Antitumor Activity of New Substituted 3-(5-Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazolylmethylene)-2-indolinones and 3-(5-Imidazo[2,1-b]thiadiazolylmethylene)-2-indolinones: Selectivity against Colon Tumor Cells and Effect on Cell Cycle-Related Events
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Andreani, Aldo
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Burnelli, Silvia
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Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Sci Farmaceut, I-40126 Bologna, ItalyUniv Bologna, Dipartimento Sci Farmaceut, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
Burnelli, Silvia
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Granaiola, Massimiliano
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Granaiola, Massimiliano
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Leoni, Alberto
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Locatelli, Alessandra
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Morigi, Rita
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Rambaldi, Mirella
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Varoli, Lucilla
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Varoli, Lucilla
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Calonghi, Natalia
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Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Biochim G Moruzzi, I-40126 Bologna, ItalyUniv Bologna, Dipartimento Sci Farmaceut, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
The synthesis of new 3-(5-imidazo[2,1-b]thiazolylmethylene)-2-indolinones and 3-(5-imidazo[2,1-b]thiadiazolylmethylene)-2-indolinones is reported. The antitumor activity was evaluated according to the protocols available at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, MD. To investigate the mechanism of action of the most potent antitumor agent of this series, its effect on growth of HT-29 colon carcinoma cells was studied. Its ability to inhibit cellular proliferation was mediated by cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase, accompanied by inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), the limiting enzyme of polyamine synthesis, and followed by induction of apoptosis.