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Liu Z, Wong ILK, Sang J, Liu F, Yan CSW, Kan JWY, Chan TH, Chow LMC. Identification of Binding Sites in the Nucleotide-Binding Domain of P-Glycoprotein for a Potent and Nontoxic Modulator, the Amine-Containing Monomeric Flavonoid FM04. J Med Chem 2023; 66:6160-6183. [PMID: 37098275 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c02005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
Abstract
We have previously discovered an amine-containing flavonoid monomer FM04 as a potent P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitor (EC50 = 83 nM). Here, a series of photoactive FM04 analogues were synthesized and used together with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to identify the FM04-binding sites on P-gp. Point mutations around the photo-crosslinked sites were made for verification. Together with the results from mutational studies, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations, it was found that FM04 can interact with Q1193 and I1115 in the nucleotide-binding domain 2 (NBD2) of human P-gp. It was proposed that FM04 can inhibit P-gp in 2 novel mechanisms. FM04 can either bind to (1) Q1193, followed by interacting with the functionally critical residues H1195 and T1226 or (2) I1115 (a functionally critical residue itself), disrupting the R262-Q1081-Q1118 interaction pocket and uncoupling ICL2-NBD2 interaction and thereby inhibiting P-gp. Q1118 would subsequently be pushed to the ATP-binding site and stimulate ATPase.
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- Zhen Liu
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Sun W, Wong ILK, Law HKW, Su X, Chan TCF, Sun G, Yang X, Wang X, Chan TH, Wan S, Chow LMC. In Vivo Reversal of P-Glycoprotein-Mediated Drug Resistance in a Breast Cancer Xenograft and in Leukemia Models Using a Novel, Potent, and Nontoxic Epicatechin EC31. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054377. [PMID: 36901808 PMCID: PMC10002220 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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The modulation of P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1) can reverse multidrug resistance (MDR) and potentiate the efficacy of anticancer drugs. Tea polyphenols, such as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), have low P-gp-modulating activity, with an EC50 over 10 μM. In this study, we optimized a series of tea polyphenol derivatives and demonstrated that epicatechin EC31 was a potent and nontoxic P-gp inhibitor. Its EC50 for reversing paclitaxel, doxorubicin, and vincristine resistance in three P-gp-overexpressing cell lines ranged from 37 to 249 nM. Mechanistic studies revealed that EC31 restored intracellular drug accumulation by inhibiting P-gp-mediated drug efflux. It did not downregulate the plasma membrane P-gp level nor inhibit P-gp ATPase. It was not a transport substrate of P-gp. A pharmacokinetic study revealed that the intraperitoneal administration of 30 mg/kg of EC31 could achieve a plasma concentration above its in vitro EC50 (94 nM) for more than 18 h. It did not affect the pharmacokinetic profile of coadministered paclitaxel. In the xenograft model of the P-gp-overexpressing LCC6MDR cell line, EC31 reversed P-gp-mediated paclitaxel resistance and inhibited tumor growth by 27.4 to 36.1% (p < 0.001). Moreover, it also increased the intratumor paclitaxel level in the LCC6MDR xenograft by 6 fold (p < 0.001). In both murine leukemia P388ADR and human leukemia K562/P-gp mice models, the cotreatment of EC31 and doxorubicin significantly prolonged the survival of the mice (p < 0.001 and p < 0.01) as compared to the doxorubicin alone group, respectively. Our results suggested that EC31 was a promising candidate for further investigation on combination therapy for treating P-gp-overexpressing cancers.
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- Wenqin Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2K6, Canada
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- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
- Correspondence: (S.W.); (L.M.C.C.); Tel.: +86-532-8203-1087 (S.W.); +852-3400-8662 (L.M.C.C.); Fax: +86-532-8203-3054 (S.W.); +852-2364-9932 (L.M.C.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Correspondence: (S.W.); (L.M.C.C.); Tel.: +86-532-8203-1087 (S.W.); +852-3400-8662 (L.M.C.C.); Fax: +86-532-8203-3054 (S.W.); +852-2364-9932 (L.M.C.C.)
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Kan JWY, Yan CSW, Wong ILK, Su X, Liu Z, Chan TH, Chow LMC. Discovery of a Flavonoid FM04 as a Potent Inhibitor to Reverse P-Glycoprotein-Mediated Drug Resistance in Xenografts and Improve Oral Bioavailability of Paclitaxel. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232315299. [PMID: 36499627 PMCID: PMC9739180 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Biotransformation of flavonoid dimer FD18 resulted in an active metabolite FM04. It was more druggable because of its improved physicochemical properties. FM04 (EC50 = 83 nM) was 1.8-fold more potent than FD18 in reversing P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-mediated paclitaxel (PTX) resistance in vitro. Similar to FD18, FM04 chemosensitized LCC6MDR cells towards multiple anticancer drugs by inhibiting the transport activity of P-gp and restoring intracellular drug levels. It stimulated the P-gp ATPase by 3.3-fold at 100 μM. Different from FD18, FM04 itself was not a transport substrate of P-gp and presumably, it cannot work as a competitive inhibitor. In the human melanoma MDA435/LCC6MDR xenograft, the co-administration of FM04 (28 mg/kg, I.P.) with PTX (12 mg/kg, I.V.) directly modulated P-gp-mediated PTX resistance and caused a 56% (*, p < 0.05) reduction in tumor volume without toxicity or animal death. When FM04 was administered orally at 45 mg/kg as a dual inhibitor of P-gp/CYP2C8 or 3A4 enzymes in the intestine, it increased the intestinal absorption of PTX from 0.2% to 14% in mice and caused about 57- to 66-fold improvement of AUC as compared to a single oral dose of PTX. Oral co-administration of FM04 (45 mg/kg) with PTX (40, 60 or 70 mg/kg) suppressed the human melanoma MDA435/LCC6 tumor growth with at least a 73% (***, p < 0.001) reduction in tumor volume without serious toxicity. Therefore, FM04 can be developed into a novel combination chemotherapy to treat cancer by directly targeting the P-gp overexpressed tumors or potentiating the oral bioavailability of P-gp substrate drugs.
