- Discovery of small-molecule inhibitors selectively targeting the DNA-binding domain of the human androgen receptor
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The human androgen receptor (AR) is considered as a master regulator in the development and progression of prostate cancer (PCa). As resistance to clinically used anti-AR drugs remains a major challenge for the treatment of advanced PCa, there is a pressing need for new anti-AR therapeutic avenues. In this study, we identified a binding site on the DNA binding domain (DBD) of the receptor and utilized virtual screening to discover a set of micromolar hits for the target. Through further exploration of the most potent hit (1), a structural analogue (6) was identified demonstrating 10-fold improved anti-AR potency. Further optimization resulted in a more potent synthetic analogue (25) with anti-AR potency comparable to a newly FDA-approved drug Enzalutamide. Site-directed mutagenesis demonstrated that the developed inhibitors do interact with the intended target site. Importantly, the AR DBD inhibitors could effectively inhibit the growth of Enzalutamide-resistant cells as well as block the transcriptional activity of constitutively active AR splice variants, such as V7.
- Li, Huifang,Ban, Fuqiang,Dalal, Kush,Leblanc, Eric,Frewin, Kate,Ma, Dennis,Adomat, Hans,Rennie, Paul S.,Cherkasov, Artem
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- THIAZOLE COMPOUNDS AS ACTIVATORS OF SOLUBLE GUANYLATE CYCLASE
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Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen, halo, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, CF3 and OCF3; -Y- represents formula (IA) R3 represents hydrogen, fluoro, chloro or C1-4alkyl; R4a and R4b each independently represent hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, CF3 or halo; and R5 represents a group Z-X; wherein Z is absent or represents (CH2)2 or O; and X represents formula (IB) wherein: J and L both represent CH, or one of J and L represents CH and the other represents N; when both J and L represent CH, R6 represents hydrogen, halo, CF3, C1-4alkyl or C1-4alkoxy in a meta or ortho position relative to the R7 substituent and R7 represents hydrogen, halo, CF3, OCF3, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, CH2OH, CN, CONR8R9 or CO2H; or when one of J or L represents N, R6 represents hydrogen or halo in a meta or ortho position relative to the R7 substituent and R7 represents hydrogen, halo, CF3, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, CH2OH, CN, CONR8R9 or CO2H; and R8 and R9 are independently selected from hydrogen and C1-4alkyl; or salts thereof which activate soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), pharmaceutical compositions containing them, their use in medicine, and processes for their preparation.
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