Synthesis, antimitotic and antivascular activity of 1-(3',4',5'-trimethoxybenzoyl)-3-arylamino-5-amino-1,2,4-triazoles

J Med Chem. 2014 Aug 14;57(15):6795-808. doi: 10.1021/jm5008193. Epub 2014 Jul 28.

Abstract

A new class of compounds that incorporated the structural motif of the 1-(3',4',5'-trimethoxtbenzoyl)-3-arylamino-5-amino-1,2,4-triazole molecular skeleton was synthesized and evaluated for their antiproliferative activity in vitro, interactions with tubulin, and cell cycle effects. The most active agent, 3c, was evaluated for antitumor activity in vivo. Structure-activity relationships were elucidated with various substituents on the phenyl ring of the anilino moiety at the C-3 position of the 1,2,4-triazole ring. The best results for inhibition of cancer cell growth were obtained with the p-Me, m,p-diMe, and p-Et phenyl derivatives 3c, 3e, and 3f, respectively, and overall, these compounds were more or less as active as CA-4. Their vascular disrupting activity was evaluated in HUVEC cells, with compound 3c showing activity comparable with that of CA-4. Compound 3c almost eliminated the growth of syngeneic hepatocellular carcinoma in Balb/c mice, suggesting that 3c could be a new antimitotic agent with clinical potential.

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Aniline Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Aniline Compounds / chemistry*
  • Aniline Compounds / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Antimitotic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antimitotic Agents / chemistry*
  • Antimitotic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy
  • Cell Cycle / drug effects
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Colchicine / chemistry
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / cytology
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Models, Molecular
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Neoplastic Stem Cells
  • Protein Binding
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Triazines / chemical synthesis
  • Triazines / chemistry*
  • Triazines / pharmacology
  • Triazoles / chemical synthesis
  • Triazoles / chemistry*
  • Triazoles / pharmacology
  • Tubulin / chemistry
  • Tubulin Modulators / chemical synthesis
  • Tubulin Modulators / chemistry
  • Tubulin Modulators / pharmacology

Substances

  • (3-(4-tolylamino)-5-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Aniline Compounds
  • Antimitotic Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Triazines
  • Triazoles
  • Tubulin
  • Tubulin Modulators
  • Colchicine