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A series of novel steroidal pyran-oxindole hybrids were efficiently synthesized in a single operation through the vinylogous aldol reaction of vinyl malononitrile 3 with substituted isatins involving the construction of C-C and C-O bonds. Some compounds displayed moderate to good cytotoxicity against T24, SMMC-7721, MCF-7 and MGC-803 cells. Compounds 4f and 4i were more potent than 5-Fu against T24 and MGC-803 cells with the IC50 values of 4.43 and 8.45 μM, respectively. Further mechanism studies indicated that compound 4i induced G2/M arrest and early apoptosis in a concentration- and time-dependent manner., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Two series of steroidal dienamides 4a-q and 5a-f were designed, synthesized and evaluated for cytotoxic activities against five human cancer cell lines (MGC-803, EC109, PC-3, SMMC-7721 and MCF-7). The protocol developed efficiently achieved the construction of carbon-carbon double bond and selective conversion of nitrile group into carboxamide in one-pot procedure. Besides, compounds 4a-q and 5a-f showed moderate to excellent cytotoxic activities with the IC₅₀ values ranging from 0.1 to 40 μM and most of them were more potent than 5-fluorouracil. Particularly, four compounds 4d, 4e, 4q and 5a showed excellent selectivity against MGC-803 with the IC₅₀ values less than 1 μM. Flow cytometry analysis demonstrated that compound 4c caused the cellular early apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase in a concentration-independent manner., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)

A series of new isatin/triazole conjugates were designed based on the hypothesis that the ester-linked compounds could be enzymatically hydrolyzed by cellular esterases inside the cells. These compounds showed moderate to good growth inhibition toward the tested cancer cells, exerted selective inhibition toward MGC-803 cells and were less toxic to normal cells HL-7702 and GES-1. Of these compounds, compound 5a showed the best inhibitory activity against MGC-803 cells (IC 50 = 9.78 μM), induced apoptosis through multiple mechanisms, as well as inhibited migration of MGC-803 cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights: [•] Two series of novel steroidal spiro-oxindoles were efficiently synthesized. [•] Most of these compounds exhibited broad-spectrum antiproliferative activities. [•] Some of them were more potent than 5-Fu against four human cancer cell lines. [•] Compound 3g showed good antiproliferative activity against SMMC-7721 (IC50 =0.71μM). [•] Compound 3n showed cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase and induced early apoptosis. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]