Synthesis and anticancer effect of B-ring trifluoromethylated flavonoids

A series of B-ring trifluoromethylated flavonoids derivatives were prepared and tested in vitro against human gastric adenocarcinoma cell line (SGC-7901). Among these derivatives, 5,7-dipropoxy-2-(4'-trifluoromethylphenyl)-chromen-4-one 5c had the strongest activity against SGC-7901 cell.     

Improved inhibitory activities against tumor-cell migration and invasion by 15-benzylidene substitution derivatives of andrographolide

In the present study, andrographolide (Andro, 1) derivatives were screened to identify potent inhibitors against tumor-cell migration and invasion, and associated structure–activity relationships were studied. Compared to 1, compounds 8a–8d exhibited more potent activities against migration in SGC-7901, PC-3, A549, HT-29 and Ec109 cell lines. Improved activities against tumor-cell migration and invasion were proved to be associated with the down-regulation of MMPs.     

水朝阳旋覆花中新的细胞毒活性麝香草酚类化合物

从水朝阳旋覆花（1nula heliamhus-aquatica）的95％乙醇提取物中分离得到4个麝香草酚类化合物,其中化合物1为新化合物。它们的化学结构通过波谱方法鉴定为：8-hydroxy-9,10-dioxyisopropylidene-thymol（1）,10-hydroxy-8,9-dioxyisopropylidene—thymol（2）,8-hydroxy-9,10-diisobutyryloxy—thymol（3）和8,10-dihydroxy-9-isobutyryloxy—thymol（4）。肿瘤细胞毒试验结果表明它们在6种肿瘤细胞株上（K562,HT-29,SGC-7901,DU145,MDA-MB-231,U251）显示一定的细胞毒活性,其中化合物2活性最强,它的IC50值为4．20～33．12umol／L。具有细胞毒活性的麝香草酚类化合物是首次在该种植物中发现。     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel C (7) modified chrysin analogues as antibacterial agents

The natural product, chrysin (5,7-dihydroxy flavone), obtained from Oroxylum indicum, exhibits numerous biological activities including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and antiallergic activities. Three series of chrysin analogues were prepared, in which chrysin and heterocyclic moieties are separated by 3-carbon, 4-carbon, and 6-carbon spacers. All the derivatives were screened for antibacterial activity against a panel of susceptible and resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. It was observed that most of the derivatives displayed significant activity as compared to their parent compound (chrysin).     

Design,synthesis and antitumor activities of novel 7-arylseleno-7-deoxydaunomycinone derivatives

7-Arylseleno-7-deoxydaunomycinone derivatives 3a–e and 7-thiophenyl-7-deoxydaunomycinones (7 and 8) were synthesized and the antitumor activities of them were evaluated against human stomach cancer SGC-7901 and human leukaemia HL60. The cytotoxic assay show that seleno daunomycinone derivatives are much better inhibitory activity than thiodaunomycinone and the structure–activity relationship was discussed. 7-Deoxydaunomycinone 4 was obtained when selenophenols were used in excess and the possible mechanism was proposed.     

Inhibitory effects of γ-tocotrienol on invasion and metastasis of human gastric adenocarcinoma SGC-7901 cells

Natural vitamin E is a mixture of two classes of compounds, tocopherols and tocotrienols. Recent research has revealed that tocotrienols, especially γ-tocotrienol, exhibit not only the same antioxidant ability as tocopherols, but also remarkable anticancer capacity in cancer cell lines. In this study, the invasion and metastatic capacities of gastric adenocarcinoma SGC-7901 cells and the correlation with antimetastasis mechanisms induced by γ-tocotrienol were explored. The results showed the inhibitory effects of γ-tocotrienol at doses of 15, 30, 45 and 60 μmol/L for 48 h on cell migration and cell matrigel invasion; activities of matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs) increased in SGC-7901 cells when compared to the control group (P<.05 or P<.01). An increasing trend in the chemotactic responses to fibronectin (FN) in SGC-7901 cells was found in the γ-tocotrienol treatments. SGC-7901 cell attachment decreased in the γ-tocotrienol-treated groups in comparison with the control group (P<.01). The mRNA expressions of MMP-2 and MMP-9 showed that γ-tocotrienol significantly reduced the matrigel invasion capability through down-regulation of the mRNA expressions of MMP-2 and MMP-9 (P<.01), and up-regulation of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and TIMP-2 in SGC-7901 cells by treatment with γ-tocotrienol for 48 h (P<.05). γ-Tocotrienol also significantly increased the mRNA expression of nm23-H1 in SGC-7901 cells (P<.01). These findings suggest a potential mechanism of γ-tocotrienol-mediated antitumor metastasis activity and indicate the role of vitamin E as potential chemopreventative agents against gastric cancer.     

