Substituted chromones as highly potent nontoxic inhibitors, specific for the breast cancer resistance protein

J Med Chem. 2012 Jan 26;55(2):966-70. doi: 10.1021/jm201404w. Epub 2012 Jan 6.

Abstract

A series of 13 disubstituted chromones was synthesized. Two types of substituents, on each side of the scaffold, contributed to both the potency of ABCG2 inhibition and the cytotoxicity. The best compound, 5-(4-bromobenzyloxy)-2-(2-(5-methoxyindolyl)ethyl-1-carbonyl)-4H-chromen-4-one (6g), displayed high-affinity inhibition and low cytotoxicity, giving a markedly high therapeutic index. The chromone derivative specifically inhibited ABCG2 versus other multidrug ABC transporters and was not transported. It constitutes a highly promising candidate for in vivo chemosensitization of ABCG2-expressing tumors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / metabolism
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Biological Transport / drug effects
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Chromones / chemical synthesis*
  • Chromones / chemistry
  • Chromones / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Indoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Indoles / chemistry
  • Indoles / pharmacology
  • Mitoxantrone / pharmacology
  • Neoplasm Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Neoplasm Proteins / genetics
  • Neoplasm Proteins / metabolism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Transfection

Substances

  • 5-(4-bromobenzyloxy)-2-(2-(5-methoxyindolyl)ethyl-1-carbonyl)-4H-chromen-4-one
  • ABCG2 protein, human
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Chromones
  • Indoles
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Mitoxantrone