AUTHOR=Xie Huaxia , Mao Longfei , Fan Gaolu , Wu Ziyuan , Wang Yimian , Hou Xixi , Wang Jiangang , Wang Huili , Liu Ling , Li Sanqiang TITLE=Design and synthesis of cabotegravir derivatives bearing 1,2,3-triazole and evaluation of anti-liver cancer activity JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pharmacology VOLUME=14 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1265289 DOI=10.3389/fphar.2023.1265289 ISSN=1663-9812 ABSTRACT=

Based on the structure of the anti-HIV drug cabotegravir, we introduced 1,2,3-triazole groups with different substituents to obtain 19 cabotegravir derivatives and tested their activity against HepG2 cells. The proliferation of HepG2 cells was examined following treatment with derivatives. Most of the compounds demonstrated significant inhibitory effects, particularly compounds KJ-5 and KJ-12 with IC50 values of 4.29 ± 0.10 and 4.07 ± 0.09 μM, respectively. Furthermore, both compounds 5 and 12 significantly caused cell apoptosis, G2/M arrest, and DNA damage, and suppressed invasion and migration in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, KJ-5 and KJ-12 could trigger apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway by increasing the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 and activating cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3, and cleaved PARP.