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- Jason W. Y. Kan
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2K6, Canada
- Correspondence: (T.H.C.); (L.M.C.C.); Tel.: +(852)-34008670 (T.H.C.); +(852)-34008662 (L.M.C.C.); Fax: +(852)-23649932 (T.H.C. & L.M.C.C.)
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Correspondence: (T.H.C.); (L.M.C.C.); Tel.: +(852)-34008670 (T.H.C.); +(852)-34008662 (L.M.C.C.); Fax: +(852)-23649932 (T.H.C. & L.M.C.C.)
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Chong TC, Wong ILK, Cui J, Law MC, Zhu X, Hu X, Kan JWY, Yan CSW, Chan TH, Chow LMC. Characterization of a Potent, Selective, and Safe Inhibitor, Ac15(Az8) 2, in Reversing Multidrug Resistance Mediated by Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP/ABCG2). Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:13261. [PMID: 36362047 PMCID: PMC9653733 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Overexpression of breast cancer resistance transporter (BCRP/ABCG2) in cancers has been explained for the failure of chemotherapy in clinic. Inhibition of the transport activity of BCRP during chemotherapy should reverse multidrug resistance. In this study, a triazole-bridged flavonoid dimer Ac15(Az8)2 was identified as a potent, nontoxic, and selective BCRP inhibitor. Using BCRP-overexpressing cell lines, its EC50 for reversing BCRP-mediated topotecan resistance was 3 nM in MCF7/MX100 and 72 nM in S1M180 in vitro. Mechanistic studies revealed that Ac15(Az8)2 restored intracellular drug accumulation by inhibiting BCRP-ATPase activity and drug efflux. It did not down-regulate the cell surface BCRP level to enhance drug retention. It was not a transport substrate of BCRP and showed a non-competitive relationship with DOX in binding to BCRP. A pharmacokinetic study revealed that I.P. administration of 45 mg/kg of Ac15(Az8)2 resulted in plasma concentration above its EC50 (72 nM) for longer than 24 h. It increased the AUC of topotecan by 2-fold. In an in vivo model of BCRP-overexpressing S1M180 xenograft in Balb/c nude mice, it significantly reversed BCRP-mediated topotecan resistance and inhibited tumor growth by 40% with no serious body weight loss or death incidence. Moreover, it also increased the topotecan level in the S1M180 xenograft by 2-fold. Our results suggest that Ac15(Az8)2 is a promising candidate for further investigation into combination therapy for treating BCRP-overexpressing cancers.
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- Tsz Cheung Chong
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2K6, Canada
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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Wong ILK, Wang XK, Liu Z, Sun W, Li FX, Wang BC, Li P, Wan SB, Chow LMC. Synthesis and evaluation of stereoisomers of methylated catechin and epigallocatechin derivatives on modulating P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance in cancers. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 226:113795. [PMID: 34597896 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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P-glycoprotein (P-gp; ABCB1)-mediated drug efflux causes multidrug resistance in cancer. Previous synthetic methylated epigallocatechin (EGC) possessed promising P-gp modulating activity. In order to further improve the potency, we have synthesized some novel stereoisomers of methylated epigallocatechin (EGC) and gallocatechin (GC) as well as epicatechin (EC) and catechin (C). The (2R, 3S)-trans-methylated C derivative 25 and the (2R, 3R)-cis-methylated EC derivative 31, both containing dimethyoxylation at ring B, tri-methoxylation at ring D and oxycarbonylphenylcarbamoyl linker between ring D and C3, are the most potent in reversing P-gp mediated drug resistance with EC50 ranged from 32 nM to 93 nM. They are non-toxic to fibroblast with IC50 > 100 μM. They can inhibit the P-gp mediated drug efflux and restore the intracellular drug concentration to a cytotoxic level. They do not downregulate surface P-gp protein level to enhance drug retention. They are specific for P-gp with no or low modulating activity towards MRP1- or BCRP-mediated drug resistance. In summary, methylated C 25 and EC 31 derivatives represent a new class of potent, specific and non-toxic P-gp modulator.
