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  • Title: Radical intensity and differentiation-inducing activity of benzo[a]phenothiazines and phenothiazines.
    Author: Satoh K, Sakagami H, Kurihara T, Motohashi N.
    Journal: Anticancer Res; 1997; 17(4A):2465-9. PubMed ID: 9252664.
    Abstract:
    ESR spectroscopy revealed that 12H-benzo [a]phenothiazine, 9-methyl-12H-benzo[a]phenothiazine, 10-methyl-12H-benzo [a]phenothiazine, 11-methyl-12H-benzo[a]phenothiazine and 5-axo-5H-benzo[a]phenothiazine, which induced the differentiation of human myelogenous leukemic cell lines into maturing macrophages, produced radical(s) under an alkaline condition. On the other hand, 6-hydroxy-5-axo-5H-benzo [a]phenothiazine, 6-methyl-5-oxo-5H-benzo[a]phenothiazine and 5H-benzo[a][1,4]benzothiazino-[3,2-c]phenothiazine, and 13 phenothiazines, which had little or no differentiation-inducing activity, produced no detectable amounts of radical(s). Using Hückel molecular orbital (HMO) method, these active benzo[a]phenothiazines were shown to have the elevated n-spin density at the sulfur atom of their molecules. Seven out of 8 benzo[a]phenothiazines significantly enhanced the radical intensity of sodium L-ascorbate and sodium 5,6-benzylidene-L-ascorbate (SBA), whereas only 3 out of 13 phenothiazines showed similar effects. These data suggest that the induction of human leukemic cell differentiation by benzo[a]phenothiazines might be initiated by radical mediated reactions.
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