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Zhang HY, Han LL, Wu HY, Xu XX, Yu MB, Chen GY, Qi XL. Research Progress on Structure-Activity Relationship of 1,8-Naphthalimide DNA Chimeras Against Tumor. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2024; 23:15330338231225861. [PMID: 38225189 PMCID: PMC10793192 DOI: 10.1177/15330338231225861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024] Open
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The development of 1,8-naphthalimide derivatives as cell probes, DNA targeting agents, and anti-tumor drugs is one of the research hotspots in the field of medicine. Naphthalimide compounds are a kind of DNA embedder, which can change the topological structure of DNA by embedding in the middle of DNA base pairs, and then affect the recognition and action of topoisomerase on DNA. Aminofide and mitonafide are the first 2 drugs to undergo clinical trials. They have good DNA insertion ability, can embed DNA double-stranded structure, and induce topoisomerase II to cut part of pBR322DNA, but not yet entered the market due to their toxicity. In this paper, the design and structure-activity relationship of mononaphthalimide and bisaphthalimide compounds were studied, and the relationship between the structure of naphthalimide and anti-tumor activity was analyzed and discussed. It was found that a variety of structural modifications were significant in improving anti-tumor activity and reducing toxicity.
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- Institute of NBC Defense, PLA Army, Beijing, China
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- Institute of NBC Defense, PLA Army, Beijing, China
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- Institute of NBC Defense, PLA Army, Beijing, China
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- Institute of NBC Defense, PLA Army, Beijing, China
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- Institute of NBC Defense, PLA Army, Beijing, China
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Recent Developments on 1,8-Naphthalimide Moiety as Potential Target for Anticancer Agents. Bioorg Chem 2022; 121:105677. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Tomczyk MD, Byczek-Wyrostek A, Strama K, Wawszków M, Kasprzycki P, Walczak KZ. Anticancer Activity and Topoisomerase II Inhibition of Naphthalimides with ω-Hydroxylalkylamine Side-Chains of Different Lengths. Med Chem 2019; 15:550-560. [PMID: 30207241 DOI: 10.2174/1573406414666180912105851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The substituted 1,8-Naphthalimides (1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)- diones) are known as DNA intercalators stabilizing DNA-Topoisomerase II complexes. This interaction disrupts the cleavage-relegation equilibrium of Topo II, resulting in formation of broken strands of DNA. OBJECTIVE To investigate the influence of type of substituents and substitution positions in 1,8- naphthalimde skeleton on the inhibition of Topoisomerase II activity. METHODS The starting 1,8-naphthalimide were prepared from acenaphthene by introduction of appropriate substituents followed by condensation with ω-hydroxylakylamines of different chain length. The substituents were introduced to 1,8-naphthalimide molecule by nucleophilic substitution of leaving groups like nitro or bromo present in 4 or 4,5- positions using the ω- hydroxylalkylamines. The bioactivity of obtained compounds was examined in model cell lines. RESULTS Antiproliferative activity of selected compounds against HCT 116 human colon cancer cells, human non-small cell lung cells A549 and non-tumorigenic BEAS-2B human bronchial epithelium cells was examined. Several of investigated compounds exhibit a significant activity (IC50 µM to 7 µM) against model cancer cell lines. It was demonstrated that upon treatment with concentration of 200 µM, all derivatives display Topo II inhibitory activity, which may be compared with activity of Amonafide. CONCLUSION The replacement of the nitro groups in the chromophore slightly reduces its anticancer activities, whereas the presence of both nitro group and ω-hydroxylalkylamine chain resulted in seriously increased anticancer activity. Obtained compounds showed Topo II inhibitory activity, moreover, influence of the substitution pattern on the ability to inhibit Topo II activity and cancer cells proliferation was observed.