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- Iris L K Wong
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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Wong ILK, Zhu X, Chan KF, Liu Z, Chan CF, Chow TS, Chong TC, Law MC, Cui J, Chow LMC, Chan TH. Flavonoid Monomers as Potent, Nontoxic, and Selective Modulators of the Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (ABCG2). J Med Chem 2021; 64:14311-14331. [PMID: 34606270 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We synthesize various substituted triazole-containing flavonoids and identify potent, nontoxic, and highly selective BCRP inhibitors. Ac18Az8, Ac32Az19, and Ac36Az9 possess m-methoxycarbonylbenzyloxy substitution at C-3 of the flavone moiety and substituted triazole at C-4' of the B-ring. They show low toxicity (IC50 toward L929 > 100 μM), potent BCRP-inhibitory activity (EC50 = 1-15 nM), and high BCRP selectivity (BCRP selectivity over MRP1 and P-gp > 67-714). They inhibit the efflux activity of BCRP, elevate the intracellular drug accumulation, and restore the drug sensitivity of BCRP-overexpressing cells. Like Ko143, Ac32Az19 remarkably exhibits a 100% 5D3 shift, indicating that it can bind and cause a conformational change of BCRP. Moreover, it significantly reduces the abundance of functional BCRP dimers/oligomers by half to retain more mitoxantrone in the BCRP-overexpressing cell line and that may account for its inhibitory activity. They are promising candidates to be developed into combination therapy to overcome MDR cancers with BCRP overexpression.
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- Iris L K Wong
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.,Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada
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Li P, He Y, Chen T, Choy KY, Chow TS, Wong ILK, Yang X, Sun W, Su X, Chan TH, Chow LMC. Disruption of SND1-MTDH Interaction by a High Affinity Peptide Results in SND1 Degradation and Cytotoxicity to Breast Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo. Mol Cancer Ther 2021; 20:76-84. [PMID: 33268570 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-20-0130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Staphylococcal nuclease domain-containing protein 1 (SND1) is a multifunctional oncoprotein overexpressed in breast cancer. Binding of metadherin (MTDH) to SND1 results in the stabilization of SND1 and is important in the initiation and progression of breast cancer. Disruption of such interaction is a potential therapeutic for breast cancer. SN1/2 domain of SND1 was used as bait in a phage display screening to identify a 12-amino acid peptide 4-2. The activity of peptide 4-2 was evaluated by ELISA, coimmunoprecipitation, MTS, Western blot analysis, and xenograft mouse model. Peptide 4-2 could disrupt SND1-MTDH interaction. Cell penetrating derivative of peptide 4-2 (CPP-4-2) could penetrate and kill breast cancer cells by disrupting SND1-MTDH interaction and degrading SND1. Tryptophan 10 (W10) of peptide 4-2 was essential in mediating cytotoxicity, SND1 interaction, SND1-MTDH disruption, and SND1 degradation. CPP-4-2 could inhibit the growth of breast cancer in a xenograft mouse model. The SND1-interacting peptide 4-2 could kill breast cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo by interacting with SND1, disrupting SND1-MTDH interaction, and inducing SND1 degradation. W10 was an essential amino acid in the activity of peptide 4-2.
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- Peng Li
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
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Chen T, Tsang JYS, Su XC, Li P, Sun WQ, Wong ILK, Choy KY, Yang Q, Tse GMK, Chan TH, Chow LMC. SALL4 promotes tumor progression in breast cancer by targeting EMT. Mol Carcinog 2020; 59:1209-1226. [PMID: 32835442 DOI: 10.1002/mc.23250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sal-like protein 4 (SALL4) is overexpressed in breast cancer and might contribute to breast cancer progression, but the molecular mechanism remains unknown. Here, we found that within a group of 371 ethnic Chinese breast cancer patients, SALL4 was associated with lower grade (P = .002) and progesterone receptor positivity (P = .004) for overall cases; lower Ki67 (P = .045) and high vimentin (P = .007) for luminal cases. Patients with high SALL4 expression in lymph node metastasis showed a significantly worse survival than those with low expression. Knockout of SALL4 in a triple-negative breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231-Red-FLuc-GFP led to suppressed ability in proliferation, clonogenic formation, migration, and mammosphere formation in vitro, tumorigenicity and lung colonization in vivo. On the other hand, overexpression of SALL4 enhanced migration and mammosphere formation in vitro and tumorigenicity in vivo. Mechanistically, there was a positive correlation between SALL4 expression and mesenchymal markers including Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1), vimentin, Slug, and Snail in vivo. Chromatin immunoprecipitation experiment indicated that SALL4 can bind to the promoter region of vimentin (-778 to -550 bp). Taken together, we hypothesize that SALL4 promotes tumor progression in breast cancer by inducing the mesenchymal markers like vimentin through directly binding to its promoter. Increased SALL4 level in metastatic lymph node relative to the primary site is an important poor survival marker in breast cancer.
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- Teng Chen
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR.,Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
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Zhu X, Wong ILK, Chan KF, Cui J, Law MC, Chong TC, Hu X, Chow LMC, Chan TH. Triazole Bridged Flavonoid Dimers as Potent, Nontoxic, and Highly Selective Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP/ABCG2) Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2019; 62:8578-8608. [PMID: 31465686 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The present work describes the syntheses of diverse triazole bridged flavonoid dimers and identifies potent, nontoxic, and highly selective BCRP inhibitors. A homodimer, Ac22(Az8)2, with m-methoxycarbonylbenzyloxy substitution at C-3 of the flavone moieties and a bis-triazole-containing linker (21 atoms between the two flavones) showed low toxicity (IC50 toward L929, 3T3, and HFF-1 > 100 μM), potent BCRP-inhibitory activity (EC50 = 1-2 nM), and high BCRP selectivity (BCRP selectivity over MRP1 and P-gp > 455-909). Ac22(Az8)2 inhibits BCRP-ATPase activity, blocks the drug efflux activity of BCRP, elevates the intracellular drug accumulation, and finally restores the drug sensitivity of BCRP-overexpressing cells. It does not down-regulate the surface BCRP protein expression to enhance the drug retention. Therefore, Ac22(Az8)2 and similar flavonoid dimers appear to be promising candidates for further development into combination therapy to overcome MDR cancers with BCRP overexpression.
