Abstract
Potent and safe anticancer drugs research and development are still on the way to human health. In this report, a series of novel thiosemicarbazone derivatives containing indole fragment were designed and synthesized. Most compounds exhibited excellent antiproliferative activity against PC3, MGC803 and EC109 cell lines with low micromolar IC50 (0.14ā12Ī¼M). Especially, compound 5j can selectively inhibit PC3 cells in three tested tumor cells with IC50 value of 0.14 Ī¼M, which may be attributed to a synergistic effect after introducing indole fragment into the TSC structure. Meanwhile, compound 5j displayed more selectivity in PC3 cells toward two normal WPMY-1 and GES-1 cell lines, compared to those of 3-AP and DPC. We also found that 5j can effectively inhibit PC3 cell proliferation, colonization and induce apoptosis. Whatās more, 5j may significantly suppress migration and invasion by blocking the EMT process but had no effect on cell cycle. Collectively, our findings indicate that 5j with structure of thiosemicarbazone containing indole may serve as a useful anticancer lead for further optimization and development.
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