Synthesis and antitumor activity of heterocyclic acid ester derivatives of 20S-camptothecins

A series of heterocyclic acid esters of camptothecins as new compounds had been synthesized by acylation method,their in vitro and in vivo antitumor activities were evaluated.The cytotoxic results showed that 6 possessed the best efficacy on six human cancer cell lines in the six classes of CPTs' derivatives.In vivo testing results indicated that 9 had better antitumor activity against mouse liver carcinoma H_(22) than topotecan.     

Design,Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Novel 6-（Aminophenyl）-2,4-bismorpholino-1,3,5-triazine Derivatives Bearing Arylmethylene Hydrazine Moiety

In an attempt to develop potent and selective anticancer agents,we designed and synthesized a series of novel bis（morpholino-1,3,5-triazine） derivatives beating aylmethylene hydrazine moiety and evaluated their cytotoxicity,in vitro,against H460（non-small-cell lung cancer）,HT-29（human colorectal cancer） and MDA-MB-231（human breast cancer） cell lines.The pharmacological results indicate that all the compounds exhibit enhanced cytotoxicity than BMCL-200908069-1,and six target compounds（7e,7h,7j,9a,9b,9c） were superior to PAC-1 against all the tested cancer cell lines.The most active compound 7j,with IC50（inhibitory concentration 50％）values of 0.75,0.34 and 0.60 μ mol/L against HT-29,H460 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cell lines,was 39-,28-,and 60-fold more potent than BMCL-200908069-1 （29.24,9.52 and 36.21 μmol/L）,respectively.     

Synthesis and antitumor activities of a new series of 4,5-dihydro-1H-thiochromeno[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives

A new series of 4,5-dihydro-1H-thiochromeno[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives have been designed and synthesized.The antitumor activities of the target compounds have been evaluated in vitro against two human cancer cell lines including A549 (human alveolar adenocarcinoma cell) and H460 (human lung cancer) by MTT assay.Most of the target compounds exhibited significant antitumor activities against A549 and H460 cancer cell lines.The most potent compound 4-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol5-yl)-8,9-difluoro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-thiochromeno[4,3-d]pyrimidine (CH05) (IC50=0.44 M,3.07 M) was 2.0 and 8.4 times more active than gefitinib (IC50=0.89 M,16.81 M) against A549 and H460 cell lines,respectively.     

INHIBITORY EFFECT OF PARVOVIRUS H-1 ON CULTURED HUMAN TUMOUR CELLS OR TRANSFORMED CELLS

The present study establishes the in vitro system for studying the oncosuppression activity of par-vovirus and discovers that parvovirus H-I can be grown cytolytically in various human cancer cell lines,which include 4 hepatoma cell lines (QGY--7703, SMMC--7721, Bel--7402, PLC/PRF/5), 3 gastric can-cer cell lines (SGC-7901, MGC-80-3, MKN-28) and 1 naspharynx cancer cell line (CNE). The growth oftwo primary gastric cancer cell cultures from surgical cancer tissue were also inhibited by the infectionof H-I. The sensitivity of cancer cells to H-I may relate to their differentiation states. On the con-trary, H-I can neither be grown cytolytically in normal liver or stomach cells, nor inhibit their growth.Transformation of human skin fibroblasts with Simian Virus 40 activated their sensitivity to H-I. Ourresults thus indicate that the antineoplastic activity of H-I in vivo involves at least its direct inhibit-ing or killing malignant cells.     

Synthesis and structure-activity relationships study of α-aminophosphonate derivatives containing a quinoline moiety

Two series of a-aminophosphonate derivatives containing a quinoline moiety have been designed and synthesized by introducing bioactive quinoline scaffold to a-aminophosphonate. The in vitro cytotoxic activities of target compounds were first investigated against two human cancer cell lines including Eca109 and Huh7 by MTT assay. Results revealed that most of target compounds exhibited moderate to high antitumor activities against the tested cancer cell lines and some demonstrated more potent inhibitory activities compared with Sunitinib. Among them, compounds 4b2 and 4b4 containing methylsubstituted aniline group were found to be more active than Sunitinib against both of two cancer cell lines, with IC50 in the range of 2.26 mmol/L–7.46 mmol/L.     

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel 5,7-Diphenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine Derivatives

A series of novel 5,7-diphenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives was designed and synthesized. The in vitro cytotoxic activities of all the target compounds against human colorectal cancer（HT-29）, human lung can- cer（H460）, human gastric cancer（MKN45） and human breast cancer（MDA-MB-231） cell lines were evaluated. The pharmacological results indicated that most of the target compounds showed moderate to excellent activities against the tested cell lines. The most promising compound 4h（0.20, 0.006, 0.08, 0.021 μmol/L） was 2.6, 5.1, 3.6 and 21.9 times more active than EPC2407（0.52, 0.031, 0.29, 0.46 μmol/L） against HT-29, H460, MKN45 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines, respectively.     

