170488-65-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis, Evaluation, and Mechanism Study of Novel Indole-Chalcone Derivatives Exerting Effective Antitumor Activity Through Microtubule Destabilization in Vitro and in Vivo
Yan, Jun,Chen, Jie,Zhang, Shun,Hu, Jinhui,Huang, Ling,Li, Xingshu
, p. 5264 - 5283 (2016)
Twenty-nine novel indole-chalcone derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for antiproliferative activity. Among them, 14k exhibited most potent activity, with IC50 values of 3-9 nM against six cancer cells, which displayed a 3.8-8.7-fold increase in activity when compare with compound 2. Further investigation revealed 14k was a novel tubulin polymerization inhibitor binding to the colchicine site. Its low cytotoxicity toward normal human cells and nearly equally potent activity against drug-resistant cells revealed the possibility for cancer therapy. Cellular mechanism studies elucidated 14k arrests cell cycle at G2/M phase and induces apoptosis along with the decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential. Furthermore, good metabolic stability of 14k was observed in mouse liver microsomes. Importantly, 14k and its phosphate salt 14k-P inhibited tumor growth in xenograft models in vivo without apparent toxicity, which was better than the reference compound CA-4P and 2. In summary, 14k deserves consideration for cancer therapy.
Propenone derivatives
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, (2008/06/13)
The present invention relates to propenone derivatives represented by the following formula (I): STR1 wherein R1 represents hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or YR5 (wherein Y represents S or O; and R5 represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic ether residue); R2 and R3 independently represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, or alternatively R2 and R3 are combined to form substituted or unsubstituted methylene or ethylene; R4 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, lower alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy, or halogen; and X represents substituted or unsubstituted indolyl; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
