Al-Matarneh Ashraf, Simionescu Natalia, Nicolescu Alina, Cibotariu Narcis, Danac Ramona, Al-Matarneh Maria-Cristina, Mangalagiu Ionel I
Faculty of Chemistry, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania.
Centre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers, "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy, Iasi, Romania.
J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 2025 Sep;39(9):e70443. doi: 10.1002/jbt.70443.
We report the synthesis of four novel monoquaternary salts and four fused pyrrolo-phenanthridine compounds, fully characterized by NMR, FT-IR, and mass spectrometry. Guided by theoretical predictions, including molecular docking studies, we assessed their cytotoxic activity and biocompatibility. The docking results revealed notably stronger binding affinities compared to Phenstatin, a known anticancer agent, suggesting high therapeutic promise. In vitro cytotoxicity was evaluated on osteosarcoma cell lines HOS and MG-63, showing a marked cell-line-dependent response: all compounds inhibited MG-63 cell viability by approximately 50%, while their effect on HOS cells was more modest (20%-30%). No significant activity was observed against the MeWo melanoma line. Nonetheless, compounds 3a-d, 5a, and 5b demonstrated good biocompatibility at 10 and 50 µM and selective cytotoxicity toward MG-63 cells. These findings, combined with favorable docking profiles, highlight the potential of these compounds as anticancer candidates and justify further investigation.
我们报告了四种新型单季铵盐和四种稠合吡咯并菲啶化合物的合成,通过核磁共振(NMR)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)和质谱对其进行了全面表征。在包括分子对接研究在内的理论预测指导下,我们评估了它们的细胞毒性活性和生物相容性。对接结果显示,与已知抗癌药物非那他汀相比,它们的结合亲和力明显更强,表明具有很高的治疗前景。对骨肉瘤细胞系HOS和MG-63进行了体外细胞毒性评估,结果显示出明显的细胞系依赖性反应:所有化合物均使MG-63细胞活力降低约50%,而它们对HOS细胞的作用则较为温和(20%-30%)。对MeWo黑色素瘤细胞系未观察到显著活性。尽管如此,化合物3a-d、5a和5b在10和50µM浓度下表现出良好的生物相容性,并对MG-63细胞具有选择性细胞毒性。这些发现与良好的对接图谱相结合,突出了这些化合物作为抗癌候选物的潜力,并证明有必要进一步研究。