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- Xuezhen Zhu
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China.,Department of Chemistry , McGill University , Montreal , Quebec H3A 2K6 , Canada
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Wong ILK, Zhu X, Chan KF, Law MC, Lo AMY, Hu X, Chow LMC, Chan TH. Discovery of Novel Flavonoid Dimers To Reverse Multidrug Resistance Protein 1 (MRP1, ABCC1) Mediated Drug Resistance in Cancers Using a High Throughput Platform with "Click Chemistry". J Med Chem 2018; 61:9931-9951. [PMID: 30351934 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A 300-member flavonoid dimer library of multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1, ABCC1) modulators was rapidly assembled using "click chemistry". Subsequent high-throughput screening has led to the discovery of highly potent (EC50 ranging from 53 to 298 nM) and safe (selective indexes ranging from >190 to >1887) MRP1 modulators. Some dimers have potency about 6.5- to 36-fold and 64- to 358-fold higher than the well-known MRP1 inhibitors, verapamil, and MK571, respectively. They inhibited DOX efflux and restored intracellular DOX concentration. The most potent modulator, Ac3Az11, was predicted to bind to the bipartite substrate-binding site of MRP1 in a competitive manner. Moreover, it provided sufficient concentration to maintain its plasma level above its in vitro EC50 (53 nM for DOX) for about 90 min. Overall, we demonstrate that "click chemistry" coupled with high throughput screening is a rapid, reliable, and efficient tool in the discovery of compounds having potent MRP1-modualting activity.
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- Iris L K Wong
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR , China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR , China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR , China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR , China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR , China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR , China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR , China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR , China.,Department of Chemistry , McGill University , Montreal , Quebec H3A 2K6 , Canada
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Chan KF, Sun N, Yan SC, Wong ILK, Lui HK, Cheung KC, Yuan J, Chan FY, Zheng Z, Chan EWC, Chen S, Leung YC, Chan TH, Wong KY. Efficient Synthesis of Amine-Linked 2,4,6-Trisubstituted Pyrimidines as a New Class of Bacterial FtsZ Inhibitors. ACS Omega 2017; 2:7281-7292. [PMID: 30023544 PMCID: PMC6044853 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
We have recently identified a new class of filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ)-interacting compounds that possess a 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyrimidine-quinuclidine scaffold with moderate antibacterial activity. Employing this scaffold as a molecular template, a compound library of amine-linked 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyrimidines with 99 candidates was successfully established by employing an efficient convergent synthesis designed to explore their structure-activity relationship. The results of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assay against Staphylococcus aureus strains and cytotoxicity assay against the mouse L929 cell line identified those compounds with potent antistaphylococcal properties (MIC ranges from 3 to 8 μg/mL) and some extent of cytotoxicity against normal cells (IC50 ranges from 6 to 27 μM). Importantly, three compounds also exhibited potent antibacterial activities against nine clinically isolated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains. One of the compounds, 14av_amine16, exhibited low spontaneous frequency of resistance, low toxicity against Galleria mellonella larvae, and the ability to rescue G. mellonella larvae (20% survival rate at a dosage of 100 mg/kg) infected with a lethal dose of MRSA ATCC 43300 strain. Biological characterization of compound 14av_amine16 by saturation transfer difference NMR, light scattering assay, and guanosine triphosphatase hydrolysis assay with purified S. aureus FtsZ protein verified that it interacted with the FtsZ protein. Such a property of FtsZ inhibitors was further confirmed by observing iconic filamentous cell phenotype and mislocalization of the Z-ring formation of Bacillus subtilis. Taken together, these 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyrimidine derivatives represent a novel scaffold of S. aureus FtsZ inhibitors.
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- Kin-Fai Chan
- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Food Biological Safety Control, Food Safety and Technology Research Centre, The Hong Kong PolyU Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Food Biological Safety Control, Food Safety and Technology Research Centre, The Hong Kong PolyU Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Yang C, Wong ILK, Peng K, Liu Z, Wang P, Jiang T, Jiang T, Chow LMC, Wan SB. Extending the structure-activity relationship study of marine natural ningalin B analogues as P-glycoprotein inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 125:795-806. [PMID: 27750197 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.09.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
In the present study, a total of 25 novel ningalin B analogues were synthesized and evaluated for their P-gp modulating activity in a P-gp overexpressed breast cancer cell line LCC6MDR. Preliminary structure-activity study shows that A ring and its two methoxy groups are important pharmacophores for P-gp inhibiting activity. Among all derivatives, 23 is the most potent P-gp modulator with EC50 of 120-165 nM in reversing paclitaxel, DOX, vinblastine and vincristine resistance. It is relatively safe to use with selective index at least greater than 606 compared to verapamil. Mechanistic study demonstrates that compound 23 reverses P-gp mediated drug resistance by inhibiting transport activity of P-gp, thereby restoring intracellular drug accumulation. In summary, our study demonstrates that ningalin B analogue 23 is a non-cytotoxic and effective P-gp chemosensitizer that can be used in the future for reversing P-gp mediated clinical cancer drug resistance.
