作者:Soo-Jong Um、Hong-Sig Sin、Hye-Sook Han、Youn-Ja Kwon、Eun-Joo Kim、Si-Ho Park、Sun-Young Kim、Tae-Sung Bae、Jong-Sup Park、Young-Soy Rho
DOI:10.1248/bpb.26.1412
日期:——
4-(N-Hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (also known as 4-HPR or fenretinide), a synthetic amide of all-trans retinoic acid (RA), has been implicated as a promising anticancer agent associated with reducing the toxicity related to RA. However, the low plasma levels of 4-HPR in patients limited clinical trials, leading to a search for derivatives with better efficacy. In this study, we synthesized a series of 4-HPR derivatives in good yields by introducing acetate (compound 1), propionate (2), pyruvate (3), butyrate (4), or stearate (5) to the 4-hydroxylphenyl moiety of 4-HPR. In our initial proliferation assays, we identified compound 3 as the most cytotoxic of the series against four ovarian cancer cell lines (OVCAR-3, PA-1, 2774, and SKOV-3). Dose–response curves yielded IC50 values of 3.75—7.75 μM for AtRA, 2.80—5.50 μM for 9-cis RA, 0.65—4.05 μM for 4-HPR, and 0.25—0.75 μM for compound 3, depending on the cell type treated. Nuclear staining with 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) and DNA fragmentation assays clearly indicated that the antiproliferative effect of compound 3 was mediated by apoptosis. In contrast to natural retinoids, both 4-HPR and compound 3 activated two (RARβ and RARγ) of the three retinoic acid receptor (RAR) subtypes tested, but did not activate any of the three retinoid X receptors (RXRs), as determined by transcription assays in OVCAR-3 cells. However, like natural retinoids, 4-HPR and compound 3 actively suppressed c-Jun transcriptional activity. Thus, compound 3 not only showed more potent antiproliferative activity than any other retinoid derivatives tested, but also effectively inhibited the c-Jun activity that has been implicated in tumor promotion and invasion. These results, together with compound 3's selectivity for RAR subtypes, suggest that compound 3 could be an effective anticancer drug for ovarian cancer, with less toxicity than RA.
4-(N-羟基苯基)视黄酰胺(也称为 4-HPR 或芬维A胺)是一种全反式视黄酸 (RA) 的合成酰胺,被认为是一种有前途的抗癌剂,可减少与 RA 相关的毒性。然而,患者中 4-HPR 血浆水平较低限制了临床试验,因此需要寻找具有更好疗效的衍生物。在本研究中,我们通过在 4-羟基苯基部分引入乙酸盐(化合物 1)、丙酸盐(2)、丙酮酸盐(3)、丁酸盐(4)或硬脂酸盐(5),以良好的产率合成了一系列 4-HPR 衍生物。 4-HPR。在我们最初的增殖测定中,我们确定化合物 3 是该系列中针对四种卵巢癌细胞系(OVCAR-3、PA-1、2774 和 SKOV-3)最具细胞毒性的化合物。剂量反应曲线得出 AtRA 的 IC50 值为 3.75—7.75 μM,9-cis RA 的 IC50 值为 2.80—5.50 μM,0.65—4.05 μM< /small> 对于 4-HPR,0.25—0.75 μM 对于化合物 3,具体取决于所处理的细胞类型。 4',6-二脒基-2-苯基吲哚 (DAPI) 核染色和 DNA 片段化分析清楚地表明化合物 3 的抗增殖作用是由细胞凋亡介导的。与天然类视黄醇相比,4-HPR 和化合物 3 都激活了所测试的三种视黄酸受体 (RAR) 亚型中的两种(RARβ 和 RARγ),但没有激活三种视黄酸 X 受体 (RXR) 中的任何一种,如通过OVCAR-3 细胞中的转录测定。然而,与天然类视黄醇一样,4-HPR 和化合物 3 积极抑制 c-Jun 转录活性。因此,化合物3不仅表现出比任何其他测试的类维生素A衍生物更有效的抗增殖活性,而且还有效抑制与肿瘤促进和侵袭有关的c-Jun活性。这些结果,加上化合物3对RAR亚型的选择性,表明化合物3可能是一种有效的卵巢癌抗癌药物,且毒性低于RA。