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Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Indole-2-carboxamides as Potential Multi-Target Antiproliferative Agents

Research Authors
Lamya H. Al-Wahaibi, Anber F. Mohammed, Mostafa H. Abdelrahman, Laurent Trembleau, and Bahaa G. M. Youssif
Research Date
Research Journal
Pharmaceuticals
Research Publisher
MDPI
Research Rank
Medicinal chemistry (Q2)
Research Vol
16 (7)
Research Website
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/16/7/1039
Research Year
2023
Research_Pages
1039
Research Abstract

A small set of indole-based derivatives, IV and VaI, was designed and synthesized. Compounds Vai demonstrated promising antiproliferative activity, with GI50 values ranging from 26 nM to 86 nM compared to erlotinib’s 33 nM. The most potent antiproliferative derivatives—VaVeVfVg, and Vh—were tested for EGFR inhibitory activity. Compound Va demonstrated the highest inhibitory activity against EGFR with an IC50 value of 71 ± 06 nM, which is higher than the reference erlotinib (IC50 = 80 ± 05 nM). Compounds VaVeVfVg, and Vh were further tested for BRAFV600E inhibitory activity. The tested compounds inhibited BRAFV600E with IC50 values ranging from 77 nM to 107 nM compared to erlotinib’s IC50 value of 60 nM. The inhibitory activity of compounds VaVeVfVg, and Vh against VEGFR-2 was also determined. Finally, in silico docking experiments attempted to investigate the binding mode of compounds within the active sites of EGFR, BRAFV600E, and VEGFR-2.