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Identification of novel 3-nitroacridines as autophagy inducers in gastric cancer cells
Yu, Jia,Zhao, Xiaoqing,Zhang, Nanmengzi,You, Chaoqun,Yao, Gang,Zhu, Jin,Xu, Liang,Sun, Baiwang
, p. 4087 - 4095 (2017/07/12)
Dysregulated autophagy is involved in various human disorders including cancer. An autophagy-associated cell death pathway can be seen as a back-up cell death mechanism in cancer cells that are deficient in the apoptosis pathway. Therefore, many attempts have been made to induce autophagy for anticancer therapy. Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL can inhibit autophagy via binding to the BH3-only protein Beclin 1, an essential autophagy stimulator. In a previous study, we discovered several small molecule Beclin 1 mimetics as autophagy inducers through high-throughput screening and structural optimization, in which 3-nitroacridine warrants further exploration. Here, a series of novel 3-nitroacridine derivatives were designed, synthesized, and their pharmaceutical activities and mechanism of action were investigated against gastric cancer cell lines. As a result, compounds 3, 4, and 9 displayed potent cytotoxicity and induced autophagy in MGC-803 and SGC-7901 gastric cancer cells. Besides, compounds 3 and 9 also inhibited the migration of SGC-7901 cells. The development of 3-nitroacridine analogues as autophagy inducers is not only likely to be a potential strategy for cancer therapy, but it will also facilitate a better understanding of the complicated roles of autophagy in normal physiology and pathophysiology.
Monna, a potent and selective blocker for transmembrane protein with unknown function 16/anoctamin-1
Oh, Soo-Jin,Hwang, Seok Jin,Jung, Jonghoon,Yu, Kuai,Kim, Jeongyeon,Choi, Jung Yoon,Hartzell, H. Criss,Roh, Eun Joo,Justin Lee
, p. 726 - 735 (2013/11/06)
Transmembrane protein with unknown function 16/anoctamin-1 (ANO1) is a protein widely expressed in mammalian tissues, and it has the properties of the classic calcium-activated chloride channel (CaCC). This protein has been implicated in numerous major physiological functions. However, the lack of effective and selective blockers has hindered a detailed study of the physiological functions of this channel. In this study, we have developed a potent and selective blocker for endogenous ANO1 in Xenopus laevis oocytes (xANO1) using a drug screening method we previously established (Oh et al., 2008). We have synthesized a number of anthranilic acid derivatives and have determined the correlation between biological activity and the nature and position of substituents in these derived compounds. A structure-activity relationship revealed novel chemical classes of xANO1 blockers. The derivatives contain a-NO2 group on position 5 of a naphthyl group-substituted anthranilic acid, and they fully blocked xANO1 chloride currents with an IC 5050 of 0.08 μM for xANO1. Selectivity tests revealed that other chloride channels such as bestrophin-1, chloride channel protein 2, and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator were not appreciably blocked by 10～30 μM MONNA. The potent and selective blockers for ANO1 identified here should permit pharmacological dissection of ANO1/CaCC function and serve as potential candidates for drug therapy of related diseases such as hypertension, cystic fibrosis, bronchitis, asthma, and hyperalgesia.
