Aya Almatary

Dr. Aya Almatary


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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4 July 2024 in Molecules
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WEWafaa Ewes
Wafaa Ewes
STSamar Tawfik
Samar Tawfik
AAAya Almatary
Aya Almatary
Mashooq Ahmad BhatMashooq Ahmad Bhat
Mashooq Ahmad Bhat
HEHamed W. El-Shafey
Hamed W. El-Shafey
AAAbdelrahman Hamdi Abdelkhalek
Abdelrahman Hamdi Abdelkhalek
Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide, often resulting from uncontrolled growth in various organs. Protein kinase inhibitors represent an important class of targeted cancer therapies. Recently, the kinases BRAF and VEGFR-2 have shown synergistic effects on tumor progression. Seeking to develop dual BRAF/VEGFR-2 inhibitors, we synthesized 18 amino-benzothiazole derivatives with structural similarities to reported dual inhibitors. Four compounds—4a, 4f, 4l, and 4r—demonstrated remarkable cytotoxicity, with IC50 values ranging from 3.58 to 15.36 μM, against three cancer cell lines. Furthermore, these compounds showed IC50 values of 38.77–66.22 μM in the case of a normal cell line, which was significantly safer than the reference, sorafenib. Subsequent investigation revealed that compound 4f exhibited the capacity to inhibit the BRAF and VEGFR-2 enzymes, with IC50 values similar to sorafenib (0.071 and 0.194 μM, respectively). Moreover, compound 4f caused G2-M- and S-phase cycle arrest. Molecular modeling demonstrated binding patterns compatible with inhibition for both targets, where 4f exerted the critical interactions in the BRAF site and interacted in the VEGFR-2 site in a manner akin to sorafenib, demonstrating affinity similar to dabrafenib.

1 November 2023 in Drug Development Research
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AAAya Almatary
Aya Almatary
WHWalaa M. El Husseiny
Walaa M. El Husseiny
KSKhalid B. Selim
Khalid B. Selim
HEHassan M. H. Eisa
Hassan M. H. Eisa

5 July 2024 in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
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Ahmed H.E. HassanAhmed H.E. Hassan
Ahmed H.E. Hassan
YCYeonwoo Choi
Yeonwoo Choi
RKRium Kim
Rium Kim
HKHyeon Jeong Kim
Hyeon Jeong Kim
AAAya Almatary
Aya Almatary
YLYong Sup Lee
Yong Sup Lee

25 April 2025 in Bioorganic Chemistry
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AAAya Almatary
Aya Almatary
MSMohamed S.H. Salem
Mohamed S.H. Salem
MEMohamed R. Elnagar
Mohamed R. Elnagar
Mohamed AboutalebMohamed Aboutaleb
Mohamed Aboutaleb
TITarek S. Ibrahim
Tarek S. Ibrahim
MEMagda A.-A. El-Sayed
Magda A.-A. El-Sayed