Synthesis and biological evaluation of glucuronide prodrugs of the histone deacetylase inhibitor CI-994 for application in selective cancer chemotherapy

Bioorg Med Chem. 2008 Sep 1;16(17):8109-16. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.07.048. Epub 2008 Jul 23.

Abstract

Two glucuronide prodrugs of the histone deacetylase inhibitor CI-994 were synthesized. These compounds were found to be soluble in aqueous media and stable under physiological conditions. The carbamoyl derivatisation of CI-994 significantly decreased its toxicity towards NCI-H661 lung cancer cells. Prodrug incubation with beta-glucuronidase in the culture media led efficiently to the release of the parent drug and thereby restoring its ability to decrease cell proliferation, to inhibit HDAC and to induce E-Cadherin expression.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / pharmacology*
  • Benzamides
  • Cadherins / genetics
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / drug effects
  • Glucuronides / chemical synthesis
  • Glucuronides / chemistry
  • Glucuronides / pharmacology*
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors*
  • Humans
  • Hydrolysis
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phenylenediamines / chemical synthesis
  • Phenylenediamines / chemistry
  • Phenylenediamines / pharmacology*
  • Prodrugs / chemical synthesis
  • Prodrugs / chemistry
  • Prodrugs / pharmacology*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Solubility
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Time Factors
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Benzamides
  • Cadherins
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Glucuronides
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
  • Phenylenediamines
  • Prodrugs
  • tacedinaline