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Abstract

Characterization of the Cytotoxic Effect of N-(2-Morpholinoethyl)-2-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)acetamide in Cells Derived from Cervical Cancer †

by
Cristina Martínez-Nava
,
Cuauhtémoc Pérez-González
*,
Miguel Ángel Zavala-Sánchez
and
Carlos Alberto Méndez-Cuesta
Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Unidad Xochimilco, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City 04960, Mexico
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Presented at the 8th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, 1–30 November 2022; Available online: https://ecmc2022.sciforum.net/.
Med. Sci. Forum 2022, 14(1), 104; https://doi.org/10.3390/ECMC2022-13304
Published: 1 November 2022
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 8th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry)

Abstract

:
Cancer is a disease caused by the alteration of proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, has a high prevalence in the population, and is one of the main causes of death worldwide. For its treatment, there are different therapy options; however, these are not always effective for all existing types of cancer, which gives rise to the search for new compounds. The objective of this work is to determine the degree of cytotoxic activity of naphthoxyacetamide using dose–response curves in a cell viability assay. For this, the cytotoxic effects of N-(2-morpholinoethyl)-2-(naphthalen-2-yloxy) were identified in cancer cells (HeLa) based on the metabolic reduction of 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenylretrazol (MTT) bromide. The cell cultures were seeded at a density of 5000 cells/well in 96-well plates and treated by hexapplication with various concentrations of the compounds to be tested (0.31–3.16 µM/mL) for 24 h. Microplates were read in an ELISA reader at 575 nm. The dose–response curve of N-(2-morpholinoethyl)-2-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)acetamide (3.16, 1.77, 1, 0.31 µM/mL) showed that at a concentration of 3.16 µM/mL, it presents cytotoxic effects similar to those shown by the drug reference (cisplatin 3.32 µM/mL). In conclusion, N-(2-morpholinoethyl)-2-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)acetamide showed cytotoxic effects similar to cisplatin.

Supplementary Materials

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Author Contributions

Conceptualization, C.P.-G. and M.Á.Z.-S.; methodology, C.M.-N.; software, C.A.M.-C.; validation, C.A.M.-C., C.P.-G. and M.Á.Z.-S.; formal analysis, C.M.-N., C.A.M.-C., C.P.-G. and M.Á.Z.-S.; investigation, C.M.-N. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

Cristina Martínez-Nava was supported by grants for doctoral studies from CONACyT Scholarship 858818.

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Martínez-Nava, C.; Pérez-González, C.; Zavala-Sánchez, M.Á.; Méndez-Cuesta, C.A. Characterization of the Cytotoxic Effect of N-(2-Morpholinoethyl)-2-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)acetamide in Cells Derived from Cervical Cancer. Med. Sci. Forum 2022, 14, 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECMC2022-13304

AMA Style

Martínez-Nava C, Pérez-González C, Zavala-Sánchez MÁ, Méndez-Cuesta CA. Characterization of the Cytotoxic Effect of N-(2-Morpholinoethyl)-2-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)acetamide in Cells Derived from Cervical Cancer. Medical Sciences Forum. 2022; 14(1):104. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECMC2022-13304

Chicago/Turabian Style

Martínez-Nava, Cristina, Cuauhtémoc Pérez-González, Miguel Ángel Zavala-Sánchez, and Carlos Alberto Méndez-Cuesta. 2022. "Characterization of the Cytotoxic Effect of N-(2-Morpholinoethyl)-2-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)acetamide in Cells Derived from Cervical Cancer" Medical Sciences Forum 14, no. 1: 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECMC2022-13304

APA Style

Martínez-Nava, C., Pérez-González, C., Zavala-Sánchez, M. Á., & Méndez-Cuesta, C. A. (2022). Characterization of the Cytotoxic Effect of N-(2-Morpholinoethyl)-2-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)acetamide in Cells Derived from Cervical Cancer. Medical Sciences Forum, 14(1), 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECMC2022-13304

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