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Rao VK, Ashtam A, Panda D, Guchhait SK. Natural-Product-Inspired Discovery of Trimethoxyphenyl-1,2,4-triazolosulfonamides as Potent Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors. ChemMedChem 2024; 19:e202300562. [PMID: 37975190 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202300562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
An approach of natural product-inspired strategy and incorporation of an NP-privileged motif has been investigated for the discovery of new tubulin polymerization inhibitors. Two series, N-Arylsulfonyl-3-arylamino-5-amino-1,2,4-triazole derivatives, and their isomers were considered. The compounds were synthesized by construction of the N-aryl-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-diamine motif and sulfonylation. Although the chemo- and regioselectivity in sulfonylation were challenging due to multiple ring-tautomerizable-NH and exocyclic NH2 functionalities present in the molecular motifs, the developed synthetic method enabled the preparation of designed molecular skeletons with biologically important motifs. The approach also led to explore interesting molecular regio- and stereochemical aspects valuable for activity. The X-ray crystallography study indicated that the hydrogen bonding between the arylamine-NH and the arylsulfonyl-"O" unit and appropriate molecular-functionality topology allowed the cis-locking of two aryls, which is important for tubulin-binding and antiproliferative properties. All synthesized compounds majorly showed characteristic antiproliferative effects in breast cancer cells (MCF-7), and four compounds exhibited potent antiproliferative activity. One compound potently bound to tubulin at the colchicine site and inhibited tubulin polymerization in vitro. The compound significantly depolymerized microtubules in MCF-7 cells, arrested the cells at the G2/M phase, and induced cell death. This study represents the importance of the design strategy in medicinal chemistry and the molecular structural features relevant to anticancer anti-tubulin properties. The explored molecules have the potential for further development.
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- Vajja Krishna Rao
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), 160062, S.A.S. Nagar, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, 400076, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), 160062, S.A.S. Nagar, India
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, 400076, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), 160062, S.A.S. Nagar, India
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Identification and optimization of biphenyl derivatives as novel tubulin inhibitors targeting colchicine-binding site overcoming multidrug resistance. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 228:113930. [PMID: 34794817 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Microtubule targeting agents (MTAs) are among the most successful chemotherapeutic drugs, but their efficacy is often limited by the development of multidrug resistance (MDR). Therefore, the development of novel MTAs with the ability to overcome MDR is urgently needed. In this contribution, through modification of the unsymmetric biaryl compounds, we discovered a novel compound dxy-1-175 with potent anti-proliferative activity against cancer cells. Mechanistic study revealed that dxy-1-175 inhibited tubulin polymerization by interacting with the colchicine-binding site of tubulin, which caused cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase. Based on the predicted binding model of dxy-1-175 with tubulin, a series of new 4-benzoylbiphenyl analogues were designed and synthesized. Among them, the hydrochloride compound 12e with improved solubility and good stability in human liver microsome, exhibited the most potent anti-proliferative activity with IC50 value in the low nanomolar range, and markedly inhibited the growth of breast cancer 4T1 xenograft in vivo. Notably, 12e effectively overcame P-gp-mediated MDR and our preliminary data suggested that 12e may not be a substrate of P-glycoprotein (P-gp). Taken together, our study reveals a novel MTA 12e targeting the colchicine-binding site with potent anticancer activity and the ability to circumvent MDR.
