Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel propargylquinobenzothiazines and their derivatives as potential antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer agents

Abstract

Azaphenothiazines containing the quinoline ring, 8–10-substituted 6H-quinobenzothiazines and 6H-diquinothiazine were transformed into new 6-propargyl and 6-dialkylaminobutynyl derivatives containing the triple bond. Most of them displayed strong antiproliferative actions against human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) stimulated with phytohemagglutinin A (PHA), strongly suppressed lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced TNF-α production by whole blood human cell cultures, and exhibited low cytotoxicity. Three propargylquinobenzothiazines with the bromine, trifluoromethyl, and methylthio groups at position 9 and propargyldiquinothiazine exhibited comparable actions to cisplatin against the L-1210 and SW-948 tumor lines. 6-Propargyl-9-trifluoromethylquinobenzothiazine was shown to block caspase 3 expression and inhibit expression of caspase 8 and 9 in Jurkat cells indicating its possible mechanism of action. These derivatives could be promising, potential therapeutics for treatment of neoplastic diseases and autoimmune disorders.

Keywords:

• Anticancer activity
• antiproliferative activity
• apoptosis
• azaphenothiazines
• caspases

Declaration of interest

The work is supported by The Medical University of Silesia (Grant KNW-1–004/K/4/0).

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