Synthesis, Antitumor Activity, and Mechanism of Action of Benzo[<i>a</i>]pyrano[3,2-<i>h</i>]acridin-7-one Analogues of Acronycine
作者:Tuan Minh Nguyen、Chavalit Sittisombut、Sabrina Boutefnouchet、Marie-Christine Lallemand、Sylvie Michel、Michel Koch、François Tillequin、Romain Mazinghien、Amélie Lansiaux、Marie-Hélène David-Cordonnier、Bruno Pfeiffer、Laurence Kraus-Berthier、Stéphane Léonce、Alain Pierré
DOI:10.1021/jm0602007
日期:2006.6.1
Twenty-two derivatives belonging to the cis-1,2-diacyloxy-6-methoxy-3,3,14-trimethyl-1,2,3,14-tetrahydro-7H-benzo[a] pyrano[3,2-h] acridin-7-one series were synthesized in nine steps starting from 3,5-dimethoxyacetanilide (5) and 2-methoxy-1-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (7). Most of them exhibited submicromolar cytotoxicity when tested against murine leukemia (L1210) and human epidermoid carcinoma (KB-3-1) cell lines. The cytotoxic activity correlated strongly with the ability of the compounds to form covalent adducts with purified DNA. Among the most active compounds, 25, with IC50 values of 0.7 and 0.15 mu M against L1210 and KB-3-1, respectively, was selected for evaluation in vivo against Colon 38 adenocarcinoma implanted in mice. This compound was active at 3 mg/kg iv (day 12 and 24) with 3/7 tumor free mice by day 80.