Design and Synthesis of Novel C14-Hydroxyl Substituted Triptolide Derivatives as Potential Selective Antitumor Agents
摘要:
It has long been considered that the free beta hydroxyl group at C14 of triptolide(1) is essential to its potent anticancer activity. In this study, we synthesized novel derivatives of 1 with a hydroxyl group substituted by epoxy groups (4-8) ora five-membered ring (11-13). Compounds (4-8) showed significant in vitro anticancer activity although less potent than 1. Although with an alpha oxygen configuration at the C14 position, (14S)-14,21-epoxytriptolide (4) exhibited the highest potency among all these derivatives, clearly challenging the traditional viewpoint on the necessity of C14 beta-hydroxyl group of compound 1. Further studies revealed that while displaying broad spectrum ill vitro anticancer activity, compound 4 demonstrated prominent selective in vivo anticancer activity, particularly against human ovarian SK-OV-3 and prostate PC-3 cancers with obviously lower toxicity than 1. Noticeably, compound 4 was also highly effective against multidrug resistant cancer cells. Therefore, our study gives new insights into the structure-activity relationship of I and also produces a promising anticancer drug candidate with unique anticancer activities.
Design and Synthesis of Novel C14-Hydroxyl Substituted Triptolide Derivatives as Potential Selective Antitumor Agents
摘要:
It has long been considered that the free beta hydroxyl group at C14 of triptolide(1) is essential to its potent anticancer activity. In this study, we synthesized novel derivatives of 1 with a hydroxyl group substituted by epoxy groups (4-8) ora five-membered ring (11-13). Compounds (4-8) showed significant in vitro anticancer activity although less potent than 1. Although with an alpha oxygen configuration at the C14 position, (14S)-14,21-epoxytriptolide (4) exhibited the highest potency among all these derivatives, clearly challenging the traditional viewpoint on the necessity of C14 beta-hydroxyl group of compound 1. Further studies revealed that while displaying broad spectrum ill vitro anticancer activity, compound 4 demonstrated prominent selective in vivo anticancer activity, particularly against human ovarian SK-OV-3 and prostate PC-3 cancers with obviously lower toxicity than 1. Noticeably, compound 4 was also highly effective against multidrug resistant cancer cells. Therefore, our study gives new insights into the structure-activity relationship of I and also produces a promising anticancer drug candidate with unique anticancer activities.
Design and Synthesis of Novel C14-Hydroxyl Substituted Triptolide Derivatives as Potential Selective Antitumor Agents
作者:Zheng Li、Zhao-Li Zhou、Ze-Hong Miao、Li-Ping Lin、Hui-Jin Feng、Lin-Jiang Tong、Jian Ding、Yuan-Chao Li
DOI:10.1021/jm900342g
日期:2009.8.27
It has long been considered that the free beta hydroxyl group at C14 of triptolide(1) is essential to its potent anticancer activity. In this study, we synthesized novel derivatives of 1 with a hydroxyl group substituted by epoxy groups (4-8) ora five-membered ring (11-13). Compounds (4-8) showed significant in vitro anticancer activity although less potent than 1. Although with an alpha oxygen configuration at the C14 position, (14S)-14,21-epoxytriptolide (4) exhibited the highest potency among all these derivatives, clearly challenging the traditional viewpoint on the necessity of C14 beta-hydroxyl group of compound 1. Further studies revealed that while displaying broad spectrum ill vitro anticancer activity, compound 4 demonstrated prominent selective in vivo anticancer activity, particularly against human ovarian SK-OV-3 and prostate PC-3 cancers with obviously lower toxicity than 1. Noticeably, compound 4 was also highly effective against multidrug resistant cancer cells. Therefore, our study gives new insights into the structure-activity relationship of I and also produces a promising anticancer drug candidate with unique anticancer activities.