Synthesis and evaluation of imidazolyl disulfides for selective cytotoxicity to hypoxic EMT6 tumor cells in vitro
摘要:
Two series of disulfides were synthesized and evaluated in vitro for selective hypoxic tumor cell cytotoxicity using EMT6 cells. While the series of alkyl 5-nitrobenzimidazolyl disulfides displayed no selectivity, two alkyl imidazolyl disulfides, devoid of a nitro function, showed preferential toxicity to EMT6 cells treated under hypoxic conditions. Select agents of the alkyl imidazolyl series were found to deplete cellular glutathione (GSH) while the corresponding alkyl nitrobenzimidazolyl derivatives did not. One disulfide displaying selective hypoxic cell toxicity, n-butyl 2-imidazolyl disulfide, 10, caused significantly greater depletion of GSH under aerobic conditions. Removal of cellular GSH with buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) prior to exposure to 10 caused an increase in its toxicity and a loss of any differential between aerobic and hypoxic conditions. It is speculated that the diminished aerobic vs hypoxic toxicity of the agent toward EMT6 cells is due to a greater ability of 10 to interact with GSH under aerobic conditions as reflected by the greater GSH depletion.
The present invention is directed to a composition or formulation which includes an asymmetric disulfide which alone or in combination inhibits or interferes with cellular redox function, as well as a method of using same to restore normal cellular function. More specifically, the composition of the present invention interacts with, interferes with or inhibits abnormal cellular proliferation and restores or prevents inhibition of cellular apoptosis.
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申请人:Powis Garth
公开号:US20060104902A1
公开(公告)日:2006-05-18
The present invention generally relates to methods of preselecting patients for treatment with an anti-VEGF therapy, anti-HIF-1 therapy or anti-thioredoxin therapy. Aspects of the invention combine methods of dynamic contrast enhanced-MRI and diffusion weighted-MRI for the detection of tumor histology. The methodology disclosed herein detects tissue blood volume, tumor vascularity, and abnormal capillary permeability, thereby determining tumor vascularity to determine whether a patient should be administered such therapy.
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申请人:Prolx Pharmaceuticals Corp.
公开号:EP1786477A2
公开(公告)日:2007-05-23
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申请人:Triact Therapeutics, Inc.
公开号:EP3654958A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-27
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申请人:——
公开号:US20040116496A1
公开(公告)日:2004-06-17
The present invention is directed to a composition or formulation which includes an asymmetric disulfide which alone or in combination inhibits or interferes with cellular redox function, as well as a method of using same to restore normal cellular function. More specifically, the composition of the present invention are delivered to the patient over a period of time and interact with, interfere with, or inhibit abnormal cellular proliferation and restores or prevents inhibition of cellular apoptosis.