(3,3’-Methylene)bis-2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones induce cytotoxicity against DU145 and PC3 cancer cells by inhibiting cell viability and promoting cell cycle arrest
作者:Paula Priscilla de Freitas、Ruan Carlos Busquet Ribeiro、Isabella dos Santos Guimarães、Caroline S. Moreira、David R. Rocha、Fernando de Carvalho da Silva、Vitor Francisco Ferreira、Etel Rodrigues Pereira Gimba
DOI:10.1007/s11033-021-06406-w
日期:2021.4
We developed a novel method for the synthesis of bis-naphthoquinones (BNQ), which are hybrids of lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) and 3-hydroxy-juglone (3,5-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone). The anticancer activity of three synthesized compounds, named 4 (RC10), 5 (RCDFC), and 6 (RCDOH) was evaluated in vitro against two metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) cell lines, DU145 and PC3, using MTT assays. We found that 4 (RC10) and 5 (RCDFC) induced cytotoxicity against DU145 and PC3 cells. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that these two compounds promoted cell cycle arrest in G1/S and G2/M phases, increased Sub-G1 peak and induced inhibition in cell viability. We also showed that these effects are cell-type context dependent and more selective for these tested PCa cells than for HUVEC non-tumor cells. The two BNQ compounds 4 (RC10) and 5 (RCDFC) displayed promising anticancer activity against the two tested metastatic PCa cell lines, DU145 and PC3. Their effects are mainly associated with inhibition of cell viability, possibly through apoptotic cell death, besides altering the SubG1, G1/S and G2/M phases of cell cycle. 5 (RCDFC) compound was found to be more selective than 4 (RC10), when comparing their cytotoxic effects in relation to HUVEC non-tumoral cells. Future work should also test these compounds in combination with other chemotherapeutic drugs to evaluate their effects on further sensitizing drug-resistant metastatic PCa cells.
我们开发了一种合成双萘醌(BNQ)的新方法,双萘醌是 lawsone(2-羟基-1,4-萘醌)和 3-hydroxy-juglone (3,5-二羟基-1,4-萘醌)的混合物。我们利用 MTT 试验,在体外评估了名为 4 (RC10)、5 (RCDFC) 和 6 (RCDOH) 的三种合成化合物对两种转移性前列腺癌(PCa)细胞系 DU145 和 PC3 的抗癌活性。我们发现 4(RC10)和 5(RCDFC)对 DU145 和 PC3 细胞具有细胞毒性。流式细胞术分析表明,这两种化合物能促进细胞周期停滞在 G1/S 和 G2/M 期,增加 Sub-G1 峰值,并抑制细胞活力。我们还发现,这些效应与细胞类型有关,而且与 HUVEC 非肿瘤细胞相比,它们对 PCa 细胞的选择性更强。两种 BNQ 化合物 4(RC10)和 5(RCDFC)对两种受测的转移性 PCa 细胞系(DU145 和 PC3)显示出良好的抗癌活性。除了改变细胞周期的 SubG1、G1/S 和 G2/M 期外,它们的作用主要与抑制细胞活力有关,可能是通过细胞凋亡。在比较 5 号化合物(RCDFC)和 4 号化合物(RC10)对 HUVEC 非肿瘤细胞的细胞毒性作用时,发现 5 号化合物(RCDFC)比 4 号化合物(RC10)更具选择性。未来的工作还应该测试这些化合物与其他化疗药物的结合,以评估它们对进一步敏化耐药转移性 PCa 细胞的作用。