木蹄层孔菌子实体化学成分及对肿瘤细胞的抑制作用的研究

运用硅胶、sephadex LH-20等柱色谱,从木蹄层孔菌子实体的乙醇提取物分离得到12个化合物,通过单体的理化性质、NMR和MS技术鉴定单体的结构为3-十六碳酸酯-7,22-二烯麦角甾醇（1）,十八烷酸（2）,棕榈酸（3）,7,22-二烯麦角甾-3-酮（4）,麦角甾-7,22-二烯-3-醇（5）,5,8-过氧麦角甾-6,22-二烯-3-醇（6）,3,3-二甲氧基-7,22-二烯麦角烷（7）,28-乙酰白桦脂醇（8）,白桦脂醇（9）,β-羟基十八烷酸（10）,9,10-二羟基十八烷酸（11）,瑞香素（12）。采用Alamar Blue法检测单体化合物对人肺癌细胞NCI-H 460和人胃癌细胞SGC-7901的抑制活性。结果表明,化合物4对NCI-H 460细胞株的抑制活性最高,化合物9对SGC-7901的抑制活性最高。     

gamma-Tocotrienol induces mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in human gastric adenocarcinoma SGC-7901 cells

Tocotrienols are naturally occurring isoprenoid compounds highly enriched in palm oil, rice bran, oat, wheat germ, barley and rye. Tocotrienols have antioxidant properties as well as potent anticancer properties. In this study, the mechanisms underlying the apoptosis of gamma-tocotrienol on human gastric adenocarcinoma SGC-7901 cells were further studied, especially in correlation with the involvement of the apoptotic pathway. gamma-Tocotrienol inhibited SGC-7901 cell growth in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. The inhibitory effects of SGC-7901 cells were correlated with the DNA damage and arresting cell cycle at G(0)/G(1) phase in a time-dependent manner at 60 mumol/L concentration of gamma-tocotrienol. gamma-Tocotrienol induced activation of caspase-3 and increased the cleavage of the downstream substrate poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase. Furthermore, gamma-tocotrienol-induced apoptosis on SGC-7901 cells was mediated by activation of caspase-9. The data in this study suggested that gamma-tocotrienol could induce the apoptosis on human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells via mitochondria-dependent apoptosis pathway. Thus, our findings revealed gamma-tocotrienol as a potential, new chemopreventive agent for human gastric cancer.     

改构型酸性成纤维细胞生长因子对细胞增殖活性的影响

目的:研究aFGF和MaFGF对正常的肾小管上皮细胞及胃癌细胞增殖的影响。方法:用不同浓度的aFGF和MaFGF分别作用于肾小管上皮细胞及胃癌细胞,48h后采用WST-8法测定aFGF和MaFGF对两种细胞的促增殖活性。结果:在各浓度下,MaFGF组对肾小管上皮细胞和胃癌细胞的促增殖作用都显著低于aFGF组。结论:MaFGF对肾小管上皮细胞及胃癌细胞的促分裂活性较aFGF明显下降。     

Synthetic chalcones, flavanones, and flavones as antitumoral agents: biological evaluation and structure-activity relationships

A series of synthetic chalcones, flavanones, and flavones has been synthesized and evaluated for antitumor activity against the human kidney carcinoma cells TK-10, human mammary adenocarcinoma cells MCF-7 (estrogen receptor-positive), and human colon adenocarcinoma cells HT-29. The most active series is the chalcone ones with the best results against TK-10 and HT-29 cells. Fourteen out of 53 analyzed compounds resulted very active against at least two of the studied tumoral cells. Alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis, comet assay, was performed as a study of the chromosomal aberrations promoted by the compounds on normal cells. Four active and two inactive chalcones were studied in the comet assay against normal human kidney cells (HK-2). A structure-activity relationship analysis of these compounds was performed and for 4- and 3,4-disubstituted derivatives a quantitative correlation was obtained in the case of anti-HT-29 activity.     

Semisynthesis of triptolide analogues: effect of γ-lactone and C-14 substituents on cytotoxic activities

Triptolide γ-lactone and C-14 analogues were prepared and evaluated cytotoxity against human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial A549 cells and human colon adenocarcinoma HT-29 cells. γ-Lactone substructure and C-14 substituents affected the biological activities significantly.     

