Novel anticancer hybrids from diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate nitric oxide donor and ROS inducer plumbagin: Design, synthesis and biological evaluations

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Na BaoLi Chen

Abstract

High levels of both nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) could act as pro-apoptotic signals in cancerous cells. In this study, we conjugated diazeniumdiolates (NONOates), an important class of NO donors, with a natural occurring plumbagin (PL) which is primarily an excellent ROS inducer. Herein, a total of 12 novel plumbagin/NONOate hybrids have been synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory effects on a panel of human cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231, A549, HepG2 and HCT-116 cells) and two normal human cells (HK-2 and WRL-68 cells). Among them, compounds 10a and 10b demonstrated superior potencies compared to their parent compound (IC50 values of 3.48-6.68 μM) against the above cancer cell lines but weak inhibitory effects on normal cells. In concordance with their selective cytotoxicities, 10a and 10b released higher level of NO in cancer cells than normal cells. Besides, the potent compound 10a induced apoptosis of A549 cells in a concentration-dependent manner and resulted in more ROS generation compared with the parent compound plumbagin.

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Sep 28, 2018·Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy = Biomédecine & Pharmacothérapie·Xin-Yue ShangShao-Jiang Song

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