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Tian ZY, Xie SQ, Mei ZH, Zhao J, Gao WY, Wang CJ. Conjugation of substituted naphthalimides to polyamines as cytotoxic agents targeting the Akt/mTOR signal pathway. Org Biomol Chem 2009; 7:4651-60. [PMID: 19865701 DOI: 10.1039/b912685f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Though several naphthalimide derivatives have exhibited antitumor activity in clinical trials, some issues such as toxicity prompted further structural modifications on the naphthalimide backbone. A series of naphthalimides conjugated with polyamines were synthesized to harness the polyamine transporter (PAT) for drug delivery, which was beneficial for the tumor cell selectivity. Bioevaluation in human hepatoma HepG2 cells treated with alpha-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) or spermidine (Spd), human hepatoma Bel-7402 and normal QSG-7701 hepatocyte confirmed the PAT recognition and cell selectivity. In addition, the novel naphthalimide polyamine conjugate kills cells via apoptosis, and the Akt/mTOR signal pathway was first identified as the upstream cellular target through the apoptotic mechanism research. The presence of DFMO or Spd only either elevated or attenuated the cell apoptosis, but did not change the signal pathway. Collectively, the proper polyamine recognition element (i.e., homospermidine) mediated effective drug delivery via the PAT, and helped the proper cytotoxic goods (i.e., diverse naphthalimides) exert antitumor properties.
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- Zhi-yong Tian
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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Polyamine transport as a target for treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009; 53:5259-64. [PMID: 19805570 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00662-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Polyamine levels are greatly increased in alveolar macrophages (AMs) during Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), leading to increased production of H(2)O(2), which causes AMs to undergo apoptosis. One of the mechanisms by which polyamine levels in AMs are elevated is enhanced uptake of exogenous polyamines. In this study, the possibility of targeting polyamine uptake as a treatment for PCP was examined. Four anthracene- and one benzene-polyamine conjugates that are potential polyamine transport inhibitors, including N1-anthracen-9-ylmethyl-butane-1,4-diamine; N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-anthracen-9-ylmethylbutane-1,4-diamine; N-[4-(4-aminobutylamino)butyl]-N-anthracen-9-ylmethylbutane-1,4-diamine; N-(4-amino-butyl)-N'-(10-[[4-(4-amino-butylamino)butylamino]-methyl]anthracen-9-ylmethyl)butane-1,4-diamine (44-Ant-44); and benzene-polyamine conjugate N-(4-amino-butyl)-N'-(4-[[4-(4-amino-butylamino)butylamino]-methyl]benzyl)butane-1,4-diamine (44-Bn-44), were tested. Compounds 44-Ant-44 and 44-Bn-44 were found to have a very low toxicity to AMs in vitro and were evaluated for their therapeutic effect on PCP in vivo. Sprague-Dawley rats infected with P. carinii for 28 days were intranasally instilled with 50 microl of a 1 mM solution of 44-Bn-44 or 44-Ant-44 every 2 days. Twenty-one days after initiation of the treatment, three to five rats from each group were sacrificed and examined for lung pathology, organism burden, and apoptosis of AMs. Both 44-Bn-44 and 44-Ant-44 reduced organism burdens; however, only 44-Ant-44 decreased the severity of the infection with reduced lung inflammation, increased clearance of exudates, increased air space, and decreased apoptosis of AMs. 44-Ant-44 also significantly prolonged the survival of treated animals. These results suggest that polyamine uptake is a potential target for treatment of PCP.
