98455-00-6

A novel series of C-4β-disulfide/trisulfide-containing podophyllotoxin derivatives were designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against human cancer cell lines, including KB (Mouth Epidermal Carcinoma Cells) and KB/VCR (Vincristine-resistant Mouth Epidermal Carcinoma Cells). Most of these compounds exhibited promising moderate to good cytotoxic activities. In particular, some of them displayed even superior activities to that of etoposide, especially for KB/VCR cell lines, indicating that introduction of the disulfide/trisulfide moiety would be beneficial for overcoming the multi-drug resistant limitation of etoposide. Moreover, the metabolic evaluation of the most promising compound was further performed to reveal that disulfide bond can be stable in human plasma over 8 hours, indicating good potential of these compounds for in vivo anti-cancer activities.

The present invention relates to a compound of the Formula (I)): or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the symbols are as defined in the specification; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, a method for treating or preventing viral infections, inflammation, dry eye, central nervous disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, obesity, diabetes, muscular dystrophy, and hair loss.

The invention provides new synergistine derivatives of the formula: STR1 in which Y=H or N(CH3)2 and R represents: (a) H or OH, (b) a radical of the formula NR1 R2, in which R1 and R2 =H, phenyl or pyridyl (optionally substituted by dialkylamino (1 to 4 C), alkyl (1 to 10 C) [optionally substituted by OH, SH, COOH, anilino, or alkylamino or dialkylamino of which at least one of the alkyl parts is substituted by OH, SH, COOH or anilino 9 , alkenyl (3 or 4 C) or alkynyl (3 or 4 C), or alternatively R1 and R2 together form a heterocycle optionally containing another heteroatom such as O, S or N (optionally substituted by alkyl), or (c) a halogen atom, a trimethylsilyloxy or dialkylphosphoryloxy radical or a radical --OSO2 R3 or --OCOR4, R3 being alkyl, trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl or optionally substituted phenyl and R4 being defined in the same way as R3 or being an acylalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl or alkoxy radical, and also their salts and their preparation. These products are useful as intermediates in the synthesis of anti-bacterial synergistine derivatives.

The invention provides new synergistine derivatives of the formula: STR1 in which Y=H or N(CH3)2 and (a) R1 and R2 =H and R=pyrrolidin-3-ylthio or piperidin-3-ylthio or piperidin-4-ylthio (optionally substituted by alkyl), or altenatively R=alkylthio substituted by 1 or 2 SO3 H radicals or alkylamino or dialkylamino radicals (optionally substituted) or by 1 or 2 piperazino rings (optionally substituted) or morpholino, thiomorpholino, piperidino, pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-2-yl, piperidin-3-yl or piperidin-4-yl or pyrrolidin-2-yl or pyrrolidin-3-yl rings (these last 5 rings being optionally substituted by alkyl), or (b) R1 and R2 form a bond and R=pyrrolidin-3-ylamino, piperidin-3-ylamino or piperidin-4-ylamino, pyrrolidin-3-yloxy, piperidin-3-yloxy or piperidin-4-yloxy, pyrrolidin-3-ylthio, piperidin-3-ylthio or piperidin-4-ylthio (optionally substituted by alkyl), or alternatively R=alkylamino, alkoxy or alkylthio substituted by 1 or 2 SO3 H radicals, alkylamino or dialkylamino radicals (optionally substituted) or trialkylammonio or imidazol-4-yl or imidazol-5-yl radicals or by 1 or 2 piperazino rings (optionally substituted by alkyl) or morpholino, thiomorpholino, piperidino, pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-2-yl, piperidin-3-yl or piperidin-4-yl or pyrrolidin-2-yl or pyrrolidin-3-yl rings (these last two rings being optionally substituted by alkyl), and their salts, their preparation, and the pharmaceutical compositions in which they are present. These compounds are useful as anitbacterial agents.