Novel hydroxyl carboximates derived from β-elemene: design, synthesis and anti-tumour activities evaluation

Autor: Yuan Gao, Nian-Dong Mao, Hao Che, Li Xu, Renren Bai, Li-Wei Wang, Xiang-Yang Ye, Tian Xie
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, Vol 37, Iss 1, Pp 2403-2416 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 14756366
1475-6374
1475-6366
DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2022.2117314
Popis: A series of novel N-alkyl-N-hydroxyl carboximates derived from β-elemene were fortuitously discovered. Most of them showed more potent anti-proliferative activities than their lead compound β-elemene (1). Notably, compound 11i exhibited significant inhibitory effects on the proliferation of three lung cell lines (H1975, A549 and H460) and several other tumour cell lines (H1299, U87MG, MV4-11, and SU-DHL-2). Preliminary mechanistic studies revealed that compound 11i could significantly induce cell apoptosis. Further in vivo study in the H460 xenograft mouse model validated the anti-tumour activities of 11i with a greater tumour growth inhibition (TGI, 68.3%) than β-elemene and SAHA (50.1% and 55.9% respectively) at 60 mg/kg ip dosing, without obvious body weight loss and toxicity. Thus, such N-alkyl-N-hydroxyl carboximate class of compounds exemplified as 11i demonstrated potent anticancer activities both in vitro and in vivo, and should warrant further investigation for potential anticancer therapy.
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