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- Chao Yang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China; State Key Laboratory for Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China; State Key Laboratory for Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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Yan CSW, Wong ILK, Chan KF, Kan JWY, Chong TC, Law MC, Zhao Y, Chan SW, Chan TH, Chow LMC. A New Class of Safe, Potent, and Specific P-gp Modulator: Flavonoid Dimer FD18 Reverses P-gp-Mediated Multidrug Resistance in Human Breast Xenograft in Vivo. Mol Pharm 2015; 12:3507-17. [PMID: 26291333 DOI: 10.1021/mp500770e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Flavonoid dimer FD18 is a new class of dimeric P-gp modulator that can reverse cancer drug resistance. FD18 is a potent (EC50 = 148 nM for paclitaxel), safe (selective index = 574), and selective P-glycoprotein (P-gp) modulator. FD18 can modulate multidrug resistance toward paclitaxel, vinblastine, vincristine, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, and mitoxantrone in human breast cancer LCC6MDR in vitro. FD18 (1 μM) can revert chemosensitivity of LCC6MDR back to parental LCC6 level. FD18 was 11- to 46-fold more potent than verapamil. FD18 (1 μM) can increase accumulation of doxorubicin by 2.7-fold, daunorubicin (2.1-fold), and rhodamine 123 (5.2-fold) in LCC6MDR. FD18 inhibited P-gp-mediated doxorubicin efflux and has no effect on influx. FD18 at 1 μM did not affect the protein expression level of P-gp. Pharmacokinetics studies indicated that intraperitoneal administration of 45 mg/kg FD18 was enough to maintain a plasma level above EC50 (148 nM) for more than 600 min. Toxicity studies with FD18 (90 mg/kg, i.p. for 12 times in 22 days) with paclitaxel (12 mg/kg, i.v. for 12 times in 22 days) revealed no obvious toxicity or death in mice. In vivo efficacy studies indicated that FD18 (45 mg/kg, i.p. for 12 times in 22 days) together with paclitaxel (12 mg/kg, i.v. for 12 times in 22 days) resulted in a 46% reduction in LCC6MDR xenograft volume (n = 11; 648 ± 84 mm(3)) compared to paclitaxel control (n = 8; 1201 ± 118 mm(3)). There were no animal deaths or significant drop in body weight and vital organ wet weight. FD18 can increase paclitaxel accumulation in LCC6MDR xenograft by 1.8- to 2.2-fold. The present study suggests that FD18 represents a new class of safe and potent P-gp modulator in vivo.
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- Clare S W Yan
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China.,Department of Chemistry, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China
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Wang Z, Wong ILK, Li FX, Yang C, Liu Z, Jiang T, Jiang TF, Chow LMC, Wan SB. Optimization of permethyl ningalin B analogs as P-glycoprotein inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:5566-73. [PMID: 26233798 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
In the present study, a total of 9 novel permethyl ningalin B analogs have been synthesized and evaluated for their P-gp modulating activity in a P-gp overexpressed breast cancer cell line LCC6MDR. Among these derivatives, compound 12 with dimethoxy groups at rings A and B and tri-substitution at ring C with ortho-methoxyethylmorpholine, meta-bromo and para-benzyloxy groups displays the most potent P-gp modulating activity with EC50 of 423 nM to reverse paclitaxel resistance. It is non-toxic towards L929 fibroblast with IC50 greater than 100 μM and with selective index greater than 236. Its mechanism to reverse P-gp mediated drug resistance is by virtue of inhibiting transport activity of P-gp, restoring intracellular drug accumulation and eventually chemosensitizing the cancer cells to anticancer drug again. Moreover, compound 12 showed better solubility (405 ng/mL) than hit compound 1 in phosphate buffer (pH 4.0). In summary, our study demonstrates that permethyl ningalin B derivative 12 is non-toxic and efficient P-gp inhibitor that is a potential candidate to be used clinically to reverse P-gp mediated cancer drug resistance.
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- Zhen Wang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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Wong ILK, Wang BC, Yuan J, Duan LX, Liu Z, Liu T, Li XM, Hu X, Zhang XY, Jiang T, Wan SB, Chow LMC. Potent and Nontoxic Chemosensitizer of P-Glycoprotein-Mediated Multidrug Resistance in Cancer: Synthesis and Evaluation of Methylated Epigallocatechin, Gallocatechin, and Dihydromyricetin Derivatives. J Med Chem 2015; 58:4529-49. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Iris L. K. Wong
- Department
of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, and State Key Laboratory
of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department
of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, and State Key Laboratory
of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department
of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, and State Key Laboratory
of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Yang C, Wong ILK, Jin WB, Jiang T, Chow LMC, Wan SB. Modification of marine natural product ningalin B and SAR study lead to potent P-glycoprotein inhibitors. Mar Drugs 2014; 12:5209-21. [PMID: 25329704 PMCID: PMC4210895 DOI: 10.3390/md12105209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Revised: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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In this study, new marine ningalin B analogues containing a piperazine or a benzoloxy group at ring C have been synthesized and evaluated on their P-gp modulating activity in human breast cancer and leukemia cell lines. Their structure-activity relationship was preliminarily studied. Compounds 19 and 20 are potent P-gp inhibitors. These two synthetic analogues of permethyl ningalin B may be potentially used as effective modulators of P-gp-mediated drug resistance in cancer cells.
