Molecules 2017, 22(2), 342; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22020342
Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Naphthalimide Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Chaochao Ge 1,2, Liping Chang 2, Ying Zhao 1, Congcong Chang 2, Xiaojuan Xu 1, Haoying He 1, Yuxia Wang 3,*
, Fujun Dai 2,*
, Songqiang Xie 4,*
and Chaojie Wang 2
, Fujun Dai 2,*
, Songqiang Xie 4,*
and Chaojie Wang 21
Pharmaceutical College, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
2
Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
3
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
4
Institute of Chemical Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
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Academic Editor: Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde
Received: 13 January 2017 / Revised: 16 February 2017 / Accepted: 16 February 2017 / Published: 22 February 2017
(This article belongs to the Collection Novel Drug Candidates for Anticancer Therapy: Design, Preliminary Evaluations, and Further Developments)
Abstract
Two kinds of naphthalimide derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for in vitro their anti-hepatocellular carcinoma properties. Compound 3a with a fused thiazole fragment to naphthalimide skeleton inhibited cell migration of SMMC-7721 and HepG2, and further in vivo trials with two animal models confirmed that compound 3a moderately inhibited primary H22 tumor growth (52.6%) and potently interrupted lung metastasis (75.7%) without obvious systemic toxicity at the therapeutic dose. Mechanistic research revealed that compound 3a inhibited cancerous liver cell growth mostly by inducing G2/M phase arrest. Western blotting experiments corroborated that 3a could up-regulate the cell cycle related protein expression of cyclin B1, CDK1 and p21, and inhibit cell migration by elevating the E-cadherin and attenuating integrin α6 expression. Our study showed that compound 3a is a valuable lead compound worthy of further investigation. View Full-TextKeywords:
synthesis; naphthalimide; hepatocellular carcinoma; cell cycle; lung metastasis
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Ge, C.; Chang, L.; Zhao, Y.; Chang, C.; Xu, X.; He, H.; Wang, Y.; Dai, F.; Xie, S.; Wang, C. Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Naphthalimide Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Molecules 2017, 22, 342.
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