Abstract
Inflammation plays a key role in cancer initiation and propagation. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX), two important enzymes in inflammatory responses are up-regulated in various tumor types. Dual inhibition of COX-2 and 5-LOX constitutes a rational concept for the design of more efficacious anti-tumor agents with an improved safety profile. We have previously reported a series of diaryl-1,2,4-triazole derivatives as selective COX-2 inhibitors. Herein, we hybridized the diaryl-1,2,4-triazoles with caffeic acid (CA) which was reported to display 5-LOX inhibitory and anti-tumor activities, affording a novel class of COX-2/5-LOX dual inhibitors as anti-tumor drug candidates. Most of these compounds exhibited potent COX-2/5-LOX inhibitory and antiproliferative activities in vitro. And the most potent compound 22b could significantly inhibit tumor growth in vivo. Furthermore, mechanistic investigation showed that the representative compound 15c blocked cell cycle in G2 phase and induced apoptosis in human non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Our preliminary investigation results would provide new clues for the cancer theatment with COX-2/5-LOX dual inhibitors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 89-103 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 108 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 27 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by the grants from State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University (No. SKLNMZZCX201404 ), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20130645 ), Huahai Pharmaceutical Graduate Innovation Fund (No. CX14B-005HH ) and Innovation project of Jiangsu Province (No. KYLX15-0636 ). We appreciate Prof. Luhua Lai of Peking University for direction of comparative modeling of 5-LOX.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS.
Keywords
- 5-Lipoxygenase
- Anti-tumor activity
- Caffeic acid
- Cyclooxygenase-2
- Diaryl-1,2,4-Triazoles
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry