82789-27-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
β-Carboline and N-hydroxycinnamamide hybrids as anticancer agents for drug-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma
Ling, Yong,Gao, Wei-Jie,Ling, Changchun,Liu, Ji,Meng, Chi,Qian, Jianqiang,Liu, Siqun,Gan, Huiling,Wu, Hongmei,Tao, Jinhua,Dai, Hong,Zhang, Yanan
, p. 515 - 526 (2019/03/08)
In an effort to develop anticancer agents that may overcome drug resistance, the number one reason in caner death, we have developed a series of novel hybrids of β-carboline and N-hydroxycinnamamide as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors. Most of the hybrids 13a-p showed strong antiproliferative effects with low-micromolar IC50 values against four human cancer cells. The most potent compound of series 13p exhibited high HDAC1/6 inhibitory effects, and also increased the acetylation levels of histone H3, H4 and α-tubulin. Importantly, 13p demonstrated high anticancer potency against drug-sensitive HepG2 and Bel7402 cells and drug-resistant Bel7402/5FU cells. Hybrid 13p triggered significant apoptosis by regulating apoptotic relative proteins expression in these Bel7402/5FU cells. Finally, 13p induced a substantial amount of autophagic flux activity by the accretion of the expression of LC3-II and the degeneration of expression of p62 and LC3-I in Bel7402/5FU cells. Overall, 13p is a novel β-carboline/N-hydroxycinnamamide hybrid with significant anticancer potency that warrants further evaluation for the treatment of drug-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma.
Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel N9-heterobivalent β-carbolines as angiogenesis inhibitors
Guo, Liang,Ma, Qin,Chen, Wei,Fan, Wenxi,Zhang, Jie,Dai, Bin
, p. 375 - 387 (2019/01/10)
A series of novel N9-heterobivalent β-carbolines has been synthesized. All the novel compounds were tested for their anticancer activity against six tumour cell lines in vitro. Among these molecules, compounds 5b, and 5w exhibited strong cytotoxic activities with IC50 value of lower than 20 μM. Acute toxicities and antitumor efficacies of the selected compounds in mice were also evaluated, compounds 5b and 5w exhibited that tumour inhibition rate of over 40% in the Sarcoma 180 and Lewis lung cancer animal models. Preliminary structure–activity relationships (SARs) analysis indicated that: (1) C1-methylation and C7-methoxylation were favorable for increased activities; (2) 3-Pyridyl or 2-thienyl group substituent into position-1 of the β-carboline core, and the aryl substituent into another β-carboline ring might be detrimental to cytotoxic effects of this class compounds. Investigation of the preliminary mechanism of action demonstrated that compound 5b had obvious angiogenesis inhibitory effects in the chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay.
Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of asymmetric dimeric β-carboline derivatives as potential antitumor agents
Guo, Liang,Chen, Wei,Cao, Rihui,Fan, Wenxi,Ma, Qin,Zhang, Jie,Dai, Bin
, p. 253 - 265 (2018/02/15)
A series of newly asymmetric dimeric β-carbolines with a spacer of 4–6 methylene units between the indole nitrogen and the harmine oxygen were synthesized. Structures of all the novel synthesized compounds were confirmed by their spectral and analytical studies. All of the synthesized compounds were screened for their in vitro cytotoxic activity against nine cancer cell lines. The results revealed that compounds 7c, 7o and 7s exhibited the highest cytotoxic activities with IC50 values of less than 20 μM against the tumor cell lines tested. Acute toxicities and antitumor efficacies of the selected compounds in mice were also evaluated, and compound 7o exhibited potent antitumor activities with the tumor inhibition rate of over 40%. The wound healing assay displayed a specific impairment in the motility of the HT-29 cells, which suggested the anti-metastatic potential of compound 7o. Moreover, compound 7o had obvious angiogenesis inhibitory effects in the chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. Preliminary structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis indicated that: (1) 3-phenylpropyl substituent at the N9-position of the indole ring was the most suitable group giving rise to potent cytotoxic agents; (2) the spacer length affected the antitumor potencies, and four methylene units were more favorable.
Synthesis and biological evaluation of piperazine group-linked bivalent β-carbolines as potential antitumor agents
Sun, Rongqin,Liu, Rui,Zhou, Chi,Ren, Zhenghua,Guo, Liang,Ma, Qin,Fan, Wenxi,Qiu, Liqin,Yu, Huijuan,Shao, Guang,Cao, Rihui
supporting information, p. 2170 - 2174 (2015/12/11)
A series of novel bivalent β-carbolines with a piperazine group spacer between 3-methylene units were synthesized and evaluated as antitumor agents. The results demonstrated that compounds 7e and 7g exhibited the most potent cytotoxic activities against ten tumor cell lines. Structure-activity relationships analysis indicated that (1) the substituents in positions 1 and 9 of the β-carboline ring played a significant role in modulating the antitumor activity; (2) the introduction of alkyl groups into position-9 of the β-carboline nucleus enhanced their cytotoxic potencies and the butyl substituent was the optimal group. Investigation of the preliminary mechanism of action demonstrated that compound 7g showed obvious anti-angiogenic activity in the in vivo CAM assay, and the potency was similar to that of CA4P (200 μM).
