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Design and Synthesis of Biotinylated Bivalent Carboline Derivatives as Potent Antitumor Agents
Chen, Xueyuan,Zheng, Yi,Song, Songlin,Liu, Ying,Wang, Yi,Huang, Yong,Zhang, Xiaoyi,Zhang, Meng,Zhao, Ming,Wang, Yuji,Li, Li
, p. 11618 - 11625 (2020)
Compound 6, a novel β-carboline comprising two 1-methyl-9H-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acids and a biotin moiety conjugated together using tris(2-Aminoethyl)amine, was synthesized and tested for its cytotoxicity toward MCF-7 and HepG2 cell lines and antitumor potency in an S180 tumor-bearing mouse model. Compound 6 was delivered via biotin receptor-mediated endocytosis and exerted its therapeutic effects by intercalation binding with DNA. In vivo antitumor evaluations of 6 revealed that it is efficacious and exhibits low systemic toxicity.
Discovery of β-Carboline Derivatives as a Highly Potent Cardioprotectant against Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Zhang, Hong,Zhang, Rong-Hong,Liao, Xiang-Ming,Yang, Dan,Wang, Yu-Chan,Zhao, Yong-Long,Xu, Guo-Bo,Liu, Chun-Hua,Li, Yong-Jun,Liao, Shang-Gao,Zhou, Meng
, p. 9166 - 9181 (2021)
Timely myocardial reperfusion salvages ischemic myocardium from infarction, whereas reperfusion itself induces cardiomyocyte death, which is called myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury. Herein, β-carboline derivative 17c was designed and synthesized with obvious myocardial protective activity for the first time. Pretreatment of 17c effectively protected the cardiomyocyte H9c2 cells from H2O2-induced lactate dehydrogenase leakage and restored the endogenous antioxidants, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px). Besides, 17c effectively protected the mitochondria through decreasing the reactive oxygen species overproduction and enhancing the mitochondrial membrane potential. As a result, 17c significantly reduced the necrosis of cardiomyocytes in H2O2-induced oxidative stress, which was more potent than polydatin. In MI/R injury rats, 17c pretreatment obviously increased the levels of SOD and GSH-Px and inhibited the apoptosis of cardiomyocytes. Through this way, the size of myocardial infarction was significantly reduced after MI/R injury in vivo, better than that of polydatin, suggesting that 17c is a promising cardioprotectant for the prevention of MI/R injury.
Harmine-based dual inhibitors targeting histone deacetylase (HDAC) and DNA as a promising strategy for cancer therapy
Lu, Dehua,Qu, Lailiang,Wang, Cheng,Luo, Heng,Li, Shang,Yin, Fucheng,Liu, Xingchen,Chen, Xinye,Luo, Zhongwen,Cui, Ningjie,Peng, Wan,Ji, Limei,Kong, Lingyi,Wang, Xiaobing
, (2022/01/20)
Overexpression of histone deacetylases (HDACs) are observed in different types of cancers, but histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) have not shown significant efficacy as monotherapy against solid tumors. Recently, studies demonstrated that it is promi
Visible light mediated selective oxidation of alcohols and oxidative dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles using scalable and reusable La-doped NiWO4nanoparticles
Abinaya, R.,Balasubramaniam, K. K.,Baskar, B.,Divya, P.,Mani Rahulan, K.,Rahman, Abdul,Sridhar, R.,Srinath, S.
, p. 5990 - 6007 (2021/08/24)
Visible light-mediated selective and efficient oxidation of various primary/secondary benzyl alcohols to aldehydes/ketones and oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of partially saturated heterocycles using a scalable and reusable heterogeneous photoredox catalyst in aqueous medium are described. A systematic study led to a selective synthesis of aldehydes under an argon atmosphere while the ODH of partially saturated heterocycles under an oxygen atmosphere resulted in very good to excellent yields. The methodology is atom economical and exhibits excellent tolerance towards various functional groups, and broad substrate scope. Furthermore, a one-pot procedure was developed for the sequential oxidation of benzyl alcohols and heteroaryl carbinols followed by the Pictet-Spengler cyclization and then aromatization to obtain the β-carbolines in high isolated yields. This methodology was found to be suitable for scale up and reusability. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the oxidation of structurally diverse aryl carbinols and ODH of partially saturated N-heterocycles using a recyclable and heterogeneous photoredox catalyst under environmentally friendly conditions.
Discovery of β-carboline-(phenylsulfonyl)furoxan hybrids as potential anti-breast cancer agents
Hu, Xu,Gao, Xiang,Gao, Gang,Wang, Yanbing,Cao, Hao,Li, Dahong,Hua, Huiming
, (2021/04/02)
The cytotoxicity properties of the β-carboline alkaloids have been broadly investigated. However, the potential application of β-carbolines was hindered due to the moderate activity in cancer. In the present study, thirty β-carboline-(phenylsulfonyl)furoxan hybrids (11a–j, 12a–j and 13a–j) were designed and synthesized through esterification and amidation reaction strategy, and their inhibitory activities against the human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 were evaluated by CCK-8 assay. Biological evaluation presented that the most promising amide derivative 13h, substituted with p-methoxyphenyl group at position 1, generated high concentration of NO and evidently depressed the MCF-7 (IC50 = 0.89 μM) and MDA-MB-231 (IC50 = 0.62 μM) cells proliferation. Particularly, the wound healing and transwell assays demonstrated that 13h significantly inhibited the migration and invasion of MDA-MB-231cells. Furthermore, the preliminary mechanisms studies indicated that 13h induced G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis possibly causing by ROS accumulation and ROS-mediated DNA damage. Based on these considerations, 13h may be a promising antimetastatic agent for breast cancer, which is noteworthy for further exploration.
