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Integration of multi-scale molecular modeling approaches with experiments for the in silico guided design and discovery of novel hERG-Neutral antihypertensive oxazalone and imidazolone derivatives and analysis of their potential restrictive effects on cell proliferation.

Abstract
AT1 antagonists is the most recent drug class of molecules against hypertension and they mediate their actions through blocking detrimental effects of angiotensin II (A-II) when acts on type I (AT1) A-II receptor. The effects of AT1 antagonists are not limited to cardiovascular diseases. AT1 receptor blockers may be used as potential anti-cancer agents - due to the inhibition of cell proliferation stimulated by A-II. Therefore, AT1 receptors and the A-II biosynthesis mechanisms are targets for the development of new synthetic drugs and therapeutic treatment of various cardiovascular and other diseases. In this work, multi-scale molecular modeling approaches were performed and it is found that oxazolone and imidazolone derivatives reveal similar/better interaction energy profiles compared to the FDA approved sartan molecules at the binding site of the AT1 receptor. In silico-guided designed hit molecules were then synthesized and tested for their binding affinities to human AT1 receptor in radioligand binding studies, using [125I-Sar1-Ile8] AngII. Among the compounds tested, 19d and 9j molecules bound to receptor in a dose response manner and with relatively high affinities. Next, cytotoxicity and wound healing assays were performed for these hit molecules. Since hit molecule 19d led to deceleration of cell motility in all three cell lines (NIH3T3, A549, and H358) tested in this study, this molecule is investigated in further tests. In two cell lines (HUVEC and MCF-7) tested, 19d induced G2/M cell cycle arrest in a concentration dependent manner. Adherent cells detached from the plates and underwent cell death possibly due to apoptosis at 19d concentrations that induced cell cycle arrest.
AuthorsSerdar Durdagi, Busecan Aksoydan, Ismail Erol, Isik Kantarcioglu, Yavuz Ergun, Gulay Bulut, Melih Acar, Timucin Avsar, George Liapakis, Vlasios Karageorgos, Ramin E Salmas, Barış Sergi, Sara Alkhatib, Gizem Turan, Berfu Nur Yigit, Kutay Cantasir, Bahar Kurt, Turker Kilic
JournalEuropean journal of medicinal chemistry (Eur J Med Chem) Vol. 145 Pg. 273-290 (Feb 10 2018) ISSN: 1768-3254 [Electronic] France
PMID29329002 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2017 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels
  • Imidazoles
  • KCNH1 protein, human
  • imidazolone
  • Oxazolone
Topics
  • Animals
  • Antihypertensive Agents (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Antineoplastic Agents (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Cell Cycle Checkpoints (drug effects)
  • Cell Death (drug effects)
  • Cell Proliferation (drug effects)
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Discovery
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels (antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Imidazoles (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Mice
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • NIH 3T3 Cells
  • Oxazolone (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

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