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Investigation of chalcones and benzochalcones as inhibitors of breast cancer resistance protein
Juvale, Kapil,Pape, Veronika F.S.,Wiese, Michael
experimental part, p. 346 - 355 (2012/03/09)
Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2) belongs to the ATP binding cassette family of transport proteins. BCRP has been found to confer multidrug resistance in cancer cells. A strategy to overcome resistance due to BCRP overexpression is the investigation of potent and specific BCRP inhibitors. The aim of the current study was to investigate different multi-substituted chalcones for their BCRP inhibition. We synthesized chalcones and benzochalcones with different substituents (viz. OH, OCH3, Cl) on ring A and B of the chalcone structure. All synthesized compounds were tested by Hoechst 33342 accumulation assay to determine inhibitory activity in MCF-7 MX and MDCK cells expressing BCRP. The compounds were also screened for their P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and Multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1) inhibitory activity in the calcein AM accumulation assay and were found to be selective towards inhibition of BCRP. Substituents at position 2′ and 4′ on chalcone ring A were found to be essential for activity; additionally there was a great influence of substituents on ring B. Presence of 3,4-dimethoxy substitution on ring B was found to be optimal, while presence of 2- and 4-chloro substitution also showed a positive effect on BCRP inhibition.
Design, synthesis and SAR study of hydroxychalcone inhibitors of human β-secretase (BACE1)
Ma, Lei,Yang, Zhengyi,Li, Chenjing,Zhu, Zhiyuan,Shen, Xu,Hu, Lihong
, p. 643 - 648 (2012/04/10)
According to the structural characteristics of isoliquiritigenin from Glycyrrhiza uralensis, a series of hydroxychalcones has been designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro inhibitory activities of β-secretase (BACE1). Structure-activity relationship study suggested that inhibitory activity against BACE1 was governed to a greater extent by the hydroxyl substituent on A-and B-ring of the chalcone, and the most active compound was substituted with four hydroxyl group (17, IC50=0.27 μM).
