Synthesis and anticancer activity studies of indolylisoxazoline analogues.

ABSTRACT: A new library of thirteen indolylisoxazolines 6a-m has been synthesized by the treatment of indolylchalcones with hydroxylamine hydrochloride. Evaluation of anticancer activity of indolylisoxazolines 6a-m led to the identification of potent compounds 6c-d, 6i and 6l, with IC₅₀ ranging 2.5-5.0 µM against the tested cancer cell lines. Using a number of complementary techniques such as acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining, PARP1 cleavage and DNA strand breaks assay, we show that the compounds 6c and 6i induce apoptosis in highly aggressive C4-2 cells. Our data further revealed that 6c and 6i inhibited C4-2 cells proliferation without inducing reactive oxygen species (ROS). Finally, we show that compounds 6c and 6i also potently inhibit cell migration, indicating these compound

SUBMITTER: Chaitanya MVSK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8653574 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature