Base-modified thymidines capable of terminating DNA synthesis are novel bioactive compounds with activity in cancer cells
摘要:
Current FDA-approved chemotherapeutic antimetabolites elicit severe side effects that warrant their improvement; therefore, we designed compounds with mechanisms of action focusing on inhibiting DNA replication rather than targeting multiple pathways. We previously discovered that 5-(alpha-substituted-2-nitrobenzyloxy)methyluridine-5 '-triphosphates were exquisite DNA synthesis terminators; therefore, we synthesized a library of 35 thymidine analogs and evaluated their activity using an MTT cell viability assay of MCF7 breast cancer cells chosen for their vulnerability to these nucleoside derivatives. Compound 3a, having an alpha-tert-butyl-2-nitro-4-(phenyl)alkynylbenzyloxy group, showed an IC50 of 9 +/- 1 mu M. The compound is more selective for cancer cells than for fibroblast cells compared with 5-fluorouracil. Treatment of MCF7 cells with 3a elicits the DNA damage response as indicated by phosphorylation of gamma-H2A. A primer extension assay of the 5 '-triphosphate of 3a revealed that 3aTP is more likely to inhibit DNA polymerase than to lead to termination events upon incorporation into the DNA replication fork. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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申请人:UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
公开号:US20160101188A1
公开(公告)日:2016-04-14
Compositions and methods for treating cancer in a subject are described herein. The composition includes modified nucleobases and nucleosides that are converted in the cell to nucleotides that are incorporated into growing DNA and result in termination of DNA elongation. The nucleobases and nucleotides are incorporated with a drug delivery system (DDS). The DDS includes β-cyclodextrin. The nucleobases and nucleotides are conjugated to the β-cyclodextrin by an acid labile linker that releases the nucleobases and nucleotides in the acidic environment of cancer cells. The DDS may also include a targeting ligand that targets the DDS/nucleobase or nucleotide conjugate to cancer cells. The DDS/nucleobase or nucleotide conjugate may self form into nanoparticles and may be administered to a subject with cancer in an amount effective to treat said cancer.
Base-modified thymidines capable of terminating DNA synthesis are novel bioactive compounds with activity in cancer cells
作者:Kayla M. Borland、Safnas F. AbdulSalam、Morwena J. Solivio、Matthew P. Burke、Patrick R. Wolfkiel、Sean M. Lawson、Courtney A. Stockman、Joel M. Andersen、Skyler Smith、Julia N. Tolstolutskaya、Purujit N. Gurjar、Aron P. Bercz、Edward J. Merino、Vladislav A. Litosh
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2015.01.057
日期:2015.4
Current FDA-approved chemotherapeutic antimetabolites elicit severe side effects that warrant their improvement; therefore, we designed compounds with mechanisms of action focusing on inhibiting DNA replication rather than targeting multiple pathways. We previously discovered that 5-(alpha-substituted-2-nitrobenzyloxy)methyluridine-5 '-triphosphates were exquisite DNA synthesis terminators; therefore, we synthesized a library of 35 thymidine analogs and evaluated their activity using an MTT cell viability assay of MCF7 breast cancer cells chosen for their vulnerability to these nucleoside derivatives. Compound 3a, having an alpha-tert-butyl-2-nitro-4-(phenyl)alkynylbenzyloxy group, showed an IC50 of 9 +/- 1 mu M. The compound is more selective for cancer cells than for fibroblast cells compared with 5-fluorouracil. Treatment of MCF7 cells with 3a elicits the DNA damage response as indicated by phosphorylation of gamma-H2A. A primer extension assay of the 5 '-triphosphate of 3a revealed that 3aTP is more likely to inhibit DNA polymerase than to lead to termination events upon incorporation into the DNA replication fork. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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