双重 EGFR/VEGFR2 抑制剂和凋亡诱导剂:新型吡唑啉衍生物的合成及抗肿瘤活性。
Dual EGFR/VEGFR2 inhibitors and apoptosis inducers: Synthesis and antitumor activity of novel pyrazoline derivatives.
机构信息
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
出版信息
Arch Pharm (Weinheim). 2021 Apr;354(4):e2000351. doi: 10.1002/ardp.202000351. Epub 2020 Nov 30.
Novel derivatives of the pyrazoline scaffold were synthesized and investigated for their cytotoxicity against prostate (PC-3), hepatocellular (HepG2), and breast (MDA-MB-231) carcinoma cells. The most active compounds, 4a, 4b, 5b, and 7c, revealed significant and broad-spectrum anticancer activities with IC values of 1.30-7.18 μM in comparison with doxorubicin (IC = 5.12-7.33 μM). Additionally, they exhibited lower cytotoxicity against normal WI-38 cells, indicating their high safety profiles. Aiming to enlighten the inhibitory potential on receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), compounds 4a, 4b, 5b, and 7c were assessed for their activities against four different RTKs (EGFR, FGFR2, HER2, and VEGFR2) and their apoptotic potencies on PC-3 cells. The results revealed that compounds 5b and 7c are potent dual EGFR and VEGFR2 inhibitors (IC = 0.21 and 0.23 μM, respectively, against EGFR; 0.22 and 0.21 μM, respectively, against VEGFR2), whereas they displayed moderate inhibitory activities against HER2 and FGFR2. Besides, compounds 4a, 4b, 5b, and 7c prompted apoptosis via the upregulation of Bax, p53, and caspase-3, together with the downregulation of the levels of Bcl-2. Also, it was found that compounds 5b and 7c are more potent as apoptosis inducers than the other tested derivatives. Furthermore, molecular docking analyses of compounds 4a, 4b, 5b, and 7c in the EGFR and VEGFR ATP binding sites were performed, to confirm the in vitro assays.
合成了吡唑啉骨架的新型衍生物,并研究了它们对前列腺(PC-3)、肝细胞(HepG2)和乳腺癌(MDA-MB-231)癌细胞的细胞毒性。最活跃的化合物 4a、4b、5b 和 7c 表现出显著的广谱抗癌活性,其 IC 值为 1.30-7.18 μM,与多柔比星(IC 为 5.12-7.33 μM)相比。此外,它们对正常 WI-38 细胞的细胞毒性较低,表明它们具有较高的安全性。为了阐明对受体酪氨酸激酶(RTKs)的抑制潜力,评估了化合物 4a、4b、5b 和 7c 对四种不同 RTKs(EGFR、FGFR2、HER2 和 VEGFR2)的活性及其对 PC-3 细胞的凋亡能力。结果表明,化合物 5b 和 7c 是有效的双重 EGFR 和 VEGFR2 抑制剂(对 EGFR 的 IC 分别为 0.21 和 0.23 μM,对 VEGFR2 的 IC 分别为 0.22 和 0.21 μM),而对 HER2 和 FGFR2 则表现出中等抑制活性。此外,化合物 4a、4b、5b 和 7c 通过上调 Bax、p53 和 caspase-3,同时下调 Bcl-2 的水平,促使细胞凋亡。此外,还发现化合物 5b 和 7c 比其他测试衍生物更能诱导细胞凋亡。此外,还对化合物 4a、4b、5b 和 7c 在 EGFR 和 VEGFR ATP 结合位点进行了分子对接分析,以确认体外试验。