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Cardiotoxicity associated with chemotherapy has gradually become the major cause of death in cancer patients. The development of bifunctional drugs with both cardioprotective and antitumor effects has become the future direction. HDAC6 plays important roles in the progression, treatment, and prognosis of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, but bifunctional inhibitors have not been reported. Herein, structure-activity relationship studies driven by pharmacophore-based remodification and fragment-based design were performed to yield highly potent HDAC6 inhibitor I-c4 containing imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine. Importantly, I-c4 effectively suppressed the growth of MGC-803 xenografts in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting the deacetylation pathway without causing myocardial damage after long-term administration. Meanwhile, I-c4 could mitigate severe myocardial damage against H2O2 or myocardial ischemia/reperfusion in vitro and in vivo. Further studies revealed that the cardioprotective effect of I-c4 was associated with reduction of inflammatory cytokines. Taken together, I-c4 may represent a novel lead compound for further development of an anticarcinogen with a cardioprotective effect.
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Cardiotónicos , Histona Desacetilasa 6 , Inhibidores de Histona Desacetilasas , Piridinas , Humanos , Animales , Piridinas/farmacología , Piridinas/química , Piridinas/síntesis química , Piridinas/uso terapéutico , Inhibidores de Histona Desacetilasas/farmacología , Inhibidores de Histona Desacetilasas/química , Inhibidores de Histona Desacetilasas/síntesis química , Inhibidores de Histona Desacetilasas/uso terapéutico , Histona Desacetilasa 6/antagonistas & inhibidores , Histona Desacetilasa 6/metabolismo , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Cardiotónicos/farmacología , Cardiotónicos/química , Cardiotónicos/síntesis química , Cardiotónicos/uso terapéutico , Ratones , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Línea Celular Tumoral , Masculino , Imidazoles/farmacología , Imidazoles/química , Imidazoles/síntesis química , Imidazoles/uso terapéutico , Ratones Desnudos , Descubrimiento de DrogasRESUMEN
DCN1, a critical co-E3 ligase during the neddylation process, is overactivated in many diseases, such as cancers, heart failure as well as fibrotic diseases, and has been regarded as a new target for drug development. Herein, we designed and synthesized a new class of 1,2,4-triazole-3-thione-based DCN1 inhibitors based the hit HD1 identified from high-throughput screening and optimized through numerous structure-activity-relationship (SAR) explorations. HD2 (IC50= 2.96 nM) was finally identified and represented a highly potent and selective DCN1 inhibitor with favorable PK properties and low toxicity. Amazingly, HD2 effectively relieved Ang II/TGFß-induced cardiac fibroblast activation in vitro, and reduced ISO-induced cardiac fibrosis as well as remodeling in vivo, which was linked to the inhibition of cullin 3 neddylation and its substrate Nrf2 accumulation. Our findings unveil a novel 1,2,4-triazole-3-thione-based derivative HD2, which can be recognized as a promising lead compound targeting DCN1 for cardiac fibrosis and remodeling.
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In 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved 55 novel medications, consisting of 17 biologics license applications and 38 new molecular entities. Although the biologics license applications including antibody and enzyme replacement therapy set a historical record, the new molecular entities comprising small molecule drugs, diagnostic agent, RNA interference therapy and biomacromolecular peptide still account for over 50 % of the newly approved medications. The novel and privileged scaffolds derived from drugs, active molecules and natural products are consistently associated with the discovery of new mechanisms, the expansion of clinical indications and the reduction of side effects. Moreover, the structural modifications based on the promising scaffolds can provide the clinical candidates with the improved biological activities, bypass the patent protection and greatly shorten the period of new drug discovery. Therefore, conducting an appraisal of drug approval experience and related information will expedite the identification of more potent drug molecules. In this review, we comprehensively summarized the pertinent information encompassing the clinical application, mechanism, elegant design and development processes of 28 small molecule drugs, and expected to provide the promising structural basis and design inspiration for pharmaceutical chemists.
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Aprobación de Drogas , United States Food and Drug Administration , Humanos , Estados Unidos , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/química , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/farmacología , Estructura MolecularRESUMEN
Protein neddylation is a post-translational modification, and its best recognized substrates are cullin family proteins, which are the core component of Cullin-RING ligases (CRLs). Given that most neddylation pathway proteins are overactivated in different cancers and fibrotic diseases, targeting neddylation becomes an emerging approach for the treatment of these diseases. To date, numerous neddylation inhibitors have been developed, of which MLN4924 has entered phase I/II/III clinical trials for cancer treatment, such as acute myeloid leukemia, melanoma, lymphoma and solid tumors. Here, we systematically describe the structures and biological functions of the critical enzymes in neddylation, highlight the medicinal chemistry advances in the development of neddylation inhibitors and propose the perspectives concerning targeting neddylation for cancer and fibrotic diseases.
