Quinazolinones, an important class of fused heterocyclic alkaloids has attracted high attention in organic and medicinal chemistry due to their significant and wide range of biological activities. ...There are approximately 150 naturally occurring quinazolinone alkaloids known till 2005. Several new quinazolinone alkaloids (∼55) have been isolated in the last decade. Natural quinazolinones with exotic structural features and remarkable biological activities have incited a lot of activities in the synthetic community towards the development of new synthetic strategies and approaches for the total synthesis of quinazolinone alkaloids. This review is focused on these advances in the chemistry of quinazolinone alkaloids in the last decade. This article covers the newly isolated quinazolinone natural products with their biological activities and the recently reported total syntheses of quinazolinone alkaloids from 2006 to 2015.
This review focuses on the recent advances in the chemistry of quinazolinone alkaloids which covers the newly isolated quinazolinone alkaloids with their biological activities and the recently reported total syntheses of quinazolinone alkaloids from 2006 to 2015.
The current review article is an update to the recent developments in synthetic methodologies for the construction of quinazoline and quinazolinone heterocycles. Mechanistic investigations, synthetic ...and pharmacological applications have also been discussed. Display omitted
•Quinazolines and quinazolinones are useful bioactive scaffolds in medicinal chemistry.•Mild, efficient and environmentally benign synthetic procedures.•Mechanistic investigations and synthetic applications.•Pharmaceutical and agrochemical applications.
Nitrogen-rich heterocycles, particularly quinazolines and quinazolinones, represent a unique class of diversified frameworks displaying a broad spectrum of biological functions. Over the past several years, intensive medicinal chemistry efforts have generated numerous structurally functionalized quinazoline and quinazolinone derivatives. Interest in expanding the biological effects, demonstrated by these motifs, is growing exponentially, as indicated by the large number of publications reporting the easy accessibility of these skeletons in addition to the diverse nature of synthetic as well as biological applications. Therefore, the main focus of the present review is to provide an ample but condensed overview on various synthetic approaches providing access to quinazoline and quinazolinone compounds with multifaceted biological activities. Furthermore, mechanistic insights, synthetic utilization, structure–activity relationships and molecular modeling inputs for the potent derivatives have also been discussed.
In a phase 1 trial, idelalisib (GS-1101, CAL-101), a selective inhibitor of the lipid kinase PI3Kδ, was evaluated in 54 patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) with ...adverse characteristics including bulky lymphadenopathy (80%), extensive prior therapy (median 5 range 2-14 prior regimens), treatment-refractory disease (70%), unmutated IGHV (91%), and del17p and/or TP53 mutations (24%). Patients were treated at 6 dose levels of oral idelalisib (range 50-350 mg once or twice daily) and remained on continuous therapy while deriving clinical benefit. Idelalisib-mediated inhibition of PI3Kδ led to abrogation of Akt phosphorylation in patient CLL cells and significantly reduced serum levels of CLL-related chemokines. The most commonly observed grade ≥3 adverse events were pneumonia (20%), neutropenic fever (11%), and diarrhea (6%). Idelalisib treatment resulted in nodal responses in 81% of patients. The overall response rate was 72%, with 39% of patients meeting the criteria for partial response per IWCLL 2008 and 33% meeting the recently updated criteria of PR with treatment-induced lymphocytosis.1,2 The median progression-free survival for all patients was 15.8 months. This study demonstrates the clinical utility of inhibiting the PI3Kδ pathway with idelalisib. Our findings support the further development of idelalisib in patients with CLL. These trials were registered at clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00710528 and #NCT01090414.
•Idelalisib was evaluated in 54 patients with heavily pretreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and target inhibition was documented in vivo.•Oral idelalisib therapy demonstrated a favorable safety profile and rapidly induced durable disease control in the majority of patients.
Quinazolines are nitrogen-containing heterocycles that consist of a benzene ring fused with a pyrimidine ring. Quinazolinones, oxidized quinazolines, are promising compounds with a wide range of ...biological activities. In the pharmaceutical field, quinazolinones are the building blocks of more than 150 naturally occurring alkaloids isolated from different plants, microorganisms, and animals. Scientists give a continuous interest in this moiety due to their stability and relatively easy methods for preparation. Their lipophilicity is another reason for this interest as it helps quinazolinones in penetration through the blood-brain barrier which makes them suitable for targeting different central nervous system diseases. Various modifications to the substitutions around the quinazolinone system changed their biological activity significantly due to changes in their physicochemical properties. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies of quinazolinone revealed that positions 2, 6, and 8 of the ring systems are significant for different pharmacological activities. In addition, it has been suggested that the addition of different heterocyclic moieties at position 3 could increase activity. In this review, we will highlight the chemical properties of quinazolinones, including their chemical reactions and different methods for their preparation. Moreover, we will try to modify some of the old SAR studies according to their updated biological activities in the last twelve years.
