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Ilovaisky AI, Scherbakov AM, Chernoburova EI, Shchetinina MA, Merkulova VM, Bogdanov FB, Sorokin DV, Salnikova DI, Bozhenko EI, Zavarzin IV, Terent'ev AO. Secosteroid diacylhydrazines as novel effective agents against hormone-dependent breast cancer cells. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2024; 244:106597. [PMID: 39127416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2024.106597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2024] [Revised: 07/25/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
Abstract
This research aimed to develop novel selective secosteroids that are highly active against hormone-dependent breast cancer. A simple and convenient approach to N'-acylated 13,17-secoestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-oic acid hydrazides was disclosed and these novel types of secosteroids were screened for cytotoxicity against the hormone-dependent human breast cancer cell line MCF7. Most secosteroid N'-benzoyl hydrazides have demonstrated high cytotoxicity against MCF7 cells with IC50 values below 5 μM, which are superior to that of the reference drug cisplatin. Hit compounds 2c, 2e and 2i were characterized by high cytotoxicity (IC50 = 1.6-1.9 μM) and very good selectivity towards MCF7 breast cancer cells. The lead secosteroids 2c, 2e and 2i also exhibit antiestrogenic effects and alter the expression of cell cycle regulating proteins. The effect of selected compounds on PARP (poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase) and Bcl-2 (B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2) indicates their proapoptotic potential. The synthesized secosteroids may be considered as new promising anti-breast cancer agents targeting ERα and apoptosis pathways.
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- Alexey I Ilovaisky
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Kashirskoye shosse 24, Moscow 115522, Russia; Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, Bol'shaya Pirogovskaya ulitsa 11, Moscow 119021, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Kashirskoye shosse 24, Moscow 115522, Russia
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- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Kashirskoye shosse 24, Moscow 115522, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia; N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Kashirskoye shosse 24, Moscow 115522, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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Gomes AR, Pires AS, Roleira FMF, Tavares-da-Silva EJ. The Structural Diversity and Biological Activity of Steroid Oximes. Molecules 2023; 28:1690. [PMID: 36838678 PMCID: PMC9967121 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Steroids and their derivatives have been the subject of extensive research among investigators due to their wide range of pharmacological properties, in which steroidal oximes are included. Oximes are a chemical group with the general formula R1R2C=N-OH and they exist as colorless crystals and are poorly soluble in water. Oximes can be easily obtained through the condensation of aldehydes or ketones with various amine derivatives, making them a very interesting chemical group in medicinal chemistry for the design of drugs as potential treatments for several diseases. In this review, we will focus on the different biological activities displayed by steroidal oximes such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral, among others, as well as their respective mechanisms of action. An overview of the chemistry of oximes will also be reported, and several steroidal oximes that are in clinical trials or already used as drugs are described. An extensive literature search was performed on three main databases-PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar.
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- Ana R. Gomes
- Univ Coimbra, CIEPQPF, Faculty of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Pólo III - Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Univ Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Institute of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Pólo III - Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Univ Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Institute of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Pólo III - Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), Praceta Professor Mota Pinto, 3004-561 Coimbra, Portugal
- Univ Coimbra, Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), Rua Larga, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Univ Coimbra, CIEPQPF, Faculty of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Pólo III - Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Univ Coimbra, CIEPQPF, Faculty of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Pólo III - Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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Huang Y, Wen H, Zheng J, Gan C, Pang L, Pang C, Liu X, Zhan J, Cui J. Synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluations of some steryl 2-methoxybenzoates as anticancer agents. Nat Prod Res 2018; 33:1101-1105. [PMID: 29600718 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1457662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Using cholesterol, stigmasterol and sitosterol as starting materials, a series of 7-subsitituted-ster-3-yl 2-methoxybenzoate analogs were prepared through reacting with 2-methoxybenzoyl chloride and introducing some function groups, such as carbonyl, hydroxyl and various thiosemicarbazones, at 7-position of steroidal nucleus. The structures of these new compounds were characterized by IR, NMR and HRMS. Their antiproliferative activities were evaluated by using several types of cancer cells. Interestingly, the compounds displayed potent antiproliferative activity against CNE-2 (nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines), BEL-7402 (human liver cancer cell lines) and HepG2 (human liver cancer cell lines), suggesting that they have potential to be drug candidates for cancer treatment.
