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Evaluation of the Anticancer Activities of Isatin-Based Derivatives

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Isatin-based derivatives are important organic molecules that use isatin (1H-indole-2,3-dione) as a backbone/scaffold; manipulation of key groups on the isatin backbone allows for synthesis of a wide range of derivatives of different classes which possess varied biological effects. These compounds have been found to act as ligands/antagonists of key receptors which regulate cancer signal transduction and metabolism in different cancer types. During thorough literature survey, we stumbled upon potent anticancer isatin derivatives of different kinds. These compounds have been synthesized, purified, characterized (using a range of biophysical techniques), and explored for prospective anticancer activity with the aid of in silico, in vitro, and in vivo methodologies. This chapter presents some of the representative anticancer isatin derivatives with potent anticancer activities. Since isatin is a naturally occurring compound in both plants and animals, utilization of this backbone for substitution reactions yields diverse pharmacophores with low toxicity and higher affinity for key cancer target receptors. Hence, these molecules may be safer for human chemotherapeutic interventions when compared to some routinely used anticancer chemotherapeutic agents which are organometallic complexes like cisplatin. A review of isatin-based derivatives is presented, and an attempt is made to encapsulate the rich structural and functional diversities of a few biologically active (and particularly, anticancer and redox active) isatin derivatives which may have potential to clear clinical trials and develop into standard chemotherapeutic agents.

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Abbreviations

Akt:

Serine/Threonine protein kinase (Protein Kinase B)

BAX:

BCL-2 Associated X Apoptosis Receptor

BCL-2:

B-cell Lymphoma 2

CDK 1/CDK2:

Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 1 or 2

CLK:

CDC2-Like Kinase

EGFR:

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

EPR:

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance

ERB:

Estrogen Receptor Beta

FITC:

Fluorescein isothiocyanate

FTIR:

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

GSK3β:

Glycogen Synthase Kinase3

HGF:

Hepatocyte growth factor

HRMS:

High-Resolution Mass Spectroscopy

IBD:

Isatin-Based derivatives

JAK/STAT:

Janus Kinase/Signal Transducer and Activity of Transcription

JNK3:

c- Jun NH2 Terminal Kinase

MAPK:

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase

MDR:

Multiple Drug Resistance

mTOR:

Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin

OxPhos:

Oxidative Phosphorylation

PDGFR:

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor

PI3K:

Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase

QSAR:

Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship

RCS:

Reactive Carbon Species

RHS:

Reactive Halogen Species

RNS:

Reactive Nitrogen Species

ROS:

Reactive Oxygen Species

RSS:

Reactive Sulphur Species

RTK:

Receptor Tyrosine Kinase

SRC:

Proto-Oncogene Tyrosine Protein Kinase

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Gideon, D.A., Annadurai, P., Nirusimhan, V., Parashar, A., James, J., Dhayabaran, V.V. (2022). Evaluation of the Anticancer Activities of Isatin-Based Derivatives. In: Chakraborti, S. (eds) Handbook of Oxidative Stress in Cancer: Therapeutic Aspects. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5422-0_51

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