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Selective AKR1C3 Inhibitors Potentiate Chemotherapeutic Activity in Multiple Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Cell Lines
Verma, Kshitij,Zang, Tianzhu,Gupta, Nehal,Penning, Trevor M.,Trippier, Paul C.
, p. 774 - 779 (2016)
We report the design, synthesis, and evaluation of potent and selective inhibitors of aldo-keto reductase 1C3 (AKR1C3), an important enzyme in the regulatory pathway controlling proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in myeloid cells. Combination treatment with the nontoxic AKR1C3 inhibitors and etoposide or daunorubicin in acute myeloid leukemia cell lines, elicits a potent adjuvant effect, potentiating the cytotoxicity of etoposide by up to 6.25-fold and the cytotoxicity of daunorubicin by >10-fold. The results validate AKR1C3 inhibition as a common adjuvant target across multiple AML subtypes. These compounds in coadministration with chemotherapeutics in clinical use enhance therapeutic index and may avail chemotherapy as a treatment option to the pediatric and geriatric population currently unable to tolerate the side effects of cancer drug regimens.
HIGHLY SELECTIVE AKR1C3 INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
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The present invention includes methods and compositions that inhibit AKR1C3 enzymatic activity and consequently reduces androgen receptor (AR) transactivation, AR and prostate specific antigen (PSA) expression levels in, for example, prostate cancer, cast
Structure Guided Lead Generation toward Nonchiral M. tuberculosis Thymidylate Kinase Inhibitors
Song, Lijun,Merceron, Romain,Gracia, Bego?a,Quintana, Ainhoa Lucía,Risseeuw, Martijn D. P.,Hulpia, Fabian,Cos, Paul,Aínsa, José A.,Munier-Lehmann, Hélène,Savvides, Savvas N.,Van Calenbergh, Serge
, p. 2753 - 2775 (2018/04/23)
In recent years, thymidylate kinase (TMPK), an enzyme indispensable for bacterial DNA biosynthesis, has been pursued for the development of new antibacterial agents including against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent for the widespread infectious disease tuberculosis (TB). In response to a growing need for more effective anti-TB drugs, we have built upon our previous efforts toward the exploration of novel and potent Mycobacterium tuberculosis TMPK (MtTMPK) inhibitors, and reported here the design of a novel series of non-nucleoside inhibitors of MtTMPK. The inhibitors display hitherto unexplored interactions in the active site of MtTMPK, offering new insights into structure-activity relationships. To investigate the discrepancy between enzyme inhibitory activity and the whole-cell activity, experiments with efflux pump inhibitors and efflux pump knockout mutants were performed. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of particular inhibitors increased significantly when determined for the efflux pump mmr knockout mutant, which partly explains the observed dissonance.
