regiospecific approach to 2- and 2,3-disubstituted indole derivatives in high yields via a one-pot aromatization driven dehydration pathway. This method allows a convenient preparation of diallyl indoles that are used as ring-closing metathesis (RCM) precursors for the orthogonal synthesis of pyrido[1,2-a]indoles and carbazoles. The synthetic utility of this method is illustrated by the synthesis of a microtubulin
以前未开发的将格利雅(Grignard)添加到羟吲哚中的方法通过一锅芳构化驱动的脱水途径,以高收率提供了一种区域特异性的方法,用于2-和2,3-二取代的吲哚衍生物。这种方法可以方便地制备用作烯丙基[1,2- a ]吲哚和咔唑的正交合成的闭环复分解(RCM)前体的二烯丙基吲哚。该方法的合成效用通过微管蛋白抑制剂和天然存在的咔唑生物碱的合成来说明。
Antimitotic activities of 2-phenylindole-3-carbaldehydes in human breast cancer cells
Small molecules such as indoles are attractive as inhibitors of tubulin polymerization. Thus a number of 2-phenylindole-3-carbaldehydes with lipophilic substituents in both aromatic rings was synthesized and evaluated for antitumor activity in MDA-MB 231 and MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Some 5-alkylindole derivatives with a 4-methoxy group in the 2-phenyl ring strongly inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells with IC50 values of 5-20 nM. Their action can be rationalized by the cell cycle arrest in G(2)/M phase due to the inhibition of tubulin polymerization. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
作者:Robert Gastpar、Michael Goldbrunner、Doris Marko、Erwin von Angerer
DOI:10.1021/jm980228l
日期:1998.12.1
The aim of this study was the identification of the essential structural elements in the 12-formyl-5,6-dihydroindolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline system required for the inhibition of tubulin polymerization which is understood to be the predominant mode of action of this class of cytostatics. Since 2-phenylindole forms the main fragment of this tetracycle, it was used as the basic structure and modified with respect to the number and positions of the oxygen functions in the aromatic rings. Further modifications related to the nitrogen, which was both replaced by oxygen and sulfur and alkylated. All derivatives were tested for cytostatic activity in human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB 231, MCF-7) and inhibition of tubulin polymerization. The spectrum of activity ranged from inactive to IC50 values of 35 nM (cell growth inhibition) and 1.5 mu M (tubulin polymerization), respectively, for the most active derivative 3e (3-formyl-6-methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)indole). Although the correlation between antiproliferative activity and inhibition of tubulin polymerization was not very pronounced, all of the potent cytostatic agents in this study disrupted microtubule assembly completely at the standard concentration of 40 mu M. By fluorescence microscopy it was demonstrated that the derivative 3e degrades the cytoskeleton in a similar fashion as colchicine does leading to the condensation of the microtubules around the nucleus after treatment. The comparison between hydroxy and methoxy derivatives revealed st striking difference between the 2-phenylindole derivatives and the indoloisoquinolines. In the 2-phenylindole series, the methoxy compounds were much more effective than the free phenols, whereas in the tetracyclic system the effect of the hydroxy derivatives exceeded that of the methylated compounds by I order of magnitude. Preliminary studies on the binding mode showed that both the 2-phenylindole derivatives and the indoloisoquinolines bind to the colchicine site on tubulin.
[(2-Phenylindol-3-yl)methylene]propanedinitriles inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells by cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase and apoptosis
作者:Michaela Pojarová、Doris Kaufmann、Robert Gastpar、Tsuyuki Nishino、Przemyslaw Reszka、Patrick J. Bednarski、Erwin von Angerer
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2007.07.046
日期:2007.12
Cell cycle arrest of malignant cells is an important option for cancer treatment. In this study, we modified the structure of antimitotic 2-phenylindole-3-carbaldehydes by condensation with malononitrile. The resulting methylene propanedinitriles inhibited the growth of MDA-MB 231 and MCF-7 breast cancer cells with IC50 values below 100 nM. Though they exhibited similar structure-activity relationships as the aldehydes, they did not inhibit tubulin polymerization but were capable of blocking the cell cycle in G(2)/M phase. The cell cycle arrest was accompanied by apoptosis as demonstrated by the activation of caspases 3 and 9. Since the new 2-phenylindole derivatives also inhibited the growth of transplanted MXT mouse mammary tumors, they are interesting candidates for further development. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Mahboobi Siavosh, Grothus Goetz, von Angerer Erwin, Arch. Pharm., 327 (1994) N 8, S 481-492
作者:Mahboobi Siavosh, Grothus Goetz, von Angerer Erwin