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Álvarez R, Aramburu L, Gajate C, Vicente-Blázquez A, Mollinedo F, Medarde M, Peláez R. Methylsulfanylpyridine based diheteroaryl isocombretastatin analogs as potent anti-proliferative agents. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 209:112933. [PMID: 33328100 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Isocombretastatins are the not isomerizable 1,1-diarylethene isomers of combretastatins. Both families of antimitotics are poorly soluble and new analogs with improved water solubility are needed. The ubiquitous 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl ring and most of its replacements contribute to the solubility problem. 39 new compounds belonging to two series of isocombretastatin analogs with 2-chloro-6-methylsulfanyl-4-pyridinyl or 2,6-bis(methylsulfanyl)-4-pyridinyl moieties replacing the 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl have been synthesized and their antimitotic activity and aqueous solubility have been studied. We show here that 2-chloro-6-methylsulfanylpyridines are more successful replacements than 2,6-bis(methylsulfanyl)pyridines, giving highly potent tubulin inhibitors and cytotoxic compounds with improved water solubilities. The optimal combination is with indole rings carrying polar substitutions at the three position. The resulting diheteroaryl isocombretastatin analogs showed potent cytotoxic activity against human cancer cell lines caused by tubulin inhibition, as shown by in vitro tubulin polymerization inhibitory assays, cell cycle analysis, and confocal microscopy studies. Cell cycle analysis also showed apoptotic responses following G2/M arrest after treatment. Conformational analysis and docking studies were applied to propose binding modes of the compounds at the colchicine site of tubulin and were in good agreement with the observed SAR. 2-Chloro-6-methylsulfanylpyridines represent a new and successful trimethoxyphenyl ring substitution for the development of improved colchicine site ligands.
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- Raquel Álvarez
- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales de La Universidad de Salamanca (CIETUS). Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales de La Universidad de Salamanca (CIETUS). Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Cell Death and Cancer Therapy, Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), E-28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Laboratory of Cell Death and Cancer Therapy, Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), E-28040, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales de La Universidad de Salamanca (CIETUS). Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Cell Death and Cancer Therapy, Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), E-28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales de La Universidad de Salamanca (CIETUS). Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales de La Universidad de Salamanca (CIETUS). Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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Azimi F, Ghasemi JB, Saghaei L, Hassanzadeh F, Mahdavi M, Sadeghi-Aliabadi H, Scotti MT, Scotti L. Identification of Essential 2D and 3D Chemical Features for Discovery of the Novel Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors. Curr Top Med Chem 2019; 19:1092-1120. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666190520083655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Tubulin polymerization inhibitors interfere with microtubule assembly and
their functions lead to mitotic arrest, therefore they are attractive target for design and development of
novel anticancer compounds.
Objective:
The proposed novel and effective structures following the use of three-dimensionalquantitative
structure activity relationship (3D-QSAR) pharmacophore based virtual screening clearly
demonstrate the high efficiency of this method in modern drug discovery.
Method:
Combined computational approach was applied to extract the essential 2D and 3D features
requirements for higher activity as well as identify new anti-tubulin agents.
Results:
The best quantitative pharmacophore model, Hypo1, exhibited good correlation of 0.943
(RMSD=1.019) and excellent predictive power in the training set compounds. Generated model
AHHHR, was well mapped to colchicine site and three-dimensional spatial arrangement of their features
were in good agreement with the vital interactions in the active site. Total prediction accuracy
(0.92 for training set and 0.86 for test set), enrichment factor (4.2 for training set and 4.5 for test set)
and the area under the ROC curve (0.86 for training set and 0.94 for the test set), the developed model
using Extended Class FingerPrints of maximum diameter 4 (ECFP_4) was chosen as the best model.
Conclusion:
Developed computational platform provided a better understanding of requirement features
for colchicine site inhibitors and we believe the results of this study might be useful for the rational
design and optimization of new inhibitors.