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- Chao Yang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Zhang N, Zhang Z, Wong ILK, Wan S, Chow LMC, Jiang T. 4,5-Di-substituted benzyl-imidazol-2-substituted amines as the structure template for the design and synthesis of reversal agents against P-gp-mediated multidrug resistance breast cancer cells. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 83:74-83. [PMID: 24952376 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Revised: 05/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Over-expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), a primary multidrug transporter which is located in plasma membranes, plays a major role in the multidrug resistance (MDR) of cytotoxic chemotherapy. Naamidines are a class of marine imidazole alkaloids isolated from Leucetta and Clathrina sponges, possessing a Y-shaped scaffold. Based on the results previously obtained from the third-generation MDR modulator ONT-093 and other modulators developed in our group, we designed and synthesized a series of novel 4,5-di-substituted benzyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-substituted amines using the Naamidine scaffold as the structure template. Subsequently, their reversing activity for Taxol resistance has been evaluated in P-gp-mediated multidrug resistance breast cancer cell line MDA435/LCC6MDR. Compounds 12c with a Y-shaped scaffold, and compound 17c which is 'X-shaped' scaffold and possesses a 4-diethylamino group at aryl ring B, turned out to be the most potent P-gp modulators. It appears that compounds 12c and 17c at 1 μM concentration can sensitize LCC6MDR cells toward Taxol by 26.4 and 24.5 folds, with an EC50 212.5 and 210.5 nM, respectively. These two compounds are about 5-6 folds more potent than verapamil (RF = 4.5). Moreover, compounds 12c and 17c did not exhibit obvious cytotoxicity in either cancer cell lines or normal mouse fibroblast cell lines. This study has demonstrated that the synthetic Naamidine analogues can be potentially employed as effective, safe modulators for the P-gp-mediated drug resistance cancer cells.
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- Nan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
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Bin JW, Wong ILK, Hu X, Yu ZX, Xing LF, Jiang T, Chow LMC, Biao WS. Structure–Activity Relationship Study of Permethyl Ningalin B Analogues as P-Glycoprotein Chemosensitizers. J Med Chem 2013; 56:9057-70. [DOI: 10.1021/jm400930e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Jin Wen Bin
- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 Shandong, China
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- Department
of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory
for Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- State
Key Laboratory in Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen, 518057 Guangdong, China
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- Department
of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory
for Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- State
Key Laboratory in Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen, 518057 Guangdong, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 Shandong, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 Shandong, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 Shandong, China
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- Department
of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory
for Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- State
Key Laboratory in Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen, 518057 Guangdong, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 Shandong, China
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Anderson BA, Wong ILK, Baugh L, Ramasamy G, Myler PJ, Beverley SM. Kinetoplastid-specific histone variant functions are conserved in Leishmania major. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2013; 191:53-7. [PMID: 24080031 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Regions of transcription initiation and termination in kinetoplastid protists lack known eukaryotic promoter and terminator elements, although epigenetic marks such as histone variants and the modified DNA base J have been localized to these regions in Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, and/or Leishmania major. Phenotypes of base J mutants vary significantly across trypanosomatids, implying divergence in the epigenetic networks governing transcription during evolution. Here, we demonstrate that the histone variants H2A.Z and H2B.V are essential in L. major using a powerful quantitative plasmid segregation-based test. In contrast, H3.V is not essential for viability or normal growth in Leishmania. Steady-state transcript levels and the efficiency of transcription termination at convergent strand switch regions (SSRs) in H3V-null parasites were comparable to WT parasites. Our genetic tests show a conservation of histone variant phenotypes between L. major and T. brucei, unlike the diversity of phenotypes associated with genetic manipulation of the DNA base J modification.
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- Britta A Anderson
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8230, 600 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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The present study found that synthetic flavonoid dimers with either polyethylene glycol linker or amino ethyleneglycol linker have marked leishmanicidal activity. Compound 39 showed very consistent and promising leishmanicidal activity for both extracellular promastigotes (IC₅₀ ranging from 0.13 to 0.21 μM) and intracellular amastigotes (IC₅₀ = 0.63 μM) irrespective of the drug-sensitivity of parasites. Moreover, compound 39 displayed no toxicity toward macrophage RAW 264.7 cells (IC₅₀ > 100 μM) and primary mouse peritoneal elicited macrophages (IC₅₀ > 88 μM). Its high value of therapeutic index (>140) was better than other highly potent antileishmanials such as amphotericin B (therapeutic index = 119). Compound 39 is therefore a new, safe, and effective antileishmanial candidate compound which is even effective against drug-refractory parasites.