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Heinick A, Urban K, Roth S, Spies D, Nunes F, Phanstiel O, Liebau E, Lüersen K. Caenorhabditis elegans P5B-type ATPase CATP-5 operates in polyamine transport and is crucial for norspermidine-mediated suppression of RNA interference. FASEB J 2009; 24:206-17. [PMID: 19762559 DOI: 10.1096/fj.09-135889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Physiological polyamines are required in various biological processes. In the current study, we used norspermidine, a structural analog of the natural polyamine spermidine, to investigate polyamine uptake in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. Norspermidine was found to have two remarkable effects: it is toxic for the nematode, without affecting its food, Escherichia coli; and it hampers RNA interference. By characterizing a norspermidine-resistant C. elegans mutant strain that has been isolated in a genetic screen, we demonstrate that both effects, as well as the uptake of a fluorescent polyamine-conjugate, depend on the transporter protein CATP-5, a novel P(5B)-type ATPase. To our knowledge, CATP-5 represents the first P(5)-type ATPase that is associated with the plasma membrane, being expressed in the apical membrane of intestinal cells and the excretory cell. Moreover, genetic interaction studies using C. elegans polyamine synthesis mutants indicate that CATP-5 has a function redundant to polyamine synthesis and link reduced polyamine levels to retarded postembryonic development, reduced brood size, shortened life span, and small body size. We suggest that CATP-5 represents a crucial component of the pharmacologically important polyamine transport system, the molecular nature of which has not been identified so far in metazoa.
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- Alexander Heinick
- Institute for Animal Physiology, Westfalian Wilhelms University, Muenster, Germany
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Devi CL, Olusegun OS, Kumar CNSSP, Rao VJ, Palaniappan S. Novel Combination of Sodium Borohydride and Reusable Polyaniline Salt Catalyst for Rapid and Efficient Reductive Amination of Carbonyl Compounds. Catal Letters 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-009-0116-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Garcia G, Sarrazy V, Sol V, Morvan CL, Granet R, Alves S, Krausz P. DNA photocleavage by porphyrin–polyamine conjugates. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:767-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2008] [Revised: 11/13/2008] [Accepted: 11/15/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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F14512, a Potent Antitumor Agent Targeting Topoisomerase II Vectored into Cancer Cells via the Polyamine Transport System. Cancer Res 2008; 68:9845-53. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-2748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wang J, Xie S, Li Y, Guo Y, Ma Y, Zhao J, Phanstiel O, Wang C. Synthesis and evaluation of unsymmetrical polyamine derivatives as antitumor agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:7005-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2008] [Revised: 05/14/2008] [Accepted: 05/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Synthesis and cytotoxic activities of usnic acid derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:6860-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.05.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2007] [Revised: 05/13/2008] [Accepted: 05/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synthesis, DNA binding and topoisomerase inhibition of mononaphthalimide homospermidine derivatives. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2008.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kaur N, Delcros JG, Archer J, Weagraff NZ, Martin B, Phanstiel Iv O. Designing the polyamine pharmacophore: influence of N-substituents on the transport behavior of polyamine conjugates. J Med Chem 2008; 51:2551-60. [PMID: 18363351 DOI: 10.1021/jm701341k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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N-Ethylated N-arylmethyl polyamine conjugates were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to target the polyamine transporter (PAT). To understand the effect of N-ethylation upon PAT selectivity, ethyl groups were appended onto a PAT-selective N (1)-anthracenenylmethyl homospermidine derivative, 1b. Bioevaluation in L1210 murine leukemia cells and in two Chinese hamster ovary cell lines (PAT-active CHO and PAT-deficient CHO-MG) revealed a dramatic decrease in PAT targeting ability upon N (1) or N (5) ethylation of the pharmacophore 1b. Experiments using the amine oxidase inhibitor, aminoguanidine (AG, 2 mM), revealed that the N (9)-ethyl and N (9)-methyl analogues were able to retain their PAT selectivity and cytotoxicity properties in the presence or absence of AG. In contrast, the lead compound 1b (containing a terminal NH 2 group) revealed a dramatic reduction in both its PAT-targeting ability and cytotoxicity in the absence of AG. An improved balance between these three properties of PAT-targeting, cytotoxicity and metabolic stability can be attained via N-methylation at the N (9)-position.
