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A scaffold hopping strategy, including intellectual property availability assessment, was successfully applied for the discovery of novel PI3K inhibitors. Compounds were designed based on the chemical structure of the lead compound ETP-46321, a potent PI3K inhibitor, previously reported by our group. The new generated compounds showed good in vitro potency and selectivity, proved to inhibit potently the phosphorylation of AKTSer473 in cells and demonstrated to be orally bioavailable, thus becoming potential back-up candidates for ETP-46321.
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Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Administração Oral , Animais , Química Farmacêutica , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos , Meia-Vida , Imidazóis/química , Imidazóis/metabolismo , Concentração Inibidora 50 , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Fosforilação , Isoformas de Proteínas/antagonistas & inibidores , Isoformas de Proteínas/metabolismo , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacocinética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Pirazinas/química , Pirazinas/metabolismo , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR/antagonistas & inibidores , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR/metabolismoRESUMO
The involvement of the phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) in several diseases, especially in the oncology area, has singled it as one of the most explored therapeutic targets in the last two decades. Many different inhibitor classes have been developed by the industry and academia with a diverse selectivity profile within the PI3K family. In the present manuscript we report a further exploration of our lead PI3K inhibitor ETP-46321 (Martínez González et al., 2012)1 by the application of a conformational restriction strategy. For that purpose we have successfully synthesized novel tricyclic imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine derivatives as PI3K inhibitors. This new class of compounds had enable the exploration of the solvent-accessible region within PI3K and resulted in the identification of molecule 8q with the best selectivity PI3Kα/δ isoform profile in vitro, and promising in vivo PK data.
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Imidazóis/química , Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Pirazinas/química , Animais , Meia-Vida , Humanos , Imidazóis/síntese química , Imidazóis/farmacocinética , Concentração Inibidora 50 , Camundongos , Microssomos Hepáticos/metabolismo , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Isoformas de Proteínas/antagonistas & inibidores , Isoformas de Proteínas/metabolismo , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/síntese química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacocinética , Pirazinas/síntese química , Pirazinas/farmacocinética , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) is an important target for cancer therapeutics due to the deregulation of its signaling pathway in a wide variety of human cancers. We describe herein a novel series of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazines as PI3K inhibitors.
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Imidazóis/química , Imidazóis/farmacologia , Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Pirazinas/química , Pirazinas/farmacologia , Animais , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/metabolismo , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Humanos , Imidazóis/metabolismo , Camundongos , Microssomos Hepáticos/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias/enzimologia , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Pirazinas/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Phosphoinositide-3-kinases (PI3K) are a family of lipid kinases mediating numerous cell processes such as proliferation, migration and differentiation. PI3K is an important target for cancer therapeutics due to the deregulation of this signaling pathway in a wide variety of human cancers. Herein, we describe the rapid identification of ETP-46992, within 2-aminocarbonyl imidazo [1,2-a] pyrazine series, with suitable pharmacokinetic (PK) properties that allows the establishment of mechanism of action and efficacy in vivo studies. ETP-46992 showed tumor growth inhibition in a GEMM mouse tumor model driven by a K-Ras(G12V) oncogenic mutation and in tumor xenograft models with PI3K pathway deregulated (BT474).
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Imidazóis/química , Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Pirazinas/química , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR/antagonistas & inibidores , Administração Oral , Animais , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Citocromos/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Meia-Vida , Humanos , Imidazóis/síntese química , Imidazóis/farmacocinética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Microssomos Hepáticos/metabolismo , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacocinética , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/uso terapêutico , Pirazinas/síntese química , Pirazinas/farmacocinética , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR/metabolismo , Transplante HeterólogoRESUMO
Phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) is an important target for cancer therapeutics due to the deregulation of this signaling pathway in a wide variety of human cancers. Herein, we describe the optimization of imidazo [1,2-a] pyrazines, which allow us to identify compound 14 (ETP-46321), with potent biochemical and cellular activity and good pharmacokinetic properties (PK) after oral dosing. ETP-46321 PK/PD studies showed time dependent downregulation of AKT(Ser473) phosphorylation, which correlates with compound levels in tumor tissue and demonstrating to be efficacious in a GEMM mouse tumor model driven by a K-Ras(G12V) oncogenic mutation. Treatment with ETP-46321 resulted in significant tumor growth inhibition.
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Imidazóis/farmacologia , Isoenzimas/antagonistas & inibidores , Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Pirazinas/farmacologia , Administração Oral , Disponibilidade Biológica , Humanos , Imidazóis/administração & dosagem , Imidazóis/farmacocinética , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/administração & dosagem , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacocinética , Pirazinas/administração & dosagem , Pirazinas/farmacocinética , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
Activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway occurs frequently in a wide range of human cancers and is a main driver of cell growth, proliferation, survival, and chemoresistance of cancer cells. Compounds targeting this pathway are under active development as anticancer therapeutics and some of them have reached advanced clinical trials or been approved by the FDA. Dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitors combine multiple therapeutic efficacies in a single molecule by inhibiting the pathway both upstream and downstream of AKT. Herein, we report our efforts on the exploration of novel small molecule macrocycles (MCXs) as dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitors. Macrocyclization is an attractive approach used in drug discovery, as the semi-rigid character of these structures could provide improved potency, selectivity and favorable pharmacokinetic properties. Importantly, this strategy allows access to new chemical space thus obtaining a better intellectual property position. A series of MCXs based on GSK-2126458, a known clinical PI3K/mTOR inhibitor is described. These molecules showed potent biochemical and cellular dual PI3K/mTOR inhibition, demonstrated strong antitumoral effects in human cancer cell lines, and displayed good drug-like properties. Among them, MCX 83 presented remarkable selectivity against a panel of 468 kinases, high in vitro metabolic stability, and favorable pharmacokinetic parameters without significant CYP450 and h-ERG binding inhibition. This profile qualified this compound as a suitable candidate for future in vivo PK-PD and efficacy studies in mouse cancer models.