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- Iris L K Wong
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory for Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Gao L, Liu Q, Ren S, Wan S, Jiang T, Wong ILK, Chow LMC, Wang S. Synthesis of a Novel Series of (E,E)-4,6-bis(styryl)-2-O-Glucopyranosyl-Pyrimidines and Their Potent Multidrug Resistance (MDR) Reversal Activity Against Cancer Cells. J Carbohydr Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/07328303.2012.689041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Chan KF, Wong ILK, Kan JWY, Yan CSW, Chow LMC, Chan TH. Amine Linked Flavonoid Dimers as Modulators for P-Glycoprotein-Based Multidrug Resistance: Structure–Activity Relationship and Mechanism of Modulation. J Med Chem 2012; 55:1999-2014. [DOI: 10.1021/jm201121b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Kin-Fai Chan
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key
Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine
and Molecular Pharmacology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key
Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine
and Molecular Pharmacology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key
Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine
and Molecular Pharmacology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key
Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine
and Molecular Pharmacology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key
Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine
and Molecular Pharmacology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, State Key
Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine
and Molecular Pharmacology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2K6, Canada
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Zhang PY, Wong ILK, Yan CSW, Zhang XY, Jiang T, Chow LMC, Wan SB. Design and Syntheses of Permethyl Ningalin B Analogues: Potent Multidrug Resistance (MDR) Reversal Agents of Cancer Cells. J Med Chem 2010; 53:5108-20. [DOI: 10.1021/jm100035c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Pu Yong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory for Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory in Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory for Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory in Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory for Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory in Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Wong ILK, Chan KF, Tsang KH, Lam CY, Zhao Y, Chan TH, Chow LMC. Modulation of Multidrug Resistance Protein 1 (MRP1/ABCC1)-Mediated Multidrug Resistance by Bivalent Apigenin Homodimers and Their Derivatives. J Med Chem 2009; 52:5311-22. [DOI: 10.1021/jm900194w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Iris L. K. Wong
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hum, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hum, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hum, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hum, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hum, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hum, Hong Kong SAR
- State Key Laboratory in Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hum, Hong Kong SAR
- State Key Laboratory in Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen, China
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Wong ILK, Chan KF, Burkett BA, Zhao Y, Chai Y, Sun H, Chan TH, Chow LMC. Flavonoid dimers as bivalent modulators for pentamidine and sodium stiboglucanate resistance in leishmania. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 51:930-40. [PMID: 17194831 PMCID: PMC1803137 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00998-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Drug resistance by overexpression of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters is an impediment in the treatment of leishmaniasis. Flavonoids are known to reverse multidrug resistance (MDR) in Leishmania and mammalian cancers by inhibiting ABC transporters. Here, we found that synthetic flavonoid dimers with three (compound 9c) or four (compound 9d) ethylene glycol units exhibited a significantly higher reversing activity than other shorter or longer ethylene glycol-ligated dimers, with approximately 3-fold sensitization of pentamidine and sodium stibogluconate (SSG) resistance in Leishmania, respectively. This modulatory effect was dosage dependent and not observed in apigenin monomers with the linker, suggesting that the modulatory effect is due to its bivalent nature. The mechanism of reversal activity was due to increased intracellular accumulation of pentamidine and total antimony in Leishmania. Compared to other MDR modulators such as verapamil, reserpine, quinine, quinacrine, and quinidine, compounds 9c and 9d were the only agents that can reverse SSG resistance. In terms of reversing pentamidine resistance, 9c and 9d have activities comparable to those of reserpine and quinacrine. Modulators 9c and 9d exhibited reversal activity on pentamidine resistance among LeMDR1(-/-), LeMDR1(+/+), and LeMDR1-overexpressed mutants, suggesting that these modulators are specific to a non-LeMDR1 pentamidine transporter. The LeMDR1 copy number is inversely related to pentamidine resistance, suggesting that it might be involved in importing pentamidine into the mitochondria. In summary, bivalency could be a useful strategy for the development of more potent ABC transporter modulators and flavonoid dimers represent a promising reversal agent for overcoming pentamidine and SSG resistance in parasite Leishmania.
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- Iris L K Wong
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Central Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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Wong ILK, Chow LMC. The role of Leishmania enriettii multidrug resistance protein 1 (LeMDR1) in mediating drug resistance is iron-dependent. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2006; 150:278-87. [PMID: 17018238 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2006] [Revised: 08/12/2006] [Accepted: 08/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In parasitic protozoan Leishmania enriettii, the role of a multidrug resistance (mdr) gene LeMDR1 (L. enriettii multidrug resistance 1) in mediating vinblastine resistance has been previously demonstrated by association, transfection and "gene knockout" studies. LeMDR1 has been shown to be located intracellularly and it was proposed to mediate drug resistance by sequestering drugs into intracellular organelles rather than by active efflux. Here we compared LeMDR1 overexpressed cell lines (Vint3 and V160), wild type (Le) and LeMDR1 "double knockout" mutant (LeMDR1-/-) and demonstrated that LeMDR1 gene copy number was associated with (1) higher level of intracellular iron, (2) increased sensitivity to an iron-dependent antibiotic, streptonigrin and (3) increased enzyme activity of an iron-sulfur-containing mitochondrial enzyme, aconitase. This result suggests that the normal function of LeMDR1 is related to mitochondrial iron homeostasis. To test such hypothesis, we have used the LeMDR1-overexpressing mutant V160 and LeMDR1-/- mutant to determine how iron level can affect its resistance level to drugs targeting either cytosol (vinblastine) or mitochondria (rhodamine 123 and pentamidine). It was found that the resistance level of V160 to vinblastine can be increased by iron whereas resistance to both rhodamine 123 and pentamidine can be increased by iron depletion and vice versa. Iron treatment can potentiate rhodamine 123 and pentamidine accumulation whereas iron deprivation can cause the reduction of rhodamine 123 accumulation. Our result highly suggests that LeMDR1's function in mediating drug resistance is iron-dependent.
