Structure-Activity Relationship of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives for Cooperating with Carnosic Acid and Calcitriol in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells

Plant phenolic compounds have shown the ability to cooperate with one another at low doses in producing enhanced anticancer effects. This may overcome the limitations (e.g., poor bioavailability and high-dose toxicity) in developing these agents as cancer medicines. We have previously reported that...

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Autores principales: Aviram Trachtenberg, Katarzyna Sidoryk, Somaya Alreate, Suchismita Muduli, Andrzej Leś, Marcin Cybulski, Michael Danilenko
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fc0aea6bca7c4151b478a93281c8f2982021-11-25T16:48:27ZStructure-Activity Relationship of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives for Cooperating with Carnosic Acid and Calcitriol in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells10.3390/biomedicines91115172227-9059https://doaj.org/article/fc0aea6bca7c4151b478a93281c8f2982021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/11/1517https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9059Plant phenolic compounds have shown the ability to cooperate with one another at low doses in producing enhanced anticancer effects. This may overcome the limitations (e.g., poor bioavailability and high-dose toxicity) in developing these agents as cancer medicines. We have previously reported that the hydroxycinnamic acid derivative (HCAD) methyl-4-hydroxycinnamate and the phenolic diterpene carnosic acid (CA) can synergistically induce massive calcium-dependent apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at non-cytotoxic concentrations of each agent. Here, we explored the chemical nature of the synergy between HCADs and either CA, in inducing cytotoxicity, or the active metabolite of vitamin D (calcitriol), in enhancing the differentiation of AML cells. This was done by determining the structure–activity relationship of a series of hydroxycinnamic acids and their derivatives (methyl hydroxycinnamates and hydroxybenzylideneacetones) in combination with CA or calcitriol. The HCAD/CA synergy required the following critical structural elements of an HCAD molecule: (a) the para-hydroxyl on the phenolic ring, (b) the carbon C7–C8 double bond, and (c) the methyl-esterified carboxyl. Thus, the only HCADs capable of synergizing with CA were found to be methyl-4-hydroxycinnamate and methyl ferulate, which also most potently enhanced calcitriol-induced cell differentiation. Notably, the C7–C8 double bond was the major requirement for this HCAD/calcitriol cooperation. Our findings may contribute to the rational design of novel synergistically acting AML drugs based on prototype combinations of HCADs with other agents studied here.Aviram TrachtenbergKatarzyna SidorykSomaya AlreateSuchismita MuduliAndrzej LeśMarcin CybulskiMichael DanilenkoMDPI AGarticlestructure-activity relationshiphydroxycinnamatescarnosic acidvitamin Dacute myeloid leukemiaBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENBiomedicines, Vol 9, Iss 1517, p 1517 (2021)
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topic structure-activity relationship
hydroxycinnamates
carnosic acid
vitamin D
acute myeloid leukemia
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle structure-activity relationship
hydroxycinnamates
carnosic acid
vitamin D
acute myeloid leukemia
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Aviram Trachtenberg
Katarzyna Sidoryk
Somaya Alreate
Suchismita Muduli
Andrzej Leś
Marcin Cybulski
Michael Danilenko
Structure-Activity Relationship of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives for Cooperating with Carnosic Acid and Calcitriol in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells
description Plant phenolic compounds have shown the ability to cooperate with one another at low doses in producing enhanced anticancer effects. This may overcome the limitations (e.g., poor bioavailability and high-dose toxicity) in developing these agents as cancer medicines. We have previously reported that the hydroxycinnamic acid derivative (HCAD) methyl-4-hydroxycinnamate and the phenolic diterpene carnosic acid (CA) can synergistically induce massive calcium-dependent apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at non-cytotoxic concentrations of each agent. Here, we explored the chemical nature of the synergy between HCADs and either CA, in inducing cytotoxicity, or the active metabolite of vitamin D (calcitriol), in enhancing the differentiation of AML cells. This was done by determining the structure–activity relationship of a series of hydroxycinnamic acids and their derivatives (methyl hydroxycinnamates and hydroxybenzylideneacetones) in combination with CA or calcitriol. The HCAD/CA synergy required the following critical structural elements of an HCAD molecule: (a) the para-hydroxyl on the phenolic ring, (b) the carbon C7–C8 double bond, and (c) the methyl-esterified carboxyl. Thus, the only HCADs capable of synergizing with CA were found to be methyl-4-hydroxycinnamate and methyl ferulate, which also most potently enhanced calcitriol-induced cell differentiation. Notably, the C7–C8 double bond was the major requirement for this HCAD/calcitriol cooperation. Our findings may contribute to the rational design of novel synergistically acting AML drugs based on prototype combinations of HCADs with other agents studied here.
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author Aviram Trachtenberg
Katarzyna Sidoryk
Somaya Alreate
Suchismita Muduli
Andrzej Leś
Marcin Cybulski
Michael Danilenko
author_facet Aviram Trachtenberg
Katarzyna Sidoryk
Somaya Alreate
Suchismita Muduli
Andrzej Leś
Marcin Cybulski
Michael Danilenko
author_sort Aviram Trachtenberg
title Structure-Activity Relationship of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives for Cooperating with Carnosic Acid and Calcitriol in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells
title_short Structure-Activity Relationship of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives for Cooperating with Carnosic Acid and Calcitriol in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells
title_full Structure-Activity Relationship of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives for Cooperating with Carnosic Acid and Calcitriol in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells
title_fullStr Structure-Activity Relationship of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives for Cooperating with Carnosic Acid and Calcitriol in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells
title_full_unstemmed Structure-Activity Relationship of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives for Cooperating with Carnosic Acid and Calcitriol in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells
title_sort structure-activity relationship of hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives for cooperating with carnosic acid and calcitriol in acute myeloid leukemia cells
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/fc0aea6bca7c4151b478a93281c8f298
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