- Development of Anthraquinone Derivatives as Ectonucleoside Triphosphate Diphosphohydrolase (NTPDase) Inhibitors With Selectivity for NTPDase2 and NTPDase3
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Ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (NTPDases) catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleoside tri- and di-phosphates to mono-phosphates. The products are subsequently hydrolyzed by ecto-5′-nucleotidase (ecto-5′-NT) to nucleosides. NTPDase inhibitors have potential as novel drugs, e.g., for the treatment of inflammation, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer. In this context, a series of anthraquinone derivatives structurally related to the anthraquinone dye reactive blue-2 (RB-2) was synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of human NTPDases utilizing a malachite green assay. We identified several potent and selective inhibitors of human NTPDase2 and -3. Among the most potent NTPDase2 inhibitors were 1-amino-4-(9-phenanthrylamino)-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate (20, PSB-16131, IC50 of 539 nM) and 1-amino-4-(3-chloro-4-phenylsulfanyl)phenylamino-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate (48, PSB-2020, IC50 of 551 nM). The most potent NTPDase3 inhibitors were 1-amino-4-[3-(4,6-dichlorotriazin-2-ylamino)-4-sulfophenylamino]-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate (42, PSB-1011, IC50 of 390 nM) and 1-amino-4-(3-carboxy-4-hydroxyphenylamino)-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate (33, PSB-2046, IC50 of 723 nM). The best NTPDase2 inhibitor 20 showed a non-competitive inhibition type, while the NTPDase3 inhibitor 42 behaved as a mixed-type inhibitor. These potent compounds were found to be selective vs. other NTPDases. They will be useful tools for studying the roles of NTPDase2 and -3 in physiology and under pathological conditions.
- Baqi, Younis,Fiene, Amelie,Müller, Christa E.,Malik, Enas M.,Pelletier, Julie,Rashed, Mahmoud,Sévigny, Jean,Sch?kel, Laura
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- Development of Potent and Selective Antagonists for the UTP-Activated P2Y4 Receptor
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P2Y4 is a Gq protein-coupled receptor activated by uridine-5′-triphosphate (UTP), which is widely expressed in the body, e.g., in intestine, heart, and brain. No selective P2Y4 receptor antagonist has been described so far. Therefore, we developed and optimized P2Y4 receptor antagonists based on an anthraquinone scaffold. Potency was assessed by a fluorescence-based assay measuring inhibition of UTP-induced intracellular calcium release in 1321N1 astrocytoma cells stably transfected with the human P2Y4 receptor. The most potent compound of the present series, sodium 1-amino-4-[4-(2,4-dimethylphenylthio)phenylamino]-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate (PSB-16133, 61) exhibited an IC50 value of 233 nM, selectivity versus other P2Y receptor subtypes, and is thought to act as an allosteric antagonist. A receptor homology model was built and docking studies were performed to analyze ligand-receptor interactions. Compound 64 (PSB-1699, sodium 1-amino-4-[4-(3-pyridin-3-ylmethylthio)phenylamino]-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate) represents the most selective P2Y4 receptor antagonist known to date. Compounds 61 and 64 are therefore anticipated to become useful tools for studying this scarcely investigated receptor.
- Rafehi, Muhammad,Malik, Enas M.,Neumann, Alexander,Abdelrahman, Aliaa,Hanck, Theodor,Namasivayam, Vigneshwaran,Müller, Christa E.,Baqi, Younis
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p. 3020 - 3038
(2017/04/21)
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- Development of 1-Amino-4-(phenylamino)anthraquinone-2-sulfonate Sodium Derivatives as a New Class of Inhibitors of RANKL-Induced Osteoclastogenesis
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A series of 1-amino-4-(phenylamino)anthraquinone-2-sulfonate sodium derivatives was synthesized and evaluated for osteoclast inhibition using a TRAP-staining assay. Among them, two compounds, LCCY-13 and LCCY-15, dose-dependently suppressed receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL)-induced osteoclast formation. Moreover, the cytotoxicity assay on RAW264.7 cells suggested that the inhibition of osteoclastic bone resorption by these compounds was not a result of their cytotoxicity. Further, the inhibitory activities of compounds LCCY-13 and LCCY-15 were further confirmed by including specific inhibition of NFATc1 expression levels in nuclei using an immunofluorescent analysis. In addition, LCCY-13 and LCCY-15 also significantly attenuated the bone resorption activity of osteoclasts according to a pit formation assay. Thus, a new class of 1-amino-4-(phenylamino)anthraquinone-2-sulfonate sodium compounds might be considered as an essential lead structure for the further development of anti-resorptive agents.