In this study, novel quinazolinone derivatives 7a-n were synthesized and evaluated against metabolic enzymes including α-glycosidase, acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, human carbonic ...anhydrase I, and II. These compounds exhibited high inhibitory activities in comparison to used standard inhibitors with Ki values in the range of 19.28–135.88 nM for α-glycosidase (Ki value for standard inhibitor = 187.71 nM), 0.68–23.01 nM for acetylcholinesterase (Ki value for standard inhibitor = 53.31 nM), 1.01–29.56 nM for butyrylcholinesterase (Ki value for standard inhibitor = 58.16 nM), 10.25–126.05 nM for human carbonic anhydrase I (Ki value for standard inhibitor = 248.18 nM), and 13.46–178.35 nM for human carbonic anhydrase II (Ki value for standard inhibitor = 323.72). Furthermore, the most potent compounds against each enzyme were selected in order to evaluate interaction modes of these compounds in the active site of the target enzyme. Cytotoxicity assay of the title compounds 7a-n against cancer cell lines MCF-7 and LNCaP demonstrated that these compounds do not show significant cytotoxic effects.
•Novel quinazolinone derivatives 7a-n were synthesized.•They evaluated against some metabolic enzymes.•Cytotoxicity study of the compounds 7a-n demonstrated.•Molecular docking was studied.
A new series of 2-substituted mercapto-4(3H)-quinazolinone 1–26 were synthesized and assessed for in vivo anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities and in vitro inhibition of cyclooxygenase ...COX-1/COX-2.
A new series of 2-substituted mercapto-4(3H)-quinazolinone 1–26 were synthesized and assessed for in vivo anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities. The potent anti-inflammatory compounds were subjected to in vitro cyclooxygenase COX-1/COX-2 inhibition assays.
Compounds 1, 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, and 25 exhibited potent anti-inflammatory effects, with half-maximal effective dose (ED50) values of 65.7–102.4 mg/kg, (0.16–0.36 mmol/kg), and strong analgesic activities, with ED50 values of 33.3–104.6 mg/kg, (0.07–0.34 mmol/kg). These values were compared with those of diclofenac sodium ED50 values: 112.2 and 100.4 mg/kg, (0.35 and 0.31 mmol/kg), and celecoxib ED50 values: 84.3 and 71.6 mg/kg (0.22 and 0.19 mmol/kg), respectively as reference drugs. Compounds 1, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, and 25 exhibited effective COX-2 inhibitory activity, with half-maximal inhibitor concentration (IC50) values of 0.70–2.0 μM and selectivity index (SI) values of more than 50–142.9 compared with celecoxib as reference drugs (IC50 = 0.30 μM and COX-2 SI: >333). Potent COX-2 inhibitors, i.e., compounds 15, 11, and 17 were docked into the binding site pockets of COX-1 and COX-2. These compounds exhibited strong interactions at the COX-2 binding site and poor interactions at COX-1 active site pocket.
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•A new series of 3-2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone were synthesized.•1, 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, and 25 have potent analgesic anti-inflammatory effects.•Compounds 1, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, and 25 exhibited effective COX-2 inhibitory activity.•Compounds 15, 11, and 17 exhibited strong interactions at the COX-2 binding site.•Compounds 15, 11, and 17 revealed poor interactions at COX-1 active site pocket.
Idelalisib (GS-1101, CAL-101), an oral inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-δ, was evaluated in a phase I study in 64 patients with relapsed indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (iNHL). Patients had a ...median (range) age of 64 (32-91) years, 34 (53%) had bulky disease (≥1 lymph nodes ≥5 cm), and 37 (58%) had refractory disease. Patients had received a median (range) of 4 (1-10) prior therapies. Eight dose regimens of idelalisib were evaluated; idelalisib was taken once or twice daily continuously at doses ranging from 50 to 350 mg. After 48 weeks, patients still benefitting (n = 19; 30%) enrolled into an extension study. Adverse events (AEs) occurring in 20% or more patients (total%/grade ≥3%) included diarrhea (36/8), fatigue (36/3), nausea (25/3), rash (25/3), pyrexia (20/3), and chills (20/0). Laboratory abnormalities included neutropenia (44/23), anemia (31/5), thrombocytopenia (25/11), and serum transaminase elevations (48/25). Twelve (19%) patients discontinued therapy due to AEs. Idelalisib induced disease regression in 46/54 (85%) of evaluable patients achieving an overall response rate of 30/64 (47%), with 1 patient having a complete response (1.6%). Median duration of response was 18.4 months, median progression-free survival was 7.6 months. Idelalisib is well tolerated and active in heavily pretreated, relapsed/refractory patients with iNHL. These trials were registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00710528 and NCT01090414.