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- Mateusz D Tomczyk
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Avantor Performance Materials Poland S.A., ul. Sowinskiego 11, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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Rad JA, Jarrahpour A, Aseman MD, Nabavizadeh M, Pournejati R, Karbalaei‐Heidari HR, Turos E. Design, Synthesis, DNA Binding, Cytotoxicity, and Molecular Docking Studies of Amonafide‐Linked
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‐Lactam. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201803785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Javad Ameri Rad
- Department of ChemistryCollege of SciencesShiraz University Shiraz 71946–84795 Iran
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- Department of ChemistryCollege of SciencesShiraz University Shiraz 71946–84795 Iran
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- Department of ChemistryCollege of SciencesShiraz University Shiraz 71946–84795 Iran
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- Molecular Biotechnology Lab.Department of Biology, Faculty of SciencesShiraz University Shiraz 71454 Iran
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue CHE 205 Tampa, FL USA
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Chen Z, Xu Y, Qian X. Naphthalimides and analogues as antitumor agents: A review on molecular design, bioactivity and mechanism of action. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Tomczyk MD, Walczak KZ. l,8-Naphthalimide based DNA intercalators and anticancer agents. A systematic review from 2007 to 2017. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 159:393-422. [PMID: 30312931 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.09.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this review, we describe a detailed investigation about the structural variations and relative activity of 1,8-naphthalimide based intercalators and anticancer agents. The 1,8-naphthalimides binds to the DNA via intercalation, and exert their antitumor activities through Topoisomerase I/II inhibition, photoinduced DNA damage or related mechanism. Here, our discussion focused on works published over the last ten years (2007-2017) related to therapeutic applications, in the order of cancer treatment followed by other properties of 1,8-naphthalimides. In preparing for this review, we considered that several seminal reviews have appeared over the last fifteen years and focused on closely related subjects, however, none of them is exhaustive.
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- Mateusz D Tomczyk
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of Technology, B. Krzywoustego 4, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of Technology, B. Krzywoustego 4, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland.
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Perin G, Araujo DR, Nobre PC, Lenardao EJ, Jacob RG, Silva MS, Roehrs JA. Ultrasound-promoted synthesis of 2-organoselanyl-naphthalenes using Oxone ® in aqueous medium as an oxidizing agent. PeerJ 2018; 6:e4706. [PMID: 29761042 PMCID: PMC5944430 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
A green methodology to synthesize 2-organoselanyl-naphthalenes based on the reaction of alkynols with diaryl diselenides is described. The electrophilic species of selenium were generated in situ, by the oxidative cleavage of the Se–Se bond of diaryl diselenides by Oxone® using water as the solvent. The reactions proceeded efficiently under ultrasonic irradiation as an alternative energy source, using a range of alkynols and diorganyl diselenides as starting materials. Through this methodology, the corresponding 2-organoselanyl-naphthalenes were obtained in moderate to good yields (56–94%) and in short reaction times (0.25–2.3 h).
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- Gelson Perin
- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa-LASOL, Centro de Ciencias Quimicas, Farmaceuticas e de Alimentos-CCQFA, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa-LASOL, Centro de Ciencias Quimicas, Farmaceuticas e de Alimentos-CCQFA, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa-LASOL, Centro de Ciencias Quimicas, Farmaceuticas e de Alimentos-CCQFA, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa-LASOL, Centro de Ciencias Quimicas, Farmaceuticas e de Alimentos-CCQFA, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa-LASOL, Centro de Ciencias Quimicas, Farmaceuticas e de Alimentos-CCQFA, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas-CCNH, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Sul-rio-grandense-IFSul, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Synthesis, DNA Binding, and Anticancer Properties of Bis-Naphthalimide Derivatives with Lysine-Modified Polyamine Linkers. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23020266. [PMID: 29382135 PMCID: PMC6017805 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23020266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A series of bis-naphthalimide derivatives with different diamine linkers were designed and synthesized. All of the synthesized bis-naphthalimide derivatives were characterized by NMR and HRMS spectra. The binding ability between the compounds and CT DNA was evaluated by using UV-Vis titration experiments. The bis-naphthalimide compound with an ethylenediamine linker showed the largest binding constant with CT DNA. Hence, it was used as the model compound to study the DNA binding selectivity by UV-Vis titration aiming at different DNA duplexes. As a result, this compound showed binding preference to AT-rich duplexes. The DNA binding modes of the compounds were also measured by viscosity titration. The cytotoxicity of the compounds was evaluated by MTT assay. Compounds with 1,6-diaminohexane or 1,4-phenylenedimethanamine linkers showed higher cytotoxicity compared with other bis-naphthalimide derivatives.
