The Effects of the Alkaloid Tambjamine J on Mice Implanted with Sarcoma 180 Tumor Cells

Francisco Washington A. Barros-Nepomuceno, Daniel de Araújo Viana, Daniel Pascoalino Pinheiro, Fátima de Cássia Evangelista de Oliveira, Jamile Magalhães Ferreira, Maria Goretti Maria, Xinghua Ma, Bruno Coêlho Cavalcanti, Claudia Pessoa, Martin G. Banwell*

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    Abstract

    The tambjamines are a small group of bipyrrolic alkaloids that, collectively, display a significant range of biological activities including antitumor, antimicrobial and immunosuppressive properties. The key objective of the present study was to undertake preclinical assessments of tambjamine J (T-J) so as to determine its in vivo antitumor effects. To that end, sarcoma 180 cells were transplanted in mice and the impacts of the title compound then evaluated using a range of protocols including hematological, biochemical, histopathological, genotoxic and clastogenic assays. As a result it was established that this alkaloid has a significant therapeutic window and effectively reduces tumor growth (by 40 % and 79 % at doses of 10 and 20 mg/kg/day, respectively). In this regard it displays similar antitumor activity to the anticancer agent cyclophosphamide and alters animal weight in an analogous manner.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)420-428
    Number of pages9
    JournalChemMedChem
    Volume16
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 19 Jan 2021

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