Design, Synthesis and Biological Activity of New Hydroxamic Acids Containing 2-Imidazolylphenyl (oxy /thio )alkanoic Fragment

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desislava V. Stanisheva ◽  
Gjorgji Atanasov ◽  
Margarita D. Aposstolova ◽  
Ognyan I. Petrov

Background: Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are a new class of therapeutic compounds that show promising results in a series of preclinical and clinical anticancer studies. Hydroxamic acids belong to one of the most interesting classes of HDAC inhibitors. The member vorinostat (SAHA) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Methods: A series of eight novel hydroxamic acids containing 2-imidazolylphenyl(oxy/thio)alkanoic fragment designed to target histone deacetylase (HDAC) were synthesized in five steps from easily accessible 2(3H)-benzoxazolones and 2(3H)-benzthiazolones. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by 1H, 13C NMR, and elemental analysis. Results: The structure-activity relationship was examined via linker length alternation and variation of the heteroatom (oxygen or sulfur) and chlorine substitution pattern of the starting materials. The compounds were tested for their cytotoxic activity against two human cancer cell lines (HT-29 and MDA-MB-231). Our data indicate that the compound 6.1d is active in the micromolar range with IC50 of 9.7 µM for MDA-MB-231 cells. DNA fragmentation analysis of the most active compounds confirmed that apoptosis could be one of the mechanisms involved in cell death. Conclusion: Taken together, the results revealed that 6d may become a promising lead compound for new anticancer drugs discovery.

MedChemComm ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 1887-1891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhua Wang ◽  
Feng'e Sun ◽  
Leiqiang Han ◽  
Xuben Hou ◽  
Xiaole Pan ◽  
...  

Histone deacetylase (HDAC) is a clinically validated target for anti-tumor therapy. In order to increase HDAC inhibition and efficiency, we developed a series of novel substituted purine hydroxamic acids as potent HDAC inhibitors.


MedChemComm ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1000-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Bin Sayeed ◽  
V. Lakshma Nayak ◽  
Mohd Adil Shareef ◽  
Neeraj Kumar Chouhan ◽  
Ahmed Kamal

A library of imidazopyridine–propenone conjugates (8a–8u) were synthesized and evaluated for their antitumor activity against four human cancer cell lines.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 2765-2778
Author(s):  
Jie-Huan Zhang ◽  
Madhusoodanan Mottamal ◽  
Hai-Shan Jin ◽  
Shanchun Guo ◽  
Yan Gu ◽  
...  

Aim: Histone deacetylase (HDAC) is an attractive target for antitumor therapy. Therefore, the development of novel HDAC inhibitors is warranted. Materials & methods: A series of HDAC inhibitors based on N-hydroxycinnamamide fragment was designed as the clinically used belinostat analog using amide as the connecting unit. All target compounds were evaluated for their in vitro HDAC inhibitory activities and some selected compounds were tested for their antiproliferative activities. Conclusion: Among them, compound 7e showed an IC50 value of 11.5 nM in inhibiting the HDAC in a pan-HDAC assay, being the most active compound of the series.


2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Pavić ◽  
Zrinka Rajić ◽  
Zvonimir Mlinarić ◽  
Lidija Uzelac ◽  
Marijeta Kralj ◽  
...  

Abstract In the current paper, we describe the design, synthesis and antiproliferative screening of novel chloroquine derivatives with a quinoline core linked to a hydroxy or halogen amine through a flexible aminobutyl chain and urea spacer. Synthetic pathway leading to chloroquine urea derivatives 4-10 includes two crucial steps: i) synthesis of chloroquine benzotriazolide 3 and ii) formation of urea derivatives through the reaction of compound 3 with the corresponding amine. Testing of antiproliferative activity against four human cancer cell lines revealed that chloroquine urea derivatives 9 and 10 with aromatic moieties show activity at micromolar concentrations. Therefore, these molecules represent interesting lead compounds that might provide an insight into the design of new anticancer agents.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liwei Ma ◽  
Haijun Wang ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Lei Liu ◽  
Song Zhang ◽  
...  

A series of novel steroidal 5α,8α-endoperoxide derivatives bearing semicarbazone (7a–g) or thiosemicarbazone (7h–k) side chain were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxicities in four human cancer cell lines (HepG2, HCT-116, MCF-7, and A549) using the MTT assay in vitro. The results showed that compound 7j exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against HepG2 cells (IC50 = 3.52 μM), being more potent than ergosterol peroxide. Further cellular mechanism studies in HepG2 cells indicated that compound 7j triggered the mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis by decreasing mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), which was associated with up-regulation of Bax, down-regulation of Bcl-2, activation levels of the caspase cascade, and formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The above findings indicated that compound 7j may be used as a promising skeleton for antitumor agents with improved efficacy.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Zhao ◽  
Feifei Yang ◽  
Lina Han ◽  
Yuhua Qu ◽  
Di Ge ◽  
...  

Histone deacetylases (HDACs) have been proved to be promising targets for the treatment of cancer, and five histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) have been approved on the market for the treatment of different lymphomas. In our previous work, we designed a series of novel coumarin-containing hydroxamate HDACis, among which compounds 6 and 7 displayed promising activities against tumor growth. Based on a molecular docking study, we further developed 26 additional analogues with the aim to improve activity of designed compounds. Several of these new derivatives not only showed excellent HDAC1 inhibitory effects, but also displayed significant growth inhibitory activities against four human cancer cell lines. Representative compounds, 13a and 13c, showed potent anti-proliferative activities against solid tumor cell lines with IC50 values of 0.36–2.91 µM and low cytotoxicity against Beas-2B and L-02 normal cells. Immunoblot analysis revealed that 13a and 13c dose-dependently increased the acetylation of histone H3 and H4. Importantly, the two compounds displayed much better anti-metastatic effects than SAHA against the MDA-MB-231 cell line. Moreover, 13a and 13c arrested MDA-MB-231 cells at G2/M phase and induced MDA-MB-231 cell apoptosis. Finally, the molecular docking study rationalized the high potency of compound 13c.


2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somprasong Khaopha ◽  
Sanun Jogloy ◽  
Aran Patanothai ◽  
Thanaset Senawong

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 643-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Wen Hsu ◽  
David Shou ◽  
Ruili Huang ◽  
Thai Khuc ◽  
Sheng Dai ◽  
...  

Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are a class of epigenetic enzymes that regulate gene expression by histone deacetylation. Altered HDAC function has been linked to cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, making HDACs popular therapeutic targets. In this study, we describe a screening approach for identification of compounds that inhibit endogenous class I and II HDACs. A homogeneous, luminogenic HDAC I/II assay was optimized in a 1536-well plate format in several human cancer cell lines, including HCT116 and human neural stem cells. The assay confirmed 37 known HDAC inhibitors from two libraries of known epigenetics-active compounds. Using the assay, we identified a group of potential HDAC inhibitors by screening the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Pharmaceutical Collection of 2527 small-molecule drugs. The selected compounds showed similar HDAC I/II inhibitory potency and efficacy values in both HCT116 and neural stem cells. Several previously unidentified HDAC inhibitors were further evaluated and profiled for their selectivity against a panel of 10 HDAC I/II isoforms using fluorogenic HDAC biochemical assays. In summary, our results show that several novel HDAC inhibitors, including nafamostat and piceatannol, have been identified using the HDAC I/II cell-based assay, and multiple cell types have been validated for high-throughput screening of large chemical libraries.


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