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- Navneet Kaur
- Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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Wang FW, Hou ZM, Wang CR, Li P, Shi DH. Bioactive metabolites from Penicillium sp., an endophytic fungus residing in Hopea hainanensis. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9720-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Synergistic antitumor effects of anthracenylmethyl homospermidine and alpha-difluoromethylornithine on promyelocytic leukemia HL60 cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2008; 22:352-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2007.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2007] [Revised: 09/17/2007] [Accepted: 09/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kaur N, Delcros JG, Imran J, Khaled A, Chehtane M, Tschammer N, Martin B, Phanstiel O. A Comparison of Chloroambucil- and Xylene-Containing Polyamines Leads to Improved Ligands for Accessing the Polyamine Transport System. J Med Chem 2008; 51:1393-401. [DOI: 10.1021/jm070794t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Navneet Kaur
- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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Zhou JJ, Huang H, Xie SQ, Wang YX, Zhao J, Wang CJ. The synthesis and molecular recognization of the polyamine transporter of hydrazine-modified diamine conjugates. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2007.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tsen C, Iltis M, Kaur N, Bayer C, Delcros JG, von Kalm L, Phanstiel O. A Drosophila Model To Identify Polyamine−Drug Conjugates That Target the Polyamine Transporter in an Intact Epithelium. J Med Chem 2007; 51:324-30. [DOI: 10.1021/jm701198s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chung Tsen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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Xie SQ, Wu YL, Cheng PF, Wang MW, Liu GC, Ma YF, Zhao J, Wang CJ. A novel homospermidine conjugate inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in human hepatoma cells. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2007; 28:1827-34. [PMID: 17959035 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2007.00639.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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AIM To elucidate the mechanism responsible for the antiproliferative effects of a novel homospermidine conjugate, anthracenylmethyl homospermidine (ANTMHspd), in the human hepatoma BEL-7402 cell line. METHODS The viability of the cells was assessed by MTT assay and the trypan blue dye exclusion method. Morphological changes were observed by fluorescence microscopy with Hoechst 33258 staining. Cell cycle distribution, apoptosis, and mitochondrial membrane potential were measured by flow cytometry. Protein expression was detected by Western blot analysis. RESULTS ANTMHspd strongly decreased BEL-7402 cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Hoechst 33258 staining and the flow cytometry assay showed that ANTMHspd induced cell apoptosis and cell cycle perturbation. Furthermore, ANTMHspd could induce mitochondrial membrane potential loss and cytochrome c release and enhance cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-9, and Bax protein expression without caspase-8 activation. ANTMHspd could also decrease the expression of Bcl-2 and cytochrome c in mitochondria. In addition, the specific inhibitors of caspase-9 and caspase-3 almost abolished the ANTMHspd-induced caspase-9 and caspase-3 activation, respectively. CONCLUSION ANTMHspd could induce BEL-7402 cell apoptosis via the mitochondrial/caspase-dependent pathway and the Bcl-2 family was involved in the control of apoptosis.
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- Song-qiang Xie
- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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Xie S, Cheng P, Liu G, Ma Y, Zhao J, Chehtane M, Khaled AR, Phanstiel O, Wang C. Synthesis and bioevaluation of N-(arylalkyl)-homospermidine conjugates. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007; 17:4471-5. [PMID: 17574415 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2007] [Revised: 05/09/2007] [Accepted: 06/02/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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N1-(Arylalkyl)homospermidines (1c-1f) and terminally piperazine-substituted homospermidine conjugates (2a-2e) were synthesized and evaluated for cytotoxicity in mouse leukemia L1210, alpha-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO)-treated L1210, melanoma B16, spermidine (SPD)-treated B16, and HeLa cell lines. Results demonstrated that homospermidine was a more effective vector than piperazine-substituted homospermidine in ferrying diverse arenes into cells via the polyamine transporter. The leading compound, 9-anthracenemethyl-homospermidine (1a), was shown to induce apoptosis in B16 cells and IL-3 dependent FL5.12A pro-B cells. The novel conjugate 4-biphenylmethyl-homospermidine (1e) could also induce apoptosis. However, it exhibited different effect on the cell cycle of B16 cells compared to 1a.
