TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vučićević, Jelica
AU  - Srdić-Rajić, Tatjana
AU  - Pieroni, Marco
AU  - Laurila, Jonne M. M.
AU  - Perović, Vladimir R.
AU  - Tassini, Sabrina
AU  - Azzali, Elisa
AU  - Costantino, Gabriele
AU  - Glišić, Sanja
AU  - Agbaba, Danica
AU  - Scheinin, Mika
AU  - Nikolić, Katarina M.
AU  - Radi, Marco
AU  - Veljković, Nevena V.
PY  - 2016
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1110
AB  - The clonidine-like central antihypertensive agent rilmenidine, which has high affinity for I-1-type imidazoline receptors (I-1-IR) was recently found to have cytotoxic effects on cultured cancer cell lines. However, due to its pharmacological effects resulting also from alpha(2)-adrenoceptor activation, rilmenidine cannot be considered a suitable anticancer drug candidate. Here, we report the identification of novel rilmenidine- derived compounds with anticancer potential and devoid of alpha(2)-adrenoceptor effects by means of ligand-and structure-based drug design approaches. Starting from a large virtual library, eleven compounds were selected, synthesized and submitted to biological evaluation. The most active compound 5 exhibited a cytotoxic profile similar to that of rilmenidine, but without appreciable affinity to alpha(2)-adrenoceptors. In addition, compound 5 significantly enhanced the apoptotic response to doxorubicin, and may thus represent an important tool for the development of better adjuvant chemotherapeutic strategies for doxorubicin-insensitive cancers. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
T2  - Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
T1  - A combined ligand- and structure-based approach for the identification of rilmenidine-derived compounds which synergize the antitumor effects of doxorubicin
VL  - 24
IS  - 14
SP  - 3174
EP  - 3183
DO  - 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.05.043
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Vučićević, Jelica and Srdić-Rajić, Tatjana and Pieroni, Marco and Laurila, Jonne M. M. and Perović, Vladimir R. and Tassini, Sabrina and Azzali, Elisa and Costantino, Gabriele and Glišić, Sanja and Agbaba, Danica and Scheinin, Mika and Nikolić, Katarina M. and Radi, Marco and Veljković, Nevena V.",
year = "2016",
abstract = "The clonidine-like central antihypertensive agent rilmenidine, which has high affinity for I-1-type imidazoline receptors (I-1-IR) was recently found to have cytotoxic effects on cultured cancer cell lines. However, due to its pharmacological effects resulting also from alpha(2)-adrenoceptor activation, rilmenidine cannot be considered a suitable anticancer drug candidate. Here, we report the identification of novel rilmenidine- derived compounds with anticancer potential and devoid of alpha(2)-adrenoceptor effects by means of ligand-and structure-based drug design approaches. Starting from a large virtual library, eleven compounds were selected, synthesized and submitted to biological evaluation. The most active compound 5 exhibited a cytotoxic profile similar to that of rilmenidine, but without appreciable affinity to alpha(2)-adrenoceptors. In addition, compound 5 significantly enhanced the apoptotic response to doxorubicin, and may thus represent an important tool for the development of better adjuvant chemotherapeutic strategies for doxorubicin-insensitive cancers. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.",
journal = "Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry",
title = "A combined ligand- and structure-based approach for the identification of rilmenidine-derived compounds which synergize the antitumor effects of doxorubicin",
volume = "24",
number = "14",
pages = "3174-3183",
doi = "10.1016/j.bmc.2016.05.043"
}

Vučićević, J., Srdić-Rajić, T., Pieroni, M., Laurila, J. M. M., Perović, V. R., Tassini, S., Azzali, E., Costantino, G., Glišić, S., Agbaba, D., Scheinin, M., Nikolić, K. M., Radi, M.,& Veljković, N. V.. (2016). A combined ligand- and structure-based approach for the identification of rilmenidine-derived compounds which synergize the antitumor effects of doxorubicin. in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 24(14), 3174-3183.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2016.05.043

Vučićević J, Srdić-Rajić T, Pieroni M, Laurila JMM, Perović VR, Tassini S, Azzali E, Costantino G, Glišić S, Agbaba D, Scheinin M, Nikolić KM, Radi M, Veljković NV. A combined ligand- and structure-based approach for the identification of rilmenidine-derived compounds which synergize the antitumor effects of doxorubicin. in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry. 2016;24(14):3174-3183.
doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2016.05.043 .

Vučićević, Jelica, Srdić-Rajić, Tatjana, Pieroni, Marco, Laurila, Jonne M. M., Perović, Vladimir R., Tassini, Sabrina, Azzali, Elisa, Costantino, Gabriele, Glišić, Sanja, Agbaba, Danica, Scheinin, Mika, Nikolić, Katarina M., Radi, Marco, Veljković, Nevena V., "A combined ligand- and structure-based approach for the identification of rilmenidine-derived compounds which synergize the antitumor effects of doxorubicin" in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 24, no. 14 (2016):3174-3183,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2016.05.043 . .