•This clinical study assessed idelalisib, a selective PI3Kδ inhibitor, in 64 patients with relapsed, indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma.•Idelalisib treatment rapidly induced durable disease responses in heavily pretreated patients with a favorable safety profile.
We recently reported on the discovery of a novel antibacterial (2) with a 4(3H)-quinazolinone core. This discovery was made by in silico screening of 1.2 million compounds for binding to a ...penicillin-binding protein and the subsequent demonstration of antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. The first structure–activity relationship for this antibacterial scaffold is explored in this report with evaluation of 77 variants of the structural class. Eleven promising compounds were further evaluated for in vitro toxicity, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy in a mouse peritonitis model of infection, which led to the discovery of compound 27. This new quinazolinone has potent activity against methicillin-resistant (MRSA) strains, low clearance, oral bioavailability and shows efficacy in a mouse neutropenic thigh infection model.
Treatment options for relapsed/refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are limited, with no standard of care; prognosis is poor, with 4- to 6-month median survival. Avadomide (CC-122) ...is a cereblon-modulating agent with immunomodulatory and direct antitumor activities. This phase 1 dose-expansion study assessed safety and clinical activity of avadomide monotherapy in patients with de novo R/R DLBCL and transformed lymphoma. Additionally, a novel gene expression classifier, which identifies tumors with a high immune cell infiltration, was shown to enrich for response to avadomide in R/R DLBCL. Ninety-seven patients with R/R DLBCL, including 12 patients with transformed lymphoma, received 3 to 5 mg avadomide administered on continuous or intermittent schedules until unacceptable toxicity, disease progression, or withdrawal. Eighty-two patients (85%) experienced ≥1 grade 3/4 treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs), most commonly neutropenia (51%), infections (24%), anemia (12%), and febrile neutropenia (10%). Discontinuations because of AEs occurred in 10% of patients. Introduction of an intermittent 5/7-day schedule improved tolerability and reduced frequency and severity of neutropenia, febrile neutropenia, and infections. Among 84 patients with de novo R/R DLBCL, overall response rate (ORR) was 29%, including 11% complete response (CR). Responses were cell-of-origin independent. Classifier-positive DLBCL patients (de novo) had an ORR of 44%, median progression-free survival (mPFS) of 6 months, and 16% CR vs an ORR of 19%, mPFS of 1.5 months, and 5% CR in classifier-negative patients (P = .0096). Avadomide is being evaluated in combination with other antilymphoma agents. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01421524.
•Avadomide monotherapy is well tolerated and demonstrates preliminary clinical efficacy in the treatment of R/R DLBCL patients.•Avadomide monotherapy resulted in mPFS of 6 months in classifier-positive vs 1.5 months in classifier-negative R/R DLBCL patients.
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Redox modulators have been developed as an attractive approach to treat cancer. Herein, we report the synthesis, identification, and biological evaluation of a quinazolinedione reactive oxygen ...species (ROS) inducer, QD394, with significant cytotoxicity in pancreatic cancer cells. QD394 shows a transcriptomic profile remarkably similar to napabucasin, a cancer stemness inhibitor. Both small molecules inhibit STAT3 phosphorylation, increase cellular ROS, and decrease the GSH/GSSG ratio. Moreover, QD394 causes an iron- and ROS-dependent, GPX4 mediated cell death, suggesting ferroptosis as a major mechanism. Importantly, QD394 decreases the expression of LRPPRC and PNPT1, two proteins involved in mitochondrial RNA catabolic processes and both negatively correlated with the overall survival of pancreatic cancer patients. Pharmacokinetics-guided lead optimization resulted in the derivative QD394-Me, which showed improved plasma stability and reduced toxicity in mice compared to QD394. Overall, QD394 and QD394-Me represent novel ROS-inducing drug-like compounds warranting further development for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
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