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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 534: 67-72, 2021 01 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33310190

RESUMO

Cereblon (CRBN), the substrate receptor of an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, is a target of thalidomide and thalidomide-derived immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs). The binding of these IMiDs to CRBN alters the substrate specificity of the ligase, thereby mediating multiple effects that are exploited in cancer therapy. However, to date, it is not clear which other possible targets might be involved in the efficacy of IMiDs. One especially prominent effect of a number of thalidomide analogs is their ability to inhibit angiogenesis, which is typically enhanced in fluorinated analogs. So far, the involvement of CRBN in antiangiogenic effects is under debate. Here, starting from a systematic set of thalidomide analogs and employing a quantitative in vitro CRBN-binding assay, we study the correlation of fluorination, CRBN binding and antiangiogenic effects. We clearly identify fluorination to correlate both with CRBN binding affinity and with antiangiogenic effects, but do not find a correlation between the latter two phenomena, indicating that the main target for the antiangiogenic effects of thalidomide analogs still remains to be identified.


Assuntos
Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/metabolismo , Inibidores da Angiogênese/farmacologia , Fatores Imunológicos/metabolismo , Fatores Imunológicos/farmacologia , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Inibidores da Angiogênese/química , Animais , Aorta/efeitos dos fármacos , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos , Halogenação , Células Endoteliais da Veia Umbilical Humana , Humanos , Fatores Imunológicos/química , Masculino , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Talidomida/análogos & derivados
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Molecules ; 25(23)2020 Dec 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33276504

RESUMO

Due to its antiangiogenic and anti-immunomodulatory activity, thalidomide continues to be of clinical interest despite its teratogenic actions, and efforts to synthesize safer, clinically active thalidomide analogs are continually underway. In this study, a cohort of 27 chemically diverse thalidomide analogs was evaluated for antiangiogenic activity in an ex vivo rat aorta ring assay. The protein cereblon has been identified as the target for thalidomide, and in silico pharmacophore analysis and molecular docking with a crystal structure of human cereblon were used to investigate the cereblon binding abilities of the thalidomide analogs. The results suggest that not all antiangiogenic thalidomide analogs can bind cereblon, and multiple targets and mechanisms of action may be involved.


Assuntos
Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/metabolismo , Inibidores da Angiogênese/farmacologia , Aorta/efeitos dos fármacos , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Neovascularização Fisiológica/efeitos dos fármacos , Talidomida/análogos & derivados , Talidomida/farmacologia , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Inibidores da Angiogênese/química , Animais , Simulação por Computador , Humanos , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley
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Biomolecules ; 14(6)2024 Jun 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38927128

RESUMO

Immunomodulatory imide drugs (IMiDs) play a crucial role in the treatment landscape across various stages of multiple myeloma. Despite their evident efficacy, some patients may exhibit primary resistance to IMiD therapy, and acquired resistance commonly arises over time leading to inevitable relapse. It is critical to develop novel therapeutic options to add to the treatment arsenal to overcome IMiD resistance. We designed, synthesized, and screened a new class of polyfluorinated thalidomide analogs and investigated their anti-cancer, anti-angiogenic, and anti-inflammatory activity using in vitro and ex vivo biological assays. We identified four lead compounds that exhibit potent anti-myeloma, anti-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory properties using three-dimensional tumor spheroid models, in vitro tube formation, and ex vivo human saphenous vein angiogenesis assays, as well as the THP-1 inflammatory assay. Western blot analyses investigating the expression of proteins downstream of cereblon (CRBN) reveal that Gu1215, our primary lead candidate, exerts its activity through a CRBN-independent mechanism. Our findings demonstrate that the lead compound Gu1215 is a promising candidate for further preclinical development to overcome intrinsic and acquired IMiD resistance in multiple myeloma.


Assuntos
Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos , Mieloma Múltiplo , Talidomida , Mieloma Múltiplo/tratamento farmacológico , Mieloma Múltiplo/patologia , Humanos , Talidomida/análogos & derivados , Talidomida/farmacologia , Talidomida/química , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Inibidores da Angiogênese/farmacologia , Inibidores da Angiogênese/química , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Anti-Inflamatórios/química , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos
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Am J Clin Exp Urol ; 8(4): 129-132, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32929408

RESUMO

Within the last decade, bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) domain inhibitors were introduced as the first in a wave of new agents known as bromodomain inhibitors. These original examples exhibited anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties, and some have progressed to human clinical trials. BET proteins and their conserved N-terminal bromodomains, BD1 and BD2, have been implicated in the regulation of transcription. The early-generation BET inhibitors showed equal affinity for BD1 and BD2, and therefore the differential roles of BD1 and BD2 remain poorly understood. A recent study published in Science by Gilan et al. outlines the transcriptional and phenotypic effects of inhibiting BD1 and BD2 individually, specifically in the context of cancer and immunoinflammatory pathologies. These findings suggest that BD1 and BD2 have separate and distinct roles in transcriptional regulation, and that BD1- and BD2-selective agents may exhibit higher clinical efficacies in solid tumors, such as prostate cancer, with fewer off-target side effects seen with early generation compounds.

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