Synthesis of indazole based diarylurea derivatives and their antiproliferative activity against tumor cell lines

New series of indazole based diarylureas were synthesized and their anticancer activity against cancer cells H460, A549, OS-RC-2, HT-29, Lovo, HepG2, Bel-7402, SGC-7901 and MDA-MB-231 were examined. These derivatives of diarylureas, except azaindazole based diarylureas 5f, 5l and 5m, showed superior or similar activity against most of these selected cancer cell lines to the reference compound sorafenib. The effect of substituents on the indazole ring was also investigated. Derivatives with trifluoromenthy or halogen substituent on the indazole ring showed higher activity against the selected cancer cell lines than sorafenib. The acute toxicity assay showed that compounds 5a, 5b and 5i possessed lower toxicity than sorafenib. Compound 5i with 4-(trifluoromenthy)-1H-indazole and 4-(trifluoromenthy) benzene moieties exhibited the most potent anticancer activity.     

Terpenoids and sterols from Saussurea cauloptera

A total of 27 natural products were isolated from Saussurea cauloptera, including two new eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoids, the gerin derivatives 2 and 3, and one new ent-labdane diterpenoid, compound 9. The known compounds included six sesquiterpenoids, eleven triterpenoids, six sterols, and one lignan. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic and mass-spectrometric analyses, as well as by X-ray crystallography in the case of gerin (1). The structurally related compounds 1-4 were found to exhibit strong inhibitory activities against human gastric carcinoma (SGC-7901) cells.     

幽门螺杆菌感染激活NF-κB信号通路促进胃癌SGC-7901细胞炎症因子释放

为了探讨幽门螺杆菌对胃癌SGC-7901细胞炎症因子释放的影响,本研究将幽门螺杆菌感染SGC-7901细胞后,采用细胞计数盒(CCK-8)检测SGC-7901细胞活力,酶联免疫吸附实验(ELISA)检测炎症因子TNF-α、IL-1β以及IL-8的水平,Real-time PCR检测细胞TNF-α、IL-1β以及IL-8 m RNA的表达,蛋白免疫印迹法(Western blotting)检测NF-κB信号通路相关蛋白NF-κB p65蛋白表达以及IκBα磷酸化水平。研究结果表明,幽门螺杆菌感染后,SGC-7901细胞活力显著增加;幽门螺杆菌感染明显上调SGC-7901细胞TNF-α、IL-1β以及IL-8 mRNA的表达;本研究还进一步发现幽门螺杆菌感染显著增加SGC-7901细胞TNF-α、IL-1β以及IL-8的水平;此外,幽门螺杆菌处理的SGC-7901细胞,其NF-κB p65的蛋白表达以及IκBα磷酸化水平均显著上调。本研究的结论初步表明,幽门螺杆菌感染促进胃癌SGC-7901细胞炎症因子的释放,其机制可能涉及激活NF-κB信号通路。     

Synthesis and inhibitory activity against COX-2 catalyzed prostaglandin production of chrysin derivatives

A series of chrysin derivatives were prepared and evaluated for their inhibitory activities of cyclooxygenase-2 catalyzed prostaglandin production. Chrysin derivatives were prepared from 2-hydroxyacetophenone, 2,4-dihydroxyacetophenone and 2,6-dihydroxyacetophenone in 2 to 4 steps, respectively. Methxoylated chrysin derivatives were converted to the corresponding hydroxylated chrysin derivatives by the reaction with BBr(3) in good yields. The inhibitory activity of the chrysin derivatives against prostaglandin production from lipopolysaccharide-treated RAW 264.7 cells was measured. We found that chrysin derivatives with 3',4'-dichloro substituents (5e, 6e and 7e) exhibited good inhibitory activity of prostaglandin production.     

胃癌SGC-7901细胞株侧群细胞分选及生物学特性的初步研究

目的:分选胃癌细胞株中的侧群(side population,SP)细胞并初步研究其相关生物学特性。方法:选择人胃癌细胞株SGC-7901,以荧光染料Hoechst 33342染色,维拉帕米拮抗对照,应用流式细胞仪检测并分选出SP细胞和nonSP细胞。CCK-8法观察两组细胞体外增殖活性;体外耐药实验检测两组细胞对化疗药物5-FU的耐药存活率;无血清培养基培养观察肿瘤球形成能力;荧光定量PCR检测干细胞相关基因Musashi-1和CD44在两组细胞中的表达差异;裸鼠体内成瘤实验观察两组细胞体内成瘤能力。 结果:胃癌细胞株SGC-7901中SP细胞的比例为2.8%,与nonSP细胞相比,SP细胞具有较强的体外增殖活性(P<0.05),对5-FU的耐药存活率明显高于nonSP细胞(P<0.05),在无血清培养基中能形成明显的肿瘤球,SP细胞中Musashi-1和CD44mRNA的相对表达量明显高于nonSP细胞(P<0.05),裸鼠体内成瘤实验表明,皮下注射2×10³ 个SP细胞就能形成肿瘤,而2×10⁴ 个nonSP细胞也不能形成肿瘤。 结论:胃癌细胞株SGC-7901中存在数量极少的SP细胞,SP细胞具有肿瘤干细胞的相关生物学特性。     