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- Yanmin Huang
- a College of Chemistry and Material Science , Guangxi Teachers Education University , Nanning , China
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- a College of Chemistry and Material Science , Guangxi Teachers Education University , Nanning , China
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- a College of Chemistry and Material Science , Guangxi Teachers Education University , Nanning , China
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- a College of Chemistry and Material Science , Guangxi Teachers Education University , Nanning , China
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- a College of Chemistry and Material Science , Guangxi Teachers Education University , Nanning , China
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- a College of Chemistry and Material Science , Guangxi Teachers Education University , Nanning , China
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- a College of Chemistry and Material Science , Guangxi Teachers Education University , Nanning , China
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- a College of Chemistry and Material Science , Guangxi Teachers Education University , Nanning , China
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- a College of Chemistry and Material Science , Guangxi Teachers Education University , Nanning , China
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Popadyuk II, Markov AV, Morozova EA, Babich VO, Salomatina OV, Logashenko EB, Zenkova MA, Tolstikova TG, Salakhutdinov NF. Synthesis and evaluation of antitumor, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of novel deoxycholic acid derivatives bearing aryl- or hetarylsulfanyl moieties at the C-3 position. Steroids 2017; 127:1-12. [PMID: 28887170 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2017.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Novel deoxycholic acid (DCA) derivatives were stereoselectively synthesised with -OH and -CH2SR moieties at the C-3 position, where R was a substituted aryl [2-aminophenyl (8) or 4-chlorophenyl (9)] or hetaryl [1-methylimidazolyl (5), 1,2,4-triazolyl (6), 5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl (7), pyridinyl (10) or pyrimidinyl (11)]. These compounds were prepared in good yields from the C-3β-epoxy derivative 2 in the epoxide ring-opening reaction by S-nucleophiles. These derivatives were evaluated for their in vitro anti-proliferation activity in a panel of tumor cell lines. Data showed that: (i) heterocycle-containing derivatives displayed higher cytotoxicity profiles than the parent molecule; (ii) heterocyclic substituents were more preferable than aryl moieties for enhancing anti-proliferation activity; (iii) the sensitivity of tumor cell lines to analysed compounds decreased in the following order: HuTu-80 (duodenal carcinoma)>KB-3-1 (cervical carcinoma)>HepG2 (hepatocellular carcinoma)>MH-22a (hepatoma); (iv) compounds 5, 6 and 11 exhibited a high cytotoxic selectivity index (HuTu-80: SI>7.7, 38.5 and 12.0, respectively). Compounds 2 and 6-8 markedly inhibited NO synthesis by interferon γ-induced macrophages. Screening for anti-inflammatory activity of these derivatives in vivo showed their high potency on histamine- (5, 10) and formalin- (2, 10, 11) induced paw edema models.
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- Irina I Popadyuk
- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Lavrent'ev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Lavrent'ev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation; Novosibirsk State University, 2, Pirogova Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Lavrent'ev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Lavrent'ev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Lavrent'ev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation; Novosibirsk State University, 2, Pirogova Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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Huang Y, Yang C, Zhan J, Gan C, Liu Z, Pang C, Chen H, Cui J. Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of novel A-homo-B-norsteroid thiadiazole derivatives. Tetrahedron Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Popadyuk II, Markov AV, Babich VO, Salomatina OV, Logashenko EB, Zenkova MA, Salakhutdinov NF. Novel derivatives of deoxycholic acid bearing aliphatic or cyclic diamine moieties at the C-3 position: Synthesis and evaluation of anti-proliferative activity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:3755-3759. [PMID: 28688958 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.06.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A new library of deoxycholic acid derivatives bearing nitrogen-containing moieties at the C-3 position was synthesised from epoxy derivative 1 via an epoxide ring-opening reaction promoted by aliphatic or cyclic diamines and fully characterised by NMR and mass-spectroscopy. The synthesised compounds were screened for cytotoxicity against four human tumour cell lines. The results showed that some of the novel diamine-bearing derivatives displayed improved anti-proliferative activities over the parent compound DCA. Among them, a 1-methylpiperazine containing compound (6) showed promising activity and the highest selectivity against tumour cells of enterohepatic origin (HepG2: IC50=3.6µM, SI=9.0; HuTu-80: IC50=4.6µM, SI=6.9) and was identified as a lead molecule.
