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Design, Synthesis, and Structure-Activity Relationship of N-Aryl- N′-(thiophen-2-yl)thiourea Derivatives as Novel and Specific Human TLR1/2 Agonists for Potential Cancer Immunotherapy
Chen, Zhipeng,Zhang, Lina,Yang, Junjie,Zheng, Lu,Hu, Fanjie,Duan, Siqin,Nandakumar, Kutty Selva,Liu, Shuwen,Yin, Hang,Cheng, Kui
supporting information, p. 7371 - 7389 (2021/06/28)
The previous virtual screening of ten million compounds yielded two novel nonlipopeptide-like chemotypes as TLR2 agonists. Herein, we present the chemical optimization of our initial hit, 1-phenyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)urea, which resulted in the identification of SMU-C80 (EC50 = 31.02 ± 1.01 nM) as a TLR2-specific agonist with a 370-fold improvement in bioactivity. Mechanistic studies revealed that SMU-C80, through TLR1/2, recruits the adaptor protein MyD88 and triggers the NF-κB pathway to release cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-1β from human, but not murine, cells. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first species-specific TLR1/2 agonist reported until now. Moreover, SMU-C80 increased the percentage of T, B, and NK cells ex vivo and activated the immune cells, which suppressed cancer cell growth in vitro. In summary, we obtained a highly efficient and specific human TLR1/2 agonist that acts through the MyD88 and NF-κB pathway, facilitating cytokine release and the simultaneous activation of immune cells that in turn affects the apoptosis of cancer cells.
Design, molecular docking and biological evaluation of fused thienopyrimidines and quinazoline
Kaliraj,Jeyalakshmi,Kathiravan,Madhavan,Devi, Arikketh
, p. 537 - 544 (2021/02/27)
The anticancer activity of the condensed pyrimidine and quinazoline moieties are pronounced with a different pathway. Thienopyrimidine is considered as ring equivalent bioisosteres of quinazolines and present in other heterocyclic compounds including thienopyrimidine. The present investigation focused on the synthesis of thienopyrimidine and quinazoline derivatives for their anticancer activity against the human oral squamous carcinoma-3 (HSC-3) cell line. The synthesized compound confirmed for their structural characteristics from spectral analysis and tested for anti-proliferative activity from MTT assay. The electron-withdrawing group in 4-chloro thienopyrimidines and amino ester derivate/facilitate the inhibition of cancer cells. Further probing by docking studies revealed that the compounds exhibit possible interactions with VEGF, FGFR and c-Met proteins, which are known to have a role in the pathogenesis of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Among the derivatives a moderate activity demonstrated by substituted 4-chloro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]-pyrimidine (4a) and ethyl 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylate (1a) derivatives. Lack of chirality and the presence of bulky substituents in few of the compounds were found to be the cause for lower potency.
Subtle modifications to a thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine scaffold yield negative allosteric modulators and agonists of the dopamine D2 receptor
Fyfe, Tim J.,Kellam, Barrie,Mistry, Shailesh N.,Scammells, Peter J.,Lane, J. Robert,Capuano, Ben
, p. 474 - 490 (2019/03/07)
We recently described a structurally novel series of negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) of the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) based on thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine 1, showing it can be structurally simplified to reveal low molecular weight, fragment-like NAMs that retain robust negative cooperativity, such as 3. Herein, we report the synthesis and functional profiling of analogues of 3, placing specific emphasis on examining secondary and tertiary amino substituents at the 4-position, combined with a range of substituents at the 5/6-positions (e.g. aromatic/aliphatic carbocycles). We identify analogues with diverse pharmacology at the D2R including NAMs with sub-μM affinity (9h) and, surprisingly, low efficacy partial agonists (9d and 9i).
