Synthesis, biological evaluation and modeling studies of terphenyl topoisomerase IIα inhibitors as anticancer agents
摘要:
We report the synthesis and evaluation of a series of novel terphenyls. Compound 17 had the most potent anticancer activity, indicating that the phenolic hydroxyl was a key group. A DNA relaxation test showed that compound 17 had a strong inhibitory effect on TOP2 alpha, but not on TOP1, which was consistent with the docking analysis results. We performed a 3D-QSAR study using CoMFA and CoMSIA to determine, for the first time, the chemical-biological relationship in the inhibition of TOP by terphenyls. The CoMFA and CoMSIA model had good modeling statistics: leave-one-out q(2) of 0.605 and 0.622, r(2) of 0.998 and 0.994, and r(2), pred (test set) of 0.742 and 0.660. These results suggest that the ortho-phenolic hydroxyl on ring A is important for producing terphenyls with more efficacious activity. (C) 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights. reserved.
A novel p-terphenyl derivative inducing cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in MDA-MB-435 cells through topoisomerase inhibition
摘要:
A novel series of p-terphenyl derivatives (1-4, 1a-4a) was successfully synthesized and their in vitro anticancer activities were evaluated. Compound 1, showing the best antiproliferative activity with IC50 < 1 mu M against MDA-MB-435 cells, was further investigated. Compound 1 brought about a remarkable accumulation of MDA-MB-435 cells in G2/M phase prior to the induction of apoptosis. Further antitumor mechanism study indicated that compound 1, which inhibited the enzyme activity of Topo I and Topo II alpha by interfering predominantly with the enzyme, could be topoisomerase suppressors instead of poisons. We conclude that compound 1 represents a novel class of Topo catalytic suppressors for developing new chemotherapeutic agents. (C) 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.