title: Design, synthesis, cytoselective toxicity, structure-activity relationships, and pharmacophore of thiazolidinone derivatives targeting drug-resistant lung cancer cells.
abstract: Ten cytoselective compounds have been identified from 372 thiazolidinone analogues by applying iterative library approaches. These compounds selectively killed both non-small cell lung cancer cell line H460 and its paclitaxel-resistant variant H460 taxR at an IC 50 between 0.21 and 2.93 microM while showing much less toxicity to normal human fibroblasts at concentrations up to 195 microM. Structure-activity relationship studies revealed that (1) the nitrogen atom on the 4-thiazolidinone ring (ring B in Figure 1) cannot be substituted, (2) several substitutions on ring A are tolerated at various positions, and (3) the substitution on ring C is restricted to the -NMe 2 group at the 4-position. A pharmacophore derived from active molecules suggested that two hydrogen bond acceptors and three hydrophobic regions were common features. Activities against P-gp-overexpressing and paclitaxel-resistant cell line H460 taxR and modeling using a previously validated P-gp substrate pharmacophore suggested that active compounds were not likely P-gp substrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shuhong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shumei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Aifeng
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Rongshi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekins
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Swaan
authors.forename: Bingliang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques; D015195:Drug Design; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008958:Models, Molecular; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D045162:Thiazolidinediones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D017239:Paclitaxel