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Unveiling the Potential of BenzylethyleneAryl-Urea Scaffolds for Designing of new Onco Immunomodulating Agents

Version 1 : Received: 25 April 2023 / Approved: 25 April 2023 / Online: 25 April 2023 (10:23:02 CEST)

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Gil-Edo, R.; Royo, S.; Carda, M.; Falomir, E. Unveiling the Potential of BenzylethyleneAryl–Urea Scaffolds for the Design of New Onco Immunomodulating Agents. Pharmaceuticals 2023, 16, 808. Gil-Edo, R.; Royo, S.; Carda, M.; Falomir, E. Unveiling the Potential of BenzylethyleneAryl–Urea Scaffolds for the Design of New Onco Immunomodulating Agents. Pharmaceuticals 2023, 16, 808.

Abstract

Thirteen benzylethylenearyl ureas and one carbamate have been designed, synthesized and biologically evaluated as regards their antiproliferative activity on tumor cell lines HEK-293 and A-549 and on the immune and endothelial Jurkat T cells and HMEC-1, respectively. A relationship between the structure of the synthetic compounds and their antiproliferative activity has been established. Compounds C.1, C.3, C.12 and C.14 were chosen for further biological studies in order to determine their potential as oncoimmunomodulating agents. Some compounds exhibited significant inhibitory effects on both total PD-L1 and VEGFR-2 in HT-29 cell line, showing urea C.12 active against both targets. Some compounds could reduce more than 50% of cancer living cells, compared to non-treated ones, when assessed in co-cultures using HT-29 and THP-1 cells. In addition, these compounds showed no effect on the immune cell viability and significantly reduce CD11b expression, which is a promising target for immune modulation in anti-cancer therapies.

Keywords

Aryl urea, angiogenesis, PD-L1, VEGFR-2, immune checkpoints, CD-11b, CD-80, THP-1, HT-29, co-cultures, tumor microenvironment.

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Other

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