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Inhibitors of apoptosis in lymphocytes: Synthesis and biological evaluation of compounds related to pifithrin-α
Barchéchath, Sylvie D.,Tawatao, Rommel I.,Corr, Maripat,Carson, Dennis A.,Cottam, Howard B.
, p. 6409 - 6422 (2007/10/03)
The chemoprotection of cells from apoptosis induced by toxins or ionizing radiation could be important for biodefense and in the treatment of acute injuries. We describe a series of small heterocycles, including fused benzothiazoles, benzimidazoles, and related compounds, that abrogate thymocyte apoptosis induced by dexamethasone and γ-irradiation. To optimize the protective activity of the previously reported pifithrin-α (PFT-α, 1), various derivatives and analogues of this and the corresponding ring-closed imidazobenzothiazole (IBT, 39) were synthesized. The aromatic analogues of 39 were more protective than 39, while the aromatic analogues of 1 were not active. Compound 19 containing a pyrrolidinyl substituent on the phenyl ring provided potent antiapoptotic activity (EC50 of 1.31 μM compared to 4.16 μM for 1). Modification of aromatic 39 with a pyrrolidinyl para substituent (compound 60) enhanced the activity, lowering the EC50 to 0.35 μM. Also, 60 provided significant protection against γ-irradiation-induced apoptosis, as expected. Compounds 19 and 60 may be promising for potential clinical development.
Novel p53 inactivators with neuroprotective action: Syntheses and pharmacological evaluation of 2-imino-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydrobenzothiazole and 2-imino-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydrobenzoxazole derivatives
Zhu, Xiaoxiang,Yu, Qian-sheng,Cutler, Roy G.,Culmsee, Carsten W.,Holloway, Harold W.,Lahiri, Debomoy K.,Mattson, Mark P.,Greig, Nigel H.
, p. 5090 - 5097 (2007/10/03)
Tumor suppressor protein, p53, is an intracellular protein that is critical within the biochemical cascade that leads to cell death via apoptosis. Recent studies identified the tetrahydrobenzothiazole analogue, pifithrin-α (2), as a p53 inhibitor that was effective in protecting neuronal cells against a variety of lethal insults and reducing the side effects of anticancer drugs. As up-regulation of p53 has been described as a common feature of several neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, 2 and novel analogues (3-16) were synthesized to (i) assess the value of tetrahydrobenzothiazole analogues as neuroprotective agents and (ii) define the structural requirements for p53 inactivation. Not only did 2 exhibit neuroprotective activity in both tissue culture and in vivo stroke models but also compounds 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, and 16 proved to be highly potent in protecting PC12 cells and compounds 3, 4, and 6 were highly potent in protecting primary hippocampal cells against death induced by the DNA-damaging agent, camptothecin.
