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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Cytotoxicity of oleanolic and ursolic acid derivatives toward hepatocellular carcinoma and evaluation of NF-κB involvement.
Gianfranco FontanaMaurizio BrunoPaola PomaAlberto SpinellaSergio RosselliManuela LabbozzettaMonica Notarbartolosubject
Carcinoma HepatocellularApoptosis01 natural sciencesBiochemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundUrsolic acid Oleanolic acid HepG2 Hep3B HA22T/VGH Antitumor activity NF−κBUrsolic acidTriterpeneOleaDrug DiscoverymedicineTumor Cells CulturedHumansSettore BIO/15 - Biologia FarmaceuticaOleanolic AcidCytotoxicityMolecular BiologyCell Proliferationchemistry.chemical_classification010405 organic chemistryPlant ExtractsOrganic ChemistryLiver NeoplasmsNF-kappa BNF-κBSettore CHIM/06 - Chimica Organicamedicine.diseaseAntineoplastic Agents Phytogenicdigestive system diseasesTriterpenes0104 chemical sciences010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistrychemistryMechanism of actionHepatocellular carcinomaMalusSettore BIO/14 - FarmacologiaCancer researchmedicine.symptomdescription
Oleanolic and ursolic acids are two ubiquitous isomeric triterpene phytochemicals known for their anticancer activity. A set of derivatives of the two compounds with a modified oxidation state and lipophylicity at C-3 and C-28 positions, were prepared and tested as anticancer agents versus the lines HepG2, Hep3B and HA22T/VGH of hepatocarcinoma, a strongly aggressive tumor that is not responsive toward the standard therapies. New derivatives containing a three carbons side chain on the C-3 position were synthetized in both stereoisomeric forms by the Barbier-Grignard procedure and three of them were found to be active toward all of the three targets. The implication of the transcriptional nuclear factor NF−κB in the mechanism of action was assessed for the more active compounds in the set, as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cyto-types are known to overexpress NF−κB.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-01 | Bioorganic chemistry |