Arylthioindoles, potent inhibitors of tubulin polymerization

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作者
De Martino, G
La Regina, G
Coluccia, A
Edler, MC
Barbera, MC
Brancale, A
Wilcox, E
Hamel, E
Artico, M
Silvestri, R
机构
[1] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dipartimento Studi Farmaceut, I-00185 Rome, Italy
[2] Cardiff Univ, Welsh Sch Pharm, Cardiff CF10 3XF, S Glam, Wales
[3] NCI, Screening Technol Branch, Dev Therapeut Program, Div Canc Treatment & Diag,NIH, Frederick, MD 21702 USA
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10.1021/jm049360d
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R914 [药物化学];
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100701 ;
摘要
Several arylthioindoles had excellent activity as inhibitors both of tubulin polymerization and of the growth of MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cells. Methyl 3-[(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)thio]-5-methoxy-1H-indole-2-carboxylate (21), the most potent derivative, showed IC50 = 2.0 muM, 1.6 times more active than colchicine and about as active as combretastatin A-4 (CSA4). Compound 21 inhibited the growth of the MCF-7 cells at IC50 = 13 nM. Colchicine and CSA4 had 13 nM and 17 nM IC50 values, respectively, with these cells.
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