Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleoside Analogs of 3'-C-Methyladenosine as Antitumor Agents

2006 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 1088-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loredana Cappellacci ◽  
Palmarisa Franchetti ◽  
Riccardo Petrelli ◽  
Sara Riccioni ◽  
Patrizia Vita ◽  
...  

3'-C-Methyladenosine (3'-Me-Ado) is a mechanism-based ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor endowed with antitumor activity against both human leukemia and carcinoma cell lines. In this paper, we report the synthesis and antitumor evaluation of a series of purine and pyrimidine 3'-C-methylribonucleoside analogs of 3'-Me-Ado. A stereoselective synthesis of the arabino analog of 3'-Me-Ado is also described. Among the tested compounds, only 3'-C-methyluridine showed moderate antitumor activity against human myelogenous leukemia K562 cell line.

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai-Xia Zhang ◽  
Xi-Jing Qian ◽  
Wei-Zheng ◽  
Meng-Cheng Cai ◽  
Ying Ma ◽  
...  

Background: Schisandronic acid (SA), a triterpenoid from fruits of Schisandra sphenanthera, inhibited pan-genotypic HCV entry into human hepatocytes by interfering with virion-cell membrane fusion. It was a promising lead compound for development of novel HCV entry inhibition agents. Objective: To search for compounds with more potent anti-HCV and antitumor activities and explore SARs, a series of nov-el derivatives of SA were designed and synthesized and evaluated for in vitro their anti-HCV and antitumor activities. Methods: SA derivatives were synthesized by reduction, condensation, esterification or amidation. The anti-HCV activity of title compounds was tested by inhibition on HCVcc infection of Huh7 cells, and preliminary MOA study was conducted by determining inhibition on HCVpp entry into Huh7 cells. The antitumor activity in vitro was determined by MTT methods. Results: Totally 24 novel derivatives were synthesized. Most of the compounds inhibited HCVcc infection. Compounds 5hand 6 showed most potent anti-HCVcc activities and inhibition of HCVpp entry into Huh7 cells without obvious cytotoxici-ty. Most of title compounds showed potent in vitro antitumor activities against Bel7404 and SMMC7721 tumor cell lines. Compounds 5j and 6 exhibited more potent antitumor activity than positive controlSA and DOX. Conclusion: Structural modification of SA could lead to the discovery of potent anti-HCV or antitumor agents. Compounds 5h, 5j and 6 werepromising lead compounds development of novel HCV entry inhibition or antitumor agents.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 462-467
Author(s):  
Songtao Li ◽  
Hongling Zhao ◽  
Zhifeng Yin ◽  
Shuhua Deng ◽  
Yang Gao ◽  
...  

A series of new phenanthrene-based tylophorine derivatives (PBTs) were synthesized in good yield and their structures were characterized by 1H-NMR spectroscopy and ESI MS. In vitro antitumor activity of these compounds against five human carcinoma cell lines, including HCT116 (colorectal), BGC-823 (gastric), HepG-2 (hepatic), Hela (cervical) and H460 (lung) cells, was evaluated by MTT assay. Among these PBTs, compound 6b showed the highest antitumor activities against HCT116 and HepG-2 cell lines with IC50 values of 6.1 and 6.4 μM, respectively, which were comparable to that of adriamycin hydrochloride. The structure-activity relationship of these compounds was also discussed based on the results of their antitumor activity.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1838
Author(s):  
Naglaa M. Ahmed ◽  
Mahmoud M. Youns ◽  
Moustafa K. Soltan ◽  
Ahmed M. Said

