Synthesis and In Vitro Antitumor Activity of Novel Bivalent β-Carboline-3-carboxylic Acid Derivatives with DNA as a Potential Target

A series of novel bivalent β-carboline derivatives were designed and synthesized, and in vitro cytotoxicity, cell apoptosis, and DNA-binding affinity were evaluated. The cytotoxic results demonstrated that most bivalent β-carboline derivatives exhibited stronger cytotoxicity than the corresponding monomer against the five selected tumor cell lines (A549, SGC-7901, Hela, SMMC-7721, and MCF-7), indicating that the dimerization at the C³ position could enhance the antitumor activity of β-carbolines. Among the derivatives tested, 4B, 6i, 4D, and 6u displayed considerable cytotoxicity against A549 cell line. Furthermore, 4B, 6i, 4D, and 6u induced cell apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner, and caused cell cycle arrest at the S and G2/M phases. Moreover, the levels of cytochrome C in mitochondria, and the expressions of bcl-2 protein, decreased after treatment with β-carbolines, which indicated that 6i and 6u could induce mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. In addition, the results of UV-visible spectral, thermal denaturation, and molecular docking studies revealed that 4B, 6i, 4D, and 6u could bind to DNA mainly by intercalation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

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International journal of molecular sciences - 19(2018), 10 vom: 15. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gu, Hongling [VerfasserIn]
Li, Na [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Jiangkun [VerfasserIn]
Xi, Yaxi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shijun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Junru [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

74214-63-4
Antineoplastic Agents
Antitumor
Apoptosis
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
Bcl-2
Bivalent β-carbolines
Carboline-3-carboxylic acid
Carbolines
DNA-binding affinity
Journal Article

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Date Completed 14.01.2019

Date Revised 04.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms19103179

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM289613922