TY  - JOUR
AU  - Koračak, Ljiljana
AU  - Lupšić, Ema
AU  - Terzić-Jovanović, Nataša
AU  - Jovanović, Mirna
AU  - Novaković, Miroslav M.
AU  - Nedialkov, Paraskev
AU  - Trendafilova, Antoaneta
AU  - Zlatović, Mario
AU  - Pešić, Milica
AU  - Opsenica, Igor
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6245
AB  - The synthesis of 17 hybrid molecules, consisting of artesunate, a derivative of naturally occurring artemisinin, and synthetic 4-aryl-2-aminopyrimidines, is described. New compounds were designed to improve the parent compounds' cytotoxic properties, activity, and selectivity. The synthesized hybrid molecules (15a–f with ethylenediamine linker and 16a–k with piperazine linker), as well as their precursors – pyrimidine derivatives (13a–f and 14a–k), artemisinin, and artesunate, were tested on sensitive and multidrug-resistant (MDR) human non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cells. All hybrid compounds with piperazine linker 16a–k were selective toward NSCLC cells and displayed IC50 values below 5 μM. Although they showed similar anticancer potency as artesunate, their selectivity against cancer cells was considerably improved. Importantly, 16h–k hybrid compounds were able to evade MDR phenotype, inhibit P-glycoprotein (P-gp) activity, and increase the sensitivity of MDR NSCLC cells to doxorubicin (DOX). The inhibition of P-gp activity induced by 16h–j was stronger than the one obtained with artesunate. Among these four hybrid compounds, 16k was the most potent anticancer agent with similar IC50 values of around 1.5 μM (for comparison – over 3.1 μM for artesunate) in sensitive and MDR NSCLC cells.
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
T2  - New Journal of Chemistry
T1  - Novel artesunate–pyrimidine-based hybrids with anticancer potential against multidrug-resistant cancer cells
VL  - 47
IS  - 14
SP  - 6844
EP  - 6855
DO  - 10.1039/D3NJ00427A
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Koračak, Ljiljana and Lupšić, Ema and Terzić-Jovanović, Nataša and Jovanović, Mirna and Novaković, Miroslav M. and Nedialkov, Paraskev and Trendafilova, Antoaneta and Zlatović, Mario and Pešić, Milica and Opsenica, Igor",
year = "2023",
abstract = "The synthesis of 17 hybrid molecules, consisting of artesunate, a derivative of naturally occurring artemisinin, and synthetic 4-aryl-2-aminopyrimidines, is described. New compounds were designed to improve the parent compounds' cytotoxic properties, activity, and selectivity. The synthesized hybrid molecules (15a–f with ethylenediamine linker and 16a–k with piperazine linker), as well as their precursors – pyrimidine derivatives (13a–f and 14a–k), artemisinin, and artesunate, were tested on sensitive and multidrug-resistant (MDR) human non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cells. All hybrid compounds with piperazine linker 16a–k were selective toward NSCLC cells and displayed IC50 values below 5 μM. Although they showed similar anticancer potency as artesunate, their selectivity against cancer cells was considerably improved. Importantly, 16h–k hybrid compounds were able to evade MDR phenotype, inhibit P-glycoprotein (P-gp) activity, and increase the sensitivity of MDR NSCLC cells to doxorubicin (DOX). The inhibition of P-gp activity induced by 16h–j was stronger than the one obtained with artesunate. Among these four hybrid compounds, 16k was the most potent anticancer agent with similar IC50 values of around 1.5 μM (for comparison – over 3.1 μM for artesunate) in sensitive and MDR NSCLC cells.",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
journal = "New Journal of Chemistry",
title = "Novel artesunate–pyrimidine-based hybrids with anticancer potential against multidrug-resistant cancer cells",
volume = "47",
number = "14",
pages = "6844-6855",
doi = "10.1039/D3NJ00427A"
}

Koračak, L., Lupšić, E., Terzić-Jovanović, N., Jovanović, M., Novaković, M. M., Nedialkov, P., Trendafilova, A., Zlatović, M., Pešić, M.,& Opsenica, I.. (2023). Novel artesunate–pyrimidine-based hybrids with anticancer potential against multidrug-resistant cancer cells. in New Journal of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry., 47(14), 6844-6855.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NJ00427A

Koračak L, Lupšić E, Terzić-Jovanović N, Jovanović M, Novaković MM, Nedialkov P, Trendafilova A, Zlatović M, Pešić M, Opsenica I. Novel artesunate–pyrimidine-based hybrids with anticancer potential against multidrug-resistant cancer cells. in New Journal of Chemistry. 2023;47(14):6844-6855.
doi:10.1039/D3NJ00427A .

Koračak, Ljiljana, Lupšić, Ema, Terzić-Jovanović, Nataša, Jovanović, Mirna, Novaković, Miroslav M., Nedialkov, Paraskev, Trendafilova, Antoaneta, Zlatović, Mario, Pešić, Milica, Opsenica, Igor, "Novel artesunate–pyrimidine-based hybrids with anticancer potential against multidrug-resistant cancer cells" in New Journal of Chemistry, 47, no. 14 (2023):6844-6855,
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NJ00427A . .