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Optimization of Benzothiazole and Thiazole Hydrazones as Inhibitors of Schistosome BCL-2
Nguyen, William,Lee, Erinna F.,Evangelista, Marco,Lee, Mihwa,Harris, Tiffany J.,Colman, Peter M.,Smith, Nicholas A.,Williams, Luke B.,Jarman, Kate E.,Lowes, Kym N.,Haeberli, Cécile,Keiser, Jennifer,Smith, Brian J.,Fairlie, W. Douglas,Sleebs, Brad E.
, p. 1143 - 1163 (2021/02/22)
Limited therapeutic options are available for the treatment of human schistosomiasis caused by the parasitic Schistosoma flatworm. The B cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2)-regulated apoptotic cell death pathway in schistosomes was recently characterized and shown to share similarities with the intrinsic apoptosis pathway in humans. Here, we exploit structural differences in the human and schistosome BCL-2 (sBCL-2) pro-survival proteins toward a novel treatment strategy for schistosomiasis. The benzothiazole hydrazone scaffold previously employed to target human BCL-XL was repurposed as a starting point to target sBCL-2. We utilized X-ray structural data to inform optimization and then applied a scaffold-hop strategy to identify the 5-carboxamide thiazole hydrazone scaffold (43) with potent sBCL-2 activity (IC50 30 nM). Human BCL-XL potency (IC50 13 nM) was inadvertently preserved during the optimization process. The lead analogues from this study exhibit on-target activity in model fibroblast cell lines dependent on either sBCL-2 or human BCL-XL for survival. Further optimization of the thiazole hydrazone class is required to exhibit activity in schistosomes and enhance the potential of this strategy for treating schistosomiasis.
Novel Triapine Derivative Induces Copper-Dependent Cell Death in Hematopoietic Cancers
Chen, Ge,Niu, Chunyi,Yi, Jianhua,Sun, Lin,Cao, Hengyi,Fang, Yanjia,Jin, Taijie,Li, Ying,Lou, Chunli,Kang, Jingwu,Wei, Wanguo,Zhu, Jidong
, p. 3107 - 3121 (2019/04/01)
Triapine, an iron chelator that inhibits ribonucleotide reductase, has been evaluated in clinical trials for cancer treatment. Triapine in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents shows promising efficacy in certain hematologic malignancies; however, it is less effective against many advanced solid tumors, probably due to the unsatisfactory potency and pharmacokinetic properties. In this report, we developed a triapine derivative IC25 (10) with potent antitumor activity. 10 Preferentially inhibited the proliferation of hematopoietic cancers by inducing mitochondria reactive oxygen species production and mitochondrial dysfunction. Unlike triapine, 10 executed cytotoxic action in a copper-dependent manner. 10-Induced up-expression of thioredoxin-interacting protein resulted in decreased thioredoxin activity to permit c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p38 activation and ultimately led to the execution of the cell death program. Remarkedly, 10 showed good bioavailability and inhibited tumor growth in mouse xenograft models. Taken together, our study identifies compound 10 as a copper-dependent antitumor agent, which may be applied to the treatment of hematopoietic cancers.