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- Fateme Azimi
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Federal University of Paraiba, Health Sciences Center, Campus I, Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Federal University of Paraiba, Health Sciences Center, Campus I, Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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Acharya S, Maji M, Ruturaj, Purkait K, Gupta A, Mukherjee A. Synthesis, Structure, Stability, and Inhibition of Tubulin Polymerization by Ru II- p-Cymene Complexes of Trimethoxyaniline-Based Schiff Bases. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:9213-9224. [PMID: 31241921 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Four trimethoxy- and dimethoxyphenylamine-based Schiff base (L1-L4)-bearing RuII-p-cymene complexes (1-4) of the chemical formula [RuII(η6-p-cymene)(L)(Cl)] were synthesized, isolated in pure form, and structurally characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and other analytical techniques. The complexes showed excellent in vitro antiproliferative activity against various forms of cancer that are difficult to cure, viz., triple negative human metastatic breast carcinoma MDA-MB-231, human pancreatic carcinoma MIA PaCa-2, and hepatocellular carcinoma Hep G2. The 1H nuclear magnetic resonance data in the presence of 10% dimethylformamide-d7 or dimethyl sulfoxide-d6 in phosphate buffer (pD 7.4, containing 4 mM NaCl) showed that the complexes immediately generate the aquated species that is stable for at least 24 h. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry data showed that they do not bind with guanine nitrogen even in the presence of 5 molar equivalents of 9-EtG, during a period of 24 h. The best complex in the series, 1, exhibits an IC50 of approximately 10-15 μM in the panel of tested cancer cell lines. The complexes do not enhance the production of reactive oxygen species in the cells. Docking studies with a tubulin crystal structure (Protein Data Bank entry 1SAO ) revealed that 1 and 3 as well as L1 and L3 have a high affinity for the interface of the α and β tubulin dimer in the colchicine binding site. The immunofluorescence studies showed that 1 and 3 strongly inhibited microtubule network formation in MDA-MB-231 cells after treatment with an IC20 or IC50 dose for 12 h. The cell cycle analysis upon treatment with 1 showed that the complexes inhibit the mitotic phase because the arrest was observed in the G2/M phase. In summary, 1 and 3 are RuII half-sandwich complexes that are capable of disrupting a microtubule network in a dose-dependent manner. They depolarize the mitochondria, arrest the cell cycle in the G2/M phase, and kill the cells by an apoptotic pathway.
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- Sourav Acharya
- Department of Chemical Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur , Nadia, West Bengal 741246 , India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur , Nadia, West Bengal 741246 , India
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- Department of Biological Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur , Nadia, West Bengal 741246 , India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur , Nadia, West Bengal 741246 , India
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- Department of Biological Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur , Nadia, West Bengal 741246 , India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur , Nadia, West Bengal 741246 , India.,Center for Advanced Functional Materials (CAFM) , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur , Nadia, West Bengal 741246 , India
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Design, synthesis and anticancer activities of halogenated Phenstatin analogs as microtubule destabilizing agent. Med Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-019-02299-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Álvarez R, Gajate C, Puebla P, Mollinedo F, Medarde M, Peláez R. Substitution at the indole 3 position yields highly potent indolecombretastatins against human tumor cells. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 158:167-183. [PMID: 30216850 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.08.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Resistance to combretastatin A-4 is mediated by metabolic modification of the phenolic hydroxyl and ether groups of the 3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl (B ring). Replacement of the B ring of combretastatin A-4 by a N-methyl-5-indolyl reduces tubulin polymerization inhibition (TPI) and cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines but cyano, methoxycarbonyl, formyl, and hydroxyiminomethyl substitutions at the indole 3-position restores potent TPI and cytotoxicity against sensitive human cancer cell lines. These highly potent substituted derivatives displayed low nanomolar cytotoxicity against several human cancer cell lines due to tubulin inhibition, as shown by cell cycle analysis, confocal microscopy, and tubulin polymerization inhibitory activity studies, and promoted cell killing mediated by caspase-3 activation. Binding at the colchicine site was suggested by molecular modeling studies. Substituted combretastatins displayed higher potencies than the isomeric isocombretastatins and the highest potencies were achieved for the hydroxyiminomethyl (21) and cyano (23) groups, with TPI values in the submicromolar range and cytotoxicities in the nanomolar and subnanomolar range. Dose-response and time-course studies showed that drug concentrations as low as 1 nM (23) or 10 nM (21) led to a complete G2/M cell cycle arrest after 15 h treatment followed by a high apoptosis-like cell response after 48-72 h treatment. The P-glycoprotein antagonist verapamil increased 21 and 23 cytotoxicity to IC50 values of 10-10 M, and highly potentiated the cytotoxic activity in 100-fold of the CHO derivative (17), in A-549 human non-small cell lung cancer cells. The cyano substituted indolecombretastatin 23 is by itself highly potent against rather resistant HT-29 and A-549 cell lines. A 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl ring always afforded more potent derivatives than a 2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl ring.
