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Nantes CI, Pereira ID, Bai R, Hamel E, Burnett JC, de Oliveira RJ, de F C Matos M, Beatriz A, Yonekawa MKA, Perdomo RT, de Lima DP, Bogo D, Dos A Dos Santos E. S-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-4-methoxybenzenesulfonothioate as a Promising Lead Compound for the Development of a Renal Carcinoma Agent. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:449-458. [PMID: 31834975 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Organosulfur compounds show cytotoxic potential towards many tumor cell lines. Disulfides and thiosulfonates act through apoptotic processes, inducing proteins associated with apoptosis, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and the unfolded protein response. Three p-substituted symmetric diaryl disulfides and three diaryl thiosulfonates were synthesized and analyzed for inhibition of tubulin polymerization and for human cancer cell cytotoxic activity against seven tumor cell lines and a non-tumor cell line. S-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-methoxybenzenesulfonothioate (6) exhibited inhibition of tubulin polymerization and showed the best antiproliferative potential, especially against the 786-0 cell line, being six times more selective as compared with the non-tumor cell line. In addition, compound 6 was able to activate caspase-3 after 24 and 48 h treatments of the 786-0 cell line and induced cell-cycle arrest in the G2/M stage at the highest concentration evaluated at 24 and 48 h. Compound 6 was able to cause complete inhibition of proliferation, inducing the death of 786-0 cells, by increasing the number of cells at G2/M and greater activation of caspase-3.
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- Camilla I Nantes
- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Culturas Celulares Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Costa e Silva s/n, Cidade Universitária, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa 4 - Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Senador Müller, 1555, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil
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- Screening Technologies Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Frederick National Laboratory National Cancer Institute (NCI), Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Screening Technologies Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Frederick National Laboratory National Cancer Institute (NCI), Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Computational Drug Development Group, Screening Technologies Branch Developmental Therapeutics Program Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis Frederick National Laboratory, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Centro de Estudos e Células Tronco Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, CeTroGen NHU, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Culturas Celulares Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Costa e Silva s/n, Cidade Universitária, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa 4 - Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Senador Müller, 1555, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e de Microrganismos Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul Av. Costa e Silva s/n, Cidade Universitária, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Culturas Celulares Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Costa e Silva s/n, Cidade Universitária, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa 4 - Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Senador Müller, 1555, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Culturas Celulares Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Costa e Silva s/n, Cidade Universitária, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e de Microrganismos Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul Av. Costa e Silva s/n, Cidade Universitária, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil
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Zhang GL, Liang Y, Zhu JY, Jia Q, Gan WQ, Sun LM, Hou HM. Oxidative stress-mediated antiproliferative effects of furan-containing sulfur flavors in human leukemia Jurkat cells. Food Chem 2015; 180:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.01.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Revised: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Chandanshive JZ, Bonini BF, Gentili D, Fochi M, Bernardi L, Franchini MC. Regiocontrolled Synthesis of Ring-Fused Thieno[2,3-c]pyrazoles through 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Nitrile Imines with Sulfur-Based Acetylenes. European J Org Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201001048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Wong WWL, Boutros PC, Wasylishen AR, Guckert KD, O'Brien EM, Griffiths R, Martirosyan AR, Bros C, Jurisica I, Langler RF, Penn LZ. Characterization of the apoptotic response of human leukemia cells to organosulfur compounds. BMC Cancer 2010; 10:351. [PMID: 20598143 PMCID: PMC2928001 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2009] [Accepted: 07/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Novel therapeutic agents that selectively induce tumor cell death are urgently needed in the clinical management of cancers. Such agents would constitute effective adjuvant approaches to traditional chemotherapy regimens. Organosulfur compounds (OSCs), such as diallyl disulfide, have demonstrated anti-proliferative effects on cancer cells. We have previously shown that synthesized relatives of dysoxysulfone, a natural OSC derived from the Fijian medicinal plant, Dysoxylum richi, possess tumor-specific antiproliferative effects and are thus promising lead candidates. METHODS Because our structure-activity analyses showed that regions flanking the disulfide bond mediated specificity, we synthesized 18 novel OSCs by structural modification of the most promising dysoxysulfone derivatives. These compounds were tested for anti-proliferative and apoptotic activity in both normal and leukemic cells. RESULTS Six OSCs exhibited tumor-specific killing, having no effect on normal bone marrow, and are thus candidates for future toxicity studies. We then employed mRNA expression profiling to characterize the mechanisms by which different OSCs induce apoptosis. Using Gene Ontology analysis we show that each OSC altered a unique set of pathways, and that these differences could be partially rationalized from a transcription factor binding site analysis. For example, five compounds altered genes with a large enrichment of p53 binding sites in their promoter regions (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these data establish OSCs derivatized from dysoxysulfone as a novel group of compounds for development as anti-cancer agents.
