The present research was launched to investigate the effects of 12 annonaceous acetogenins (ACGs) on human hepatic carcinoma cell line SMMC-7721/ADR, and to find out their structure-activity relationship. SMMC-7721/ADR cells were treated with 12 ACGs including annosquamin A(1)，annosquamin B(2)，annotemoyin-1(3)，uvariamicin Ⅱ(4)，annosquacin D(5)，annosquacin B(6)，isodesacetyluvaricin(7)，uvarigrandin A(8)，squamostatin D(9)，squamostatin E(10)，squamostatin A(11)，and 12,15-cis-squamostatin A(12) for 24 h, and the different expression of the target gene NDUFV2 were detected by quantitative real-time PCR. All the tested compounds made the expression of the target gene NDUFV2 decreased on human hepatic carcinoma cell line SMMC-7721/ADR, of which the bistetrahydrofuran ACGs showed the best activity,which the non-adjacent bistetrahydrofuran ACGs displayed the worst activity.The ACGs with the reducing number of carbons between γ-unsaturated lactone and the close tetrahydrofuran (THF) ring are more potent. For bistetrahydrofuran ACGs with the same nucleus skeleton,they would be more active as more hydroxyls on aliphatic chain, which for the non-adjacent bistetrahydrofuran ACGs with less hydroxyls on aliphatic chain that would be more active. ACGs with 3 hydroxyls on aliphatic chain would be more active. ACGs with threo configuration are more active than erythro configurotion, and the compounds with cis THF ring seem to be superior to those of trans THF ring. Furthermore, the ACGs with the reducing number of carbons between terminal methyl and the close tetrahydrofuran (THF) ring are more potent.
Keywords: SMMC-7721/ADR; multidrug resistance; structure-activity relationship; annonaceous acetogenins.
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