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- Raquel Álvarez
- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales de la Universidad de Salamanca (CIETUS). Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Cell Death and Cancer Therapy, Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), E-28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales de la Universidad de Salamanca (CIETUS). Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Cell Death and Cancer Therapy, Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), E-28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales de la Universidad de Salamanca (CIETUS). Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain; Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales de la Universidad de Salamanca (CIETUS). Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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Miao TT, Tao XB, Li DD, Chen H, Jin XY, Geng Y, Wang SF, Gu W. Synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-aryl-benzimidazole derivatives of dehydroabietic acid as novel tubulin polymerization inhibitors. RSC Adv 2018; 8:17511-17526. [PMID: 35539265 PMCID: PMC9080489 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02078g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
A series of novel 2-aryl-benzimidazole derivatives of dehydroabietic acid were synthesized and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS and elemental analyses. All the target compounds were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activity against SMMC-7721, MDA-MB-231, HeLa and CT-26 cancer cell lines and the normal hepatocyte cell line QSG-7701 through MTT assays. Among them, compound 6j displayed the most potent cytotoxic activity with IC50 values of 0.08 ± 0.01, 0.19 ± 0.04, 0.23 ± 0.05 and 0.42 ± 0.07 μM, respectively, and substantially reduced cytotoxicity against QSG-7701 cells (5.82 ± 0.38 μM). The treatment of SMMC-7721 cells with compound 6j led to considerable inhibition of cell migration ability. The influence of compound 6j on cell cycle distribution was assessed on SMMC-7721 cells, exhibiting a cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase. Moreover, tubulin polymerization assays and immunofluorescence assays elucidated that compound 6j could significantly inhibit tubulin polymerization and disrupt the intracellular microtubule network. A molecular docking study provided insight into the binding mode of compound 6j in the colchicine site of tubulin. In addition, compound 6j was found to induce apoptosis of SMMC-7721 cells, an increase of intracellular ROS level and a loss of mitochondrial membrane potential in a dose-dependent manner. These findings provided new molecular scaffolds for the further development of novel antitumor agents targeting tubulin polymerization.
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- Ting-Ting Miao
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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Combretastatin linked 1,3,4-oxadiazole conjugates as a Potent Tubulin Polymerization inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2016; 65:126-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ghinet A, Moise IM, Rigo B, Homerin G, Farce A, Dubois J, Bîcu E. Studies on phenothiazines: New microtubule-interacting compounds with phenothiazine A-ring as potent antineoplastic agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:2307-17. [PMID: 27073050 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
New phenothiazine derivatives 6-20 have been designed, synthesized and evaluated in vitro for their ability to inhibit tubulin polymerization and antiproliferative activity against 60 cancer cell lines, including several multi-drug resistant (MDR) tumor cell lines. The phenothiazine unit may successfully replace the classical 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyle A ring of parent combretastatin A-4 or phenstatin, confirming previous studies. The most promising structural modulations have been realized on the B ring, the 2'-fluoro-4'-methoxy substitution in compound 6 and the 2'-trifluoromethyl-4'-methoxy substitution in compound 7 providing the best antitubulin and antitumor activity in the current study. Compounds 6-8 and 16 exhibited more important cell growth inhibition than parent phenstatin 2 on human colon Duke's type D, colorectal adenocarcinoma COLO 205 and on human kidney adenocarcinoma A498 cell lines. 10-Methylphenothiazine derivatives 19 and 20 did not show biological activity but exerted bright fluorescence and solvatochromism effects. These molecules deserve further chemical efforts in order to provide valuable tools for biophysical studies.
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- Alina Ghinet
- Department of Organic Chemistry, 'Al. I. Cuza' University of Iasi, Faculty of Chemistry, Bd. Carol I nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania; Inserm U995, LIRIC, Université de Lille, CHRU de Lille, Faculté de médecine-Pôle recherche, Place Verdun, F-59045 Lille Cedex, France; Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur (HEI), Groupe HEI-ISA-ISEN, UCLille, Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie, 13 rue de Toul, F-59046 Lille, France
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, 'Al. I. Cuza' University of Iasi, Faculty of Chemistry, Bd. Carol I nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania
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- Inserm U995, LIRIC, Université de Lille, CHRU de Lille, Faculté de médecine-Pôle recherche, Place Verdun, F-59045 Lille Cedex, France; Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur (HEI), Groupe HEI-ISA-ISEN, UCLille, Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie, 13 rue de Toul, F-59046 Lille, France
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- Inserm U995, LIRIC, Université de Lille, CHRU de Lille, Faculté de médecine-Pôle recherche, Place Verdun, F-59045 Lille Cedex, France; Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur (HEI), Groupe HEI-ISA-ISEN, UCLille, Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie, 13 rue de Toul, F-59046 Lille, France
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- Inserm U995, LIRIC, Université de Lille, CHRU de Lille, Faculté de médecine-Pôle recherche, Place Verdun, F-59045 Lille Cedex, France; Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques de Lille, 3 Rue du Pr Laguesse, B.P. 83, F-59006 Lille, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, UPR2301 CNRS, Centre de Recherche de Gif, Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, 'Al. I. Cuza' University of Iasi, Faculty of Chemistry, Bd. Carol I nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania.
