摘要:
A series of novel beta-carbolinium bromides has been synthesized from easily accessible beta-carbolines and 1-aryl-2-bromoethanones. The newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro anticancer activity. Among the synthesized derivatives, compounds 161, 16o and 16s exhibited potent anticancer activity with IC50 values of <10 mu M against tested cancer cell lines. The most potent analogue 161 was broadly active against all the tested cancer cell lines (IC50 = 3.16-7.93 mu M). In order to test the mechanism of cell death, we exposed castration resistant prostate cancer cell line (C4-2) to compounds 161 and 16s, which resulted in increased levels of cleaved PARP1 and AO/EB staining, indicating that a-carbolinium salts induce apoptosis in these cells. Additionally, the most potent beta-carbolines 161 and 16s were found to inhibit tubulin polymerization. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.