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- Title
Novel phenoxy-((phenylethynyl) selanyl) propan-2-ol derivatives as potential anticancer agents.
- Authors
Xu, Wenxin; Du, Yali; Pan, Beibin; Wang, Qiying; Zheng, Haoran; Zhang, Ruonan; Lou, Jiaxin; Zhu, Guanghui; Zhou, Jie; Sun, Jian
- Abstract
Selenocompounds protect against damage to healthy cells and induce the death of tumor cells by apoptosis; for this reason, they are attractive compounds for cancer research. In the present study, two series of novel phenoxy-((phenylethynyl) selanyl) propan-2-ol derivatives were synthesized, and their anti-proliferation activities were evaluated. Of the 23 compounds synthesized, most showed potent anti-proliferative activity against human cancer cell lines. Specifically, compounds 3h, 3g, and 3h-2, which had a 2- or 4-position halogen substituent on 1-((phenylethynyl)selanyl)-3-phenoxypropan-2-ol, exhibited the best anti-proliferative activity against tumor cells. Flow cytometry demonstrated that 3h, 3g, and 3h-2 induced G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis in A549 cells. Cellular studies demonstrated that the induction of apoptosis by 3h correlated with changes in the expression of cell cycle-related proteins and apoptosis-related proteins. Xenograft tumor experiments in nude mice revealed that compound 3h has antitumor effects in vivo and no evident toxic effects in nude mice. In addition, compound 3h alleviated cisplatin-induced liver and kidney damage. These findings uncover the applicability of compound 3h as a novel lead compound for cancer treatment.
- Subjects
ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; POISONS; CELL death; CANCER cells; FLOW cytometry
- Publication
BMC Chemistry, 2023, Vol 17, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2661-801X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13065-023-01076-0