- Design, synthesis and bioactivity evaluation of novel evodiamine derivatives with excellent potency against gastric cancer
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Gastric cancer represents a significant health burden worldwide. Previously, inspired by the traditional Chinese medicine Wu-Chu-Yu to treat the spleen and stomach system for thousands of years, we identified N14-phenyl substituted evodiamine derivatives as potential antitumor agents with favorable inhibition on Top1. Herein, structural optimization and structure-activity relationship studies (SARs) led us to discovering a highly active evodiamine derivative compound 6t against gastric cancer. Further anti-tumor mechanism studies revealed that compound 6t played as the inhibition of topoisomerase 1 (Top1), effectively induced apoptosis, obviously arrested the cell cycle at the G2/M phase, and significantly inhibited the migration and invasion of SGC-7901 and MGC-803 cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, the compound 6t was low toxicity in vivo and exhibited excellent anti-tumor activity (TGI = 70.12%) in the MGC-803 xenograft models. In summary, compound 6t represents a promising candidate as a potential chemotherapeutic agent against gastric cancer.
- Liang, Ziyi,Lei, Fang,Deng, Jiedan,Zhang, Honghua,Wang, Yuqing,Li, Junfang,Shi, Tao,Yang, Xiaoyan,Wang, Zhen
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- Design, synthesis and bioactivity evaluation of novel N-phenyl-substituted evodiamine derivatives as potent anti-tumor agents
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Natural products are important sources for the development of therapeutic medicine, among which evodia fruit has a wide range of medicinal properties in traditional Chinese medicine. Evodiamine, the main active component of evodia fruit, has various anti-cancer effects and has been proved to be a Topo inhibitor. From our previous attempts of modifying evodiamine, we found that the N14 phenyl substituted derivatives had showed great anti-tumor activity, which prompted us to further explore the novel structures and activities of these compounds. Compound 6f, as a N14 3-fluorinated phenyl substituted evodiamine derivative, showed a certain inhibitory activity against Topo I at 200 μM. By studying its anti-tumor effects in vitro, compound 6f could inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis, as well as arrest the cell cycle of HGC-27 and HT-29 cell lines at G2/M phase in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, compound 6f could inhibit the migration and invasion of HGC-27 cell lines. Meanwhile, compound 6f could induce apoptosis of HGC-27 cells by inhibiting PI3K/AKT pathway. Overall, this work demonstrated that the N14 phenyl-substituted evodiamine derivatives had a good inhibitory effect on tumor cells in vitro, providing a promising strategy for developing potential anticancer agents for the treatment of gastrointestinal tumors.
- Hao, Xiangyong,Deng, Jiedan,Zhang, Honghua,Liang, Ziyi,Lei, Fang,Wang, Yuqing,Yang, Xiaoyan,Wang, Zhen
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- Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of N-anthraniloyl tryptamine derivatives as pleiotropic molecules for the therapy of malignant glioma
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COX-2 and STAT3 are two key culprits in the glioma microenvironment. Herein, to inhibit COX-2 and block STAT3 signaling, we disclosed 27 N-anthraniloyl tryptamine compounds based on the combination of melatonin derivatives and N-substituted anthranilic acid derivatives. Among them, NP16 showed the best antiproliferative activity and moderate COX-2 inhibition. Of note, NP16 decreased the level of p-JAK2 and p-STAT3, and blocked the nuclear translocation of STAT3 in GBM cell lines. Moreover, NP16 downregulated the MMP-9 expression of BV2 cells in a co-culture system of BV2 and C6 glioma cells, abrogated the proliferative/invasive/migratory abilities of GBM cells, induced apoptosis by ROS and the Bcl-2-regulated apoptotic pathway, and induced obvious G2/M arrest in glioma cells in vitro. Furthermore, NP16 displayed favorable pharmacokinetic profiles covering long half-life (11.43 ± 0.43 h) and high blood-brain barrier permeability. Finally, NP16 effectively inhibited tumor growth, promoted the survival rate, increased the expression of E-cadherin and reduced overproduction of PGE2, MMP-9, VEGF-A and the level of p-STAT3 in tumor tissue, and improved the anxiety-like behavior in C6 glioma model. All these evidences demonstrated N-anthraniloyl tryptamine derivatives as multifunctional anti-glioma agents with high potency could drain the swamp to beat glioma.
