Structure-activity relationship study of permethyl ningalin B analogues as P-glycoprotein chemosensitizers

J Med Chem. 2013 Nov 27;56(22):9057-70. doi: 10.1021/jm400930e. Epub 2013 Nov 14.

Abstract

A novel series of permethyl ningalin B analogues were synthesized and evaluated for their P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-modulating activities in a P-gp-overexpressing breast cancer cell line (LCC6MDR). Compounds 35 and 37, which possess one methoxy group and one benzyloxy group at aryl ring C, displayed the most potent P-gp-modulating activity. A 1 μM concentration of 35 and 37 resensitized LCC6MDR cells toward paclitaxel by 42.7-fold, with respective EC50 values of 93.5 and 110.0 nM. Their mechanism of P-gp modulation is associated with an increase in intracellular drug accumulation. Their advantages also include low cytotoxicity (IC50 for L929 fibroblast >100 μM) and high therapeutic indexes (>909 after normalization with their EC50 values). 35 is not a substrate of P-gp. They are potentially dual-selective modulators for both P-gp and breast cancer resistance protein transporters. The present study demonstrates that these new compounds can be employed as effective and safe modulators of P-gp-mediated drug resistance in cancer cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / metabolism*
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Doxorubicin / metabolism
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / drug effects
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring / chemistry*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Intracellular Space / drug effects
  • Intracellular Space / metabolism
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins / metabolism
  • Neoplasm Proteins / metabolism
  • Paclitaxel / pharmacology
  • Safety
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • ABCG2 protein, human
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring
  • Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • ningalin B
  • Doxorubicin
  • Paclitaxel
  • multidrug resistance-associated protein 1