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Liu Y, Lou G, Norton JT, Wang C, Kandela I, Tang S, Shank NI, Gupta P, Huang M, Avram MJ, Green R, Mazar A, Appella D, Chen Z, Huang S. 6-Methoxyethylamino-numonafide inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma xenograft growth as a single agent and in combination with sorafenib. FASEB J 2017; 31:5453-5465. [PMID: 28821631 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700306rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading form of cancer worldwide, and its incidence is increasing rapidly in the United States, tripling over the past 3 decades. The current chemotherapeutic strategies against localized and metastatic HCC are ineffective. Here we report that 6-methoxyethylamino-numonafide (MEAN) is a potent growth inhibitor of murine xenografts of 2 human HCC cell lines. At the same dose and with the same treatment strategies, MEAN was more efficacious in inhibiting tumor growth in mice than sorafenib, the only approved drug for HCC. Treatment by MEAN at an effective dose for 6 wk was well tolerated by animals. Combined therapy using both sorafenib and MEAN enhanced tumor growth inhibition over monotherapy with either agent. Additional experiments revealed that MEAN inhibited tumor growth through mechanisms distinct from those of either its parent compound, amonafide, or sorafenib. MEAN suppressed C-MYC expression and increased expression of several tumor suppressor genes, including Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase-1 (SHP-1) and TXNIP (thioredoxin-interacting protein). As an encouraging feature for envisioned clinical application, the IC50 of MEAN was not significantly changed in several drug-resistant cell lines with activated P-glycoprotein drug efflux pumps compared to drug-sensitive parent cells, demonstrating the ability of MEAN to be effective in cells resistant to existing chemotherapy regimens. MEAN is a promising candidate for clinical development as a single-agent therapy or in combination with sorafenib for the management of HCC.-Liu, Y., Lou, G., Norton, J. T., Wang, C., Kandela, I., Tang, S., Shank, N. I., Gupta, P., Huang, M., Avram, M. J., Green, R., Mazar, A., Appella, D., Chen, Z., Huang, S. 6-Methoxyethylamino-numonafide inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma xenograft growth as a single agent and in combination with sorafenib.
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- Yanning Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Core, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Anti-Tumor Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Anti-Tumor Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Core, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA;
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Vitnik ŽJ, Popović-Đorđević JB, Vitnik VD. Structural and vibrational analyses of new potential anticancer drug 2-(phenylmethyl)-2-azaspiro[5.11]heptadecane-1,3,7-trione. J Mol Struct 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Recchi AMS, Back DF, Zeni G. Sequential Carbon–Carbon/Carbon–Selenium Bond Formation Mediated by Iron(III) Chloride and Diorganyl Diselenides: Synthesis and Reactivity of 2-Organoselenyl-Naphthalenes. J Org Chem 2017; 82:2713-2723. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Ana M. S. Recchi
- Laboratório
de Síntese, Reatividade, Avaliação
Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios and ‡Laboratório
de Materiais Inorgânicos, CCNE, UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande
do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório
de Síntese, Reatividade, Avaliação
Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios and ‡Laboratório
de Materiais Inorgânicos, CCNE, UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande
do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório
de Síntese, Reatividade, Avaliação
Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios and ‡Laboratório
de Materiais Inorgânicos, CCNE, UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande
do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
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Wang Y, Zhang J, Li M, Li M, Xie S, Wang C. Synthesis and evaluation of novel amonafide-polyamine conjugates as anticancer agents. Chem Biol Drug Des 2016; 89:670-680. [DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Yuxia Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Henan University; Kaifeng China
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- Pharmaceutical College; Henan University; Kaifeng China
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- Pharmaceutical College; Henan University; Kaifeng China
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- Pharmaceutical College; Henan University; Kaifeng China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering; Henan University; Kaifeng China
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Calatrava-Pérez E, Bright SA, Achermann S, Moylan C, Senge MO, Veale EB, Williams DC, Gunnlaugsson T, Scanlan EM. Glycosidase activated release of fluorescent 1,8-naphthalimide probes for tumor cell imaging from glycosylated 'pro-probes'. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:13086-13089. [PMID: 27722254 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc06451e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Glycosylated 4-amino-1,8-naphthalimide derivatives possess a native glycosidic linkage that can be selectively hydrolysed in situ by glycosidase enzymes to release the naphthalimide as a fluorescent imaging or therapeutic agent. In vitro studies using a variety of cancer cell lines demonstrated that the naphthalimides only get taken up into cells upon enzymatic cleavage from the glycan unit; a mechanism that offers a novel approach for the targeted delivery of probes/drugs.
