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    Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of indole-based 1,4-disubstituted piperazines as cytotoxic agents
    (2012) Akkoç Köksal, M.; Yüksel Yarım, M.; Durmaz, İrem; Atalay Çetin, Rengül
    A series of 3-[(4-substitutedpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-1H -indole derivatives were synthesized, and their structures were confirmed by spectral analysis. All the compounds were tested for their cytotoxic activity in vitro against 3 human tumor cell lines: human liver (HUH7), breast (MCF7), and colon (HCT116). Among the designed derivatives, most of the compounds showed significant cytotoxicity against liver and colon cancer cell lines with lower IC50 concentrations than the standard drug 5-fluorouracil. Compound 3s, with 3,4-dichlorophenyl substituent on the piperazine ring, was the most active in suppressing the growth of all screened cancer cells. © TÜBITAK.
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    Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of novel 3-methyl-1-[(4-substitutedpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-1 H-indole derivatives
    (Thieme, 2012) Koksal, M.; Yarim, M.; Durmaz, I.; Cetin Atalay, R.
    A series of novel 3-methyl-1-[(4-substitutedpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-1H- indoles (3a-l) were synthesized and their cytotoxicities were analyzed against 3 different human cell lines, including liver (HUH7), breast (MCF7) and colon (HCT116). The Mannich reaction of 3-methylindole (1) with 4- substitutedpiperazines (2) and formaldehyde resulted to the 3-methyl-1-[(4- substitutedpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-1H-indoles (3a-l) in 38-69% yields. The investigation of anticancer screening revealed that the tested compounds showed comparable activity to the reference drug 5-fluorouracil and compounds 3g, 3h, 3i and 3k, had lower 50% inhibition (IC 50) concentration than reference drug. Moreover, the cytotoxic effect of the most potent compound 3h on HUH7 and MCF7 cells through apoptosis was visualized by Hoechst staining and compared with paclitaxel, which is a mitotic inhibitor acting on microtubules. The morphological features of apoptosis were observed as condensed and fragmented nuclei that are similar to paclitaxel. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart.New York.
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    Synthesis, anticancer activities and molecular modeling studies of novel indole retinoid derivatives
    (Elsevier, 2012) Gurkan-Alp, A. S.; Mumcuoglu, M.; Andac, C. A.; Dayanc, E.; Cetin Atalay, R.; Buyukbingol, E.
    In this study, novel (E)-3-(5-substituted-1H-indol-3-yl)-1-(5,5,8,8- tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (5(a-e)) derivatives were synthesized and their anticancer effects were determined in vitro. Novel indole retinoid compounds except 5e have anti-proliferative capacity in liver, breast and colon cancer cell lines. This anti-proliferative effect was further analyzed in breast cancer cell line panel by using the most potent compound 5a. It was determined that 5a can inhibit proliferation at very low IC50 concentrations in all of the breast cancer cell lines. Here, we present some evidence on apoptotic termination of cancer cell proliferation which may be primarily driven by the inhibition of RXRα and, to a lesser extent, RXRγ. © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.