Synthesis, in-vitro, in-silico and SAR studies

FM Sroor, KF Mahrous, HAMA El-Kader, AM Othman… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We designed and prepared a novel series of urea derivatives with/without sulfonyl group in
their structures to investigate the impact of the sulfonyl group on the biological activity of the …

Novel 3-(pyrazol-4-yl)-2-(1H-indole-3-carbonyl)acrylonitrile derivatives induce intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic death mediated P53 in HCT116 colon carcinoma

MF Mohamed, NS Ibrahim, AA Saddiq… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
A novel series of α-cyano indolylchalcones was prepared, and their chemical structures
were confirmed based on the different spectral data. Among them, compound 7f was …

Anticancer activity of novel 3‐(furan‐2‐yl) pyrazolyl and 3‐(thiophen‐2‐yl) pyrazolyl hybrid chalcones: Synthesis and in vitro studies

MT Helmy, FM Sroor, KF Mahrous… - Archiv der …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Twelve novel chalcone derivatives were prepared using the Claisen–Schmidt condensation
reaction. The reaction of 4‐acetyl‐5‐furan/thiophene‐pyrazole derivatives 5 with the …

Design, Synthesis, In silico and In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Novel Bis‐Furanyl‐Chalcone Derivatives Linked through Alkyl Spacers

EM Fathi, FM Sroor, KF Mahrous… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A novel series of bis (furan‐based chalcone) derivatives linked to aliphatic linkers, with the
furan units at the A‐or B‐rings, were synthesized and evaluated as anticancer agents …

Structure-based design of novel pyrazolyl–chalcones as anti-cancer and antimicrobial agents: synthesis and in vitro studies

MG Kamel, FM Sroor, AM Othman, KF Mahrous… - Monatshefte für Chemie …, 2022 - Springer
A new series of pyrazolyl–chalcone derivatives was prepared in moderate yields via Claisen–
Schmidt condensation reaction of 4-acetylpyrazole derivatives with the corresponding …

Design, in silico studies and biological evaluation of novel chalcones tethered triazolo[3,4-a]isoquinoline as EGFR inhibitors targeting resistance in non-small cell …

N Abdelaal, MA Ragheb, HM Hassaneen… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
A novel series of six [1, 2, 4] triazolo [3, 4-a] isoquinolin-3-yl)-3-(1, 3-diphenyl-1 H-pyrazol-4-
yl) prop-2-en-1-ones (3a–3f) was designed and synthesized. They were characterized …

Novel Tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-a]isoquinoline Chalcones Suppress Breast Carcinoma through Cell Cycle Arrests and Apoptosis

MIM Darwish, AM Moustafa, AM Youssef, M Mansour… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chalcones are interesting anticancer drug candidates which have attracted much interest
due to their unique structure and their extensive biological activity. Various functional …