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Chaudhary V, Venghateri JB, Dhaked HPS, Bhoyar AS, Guchhait SK, Panda D. Novel Combretastatin-2-aminoimidazole Analogues as Potent Tubulin Assembly Inhibitors: Exploration of Unique Pharmacophoric Impact of Bridging Skeleton and Aryl Moiety. J Med Chem 2016; 59:3439-51. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Vikas Chaudhary
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- IITB-Monash Research
Academy, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Biosciences
and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- Department of Biosciences
and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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Exploring the size adaptability of the B ring binding zone of the colchicine site of tubulin with para-nitrogen substituted isocombretastatins. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 100:210-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Guan Q, Feng D, Bai Z, Cui Y, Zuo D, Zhai M, Jiang X, Zhou W, Bao K, Wu Y, Zhang W. Microwave-assisted synthesis, molecular docking and antiproliferative activity of (3/5-aryl-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5/3-yl)(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone oxime derivatives. MEDCHEMCOMM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5md00150a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A microwave-assisted synthesis method of building a 1,2,4-oxadiazole skeleton was developed.
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Ghinet A, Abuhaie CM, Gautret P, Rigo B, Dubois J, Farce A, Belei D, Bîcu E. Studies on indolizines. Evaluation of their biological properties as microtubule-interacting agents and as melanoma targeting compounds. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 89:115-27. [PMID: 25462232 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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With the aim of investigating new analogues of phenstatin with an indolizin-3-yl unit, in particular as the B-ring, three new series of compounds (6-8, 9-34 and 54) were synthesized and tested for interactions with tubulin polymerization and evaluated for cytotoxicity on an NCI-60 human cancer cell lines panel. The replacement of the 3'-hydroxy-4'-methoxyphenyl B-ring of phenstatin with substituted indolizine unit results in the conservation of both antitubulin and cytotoxic effect. Indolizines 9 and 17 were the most effective in the present study and showed the highest antiproliferative effect on melanoma cell lines MDA-MB-435 (GI50 = 30 nM) and could serve as new lead compounds for the development of anti-cancer therapeutics.
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- Alina Ghinet
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, 'Al. I. Cuza' University of Iasi, B-dul Carol I, Nr. 11, Corp A, 700506 Iasi, Romania; Univ Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France; UCLille, EA GRIIOT (4481), Laboratoire de pharmacochimie, HEI, 13 rue de Toul, F-59046 Lille, France
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, 'Al. I. Cuza' University of Iasi, B-dul Carol I, Nr. 11, Corp A, 700506 Iasi, Romania
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- Univ Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France; UCLille, EA GRIIOT (4481), Laboratoire de pharmacochimie, HEI, 13 rue de Toul, F-59046 Lille, France
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- Univ Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France; UCLille, EA GRIIOT (4481), Laboratoire de pharmacochimie, HEI, 13 rue de Toul, F-59046 Lille, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, UPR2301 CNRS, Centre de Recherche de Gif, Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Univ Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France; Institut de Chimie Pharmaceutique Albert Lespagnol, EA GRIIOT (4481), IFR114, 3 Rue du Pr Laguesse, B.P. 83, F-59006 Lille, France
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, 'Al. I. Cuza' University of Iasi, B-dul Carol I, Nr. 11, Corp A, 700506 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, 'Al. I. Cuza' University of Iasi, B-dul Carol I, Nr. 11, Corp A, 700506 Iasi, Romania.
