4-Hydroxybenzyl modification of the highly teratogenic retinoid, 4-[(1E)-2-(5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenyl)-1-propen-1-yl]benzoic acid (TTNPB), yields a compound that induces apoptosis in breast cancercells and...

Riferimento: 
Chem Res Toxicol. 2011 Nov 21;24(11):1853-61.
Autori: 
Anding AL, Nieves NJ, Abzianidze VV, Collins MD, Curley RW Jr, Clagett-Dame M.
Fonte: 
Chem Res Toxicol. 2011 Nov 21;24(11):1853-61.
Anno: 
2011
Azione: 
Gli sforzi per sintetizzare retinoidi con un maggiore indice terapeutico hanno avuto un successo limitato. Il 4-[(1E) -2-(5,5,8,8-tetrametil-5,6,7,8-tetraidro-2-naphtalenil)-1-propen-1-yl] benzoico (TTNPB) è uno degli analoghi dell'acido all-trans-retinoico (ATRA) più biologicamente attivo.
Target: 
ATRA-TTNPB/terapia del cancro.

ABSTRACT
Retinoids are a class of compounds with structural similarity to vitamin A. These compounds inhibit the proliferation of many cancer cell lines but have had limited medical application as they are often toxic at therapeutic levels. Efforts to synthesize retinoids with a greater therapeutic index have met with limited success. 4-[(1E)-2-(5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenyl)-1-propen-1-yl]benzoic acid (TTNPB) is one of the most biologically active all-trans-retinoic acid (atRA) analogues and is highly teratogenic. In this study, we show that modification of the TTNPB carboxyl group with an N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)amido (4HPTTNPB) or a 4-hydroxybenzyl (4HBTTNPB) group changes the activity of the compound in cell culture and in vivo. Unlike TTNPB, both compounds induce apoptosis in cancer cells and bind poorly to the retinoic acid receptors (RARs). Like the similarly modified all-trans-retinoic acid (atRA) analogues N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (4-HPR/fenretinide) and 4-hydroxybenzylretinone (4-HBR), 4HBTTNPB is a potent activator of components of the ER stress pathway. The amide-linked analogue, 4HPTTNPB, is less toxic to developing embryos than the parent TTNPB, and most significantly, the 4-hydroxybenzyl-modified compound (4HBTTNPB) that cannot be hydrolyzed in vivo to the parent TTNPB compound is nearly devoid of teratogenic liability.

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