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ArticleBritish journal of pharmacology2015

Synthesis and SAR studies of novel 6,7,8-substituted 4-substituted benzyloxyquinolin-2(1H)-one derivatives for anticancer activity.

Yi-Fong Chen, Yi-Chien Lin, Susan L Morris-Natschke, Chen-Fang Wei, Ting-Chen Shen, Hui-Yi Lin, Mei-Hua Hsu, Li-Chen Chou, Yu Zhao, Sheng-Chu Kuo and 2 more

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Article in British journal of pharmacology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Synthesis and structure of 4-(benz-yloxy)phenyl 3,5-di-methyl-benzoate.Acta crystallographica. Section E, Crystallographic communications · 2026
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  2. Therapeutic Potental of Quinolin-2Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2025
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  5. The power of heteronemin in cancers.Journal of biomedical science · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yi-Fong ChenThe Ph.D. Program for Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, China Medical University and Academia Sinica, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yi-Chien Lin
Susan L Morris-Natschke
Chen-Fang Wei
Ting-Chen Shen
Hui-Yi Lin
Mei-Hua Hsu
Li-Chen Chou
Yu Zhao
Sheng-Chu Kuo
Kuo-Hsiung Lee
Li-Jiau Huang
China Medical University · TWUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USAcademia Sinica · TW

Funding

Novel Antitumor AgentsR01CA177584 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI LEE, KUO-HSIUNG · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS CA177584NCI NIH HHS R01 CA177584
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purpose4-Phenylquinolin-2(1H)-one (4-PQ) derivatives can induce cancer cell apoptosis. Additional new 4-PQ analogs were investigated as more effective, less toxic antitumour agents. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: Forty-five 6,7,8-substituted 4-substituted benzyloxyquinolin-2(1H)-one derivatives were synthesized. Antiproliferative activities were evaluated using a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliun bromide assay and structure-activity relationship correlations were established. Compounds 9b, 9c, 9e and 11e were also evaluated against the National Cancer Institute-60 human cancer cell line panel. Hoechst 33258 and Annexin V-FITC/PI staining assays were used to detect apoptosis, while inhibition of microtubule polymerization was assayed by fluorescence microscopy. Effects on the cell cycle were assessed by flow cytometry and on apoptosis-related proteins (active caspase-3, -8 and -9, procaspase-3, -8, -9, PARP, Bid, Bcl-xL and Bcl-2) by Western blotting. KEY

resultsNine 6,7,8-substituted 4-substituted benzyloxyquinolin-2(1H)-one derivatives (7e, 8e, 9b, 9c, 9e, 10c, 10e, 11c and 11e) displayed high potency against HL-60, Hep3B, H460, and COLO 205 cancer cells (IC₅₀ < 1 μM) without affecting Detroit 551 normal human cells (IC₅₀ > 50 μM). Particularly, compound 11e exhibited nanomolar potency against COLO 205 cancer cells. Mechanistic studies indicated that compound 11e disrupted microtubule assembly and induced G2/M arrest, polyploidy and apoptosis via the intrinsic and extrinsic signalling pathways. Activation of JNK could play a role in TRAIL-induced COLO 205 apoptosis. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: New quinolone derivatives were identified as potential pro-apoptotic agents. Compound 11e could be a promising lead compound for future antitumour agent development.

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Antineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorHumansMolecular StructureQuinolonesStructure-Activity RelationshipAntineoplastic AgentsQuinolones

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PMID25363404
PMCPMC4337696
OpenAlexW1512069965

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