申请人:——
公开号:US20020022666A1
公开(公告)日:2002-02-21
Styryl sulfone compounds of the invention selectively inhibit proliferation of tumor cells, and induce apoptosis of tumor cells, while sparing normal cells. The compounds, which are useful in the treatment of cancer and other proliferative disorders, have
(a) the formula II:
1
wherein
n is zero or one;
R
1
is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine and bromine;
R
2
is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine, methyl and methoxy; and
R
3
is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine and fluorine; provided,
R
2
may not be methyl or methoxy when R
1
and R
3
are both hydrogen and n is zero or one; and
R
1
, R
2
and R
3
may not all be hydrogen when n is one;
(b) the formula III:
2
wherein R
1
is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine and bromine; or
(c) or the formula IV:
3
wherein R
1
is selected from the group consisting of fluorine and bromine, and R
2
is selected from the group consisting of 2-chlorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-fluorophenyl and 2-nitrophenyl.
本发明的苯乙烯基磺酰化合物选择性地抑制肿瘤细胞的增殖,并诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡,同时不损害正常细胞。这些化合物在治疗癌症和其他增殖性疾病中很有用,具有以下特征:
(a) 公式II:
1
其中
n 是零或一;
R
1
选自氢、氯、氟和溴的组;
R
2
选自氢、氯、氟、溴、甲基和甲氧基的组;和
R
3
选自氢、氯和氟的组;前提是,
当 R
1
和 R
3
都是氢且 n 是零或一时,R
2
不能是甲基或甲氧基;且
当 n 是一时,R
1
、R
2
和 R
3
不能都是氢;
(b) 公式III:
2
其中 R
1
选自氢、氯、氟和溴的组;或
(c) 公式IV:
3
其中 R
1
选自氟和溴的组,R
2
选自2-氯苯基、4-氯苯基、4-氟苯基和2-硝基苯基的组。