A series of novel bichalcone analogs were synthesized and evaluated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated microglial cells as inhibitors of nitric oxide (NO) and for in vitro anticancer activity using a limited panel of four human cancer cell lines. All analogs inhibited NO production. Compounds 4 and 11 exhibited optimal activity with IC(50) values of 0.3 and 0.5 μM, respectively, and were at least 38-fold better than the positive control. A mechanism of action study showed that both compounds significantly blocked the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 and up-regulation of iNOS at 1.0 μM. Compound 4 and three other analogs (3, 20, and 23) exerted significant in vitro anticancer activity GI(50) values ranging from 0.70 to 13.10 μM. A mode of action study using HT-29 colon cancer cells showed that 23 acts by inducing apoptosis signaling.
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