Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel (E)-N-phenyl-4-(pyridine-acylhydrazone) benzamide derivatives as potential antitumor agents for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM)
摘要:
A series of novel (E)-N-phenyl-4-(pyridine-acylhydrazone) benzamide derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their anti-proliferative activity against two different human cancer cell lines and one human normal cell line. Compound 8b had the best anti-proliferative activity (IC50, = 0.12 +/- 0.09 mu M, RPMI8226 cells) than the other compounds. And compound 8b had lower toxicity than imatinib. Flow cytometry analysis showed that compound 8b could arrest the cell cycle at the G0/G1 phase, and induce apoptosis of RPMI8226 cells by promoting mitochondrial ROS release, thereby effectively inhibiting cell proliferation. Our findings provided a promising lead compound 8b for further structural optimization and will be instructive for the discovery of more potent antitumor drugs with high selectivity and low toxicity.
A compound of formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable prodrug or salt thereof which exhibits excellent antifungal activity:
1
wherein Ar
1
represents a phenyl group or the like; Ar
2
represents a phenylene group or the like. X represents a sulfur atom or a methylene group. R
1
represents a hydrogen atom or a C
1-3
alkyl group; R
2
represents a hydrogen atom or a C
1-3
alkyl group; and R
3
represents an optionally substituted C
6-10
aryl group or the like. Fungal infections may be prevented and/or treated by administering said compound (I) or said prodrug or salt thereof.
The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable prodrug or salt thereof which exhibits excellent antifungal activity:
[wherein Ar1 represents a phenyl group or the like; Ar2 represents a phenylene group or the like; X represents a sulfur atom or a methylene group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-3 alkyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-3 alkyl group; and R3 represents an optionally substituted C6-10 aryl group or the like].
Checkpoint Kinase Inhibitors: SAR and Radioprotective Properties of a Series of 2-Arylbenzimidazoles
作者:Kristen L. Arienti、Anders Brunmark、Frank U. Axe、Kelly McClure、Alice Lee、Jon Blevitt、Danielle K. Neff、Liming Huang、Shelby Crawford、Chennagiri R. Pandit、Lars Karlsson、J. Guy Breitenbucher
DOI:10.1021/jm0495935
日期:2005.3.1
The discovery of a series of novel, potent, and highly selective inhibitors of the DNA damage control kinase chk2 is disclosed. Here we report the first SAR study around inhibitors of this kinase. High-throughput screening of purified human chk2 led to the identification of a novel series of 2-arylbenzimidazole inhibitors of the kinase. Optimization was facilitated using homology models of chk2 and docking of inhibitors, leading to the highly potent 2-arylbenzimidazole 2h (IC50 15 nM). Compound 2h is an ATP-competitive inhibitor of chk2 that dose dependently protects human CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells from apoptosis due to ionizing radiation. This work suggests that a selective small molecule inhibitor of chk2 could be a useful adjuvant to radiotherapy, increasing the therapeutic window of such treatment.
Synthesis of 1-benzyl-1H-benzimidazoles as galectin-1 mediated anticancer agents
In our pursuit to develop novel non-carbohydrate small molecule Galectin-1 Inhibitors, we have designed a series of 1-benzyl-1H-benzimidazole derivatives and demonstrated their anticancer activity. The compound 6g, 4-(1-benzyl-5-chloro-1H-benzo [d] imidazol-2-yl)-N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) benzamide was found to be most potent with an IC50, of 7.01 +/- 0.20 mu M and arresting MCF-7 cell growth at G2/M phase and S phase. Induction of apoptosis was confirmed by morphological changes like cell shrinkage, blebbing and cell wall deformation, dose dependent increase in the mitochondrial membrane potential (Delta Psi m) and ROS levels. Further, dose dependent decrease in Gal-1 protein levels proves Gal-1 mediated apoptosis by 6g. Molecular docking studies were performed to understand the Gal-1 interaction with compound 6g. In addition, RP-HPLC studies showed 85.44% of 6g binding to Gal-1. Binding affinity studies by fluorescence spectroscopy and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) showed that 6g binds to Gal-1 with binding constant (K-a) of 1.2 x 10(4) M-1 and equilibrium constant K-D value of 5.76 x 10(-4) M respectively.