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- Songqiang Xie
- Institute of Natural Products & Medicinal Chemistry, Henan University, Henan, Kaifeng 475001, China
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Cheng PF, Wang JH, Xie SQ, Zhao J, Wang CJ. The synthesis and bioevaluation of the dicyclic arene–homospermidine conjugates. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2007.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Casero RA, Marton LJ. Targeting polyamine metabolism and function in cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2007; 6:373-90. [PMID: 17464296 DOI: 10.1038/nrd2243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 569] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The polyamines spermidine and spermine and their diamine precursor putrescine are naturally occurring, polycationic alkylamines that are essential for eukaryotic cell growth. The requirement for and the metabolism of polyamines are frequently dysregulated in cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases, thus making polyamine function and metabolism attractive targets for therapeutic intervention. Recent advances in our understanding of polyamine function, metabolic regulation, and differences between normal cells and tumour cells with respect to polyamine biology, have reinforced the interest in this target-rich pathway for drug development.
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- Robert A Casero
- The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, USA.
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Phanstiel O, Kaur N, Delcros JG. Structure-activity investigations of polyamine-anthracene conjugates and their uptake via the polyamine transporter. Amino Acids 2007; 33:305-13. [PMID: 17410331 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0527-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2006] [Accepted: 02/01/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A series of polyamine conjugates were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to target the polyamine transporter (PAT) in two Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell lines (PAT-active CHO and PAT-inactive CHOMG). This systematic study identified salient features of the polyamine architecture required to target and enter cells via the PAT. Indeed, the separation of charges, the degree of N-alkylation, and the spacer unit connecting the N(1)-terminus to the appended cytotoxic component (anthracene) were found to be key contributors to optimal delivery via the PAT. Using the CHO screen, the homospermidine motif (e.g., 4,4-triamine) was identified as a polyamine vector, which could enable the selective import of large N(1)-substituents (i.e., naphthylmethyl, anthracenylmethyl and pyrenylmethyl), which were cytotoxic to cells. The cell selectivity of this approach was demonstrated in B-16 murine melanoma cells and normal melanocytes (Mel-A). Three polyamine areas (recognition and transport, vesicle sequestration and polyamine-target interactions) were identified for future research.
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- O Phanstiel
- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2366, USA.
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Li HQ, Ge HM, Chen YX, Xu C, Shi L, Ding H, Zhu HL, Tan RX. Synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of a series of genistein derivatives. Chem Biodivers 2007; 3:463-72. [PMID: 17193282 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200690049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Thirty genistein (= 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; GEN) derivatives were synthesized from genistein through a facile approach in high yields. Compounds 9, 11, 12, 23-30 were reported for the first time, while 13-22 have already been reported in our recent paper. The cytotoxic activities of these compounds were evaluated against a human nasopharyngeal epidermoid tumor cell line KB. Compounds 7-9, 12, 14, 16-19, 21, 24, 27, 29 showed remarkable antitumor activities in vitro, which was comparable with 5-fluorouracil, an anticancer drug. On the basis of the obtained experimental data, structure-effect relationships were discussed.
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- Huan-Qiu Li
- Institute of Functional Biomolecules, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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Ishikawa S, Mochizuki M. Cross-linkable Nitrosamines with a Chloroalkyl Group as Candidates for Anticancer Lead Compounds. Genes Environ 2007. [DOI: 10.3123/jemsge.29.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Shen L, Ye YH, Wang XT, Zhu HL, Xu C, Song YC, Li H, Tan RX. Structure and Total Synthesis of Aspernigerin: A Novel Cytotoxic Endophyte Metabolite. Chemistry 2006; 12:4393-6. [PMID: 16555343 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200501423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Aspernigerin (1), a novel cytotoxic alkaloid consisting of an unprecedented structural framework has been isolated from the extract of a culture of Aspergillus niger IFB-E003, an endophyte in Cyndon dactylon. Its structure was elucidated on the basis of comprehensive NMR spectral analysis and confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Aspernigerin (1) has been shown to be cytotoxic to the tumor cell lines nasopharynyeal epidermoid KB, cervical carcinoma Hela, and colorectal carcinoma SW1116 with corresponding IC(50) values of 22, 46, and 35 microM, respectively. A feasible total synthetic route for aspernigerin (1) has been established for further pharmacological research.