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- W Wei-Lynn Wong
- Division of Cancer Genomics and Proteomics, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, LaTrobe University, Australia
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- Division of Cancer Genomics and Proteomics, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
- Ontario Institute of Cancer Research, Toronto, M5G 0A3, Canada
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- Division of Cancer Genomics and Proteomics, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Mount Allison University, Sackville, E4L 1G8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Mount Allison University, Sackville, E4L 1G8, Canada
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- Division of Cancer Genomics and Proteomics, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
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- Division of Cancer Genomics and Proteomics, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
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- Division of Cancer Genomics and Proteomics, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
- Division of Signaling Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
- Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Mount Allison University, Sackville, E4L 1G8, Canada
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- Division of Cancer Genomics and Proteomics, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5G 2M1, Canada
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Denk MK. The Variable Strength of the Sulfur-Sulfur Bond: 78 to 41 kcal - G3, CBS-Q, and DFT Bond Energies of Sulfur (S8) and Disulfanes XSSX (X = H, F, Cl, CH3, CN, NH2, OH, SH). Eur J Inorg Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200800880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Caldwell SL, Langler RF, Ryan DA, Wasylishen AR. Synthesis of the first α -mercaptoketal and an antifungal ketodisulfide. J Sulphur Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/17415990701870565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Sharon L. Caldwell
- a Department of Chemistry , Mount Allison University , Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
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- a Department of Chemistry , Mount Allison University , Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
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- a Department of Chemistry , Mount Allison University , Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
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- a Department of Chemistry , Mount Allison University , Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Richard F. Langler
- a Department of Chemistry , Mount Allison University , Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
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Blight BA, Langler RF, Thompson DB, Ross CR. Synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of selected ω-mercaptosulfones. J Sulphur Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/17415990600954858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- B. A. Blight
- a Department of Chemistry , Mount Allison University , Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
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- a Department of Chemistry , Mount Allison University , Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
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- a Department of Chemistry , Mount Allison University , Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
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- b Department of Structural Biology , St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , Memphis, TN, USA
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Foo AH, Fletcher SP, Langler RF, Porter CH, Branch DR. Structure-function studies for in vitro chemical inhibition of Fc? receptor?mediated phagocytosis. Transfusion 2007; 47:290-8. [PMID: 17302776 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01105.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies [Transfusion 2005;45:384] showed that certain chemical compounds containing sulfur-reactive groups can inhibit Fcgamma receptor (FcgammaR)-mediated phagocytosis in vitro. These studies, however, did not prove that only sulfur functionality-induced reactivity was efficacious. In an effort to develop a drug-based approach for the future treatment of immune-mediated cytopenias, these earlier findings have now been extended and this chemically induced interference with FcgammaR-mediated phagocytosis of anti-D-coated red cells (RBCs) was examined to assess the optimal structural requirements for the inhibitory effect. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Chemical compounds were purchased or synthesized and used for the assessment of which chemical moiety(-ies) were required for successful inhibition of in vitro phagocytosis of anti-D-coated RBCs with a monocyte monolayer assay. RESULTS Using compounds having similar structures but differences in reactive moieties, it was proved that the only chemical moiety that was required for inhibition of FcgammaR-mediated phagocytosis in vitro was a disulfide bond. It is also shown, however, that a p-nitrophenyl group provides significant enhancement to the inhibitory effect of disulfide-containing compounds. Involvement of carbonyl and hydroxyl functional groups was also able to be ruled out. CONCLUSION Our results confirm and extend previous studies that suggested that only those compounds that target free sulfhydryl groups on the monocyte-macrophage are most effective at blocking phagocytosis of antibody-coated RBCs in vitro. It is also shown that p-nitrophenyl substituent groups have an enhancing effect on the efficacy of disulfide bond-containing compounds. These findings should aid in the design of a drug-based approach for the future treatment of immune cytopenias.
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- Alison H Foo
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, The Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Toronto General Research Institute, Canadian Blood Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Duffy S, Kabir SH, Langler RF. Novel propanethiolate—induced transformation of 2,3,5-trithiahexane into some trithiocarbonates. J Sulphur Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/17415990500275057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Stephen Duffy
- a Department of Chemistry , Mount Allison University , Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada , E4L 1G8
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- a Department of Chemistry , Mount Allison University , Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada , E4L 1G8
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- a Department of Chemistry , Mount Allison University , Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada , E4L 1G8
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