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- Iris L K Wong
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Central Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
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Chan KF, Zhao Y, Burkett BA, Wong ILK, Chow LMC, Chan TH. Flavonoid Dimers as Bivalent Modulators for P-Glycoprotein-Based Multidrug Resistance: Synthetic Apigenin Homodimers Linked with Defined-Length Poly(ethylene glycol) Spacers Increase Drug Retention and Enhance Chemosensitivity in Resistant Cancer Cells. J Med Chem 2006; 49:6742-59. [PMID: 17154505 DOI: 10.1021/jm060593+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Much effort has been spent on searching for better P-glycoprotein- (P-gp-) based multidrug resistance (MDR) modulators. Our approach was to target the binding sites of P-gp using dimers of dietary flavonoids. A series of apigenin-based flavonoid dimers, linked by poly(ethylene glycol) chains of various lengths, have been synthesized. These flavonoid dimers modulate drug chemosensitivity and retention in breast and leukemic MDR cells with the optimal number of ethylene glycol units equal to 2-4. Compound 9d bearing four ethylene glycol units increased drug accumulation in drug-resistant cells and enhanced cytotoxicity of paclitaxel, doxorubicin, daunomycin, vincristine, and vinblastine in drug-resistant breast cancer and leukemia cells in vitro, resulting in reduction of IC50 by 5-50 times. This compound also stimulated P-gp's ATPase activity by 3.3-fold. Its modulating activity was presumably by binding to the substrate binding sites of P-gp and disrupting drug efflux.
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- Kin-Fai Chan
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
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Chai Y, Yan S, Wong ILK, Chow LMC, Sun H. Complexation of antimony (Sb(V)) with guanosine 5'-monophosphate and guanosine 5'-diphospho-D-mannose: formation of both mono- and bis-adducts. J Inorg Biochem 2005; 99:2257-63. [PMID: 16214217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2005.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2005] [Revised: 08/08/2005] [Accepted: 08/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In spite of the extensive use of pentavalent antimony chemotherapy, the mechanism of its anti-leishmania action is still not clear. Here, we report the interactions of Sb(V), including the clinically used drug stibogluconate, with guanosine 5'-monophosphate (5'-GMP) and guanosine 5'-diphospho-d-mannose (5'-GDP-mannose) in aqueous solution. The deprotonated hydroxyl groups (-OH) of the ribose ring are shown to be the binding site for Sb(V), probably via chelation. Both mono- and bis-adducts were formed as determined by NMR, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), and both of them are stable in the pH range of 4 to around 9.5. The formation of the mono-adduct (k(1)=1.67x10(-3) and 3.43x10(-3) mM(-1) min(-1) for Sb(5'-GMP) and Sb(5'-GDP-mannose), respectively, at 298 K) was 10-fold faster than that of the bis-adduct (k(2)=0.16x10(-3) and 0.21x10(-3) mM(-1) min(-1), for Sb(5'-GMP)(2) and Sb(5'-GDP-mannose)(2), respectively), and the mono-adduct was the major species in solution with the [bis-adduct]/[mono-adduct]<0.5. The reactions of stibogluconate with 5'-GMP and 5'-GDP-mannose were slower than that of antimonate under similar conditions.
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- Yi Chai
- Department of Chemistry and Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, PR China
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Chow LMC, Tang JCO, Teo ITN, Chui CH, Lau FY, Leung TWT, Cheng G, Wong RSM, Wong ILK, Tsang KMS, Tan WQ, Zhao YZ, Lai KB, Lam WH, Guo DA, Chan ASC. Antiproliferative activity of the extract of Gleditsia sinensis fruit on human solid tumour cell lines. Chemotherapy 2004; 48:303-8. [PMID: 12673105 DOI: 10.1159/000069713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. (GSE) is a traditional herbal medicine that is saponin-rich. However, its activity on solid tumour cell lines has never been demonstrated. METHODS The activity of GSE was demonstrated in four cancer cell lines (breast cancer MCF-7, MDA-MB231, hepatoblastoma HepG2 and oesophageal squamous carcinoma cell line SLMT-1) using MTT assay, anchorage-independent clonogenicity assay, DNA laddering and in situ cell death detection. RESULTS The mean MTT(50) (the mean concentration of GSE to reduce MTT activity by 50%) ranged from 16 to 20 microg/ml of GSE. An anchorage-independent clonogenicity assay showed that all of the four solid tumour cell lines gradually lost their regeneration potential after treatment with GSE, DNA fragmentation and TUNEL analysis demonstrated that the action of GSE is both dose- and time course-dependent. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that GSE has a cytotoxic activity and can induce apoptosis in human solid tumour cell lines.
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- L M C Chow
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Central Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China.
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The dithiol trypanothione can reduce an antiparasitic pentavalent antimony agent to trivalent rapidly; this reduction process is both pH and temperature dependent and trypanothione may therefore play an important role in the activation of the drug.
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- Siucheong Yan
- Department of Chemistry and Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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