- Discovery of novel anti-angiogenesis agents. Part 7: Multitarget inhibitors of VEGFR-2, TIE-2 and EphB4
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Herein, we embarked on a structural optimization campaign aiming at the discovery of second generation anti-angiogenesis agents with our previously reported BPS-7 as lead compound. A library of 27 compounds has been afforded based on the highly conserved ATP-binding pocket of VEGFR-2, Tie-2, and EphB4. Several title compounds exhibited simultaneous inhibitory effects against three angiogenic RTKs. These compounds with a ‘triplet’ inhibition profile have been identified as novel anti-angiogenic and anticancer agents. The representative VDAU11 displayed prominent anti-angiogenic and anticancer potency and could be considered as a candidate for further optimization. These results indicate that N-(pyridin-2-yl)acrylamide could serve as a novel hinge-binding group of triple inhibitors.
- Li, Chuansheng,Shan, Yuanyuan,Sun, Ying,Si, Ru,Liang, Liyuan,Pan, Xiaoyan,Wang, Binghe,Zhang, Jie
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p. 506 - 518
(2017/11/14)
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- Discovery of novel diaryl urea derivatives bearing a triazole moiety as potential antitumor agents
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Herein, we report a novel series of diaryl urea derivatives bearing a triazole moiety, from which potent antitumor agents have been identified. With a modified triazole, most compounds showed high level activity in both cellular and enzymatic assays, accompanied with a suitable ClogD7.4 value. The most active compound, 13i, effectively suppressed proliferation of HT-29, H460 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cells, with IC50 values of 0.90, 0.85 and 1.54 μM, respectively. Compound 13i also exhibited significant inhibition of tyrosine kinases including c-Kit, RET and FLT3. Furthermore, compound 13i could obviously induce apoptosis of HT-29 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. The study of structure-activity relationships also revealed that a hydrophilic tail at the 4-position of the triazole was crucial for high activity of the compound.
- Qin, Mingze,Yan, Shuang,Wang, Lei,Zhang, Haotian,Zhao, Yanfang,Wu, Shasha,Wu, Di,Gong, Ping
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- Discovery of novel VEGFR-2 inhibitors. Part 5: Exploration of diverse hinge-binding fragments via core-refining approach
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Pathological angiogenesis plays a critical role in numerous diseases including malignancy. VEGFR-2 is the central regulators in angiogenesis and has become a promising target for anticancer drug design. We have identified a novel biphenyl-aryl urea incorporated with salicyladoxime (BPS-7) as potent VEGFR-2 inhibitor. As a continuation to our previous research, various aromatic-heterocyclic were introduced as hinge-binding fragment via a core-refining approach. Interestingly, many compounds exhibited comparable VEGFR-2 inhibition to Sorafenib. In particular, 12e and 12o displayed excellent VEGFR-2 inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 0.50 nM and 0.79 nM, respectively. Several title compounds showed considerable antiproliferative activity against A549 and SMMC-7721 cells. In addition, molecular docking was performed to rationalize the efficiency of the better compounds. These results will be instructive for further inhibitor design and optimization.
- Shan, Yuanyuan,Gao, Hongping,Shao, Xiaowei,Wang, Jinfeng,Pan, Xiaoyan,Zhang, Jie
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- Structural optimization of a CXCR2-directed antagonist that indirectly inhibits γ-secretase and reduces Aβ
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Amyloid β (Aβ), a key molecule in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), is derived from the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by sequential proteolysis via β- and γ-secretases. Because of their role in generation of Aβ, these enzymes have emerged as important therapeutic targets for AD. In the case of γ-secretase, progress has been made towards designing potent inhibitors with suitable pharmacological profiles. Direct γ-secretase inhibitors are being evaluated in clinical trials and new strategies are being explored to block γ-secretase activity indirectly as well. In this regard, we have previously reported an indirect regulation of γ-secretase through antagonism of CXCR2, a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR). We demonstrated that N-(2-hydroxy-4-nitrophenyl)-N′-(2-bromophenyl)urea (SB225002), a selective inhibitor of CXCR2 also plays a role in an indirect inhibition of γ-secretase. Furthermore, we reported a ~5-fold difference in the selective inhibition of APP versus Notch processing via γ-secretase following treatment with SB225002. Herein we describe the synthesis and optimization of SB225002. By determination of the structure-activity relationship (SAR), we derived small molecules that inhibit Aβ40 production with IC50 values in the sub-micromolar range in a cell-based assay and also validated the potential of CXCR2 as a new target for therapeutic intervention in AD.
- Bakshi, Pancham,Jin, Chao,Broutin, Pierre,Berhane, Beniam,Reed, Jon,Mullan, Michael
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experimental part
p. 8102 - 8112
(2010/03/24)
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- Diurethanes
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New and valuable diurethanes of the formula STR1 where R denotes lower alkyl, X/Y denote the combination fluorine/fluorine, fluorine/chlorine or chlorine/fluorine, and processes for controlling the growth of unwanted plants with these compounds.
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