New adamantane phenylalkylamines with σ-receptor binding affinity and anticancer activity, associated with putative antagonism of neuropathic pain

J Med Chem. 2012 Nov 26;55(22):10241-61. doi: 10.1021/jm3013008. Epub 2012 Nov 9.

Abstract

The synthesis of the adamantane phenylalkylamines 2a-d, 3a-c, and 4a-e is described. These compounds exhibited significant antiproliferative activity, in vitro, against eight cancer cell lines tested. The σ(1), σ(2), and sodium channel binding affinities of compounds 2a, 3a, 4a, and 4c-e were investigated. The most interesting analogue, 4a, exhibited significant in vivo anticancer profile on pancreas, prostate, leukemia, and ovarian cancer cell line xenografts together with apoptosis and caspase-3 activation. Inhibition of the cancer cells cycle at the sub-G1 level was also obtained with 4a. Finally, encouraging results were observed with 4a in vivo on mice, suggesting putative antimetastatic and analgesic activities of this compound.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adamantane / analogs & derivatives*
  • Adamantane / chemical synthesis
  • Adamantane / chemistry*
  • Adamantane / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Apoptosis / drug effects*
  • Caspase 3 / metabolism
  • Cell Cycle / drug effects
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, SCID
  • Molecular Structure
  • Neuralgia / drug therapy*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Piperidines / chemical synthesis
  • Piperidines / pharmacology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Receptors, sigma / metabolism*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • 1-methyl-4-(3-(4-(alpha-(1-tricyclo(3.3.1.1(3,7))decyl)phenylmethyl)phenyl)propyl)piperazine
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Piperidines
  • Receptors, sigma
  • Caspase 3
  • Adamantane