[EN] COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF<br/>[FR] COMPOSÉS ET UTILISATIONS ASSOCIÉES
申请人:THE UNIV OF THE WEST INDIES
公开号:WO2020104842A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-28
A pharmaceutical composition is described herein, including an antimicrobial agent and a compound having Formula A, or Formula B. Methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions to treat microbial infection are also described.
Synthesis and Evaluation of the Cytotoxicities of Tetraindoles: Observation that the 5-Hydroxy Tetraindole (SK228) Induces G<sub>2</sub> Arrest and Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer Cells
Current chemical and biological interest in indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and its metabolites has resulted in the discovery of new biologically active indoles. As part of a program aimed at the development of indole analogues, tetraindoles 1-15 were prepared and their antiproliferative effects on human breast cancer cells were evaluated. The results show that the 5-hydroxy-tetraindole 8 (SK228) has optimum antiproliferative activity against breast adenocarcinoma (MCF 7 and MDA-MB-231) cells and that this activity involves G(2)-phase arrest of the cell cycle with a distinctive increase in the expression of cyclin B1 and phospho-cdc2. Further observations suggest that 5-hydroxy-tetraindole 8 induces apoptosis through externalization of membrane phosphatidylserine, DNA fragmentation, and activation of caspase-3. Given the fact that I3C and its metabolites have been shown to improve therapeutic efficacy and to have a broad range of antitumor activities in human cancer cells, the current findings have important pharmacological relevance as they open a promising route to the development of a potential chemotherapeutic application of tetraindoles as agents for the treatment of breast cancer.
COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF
申请人:The University of The West Indies
公开号:US20210401803A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-30
A pharmaceutical composition is described herein, including an antimicrobial agent and a compound having Formula A, or Formula B. Methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions to treat microbial infection are also described.