Design, Synthesis, and Preliminary Studies of Spiro-isoxazoline-peroxides against Human Cytomegalovirus and Glioblastoma ∥

J Org Chem. 2019 Jun 7;84(11):6992-7006. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b00746. Epub 2019 May 17.

Abstract

The association between glioblastoma (GBM) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection has been the intensely debated topic over the decades for developing new therapeutic options. In this regard, the peroxides from natural and synthetic sources served as potential antiviral and anticancer agents in the past. Herein, a concise and efficient strategy has been demonstrated to access a novel class of peroxides containing a spiro-isoxazoline to primarily investigate the biological activities. The synthetic compounds were evaluated for in vitro antiviral and antiproliferative activity against HCMV and glioblastoma cell line (GBM6), respectively. While compound 13m showed moderate anti-CMV activity (IC50 = 19 μM), surprisingly, an independent biological assay for compound 13m revealed its antiproliferative activity against the human glioblastoma cell line (GBM6) with an IC50 of 10 μM. Hence, the unification of an isoxazoline and peroxide heterocycles could be a potential direction to initiate the HCMV-GBM drug discovery program.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antiviral Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Cytomegalovirus / drug effects*
  • Drug Design*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Glioblastoma / drug therapy*
  • Glioblastoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Isoxazoles / chemistry
  • Isoxazoles / pharmacology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peroxides / chemistry
  • Peroxides / pharmacology
  • Spiro Compounds / chemistry
  • Spiro Compounds / pharmacology
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Isoxazoles
  • Peroxides
  • Spiro Compounds