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- Elena Calatrava-Pérez
- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI), Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Shu WM, Zheng KL, Ma JR, Wu AX. Transition-Metal-Free Coupling Annulation of Arynes with Ketones and Alkynoates: Assembly of Functionalized Naphthalenes. Org Lett 2016; 18:3762-5. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Wen-Ming Shu
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Hubei, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
- College
of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Hubei, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Hubei, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Hubei, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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Kim DH, Li W, Chen J, Zhang Z, Green RM, Huang S, Larson AC. Multimodal Imaging of Nanocomposite Microspheres for Transcatheter Intra-Arterial Drug Delivery to Liver Tumors. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29653. [PMID: 27405824 PMCID: PMC4942792 DOI: 10.1038/srep29653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
A modern multi-functional drug carrier is critically needed to improve the efficacy of image-guided catheter-directed approaches for the treatment of hepatic malignancies. For this purpose, a nanocomposite microsphere platform was developed for selective intra-arterial transcatheter drug delivery to liver tumors. In our study, continuous microfluidic methods were used to fabricate drug-loaded multimodal MRI/CT visible microspheres that included both gold nanorods and magnetic clusters. The resulting hydrophilic, deformable, and non-aggregated microspheres were mono-disperse and roughly 25 um in size. Sustained drug release and strong MRI T2 and CT contrast effects were achieved with the embedded magnetic nano-clusters and radiopaque gold nanorods. The microspheres were successfully infused through catheters selectively placed within the hepatic artery in rodent models and subsequent distribution in the targeted liver tissues and hepatic tumors confirmed with MRI and CT imaging. These multimodal nanocomposite drug carriers should be ideal for selective intra-arterial catheter-directed administration to liver tumors while permitting MRI/CT visualization for patient-specific confirmation of tumor-targeted delivery.
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- Dong-Hyun Kim
- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Hepatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Evanston, IL, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.,International Institute of Nanotechnology (IIN), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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Xue J, Liu Y, Yang Y, Wu S, Hu Y, Yang F, Zhou X, Wang J, Chen F, Zheng M, Zhu H, Chen Z. MEAN inhibits hepatitis C virus replication by interfering with a polypyrimidine tract-binding protein. J Cell Mol Med 2016; 20:1255-65. [PMID: 26929148 PMCID: PMC4929307 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
MEAN (6‐methoxyethylamino‐numonafide) is a small molecule compound, and here, we report that it effectively inhibits hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in an HCV cell culture system using a JC1‐Luc chimeric virus, with a 50% effective concentration (EC50) of 2.36 ± 0.29 μM. Drug combination usage analyses demonstrated that MEAN was synergistic with interferon α, ITX5061 and ribavirin. In addition, MEAN effectively inhibits N415D mutant virus and G451R mutant viral infections. Mechanistic studies show that the treatment of HCV‐infected hepatocytes with MEAN inhibits HCV replication but not translation. Furthermore, treatment with MEAN significantly reduces polypyrimidine tract‐binding protein (PTB) levels and blocks the cytoplasmic redistribution of PTB upon infection. In the host cytoplasm, PTB is directly associated with HCV replication, and the inhibition of HCV replication by MEAN can result in the sequestration of PTB in treated nuclei. Taken together, these results indicate that MEAN is a potential therapeutic candidate for HCV infection, and the targeting of the nucleo‐cytoplasmic translocation of the host PTB protein could be a novel strategy to interrupt HCV replication.
