- Design, synthesis, structure-activity relationships and mechanism of action of new quinoline derivatives as potential antitumor agents
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A series of new quinoline derivatives was designed, synthesized and evaluated as potential antitumor agents. The results indicated that most compounds exhibited potent antiproliferative activity, and 7-(4-fluorobenzyloxy)–N-(2-(dimethylamino)- ethyl)quinolin-4-amine 10g was found to be the most potent antiproliferative agent against human tumor cell lines with an IC50 value of less than 1.0 μM. Preliminary structure-activity relationships analysis suggested that (1) the large and bulky alkoxy substituent in position-7 might be a beneficial pharmacophoric group for antiproliferative activity; (2) the amino side chain substituents in position-4 facilitated the antiproliferative activity of this class of compounds; and (3) the length of the alkylamino side chain moiety affected the antiproliferative potency, with two CH2 units being the most favorable. Further investigation of the mechanism of action of this class of compounds demonstrated that the representative compound 10g triggered p53/Bax-dependent colorectal cancer cell apoptosis by activating p53 transcriptional activity. Moreover, the results showed that compound 10g effectively inhibited tumor growth in a colorectal cancer xenograft model in nude mice. Thus, these quinoline derivatives might serve as candidates for the development of new antitumor drugs.
- Li, Shangze,Hu, Lihua,Li, Jianru,Zhu, Jiongchang,Zeng, Feng,Huang, Qiuhua,Qiu, Liqin,Du, Runlei,Cao, Rihui
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p. 666 - 678
(2018/11/30)
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- Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of new quinoline derivatives as potential antitumor agents
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A series of new quinoline derivatives was designed, synthesized and evaluated for their antiproliferative activity. The results demonstrated that compounds 11p, 11s, 11v, 11x and 11y exhibited potent antiproliferative activity with IC50 value of lower than 10 μM against seven human tumor cell lines, and N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-7- (3-phenylpropoxy)quinolin-4-amine 11x was found to be the most potent antiproliferative agent against HCT-116, RKO, A2780 and Hela cell lines with an IC50 value of 2.56, 3.67, 3.46 and 2.71 μM, respectively. The antitumor efficacy of the representative compound 11x in mice was also evaluated, and the results showed that compound 11x effectively inhibited tumor growth and decreased tumor weight in animal models. Further investigation on mechanism of action indicated that compound 11x could inhibit colorectal cancer growth through ATG5-depenent autophagy pathway. Therefore, these quinoline derivatives are a new class of molecules that have the potential to be developed as new antitumor drugs.
- Su, Tong,Zhu, Jiongchang,Sun, Rongqin,Zhang, Huihui,Huang, Qiuhua,Zhang, Xiaodong,Du, Runlei,Qiu, Liqin,Cao, Rihui
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p. 154 - 167
(2019/06/11)
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