Scaffolds hybridization is a well-known drug design strategy for antitumor agents. Herein, series of novel indolyl-pyrimidine hybrids were synthesized and evaluated in vitro and in vivo for their antitumor activity. The in vitro antiproliferative activity of all compounds was obtained against MCF-7, HepG2, and HCT-116 cancer cell lines, as well as against WI38 normal cells using the resazurin assay. Compounds 1–4 showed broad spectrum cytotoxic activity against all these cancer cell lines compared to normal cells. Compound 4g showed potent antiproliferative activity against these cell lines (IC50 = 5.1, 5.02, and 6.6 μM, respectively) comparable to the standard treatment (5-FU and erlotinib). In addition, the most promising group of compounds was further evaluated for their in vivo antitumor efficacy against EAC tumor bearing mice. Notably, compound 4g showed the most potent in vivo antitumor activity. The most active compounds were evaluated for their EGFR inhibitory (range 53–79 %) activity. Compound 4g was found to be the most active compound against EGFR (IC50 = 0.25 µM) showing equipotency as the reference treatment (erlotinib). Molecular modeling study was performed on compound 4g revealed a proper binding of this compound inside the EGFR active site comparable to erlotinib. The data suggest that compound 4g could be used as a potential anticancer agent.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 3041
Author(s):  
Xiaohan Hu ◽  
Sheng Tang ◽  
Feiyi Yang ◽  
Pengwu Zheng ◽  
Shan Xu ◽  
...  

Two series of olmutinib derivatives containing an acrylamide moiety were designed and synthesized, and their IC50 values against cancer cell lines (A549, H1975, NCI-H460, LO2, and MCF-7) were evaluated. Most of the compounds exhibited moderate cytotoxic activity against the five cancer cell lines. The most promising compound, H10, showed not only excellent activity against EGFR kinase but also positive biological activity against PI3K kinase. The structure–activity relationship (SAR) suggested that the introduction of dimethylamine scaffolds with smaller spatial structures was more favorable for antitumor activity. Additionally, the substitution of different acrylamide side chains had different effects on the activity of compounds. Generally, compounds H7 and H10 were confirmed as promising antitumor agents.


2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 725-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard D Goldstein

Epidemiological findings suggesting that formaldehyde exposure is associated with a higher risk of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and other hematological cancers have led to consideration of the potential mechanism of action by which inhalation of this rapidly reactive agent can cause bone marrow cancer. Two major mechanism-based arguments against formaldehyde as a leukemogen have been the difficulty in envisioning how inhaled formaldehyde might penetrate to the bone marrow; and the lack of similarity of non-cancer effects to other known human myeloleukemogens, particularly the absence of pancytopenia in humans or laboratory animals exposed to high levels. However, both of these arguments have been addressed by the recent finding of a pancytopenic effect and chromosomal abnormalities in heavily exposed Chinese workers which, if replicated, are indicative of a genotoxic effect of formaldehyde on hematopoietic stem cells that is in keeping with other known human leukemogens. Review of the body of evidence suggests an apparent discrepancy between studies in laboratory animals, which generally fail to show evidence of penetration of formaldehyde into the blood or evidence of blood or bone marrow genotoxicity, and studies of exposed humans in which there tends to be evidence of genotoxicity in circulating blood cells. One possible explanation for this discrepancy is species difference. Another possible explanation is that myeloid precursors within the nasal mucosa may be the site for leukemogenesis. However, chloromas, which are local collections of myeloid tumor cells, are rarely if ever found in the nose. Other proposed mechanisms for formaldehyde leukemogenesis are reviewed, and dose issues at the interface between the epidemiological and hematotoxicological findings are explored.


1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 880-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Hanessian ◽  
J.-Y. Gauthier ◽  
K. Okamoto ◽  
A.L. Beauchamp ◽  
T. Theophanides

Acyclic vicinal polyol complexes related to cisplatin were synthesized from D-mannitol by stereocontrolled manipulation of the hydroxy groups. Controlled cleavage of a 3,4-diazido hexitol gave the corresponding D-threitol and D-xylitol analogs, which were converted to their diamino platinum complexes. The antitumor activity of these compounds is reported.


Blood ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 124 (21) ◽  
pp. 4813-4813 ◽  
Author(s):  
William G Rice ◽  
Avanish Vellanki ◽  
Yoon Lee ◽  
Jeff Lightfoot ◽  
Robert Peralta ◽  
...  