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- Irina I Popadyuk
- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation; Novosibirsk State University, 2, Pirogova Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation; Novosibirsk State University, 2, Pirogova Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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Martínez-Pascual R, Meza-Reyes S, Vega-Baez JL, Merino-Montiel P, Padrón JM, Mendoza Á, Montiel-Smith S. Novel synthesis of steroidal oximes and lactams and their biological evaluation as antiproliferative agents. Steroids 2017; 122:24-33. [PMID: 28396219 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2017.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A novel three-step methodology to obtain 6a-aza-B-homo steroidal lactams has been developed starting from the easily available cholesterol and pregnenolone. In addition, a new procedure for the synthesis of a 6a-aza-B-homo steroidal lactam analog of vespertilin, starting from diosgenin has been established. In both synthetic pathways, the key intermediate is a hydroxyimino derivative obtained in a one- or two-step sequence from the starting materials. These methods avoid the use of hazardous oxidant agents in the process. The new steroidal oximes and lactams were examined for their antiproliferative activities against several tumor cell lines. The 6,23-dihydroxyimino derivative exhibited the highest activity with GI50 values of 11-22µM.
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- Roxana Martínez-Pascual
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 72570, Puebla, Pue., Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 72570, Puebla, Pue., Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 72570, Puebla, Pue., Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 72570, Puebla, Pue., Mexico
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- BioLab, Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica "Antonio González" (IUBO-AG), Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Canarias (CIBICAN), Universidad de La Laguna, C/Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Centro de Química-ICUAP, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 72570, Puebla, Pue., Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 72570, Puebla, Pue., Mexico.
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Abdu-Allah HHM, Chang TT, Li WS. Synthesis of B- and C-ring-modified lithocholic acid analogues as potential sialyltransferase inhibitors. Steroids 2016; 112:54-61. [PMID: 27154753 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2016.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In order to identify structural features of lithocholic acid (LCA) critical for inhibition of the enzyme sialyltransferase (ST) novel analogues with modifications of the skeleton (7-9, 16-18 and 20) were designed and synthesized. Methyl 3α-acetoxy-7-oxo-cholanate (1), methyl 3α-acetoxy-12-oxo-cholanate (2) and methyl 3α,7α-diacetoxy-12-oxo-cholanate (3) were subjected to Baeyer-Villiger oxidation to provide homolactones (7-9) or to the Beckmann rearrangement of the corresponding oximes to give homolactams (16-18). Both reactions proceed regio- and stereoselectively. Ring B homolog of lithocholic acid (20) was efficiently synthesized. Among these compounds, 7, 9 and 16 were found to have the significant activity, with IC50 values ⩽3μM against α-2,6-(N)-ST selectively, which are 5-fold lower than that of Lith-O-Asp. Given the reality that LCA and its analogue, Lith-O-Asp, have been revealed to improve inhibitory efficacy of ST and to have a wide range of antimetastatic activities in different human cancer cells, the up-to-date findings have noteworthy pharmacological significance as they open a promising path to the improvement of a prospective molecular targeted application of modified LCA analogues as agents for the treatment of cancer metastasis.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan.
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Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity of Steroidal Thiosemicarbazone Platinum (Pt(II)) Complexes. Bioinorg Chem Appl 2015; 2015:742592. [PMID: 26635511 PMCID: PMC4618117 DOI: 10.1155/2015/742592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Steroidal compounds exhibit particular physiological activities. In this paper, some steroidal thiosemicarbazones platinum (Pt(II)) complexes were synthesized by the condensation of steroidal ketones with thiosemicarbazide using estrone, chenodeoxycholic acid, and 7-deoxycholic acid as starting materials and complexation of steroidal thiosesemicarbazones with Pt(II). The complexes were characterized by IR, NMR, and MS, and their antiproliferative activities were evaluated. The results showed that some steroidal thiosemicarbazones platinum (Pt(II)) complexes displayed moderate cytotoxicity to HeLa and Bel-7404 cells. Thereinto, complex 6 showed an excellent inhibited selectivity to HeLa cells with an IC50 value of 9.2 μM and SI value of 21.7. At the same time, all compounds were almost inactive to HEK293T (normal kidney epithelial cells). The information obtained from the studies may be useful for the design of novel chemotherapeutic drugs.
