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The 3H-pyrazolo[4,3-f]quinoline moiety has been recently shown to be a privileged kinase inhibitor core with potent activities against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell lines in vitro. Herein, various 3H-pyrazolo[4,3-f]quinoline-containing compounds were rapidly assembled via the Doebner-Povarov multicomponent reaction from the readily available 5-aminoindazole, ketones, and heteroaromatic aldehydes in good yields. The most active compounds potently inhibit the recombinant FLT3 kinase and its mutant forms with nanomolar IC50 values. Docking studies with the FLT3 kinase showed a type I binding mode, where the 3H-pyrazolo group interacts with Cys694 in the hinge region. The compounds blocked the proliferation of AML cell lines harboring oncogenic FLT3-ITD mutations with remarkable IC50 values, which were comparable to the approved FLT3 inhibitor quizartinib. The compounds also inhibited the growth of leukemia in a mouse-disseminated AML model, and hence, the novel 3H-pyrazolo[4,3-f]quinoline-containing kinase inhibitors are potential lead compounds to develop into anticancer agents, especially for kinase-driven cancers.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Tirosina Quinase 3 Semelhante a fms/antagonistas & inibidores , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/química , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/metabolismo , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patologia , Estrutura Molecular , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/síntese química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Células Tumorais Cultivadas , Tirosina Quinase 3 Semelhante a fms/metabolismoRESUMO
Cyclin-dependent kinases have emerged as important targets for cancer therapy. HSD992, containing a novel scaffold based on the tetrahydro-3H-pyrazolo[4,3-a]phenanthridine core, inhibits CDK2/3 but not other CDKs and also potently inhibits several cancer cell lines.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Quinases Ciclina-Dependentes/antagonistas & inibidores , Fenantridinas/farmacologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Pirazóis/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/química , Domínio Catalítico , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Quinase 2 Dependente de Ciclina/antagonistas & inibidores , Quinase 2 Dependente de Ciclina/química , Quinase 3 Dependente de Ciclina/antagonistas & inibidores , Quinase 9 Dependente de Ciclina/antagonistas & inibidores , Quinases Ciclina-Dependentes/química , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos , Humanos , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Fenantridinas/síntese química , Fenantridinas/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/síntese química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Pirazóis/síntese química , Pirazóis/química , Estaurosporina/farmacologiaRESUMO
AIM: Approximately 30% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients carry FLT3 tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) mutations or internal tandem duplication (FLT3-ITD). Currently there is a paucity of compounds that are active against drug-resistant FLT3-ITD, which contains secondary mutations in the TKD, mainly at residues D835/F691. RESULTS: HSD1169, a novel compound, is active against FLT3-ITD (D835 or F691). HSD1169 is also active against T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase (TOPK), a collaborating kinase that is highly expressed in AML cell lines. HSD1169 was active against MV4-11 and Molm-14 (FLT3-ITD cell lines) but not NOMO-1 or HL60 (FLT3-WT cell lines). HSD1169 was also active against sorafenib-resistant Molm13-res cell line (containing FLT3-ITD/D835Y). CONCLUSION: HSD1169 or an analog could become a therapeutic agent for AML containing drug-resistant FLT3-ITD.