New potential anticancer agents based on the anthranilic acid scaffold: synthesis and evaluation of biological activity. 2005

Cenzo Congiu, and Maria Teresa Cocco, and Valentina Lilliu, and Valentina Onnis
Dipartimento di Tossicologia, Università di Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, Cagliari, I-09124, Italy. ccongiu@unica.it

The synthesis and anticancer activity of new compounds designed on the anthranilic acid scaffold are reported. The antiproliferative activity was assayed by the National Cancer Institute in established in vitro and in vivo anticancer experimental models. Structural variations based on the flufenamic acid motif afforded a series of (hetero)aryl esters of N-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-4-yl)anthranilic acid, which showed in vitro growth inhibitory properties against human tumor cell lines in nanomolar to low micromolar concentrations. The pyridinyl ester 25 exhibited very potent in vitro antiproliferative efficacy, with a chemosensitive profile showing a number of GI(50) values at concentrations lower than 10(-7) M in the full panel of human tumor cell lines. Compound 25 was also tested in vivo as a potential anticancer agent in the hollow fiber assay and in human tumor xenografts, showing moderate inhibitory properties. Analysis of biological activities and the COMPARE procedure was utilized to support putative biochemical mechanisms implicated with the antiproliferative activity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004353 Drug Evaluation, Preclinical Preclinical testing of drugs in experimental animals or in vitro for their biological and toxic effects and potential clinical applications. Drug Screening,Evaluation Studies, Drug, Pre-Clinical,Drug Evaluation Studies, Preclinical,Drug Evaluations, Preclinical,Evaluation Studies, Drug, Preclinical,Evaluation, Preclinical Drug,Evaluations, Preclinical Drug,Medicinal Plants Testing, Preclinical,Preclinical Drug Evaluation,Preclinical Drug Evaluations,Drug Screenings,Screening, Drug,Screenings, Drug
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000970 Antineoplastic Agents Substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of NEOPLASMS. Anticancer Agent,Antineoplastic,Antineoplastic Agent,Antineoplastic Drug,Antitumor Agent,Antitumor Drug,Cancer Chemotherapy Agent,Cancer Chemotherapy Drug,Anticancer Agents,Antineoplastic Drugs,Antineoplastics,Antitumor Agents,Antitumor Drugs,Cancer Chemotherapy Agents,Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs,Chemotherapeutic Anticancer Agents,Chemotherapeutic Anticancer Drug,Agent, Anticancer,Agent, Antineoplastic,Agent, Antitumor,Agent, Cancer Chemotherapy,Agents, Anticancer,Agents, Antineoplastic,Agents, Antitumor,Agents, Cancer Chemotherapy,Agents, Chemotherapeutic Anticancer,Chemotherapy Agent, Cancer,Chemotherapy Agents, Cancer,Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer,Chemotherapy Drugs, Cancer,Drug, Antineoplastic,Drug, Antitumor,Drug, Cancer Chemotherapy,Drug, Chemotherapeutic Anticancer,Drugs, Antineoplastic,Drugs, Antitumor,Drugs, Cancer Chemotherapy
D045744 Cell Line, Tumor A cell line derived from cultured tumor cells. Tumor Cell Line,Cell Lines, Tumor,Line, Tumor Cell,Lines, Tumor Cell,Tumor Cell Lines
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus
D062367 ortho-Aminobenzoates Benzoic acids, salts, or esters that contain an amino group attached to carbon number 2 or 6 of the benzene ring structure. 2-Aminobenzoates,6-Aminobenzoates,Anthranilates,Anthranilic Acids,o-Aminobenzoates,o-Aminobenzoic Acids,ortho-Aminobenzoic Acids,6 Aminobenzoates,Acids, Anthranilic,Acids, o-Aminobenzoic,Acids, ortho-Aminobenzoic,o Aminobenzoates,o Aminobenzoic Acids,ortho Aminobenzoates,ortho Aminobenzoic Acids
D023041 Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays In vivo methods of screening investigative anticancer drugs, biologic response modifiers or radiotherapies. Human tumor tissue or cells are transplanted into mice or rats followed by tumor treatment regimens. A variety of outcomes are monitored to assess antitumor effectiveness. Tumor Xenograft Assay,Xenograft Antitumor Assays,Antitumor Assays, Xenograft Model,Antitumor Assay, Xenograft,Antitumor Assays, Xenograft,Assay, Tumor Xenograft,Assay, Xenograft Antitumor,Assays, Tumor Xenograft,Assays, Xenograft Antitumor,Tumor Xenograft Assays,Xenograft Antitumor Assay,Xenograft Assay, Tumor,Xenograft Assays, Tumor

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