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Taking cabozantinib as leading compound, 13 novel small molecular c-Met inhibitors were designed and synthesized based on the obtained structure-activity relationships (SARs) of c-Met inhibitors. The structures of compounds were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR and HR-MS. In vitro anti-tumor activity was evaluated by MTT method, and the mechanism was preliminarily disclosed by real-time dynamic living cell imaging and flow cytometry analysis. The results indicated that most of compounds showed good inhibition activity against human non-small-cell carcinoma cell A549 and human colorectal cancer cell HT-29 which was superior to cabozantinb. Compounds showed excellent cytotoxity and anti-proliferative activity against HT-29, and promoted cell apoptosis.
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OBJECTIVE: To design and synthesize 4-phenoxy-6,7-disubstituted quinolines possessing thiazolinone scaffolds and investigate their in vitro antitumor activities. METHODS: Taking the c-Met kinase inhibitor cabozantinib as lead compound and based on the obtained SARs, combination principles and local modification, target compounds were prepared by nucleophilic substitution, nitration, reduction and condensation, etc. The c-Met inhibition and in vitro antitumor activities were evaluated by HTRF and MTT methods, respectively. The cytotoxicity against cancer cells was evaluated by real-time dynamic living cell imaging. RESULTS: Seventeen novel compounds were obtained, and their structures were confirmed by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and HRMS. In vitro bioassay indicated that all the compounds showed inhibitory activities against A549, HepG2 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines as well as c-Met kinase. Compound m2 exhibited potent cytotoxicity with IC50 values of 2.45, 4.01, and 1.05 μmol·L-1, respectively. CONCLUSION: The series of compounds show preferable antitumor activities, which are worthy of further study.