Synthesis and Anti-Tumor Activities of 4-Anilinoquinoline Derivatives

Synthesis and Anti-Tumor Activity Evaluation of Novel 7-Fluoro-4-(1- Piperazinyl) Quinolines

Background:

Three series of new 7-fluoro-4-(1-piperazinyl) quinolines (I1~I6, II1~II2 and IV1~IV4) were synthesized. Their anti-tumor activity was evaluated in vitro against three human carcinoma cell lines, namely SGC-7901 cells, BEL-7402 cells and A549 cells expressing high levels of EGFR by Methyl Thiazolyl Terazolium (MTT) assay.

Methods:

Three series of quinoline derivatives were synthesized, characterized and evaluated for their in vitro anti-tumor activities.

Results and Discussion:

Structures of the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by spectral analysis. The preliminary bioassay indicated that compounds I1, I10 and II1 exhibited better anti-tumor activity than the rest of the target compounds and gefitinib against A549 cell based assay, which demonstrated that compounds I1, I10 and II1 are potential agents for cancer therapy. Results suggested that the substitutes on piperazinyl influenced anti-tumor activities remarkably.

Conclusion:

These results are useful for discovering more potent novel anti-tumor compounds and further studies are ongoing.

Discovery of 4,5-Dihydro-1H-thieno[2',3':2,3]thiepino [4,5-c]pyrazole-3-carboxamide Derivatives as the Potential Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors for Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

The epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs), in which overexpression (known as upregulation) or overactivity have been associated with a number of cancers, has become an attractive molecular target for the treatment of selective cancers. We report here the design and synthesis of a novel series of 4,5-dihydro-1H-thieno [2′,3′:2,3]thiepino[4,5-c]pyrazole-3-carboxamide derivatives and the screening for their inhibitory activity on the EGFR high-expressing human A549 cell line using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT). A Docking simulation was performed to fit compound 6g and gifitinib into the EGFR to determine the probable binding models, and the binding sites and modes conformation of 6g and gifitinib were exactly similar, the two compounds were stabilized by hydrogen bond interactions with MET769. Combining with the biological activity evaluation, compound 6g demonstrated the most potent inhibitory activity (IC₅₀ = 9.68 ± 1.95 μmol·L^–1 for A549). Conclusively, 4,5-dihydro-1H-thieno[2′,3′:2,3]thiepino[4,5-c]pyrazole-3-carboxamide derivatives as the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors were discovered, and could be used as potential lead compounds against cancer cells.