Novel Arylsulfoanilide−Oxindole Hybrid as an Anticancer Agent That Inhibits Translation Initiation

Abstract
Structure−activity relationship studies of substituted arylsulfoanilides as antiproliferatives, which are mediated by the partial depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores, resulted in the identification of compounds with micromolar activity against lung cancer cells in a growth inhibition assay. Incorporating the substitution pattern of the best arylsulfoanilides onto the 3-phenyloxindole scaffold resulted in a potent arylsulfoanilide−oxindole hybrid, 27. Compound 27 inhibits cancer cell growth by partial depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores and phosphorylation of eIF2α.