Ferrocenyl flavonoid-induced morphological modifications of endothelial cells and cytotoxicity against B16 murine melanoma cells
作者:Jean-Philippe Monserrat、Keshri Nath Tiwari、Lionel Quentin、Pascal Pigeon、Gérard Jaouen、Anne Vessières、Guy G. Chabot、Elizabeth A. Hillard
DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.12.031
日期:2013.6
With the aim of improving the cytotoxic and vascular disrupting activities of flavonoids, several classes of ferrocenyl-modified flavonoids were prepared and tested on cancer and endothelial cells. Three tenmember series of ferrocenyl flavonoids: chalcones ((E)-1-(R-2'-hydroxypheny1)-3-ferrocenylprop-2-en-1-ones), aurones ((Z)-R-2-(ferrocenylidene)benzofuran-3-ones) and flavones (R-2-ferrocenyl-chromen-4-ones) were synthesized by recently reported methods. Three ferrocenyl flavonols (R-3-hydroxy2-ferrocenyl-chromen-4-ones) and four ferrocenyl flavanones (3-ferrocenylmethylidenyl-R-2-phenyl-chroman-4-ones) were also obtained. All compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic effects on a cancer cell line (B16 murine melanoma) and for their morphological effects on endothelial cells (EAhy 926). Some interesting structure-activity relationships were disclosed: of all the compounds, the halogen-substituted aurones showed the best cytotoxic activity, with IC50 values ranging between 12 and 18 mu M. Ferrocenyl flavonols and ferrocenyl flavanones with substitution in the 3-position (-OH and =C-Fc respectively) were not active against cancer or endothelial cells. Some of the ferrocenyl flavones caused the endothelial cells to adopt a round shape ("rounding up") at submicromolar concentrations, which can be predictive of vascular disrupting activity. The most morphologically active flavones showed only moderate cytotoxicity against cancer cells, indicating that they may primarily act as antivascular agents. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Ferrocenyl-Appended Aurone and Flavone: Which Possesses Higher Inhibitory Effects on DNA Oxidation and Radicals?
作者:Jia-Feng Chen、Zai-Qun Liu
DOI:10.1021/tx500405b
日期:2015.3.16
The aim of the present work was to compare the antioxidative effect of the ferrocenyl-appended aurone with that of ferrocenyl-appended flavone; therefore, nine aurones together with the flavone-type analogues were synthesized by using chalcone as the reactant. The radical-scavenging property was evaluated by reacting with the 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) cationic radical (ABTS'), 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH), and galvinoxyl radical, respectively. The cytotoxicity was estimated by inhibiting 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane hydrochloride) (AAPH)-induced oxidation of DNA. It was found that the introduction of the ferrocenyl group remarkably increased the radical-scavenging activities of aurone and flavone. Especially, the ferrocenyl group in flavones can quench radicals even in the absence of the phenolic hydroxyl group, while ferrocenyl-appended aurones can efficiently protect DNA against AAPH-induced oxidation. Therefore, the antioxidative effect was generated by the ferrocenyl group and enhanced by the electron-donating group attaching to the para-position of the ferrocenyl group. Introducing the ferrocenyl group into natural compounds may be a useful strategy for increasing the anticoddative effectiveness.