Heba Abdel-Mohsen

Dr. Heba Abdel-Mohsen

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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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1 August 2017 in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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MAMona A. Abdullaziz
Mona A. Abdullaziz
HAHeba Abdel-Mohsen
Heba Abdel-Mohsen
AKAhmed M. El Kerdawy
Ahmed M. El Kerdawy
FRFatma A.F. Ragab
Fatma A.F. Ragab
MAMamdouh M. Ali
Mamdouh M. Ali
HDHoda I. El Diwani
Hoda I. El Diwani

1 May 2016 in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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Wagdy Mohamed EldehnaWagdy Mohamed Eldehna
Wagdy Mohamed Eldehna
SASahar Abou-Seri
Sahar Abou-Seri
AKAhmed M. El Kerdawy
Ahmed M. El Kerdawy
RARezk R. Ayyad
Rezk R. Ayyad
AHAbdallah M. Hamdy
Abdallah M. Hamdy
DEDalal A. Abou El Ella
Dalal A. Abou El Ella

1 May 2019 in Bioorganic Chemistry
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SESomaia Abd El-Karim
Somaia Abd El-Karim
YSYasmin M. Syam
Yasmin M. Syam
AKAhmed M. El Kerdawy
Ahmed M. El Kerdawy
TATamer M. Abdelghany
Tamer M. Abdelghany

1 March 2020 in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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EGEhab M. Gedawy
Ehab M. Gedawy
AKAsmaa Kassab
Asmaa Kassab
AKAhmed M. El Kerdawy
Ahmed M. El Kerdawy

1 February 2019 in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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Wagdy Mohamed EldehnaWagdy Mohamed Eldehna
Wagdy Mohamed Eldehna
AKAhmed M. El Kerdawy
Ahmed M. El Kerdawy
GAGhada Hussein Al-Ansary
Ghada Hussein Al-Ansary
SASara T. Al-Rashood
Sara T. Al-Rashood
MAMamdouh M. Ali
Mamdouh M. Ali
AMAbeer E. Mahmoud
Abeer E. Mahmoud

27 April 2020 in Molecules
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TATarfah Al-Warhi
Tarfah Al-Warhi
AKAhmed M. El Kerdawy
Ahmed M. El Kerdawy
NANada Aljaeed
Nada Aljaeed
OIOmnia E. Ismael
Omnia E. Ismael
RARezk R. Ayyad
Rezk R. Ayyad
GAGhada Al-Ansary
Ghada Al-Ansary
On account of their overexpression in a wide range of human malignancies, cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are among the most validated cancer targets, and their inhibition has been featured as a valuable strategy for anticancer drug discovery. In this study, a hybrid pharmacophore approach was adopted to develop two series of oxindole–indole conjugates (6a–i and 9a–f) and carbocycle–indole conjugates (11a,b) as efficient antitumor agents with potential inhibitory action toward CDK4. All oxindole–indole conjugates, except 6i, 9b, and 9c efficiently affected the growth of the human breast cancer MCF-7 (IC50: 0.39 ± 0.05–21.40 ± 1.58 μM) and/or MDA-MB-231 (IC50: 1.03 ± 0.04–22.54 ± 1.67 μM) cell lines, whereas bioisosteric replacement of the oxindole nucleus with indane or tetralin rings (compounds 11a,b) diminished the anti-proliferative activity. In addition, hybrids 6e and 6f displayed effective cell cycle disturbance and proapoptotic capabilities in MCF-7 cells. Furthermore, the efficient anti-proliferative agents towards MCF-7 and/or MDA-MB-231 cell lines (6a–h, 9a, and 9e) were investigated for their potential inhibitory action toward CDK4. Hybrids 6a and 6e displayed good CDK4 inhibitory activity with IC50s equal 1.82 and 1.26 µM, respectively. The molecular docking study revealed that oxindole moiety is implicated in two H-bonding interactions via both (NH) and (C=O) groups with the key amino acids Glu94 and Val96, respectively, whereas the indole framework is stably accommodated in a hydrophobic sub-pocket establishing hydrophobic interactions with the amino acid residues of Ile12, Val20, and Gln98 lining this sub-pocket. Collectively, these results highlighted hybrids 6a and 6e as good leads for further optimization as promising antitumor drugs toward breast malignancy and CDK inhibitors.