Structure-based design, structure-activity relationship analysis, and antitumor activity of diaryl ether derivatives

Archives of Pharmacal Research
Shao-Mei YangFu-Nan Li

Abstract

To identify novel therapeutic agents to treat cancer, we synthesized a series of diaryl ether derivatives. Structure-activity relationship studies revealed that the presence of a chlorine or hydroxyl at the para-position on the phenyl ring (5h or 5k) significantly enhanced antitumor activity. Compound 5h had stronger growth inhibitory activity in HepG2, A549, and HT-29 cells than compound 5k, with IC50 values of 2.57, 5.48, and 30.04 μM, respectively. Compound 5h also inhibited the growth of other cells lines, including Hep3B, PLC/PRF5, SMMC-7721, HeLa, and A375, with IC50 values of 2.76, 4.26, 29.66, 18.86, and 10.21 μM, respectively. The antitumor activity of compound 5h was confirmed by a colony forming assay. Further, our results indicated that the antitumor activity of compound 5h may be mediated by enhancing expression of p21 and cl-caspase3, and leading to apoptosis of cancer cells.

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Jul 31, 2020·Biomolecules·Paulina PecynaMalgorzata Kucinska
Sep 12, 2018·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Ran AnChun Guo

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