Haifeng Chen , Ying Li , Zhenghui Liang , Zhiwei Zhong , Yanmin Huang , Zhiping Liu , Yunqiong Gu , Lihe Jiang , Beijun Gan , Chunfang Gan
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Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of estratriene-based hydroxamic acid derivatives as histone deacetylase inhibitors
A series of estratriene-based hydroxamic acid derivatives were rationally designed as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, utilizing estrone and estradiol scaffolds with hydroxamic acid groups attached at the 3-position via alkoxy linkers of varying chain lengths. Structure-activity relationship studies indicated that compounds with n = 4 exhibited optimal activity. The lead compounds CFT-2b and CEC-2b showed potent antiproliferative effects against HeLa and SKOV-3 cells (IC50, 6.09–8.36 μM) and favorable selectivity indices (8.5 to >13.1 versus 293 T cells). Notably, several compounds showed superior HDAC inhibitory activity compared to SAHA. Mechanistic studies showed that CFT-2b and CEC-2b induced dose-dependent apoptosis, caused G1-phase cell-cycle arrest, and significantly increased acetylated histone H3 levels in HeLa cells, consistent with intracellular HDAC inhibition. Molecular docking supported favorable binding within the HDAC2 and HDAC6 active sites via zinc chelation and proper cap-group positioning. These findings establish estratriene-based hydroxamic acids as promising HDAC inhibitor scaffolds for cancer therapy development.
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The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is devoted to new experimental and theoretical developments in areas related to steroids including vitamin D, lipids and their metabolomics. The Journal publishes a variety of contributions, including original articles, general and focused reviews, and rapid communications (brief articles of particular interest and clear novelty). Selected cutting-edge topics will be addressed in Special Issues managed by Guest Editors. Special Issues will contain both commissioned reviews and original research papers to provide comprehensive coverage of specific topics, and all submissions will undergo rigorous peer-review prior to publication.