Angiogenesis, Anti-Tumor, and Anti-Metastatic Activity of Novel α-Substituted Hetero-Aromatic Chalcone Hybrids as Inhibitors of Microtubule Polymerization

A library of new heteroaromatic ring-linked chalcone analogs were designed and synthesized of these, compound 7m with α-CH3 substitution and bearing a benzofuran ring, displaying the most potent activity, with IC50 values of 0.07–0.183 µM against three cancer cells. Its low cytotoxicity toward norma...

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Autores principales: Moran Sun, Yuyang Wang, Minghua Yuan, Qing Zhao, Yixin Zhang, Yongfang Yao, Yongtao Duan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:14feabf116f24afb8a804711e97a959e2021-11-30T19:30:03ZAngiogenesis, Anti-Tumor, and Anti-Metastatic Activity of Novel α-Substituted Hetero-Aromatic Chalcone Hybrids as Inhibitors of Microtubule Polymerization2296-264610.3389/fchem.2021.766201https://doaj.org/article/14feabf116f24afb8a804711e97a959e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2021.766201/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2646A library of new heteroaromatic ring-linked chalcone analogs were designed and synthesized of these, compound 7m with α-CH3 substitution and bearing a benzofuran ring, displaying the most potent activity, with IC50 values of 0.07–0.183 µM against three cancer cells. Its low cytotoxicity toward normal human cells and strong potency on drug-resistant cells revealed the possibility for cancer therapy. It also could moderately inhibit in vitro tubulin polymerization with an IC50 value of 12.23 µM, and the disruption of cellular architecture in MCF-7 cells was observed by an immunofluorescence assay. Cellular-based mechanism studies elucidated that 7m arrested the cell cycle at the G2/M phase and induced apoptosis by regulating the expression levels of caspases and PARP protein. Importantly, the compound 7 m was found to inhibit HUVEC tube formation, migration, and invasion in vitro. In vivo assay showed that 7m could effectively destroy angiogenesis of zebrafish embryos. Furthermore, our data suggested that treatment with 7m significantly reduced MCF-7 cell metastasis and proliferation in vitro and in zebrafish xenograft. Collectively, this work showed that chalcone hybrid 7m deserves further investigation as dual potential tubulin polymerization and angiogenesis inhibitor.Moran SunMoran SunYuyang WangMinghua YuanQing ZhaoYixin ZhangYongfang YaoYongtao DuanYongtao DuanFrontiers Media S.A.articlemicrotubuleszebrafishangiogenesischalcone analogsanti-tumorChemistryQD1-999ENFrontiers in Chemistry, Vol 9 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic microtubules
zebrafish
angiogenesis
chalcone analogs
anti-tumor
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle microtubules
zebrafish
angiogenesis
chalcone analogs
anti-tumor
Chemistry
QD1-999
Moran Sun
Moran Sun
Yuyang Wang
Minghua Yuan
Qing Zhao
Yixin Zhang
Yongfang Yao
Yongtao Duan
Yongtao Duan
Angiogenesis, Anti-Tumor, and Anti-Metastatic Activity of Novel α-Substituted Hetero-Aromatic Chalcone Hybrids as Inhibitors of Microtubule Polymerization
description A library of new heteroaromatic ring-linked chalcone analogs were designed and synthesized of these, compound 7m with α-CH3 substitution and bearing a benzofuran ring, displaying the most potent activity, with IC50 values of 0.07–0.183 µM against three cancer cells. Its low cytotoxicity toward normal human cells and strong potency on drug-resistant cells revealed the possibility for cancer therapy. It also could moderately inhibit in vitro tubulin polymerization with an IC50 value of 12.23 µM, and the disruption of cellular architecture in MCF-7 cells was observed by an immunofluorescence assay. Cellular-based mechanism studies elucidated that 7m arrested the cell cycle at the G2/M phase and induced apoptosis by regulating the expression levels of caspases and PARP protein. Importantly, the compound 7 m was found to inhibit HUVEC tube formation, migration, and invasion in vitro. In vivo assay showed that 7m could effectively destroy angiogenesis of zebrafish embryos. Furthermore, our data suggested that treatment with 7m significantly reduced MCF-7 cell metastasis and proliferation in vitro and in zebrafish xenograft. Collectively, this work showed that chalcone hybrid 7m deserves further investigation as dual potential tubulin polymerization and angiogenesis inhibitor.
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author Moran Sun
Moran Sun
Yuyang Wang
Minghua Yuan
Qing Zhao
Yixin Zhang
Yongfang Yao
Yongtao Duan
Yongtao Duan
author_facet Moran Sun
Moran Sun
Yuyang Wang
Minghua Yuan
Qing Zhao
Yixin Zhang
Yongfang Yao
Yongtao Duan
Yongtao Duan
author_sort Moran Sun
title Angiogenesis, Anti-Tumor, and Anti-Metastatic Activity of Novel α-Substituted Hetero-Aromatic Chalcone Hybrids as Inhibitors of Microtubule Polymerization
title_short Angiogenesis, Anti-Tumor, and Anti-Metastatic Activity of Novel α-Substituted Hetero-Aromatic Chalcone Hybrids as Inhibitors of Microtubule Polymerization
title_full Angiogenesis, Anti-Tumor, and Anti-Metastatic Activity of Novel α-Substituted Hetero-Aromatic Chalcone Hybrids as Inhibitors of Microtubule Polymerization
title_fullStr Angiogenesis, Anti-Tumor, and Anti-Metastatic Activity of Novel α-Substituted Hetero-Aromatic Chalcone Hybrids as Inhibitors of Microtubule Polymerization
title_full_unstemmed Angiogenesis, Anti-Tumor, and Anti-Metastatic Activity of Novel α-Substituted Hetero-Aromatic Chalcone Hybrids as Inhibitors of Microtubule Polymerization
title_sort angiogenesis, anti-tumor, and anti-metastatic activity of novel α-substituted hetero-aromatic chalcone hybrids as inhibitors of microtubule polymerization
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/14feabf116f24afb8a804711e97a959e
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