- Novel 5-fluorouracil sensitizers for colorectal cancer therapy: Design and synthesis of S1P receptor 2 (S1PR2) antagonists
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Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 (S1PR2) has been identified as a brand-new GPCR target for designing antagonists to reverse 5-FU resistance. We herein report the structural optimization and structure-activity relationship of JTE-013 derivatives as S1PR2 antagonists. Compound 9d was the most potent S1PR2 antagonist (KD = 34.8 nM) among developed compounds. Here, compound 9d could significantly inhibit the expression of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) to reverse 5-FU-resistance in HCT116DPD and SW620/5-FU cells. Further mechanism studies demonstrated that compound 9d not only inhibited S1PR2 but also affected the transcription of S1PR2. In addition, compound 9d also showed acceptable selectivity to normal cells (NCM460). Importantly, compound 9d with suitable pharmacokinetic properties could significantly reverse 5-FU-resistance in the HCT116DPD and SW620/5-FU xenograft models without obvious toxicity, in which the inhibition rates of 5-FU were increased from 23.97% to 65.29% and 27.23% to 60.81%, respectively. Further immunohistochemistry and western blotting analysis also demonstrated that compound 9d significantly decreases the expression of DPD in tumor and liver tissues. These results indicated that compound 9d is a promising lead compound to reverse 5-FU-resistance for colorectal cancer therapy.
- Luo, Dongdong,Guo, Zhikun,Zhao, Xuecui,Wu, Lijuan,Liu, Xiaochun,Zhang, Yingzhi,Zhang, Yuhang,Deng, Zirong,Qu, Xianjun,Cui, Shuxiang,Wan, Shengbiao
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- Synthesis and biological evaluation of a new series of 1-aryl-3-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]urea derivatives as new anticancer agents
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The diaryl ureas are very important fragments in medicinal chemistry. By means of computer-aided design, 1-aryl-3-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]urea derivatives were designed and synthesized, and evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against A549, HCT-116, PC-3 cancer cell lines, and HL7702 human normal liver cell lines in vitro by using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide colorimetric assay. Most of the target compounds demonstrate significant antiproliferative effects on all the selective cancer cell lines. The calculated IC50 values were reported. The target compound 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-{4-{[3-methyl-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)pyridin-2-yl]methoxy}phenyl}urea (7u) demonstrated the most potent inhibitory activity (IC50 = 2.39 ± 0.10 μM for A549 and IC50 = 3.90 ± 0.33 μM for HCT-116), comparable to the positive-control sorafenib (IC50 = 2.12 ± 0.18 μM for A549 and IC50 = 2.25 ± 0.71 μM for HCT-116). Conclusively, 1-aryl-3-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]urea derivatives as the new anticancer agents were discovered, and could be used as the potential BRAF inhibitors for further research.
- Feng, Jian,Li, Tai,Liang, Shishao,Zhang, Chuanming,Tan, Xiaoyu,Ding, Ning,Wang, Xin,Liu, Xiaoping,Hu, Chun
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p. 1413 - 1423
(2020/05/22)
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- Synthesis and in vitro antitumor activity of novel diaryl urea derivatives
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A series of novel diaryl ureas containing 4-[(2-amino-6-trifluromethyl) pyrimidine-4-yl]piperazine-1-yl group were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxic activities in a panel of human cancer cell lines. Compared with the reference drug Sorafenib, some compounds showed more potent and a broader spectrum of anti-cancer activities. Among them, compound 2p demonstrated significant inhibitory activities against MDA-MB-231, HT-29 and MCF-7 cell lines with IC50 values of 0.016, 0.63, 0.001 μmol/L, respectively.
- Zhao, Yan-Fang,Liu, Zi-Jian,Zhai, Xin,Ge, Dan-Dan,Huang, Qiang,Gong, Ping
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p. 386 - 388
(2013/07/19)
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- Specific inhibitors of puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase with a 3-(halogenated phenyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-quinazolinedione skeleton
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Specific puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase (PSA) inhibitors with a 3-(halogenated phenyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-quinazolinedione skeleton were prepared and their structure-activity relationships were investigated. The nature (F, Cl or Br), number and position(s) of the halogen atom(s) introduced into the 3-phenyl group were concluded to be critical determinants of the inhibitory activity.
- Matsumoto, Yotaro,Noguchi-Yachide, Tomomi,Nakamura, Masaharu,Mita, Yusuke,Numadate, Akiyoshi,Hashimoto, Yuichi
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p. 1449 - 1463
(2013/08/23)
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