Water-soluble isoindoloquinoxalin (IIQ) imines and the corresponding acetates were conveniently prepared from the key intermediates 2-(2′-aminophenyl)-2H-isoindole-1-carbonitriles obtained by a Strecker reaction between substituted 1,2-dicarbaldehydes and 1,2-phenylenediamines. Both series were screened by the National Cancer Institute (Bethesda, MD) and showed potent antiproliferative activity against a panel of 60 human tumor cell lines. Several of the novel compounds showed GI50 values at a nanomolar level on the majority of the tested cell lines. Among IIQ derivatives, methoxy substituents at positions 3 and 8 or/and 9 were especially effective in impairing cell cycle progression and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells. These effects were associated to IIQ-mediated impairment of tubulin polymerization at pharmacologically significant concentrations of tested compounds. In addition, impaired DNA topoisomerase I functions and perturbation in telomere architecture were observed in cells exposed to micromolar concentrations of IIQ derivatives. The above results suggest that IIQ derivatives exhibit multi-target cytotoxic activities.

Parrino, B., Carbone, A., Ciancimino, C., Spanò, V., Montalbano, A., Barraja, P., et al. (2015). Water-soluble isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoxalin-6-imines: In vitro antiproliferative activity and molecular mechanism(s) of action. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, 94, 149-162 [10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.03.005].

Water-soluble isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoxalin-6-imines: In vitro antiproliferative activity and molecular mechanism(s) of action

PARRINO, Barbara;CARBONE, Anna;CIANCIMINO, Cristina;SPANO', Virginia;MONTALBANO, Alessandra;BARRAJA, Paola;CIRRINCIONE, Girolamo;DIANA, Patrizia;
2015-01-01

Abstract

Water-soluble isoindoloquinoxalin (IIQ) imines and the corresponding acetates were conveniently prepared from the key intermediates 2-(2′-aminophenyl)-2H-isoindole-1-carbonitriles obtained by a Strecker reaction between substituted 1,2-dicarbaldehydes and 1,2-phenylenediamines. Both series were screened by the National Cancer Institute (Bethesda, MD) and showed potent antiproliferative activity against a panel of 60 human tumor cell lines. Several of the novel compounds showed GI50 values at a nanomolar level on the majority of the tested cell lines. Among IIQ derivatives, methoxy substituents at positions 3 and 8 or/and 9 were especially effective in impairing cell cycle progression and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells. These effects were associated to IIQ-mediated impairment of tubulin polymerization at pharmacologically significant concentrations of tested compounds. In addition, impaired DNA topoisomerase I functions and perturbation in telomere architecture were observed in cells exposed to micromolar concentrations of IIQ derivatives. The above results suggest that IIQ derivatives exhibit multi-target cytotoxic activities.
2015
Parrino, B., Carbone, A., Ciancimino, C., Spanò, V., Montalbano, A., Barraja, P., et al. (2015). Water-soluble isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoxalin-6-imines: In vitro antiproliferative activity and molecular mechanism(s) of action. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, 94, 149-162 [10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.03.005].
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