Title:A Review on Anticancer Activities of Thiophene and Its Analogs
Volume: 20
Issue: 19
Author(s): Raghav Mishra*, Nitin Kumar, Isha Mishra and Neetu Sachan
Affiliation:
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, 281406,India
Keywords:
Thiophene, structure-activity relationship, anticancer activity, cell lines, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant
Abstract: Cancer is the world's second-largest cause of mortality and one of the biggest global health
concerns. The prevalence and mortality rates of cancer remain high despite significant progress in cancer
therapy. The search for more effective, as well as less toxic treatment methods for cancer, is at the
focus of current studies. Thiophene and its derivatives have surged as an influential scaffold, which,
because of their appreciable diversity in biological activities, has drawn the concerned interest of the
researchers in the field of medicinal chemistry. By the affluent introduction of its derivatives, which
have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities, the adaptability of the
thiophene moiety has been displayed. The nature and positioning of the substitutions significantly impacted
thiophene moiety activity. This decent array in the living response account about this moiety
has picked plentiful researcher’s consideration to inquire about it to its peculiar potential across certain
activities. In the field of cancer therapy against different cancer cells, the structure-activity relationship
for each of the derivatives showed an excellent understanding of thiophene moiety. Information
from the various articles revealed the key role of thiophene moiety and its derivatives to develop the
vital lead compound. The essential anticancer mechanisms identified include inhibition of the topoisomerase,
inhibition of tyrosine kinase, tubulin interaction and apoptosis induction through the activation
of reactive oxygen species. This review is an endeavor to promote the anticancer potential of the
derivatives, whether having thiophene or condensed thiophene as a core moiety or as a substituent that
can lead in the future to synthesize varieties of chemotherapeutic entities in the field of cancer treatment.