Design and synthesis of β-carboline derivatives with nitrogen mustard moieties against breast cancer
Bai, Jiao,Cao, Hao,Hu, Xu,Hua, Huiming,Li, Dahong,Sun, Jianan,Wang, Jiesen,Wang, Xinyan
, (2021/08/09)
To discover the promising antitumor agents, a series of β-carboline derivatives with nitrogen mustard moieties were designed and synthesized. Most target derivatives showed antiproliferative activity against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells. Among them, (1-meth
Discovery and preliminary mechanism of 1-carbamoyl β-carbolines as new antifungal candidates
Sheng, Tao,Kong, Mengmeng,Wang, Yujie,Wu, HuiJun,Gu, Qin,Chuang, Anita Shyying,Li, Shengkun,Gao, Xuewen
, (2021/06/21)
Natural β-carboline alkaloids are ideal models for the discovery of pharmaceutically important entities. Various 1-substituted β-carbolines were synthesized from commercially inexpensive tryptophan and demonstrated significant in vitro antifungal activity against G. graminis. Significantly, compound 4m (EC50 = 0.45 μM) with carboxamide at 1-position displayed the best efficacy and nearly 20 folds enhancement in antifungal potential compared to Silthiopham (EC50 = 8.95 μM). Moreover, compounds 6, 7, and 4i exhibited excellent in vitro antifungal activities and in vivo protective and curative activities against B. cinerea and F. graminearum. Preliminary mechanism studies revealed that compound 4m caused reactive oxygen species accumulation, cell membrane destruction, and deregulation of histone acetylation. These findings indicated that 1-carbamoyl β-carboline can be selected as a promising model for the discovery of novel and broad-spectrum fungicide candidates.
Further investigation of harmicines as novel antiplasmodial agents: Synthesis, structure-activity relationship and insight into the mechanism of action
Marinovi?, Marina,Poje, Goran,Perkovi?, Ivana,Fontinha, Diana,Prudêncio, Miguel,Held, Jana,Pessanha de Carvalho, Lais,Tandari?, Tana,Vianello, Robert,Raji?, Zrinka
, (2021/07/19)
The rise of the resistance of the malaria parasite to the currently approved therapy urges the discovery and development of new efficient agents. Previously we have demonstrated that harmicines, hybrid compounds composed from β-carboline alkaloid harmine
Reusable, homogeneous water soluble photoredox catalyzed oxidative dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles in a biphasic system: Application to the synthesis of biologically active natural products
Abinaya, R.,Baskar, B.,Mariappan, M.,Prasanth, Arun,Sridhar, R.,Srinath, S.
, p. 2575 - 2587 (2020/05/13)
Herein, a simple and efficient method for the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of tetrahydro-β-carbolines, indolines and tetrahydro-(iso)quinolines is described using a reusable, homogeneous cobalt-phthalocyanine photoredox catalyst in a biphasic medium. A biphasic system offers an advantage of easy separation of the product and an efficient reusability of the homogeneous photoredox catalyst. Also, the current system significantly helps to overcome the solubility issue of the substrate and catalyst at room temperature. Its potential applications to organic transformations are demonstrated by the synthesis of various biologically active N-heterocycles such as indoles, (iso)quinolines and β-carbolines and natural products such as eudistomin U, norharmane, and harmane and precursors to perlolyrine and flazin. Without isolation and purification, the catalyst solution can be reused up to 5 times with almost comparable reactivity. Furthermore, the efficiency of the reaction was demonstrated on a gram scale. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on ODH reactions using a non noble, reusable and homogeneous cobalt photoredox catalyst under environmentally friendly conditions.
Novel β-carboline-based indole-4,7-quinone derivatives as NAD(P)H: Quinone-oxidoreductase-1 inhibitor with potent antitumor activities by inducing reactive oxygen species, apoptosis, and DNA damage
Guo, Yibing,Xu, Liancheng,Ling, Changchun,Yang, Tao,Zheng, Wenjie,Lv, Jin,Guo, Qingsong,Chen, Bohua
, p. 1433 - 1446 (2020/07/13)
Eighteen new β-carboline-based indole-4,7-quinone derivatives (12a–i and 13a–i) were designed and synthesized, and their in vitro and in vivo antiproliferative activities were studied. Most of target compounds showed strong inhibition on three human tumor cells' proliferation. In particular, the most active compound 13g not only displayed more prominent antiproliferative activities than β-lapachone, a clinical antitumor candidate, but also exerted significant NAD(P)H: quinone-oxidoreductase-1 (NQO1) inhibitory activity and NQO1-dependent cytotoxicity in HT29 cells. Furthermore, 13g dose-dependently induced high ROS levels in HT29 cells, and selectively inhibited cancer cell but not non-tumor colon cell proliferation in vitro. Importantly, 13g promoted HT29 cell apoptosis and DNA damage by regulating relative apoptotic proteins and H2AX expression. Finally, 13g displayed significant growth inhibition of HT29 human colorectal adenocarcinoma xenograft in mice without overt toxicity.
