Synthesis of Diflunisal Thiazolidinones as Anticancer Agents

Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2016;16(10):1266-74. doi: 10.2174/1871520615666150831125337.

Abstract

A series of diflunisal 4-thiazolidinones were synthesized. Some selected compounds were determined at one dose towards the full panel of 60 human cancer cell lines by National Cancer Institute. 2',4'-Difluoro-4-hydroxy-N-[4-oxo-2-(thiophen-2-yl)-1,3-thiazolidin-3-yl]biphenyl- 3-carboxamide (4a) demonstrated the most marked effect on K-562 cancer cell line with 58.59 % growth inhibition at 10 μM. Compound 4a was evaluated in vitro using the MTT colorimetric method against human leukemia cell line K-562 and mouse embryonic fibroblasts cell line NIH- 3T3 at different doses for cell viability and growth inhibition. Compound 4a exhibited anticancer activity with IC50 value of 5.2 μM against K-562 cells and did not display cytotoxicity towards NIH-3T3 cells compared with diflunisal. In addition, this compound could be an interesting prototype as an antiproliferative agent.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic
  • Diflunisal / chemistry*
  • Diflunisal / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • K562 Cells / drug effects
  • Mice
  • NIH 3T3 Cells

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Diflunisal