Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-heterocyclic indolyl glyoxylamides as orally active anticancer agents

  • Wen Tai Li
  • , Der Ren Hwang
  • , Ching Ping Chen
  • , Chien Wei Shen
  • , Chen Long Huang
  • , Tung Wei Chen
  • , Chi Hung Lin
  • , Yee Ling Chang
  • , Ying Ying Chang
  • , Yue Kan Lo
  • , Huan Yi Tseng
  • , Chu Chung Lin
  • , Jeng Shin Song
  • , Hua Chien Chen
  • , Shu Jen Chen
  • , Se Hui Wu
  • , Chiung Tong Chen*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A series of N-heterocyclic indolyl glyoxylamides were synthesized and evaluated for in vitro and in vivo anticancer activities. They exhibited a broad spectrum of anticancer activity not only in murine leukemic cancer cells but also in human gastric, breast, and uterus cancer cells as well as their multidrug resistant sublines with a wide range of IC50 values. They also induced apoptosis and caused DNA fragmentation in human gastric cancer cells. Among the compounds studied, 7 showed the most potent activity of growth inhibition (IC50 17-1711 nM) in several human cancer cells. Given orally, compounds 7 and 13 dose-dependently prolonged the survival of animals inoculated with P388 leukemic cancer cells. N-Heterocyclic indolyl glyoxylamides may be useful as orally active chemotherapeutic agents against cancer and refractory cancerous diseases of multidrug resistance phenotype.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1706-1715
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume46
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 04 2003
Externally publishedYes

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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