Inhibition of two gastric cancer cell lines induced by fucoxanthin involves downregulation of Mcl-1 and STAT3

Fucoxanthin is a natural carotenoid that had never been previously demonstrated to have anti-tumor effect on human gastric adenocarcinoma SGC-7901 or BGC-823 cells. Here it was found to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis through JAK/STAT signal pathway in these cells; the mechanism by which this occurred was investigated. We find that fucoxanthin significantly increased the number of apoptotic cells by propidium iodide (PI) dye staining and flow cytometry. Fucoxanthin (50 or 75 μM) induced SGC-7901 cells cycle arrest at S phase, while BGC-823 cells arrest at G2/M phase. RT-PCR and western blot analysis revealed that the expressions of Mcl-1, STAT3 and p-STAT3 were obviously decreased by fucoxanthin in a dose-dependent manner. Synthetic siRNA targeting Mcl-1 was transfected into cells which had no effect on expressions of STAT3. After pretreatment with AG490 (50 μM) which led to blocking of the JAK/STAT signal pathway, the reductive expressions of Mcl-1, STAT3 and p-STAT3 caused by fucoxanthin were inhibited. This is the first analysis of effects on SGC-7901 and BGC-823 cells by fucoxanthin. Fucoxanthin can induce cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in these cells. These effects involved downregulation of Mcl-1, STAT3 and p-STAT3. This work is significant for better understanding of mechanisms leading to human gastric adenocarcinoma formation and informing exploitation of anti-tumor marine drug, and for providing Mcl-1 and STAT3 as potential therapeutic targets for gastric adenocarcinoma.     

Discovery of new chromen-4-one derivatives as telomerase inhibitors through regulating expression of dyskerin

A series of new trimethoxyphenyl-4H-chromen derivatives as telomerase inhibitors through regulation dyskerin were designed and synthesised. The anticancer activity assay in vitro showed that compound 5i 3-(4-(4-isonicotinoylpiperazin-1-yl)butoxy)-5,7-dimethoxy-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one exhibited high activity against Hela, SMMC-7721, SGC-7901, U87 and HepG2 cell lines. Compound 5i also showed potent inhibitory activity against telomerase. The further results confirmed this title compound could significantly improve pathological changes induced rat hepatic tumor in vivo. Preliminary mechanisms showed that compound 5i inhibited telomerase activity through decrease expression of dyskerin.     

Synthesis, characterization and DNA-binding properties of La(III) complex of chrysin

A novel La(III) complex of chrysin (5,7-dihydroxyflavone) was synthesized and characterized by UV, IR, 1H NMR, thermogravimetry/differential thermal analysis (TG/DTA) and elementary analyses. The interactions of the La(III) complex and chrysin with calf thymus DNA were investigated by spectrophotometric methods and viscosity measurements. The intrinsic binding constants of La(III) complex and chrysin are 1.29 x 10(6) and 5.44 x 10(5) M(-1), respectively. Experimental results indicated that La(III) complex and chrysin can both bind to DNA by intercalation modes, but the binding affinity of La(III) complex is much higher than that of chrysin. Comparative antitumor activities of La(III) complex and chrysin were tested by MTT and SRB methods. The results show that at the concentration of 10 microM for chrysin and La(III) complex, the inhibitory ratios of La(III) complex against the tested tumor cells were higher than those of chrysin.     

白扁豆多糖对人胃癌细胞凋亡的作用及其机制

目的：探讨白扁豆多糖对人胃癌细胞凋亡的作用及其相关机制。方法：胃癌细胞HGC-27和SGC-7901经终浓度为16、8、4、2、1和0 μg/ml的白扁豆多糖作用24、48和72h,各设3个复孔。MTS法检测其增殖活性;分别取经4、0 μg/ml白扁豆多糖作用24h的HGC-27和SGC-7901细胞（各3个复孔）,JC-1染色观察线粒体膜电位,流式细胞仪分析细胞周期和凋亡率,QPCR法探讨Bcl-2、caspase-3和Bax基因的mRNA转录水平。结果：白扁豆多糖作用后,HGC-27和SGC-7901细胞线粒体膜电位降低;细胞增殖显著受抑制（P<0.01）,且效果与药物作用浓度和时间有关;细胞凋亡率分别为53.15%和38.77%,均较PBS处理组（8.07%和6.03%）明显增加（P<0.01）,而细胞周期无显著变化;同时,细胞内Bcl-2基因的转录水平明显受抑制,Bax和caspase-3基因的转录明显上调（P<0.01）。结论：白扁豆多糖可通过调节Bax-Bcl-2-caspase3通路,诱导胃癌细胞HGC-27和SGC-7901凋亡。