- Design and synthesis of novel 2,3-dihydropyrazino[1,2-a]indole-1,4-dione derivatives as antiproliferative EGFR and BRAFV600E dual inhibitors
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Recent studies have shown additive and synergistic effects associated with the combination of kinase inhibitors. BRAFV600E and EGFR are attractive targets for many diseases treatments and have been studied extensively. In keeping with our interest in developing anticancer targeting EGFR and BRAFV600E, a novel series of 2,3-dihydropyrazino[1,2-a]indole-1,4-dione has been rationally designed, synthesized and evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against a panel of four human cancer cell lines. Compounds 20–23, 28–31, and 33 showed promising antiproliferative activities. These compounds were further tested for their inhibitory potencies against EGFR and BRAFV600E kinases with erlotinib as a reference drug. Compounds 23 and 33 exhibited equipotency to doxorubicin against the four cell lines and efficiently inhibited both EGFR (IC50 = 0.08 and 0.09 μM, respectively) and BRAFV600E (IC50 = 0.1 and 0.29 μM, respectively). In cell cycle study of MCF-7 cell line, compounds 23 and 33 induced apoptosis and exhibited cell cycle arrest in both Pre-G1 and G2/M phases. Molecular docking analyses revealed that the new compounds can fit snugly into the active sites of EGFR, and BRAFV600E kinases. Compound 23, 31 and 33 adopted similar binding orientations and interactions to those of erlotinib and vemurafenib.
- Abdelrahman, Mostafa H.,Abdu-Allah, Hajjaj H. M.,Abou-Ghadir, Ola F.,Al-Wahaibi, Lamya H.,Ali, Asmaa T.,Farghaly, Hatem S.,Gouda, Ahmed M.,Salem, Ola I. A.,Trembleau, Laurent,Youssif, Bahaa G. M.
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- Novel Electrophilic and Photoaffinity Covalent Probes for Mapping the Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Allosteric Site(s)
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Undesirable side effects associated with orthosteric agonists/antagonists of cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R), a tractable target for treating several pathologies affecting humans, have greatly limited their translational potential. Recent discovery of CB1R negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) has renewed interest in CB1R by offering a potentially safer therapeutic avenue. To elucidate the CB1R allosteric binding motif and thereby facilitate rational drug discovery, we report the synthesis and biochemical characterization of first covalent ligands designed to bind irreversibly to the CB1R allosteric site. Either an electrophilic or a photoactivatable group was introduced at key positions of two classical CB1R NAMs: Org27569 (1) and PSNCBAM-1 (2). Among these, 20 (GAT100) emerged as the most potent NAM in functional assays, did not exhibit inverse agonism, and behaved as a robust positive allosteric modulator of binding of orthosteric agonist CP55,940. This novel covalent probe can serve as a useful tool for characterizing CB1R allosteric ligand-binding motifs.
- Kulkarni, Pushkar M.,Kulkarni, Abhijit R.,Korde, Anisha,Tichkule, Ritesh B.,Laprairie, Robert B.,Denovan-Wright, Eileen M.,Zhou, Han,Janero, David R.,Zvonok, Nikolai,Makriyannis, Alexandros,Cascio, Maria G.,Pertwee, Roger G.,Thakur, Ganesh A.
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- Structure-activity relationship study of indole-2-carboxamides identifies a potent allosteric modulator for the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1)
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The cannabinoid CB1 receptor is involved in complex physiological functions. The discovery of CB1 allosteric modulators generates new opportunities for drug discovery targeting the pharmacologically important CB1 receptor. 5-Chloro-3-ethyl-N-(4-(piperidin-1-yl)phenethyl)-1H-indole-2- carboxamide (ORG27569; 1) represents a new class of indole-2-carboxamides that exhibit allostery of CB1. To better understand the SAR, a group of indole-2-carboxamide analogues were synthesized and assessed for allostery of the CB1 receptor. We found that within the structure of indole-2-carboxamides, the presence of the indole ring is preferred for maintaining the modulator's high binding affinity for the allosteric site but not for generating allostery on the orthosteric site. However, the C3 substituents of the indole-2-carboxamides significantly impact the allostery of the ligand. A robust CB1 allosteric modulator 5-chloro-N-(4-(dimethylamino)phenethyl)-3-pentyl-1H- indole-2-carboxamide (11j) was identified. It showed an equilibrium dissociation constant (KB) of 167.3 nM with a markedly high binding cooperativity factor (α = 16.55) and potent antagonism of agonist-induced GTPγS binding.
- Mahmoud, Mariam M.,Ali, Hamed I.,Ahn, Kwang H.,Damaraju, Aparna,Samala, Sushma,Pulipati, Venkata K.,Kolluru, Srikanth,Kendall, Debra A.,Lu, Dai
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p. 7965 - 7975
(2013/11/06)
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- N- (ARYLALKYL) - 1H- INDOLE- 2 - SULFONIC ACID AMIDE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC USE AS CANNABINOID ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS
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The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds. More specifically the present invention pertains to certain /V-(arylalkyl)-1 H-indole- 2-sulfonic acid amide compounds that, inter alia, inhibit cannabinoid receptor signalling. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit cannabinoid receptor signalling; to treat disorders that are ameliorated by the inhibition of cannabinoid receptor signalling; to treat metabolic syndrome, type-2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia, obesity, eating disorders, cardiovascular diseases and disorders, and other conditions as described herein.
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- Indole-2-carboxamides as allosteric modulators of the cannabinoid CB 1 receptor
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We synthesized new N-phenylethyl-1H-indole-2-carboxamides as the first SAR study of allosteric modulators of the CB1 receptor. The presence of the carboxamide functionality was required in order to obtain a stimulatory effect. The maximum stimulatory activity on CB1 was exerted by carboxamides 13 (EC50 = 50 nM) and 21 (EC50 = 90 nM) bearing a dimethylamino or piperidinyl group, respectively, at position 4 of the phenethyl moiety and a chlorine atom at position 5 of the indole.
- Piscitelli, Francesco,Ligresti, Alessia,La Regina, Giuseppe,Coluccia, Antonio,Morera, Ludovica,Allarà, Marco,Novellino, Ettore,Di Marzo, Vincenzo,Silvestri, Romano
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p. 5627 - 5631
(2012/08/28)
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