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- Li Shen
- Institute of Functional Biomolecules, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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Sol V, Lamarche F, Enache M, Garcia G, Granet R, Guilloton M, Blais JC, Krausz P. Polyamine conjugates of meso-tritolylporphyrin and protoporphyrin IX: Potential agents for photodynamic therapy of cancers. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 14:1364-77. [PMID: 16263292 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2005.09.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2005] [Revised: 09/23/2005] [Accepted: 09/27/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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An efficient five-step synthesis method was developed to obtain tritolylporphyrin and protoporphyrin IX polyamine conjugates. These compounds were composed of either one polyamine unit (spermidine or spermine) covalently tethered to monocarboxyphenyl tritolylporphyrin or two molecules of polyamines borne by protoporphyrin IX. In each compound, an aliphatic spacer arm is linked to the N(4) polyamine position. Photocytotoxicity of these new compounds was evaluated against K562 human chronic myelogenous leukemia cells and compared to Photofrin II; protoporphyrin IX polyamine conjugates exhibited much stronger photocytocicity than Photofrin II and were shown to readily induce necrosis in treated cells.
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- Vincent Sol
- Université de Limoges, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (LCSN), France
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Intercalation and groove binding of an acridine–spermine conjugate on DNA sequences: an FT–Raman and UV–visible absorption study. J Mol Struct 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2004.10.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ishikawa S, Tajima M, Mochizuki M. Synthesis and properties of bifunctional chloroalkyl nitrosamines with an intercalating moiety. Bioorg Med Chem 2004; 12:3791-6. [PMID: 15210145 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2004.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2004] [Revised: 05/10/2004] [Accepted: 05/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Three N-nitroso-N-(arylcarbonyloxymethyl)-3-chloropropylamines were synthesized, and their chemical and biological properties were studied. All arylcarboxylates intercalated with double-stranded DNA, and their mutagenicity and DNA cross-linking activity were affected by their ring structure. The DNA interstrand cross-link formation increased dose dependently after treatment with the acridine analog. The anthraquinone analog showed the highest bacterial mutagenicity among the three nitrosamines in Salmonella typhimurium TA100, while in Salmonella typhimurium TA92, which can detect cross-linking agents, the acridine analog showed the highest mutagenicity. This agreed with the result of a cross-linking assay. These results suggest that the three-ring aromatic moiety gives DNA-intercalating ability to cross-linkable chloropropyl nitrosamine, and the acridine analog is considered as a possible new antitumor lead compound.
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- Satoko Ishikawa
- Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy, Shibakoen 1-5-30, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
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Papadopoulou MV, Rosenzweig HS, Bloomer WD. Synthesis of a novel nitroimidazole-spermidine derivative as a tumor-targeted hypoxia-selective cytotoxin. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2004; 14:1519-22. [PMID: 15006394 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2003.12.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2003] [Accepted: 12/31/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A four-step synthesis of (R,S)-N(4)-[3-(2-nitro-1-imidazolyl)-2-hydroxypropyl]-spermidine trihydrochloride (4) is described and the utilization of the polyamine active transport system for the uptake of this compound in cells is demonstrated. Thus, V79 cells pretreated with an inhibitor of spermidine biosynthesis, alpha-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), are ca. 2-fold more sensitive to 4 under hypoxic conditions, compared to untreated cells. Similarly, radiosensitization of hypoxic V79 cells by 4 is improved in DFMO-pretreated cells.
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- Maria V Papadopoulou
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Department of Radiation Medicine, Evanston, IL 60201, USA.
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Suzuki I, Shigenaga A, Nemoto H, Shibuya M. Synthesis and DNA damaging ability of enediyne–polyamine conjugates. Tetrahedron Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.12.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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