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Water-soluble isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoxalin-6-imines: In vitro antiproliferative activity and molecular mechanism(s) of action

  • Authors: Parrino, B.; Carbone, A.; Ciancimino, C.; Spanò, V.; Montalbano, A.; Barraja, P.; Cirrincione, G.; Diana, P.; Sissi, C.; Palumbo, M.; Pinato, O.; Pennati, M.; Beretta, G.; Folini, M.; Matyus, P.; Balogh, B.; Zaffaroni, N.
  • Publication year: 2015
  • Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
  • OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/147538

Abstract

Water-soluble isoindoloquinoxalin (IIQ) imines and the corresponding acetates were conveniently prepared from the key intermediates 2-(2′-aminophenyl)-2H-isoindole-1-carbonitriles obtained by a Strecker reaction between substituted 1,2-dicarbaldehydes and 1,2-phenylenediamines. Both series were screened by the National Cancer Institute (Bethesda, MD) and showed potent antiproliferative activity against a panel of 60 human tumor cell lines. Several of the novel compounds showed GI50 values at a nanomolar level on the majority of the tested cell lines. Among IIQ derivatives, methoxy substituents at positions 3 and 8 or/and 9 were especially effective in impairing cell cycle progression and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells. These effects were associated to IIQ-mediated impairment of tubulin polymerization at pharmacologically significant concentrations of tested compounds. In addition, impaired DNA topoisomerase I functions and perturbation in telomere architecture were observed in cells exposed to micromolar concentrations of IIQ derivatives. The above results suggest that IIQ derivatives exhibit multi-target cytotoxic activities.