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5′-Chloro-2,2′-dihydroxychalcone and related flavanoids as treatments for prostate cancer
Saito, Yohei,Mizokami, Atsushi,Tsurimoto, Hiroyuki,Izumi, Kouji,Goto, Masuo,Nakagawa-Goto, Kyoko
, p. 1143 - 1152 (2018/09/10)
Several flavonoids and their biosynthetic precursor chalcones were designed and synthesized to improve the biological effects of the lead compound 2′-hydroxyflavonone against androgen receptor (AR)-dependent transcriptional stimulation. Newly synthesized chalcones 19 and 26 suppressed AR-dependent transcription as well as DHT-dependent growth stimulation at a low micromolar level. These compounds were also effective against ligand-independent constitutively active mutant AR derived from castration-resistant PCa (CRPC). Compounds 19 and 26 showed broad spectrum antiproliferative activity at 5–10 μM against multiple tumor cell lines including androgen-independent and taxane-resistant prostate cancer as well as a multidrug-resistant subline. Mode of action studies suggested that 19 induced sub-G1 accumulation in PC-3 cells by disrupting the microtubule network without affecting cell cycle progression. Furthermore, the in vivo effectiveness of chalcone 19 was confirmed in a xenograft model antitumor assay. Thus, chalcone 19 has the potential to be a bifunctional lead for treatment of AR-dependent PCa at lower doses as well as AR-independent PCa, including CRPC, at higher doses.
