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Concise synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-Aryl-3-Anilinobenzo[b]thiophene derivatives as potent apoptosis-inducing agents
Romagnoli, Romeo,Preti, Delia,Hamel, Ernest,Bortolozzi, Roberta,Viola, Giampietro,Brancale, Andrea,Ferla, Salvatore,Morciano, Giampaolo,Pinton, Paolo
, (2021/05/06)
Many clinically used agents active in cancer chemotherapy exert their activity through the induction of cell death (apoptosis) by targeting microtubules, altering protein function or inhibiting DNA synthesis. The benzo[b]thiophene scaffold holds a pivotal place as a pharmacophore for the development of anticancer agents, and, in addition, this scaffold has many pharmacological activities. We have developed a flexible method for the construction of a new series of 2-aryl-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyanilino)-6-methoxybenzo[b]thiophenes as potent antiproliferative agents, giving access to a wide range of substitution patterns at the 2-position of the 6-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene common intermediate. In the present study, all the synthesized compounds retained the 3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyanilino)-6-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene moiety, and the structure–activity relationship was examined by modification of the aryl group at its 2-position with electron-withdrawing (F) or electron-releasing (alkyl and alkoxy) groups. We found that small substituents, such as fluorine or methyl, could be placed in the para-position of the 2-phenyl ring, and these modifications only slightly reduced antiproliferative activity relative to the unsubstituted 2-phenyl analogue. Compounds 3a and 3b, bearing the phenyl and para-fluorophenyl at the 2-position of the 6-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene nucleus, respectively, exhibited the greatest antiproliferative activity among the tested compounds. The treatment of both Caco2 (not metastatic) and HCT-116 (metastatic) colon carcinoma cells with 3a or 3b triggered a significant induction of apoptosis as demonstrated by the increased expression of cleaved-poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), receptor-interacting protein (RIP) and caspase-3 proteins. The same effect was not observed with non-transformed colon 841 CoN cells. A potential additional effect during mitosis for 3a in metastatic cells and for 3b in non-metastatic cells was also observed.
Synthesis of a 3-(α-Styryl)benzo[ b ]-thiophene Library via Bromocyclization of Alkynes and Palladium-Catalyzed Tosylhydrazones Cross-Couplings: Evaluation as Antitubulin Agents
Trguier, Bret,Lawson, Marie,Bernadat, Guillaume,Bignon, Jrme,Dubois, Joelle,Brion, Jean-Daniel,Alami, Mouad,Hamze, Abdallah
, p. 702 - 710 (2015/01/09)
A library of functionalized 3-(α-styryl)-benzo[b]thiophenes, endowed with a high level of molecular diversity, was efficiently synthesized by applying a synthetic sequence that allowed introduction of various substituents on aromatic A, B, and C-rings. Th
A Chimeric SERM-histone deacetylase inhibitor approach to breast cancer therapy
Patel, Hitisha K.,Siklos, Marton I.,Abdelkarim, Hazem,Mendonca, Emma L.,Vaidya, Aditya,Petukhov, Pavel A.,Thatcher, Gregory R. J.
, p. 602 - 613 (2014/03/21)
Breast cancer remains a significant cause of death in women, and few therapeutic options exist for estrogen receptor negative (ER (-)) cancers. Epigenetic reactivation of target genes using histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors has been proposed in ER (-) cancers to resensitize to therapy using selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) that are effective in ER (+) cancer treatment. Based upon preliminary studies in ER (+) and ER (-) breast cancer cells treated with combinations of HDAC inhibitors and SERMs, hybrid drugs, termed SERMostats, were designed with computational guidance. Assay for inhibition of four typea I HDAC isoforms and antagonism of estrogenic activity in two cell lines yielded a SERMostat with 1-3a μM potency across all targets. The superior hybrid caused significant cell death in ER (-) human breast cancer cells and elicited cell death at the same concentration as the parent SERM in combination treatment and at an earlier time point.