- Lee, Chia-Chung,Chen, Chun-Liang,Liu, Fei-Lan,Chiou, Chung-Yu,Chen, Tsung-Chih,Wu, Cheng-Chi,Sun, Wei-Hsin,Chang, Deh-Ming,Huang, Hsu-Shan
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p. 342 - 355
(2016/05/19)
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- Inhibitors for the bacterial ectonucleotidase Lp1NTPDase from Legionella pneumophila
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Legionella pneumophila is an aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Legionella, which constitutes the major causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease. Recently a nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase (NTPDase) from L. pneumophila was identified and termed Lp1NTPDase; it was found to be a structural and functional homolog of mammalian NTPDases catalyzing the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP and ADP to AMP. Its activity is believed to contribute to the virulence of Legionella pneumophila. Therefore Lp1NTPDase inhibitors are considered as novel antibacterial drugs. However, only weakly potent compounds are available so far. In the present study, a capillary electrophoresis (CE)-based enzyme assay for monitoring the Lp1NTPDase activity was established. The enzymatic reaction was performed in a test tube followed by separation of substrate and products by CE and subsequent quantification by UV analysis. After kinetic characterization of the enzyme, a series of 1-amino-4-ar(alk)ylamino-2-sulfoanthraquinone derivatives structurally related to the anthraquinone dye Reactive Blue 2, a non-selective ecto-NTPDase inhibitor, was investigated for inhibitory activity on Lp1NTPDase using the CE-based enzyme assay. Derivatives bearing a large lipophilic substituent (e.g., fused aromatic rings) in the 4-position of the 1-amino-2-sulfoanthraquinone showed the highest inhibitory activity. Compounds with IC50values in the low micromolar range were identified. The most potent inhibitor was 1-amino-4-[phenanthrene-9-yl-amino]-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate (28, PSB-16131), with an IC50-value of 4.24?μM. It represents the most potent Lp1NTPDase inhibitor described to date. These findings may serve as a starting point for further optimization. Lp1NTPDase inhibition provides a novel approach for the (immuno)therapy of Legionella infections.
- Fiene, Amelie,Baqi, Younis,Malik, Enas M.,Newton, Patrice,Li, Wenjin,Lee, Sang-Yong,Hartland, Elizabeth L.,Müller, Christa E.
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p. 4363 - 4371
(2016/08/23)
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- Anthraquinone derivatives as potent inhibitors of c-Met kinase and the extracellular signaling pathway
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The aberrant function of c-Met kinase signaling pathway is ubiquitously involved in a broad spectrum of human cancers; thus, a strong rationale exists for targeting the kinase pathway in cancer therapy. Via integration of computational and experimental studies, anthraquinone derivatives were identified for the first time as potent c-Met kinase inhibitors in this research. The aberrant activation of the c-Met kinase pathway results from (TPR)-Met, MET gene mutation, or amplification and a hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/scatter factor-dependent autocrine or paracrine mechanism. However, anthraquinone derivatives exclusively suppressed c-Met phosphorylation stimulated by HGF in A549 cells, indicating that the compounds possess the ability to block the extracellular HGF-dependent pathway. A surface plasmon resonance assay revealed that the most potent compound, 2a, shows a high binding affinity for HGF with an equilibrium dissociation constant of 1.95 μM. The dual roles of compound 2a demonstrate the potency of anthraquinone derivatives and provide a new design solution for the c-Met kinase signaling pathway.