- Fan, Xiaohong,Li, Junfang,Long, Lin,Shi, Tao,Liu, Dan,Tan, Wen,Zhang, Honghua,Wu, Xiaoyan,Lei, Xiaoyong,Wang, Zhen
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- Development of LM98, a Small-Molecule TEAD Inhibitor Derived from Flufenamic Acid
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The YAP-TEAD transcriptional complex is responsible for the expression of genes that regulate cancer cell growth and proliferation. Dysregulation of the Hippo pathway due to overexpression of TEAD has been reported in a wide range of cancers. Inhibition of TEAD represses the expression of associated genes, demonstrating the value of this transcription factor for the development of novel anti-cancer therapies. We report herein the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of LM98, a flufenamic acid analogue. LM98 shows strong affinity to TEAD, inhibits its autopalmitoylation and reduces the YAP-TEAD transcriptional activity. Binding of LM98 to TEAD was supported by 19F-NMR studies while co-crystallization experiments confirmed that LM98 is anchored within the palmitic acid pocket of TEAD. LM98 reduces the expression of CTGF and Cyr61, inhibits MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell migration and arrests cell cycling in the S phase during cell division.
- Mélin, Léa,Abdullayev, Shuay,Fnaiche, Ahmed,Vu, Victoria,González Suárez, Narjara,Zeng, Hong,Szewczyk, Magdalena M.,Li, Fengling,Senisterra, Guillermo,Allali-Hassani, Abdellah,Chau, Irene,Dong, Aiping,Woo, Simon,Annabi, Borhane,Halabelian, Levon,LaPlante, Steven R.,Vedadi, Masoud,Barsyte-Lovejoy, Dalia,Santhakumar, Vijayaratnam,Gagnon, Alexandre
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p. 2982 - 3002
(2021/08/03)
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- Redox-neutral decarboxylative photocyclization of anthranilic acids
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A mild metal-, catalyst-, and oxidant-free photoredox neutral system has been found to efficiently enable intramolecular decarboxylative cyclization of anthranilic acids. This facile protocol provides an alternative method for the synthesis of carbazoles. Mechanistic studies reveal a key photoinduced 6π-electrocyclization process and formic acid was released as the sole byproduct.
- Huang, Huawen,Deng, Kun,Deng, Guo-Jun
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supporting information
p. 8243 - 8247
(2020/12/29)
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- Method for preparing biphenyl triarylated amine compound by taking carboxyl as guide group, intermediate and preparation method thereof
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The invention relates to a method for preparing a biphenyl triarylated amine compound by taking carboxyl as a guide group, an intermediate and a preparation method thereof. The intermediate has a structure as shown in the formula, (the formula is shown in the description), wherein R is selected from hydrogen, alkyl with a carbon atom number of 1-10, halogenated alkyl with a carbon atom number of 1-5, alkoxy with a carbon atom number of 1-5 and aryl. The intermediate is prepared from simple and easily available raw materials, and the biphenyl triarylated amine compound prepared by the intermediate is high in purity and yield, so that the production cost of the biphenyl triarylated amine compound can be remarkably reduced, and therefore, the method is very suitable for industrial productionof the biphenyl triarylated amine compound.
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- Synthesis and biological evaluation of benzimidazole acridine derivatives as potential DNA-binding and apoptosis-inducing agents
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The discovery of new effective DNA-targeted antitumor agent is needed because of their clinical significance. As acridines can intercalate into DNA and benzimidazoles have the ability to bind in the DNA minor groove, a series of novel benzimidazole acridine derivatives were designed and synthesized to be new DNA-targeted compounds. MTT assay indicated that most of the synthesized compounds displayed good antiproliferative activity, among which compound 8l demonstrated the highest activity against both K562 and HepG-2 cells. Further experiments showed that 8l displayed good DNA-binding capability and inhibited topoisomerase I activity. Moreover, compound 8l could induce apoptosis in K562 cell lines through mitochondrial pathway. These data suggested that compound 8l might be potential as new DNA-binding and apoptosis-inducing antitumor agents.