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- Jihua Xue
- State Key Lab of Diagnostic and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Lab of Diagnostic and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Lab of Diagnostic and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Lab of Diagnostic and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Lab of Diagnostic and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Lab of Diagnostic and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Lab of Diagnostic and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Lab of Diagnostic and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Lab of Diagnostic and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Lab of Diagnostic and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Lab of Diagnostic and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Redko B, Ragozin E, Andreii B, Helena T, Amnon A, Talia SZ, Mor OH, Genady K, Gary G. Synthesis, drug release, and biological evaluation of new anticancer drug-bioconjugates containing somatostatin backbone cyclic analog as a targeting moiety. Biopolymers 2015; 104:743-52. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.22694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Boris Redko
- Department of Biological Chemistry; Ariel University; Ariel 40700 Israel
- Department of Chemistry; The Julius Spokojny Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory; Bar Ilan University; Ramat Gan 52900 Israel
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- Department of Biological Chemistry; Ariel University; Ariel 40700 Israel
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- Department of Biological Chemistry; Ariel University; Ariel 40700 Israel
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- Department of Molecular Biology; Ariel University; Ariel 40700 Israel
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- Department of Chemistry; The Julius Spokojny Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory; Bar Ilan University; Ramat Gan 52900 Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology; George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences; Tel-Aviv University; Tel-Aviv 69978 Israel
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- The Advanced Technologies Center; Sheba Medical Center; Tel Hashomer 52621 Israel
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- The Advanced Technologies Center; Sheba Medical Center; Tel Hashomer 52621 Israel
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- Department of Biological Chemistry; Ariel University; Ariel 40700 Israel
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Popović-Djordjević JB, Klaus AS, Žižak ŽS, Matić IZ, Drakulić BJ. Antiproliferative and antibacterial activity of some glutarimide derivatives. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2015; 31:915-23. [PMID: 26247353 DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2015.1070844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Antiproliferative and antibacterial activities of nine glutarimide derivatives (1-9) were reported. Cytotoxicity of compounds was tested toward three human cancer cell lines, HeLa, K562 and MDA-MB-453 by MTT assay. Compound 7 (2-benzyl-2-azaspiro[5.11]heptadecane-1,3,7-trione), containing 12-membered ketone ring, was found to be the most potent toward all tested cell lines (IC50 = 9-27 μM). Preliminary screening of antibacterial activity by a disk diffusion method showed that Gram-positive bacteria were more susceptible to the tested compounds than Gram-negative bacteria. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) determined by a broth microdilution method confirmed that compounds 1, 2, 4, 6-8 and 9 inhibited the growth of all tested Gram-positive and some of the Gram-negative bacteria. The best antibacterial potential was achieved with compound 9 (ethyl 4-(1-benzyl-2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)butanoate) against Bacillus cereus (MIC 0.625 mg/mL; 1.97 × 10(-3 )mol/L). Distinction between more and less active/inactive compounds was assessed from the pharmacophoric patterns obtained by molecular interaction fields.
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- b Department for Industrial Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- c Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia , Belgrade , Serbia , and
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- c Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia , Belgrade , Serbia , and
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- d Department of Chemistry , Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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Cai Q, Yang Y, Li DK, Jia FC, Xu C, Wu AX. CuO/I2-mediated intramolecular annulation for the synthesis of 2-aroyl-3-hydroxy-4-iodonaphthalenes. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra17651d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A novel method for the direct synthesis of 2-aroyl-3-hydroxy-4-iodonaphthalenes has been developed via CuO/I2-mediated domino reactions.
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- Qun Cai
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
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Brider T, Redko B, Grynszpan F, Gellerman G. Three overlooked chemical approaches toward 3-naphthalimide amonafide N-derivatives. Tetrahedron Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.10.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Synthesis, cytotoxicity, DNA binding and topoisomerase II inhibition of cassiarin A derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:2845-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.04.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Kim DH, Choy T, Huang S, Green RM, Omary RA, Larson AC. Microfluidic fabrication of 6-methoxyethylamino numonafide-eluting magnetic microspheres. Acta Biomater 2014; 10:742-50. [PMID: 24161384 PMCID: PMC3956052 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Recently, 6-methoxyethylamino numonafide (MEAN) exhibited potent inhibition of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell growth and less systemic toxicity than amonafide. MEAN may serve as an ideal candidate for the treatment of HCC; however, liver-directed, selective infusion methods may be critical to maximize the MEAN dose delivered to the targeted tumors. This study describes the microfluidic fabrication of MEAN-eluting ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) nanocluster-containing alginate microspheres (MEAN-magnetic microspheres) intended for selective transcatheter delivery to HCC. The resulting drug delivery platform was mono-disperse, microsphere sizes were readily controlled based on channel flow rates during synthesis procedures, and drug release rates from the microspheres could be readily controlled with the introduction of USPIO nanoclusters. The MR relaxivity properties of the microspheres suggest the feasibility of in vivo imaging after administration, and these microspheres exhibited potent therapeutic effects significantly inhibiting cell growth inducing apoptosis in hepatoma cells.
