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Hongrui Lei, Xinyu Wang, Guolong Zhao, Tong Li, Youbao Cui, Huinan Wu, Jing Yang, Nan Jiang, Xin Zhai
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Haotian Gao, Zaolin Li, Kai Wang, Yuhan Zhang, Tong Wang, Fang Wang, Youjun Xu
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Ahmed S. Ismael, Noha H. Amin, Mohammed T. Elsaadi, Mohammed R. A. Ali, Hamdy M. Abdel-Rahman
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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Summary: ABCB1 and ABCG2 are important ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters associated with multidrug resistance (MDR). In this study, we designed a series of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives as dual-target inhibitors of ABCB1 and ABCG2 through scaffold hopping strategy. Compound Y22 demonstrated potential efflux function inhibition towards both ABCB1 and ABCG2 without cytotoxicity, and enhanced the potency of antiproliferative drugs in vitro. Mechanistic studies showed that Y22 slightly suppressed ATPase activity, but did not affect the protein expression of ABCB1 or ABCG2. Notably, Y22 exhibited negligible CYP3A4 inhibition and enhanced the antiproliferative activity of adriamycin in vivo by restoring the sensitivity of resistant cells. Thus, Y22 may be effective clinically in combination with common chemotherapy agents.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Rajavenkatesh Krishnamoorthy, Parthiban Anaikutti
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Yueyue Zhu, Rupeng Dai, Chaoqun Huang, Wang Zhou, Xiaoyuan Zhang, Kundi Yang, Hongmei Wen, Wei Li, Jian Liu
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Chengqian Wei, Junjie Huang, Yuqin Luo, Shaobo Wang, Sikai Wu, Zhifu Xing, Jixiang Chen
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PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
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Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Surendar Chitti, Anjani Umarani Wunnava, Banoth Karan Kumar, Muthyala Murali Krishna Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar
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RSC MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Yuanze Wang, Micky Tortorella
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Bin Zhang, Zhikun Liu, Shengjin Xia, Qingqing Liu, Shaohua Gou
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Pannala Padmaja, Pedavenkatagari Narayana Reddy, B. V. Subba Reddy, Ashok Kumar Tiwari, Vinod G. Ugale, Anusha Komati, B. Sridhar
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2023)