- Gao, Chunmei,Li, Bin,Zhang, Bin,Sun, Qinsheng,Li, Lulu,Li, Xi,Chen, Changjun,Tan, Chunyan,Liu, Hongxia,Jiang, Yuyang
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supporting information
p. 1800 - 1807
(2015/03/30)
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- Synthesis and characterization of 1-carboxyphenothiazine derivatives bearing nitrogen mustard as promising class of antitubercular agents
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A series of 1-carboxyphenothiazines bearing nitrogen mustard was synthesized, characterized, and evaluated for their in vitro antitubercular activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. The results showed that compounds 5h, 5i and 5j found most active with percentage inhibition of 96, 91, and 92, respectively, at minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 6.25 μg/mL. The structures of synthesized compounds were elucidated by various spectroscopic tools like IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, mass and elemental analysis. 2013 Bentham Science Publishers.
- Kataria,Solanki,Trivedi,Shah
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p. 951 - 956
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- Preparation and characterization of thermochemiluminescent acridine-containing 1,2-dioxetanes as promising ultrasensitive labels in bioanalysis
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Thermochemiluminescence is the luminescence process in which a thermodynamically unstable molecule decomposes with light emission when heated above a threshold temperature. We recently reported the thermochemiluminescence properties of an acridine-containing 1,2-dioxetane, which emits at relatively low temperatures (i.e., below 100 C). Herein, we explored the effect of the introduction of methyl substituents in the acridine system. The methyl group did not determine an excessive destabilization of 1,2-dioxetane ring nor significantly affect the general physical properties of the molecule. Monosubstituted methyl derivatives and a series of derivatives bearing several combinations of two, three, and four methyl groups were prepared. The rate of formation of 1,2-dioxetane derivatives 1b-k strongly depended on the methyl substitution pattern. All members of this library of mono-, di-, tri-, and tetramethyl-substituted derivatives were characterized in terms of photophysical and thermochemiluminescence properties. The introduction of methyl groups into the acridine ring caused a marked decrease in the activation energy of the thermochemiluminescent reaction. Tri- and tetramethyl-substituted acridones had the highest fluorescence quantum yields, in the range 0.48-0.52, and the corresponding 1,2-dioxetanes 1h and 1j showed in thermochemiluminescence imaging experiments limit of detection values more than ten times lower with respect to the unsubstituted derivative.
- Di Fusco, Massimo,Quintavalla, Arianna,Trombini, Claudio,Lombardo, Marco,Roda, Aldo,Guardigli, Massimo,Mirasoli, Mara
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p. 11238 - 11246
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- Development of potent and selective inhibitors of aldo-keto reductase 1C3 (type 5 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase) based on N -phenyl-aminobenzoates and their structure-activity relationships
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Aldo-keto reductase 1C3 (AKR1C3; type 5 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase) is overexpressed in castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and is implicated in the intratumoral biosynthesis of testosterone and 5α-dihydrotestosterone. Selective AKR1C3 inhibitors are required because compounds should not inhibit the highly related AKR1C1 and AKR1C2 isoforms which are involved in the inactivation of 5α-dihydrotestosterone. NSAIDs, N-phenylanthranilates in particular, are potent but nonselective AKR1C3 inhibitors. Using flufenamic acid, 2-{[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]amino}benzoic acid, as lead compound, five classes of structural analogues were synthesized and evaluated for AKR1C3 inhibitory potency and selectivity. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies revealed that a meta-carboxylic acid group relative to the amine conferred pronounced AKR1C3 selectivity without loss of potency, while electron withdrawing groups on the phenylamino B-ring were optimal for AKR1C3 inhibition. Lead compounds did not inhibit COX-1 or COX-2 but blocked the AKR1C3 mediated production of testosterone in LNCaP-AKR1C3 cells. These compounds offer promising leads toward new therapeutics for CRPC.
