- Synthesis of sulfonylhydrazone- and acylhydrazone-substituted 8-ethoxy-3-nitro-2h-chromenes as potent antiproliferative and apoptosis inducing agents
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3-Nitro-2H-chromenes have recently been identified as a novel class of potent antitumor agents. In view of the favorable effects shown by sulfonylhydrazones and acylhydrazones, we designed and synthesized a series of sulfonylhydrazone- and acylhydrazone-substituted 8-ethoxy-3-nitro-2H-chromene derivatives, and evaluated their cell growth inhibition activities against A549, KG-1, A2780, and K562 cells. All the tested compounds exhibited more potent antiproliferative activity than BENC-511 against KG-1 cells. These compounds displayed IC50 values in the nanomolar range against A2780 cells. Compound 7d showed prominent cytotoxicity against K562 cells with an IC 50 of 0.11 μM, which was comparable to that of BENC-511. Compound 7d arrested K562 cells at the G1 phase at high concentrations and induced apoptosis in K562 cells. Furthermore, 7d increased the levels of cleaved caspase-3, decreased the expression of bcl-2 and induced the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in K562 cells. Thus, this study provides the development of a series of novel compounds as effective antitumor agents with apoptotic death ability.
- Zhang, Datong,Ma, Yuntong,Liu, Yu,Liu, Zhao-Peng
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p. 576 - 588
(2014/08/18)
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- Synthesis and antitumor activity of methyltriazene prodrugs simultaneously releasing DNA-methylating agents and the antiresistance drug O 6-benzylguanine
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Active resistance of tumor cells against DNA alkylating agents arises by the production of high levels of the DNA repair protein O6- alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT). This resistance during treatment with, for example, the anticancer agent temozolomide can be reversed by administration of O6-benzylguanine, a purine that transfers its benzyl group to AGT and irreversibly inactivates it. Stimulated by the favorable therapeutic properties of temozolomide we designed and synthesized DNA-methylating triazenes built on the anti-resistance benzylguanine ring system. The condensation reaction between 2-nitrosopurines and acylhydrazines proved to be very suitable to prepare acylated methyltriazenes. Fine-tuning of the release rate of both the methylating agent (diazomethane) and of O6-benzylguanine was accomplished by variation of the hydrolysis-sensitive acyl substituent in 5. Hydrolysis studies were performed with 1H NMR and revealed that the p-nitrophenyl substituted triazene 26 showed an optimal hydrolysis rate (t 1/2 = 23 min) and almost 100% selectivity for the desired fragmentation route. In vitro antitumor studies in the 60 human tumor cell line panel of the National Cancer Institute confirmed the superior properties ofp-nitrophenyl-protected methyl triazene 26, showing mean IC50 values of 10 μM. compared to 100 μM for temozolomide. In analogy with temozolomide, triazene 26 showed however low preference for each of the cancer subpanels, with IC50 values between 8 and 14 μM.
- Wanner, Martin J.,Koch, Melle,Koomen, Gerrit-Jan
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p. 6875 - 6883
(2007/10/03)
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