Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of imidazolidine-2,4-dione and 2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one derivatives as lymphoid-specific tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors.

Lymphoid-specific tyrosine phosphatase (LYP), which exclusively exists in immune cells and down-regulates T cell receptor signaling (TCR), has becoming a potent target for various autoimmune diseases. Herein, we designed and synthesized imidazolidine-2,4-dione and 2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one derivatives as new LYP inhibitors. Among them, the cinnamic acids-based inhibitors (9p and 9r) displayed good LYP inhibitory activities (IC50 = 2.85-6.95 µM). Especially, the most potent inhibitor 9r was identified as competitive inhibitor (Ki = 1.09 µM) and bind LYP reversibly. Meanwhile, 9r exhibited better selectivity over other phosphatases than known LYP inhibitor A15. Furthermore, compound 9r could regulate TCR associated signaling pathway in Jurkat T cell.

Design, synthesis, and preliminary bioactivity evaluation of N-benzylpyrimidin-2-amine derivatives as novel histone deacetylase inhibitor.

Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have been identified for the treatment of cancer. Lately, we designed and synthesized a series of substituted N-benzylpyrimidin-2-amine derivatives as potent HDAC inhibitors. In vitro HDAC inhibitory activities and antiproliferative activities of target compounds were investigated. Some target compounds showed potent HDAC inhibitory activities and possessed obvious antiproliferative activity against tumor cells. Target compounds 6a, 6d, 8a, 8c, and 8f not only exhibited almost equally enzymatic inhibitory activity with SAHA, but showed better antiproliferative activities.

Design, synthesis and preliminary bioactivity studies of imidazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives as Bcl-2 inhibitors.

Anti-apoptotic B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) proteins are promising targets for cancer therapy. In the present study, a series of imidazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives were designed and synthesized to test their inhibitory activities against anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins. Among them, compound 8k had better growth inhibitory effects on K562 and PC-3 cell lines compared to lead compound WL-276.

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 3-aryl-rhodanine benzoic acids as anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 inhibitors.

A new class of 3-aryl-rhodanine benzoic acid derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their inhibition activities against anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins. The potent compounds 33 and 41 bound to Bcl-2 with submicromolar Ki values and had selectivities to Bcl-2/Mcl-1 over Bcl-xL. In addition, they exhibited obvious antiproliferative activities in three human tumor cell lines (MDA-MB-231, K562 and PC-3).

Design, synthesis and preliminary bioactivity evaluations of substituted quinoline hydroxamic acid derivatives as novel histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors.

Inhibition of HDACs activity has become a promising therapeutic strategy in clinical practice to reverse the abnormal epigenetic states of cancer and other diseases. Therefore, HDAC inhibitors become a relatively new class of anti-cancer agent. In the present study, we reported the design and synthesis of a series of novel HDAC inhibitors using various substituted quinoline rings as the cap group. In vitro studies showed that some compounds have good inhibitory activities against HDACs and potent antiproliferative activities in some tumor cell lines. Especially, compound 9w (IC50=85 nM), exhibited better inhibitory effect compared with SAHA (IC50=161 nM).

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of saccharin-based N-hydroxybenzamides as histone deacetylases (HDACs) inhibitors.

We report the development of a novel series of saccharin-based N-hydroxybenzamides as histone deacetylases inhibitors. Among them, 6 j exhibited potent HDACs inhibitory activity against Hela nuclear extract. Further biological evaluation found 6 i showed similar antiproliferative activities in vitro compared with the approved SAHA.

Design, synthesis and preliminary bioactivity studies of 1,2-dihydrobenzo[d]isothiazol-3-one-1,1-dioxide hydroxamic acid derivatives as novel histone deacetylase inhibitors.

Histone deacetylase (HDAC) is a clinically validated target for antitumor therapy. In order to increase HDAC inhibition and efficiency, we developed a novel series of saccharin hydroxamic acids as potent HDAC inhibitors. Among them, compounds 11e, 11m, 11p exhibited similar or better HDACs inhibitory activity compared with the approved drug SAHA. Further biological evaluation indicated that compound 11m had potent antiproliferative activities against MDA-MB-231 and PC-3.