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Lu Y, Chen J, Wang J, Li CM, Ahn S, Barrett CM, Dalton JT, Li W, Miller DD. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of stable colchicine binding site tubulin inhibitors as potential anticancer agents. J Med Chem 2014; 57:7355-66. [PMID: 25122533 PMCID: PMC4161160 DOI: 10.1021/jm500764v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To block the metabolically labile sites of novel tubulin inhibitors targeting the colchicine binding site based on SMART, ABI, and PAT templates, we have designed, synthesized, and biologically tested three focused sets of new derivatives with modifications at the carbonyl linker, the para-position in the C ring of SMART template, and modification of A ring of the PAT template. Structure-activity relationships of these compounds led to the identification of new benzimidazole and imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-fused ring templates, represented by compounds 4 and 7, respectively, which showed enhanced antitumor activity and substantially improved the metabolic stability in liver microsomes compared to SMART. MOM group replaced TMP C ring and generated a potent analogue 15, which showed comparable potency to the parent SMART compound. Further modification of PAT template yielded another potent analogue 33 with 5-indolyl substituent at A ring.
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- Yan Lu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee , Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, United States
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Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of a new group of heterocyclic analogues of the combretastatins. Molecules 2014; 19:7881-900. [PMID: 24962392 PMCID: PMC6270788 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19067881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Revised: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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A series of new analogs of combretastatin A-4 (CA-4, 1) with the A or B-ring replaced by a 3-oxo-2,3-dihydrofurocoumarin or a furocoumarin residue have been designed and synthesized by employing a cross-coupling approach. All the compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity with respect to model cancer cell lines (CEM-13, MT-4, U-937) using conventional MTT assays. Structure-activity relationship analysis reveals that compounds 2, 3, 6–8 in which the (Z)-styryl substituent was connected to the 2-position of the 3-oxo-2,3-dihydrofurocoumarin core, demonstrated increased potency compared to 3-(Z)-styrylfurocoumarins 4, 5, 9–11. The methoxy-, hydroxyl- and formyl- substitution on the aromatic ring of the (Z)-styryl moiety seems to play an important role in this class of compounds. Compounds 2 and 3 showed the best potency against the CEM-13 cell lines, with CTD50 values ranging from 4.9 to 5.1 μM. In comparison with CA-4, all synthesized compounds presented moderate cytotoxic activity to the T-cellular human leucosis cells MT-4 and lymphoblastoid leukemia cells CEM-13, but most of them were active in the human monocyte cell lines U-937.
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Magalhães HI, Wilke DV, Bezerra DP, Cavalcanti BC, Rotta R, de Lima DP, Beatriz A, Moraes MO, Diniz-Filho J, Pessoa C. (4-Methoxyphenyl)(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone inhibits tubulin polymerization, induces G2/M arrest, and triggers apoptosis in human leukemia HL-60 cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2013; 272:117-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2013] [Revised: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/02/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Chen J, Brown DP, Wang YJ, Chen ZS. New phenstatin–fatty acid conjugates: Synthesis and evaluation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:5119-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ghinet A, Tourteau A, Rigo B, Stocker V, Leman M, Farce A, Dubois J, Gautret P. Synthesis and biological evaluation of fluoro analogues of antimitotic phenstatin. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:2932-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.03.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Revised: 03/24/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Indole molecules as inhibitors of tubulin polymerization: potential new anticancer agents. Future Med Chem 2013; 4:2085-115. [PMID: 23157240 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.12.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Agents that interfere with tubulin function have a broad anti-tumor spectrum and they represent one of the most significant classes of anticancer agents. In the past few years, several small synthetic molecules that have an indole nucleus as a core structure have been identified as tubulin inhibitors. Among these, several aroylindoles, arylthioindoles, diarylindoles and indolylglyoxyamides have shown good inhibition towards the tubulin polymerization. This article reviews the synthesis, biological activities and SARs of these main classes of indoles. Brief mention has also been made about the fused indole analogs as tubulin inhibitors.
