Effect of C7-substitution of 1-arylsulfonyl-5-(N-hydroxyacrylamide)indolines on the selectivity towards a subclass of histone deacetylases

Org Biomol Chem. 2014 Nov 28;12(44):8966-76. doi: 10.1039/c4ob00542b.

Abstract

This study focused on the substitution effect at position C7 of 1-arylsulfonyl-5-(N-hydroxyacrylamide)indolines. Compound 9, (E)-3-(7-amino-1-(4-methoxyphenylsulfonyl)indolin-5-yl)-N-hydroxyacrylamide, displayed 4- to 14-fold more potent antiproliferative activity than vorinostat (SAHA, 1). Notably, 9 possessed specific histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitory activity toward HDAC1 and HDAC2, but had no effect on HDAC6, indicating that 9 has the potential to be developed as a class I HDAC inhibitor. In a xenograft tumor model, 9 suppressed the growth of HCT116 cells at 100 mg kg(−1), which led to a TGI (tumor growth inhibition) of 40.3%. Taken together, the C7 substitutions have a crucial effect on class I HDACs, which is beneficial for synthesizing efficient anticancer agents.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • HCT116 Cells
  • HeLa Cells
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Histone Deacetylases / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Hydroxamic Acids / chemical synthesis
  • Hydroxamic Acids / chemistry
  • Hydroxamic Acids / pharmacology*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Molecular Structure
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / pathology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Sulfonamides / chemical synthesis
  • Sulfonamides / chemistry
  • Sulfonamides / pharmacology*

Substances

  • 3-(7-amino-1-(4-methoxyphenylsulfonyl)indolin-5-yl)-N-hydroxyacrylamide
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
  • Hydroxamic Acids
  • Sulfonamides
  • Histone Deacetylases