New C5-Alkylated Indolobenzazepinones Acting as Inhibitors of Tubulin Polymerization: Cytotoxic and Antitumor Activities
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Abstract
A series of 5-alkylindolobenzazepin-7-ones was synthesized by Suzuki coupling between 3-iodoindole-2-carboxylates and the appropriate alpha-alkylbenzylamino o-boronic acids followed by cyclization to the lactam. Derivatives having a linear alkyl chain at C5 were found to be highly cytotoxic to KB cells with IC50 values in the 30-80 nM range. These compounds also inhibited the polymerization of tubulin with IC50's of 1-2 microM. Compound 4f (( S)-5-ethyl) showed comparable antiproliferative activities (IC50's of 30-70 nM) in a variety of cancer cell lines, cell growth being arrested at the G2/M phase. Compound 4f induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner in three different cancer cell lines and was shown to affect cell morphology in a manner consistent with its inhibitory action on tubulin polymerization. Using the experimental model of glioma grafted on the chick chorio-allantoic membrane, local treatment with compound 4f markedly reduced tumor progression.
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