Toxicity of (22R,23R)-22,23-dihydroxystigmastane derivatives to cultured cancer cells
作者:Alexander Yu. Misharin、Arif R. Mehtiev、Vladimir N. Zhabinskii、Vladimir A. Khripach、Vladimir P. Timofeev、Yaroslav V. Tkachev
DOI:10.1016/j.steroids.2010.01.006
日期:2010.3
Toxicity of eight 22,23-dihydroxystigmastane derivatives (four pairs of (22R,23R)- and (22S,23S)-isomers differing in steroid backbone structure) to human breast Carcinoma MCF-7 cells was compared. For every pair of structurally related compounds, (22R,23R) isomer was found to be significantly more toxic than (22S,23S) isomer. Computational analysis showed that side chain of (22R,23R)-22,23-dihydroxystigmastane derivatives is rigid, whereas that of (22S,23S)-isomers is rather flexible. Structure of steroid backbone significantly affects cytotoxicity of (22R,23R)-22,23-dihydroxystigmastane derivatives to human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cells, human ovary carcinoma CaOv cells, and human prostate carcinoma LnCaP cells. (22R,23R)-3 beta,22,23-trihydroxystigmast-5-ene and (22R,23R)-3 beta,22,23-trihydroxystigmast-5-en-7-one, both comprising equatorial 3 beta-hydroxyl group, exhibited the highest cytotoxicity, while the most polar 28-homobrassinolide and 28-homocastasterone, both comprising 2 alpha,3 alpha-dihydroxy groups, exhibited the lowest toxicity. Binding of (22R,23R)22,23-dihydroxystigmastane derivatives to plasmatic membrane was suggested to be important for cytotoxicity. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.