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Linfoma , Neoplasias , Humanos , Proteínas Cullin/metabolismo , Proteína NEDD8/metabolismo , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias/patología , Procesamiento Proteico-PostraduccionalRESUMEN
DCN1, a co-E3 ligase, interacts with UBC12 and activates cullin-RING ligases (CRLs) by catalyzing cullin neddylation. Although DCN1 has been recognized as an important therapeutic target for human diseases, its role in the cardiovascular area remains unknown. Here, we first found that DCN1 was upregulated in isolated cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) treated by angiotensin (Ang) II and in mouse hearts after pressure overload. Then, structure-based optimizations for DCN1-UBC12 inhibitors were performed based on our previous work, yielding compound DN-2. DN-2 specifically targeted DCN1 at molecular and cellular levels as shown by molecular modeling studies, HTRF, cellular thermal shift and co-immunoprecipitation assays. Importantly, DN-2 effectively reversed Ang II-induced cardiac fibroblast activation, which was associated with the inhibition of cullin 3 neddylation. Our findings indicate a potentially unrecognized role of DCN1 inhibition for anticardiac fibrotic effects. DN-2 may be used as a lead compound for further development.
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Antifibróticos , Descubrimiento de Drogas , Inhibidores Enzimáticos , Fibrosis , Cardiopatías , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular , Pirimidinas , Enzimas Ubiquitina-Conjugadoras , Animales , Masculino , Ratones , Ratas , Antifibróticos/química , Antifibróticos/farmacología , Proteínas Cullin/metabolismo , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/química , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Fibroblastos/efectos de los fármacos , Fibroblastos/patología , Fibrosis/tratamiento farmacológico , Fibrosis/metabolismo , Fibrosis/patología , Cardiopatías/tratamiento farmacológico , Cardiopatías/metabolismo , Cardiopatías/patología , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/antagonistas & inhibidores , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Proteína NEDD8/metabolismo , Pirimidinas/química , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Enzimas Ubiquitina-Conjugadoras/antagonistas & inhibidores , UbiquitinasRESUMEN
Identification of potent anticancer agents with high selectivity and low toxicity remains on the way to human health. Pyridazine featuring advantageous physicochemical properties and antitumor potential usually is regarded as a central core in numerous anticancer derivatives. There are several approved pyridazine-based drugs in the market and analogues currently going through different clinical phases or registration statuses, suggesting pyridazine as a promising drug-like scaffold. The current review is intended to provide a comprehensive and updated overview of pyridazine derivatives as potential anticancer agents. In particular, we focused on their structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies, design strategies, binding modes and biological activities in the hope of offering novel insights for further rational design of more active and less toxic anticancer drugs.
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Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/síntesis química , Piridazinas/síntesis química , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Diseño de Fármacos , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Unión Proteica , Conformación Proteica , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/antagonistas & inhibidores , Piridazinas/farmacología , Pirofosfatasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
CBP/p300, functioning as histone acetyltransferases and transcriptional co-factors, represents an attractive target for various diseases, including malignant tumor. The development of small-molecule inhibitors targeting the bromodomain and HAT domains of CBP/p300 has aroused broad interests of medicinal chemist in expectation of providing new hope for anti-cancer treatment. In particular, the CBP/p300 bromodomain inhibitor CCS1477, identified by CellCentric, is currently undergone clinical evaluation for the treatment of haematological malignancies and prostate cancer. In this review, we depict the development of CBP/p300 inhibitors reported from 2010 to 2020 and particularly highlight their structure-activity relationships (SARs), binding modes, selectivity and pharmacological functions with the aim to facilitate rational design and development of CBP/p300 inhibitors.