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- D-H Kim
- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Division of Hepatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60208, USA; International Institute of Nanotechnology (IIN), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Synthesis, anticancer activity and DNA-binding properties of novel 4-pyrazolyl-1,8-naphthalimide derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:586-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Revised: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The perinucleolar compartment (PNC) is a unique nuclear substructure, forming predominantly in cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. PNC prevalence (percentage of cells containing at least one PNC) has been found to positively correlate with disease progression in several cancers (breast, ovarian, and colon). While there is a clear association between PNCs and cancer, the molecular function of the PNC remains unclear. Here we summarize the current understanding of the association of PNCs with cancer and its possible functions in cancer cells.
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- Yiping Wen
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, IL 60611, USA ; College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, IL 60611, USA
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Li Y, Shao J, Shen K, Xu Y, Liu J, Qian X. E2F1-dependent pathways are involved in amonafide analogue 7-d-induced DNA damage, G2/M arrest, and apoptosis in p53-deficient K562 cells. J Cell Biochem 2013; 113:3165-77. [PMID: 22593008 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The E2F1 gene well known is its pivotal role in regulating the entry from G1 to S phase, while the salvage antitumoral pathway which implicates it, especially in the absence of p53, is not fully characterized. We therefore attempted to identify the up- and down-stream events involved in the activation of the E2F1-dependent pro-apoptotic pathway. For this purpose, a amonafide analogue, 7-d (2-(3-(2-(Dimethylamino)ethylamino)propyl)-6-(dodecylamino)-1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-dione) was screened, which exhibited high antitumor activity against p53-deficient human Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) K562 cells. Analysis of flow cytometry and western blots of K562 cells treated with 7-d revealed an appreciable G2/M cycle arrest and apoptosis in a dose and time-dependent manner via p53-independent pathway. A striking increase in "Comet tail" formation and γ-H2AX expression showed that DNA double strand breaks (DSB) were caused by 7-d treatment. ATM/ATR signaling was reported to connect E2F1 induction with apoptosis in response to DNA damage. Indeed, 7-d-induced G2/M arrest and apoptosis were antagonized by ATM/ATR signaling inhibitor, Caffeine, which suggested that ATM/ATR signaling was activated by 7-d treatment. Furthermore, the increased expression of E2F1, p73, and Apaf-1 and p73 dissociation from HDM2 was induced by 7-d treatment, however, knockout of E2F1 expression reversed p73, Apaf-1, and p21(Cip1/WAF1) expression, reactivated cell cycle progression, and inhibited 7-d-induced apoptosis. Altogether our results for the first time indicate that 7-d mediates its growth inhibitory effects on CML p53-deficient cells via the activation of an E2F1-dependent mitochondrial and cell cycle checkpoint signaling pathway which subsequently targets p73, Apaf-1, and p21(Cip1/WAF1).
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- Yiquan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, #268, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, PR China
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Shao J, Li Y, Shen K, Lin B, Xu Y, Lu Y, Yin P, Li Q, Liu J, Qian X. 7b, a novel amonafide analog, inhibited proliferation and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate/phytohemagglutinin-induced inflammatory responses of Jurkat T cells via p73-dependent pathway and decrease of nuclear factor-κB DNA-binding, respectively. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 54:359-71. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.708750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Machado KE, Oliveira KND, Santos-Bubniak L, Licínio MA, Nunes RJ, Santos-Silva MC. Evaluation of apoptotic effect of cyclic imide derivatives on murine B16F10 melanoma cells. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 19:6285-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Revised: 08/29/2011] [Accepted: 09/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Methoxyethylamino-numonafide is an efficacious and minimally toxic amonafide derivative in murine models of human cancer. Neoplasia 2011; 13:453-60. [PMID: 21532886 DOI: 10.1593/neo.101738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2010] [Revised: 02/07/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Amonafide is a DNA intercalator in clinical development for the treatment of cancer. The drug has a 5-position amine that is variably acetylated to form a toxic metabolite in humans, increasing adverse effects and complicating the dosing of amonafide. Numonafides, 6-amino derivatives of amonafide that avoid the toxic acetylation, also show in vitro anticancer activity, as we have previously described. Here, we report the in vitro and in vivo activities of two numonafides, 6-methoxyethylamino-numonafide (MEAN) and 6-amino-numonafide (AN) with comparisons to amonafide. The in vitro potencies and cellular anticancer mechanisms are similar for the two numonafides and amonafide. Results from several mouse models of human cancer demonstrate that AN and MEAN require slightly higher doses than amonafide for equal efficacy in short-term dosing models, but the same dose of all three compounds in long-term dosing models are equally efficacious. MEAN is tolerated much better than amonafide and AN at equally efficacious doses based on weight change, activity, stool consistency, and dose tolerance with survival as the end point. The studies presented here demonstrate that MEAN is much less toxic than amonafide or AN in mouse models of human liver and gastric cancers while being equally efficacious in vivo and inhibiting cancer cells through similar mechanisms. These findings demonstrate that numonafides can be less toxic than amonafide and support further preclinical development and novel anticancer agents or as replacements or amonafide.
