摘要:
Three series of novel sulfonylurea podophyllotoxin derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for in vitro cytotoxicity against four tumor cell lines (A-549, DU-145, KB and KBvin). Compounds 14c (IC50: 1.41-1.76 mu M) and 14e (IC50: 1.72-2.01 mu M) showed superior cytotoxic activity compared with etoposide (IC50: 2.03 to >20 mu M), a clinically available anticancer drug. Significantly, most of the compounds exhibited comparable cytotoxicity against the drug-resistant tumor cell line KBvin, while etoposide lost activity completely. Preliminary structure-activity relationship (SAR) correlations indicated that the 4'-O-methyl functionality in podophyllotoxin analogues may be essential to maintain cytotoxic activity, while an arylsulfonylurea side chain at podophyllotoxin's 4 beta position can significantly improve cytotoxic activity. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.