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Histona Acetiltransferasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/química , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/farmacología , Factores de Transcripción p300-CBP/antagonistas & inhibidores , Animales , Descubrimiento de Drogas , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/química , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Histona Acetiltransferasas/química , Histona Acetiltransferasas/metabolismo , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Dominios Proteicos/efectos de los fármacos , Factores de Transcripción p300-CBP/química , Factores de Transcripción p300-CBP/metabolismoRESUMEN
To discover novel anticancer agents with potent and low toxicity, we designed and synthesized a range of new thiosemicarbazone-indole analogues based on lead compound 4 we reported previously. Most compounds displayed moderate to high anticancer activities against five tested tumor cells (PC3, EC109, DU-145, MGC803, MCF-7). Specifically, the represented compound 16f possessed strong antiproliferative potency and high selectivity toward PC3 cells with the IC50 value of 0.054 µM, compared with normal WPMY-1 cells with the IC50 value of 19.470 µM. Preliminary mechanism research indicated that compound 16f could significantly suppress prostate cancer cells (PC3, DU-145) growth and colony formation in a dose-dependent manner. Besides, derivative 16f induced G1/S cycle arrest and apoptosis, which may be related to ROS accumulation due to the activation of MAPK signaling pathway. Furthermore, molecule 16f could effectively inhibit tumor growth through a xenograft model bearing PC3 cells and had no evident toxicity in vivo. Overall, based on the biological activity evaluation, analogue 16f can be viewed as a potential lead compound for further development of novel anti-prostate cancer drug.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Diseño de Fármacos , Indoles/farmacología , Tiosemicarbazonas/farmacología , Animales , Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Antineoplásicos/química , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Humanos , Indoles/química , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Desnudos , Estructura Molecular , Neoplasias Experimentales/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Experimentales/metabolismo , Neoplasias Experimentales/patología , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/análisis , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Tiosemicarbazonas/química , Células Tumorales CultivadasRESUMEN
The multidrug resistance (MDR) phenomenon in cancer cells is the major obstacle leading to failure of chemotherapy accompanied by the feature of intractable and recurrence of cancers. As significant contributors that cause MDR, ABC superfamily proteins can transport the chemotherapeutic drugs out of the tumor cells by the energy of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) hydrolysis, thereby reducing their intracellular accumulation. The ABC transports like ABCB1, ABCC1 and ABCG2 have been extensively studied to develop modulators for overcoming MDR. To date, no reversal agents have been successfully marketed for clinical application, and little information about the ABC proteins bound to specific inhibitors is known, which make the design of MDR inhibitors with potency, selectivity and low toxicity a major challenge. In recent years, it has been increasingly recognized that pyrimidine-based derivatives have the potential for reversing ABC-mediated MDR. In this review, we summarized the pyrimidine-based inhibitors of ABC transporters, and mainly focused on their structure optimizations, development strategies and structure-activity relationship studies in hope of providing a reference for medicinal chemists to develop new modulators of MDR with highly potency and fewer side effects.
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Transportadoras de Casetes de Unión a ATP/antagonistas & inhibidores , Pirimidinas/farmacología , Transportadoras de Casetes de Unión a ATP/metabolismo , Humanos , Estructura Molecular , Pirimidinas/químicaRESUMEN
In this paper, a series of thiosemicarbazone derivatives containing different aromatic heterocyclic groups were synthesized and the tridentate donor system of the lead compound was optimized. Most of the target compounds showed improved antiproliferative activity against MGC803 cells. SAR studies revealed that compound 5d displayed significant advantages in inhibition effect with an IC50 value of 0.031 µM, and better selectivity between cancer and normal cells than 3-AP and DpC (about 15- and 5-fold improved respectively). Besides, compound 5d showed selective antiproliferative activity in not only other cancer cells but also different gastric cancer cell lines. In-depth mechanism studies showed that compound 5d could induce mitochondria-related apoptosis which might be related to the elevation of intracellular ROS level, and cause cell cycle arrest at S phase. Moreover, 5d could evidently suppress the cell migration and invasion by blocking the EMT (epithelial-mesenchymal transition) process. Consequently, our studies provided a lead optimization strategy of thiosemicarbazone derivatives which would contribute to discover high-efficiency and low-toxicity agents for the treatment of gastric cancer.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Descubrimiento de Drogas , Neoplasias Gástricas/tratamiento farmacológico , Tiosemicarbazonas/farmacología , Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Antineoplásicos/química , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Puntos de Control del Ciclo Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Transición Epitelial-Mesenquimal/efectos de los fármacos , Humanos , Estructura Molecular , Neoplasias Gástricas/patología , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Tiosemicarbazonas/síntesis química , Tiosemicarbazonas/química , Células Tumorales Cultivadas , Cicatrización de Heridas/efectos de los fármacosRESUMEN
A new series of 6-chloro-2-(propylthio)-8,9-dihydro-7H-purine-8-caboxamide derivatives were designed, synthesized, and further evaluated for their antiproliferative activities on four human cancer cell lines (A549, MGC803, PC-3 and TE-1). The structure-activity relationships (SARs) studies were conducted through the variation in the two regions, which including position 8 and 9, of purine core. One of the compounds, 8, containing a terminal piperazine appendage with a carboxamide moiety at position 8 and phenyl group at position 9 of 6-chloro-8,9-dihydro-7H-purine core, showed the most potent antiproliferative activity and good selectivity between cancer and normal cells (IC50 values of 2.80⯵M against A549 and 303.03⯵M against GES-1, respectively). In addition, compound 8 could inhibit the colony formation and migration of A549â¯cells in a concentration-dependent manner, as well as induce the apoptosis possibly through the intrinsic pathway.