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Wu A, Mei P, Xu Y, Qian X. Novel Naphthalimide-Benzoic Acid Conjugates as Potential Apoptosis-Inducing Agents: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activity. Chem Biol Drug Des 2011; 78:941-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2011.01232.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Bortoluzzi AJ, Policarpi EB, Mora C, Oliveira KN, Nunes RJ. 4-[(1,3-Dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[de]isoquinolin-2-yl)meth-yl]-N'-[(E)-4-nitro-benzyl-idene]benzene-sulfono-hydrazide dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvate. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2011; 67:o627-8. [PMID: 21522382 PMCID: PMC3051948 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536811004697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The mol-ecular structure of the title compound, C(26)H(18)N(4)O(6)S·C(2)H(6)OS, shows an E conformation of the hydrazone double bond. The presence of a methyl-ene group between the benzo[de]isoquinoline and benzene-sulfonyl moieties allows the 4-nitro-phenyl ring and the benzo[de]isoquinoline system to be parallel with respect to each other, so that the mol-ecule adopts a U-shaped spatial conformation. The dihedral angle between mean planes of these aromatic groups is 4.4 (1)°. This special arrangement enables neighboring mol-ecules to be inter-calated, forming slipped π-π inter-actions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.535 (2) Å] between the 4-nitro-phenyl and benzo[de]isoquinoline groups and point-to-face C-H⋯π inter-actions between the benzo[de]isoquinoline and benzene-sulfonyl aromatic systems. In addition, the crystal packing also features an inter-molecular N-H⋯O inter-action involving the amine group and the dimethyl sulfoxide solvent mol-ecule.
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- Adailton J. Bortoluzzi
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 88040-900 Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 88040-900 Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 88040-900 Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 88040-900 Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 88040-900 Florianópolis, Brazil
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Talbot J, Magno LAV, Santana CVN, Sousa SMB, Melo PRS, Correa RX, Di Pietro G, Rios-Santos F. Interethnic diversity of NAT2 polymorphisms in Brazilian admixed populations. BMC Genet 2010; 11:87. [PMID: 20923563 PMCID: PMC2973849 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-11-87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2010] [Accepted: 10/05/2010] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background N-acetyltransferase type 2 (Nat2) is a phase II drug- metabolizing enzyme that plays a key role in the bioactivation of aromatic and heterocyclic amines. Its relevance in drug metabolism and disease susceptibility remains a central theme for pharmacogenetic research, mainly because of its genetic variability among human populations. In fact, the evolutionary and ethnic-specific SNPs on the NAT2 gene remain a focus for the potential discoveries in personalized drug therapy and genetic markers of diseases. Despite the wide characterization of NAT2 SNPs frequency in established ethnic groups, little data are available for highly admixed populations. In this context, five common NAT2 SNPs (G191A, C481T, G590A, A803G and G857A) were investigated in a highly admixed population comprised of Afro-Brazilians, Whites, and Amerindians in northeastern Brazil. Thus, we sought to determine whether the distribution of NAT2 polymorphism is different among these three ethnic groups. Results Overall, there were no statistically significant differences in the distribution of NAT2 polymorphism when Afro-Brazilian and White groups were compared. Even the allele frequency of 191A, relatively common in African descendents, was not different between the Afro-Brazilian and White groups. However, allele and genotype frequencies of G590A were significantly higher in the Amerindian group than either in the Afro-Brazilian or White groups. Interestingly, a haplotype block between G590A and A803G was verified exclusively among Amerindians. Conclusions Our results indicate that ethnic admixture might contribute to a particular pattern of genetic diversity in the NAT2 gene and also offer new insights for the investigation of possible new NAT2 gene-environment effects in admixed populations.