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Review on the Applications and Molecular Mechanisms of Xihuang Pill in Tumor Treatment. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2015; 2015:854307. [PMID: 26170886 PMCID: PMC4479127 DOI: 10.1155/2015/854307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Revised: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Xihuang pill (XH) is a complementary and alternative medicine that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of tumors since the 18th century. XH has clinical effects on non-Hodgkin lymphoma, breast cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer, and bone metastasis. XH can also inhibit the growth of tumor cells and cancer stem cells, prevent tumor invasion and angiogenesis, and regulate the tumor microenvironment. XH is composed of Ru Xiang (olibanum), Mo Yao (Commiphora myrrha), She Xiang (Moschus), and Niu Huang (Calculus bovis). Some of the compounds found in these ingredients exert multiple antitumor effects and may synergize with the other ingredients. We aimed to summarize the clinical applications and molecular mechanisms of XH and its chemical composition. This review will provide potential new strategies and alternative perspectives for tumor treatments and basic research into complementary and alternative medicine.
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Cui J, Lin Q, Gan C, Zhan J, Su W, Zhao D, Qi B, Huang Y. Synthesis and antiproliferative evaluation of some novel B-nor-D-homosteroids. Steroids 2015; 98:138-42. [PMID: 25814068 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2015.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Using 3β-hydroxy-5-androsten-17-one as a starting material, a series of novel nitrogen-containing B-nor-D-homosteroids were designed and synthesized by the oximation, Beckman rearrangement, ozonation, cyclization and condensation reaction. The structures of all new compounds were determined by analysis of their NMR, MS and IR spectra. The antiproliferative activity of compounds was evaluated against HT-29 (colonic carcinoma), HeLa (human cervical carcinoma) and Bel 7404 (human liver carcinoma) cells.
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- Jianguo Cui
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China.
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Cui J, Liu L, Zhao D, Gan C, Huang X, Xiao Q, Qi B, Yang L, Huang Y. Synthesis, characterization and antitumor activities of some steroidal derivatives with side chain of 17-hydrazone aromatic heterocycle. Steroids 2015; 95:32-8. [PMID: 25578734 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Revised: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Here a series of dehydroepiandrosterone-17-hydrazone and estrone-17-hydrazone derivatives possessing various aromatic heterocycle structures in 17-side chain of their steroidal nucleus were synthesized and their structures were evaluated. The antiproliferative activity of synthesized compounds against some cancer cells was investigated. The results have demonstrated that some dehydroepiandrosterone-17-hydrazone derivatives show distinct antiproliferative activity against some cancer cells through inducing cancer cell apoptosis, and compound 8 with a quinoline structure in 17-side chain displays excellent antiproliferative activity in vitro against SGC 7901 cancer cell (human gastric carcinoma) with an IC50 value of 1 μM. In addition, estrone-17-hydrazone derivatives having a key feature of indole group in the structure showed a special obvious cytotoxicity against HeLa cells, but almost inactive against other cells. The information obtained from the studies is valuable for the design of novel steroidal chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Jianguo Cui
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- Sichuan Welltzpharm Inc. Chengdu, 610041, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China.
