Synthesis of 8-hydroxyquinoline derivatives as novel antitumor agents

  • Sau Hing Chan
  • , Chung Hin CHUI
  • , Shun Wan Chan
  • , Stanton Hon Lun Kok
  • , Dessy Chan
  • , Miriam Yuen Tung Tsoi
  • , Polly Hang Mei Leung
  • , Alfred King Yin Lam
  • , Albert Sun Chi Chan*
  • , Kim Hung Lam
  • , Johnny Cheuk On Tang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This letter describes the preparation of quinoline derivatives and their cytotoxic potentials toward human carcinoma cell lines. Among the selected compounds, 8-hydroxy-2-quinolinecarbaldehyde (3) showed the best in vitro cytotoxicity against the human cancer cell lines, including MDA231, T-47D, Hs578t, SaoS2, K562, SKHep1 (with a MTS50 range of 12.5-25 μg/mL) and Hep3B (with a MTS50 range of 6.25±0.034 μg/mL). The in vivo antitumor activity of compound 3 on subcutenaous Hep3B hepatocellular carcinoma xenograft in athymic nude mice was then studied. The results showed that the dose of 10 mg/kg/day of compound 3 with intraperitoneal injection for 9 days totally abolished the growth of the xenograft tumor of Hep3B with no histological damage on vital organs as compared with the control. The experimental results suggested that compound 3 has a good potential as an antitumor agent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)170-174
Number of pages5
JournalACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Feb 2013

User-Defined Keywords

  • 8-hydroxy-2-quinolinecarbaldehyde
  • antitumor
  • hepatocellular carcinoma
  • quinoline derivatives

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