Discovery of New Monocarbonyl Ligustrazine–Curcumin Hybrids for Intervention of Drug-Sensitive and Drug-Resistant Lung Cancer
作者:Yong Ai、Bin Zhu、Caiping Ren、Fenghua Kang、Jinlong Li、Zhangjian Huang、Yisheng Lai、Sixun Peng、Ke Ding、Jide Tian、Yihua Zhang
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01203
日期:2016.3.10
The elevation of oxidative stress preferentially in cancer cells by inhibiting thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) and/or enhancing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production has emerged as an effective strategy for selectively targeting cancer cells. In this study, we designed and synthesized 21 ligustrazine-curcumin hybrids (10a-u). Biological evaluation indicated that the most active compound 10d significantly inhibited the proliferation of drug-sensitive (A549, SPC-A-1, LTEP-G-2) and drug-resistant (A549/DDP) lung cancer cells but had little, effect on nontumor lung epithelial-like cells (HBE). Furthermore, 10d suppressed the TrxR/Trx system and promoted intracellular ROS accumulation and cancer cell apoptosis. Additionally, 10d inhibited the NF-kappa B, AKT, and ERK signaling, P-gp-mediated efflux of rhodamilie 123, P-gp ATPase activity, and P-gp expression in A549/DDP cells. Finally, 10d repressed the growth of implanted human drug-resistant lung cancer in mice. Together, 10d acts a novel TrxR inhibitor and may be a promising candidate for intervention of lung cancer.