Browsing by Author "Ibacache, Andrea"

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    Inhibition of human topoisomerase I and activation of caspase-3 by aza-angucyclinones and arylaminopyrimido[4,5-c]isoquinoline-7,10-quinones
    (SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD, 2012) Monsalve, Francisco A.; Valderrama, Jaime A.; Vasquez, David; Ibacache, Andrea; Rodriguez, Jaime A.; Gonzalez, Daniel R.; Leiva, Elba; Gonzalez, Enrique
    Cancer is the second cause of death in the world after cardiovascular diseases. Cancer cells acquire capacities not present in normal cells, such as self-sufficiency, resistance to antiproliferative stimuli, evasion of apoptosis, unlimited replication, invasiveness and metastasis. Consequently, it is of major interest to explore and develop molecules with anticancer activity directed to specific targets. In this study, we aimed to evaluate two series of polycyclic quinones: aza-angucyclinone and arylaminopyrimido[4,5-c]isoquinoline-7,10-quinones, in their capacity to inhibit human topoisomerase I (TOP1) and to trigger apoptosis through activation of caspase-3. We evaluated the capacity of the two series of polycyclic quinones to inhibit TOP1, using a DNA supercoiled relaxation assay and their capacity to induce apoptosis through the activation of caspase-3 in HL60 cells. Both series of quinones inhibited TOP1 activity over 50%. When we evaluated the pro-apoptotic capacity of both series of quinones, at therapeutically relevant concentrations, the arylaminoquinones ADPA-ICC (methyl 7-(4-methoxyphenyl)amino-1,3-dimethyl-5,8-dioxo-5,8-dihydroisoquinoline-4-carboxylate), P4 (9-phenylamino-3,4-dihydrophenanthridine-1,7,10(2H)-trione) and the aza-angucyclinone OH-6H (8-hydroxy-2,4-dimethyl-2H,4H-benzo[g]pyrimido[4,5-c]isoquinoline-1,3,7,12-tetraone) increased the caspase-3 activity by approximately 2-fold over the control. The series of the arylaminoquinones and aza-angucyclinones showed differential antiproliferative capacity. We further identified a group of them that showed antiproliferative capacity possibly through inhibition of TOP1 and by activation of caspase-3. This group of molecules may represent a potential pharmacological tool in treatment against cancer.
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    Studies on quinones. Part 47. Synthesis of novel phenylaminophenanthridinequinones as potential antitumor agents
    (ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER, 2011) Valderrama, Jaime A.; Ibacache, Andrea; Rodriguez, Jaime A.; Theoduloz, Cristina; Benites, Julio
    In our search for potential anticancer agents, a series of 8- and 9-phenylamino-3,4-tetrahydro-phenanthridine-1,7,10(2H)-triones with substituent variations at 6-, 8- and 9-positions were prepared using a highly efficient sequence involving: a) solar photoacylation reactions of benzoquinone with arylaldehydes, b) one-pot procedure for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydrophenanthridine-1,7,10(2H)-trione intermediates from acylhydroquinones and c) highly regiocontrolled acid-induced amination reaction of phenanthridinequinones with phenylamines. The members of this series were in vitro evaluated using the KIT colorimetric method against one normal cell line and three human cancer cell lines. The SAR analysis indicates that the location of nitrogen substituents on the quinone nucleus, the presence of methyl, phenyl, furyl and thienyl groups at the 6-position and the aromatization of the angular cyclo-aliphatic ring of the phenylamino-3,4-tetrahydrophenanthridine-1,7,10(2H)-trione pharmacophore play key roles in the antitumor activity. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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    Synthesis and in Vitro Antiproliferative Activity of New Phenylaminoisoquinolinequinones against Cancer Cell Lines
    (2013) Delgado, Virginia; Ibacache, Andrea; Arancibia, Veronica; Theoduloz, Cristina; Valderrama, Jaime A.
    A variety of phenylaminoisoquinolinequinones were synthesized and tested for their antiproliferative activity against three human-tumor derived cancer cell lines. The new aminoquinones were prepared from 4-methoxycarbonyl-3-methylisoquinoline-5,8-quinone (1) via acid-induced amination and bromination reactions. Remarkable differences in antiproliferative activity were observed depending upon the location and donor capacity of the substituted phenylamino group at the quinone nucleus. The effect of the substituents on the biological activity is discussed in terms of the donor-acceptor interactions which were evaluated through the redox properties of the aminoquinones.
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    Synthesis and in Vitro Cytotoxic Evaluation of Aminoquinones Structurally Related to Marine Isoquinolinequinones
    (2012) Delgado Chang, Virginia; Ibacache, Andrea; Theoduloz, Cristina; Valderrama Guerrero, Jaime Adolfo