- Adeniji, Adegoke O.,Twenter, Barry M.,Byrns, Michael C.,Jin, Yi,Chen, Mo,Winkler, Jeffrey D.,Penning, Trevor M.
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p. 2311 - 2323
(2012/05/04)
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- Regioselective copper-catalyzed amination of chlorobenzoic acids: Synthesis and solid-state structures of N-aryl anthranilic acid derivatives
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A chemo- and regioselective copper-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction for effective amination of 2-chlorobenzoic acids with aniline derivatives has been developed. The method eliminates the need for acid protection and produces a wide range of N-aryl anthranilic acid derivatives in up to 99% yield. The amination was found to proceed with both electron-rich and electron-deficient aryl chlorides and anilines and also utilizes sterically hindered anilines such as 2,6-dimethylaniline and 2-tert-butylaniline. The conformational isomerism of appropriately substituted N-aryl anthranilic acids has been investigated in the solid state. Crystallographic analysis of seven anthranilic acid derivatives showed formation of two distinct supramolecular architectures exhibiting trans-anti and unprecedented trans-syn dimeric structures.
- Mei, Xuefeng,August, Adam T.,Wolf, Christian
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p. 142 - 149
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- Use of N,N-dimethylformamide as solvent in the synthesis of N-phenylanthranilic acids
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It is known that N-phenylanthranilic acids can be synthesized by Ullmann-Goldberg condensation in different conditions. This paper reports some parameters which influence the condensation and reports a general procedure for this reaction using N,N-Dimethylformamide as solvent.
- Pellon, Rolando F.,Carrasco, Ramon,Marquez, Tania,Mamposo, Taimirys
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p. 5107 - 5110
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- Thyroid hormone uptake by hepatocytes: Structure-activity relationships of phenylanthranilic acids with inhibitory activity
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The synthesis of a series of mono- and disubstituted N-phenylanthranilic acids is described. Substituents on the phenyl ring include Cl, CN, OH, CF3, Br, I, CH3, OCH3, and OCF2CF2H. These compounds have been tested for their inhibitory effect on triiodothyronine (T3) uptake by H4 hepatocytes. The nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs flufenamic acid, mefenamic acid, and meclofenamic acid and the structurally related compounds 2,3- dimethyldiphenylamine and diclofenac were also tested. The most potent compounds were found to be, in order of decreasing activity, meclofenamic acid (2,6-Cl2,3-CH3), flufenamic acid (3-CF3), mefenamic acid (2,3- (CH3)2), and the compounds with 3,5-Cl2 and 3-OCF2CF2H substituents. The least potent compounds had 3-CN and 3-OH substituents. An analysis of quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) for the series of phenylanthranilic acids showed that the inhibition of T3 uptake is highly dependent on the hydrophobicity of the compound. The relationship between uptake inhibition and the calculated octanol-water partition coefficient (clogP) was found to be parabolic, with optimum inhibitory activity found when the clogP of the phenylanthranilic acid was 5.7. It was also found that the 1-carboxylic acid group of the phenylanthranilic acids was not a prerequisite for uptake inhibition to occur, but its removal or alteration resulted in reduced inhibition.
- Chalmers,Scholz,Topliss,Kolliniatis,Munro,Craik,Iskander,Stockigt
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p. 1272 - 1277
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- Structure-activity relationships in a series of anti-inflammatory N-arylanthranilic acids
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A large series of N-arylanthranilic acids has been prepared. Many of these compounds show high anti-inflammatory activity as measured by the anti-UV-erythema test. From this series have come the clinically useful nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, flufenamic acid (Arlef), mefenamic acid (Ponstel), and the latest and most potent agent, N-(2,6-dichloro-m-tolyl)anthranilic acid (meclofenamic acid, Meclomen = the sodium salt). The structure-activity relationships of this series is discussed and a graphical representation is presented which allows the prediction of activity of new agents.
- Kaltenbronn,Scherrer,Short,Jones,Beatty,Saka,Winder,Wax,Williamson
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p. 621 - 627
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