Alexandra Gryschenko

Mx. Alexandra Gryschenko

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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

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AKAnton A. Kornev
Anton A. Kornev
SSStanislav V. Shmakov
Stanislav V. Shmakov
AGAlexandra Gryschenko
Alexandra Gryschenko
YPYuliya Pronina
Yuliya Pronina
APAlexander I. Ponyaev
Alexander I. Ponyaev
VBVitali Boitsov
Vitali Boitsov
A series of 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and cyclopropa[a]pyrrolizidines spiro-fused to acenaphthylene-1(2H)-one and aceanthrylene-1(2H)-one frameworks have been studied for their in vitro antiproliferative activity against human erythroleukemia (K562), cervical carcinoma (HeLa), melanoma (Sk-mel-2), osteosarcoma (U2OS), as well as murine melanoma (B16) cell lines. Using confocal microscopy, it was found that cultivation with the tested spiro-fused compounds led to the disappearance of stress fibers (granular actin was distributed diffusely in the cytoplasm in up to 56% of treated cells) and decrease in filopodia-like deformations (up to 69% after cultivation), which indirectly suggests a decrease in cell motility. The human melanoma cell line scratch test showed that these cells lose their ability to move after cultivation with the tested spiro-fused compounds and do not fill the scratched strip. This was also supported by docking simulations with actin-related targets (PDB ID: 8DNH, 2Q1N). Using flow cytometry, the impact on the mitochondrial membrane potential showed that the tested compounds led to a significant increase in the number of cells with decreased mitochondrial membrane potential from 10% for the control up to 55–80% for the cyclopropa[a]pyrrolizidine adducts. The obtained results support the antitumor effect of the tested spiro-compounds and encourage the extension of the study in order to improve their anticancer activity as well as reduce their toxicological risks.