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Liliana Silva1,2, Pedro Coelho2,3,4,5, Raquel Soares4,5
1Escola Internacional de Doutoramento (EIDO), Universidade de Vigo, Espanha.
Abstract:
Aim: Quinoxaline-1,4-dioxide derivatives are synthetic heterocyclic compounds with multiple biological and pharmacological effects. In this study, we investigated the bioactivity of five quinoxaline-1,4-di-N-oxides derivatives in different animal cell lines. Materials & methods: Using in vitro cell cultures, we evaluated the influence of quinoxaline-1,4-dioxide, 2-methylquinoxaline-1,4-dioxide, 2-amino-3-cyanoquinoxaline-1,4-dioxide, 3-methyl-2-quinoxalinecarboxamide-1,4-dioxide and 2-hydroxyphenazine-N,N-dioxide (2HF) in the viability, migration and proliferation of nonmalignant (3T3-L1 and human dermal microvascular endothelial cell) and malignant (B16-F10, MeWo, GL-261 and BC3H1) cell lines. Results: The viability IC50 concentrations for each quinoxaline-1,4-di-N-oxide derivative were calculated, and a concomitant reduction of migration and proliferation was observed mainly in malignant cell lines. Conclusion: 2HF exhibited potent anti-viability, anti-migration and anti-proliferative actions selectively in tumor cells, nevertheless more studies are required to further investigate 2HF promising biologic effects.
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