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ArticleRSC advances2026

Design, synthesis, anticancer activity and molecular modeling of new pyrazoline derivatives as telomerase inhibitors.

Mai M Elghonemy, Eman Y Ahmed, Mohamed K El-Ashrey, Manar E A Elasasy, Hanem M Awad, Rasha Z Batran, Nehad A Abdel Latif

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Mai M ElghonemyChemistry of Natural Compounds Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre Dokki Cairo 12622 Egypt eyam_ha@yahoo.com rasha_batran@yahoo.com nehad_km@yahoo.com.
Eman Y AhmedChemistry of Natural Compounds Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre Dokki Cairo 12622 Egypt eyam_ha@yahoo.com rasha_batran@yahoo.com nehad_km@yahoo.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8328-3613
Mohamed K El-AshreyPharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University Kasr El-Eini Street 11562 Cairo Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3548-3888
Manar E A ElasasyApplied Organic Chemistry Department, National Research Centre Dokki Cairo 12622 Egypt.
Hanem M AwadTanning Materials and Leather Technology Department, National Research Centre Dokki Cairo 12622 Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3970-2371
Rasha Z BatranChemistry of Natural Compounds Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre Dokki Cairo 12622 Egypt eyam_ha@yahoo.com rasha_batran@yahoo.com nehad_km@yahoo.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6832-3784
Nehad A Abdel LatifChemistry of Natural Compounds Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre Dokki Cairo 12622 Egypt eyam_ha@yahoo.com rasha_batran@yahoo.com nehad_km@yahoo.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Telomerase is an enzyme that rebuilds chromosomal ends called telomeres, allowing cells to keep dividing. Blocking telomerase is an important strategy in cancer treatment, as tumor cells are then forced to continue dividing without repairing their telomeres, leading to progressive telomere shortening, genomic stress, and ultimately the cessation of cell division or death, thereby slowing tumor growth and enhancing the effect of chemotherapies or targeted therapies. Twelve new pyrazoline derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast adenocarcinoma cells along with BJ-1 normal cells. Compounds 2c and 2g showed promising selectivity indices against both cell lines, inhibited telomerase enzymatic activity and gene expression compared to the reference standards and triggered cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. The docking study revealed that the synthesized compounds exhibited scores close to those of the co-crystallized ligand, indicating comparable binding affinities.

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PMID42444702
PMCPMC13359362

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