- Liang, Zhongjie,Ai, Jing,Ding, Xiao,Peng, Xia,Zhang, Dengyou,Zhang, Ruihan,Wang, Ying,Liu, Fang,Zheng, Mingyue,Jiang, Hualiang,Liu, Hong,Geng, Meiyu,Luo, Cheng
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supporting information
p. 408 - 413
(2013/06/05)
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- Discovery of potent competitive antagonists and positive modulators of the P2X2 receptor
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Evaluation and optimization of anthraquinone derivatives related to Reactive Blue 2 at P2X2 receptors yielded the first potent and selective P2X2 receptor antagonists. The compounds were tested for inhibition of ATP (10 μM) mediated currents in Xenopus oocytes expressing the rat P2X2 receptor. The most potent antagonists were sodium 1-amino-4-[3-(4,6-dichloro[1,3,5]triazine-2- ylamino)phenylamino]- 9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate (63, PSB-10211, IC50 8 6 nM) and disodium 1-amino- 4-[3-(4,6-dichloro[1,3, 5]triazine-2-ylamino)-4-sulfophenylamino]-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene- 2-sulfonate (57, PSB-1011, IC50 79 nM). Compound 57 exhibited a competitive mechanism of action (pA2 7.49). It was >100-fold selective versus P2X4, P2X7, and several investigated P2Y receptor subtypes (P2Y24612); selectivity versus P2X1 and P2X3 receptors was moderate (>5-fold). Compound 57 was >13-fold more potent at the homomeric P2X2 than at the heteromeric P2X2/3 receptor. Several anthraquinone derivatives were found to act as positive modulators of ATP effects at P2X2 receptors, for example, sodium 1-amino-4-(3-phenoxyphenylamino)-9,10-dioxo-9,10- dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate (51, PSB-10129, EC50 489 nM), which led to about a 3-fold increase in the ATP-elicited current.
- Baqi, Younis,Hausmann, Ralf,Rosefort, Christiane,Rettinger, Jürgen,Schmalzing, Günther,Müller, Christa E.
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experimental part
p. 817 - 830
(2011/04/15)
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- Development of potent and selective inhibitors of ecto-5′- nucleotidase based on an anthraquinone scaffold
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ecto-5′-Nucleotidase (eN, CD73) plays a major role in controlling extracellular adenosine levels. eN inhibitors have potential as novel drugs, for example, for the treatment of cancer. In the present study, we synthesized and investigated a series of 55 anthraquinone derivatives as potential inhibitors of eN, 11 of which are novel compounds and another 11 of which had previously been described but have now been synthesized by an improved method. We identified several potent inhibitors of rat eN. The most potent compounds were l-amino-4-[4-fluoro-2-carboxyphenylamino]-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2- sulfonate (45, PSB-0952, K1 = 260 nM) and 1-amino-4-[2- anthracenylamino]-9,10-dioxo-9,10dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate (52, PSB-0963, 150 nM), with 52 being the most potent eN inhibitor described to date. Selected compounds were further characterized and found to exhibit a competitive mechanism of inhibition. Investigations of ecio-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (NTPDases) and the P2Y receptor subtypes P2Y2, P2Y4, P2Y6, and P2Y12 showed that compound 45 exhibited the highest degree of selectivity ( > 150-fold).
- Baqi, Younis,Lee, Sang-Yong,Iqbal, Jamshed,Ripphausen, Peter,Lehr, Anne,Scheiff, Anja B.,Zimmennann, Herbert,Bajorath, Jürgen,Müller, Christa E.
