476314-36-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Arylisothiocyanato selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) for prostate cancer
Hwang, Dong Jin,Yang, Jun,Xu, Huiping,Rakov, Igor M.,Mohler, Michael L.,Dalton, James T.,Miller, Duane D.
, p. 6525 - 6538 (2006)
A new series of androgen receptor targeted agents (ARTA) was prepared and tested in androgen-dependent and -independent prostate cancer cell lines. These agents were bicalutamide analogs with isothiocyanato substituted B-rings. Also, the linker sulfone of R-bicalutamide was maintained or replaced with several alternative linkages including ether, amine, N-methylamine, thioether, and methylene (in this case the product was a racemic mixture) functional groups at the X-position. To expand the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of these arylisothiocyanato AR ligands, B-ring halogenated arylisothiocyanato ligands were also prepared and tested. The arylisothiocyanato AR ligands showed strong binding affinities to AR ranging from 0.6 to 54 nM. Among them, thioether and ether linkages demonstrated high binding affinities (0.6 and 4.6 nM, respectively) and selective cell growth inhibition (approximately 3- to 6-fold) for LNCaP, an androgen-dependent prostate cancer cell line, when compared to the androgen independent prostate cell lines (DU145, PC-3, and PPC-1) and a bladder cell line (TSU-Pr1). However, the ligands were inactive (IC50>100 mM) in a normal monkey kidney cell line (CV-1) that was used as the control for non-specific toxicity.
Novel nonsteroidal ligands with high binding affinity and potent functional activity for the androgen receptor
He, Yali,Yin, Donghua,Perera, Minoli,Kirkovsky, Leonid,Stourman, Nina,Li, Wei,Dalton, James T,Miller, Duane D
, p. 619 - 634 (2007/10/03)
While nonsteroidal androgen receptor (AR) antagonists have been known for many years, and used in the clinic for the treatment of hormone dependent prostate cancer, very little is known about nonsteroidal AR agonists. We designed and synthesized a series of chiral bicalutamide analogs, which bear electron-withdrawing groups (either a cyano or a nitro group at the 4-position and a trifluoromethyl group at the 3-position) in the aromatic A ring, and different substituents at the para position in the aromatic B ring of the parent molecule. We also synthesized a series of racemic bicalutamide analogs, which have a trifluoromethyl group instead of a methyl group at the R2 position. We examined AR binding affinities of our compounds in a competitive binding assay with a radiolabeled high affinity AR ligand, 3H-mibolerone, and also measured their abilities to stimulate AR-mediated transcriptional activation in a cotransfection assay. These studies demonstrated that (1) nonsteroidal ligands can be structurally modified from known nonsteroidal antiandrogens to generate ligands capable of activating AR-mediated transcriptional activation. (2) R-isomer analogs exhibit higher AR binding affinity and more potent functional activity than their corresponding S-isomers in all cases. (3) All sulphide analogs show higher AR binding affinity and more potent functional activity than their corresponding sulphone analogs, with the exception of ligand R-8. Those ligands which exhibit high AR binding affinity and potent functional activity for human AR may provide effective clinical uses for male fertility, male contraception, and hormone replacement therapy.
