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Novel Benzo[a]quinolizidine Analogs Induce Cancer Cell Death through Paraptosis and Apoptosis
Zheng, Hongbo,Dong, Yiwen,Li, Lin,Sun, Bin,Liu, Lei,Yuan, Huiqing,Lou, Hongxiang
supporting information, p. 5063 - 5076 (2016/06/13)
Paraptosis is nonapoptotic cell death characterized by massive endoplasmic reticulum (ER)- or mitochondria-derived vacuoles. Induction of paraptosis offers significant advantages for the treatment of chemotherapy-resistant tumors compared with anticancer drugs that rely on apoptosis. Because some natural alkaloids induce paraptotic cell death, a novel series of benzo[a]quinolizidine derivatives were synthesized, and their antiproliferative activity and ability to induce cytoplasmic vacuolation were analyzed. Structural optimization led to the identification of the potent compound 22b, which inhibited cancer cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo and profoundly facilitated paraptosis-like cell death and induced caspase-dependent apoptosis. Further investigation revealed that 22b-mediated vacuolation originated from persistent ER stress and upregulation of LC3B. Paraptosis induced by benzo[a]quinolizidine derivatives thus represents an alternative strategy for cancer chemotherapy.
Design, synthesis and antimycobacterial activities of 1-methyl-2-alkenyl- 4(1H)-quinolones
Wube, Abraham A.,Hüfner, Antje,Thomaschitz, Christina,Blunder, Martina,Kollroser, Manfred,Bauer, Rudolf,Bucar, Franz
experimental part, p. 567 - 579 (2011/03/17)
A series of 23 new 1-methyl-2-alkenyl-4(1H)quinolones have been synthesized and evaluated in vitro for their antimycobacterial activities against fast growing species of mycobacteria, such as Mycobacterium fortuitum, M. smegmatis and M. phlei. The compounds displayed good to excellent inhibition of the growth of the mycobacterial test strains with improved antimycobacterial activity compared to the hit compound, evocarpine. The most active compounds, which possessed chain length of 11-13 carbons at position-2 displayed potent inhibitory effects with an MIC value of 1.0 mg/L. In a human diploid embryonic lung cell line, MRC-5 cytotoxicity assay, the alkaloids showed weak to moderate cytotoxic activity. Biological evaluation of these evocarpine analogues on the less pathogenic fast growing strains of mycobacteria showed an interesting antimycobacterial profile and provided significant insight into the structure-activity relationships.
L-proline-catalyzed one-pot three-component reaction for the synthesis of β-alkoxy ketones
Dodda, Rajasekhar,Zhao, Cong-Gui
, p. 3238 - 3242 (2008/09/17)
β-Alkoxy ketones were prepared by a one-pot three-component reaction of aliphatic aldehydes, ketones, and alcohols catalyzed by L-proline. Steric effects on the reaction were studied with substituted ketones, aldehydes, and alcohols, and the results indicate that reactions employing methyl ketones, α-unsubstituted aliphatic aldehydes and methanol produce the β-alkoxy ketones in the best yields when L-proline is used as the catalyst. The reaction mechanism is discussed. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
