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For the first time, hybrid molecules were synthesized on the basis of lithocholic and (5Z,9Z)-1,14-tetradeca-5,9-dienedicarboxylic acids, obtained in two stages using the homo-cyclomagnesiation reaction of 2-(hepta-5,6-diene-1-yloxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran at the key stage. The resulting hybrid molecules containing 5Z,9Z-dienoic acids are of interest as novel synthetic biologically active precursors to create modern drugs for the treatment of human oncological diseases. The synthesized hybrid molecules were found to exhibit extremely high in vitro inhibitory activity against human topoisomerase I, which is 2-4 times higher than that of camptothecin, a known topoisomerase I inhibitor. Using flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy, it was first shown that these new molecules are efficient apoptosis inducers in HeLa, U937, Jurkat, K562, and Hek293 cell cultures. In addition, the results of investigations into the effect of the synthesized acids on mitochondria and studies of possible DNA damage in Jurkat tumor cells are also presented.
ABSTRACT
The present research project details synthesis of new hybrid methanofullerenes based on acetylene and triazole esters of malonic acid containing 5Z,9Z-dienoic acids and fullerene C60 under Bingel-Hirsch conditions, including study of the cytotoxic activity with respect to Jurkat, K562, U937 and HL60 tumor cell lines. Hybrid methanofullerenes containing acetylenic fragments, unlike triazole substituents, were found to exhibit higher cytotoxicity, but are characterized by lower selectivity of action in relation to healthy cells.
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Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/pharmacology , Fullerenes/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Cell Cycle/drug effects , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/chemistry , Fullerenes/chemistry , Humans , Molecular Structure , Structure-Activity RelationshipABSTRACT
Synthetic analogues of natural 5Z,9Z-dienoic acids - hybrid molecules based on the oximes of cholesterol, pregnenolone, and androsterone with 1,14-tetradeca-5Z,9Z-dienedicarboxylic acid - were synthesized for the first time and studied for antitumor activity in vitro. The acid was prepared using catalytic cyclomagnesiation of O-containing 1,2-dienes with Grignard reagent in the presence of Cp2TiCl2 as the key step. Using flow cytometry, it was shown for the first time that the new molecules are efficient apoptosis inducers in the HeLa, Hek293, U937, Jurkat, and K562.
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Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Steroids/chemistry , Steroids/pharmacology , Apoptosis/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , HEK293 Cells , HeLa Cells , Humans , Jurkat Cells , K562 Cells , Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyABSTRACT
Hybrid molecules based on a number of steroids (cholesterol, pregnenolone, androsterone) and 1,14-tetradeca-5Z,9Z-dienedicarboxylic acid linked via mono- and diethylene glycol spacers were synthesized for the first time and studied for antitumor activity in vitro. The acid was prepared using catalytic cyclomagnesiation of oxygenated 1,2-dienes with Grignard reagent in the presence of Cp2TiCl2 as the key synthetic step. Using flow cytometry, the new molecules were shown for the first time to be efficient apoptosis inducers in the HeLa, Hek293, U937, Jurkat, and K562 cell cultures and to have dose-dependent effect on the S and G2 phases of the cell cycle.
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Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Steroids/chemistry , Androsterone/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Apoptosis/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Cholesterol/chemistry , HEK293 Cells , HeLa Cells , Humans , Jurkat Cells , K562 Cells , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Molecular Structure , Pregnenolone/chemistry , Structure-Activity Relationship , U937 CellsABSTRACT
Novel steroid derivatives of 5Z,9Z-dienoic acids were prepared by the DCC/DMAP-catalyzed esterification of (5Z,9Z)-tetradeca-5,9-dienoic acid with hydroxy steroids. High cytotoxicity towards the HEK293, Jurkat, K562 cancer cell lines and human topoisomerase I (hTop1) inhibitory activity in vitro were found for the synthesized acids. A probable mechanism of topoisomerase I inhibition was hypothesized on the basis of in silico studies resorting to docking.
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Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , DNA Topoisomerases, Type I/metabolism , Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/pharmacology , Steroids/pharmacology , Topoisomerase I Inhibitors/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/chemistry , Humans , Molecular Docking Simulation , Molecular Structure , Steroids/chemistry , Structure-Activity Relationship , Topoisomerase I Inhibitors/chemical synthesis , Topoisomerase I Inhibitors/chemistryABSTRACT
An original synthesis of the acetogenin muricadienin, the bioprecursor of solamin, has been developed. The key step in the five-step 41% overall yield synthesis is the catalytic cross-cyclomagnesiation reaction of functionally substituted 1,2-dienes with EtMgBr in the presence of Cp2TiCl2 and magnesium metal. It has been demonstrated for the first time that muricadienin exhibits a moderate in vitro inhibitory activity against topoisomerases I and IIα, key cell cycle enzymes. Using flow cytometry, muricadienin was shown to have high cytotoxicity toward the HEK293 kidney cancer cells (IC50 0.39 µM).
