Synthesis and biological evaluation of conjugates of deoxypodophyllotoxin and 5-FU as inducer of caspase-3 and -7
摘要:
In order to generate compounds with superior antitumor activity and reduced toxicity, a series of conjugates of deoxypodophyllotoxin and 5-FU were synthesized by coupling 4'-demethyl-4-dexoypodophyllotoxin with N-(5-fluorouracil-N-1-ly acetic)- amino acids (or 5-fluorouracil-N-1-ly acetic acid). The cytotoxic activity of these compounds against four human cancer cell lines (HL-60, A-549, HeLa and SiHa) were evaluated, and results indicated that these compounds were more potent in terms of cytotoxicity than either parent compound DPT or anticancer drug VP-16 and 5-FU. In addition, we found that 14d induced cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase accompanied by apoptosis in A-549 cells, and 14d activated caspase-3 and -7. These results suggested that caspase-mediated pathways are involved in 14d induced apoptosis. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Design and synthesis of novel camptothecin/5-fluorouracil conjugates as cytotoxic agents
作者:Ying-Qian Liu、Wei Dai、Liu Yang、Hong-Yu Li
DOI:10.1080/14786411003792181
日期:2011.11
In an effort to overcome several limitations associated with the synthesis of camptothecin (CPT), seven conjugates (10a-10g) composed of CPT and a 5-fluorouracil derivative joined by suitable dipeptide linkages were synthesised, and their cytotoxic activity against four human tumour cell lines as well as an in vitro pharmacokinetic determination of their lactone stability were studied. Among these compounds, most tested conjugates showed cytotoxic activities comparable or superior to CPT-11 (2), but they were less potent when compared with CPT (1). Interestingly, all of the compounds showed selective inhibitory activities against BGC-823, with IC50 values lower than 0.1 mu mol, which is more potent than CPT-11 (2). Also, the in vitro pharmacokinetic determination of the lactone levels of the representative compound 10b showed that the biological life span of their lactone forms in human and mouse plasma were significantly increased when compared with their mother compound CPT (1).
Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel conjugates of camptothecin and 5-flurouracil as cytotoxic agents
作者:Liu Yang、Chun-Yan Zhao、Ying-Qian Liu
DOI:10.1590/s0103-50532011000200017
日期:——
that the biological life span of their lactone forms in human and mouse plasma significantly increased compared with their mother compound 1. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) method was then applied for developing linear models to predict the cytotoxic activities of these derivatives that have not yet been synthesized or experimentally tested. In addition, moleculardocking was used
In order to generate compounds with superior antitumor activity and reduced toxicity, a series of conjugates of deoxypodophyllotoxin and 5-FU were synthesized by coupling 4'-demethyl-4-dexoypodophyllotoxin with N-(5-fluorouracil-N-1-ly acetic)- amino acids (or 5-fluorouracil-N-1-ly acetic acid). The cytotoxic activity of these compounds against four human cancer cell lines (HL-60, A-549, HeLa and SiHa) were evaluated, and results indicated that these compounds were more potent in terms of cytotoxicity than either parent compound DPT or anticancer drug VP-16 and 5-FU. In addition, we found that 14d induced cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase accompanied by apoptosis in A-549 cells, and 14d activated caspase-3 and -7. These results suggested that caspase-mediated pathways are involved in 14d induced apoptosis. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.