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Álvarez R, Puebla P, Díaz JF, Bento AC, García-Navas R, de la Iglesia-Vicente J, Mollinedo F, Andreu JM, Medarde M, Peláez R. Endowing Indole-Based Tubulin Inhibitors with an Anchor for Derivatization: Highly Potent 3-Substituted Indolephenstatins and Indoleisocombretastatins. J Med Chem 2013; 56:2813-27. [DOI: 10.1021/jm3015603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Raquel Álvarez
- Laboratorio de Química
Orgánica y Farmacéutica, CIETUS and IBSAL, Facultad
de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca,
Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Química
Orgánica y Farmacéutica, CIETUS and IBSAL, Facultad
de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca,
Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular
y Celular del Cáncer, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno,
E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular
y Celular del Cáncer, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno,
E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular
y Celular del Cáncer, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno,
E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular
y Celular del Cáncer, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno,
E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Química
Orgánica y Farmacéutica, CIETUS and IBSAL, Facultad
de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca,
Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Química
Orgánica y Farmacéutica, CIETUS and IBSAL, Facultad
de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca,
Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
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Original TDAE strategy using propargylic chloride: rapid access to 1,4-diarylbut-3-ynol derivatives. Molecules 2013; 18:1540-8. [PMID: 23353124 PMCID: PMC6269883 DOI: 10.3390/molecules18021540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We report herein the first synthesis of propargylic alcohols using an organic reducing agent. Diarylbutynol derivatives are formed in moderate to good yields under mild conditions from the reaction of 1-(3-chloroprop-1-ynyl)-4-nitrobenzene with various aromatic aldehydes using tetrakis(dimethylamino)ethylene (TDAE) as reductant.
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Abuhaie CM, Bîcu E, Rigo B, Gautret P, Belei D, Farce A, Dubois J, Ghinet A. Synthesis and anticancer activity of analogues of phenstatin, with a phenothiazine A-ring, as a new class of microtubule-targeting agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.10.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Magalhães HI, Cavalcanti BC, Bezerra DP, Wilke DV, Paiva JC, Rotta R, de Lima DP, Beatriz A, Burbano RR, Costa-Lotufo LV, Moraes MO, Pessoa C. Assessment of genotoxic effects of (4-methoxyphenyl)(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone in human lymphocytes. Toxicol In Vitro 2011; 25:2048-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2011] [Revised: 07/11/2011] [Accepted: 08/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Design, synthesis and antiproliferative activities of biarylolefins based on polyhydroxylated and carbohydrate scaffolds. Eur J Med Chem 2011; 46:3570-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2011] [Revised: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 05/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Application of plant allylpolyalkoxybenzenes in synthesis of antimitotic phenstatin analogues. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 21:1578-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.01.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Revised: 01/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Álvarez R, López V, Mateo C, Medarde M, Peláez R. New para-para Stilbenophanes: Synthesis by McMurry Coupling, Conformational Analysis and Inhibition of Tubulin Polymerisation. Chemistry 2011; 17:3406-19. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201002869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Arthuis M, Pontikis R, Chabot GG, Quentin L, Scherman D, Florent JC. Domino approach to 2-aroyltrimethoxyindoles as novel heterocyclic combretastatin A4 analogues. Eur J Med Chem 2010; 46:95-100. [PMID: 21112130 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2010.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2010] [Revised: 10/15/2010] [Accepted: 10/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Two series of 2-aroyltrimethoxyindoles were designed to investigate the effects of the replacement of the trimethoxyphenyl ring of phenstatin with a trimethoxyindole moiety. These compounds were efficiently prepared through a domino palladium-catalyzed sequence from 2-gem-dibromovinylanilines substituted by three methoxy groups and arylboronic acids under carbon monoxide atmosphere. These novel heterocyclic combretastatin A4 analogues were evaluated for their cell growth inhibitory properties and their ability to inhibit the tubulin polymerization.
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- Martin Arthuis
- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, 26 rue d'Ulm, Paris F-75248 cedex 05, France
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Magalhães HIF, Bezerra DP, Cavalcanti BC, Wilke DV, Rotta R, de Lima DP, Beatriz A, Alves APNN, Bitencourt FDS, de Figueiredo IST, Alencar NMN, Costa-Lotufo LV, Moraes MO, Pessoa C. In vitro and in vivo antitumor effects of (4-methoxyphenyl)(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2010; 68:45-52. [DOI: 10.1007/s00280-010-1446-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2010] [Accepted: 08/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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