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Cui J, Lin Q, Huang Y, Gan C, Yao Q, Wei Y, Xiao Q, Kong E. Design, synthesis and antiproliferative evaluation of some B-homo steroidal lactams. Med Chem Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-015-1347-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gangadhar KN, Adhikari K, Srichana T. Synthesis and evaluation of sodium deoxycholate sulfate as a lipid drug carrier to enhance the solubility, stability and safety of an amphotericin B inhalation formulation. Int J Pharm 2014; 471:430-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.05.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Revised: 04/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Huang Y, Yao Q, Cui J, Gan C, Huang Q, Su B, Zhou A. Syntheses of lactam derivatives of chenodeoxycholic acid and in vitro antiproliferative activity. Chem Res Chin Univ 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-014-4003-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Synthesis and cytotoxicity of (3β)-3-acetyloxy-5(6)-androsten-7-one oxime and 3,5(6)-androstadien-7-one oxime. Med Chem Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-013-0788-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Synthesis and evaluation of some new aza-B-homocholestane derivatives as anticancer agents. Mar Drugs 2014; 12:1715-31. [PMID: 24670533 PMCID: PMC4012452 DOI: 10.3390/md12041715] [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: 12/26/2013] [Revised: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Using analogues of some marine steroidal oximes as precursors, a series of aza-B-homocholestane derivatives possessing different substituted groups at the 3-position of the steroidal nucleus were synthesized. Their biological activity against cancer cell proliferation was determined with multiple cancer cell lines. Aza-B-homocholestane derivatives possessing 3-hydroxyl, 3-hydroximino and 3-thiosemicarbazone groups displayed remarkable cytotoxicity to cancer cells via apoptosis inducing mechanism. Compounds 5, 10, 12, 15 and 18 exhibited better potency to inhibit cancer cell proliferation. In addition, compound 15 was further evaluated with three dimensional (3D) multicellular spheroids assay to determine its potency against spheroid growth. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) generated in the studies is valuable for the design of novel chemotherapeutic agents.
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Cui J, Lin Q, Gan C, Yao Q, Su W, Huang Y. Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of some 4,6-diaza-A,B-dihomo-steroid bilactams. Steroids 2014; 79:14-8. [PMID: 24200959 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2013.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Using cholesterol, stigmasterol and sitosterol as starting materials, some 4,6-diaza-A,B-dihomo-steroid bilactams were synthesized via two different synthetic routes by oxidation, reduction, oximation, Beckman rearrangement, etc. The cytotoxic activity of the synthesized compounds against SGC 7901 (human ventriculi carcinoma), Bel-7404 (human liver carcinoma), HeLa (human cervical carcinoma) and HT-29 (colonic carcinoma) cancer cells were investigated. The results showed that compounds 2 and 7b displayed a good cytotoxic activity to the SGC 7901, Bel 7404 and HeLa tumor cell lines with the IC50 values of 11.6, 16.4, 13.9 and 13.1, 21.8, 13.1 μmol/L, respectively. Their cytotoxic activity is almost same as cisplatin to these cells. The information obtained from the studies may be useful for the design of novel chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Jianguo Cui
- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, PR China.
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Synthesis and evaluation of some 17-acetamidoandrostane and N,N-dimethyl-7-deoxycholic amide derivatives as cytotoxic agents: structure/activity studies. Molecules 2013; 18:7436-47. [PMID: 23803715 PMCID: PMC6270639 DOI: 10.3390/molecules18077436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Revised: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Using pregnenolone and 7-deoxycholic acid as starting materials, some 17-acetamidoandrostane and N,N-dimethyl-7-deoxycholic amide derivatives were synthesized. The cytotoxicity of the synthesized compounds was tested in vitro against two tumor cell lines: SGC 7901 (human gastric carcinoma) and Bel 7404 (human liver carcinoma). The result showed that the blockage of the interaction of the amide group with outside groups might cause a decrease of the cytotoxicity, and an O-benzyloximino group at the 3-position of N,N-dimethyl-7-deoxycholic amide could enhance the cytotoxic activity of the compound. The information obtained from the studies provides the structure-activity relationship for these compounds and may be useful for the design of novel chemotherapeutic drugs.
