Structure–activity relationship of natural and synthetic coumarins inhibiting the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein
作者:Imad Raad、Raphael Terreux、Pascal Richomme、Eva-Laure Matera、Charles Dumontet、Jean Raynaud、David Guilet
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2006.06.026
日期:2006.10
A set of 32 natural and synthetic coumarins were tested in order to evaluate their activity on human leukemic cells (K562/R7) overexpressing P-glycoprotein (P-gp). Their ability to reduce the P-gp-mediated drug efflux of daunorubicin out of cells was evaluated at 10 mu M. Four natural compounds, previously isolated from Calophyllum dispar (Clusiaceae) and substituted by a common alpha-(hydroxyisopropyl)dihydrofuran moiety, exhibited a significant inhibitory effect on P-gp when compared to the positive control cyclosporin A. A 3D-quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) analysis of the coumarins was performed using the biological results obtained by comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) and comparative molecular similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA) of P-gp. Results showed a favorable electrostatic and steric volume, like the alpha-(hydroxyisopropyl)dihydrofuran moiety, beside C-5-C-6 or C-7-C-8 positions. In addition, the analysis revealed an important hydrophobic, neutral charge group, like phenyl, in position C-4 on the coumarinic ring. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.