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- Jhimmy Talbot
- Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Laboratório de Farmacogenômica e Epidemiologia Molecular (LAFEM), Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
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Wu A, Xu Y, Qian X. Novel naphthalimide–indomethacin hybrids as potential antitumor agents: effects of linkers on hypoxic/oxic cytotoxicity and apoptosis-inducing activity. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-010-0337-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Chen Z, Liang X, Zhang H, Xie H, Liu J, Xu Y, Zhu W, Wang Y, Wang X, Tan S, Kuang D, Qian X. A new class of naphthalimide-based antitumor agents that inhibit topoisomerase II and induce lysosomal membrane permeabilization and apoptosis. J Med Chem 2010; 53:2589-600. [PMID: 20170164 DOI: 10.1021/jm100025u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Based on the advantages of multitarget drugs for cancer treatment, a new class of naphthalimides was designed, synthesized, and proved to inhibit topoisomerase II (topo II), induced lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP), and ultimately caused apoptosis and cell death. The majority of compounds 7a-d and 8a-d potently inhibited the growth of the five tested cancer cell lines with IC(50) values ranging from 2 to 10 microM and are more active than amonafide, a naphthalimide that was in phase III clinical trials. These compounds were tested for their interactions with DNA and their cell-free topo II inhibition activities, which demonstrated these compounds were weak DNA binders but modest topo II inhibitors. Furthermore, compounds 7b-d were found to notably induce LMP and exhibited better antiproliferative activity compared with their single-target analogues. All of the newly synthesized compounds were demonstrated to efficiently induce apoptosis via a mitochondrial pathway. Accordingly, a new paradigm was suggested for the design of novel multitarget anticancer drugs.
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- Zhuo Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Wu A, Liu J, Qin S, Mei P. Derivatives of 5-nitro-1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-dione: design, synthesis, and biological activity. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-009-0220-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Caleta I, Kralj M, Marjanović M, Bertosa B, Tomić S, Pavlović G, Pavelić K, Karminski-Zamola G. Novel cyano- and amidinobenzothiazole derivatives: synthesis, antitumor evaluation, and X-ray and quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis. J Med Chem 2009; 52:1744-56. [PMID: 19265399 DOI: 10.1021/jm801566q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Synthesis of a series of novel cyano- and amidinobenzothiazole derivatives 3-31 is described. All studied amidino derivatives showed noticeable antiproliferative effect on several tumor cell lines. Cyano derivatives 11-17 showed considerably less pronounced activity because of their poor solubility in aqueous cell culture medium, which was confirmed by the principal components (PC) analysis. Compounds 21, 22, 28, and 29 were tested for their effects on the cell cycle and apoptosis, whereby 22 and 29, having methyl group at the C-6 position in pyridine ring, showed drastic cell cycle perturbations that were both concentration- and time-dependent and induced apoptosis. The QSAR modeling, based on the physicochemical descriptors and on the measured biological activities, indicated the relevance of molecular polarizability and particular distribution of pharmacophores on the molecular surface for activity. In conclusion, benzothiazoles containing either isopropylamidino or imidazolyl groups will be considered as starting compounds for further investigation on lead identification.
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- Irena Caleta
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 20, P.O. Box 177, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Stanley LA, Sim E. Update on the pharmacogenetics of NATs: structural considerations. Pharmacogenomics 2009; 9:1673-93. [PMID: 19018723 DOI: 10.2217/14622416.9.11.1673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT) genes encode enzymes that catalyze the N-acetylation of aromatic amines and hydrazines and the O-acetylation of heterocyclic amines. These genes, which play a key role in cellular homeostasis as well as in gene-environment interactions, are subject to marked pharmacogenetic variation, and different combinations of SNPs in the human NAT genes lead to different acetylation phenotypes. Our understanding of the consequences of pharmacogenetic variability in NATs has recently been enhanced by structural studies showing that effects on protein folding, aggregation and turnover, as well as direct changes in active site topology, are involved. These developments pave the way for a better understanding of the role played by NATs in maintaining cellular homeostasis. In addition, the NATs represent a model for studying fundamental processes associated with protein folding and pharmacogenomic effects mediated by inheritance in human populations across a polymorphic region of the genome.
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