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Huang Y, Cui J, Chen S, Gan C, Yao Q, Lin Q. Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of C-homo-lactam derivatives of 7-deoxycholic acid. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:2265-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.08.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2012] [Revised: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gan C, Fan L, Cui J, Huang Y, Jiao Y, Wei W. Synthesis and in vitro antiproliferative evaluation of some ring B abeo-sterols. Steroids 2012; 77:1061-8. [PMID: 22683671 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2012.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Revised: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Using cholesterol, β-sitosterol, dehydroisoandrosterone and pregnenolone as starting materials, a series of 5(6→7)abeo-sterols with different substituted groups and various side chains were synthesized and the antiproliferative activity of these compounds against HeLa, SMMC 7404 and MGC 7901 cells was investigated. The results revealed that the presence of a cholesterol-type side chain was very important for their cytotoxicity, and in particular a thiosemicarbazone at the C-6 position significantly enhanced the antiproliferative activity of these compounds. Although the elimination of 5-hydroxyl has no an obvious effect on their cytotoxic function, removal of the hydroxyl at the C-3 position decreased markedly the antiproliferative activity of the compounds. Some compounds have similar cytotoxic capability as cisplatin does.
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- Chunfang Gan
- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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Huang Y, Cui J, Zheng Q, Zeng C, Chen Q, Zhou A. 6-hydroximino-4-aza-A-homo-cholest-3-one and related analogue as a potent inducer of apoptosis in cancer cells. Steroids 2012; 77:829-34. [PMID: 22554688 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2012.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2012] [Revised: 03/25/2012] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Here we report that 6-hydroximino-4-aza-A-homo-cholest-3-one and 6-hydroxyl-4-aza-A-homo-cholest-3-one, new steroidal lactams were synthesized recently, displayed antiproliferative activity against some cancer cells through inducing cancer cell apoptosis by activation of the intrinsic pathway. The apoptotic function of the compounds was demonstrated by release of cytochrome C, activation of caspase 3 and annexin V labeling. Furthermore, the compound was able to inhibit tumor growth in an athymic mouse model.
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- Yanmin Huang
- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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Gan C, Cui J, Huang Y, Jia L, Wei W. Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of some steroidal lactone compounds. Steroids 2012; 77:255-9. [PMID: 22155529 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2011.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Revised: 11/22/2011] [Accepted: 11/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Using cholesterol as starting material, some steroidal lactone compounds with the structures of 3-substituted-6-oxo-7-oxa-B-homo-cholestane or 3-substituted-7-oxo-6-oxa-B-homo-cholestane were synthesized by oxidation, reduction, Baeyer-Villiger reaction and condensation reaction. The cytotoxicity of these compounds against MGC 7901 (human gastric carcinoma), HeLa (human cervical carcinoma) and SMMC 7404 (human liver carcinoma) cells was investigated. Our results showed that the synthesized compounds displayed a distinct cytotoxicity against these cancer cells. In particular, compounds 8 and 9 have similar cytotoxic capability as cisplatin does. The information obtained from the studies may be useful for the design of novel chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Chunfang Gan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530022, China
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Huang Y, Cui J, Chen S, Gan C, Zhou A. Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of some steroidal lactams. Steroids 2011; 76:1346-50. [PMID: 21767556 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2011.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Revised: 06/30/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Using cholesterol as starting material, a series of 6-substituted-3-aza-A-homo-3-oxycholestanes and 6-substituted-4-aza-A-homo-3-oxycholestanes were synthesized by the oxidation, reduction, oximation, Beckman rearrangement and condensation reaction. These synthesized compounds displayed a distinct cytotoxicity against MGC 7901, HeLa and SMMC 7404 cancer cells. Our results revealed that the structures of functional groups at position-6 on the steroidal ring are crucial for the IC(50) value of antiproliferative activities of these compounds and the cytotoxic activity against MGC 7901 and SMMC 7404 cells was not significantly different between 4-N-lactams and 3-N-lactams when its 6-substituted group was a carbonyl or a hydroximino, but all 3-N-lactams showed a higher cytotoxicity against HeLa cells than 4-N-lactams. In particular, compounds 6, 8, 9 (IC(50)6: 6.5 μmol/L; 8: 7.7 μmol/L; 9: 5.6 μmol/L) were even more cytotoxic than cisplatin to HeLa cells (positive contrast, 10.1 μmol/L). The information obtained from the studies may be useful for the design of novel chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Yanmin Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China
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