Abstract APTO-253, a small molecule that mediates anticancer activity through induction of the Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) tumor suppressor, is being developed clinically for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and high risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). APTO-253 was well tolerated in a Phase I study in patients with solid tumors using a dosing schedule of days 1, 2, 15, 16 of a 28 day cycle (2T-12B-2T-12B), but recent scientific observations guided APTO-253 toward AML and high risk MDS. Indeed, suppression of KLF4 was reported as a key driver in the leukemogenesis of AML and subsets of other hematologic diseases. The vast majority (~90%) of patients with AML aberrantly express the transcription factor CDX2 in human bone marrow stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) (Scholl et al., J Clin Invest. 2007, 117(4):1037-48). The CDX2 protein binds to CDX2 consensus sequences within the KLF4 promoter, thereby suppressing KLF4 expression in HSPC (Faber et al., J Clin Invest. 2013, 123(1):299-314). Based on these observations, the anticancer activity of APTO-253 was examined in AML and other hematological cancers. APTO-253 showed potent antiproliferative activity in vitro against a panel of blood cancer cell lines, with ηM IC50values in AML (6.9 - 305 ηM), acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia (39 – 250 ηM), non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (11 – 190 ηM) and multiple myeloma (72 – 180 ηM). To explore in vivo efficacy, dose scheduling studies were initially conducted in the H226 xenograft model in mice. In the H226 model, APTO-253 showed improved antitumor activity when administered for two consecutive days followed by a five day break from dosing (2T-5B) each week, i.e. on days 1,2, 8,9, 15,16, 22,23, compared to the 2T-12B-2T-12B schedule. The 2T-5B schedule was used to evaluate antitumor activity of APTO-253 in several AML xenograft models in mice. In Kasumi-1 AML and KG-1 AML xenograft models, APTO-253 showed significant antitumor activity (p = 0.028 and p=0.0004, respectively) as a single agent when administered using the 2T-5B schedule each week for four weeks compared to control animals. Mice treated with APTO-253 had no overt toxicity based on clinical observations and body weight measurements. Mice bearing HL-60 AML xenograft tumors were treated with APTO-253 for one day or two consecutive days per week for three weeks, either as a single agent or combined with azacitidine, or with azacitidine alone twice per week (on days 1,4, 8, 11, 15 and 18). APTO-253 as a single agent inhibited growth of HL-60 tumors to approximately the same extent as azacitidine. Furthermore, both once weekly and twice weekly dosing of APTO-253 in combination with azacitidine resulted in significantly enhanced antitumor activity relative to either single agent alone (p = 0.0002 and p = 0.0006 for 1X and 2X weekly APTO-253 treatment, respectively, compared to control). Likewise, using a THP-1 AML xenograft model, APTO-253 administered as a single agent using the 2T-5B per week schedule showed significant efficacy, similar to that of azacitidine, while the combination of APTO-253 and azacitidine demonstrated greatly improved antitumor effects relative to either drug alone. APTO-253 was effective and well tolerated as a single agent or in combination with azacitidine in multiple AML xenograft models, plus APTO-253 does not cause bone marrow suppression in animal models or humans. Taken together, our results indicate that APTO-253 may serve as a targeted agent for single agent use and may provide enhanced efficacy to standard of care chemotherapeutics for AML and other hematological malignancies. Disclosures Rice: Lorus Therapeutics Inc.: Employment. Vellanki:Lorus Therapeutics Inc.: Employment. Lee:Lorus Therapeutics Inc.: Employment. Lightfoot:Lorus Therapeutics Inc.: Employment. Peralta:Lorus Therapeutics Inc.: Employment. Jamerlan:Lorus Therapeutics Inc.: Employment. Jin:Lorus Therapeutics Inc.: Employment. Lum:Lorus Therapeutics Inc.: Employment. Cheng:Lorus Therapeutics Inc.: Employment.


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