Synthesis and Antitumor Activities of 1,3,4-Thiadiazole Derivatives Possessing Benzisoselenazolone Scaffold

A series of novel 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives possessing benzisoselenazolone scaffold were designed and synthesized, and their antitumor activities against human cervix adenocarcinoma（HeLa）, human liver cancer cell（SMMC-7721）, human breast cancer cell（MCF-7） and human lung cancer cell（A549） lines were evaluated by CCK-8 assay, The bioassay results demonstrate that most of the tested compounds showed potent antiproliferative effects against various cell lines. Furthermore, compounds 7c, 7e, 7h, 7i and 7k showed significant antiproliferative activities against SMMC-7721 cells, with IC5o values of 2.38, 2.67, 1.35, 2.75 and 2.48 μmol/L, respectively. Com- pounds 7a, 7e, 7j and 71 exhibited highly effective antitumor activities against MCF-7 cells, with IC50 values of 2.89, 2.95, 1.12 and 2.75 μmol/L, respectively. Compound 7j was found to be the most potent compound against A549 cells, with an IC50 value of 1.25 μmol/L. The pharmacological results suggest that the substituents of benzylthio-moiety at position 2 on 1,3,4-thiadiazole are vital for modulating antitumor activities against various cancer cell lines.     

Synthesis and in vitro antitumor activity of 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives based on benzisoselenazolone

A series of novel 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives based on benzisoselenazolone were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxicity in vitro against human liver cancer cell SSMC-7721,human breast cancer cell MCF-7 and human lung cancer cell A549 by CCK-8 assay.The results showed mat compounds 7e,7f,7h,7k,71 and 7m displayed good cytotoxicity against MCF-7 cell lines.Compound 71 exhibited the most potent antitumor activities among the tested compounds.     

Efficient and mild cyclization procedures for the synthesis of novel 2-amino-4H-pyran derivatives with potential antitumor activity

A series of novel 2-amino-4H-pyran derivatives have been synthesized via a three-component reaction of α,β-unsaturated ketone derivatives, malononitrile, aldehydes in excellent yields, using DBU as a catalyst and ethanol as a cheap, safe, and environmentally benign solvent under mild conditions. Their antitumor activity was evaluated in three human tumor cell lines, including human colon cancer （HCT116）, human cervical cancer （Hela）. and non-small cell lung cancer （H1975）.     

Cytotoxic cassane diterpenoids from the seeds of Caesalpinia sappan

Phytochemical investigation on the seeds of Caesalpinia sappan led to the isolation of five new cassanetype diterpenoids, named 11-oxo-phanginin A(1), caesalsappanins O–Q(2–4) and phanginin U(5),together with five known compounds. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by extensive analysis of mass spectrometric and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data. All the new compounds showed moderate cytotoxic effects on human breast cancer MCF-7 and human colon cancer HCT116 cell lines.     

Phytochemical and cytotoxic investigations of Curcuma mangga rhizomes

Investigations on the cytotoxic effects of the crude methanol and fractionated extracts (hexane, ethyl acetate) C. mangga against six human cancer cell lines, namely the hormone-dependent breast cell line (MCF-7), nasopharyngeal epidermoid cell line (KB), lung cell line (A549), cervical cell line (Ca Ski), colon cell lines (HCT 116 and HT-29), and one non-cancer human fibroblast cell line (MRC-5) were conducted using an in-vitro neutral red cytotoxicity assay. The crude methanol and fractionated extracts (hexane and ethyl acetate) displayed good cytotoxic effects against MCF-7, KB, A549, Ca Ski and HT-29 cell lines, but exerted no damage on the MRC-5 line. Chemical investigation from the hexane and ethyl acetate fractions resulted in the isolation of seven pure compounds, namely (E)-labda-8(17),12-dien-15,16-dial (1), (E)-15,16-bisnor-labda-8(17),11-dien-13-on (2), zerumin A (3), β-sitosterol, curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bis-demethoxycurcumin. Compounds 1 and 3 exhibited high cytotoxic effects against all six selected cancer cell lines, while compounds 2 showed no anti-proliferative activity on the tested cell lines. Compound 1 also demonstrated strong cytotoxicity against the normal cell line MRC-5. This paper reports for the first time the cytotoxic activities of C. mangga extracts on KB, A549, Ca Ski, HT-29 and MRC-5, and the occurrence of compound 2 and 3 in C. mangga.     

Characterization of newly established oral cancer cell lines derived from six squamous cell carcinoma and two mucoepidermoid carcinoma cells

Since genetic abnormalities of human cancer are greatly geographically dependent, cultural and environmental backgrounds are thought to be closely related to the carcinogenic process. In the present study, eight human cell lines were established by culture from untreated carcinomas of the oral cancer, of which five were from primary oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSC), one from a mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) and one each originating from metastatic OSC and MEC. All the studied tumor lines grew as monolayers, and showed: i) an epithelial origin by the presence of cytokeratin, and ii) tumorigenic potential in nude mice. Western blot analysis revealed i) over expression of EGFR in six of the cell lines ii) decreased expression of E-cadherin in six cell lines compared to normal human oral mucosa. A mutational analysis showed: point mutations of p53 at exon 7, with transversion, and at exon 8, with transition. These well-characterized human YD cell lines should serve as useful tools in the study of the molecular pathogenesis and biological characteristics of head and neck cancer cells, and in the future testing of new therapeutic reagents for oral cancer.     