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experimental part
p. 2076 - 2086
(2010/08/19)
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- High-affinity, non-nucleotide-derived competitive antagonists of platelet P2Y12 receptors
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Anthraquinone derivatives related to the moderately potent, nonselective P2Y12 receptor antagonist reactive blue 2 (6) have been synthesized and optimized with respect to P2Y12 receptor affinity. A radioligand binding assay utilizing human blood platelet membranes and the P2Y12 receptor-selective antagonist radioligand [3H]2-propylthioadenosine- 5′-adenylic acid (1,1-dichloro-1-phosphonomethyl-1-phosphonyl) anhydride ([3H]PSB-0413) was applied for compound testing. 1-Amino-2- sulfoanthraquinone derivatives bearing a (p-phenylamino) anilino substitution in the 4-position and an additional acidic function in the meta-position of the aniline ring showed high P2Y12 receptor affinity. These new anthraquinone derivatives became accessible by a recently developed copper(0)-catalyzed Ullmann coupling reaction of 1-amino-4-bromoanthraquinone derivatives with anilines in phosphate buffer under microwave irradiation. The most potent compounds exhibited Ki values of 24.9 nM (1-amino-4-[4-phenylamino-3-sulfophenylamino]-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene- 2-sulfonate, PSB-0739, 39), and 21.0 nM (1-amino-4-[4-phenylamino-3- carboxyphenylamino]-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate, PSB-0702, 41), respectively. 1-Amino-2-sulfo-4-anilinoanthraquinone derivatives appeared to be noncytotoxic, as shown for selected derivatives at two human cell lines (melanoma and astrocytoma). Compounds 39 and 41 represent new lead structures for the development of antithrombotic drugs.
- Baqi, Younis,Atzler, Kerstin,K?se, Meryem,Gl?nzel, Markus,Müller, Christa E.
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experimental part
p. 3784 - 3793
(2010/04/24)
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- Combinatorial synthesis of anilinoanthraquinone derivatives and evaluation as non-nucleotide-derived P2Y2 receptor antagonists
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A library of anilinoanthraquinone derivatives was synthesized by parallel Ullmann coupling reaction of bromaminic acid with aniline derivatives in solution using a compact parallel synthesizer. The products were purified by HPLC and evaluated as antagonists at mouse and human P2Y2 receptors. 4-Phenylamino-substituted 1-amino-2-sulfoanthraquinones, for example, 1-amino-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-sulfoanthraquinone (PSB-716), were potent P2Y2 antagonists with IC50 values in the low micromolar range.
- Weyler, Stefanie,Baqi, Younis,Hillmann, Petra,Kaulich, Marko,Hunder, Andrea M.,Mueller, Ingrid A.,Mueller, Christa E.
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p. 223 - 227
(2008/09/19)
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- Novel P2Y12 receptor antagonists
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The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, in which A and B are independently CH2, O, S, NH, C=O, C=NH, C=S or C=N-OH; X is NH, O, S, C=O or CH2 and R1-R5 are as defined in claim 1, which are P2Y12 receptor antagonists and useful for treating, alleviating and/or preventing diseases and disorders related to P2Y12 receptor function as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods for preparing such compounds. The present invention is further directed to the use of these compounds, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the alleviation, prevention and/or treatment of diseases and disorders, especially the use as antithrombotic agents for inhibiting platelet aggregation.
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- Rapid and efficient microwave-assisted copper(0)-catalyzed ullmann coupling reaction: General access to anilinoanthraquinone derivatives
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Figure presented The synthesis of anilinoanthraquinones 3a-z was achieved by a new, Cu(0)-catalyzed, microwave-assisted Ullmann coupling reaction of bromaminic acid (1) with aniline derivatives 2a-z in phosphate buffer. Good to excellent isolated yields were obtained within only 2-20 min at 80-120 °C and 40-100 W. The new procedure provides the first general access to anilinoanthraquinones, furnishing a number of previously inaccessible compounds. It is superior to classical methods in all aspects, including yields, reaction time, and versatility.
- Baqi, Younis,Muller, Christa E.
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p. 1271 - 1274
(2008/01/01)
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