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- Title
Synthesis and Antitumor Evaluation of Biotin-SN38-Valproic Acid Conjugates.
- Authors
Dai, Yi; Zhang, Yang; Ye, Tianxiang; Chen, Yue
- Abstract
Despite the strong anticancer activity of SN38 (7-ethyl-10-hydroxy-camptothecin), the severe side effects and loss of anticancer activity caused by the lack of selectivity to cancer cells and hydrolysis of ring E prevent its clinical application. To address the issue, herein a multifunctional SN38 derivative (compound 9) containing biotin (tumor-targeting group) and valproic acid (histone deacetylase inhibitor, HDACi) was synthesized via click chemistry and evaluated using MTT assay. The in vitro cytotoxicity study showed that compound 9 exhibited superior cytotoxicity than irinotecan against human cervical cancer HeLa cells, albeit it was inferior to SN38. More significantly, compound 9 significantly reduced toxicity in mouse embryonic fibroblast NIH3T3 cells, indicating that compound 9 had the capacity to enhance tumor targeting due to its cell selectivity. Further studies demonstrated that, compared with irinotecan, compound 9 induced similar apoptosis of cancer cells. Consequently, compound 9 can not only improve its tumor-targeting ability mediated by biotin but also exert potent anticancer activity through the effect of SN38 and valproic acid, indicating that the design concept is an effective strategy for the structural modification of SN38.
- Subjects
HYDROXAMIC acids; VALPROIC acid; HELA cells; HISTONE deacetylase inhibitors; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; CANCER cells
- Publication
Molecules, 2023, Vol 28, Issue 9, p3936
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules28093936