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Bioactive Molecules as Multidrug Resistance Modulators

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 4596

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Cristina P.R. Xavier

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i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Interests: cancer drug resistance; extracellular vesicles (EVs) as mediators of cancer drug resistance; anticancer activity of compounds (of natural or chemical origin); impact of the tumor microenvironment on cancer drug resistance; molecular mechanisms for overcoming drug resistance; apoptosis; cancer cell proliferation
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Dr. M. Helena Vasconcelos

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1. FFUP – Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Potugal
2. i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Interests: cancer drug resistance; cancer multidrug resistance; intercellular transfer of drug resistance mediated by Extracellular Vesicles (EVs); new approaches to overcome drug resistance; drug-efflux pumps; escape from apoptosis; autophagy; metabolic alterations associated with drug resistance; tumour-microenvironment interactions; cancer stem cells; microRNAs; biomarkers of minimal residual disease and of drug resistance
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Cancer therapy remains a major challenge, particularly in cancers exhibiting multidrug resistance (MDR). Cancers with an MDR phenotype exhibit cross-resistance to a wide range of anticancer drugs, which limits the treatment of many cancer patients. This Special Issue of Molecules aims to present a collection of original research articles and review articles on bioactive novel compounds or small molecules (chemically synthesized or of natural origin), or repurposed drugs, that act on multidrug resistance mechanisms. Papers on molecules that improve drug response to cancer therapy or novel mechanisms of drug resistance to antitumor drugs will be also considered.

Dr. Cristina P.R. Xavier
Prof. Dr. M. Helena Vasconcelos
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • cancer drug resistance
  • multidrug resistance
  • anticancer compounds
  • repurposed drugs
  • drug resistance mechanisms in cancer
  • natural and synthetic products to counteract cancer drug resistance
  • cell death and apoptosis
  • cancer cell proliferation

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New Pharmacological Strategies against Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: The Multifunctional Thiosemicarbazone FA4
by Dario P. Anobile, Mauro Niso, Adrian Puerta, Stephanie M. Fraga Rodrigues, Francesca S. Abatematteo, Amir Avan, Carmen Abate, Chiara Riganti and Elisa Giovannetti
Molecules 2022, 27(5), 1682; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/molecules27051682 - 04 Mar 2022
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A new sigma-2 (σ2) receptor ligand (FA4) was efficiently synthesized and evaluated for cytotoxic, proapoptotic, and antimigratory activity on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) primary cell cultures, which restrained the aggressive and chemoresistant behavior of PDAC. This compound showed relevant antiproliferative activity [...] Read more.
A new sigma-2 (σ2) receptor ligand (FA4) was efficiently synthesized and evaluated for cytotoxic, proapoptotic, and antimigratory activity on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) primary cell cultures, which restrained the aggressive and chemoresistant behavior of PDAC. This compound showed relevant antiproliferative activity with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values ranging from 0.701 to 0.825 μM. The cytotoxic activity was associated with induction of apoptosis, resulting in apoptotic indexes higher than those observed after exposure to a clinically relevant concentration of the gemcitabine, the first-line drug used against PDAC. Interestingly, FA4 was also able to significantly inhibit the migration rate of both PDAC-1 and PDAC-2 cells in the scratch wound-healing assay. In conclusion, our results support further studies to improve the library of thiosemicarbazones targeting the σ-2 receptor for a deeper understanding of the relationship between the biological activity of these compounds and the development of more efficient anticancer compounds against PDAC. Full article
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Isobavachalcone as an Active Membrane Perturbing Agent and Inhibitor of ABCB1 Multidrug Transporter
by Anna Palko-Łabuz, Maria Błaszczyk, Kamila Środa-Pomianek and Olga Wesołowska
Molecules 2021, 26(15), 4637; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/molecules26154637 - 30 Jul 2021
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Isobavachalcone (IBC) is an active substance from the medicinal plant Psoralea corylifolia. This prenylated chalcone was reported to possess antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and anticancer activities. Multidrug resistance (MDR) associated with the over-expression of the transporters of vast substrate specificity such as ABCB1 [...] Read more.
Isobavachalcone (IBC) is an active substance from the medicinal plant Psoralea corylifolia. This prenylated chalcone was reported to possess antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and anticancer activities. Multidrug resistance (MDR) associated with the over-expression of the transporters of vast substrate specificity such as ABCB1 (P-glycoprotein) belongs to the main causes of cancer chemotherapy failure. The cytotoxic, MDR reversing, and ABCB1-inhibiting potency of isobavachalcone was studied in two cellular models: human colorectal adenocarcinoma HT29 cell line and its resistant counterpart HT29/Dx in which doxorubicin resistance was induced by prolonged drug treatment, and the variant of MDCK cells transfected with the human gene encoding ABCB1. Because MDR modulators are frequently membrane-active substances, the interaction of isobavachalcone with model phosphatidylcholine bilayers was studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry. Molecular modeling was employed to characterize the process of membrane permeation by isobavachalcone. IBC interacted with ABCB1 transporter, being a substrate and/or competitive inhibitor of ABCB1. Moreover, IBC intercalated into model membranes, significantly affecting the parameters of their main phospholipid phase transition. It was concluded that isobavachalcone interfered both with the lipid phase of cellular membrane and with ABCB1 transporter, and for this reason, its activity in MDR cancer cells was presumptively beneficial. Full article
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