umbelliprenin and Breast-Neoplasms

Oxyprenylated compounds (i.e., ferulic acid and coumarin derivatives) demonstrate neuroprotection and anticancer properties as reported in previous studies. We have tested the affinity of oxyprenylated ferulic acid (1-4) and umbelliferone derivatives (5-11) to melatonin receptors as well as their antiproliferation and antimigratory properties against breast cancer (BC) cell lines. All the compounds except for ferulic acid, boropinic acid, and umbelliferone had binding affinities to melatonin receptors in the nM to μM range, and both auraptene and umbellinprenin reduced BC cell proliferation and migration in phenotypically diverse BC including triple negative.

Topics: Animals; Breast Neoplasms; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Movement; Cell Proliferation; Coumaric Acids; Coumarins; Female; Humans; MCF-7 Cells; Mice; Receptor, Melatonin, MT1; Umbelliferones