Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of naphthoylamide derivatives as inhibitors of STAT3 phosphorylation

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The phosphorylation of STAT3 plays a critical physiological role in the proliferation of rectal cancer. Hence, inhibiting STAT3 phosphorylation is an effective anticancer approach. In this work, we designed a novel 5-R'-1-naphthylmethylamide scaffold as a small molecule inhibitor of STAT3 phosphorylation. The results showed that 3D and 4D have exceptional inhibitory ability against three different colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines, and can induce apoptosis of CRC cells by inhibiting STAT3 phosphorylation, while having no killing effect on normal human cells. 3D and 4D can inhibit STAT3 phosphorylation in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, and also inhibit the nuclear translocation of interleukin (IL)-6-induced STAT3. In the in vivo tumor model research, 4D significantly reduced the tumor volume of mice and had no drug toxicity on other organ tissues. Furthermore, molecular docking studies revealed that 3D and 4D had greater binding free energy when interacting with the STAT3 SH2 structural domain, and could establish H-π interaction modes. Dynamic simulation studies indicated that both compounds were able to bind tightly to STAT3.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:357

Enthalten in:

Archiv der Pharmazie - 357(2024), 4 vom: 06. Apr., Seite e2300526

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lu, JiaHao [VerfasserIn]
Yan, XiuYang [VerfasserIn]
Lai, WuJi [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Li-He [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Li-Qun [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Ai-Qun [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Chengguang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5‐R'‐naphthoylamide
Antineoplastic Agents
Colorectal cancer
Journal Article
Phosphorylation
STAT3
STAT3 Transcription Factor
STAT3 protein, human

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ardp.202300526

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36784513X