Synthesis and structure--activity analysis of novel dihydropyridine derivatives to overcome multidrug resistance

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2001 Jan 22;11(2):275-7. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00651-x.

Abstract

The structure activity relationships were studied on newly synthesized 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives possessing a 1-pentyl group at the 4-position, and 3-pyridylpropylester was found to be one of the effective fragments for overcoming P-glycoprotein mediated multidrug-resistance (MDR) in cultured human cancer cells, in vitro. 3-Pyridylpropylester was also found to be one of the effective fragments for increasing the life span of P-glycoprotein overexpressing MDR P388 leukemia-bearing mice, in vivo. All compounds had weak calcium antagonistic activities, but there appeared no relationship between MDR reversing effect and calcium antagonistic activity.

MeSH terms

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / genetics
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / pharmacology
  • Calcium / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques
  • Dihydropyridines / chemical synthesis
  • Dihydropyridines / chemistry
  • Dihydropyridines / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple*
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Leukemia P388 / drug therapy
  • Mice
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Survival Rate
  • Transfection
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured / drug effects
  • Vincristine / pharmacology

Substances

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1
  • Dihydropyridines
  • Vincristine
  • Calcium