Abstract |
Fourteen novel amino-quinoline-5,8-dione derivatives (6a-h and 7a-h) were designed and synthesized by coupling different alkyl- or aryl-amino fragments at the C6- or C7-position of quinoline-5,8-dione. All target compounds showed antiproliferative potency in the low micromolar range in both drug sensitive HeLaS3 and multidrug resistant KB-vin cell lines. Compounds 6h, 6d, 7a, and 7d exhibited more potent antiproliferative effects than the other compounds. Especially, compounds 6d and 7d displayed NQO1-dependent cytotoxicity and competitive NQO1 inhibitory effects in both drug sensitive HeLaS3 and multidrug resistant KB-vin cell lines. Furthermore, compounds 6h, 6d, 7a, and 7d induced a dose-dependent lethal mitochondrial dysfunction in both drug sensitive HeLaS3 and multidrug resistant KB-vin cells by increasing intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Notably, compound 7d selectively inhibited cancer cells, but not non- tumor liver cell proliferation in vitro, and significantly triggered HeLaS3 cell apoptosis by regulating apoptotic proteins of Bcl-2, Bax, and cleaved caspase-3 in a dose-dependent manner. Our findings suggest that these novel C6- or C7-substituted amino-quinoline-5,8-dione derivatives, such as 7d, could be further developed in the future as potent and selective antitumor agents to potentially circumvent multi-drug resistance (MDR).
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Authors | Yong Ling, Qiu-Xing Yang, Yu-Ning Teng, Shi Chen, Wei-Jie Gao, Jing Guo, Pei-Ling Hsu, Yue Liu, Susan L Morris-Natschke, Chin-Chuan Hung, Kuo-Hsiung Lee |
Journal | European journal of medicinal chemistry
(Eur J Med Chem)
Vol. 154
Pg. 199-209
(Jun 25 2018)
ISSN: 1768-3254 [Electronic] France |
PMID | 29803003
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Quinolones
- NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)
- NQO1 protein, human
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Topics |
- Antineoplastic Agents
(chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation
(drug effects)
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Enzyme Inhibitors
(chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
- Humans
- Molecular Structure
- NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)
(antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism)
- Quinolones
(chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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