(+)-Phorboxazole A synthetic studies. Identification of a series of highly cytotoxic C(45-46) analogues

[structure: see text] Effective, scalable total syntheses and biological evaluation of six phorboxazole A analogues (1-6) have been achieved. Importantly, the C(45-46)-saturated, C(45-46)-alkenyl, and the C(45-46)-E-chloroalkenyl congeners (4, 5, and 6, respectively) reveal low nanomolar tumor cell growth inhibitory activity (GI50's) similar to or, in some cell lines, greater than that of the phorboxazoles across a diverse panel of human cancer cell lines.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel acenaphthene derivatives as potential antitumor agents

Twelve novel acenaphthene derivatives have been synthesized. The structures of all compounds were confirmed by 1H-NMR, MS and elemental analysis. Their antitumor activities were evaluated in six human solid tumor cell lines, namely non-small cell lung cancer (H460), human colon adenocarcinoma (SW480), human breast cancer cell (MDA-MB-468 and SKRB-3), human melanoma cell (A375) and human pancreatic cancer (BxPC-3). Among them, compound 3c shows the best antitumor activity against SKRB-3 cell line, as high as the positive control adriamycin.     

Uses of ethyl benzoylacetate for the synthesis of thiophene,thiazole, pyridine,and pyran derivatives with antitumor activities

The reaction of ethyl benzoylacetate with malononitrile in an oil bath at 120°C gave the condensation product 3. The latter compound underwent a series of heterocyclization to give thiophene, thiazole, pyridine, and pyran derivatives. The structures of the synthesized products were established on the basis of analytical and spectral data. The antitumor evaluation of the newly synthesized products against the six cancer cell lines namely human gastric cancer (NUGC and HR), human colon cancer (DLD1), human liver cancer (HA22T and HEPG2), human breast cancer (MCF), nasopharyngeal carcinoma (HONE1), and normal fibroblast cells (WI38) indicated that many compounds expressed high inhibition against the six cancer cell lines. Compounds 3, 8a, 8c, 14b, 16b, 16c, 16d, 19a, 19b, 20a, 22a, 27b, and 28a were the most cytotoxic compounds among the tested compounds.     

6-氯-4-哌嗪基喹唑啉缩氨基硫脲类化合物的合成及体外抗肿瘤活性

以5-氯-2-氨基苯甲酸和甲酰胺为起始原料,经环化、氯化、取代和缩合反应,合成了3个未见文献报道的含哌嗪的喹唑啉衍生物5a~5c。 其结构用1H NMR、13C NMR、ESI-MS及IR测试技术进行了表征。 采用MTT法测试了化合物5a~5c对人胃癌SGC-7901、人口腔表皮样癌KB和人纤维肉瘤HT-1080的体外抗肿瘤活性。 结果表明,化合物5a~5c对人胃癌SGC-7901和人纤维肉瘤HT-1080有弱的抑制活性,而对人口腔表皮样癌KB无明显抑制活性。     

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Novel Series of Chalcones Incorporated Pyrazole Moiety as Anticancer and Antimicrobial Agents

A newly synthesized series of chalcone derivatives containing pyrazole rings were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxic activities in vitro against several human cancer cell lines. Most of the prepared compounds showed potential cytotoxicity against human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7, HEPG-2, and HCT-116. Also the compounds were evaluated as antimicrobial agents. The three compounds 3, 4, and 5 were proved to be better anticancer agents than the positive standard doxorubicin with IC50 values (4.7, 4.4, and 3.9???g/ml) against the same human cancer cell lines, whereas compounds 5 and 6 showed the most active antimicrobial compounds in comparison to the other chalcones.     

Evaluation of the bioactivity of novel spiroisoxazoline typecompounds against normal and cancer cell lines

The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro cellular activity of novel spiroisoxazoline type compounds against normal and cancer cell lines from lung tissue (Hs888Lu), neuron-phenotypic cells (SH-SY5Y), neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y), human histiocytic lymphoma (U937), lung cancer (A549), and leukaemia (HL-60). Our bioassay program revealed that the spiroisoxazoline type compounds show cytotoxicity only in lymphoma cell lines, which is in contrast with the pyrrolidine precursor of these spiroisoxazoline compounds, where significant cytotoxicity is seen in all normal and cancer cell lines. These data suggest a tumour-specific mechanism of action. In addition these data also show that spiroisoxazoline compounds are non-toxic in the human neuronphenotypic neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell line, and furthermore that they might protect cells from neurodegenerative disease.