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Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/uso terapêutico , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/uso terapêutico , Quinolinas/uso terapêutico , Sulfonamidas/uso terapêutico , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR/metabolismo , Humanos , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/farmacologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Piridazinas , Quinolinas/farmacologia , Sulfonamidas/farmacologiaRESUMO
The PI3K/AKT/mTOR and PIM kinase pathways contribute to the development of several hallmarks of cancer. Cotargeting of these pathways has exhibited promising synergistic therapeutic effects in liquid and solid tumor types. To identify molecules with combined activities, we cross-screened our collection of PI3K/(±mTOR) macrocycles (MCXs) and identified the MCX thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivative 2 as a moderate dual PI3K/PIM-1 inhibitor. We report the medicinal chemistry exploration and biological characterization of a series of thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine MCXs, which led to the discovery of IBL-302 (31), a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable triple PI3K/mTOR/PIM inhibitor. IBL-302, currently in late preclinical development (AUM302), has recently demonstrated efficacy in neuroblastoma and breast cancer xenografts. Additionally, during the course of our experiments, we observed that macrocyclization was essential to obtain the desired multitarget profile. As a matter of example, the open precursors 35-37 were inactive against PIM whereas MCX 28 displayed low nanomolar activity.
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CDK8 is a cyclin-dependent kinase that forms part of the mediator complex, and modulates the transcriptional output from distinct transcription factors involved in oncogenic control. Overexpression of CDK8 has been observed in various cancers, representing a potential target for developing novel CDK8 inhibitors in cancer therapeutics. In the course of our investigations to discover new CDK8 inhibitors, we designed and synthesized tricyclic pyrido[2,3-b][1,5]benzoxazepin-5(6H)-one derivatives, by introduction of chemical complexity in the multi-kinase inhibitor Sorafenib taking into account the flexibility of the P-loop motif of CDK8 protein observed after analysis of structural information of co-crystallized CDK8 inhibitors. In vitro evaluation of the inhibitory activity of the prepared compounds against CDK8 led us to identify compound 2 as the most potent inhibitor of the series (IC50 = 8.25 nM). Co-crystal studies and the remarkable selectivity profile of compound 2 are presented. Compound 2 showed moderate reduction of phosphorylation of CDK8 substrate STAT1 in cells, in line with other reported Type II CDK8 inhibitors. We propose herein an alternative to find a potential therapeutic use for this chemical series.
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Quinase 8 Dependente de Ciclina/antagonistas & inibidores , Oxazepinas/farmacologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Piridinas/farmacologia , Sorafenibe/análogos & derivados , Sorafenibe/farmacologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Desenho de Fármacos , Humanos , Estrutura Molecular , Oxazepinas/síntese química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/síntese química , Piridinas/síntese química , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Despite significant efforts to improve pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) clinical outcomes, overall survival remains dismal. The poor response to current therapies is partly due to the existence of pancreatic cancer stem cells (PaCSCs), which are efficient drivers of PDAC tumorigenesis, metastasis and relapse. To find new therapeutic agents that could efficiently kill PaCSCs, we screened a chemical library of 680 compounds for candidate small molecules with anti-CSC activity, and identified two compounds of a specific chemical series with potent activity in vitro and in vivo against patient-derived xenograft (PDX) cultures. The anti-CSC mechanism of action of this specific chemical series was found to rely on induction of lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP), which is likely associated with the increased lysosomal mass observed in PaCSCs. Using the well characterized LMP-inducer siramesine as a tool molecule, we show elimination of the PaCSC population in mice implanted with tumors from two PDX models. Collectively, our approach identified lysosomal disruption as a promising anti-CSC therapeutic strategy for PDAC.
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PIM kinase family (PIM-1, PIM-2 and PIM-3) is an appealing target for the discovery and development of selective inhibitors, useful in various disease conditions in which these proteins are highly expressed, such as cancer. The significant effort put, in the recent years, towards the development of small molecules exhibiting inhibitory activity against this protein family has ended up with several molecules entering clinical trials. As part of our ongoing exploration for potential drug candidates that exhibit affinity towards this protein family, we have generated a novel chemical series of triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine based tricycles by applying a scaffold hopping strategy over our previously reported potent pan-PIM inhibitor ETP-47453 (compound 2). The structure-activity relationship studies presented herein demonstrate a rather selective PIM-1/PIM-3 biochemical profile for this novel series of tricycles, although pan-PIM and PIM-1 inhibitors have also been identified. Selected examples show significant inhibition of the phosphorylation of BAD protein in a cell-based assay. Moreover, optimized and highly selective compounds, such as 42, did not show significant hERG inhibition at 20⯵M concentration, and proved its antiproliferative activity and utility in combination with particular antitumoral agents in several tumor cell lines.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-pim-1/antagonistas & inibidores , Piridazinas/farmacologia , Quinolinas/farmacologia , Triazóis/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/química , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Descoberta de Drogas , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Humanos , Estrutura Molecular , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/síntese química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-pim-1/metabolismo , Piridazinas/síntese química , Piridazinas/química , Quinolinas/síntese química , Quinolinas/química , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Triazóis/síntese química , Triazóis/químicaRESUMO
In this study, we screened a library of 500 compounds for fungicidal activity via induction of endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation. Structure-activity relationship studies showed that piperazine-1-carboxamidine analogues with large atoms or large side chains substituted on the phenyl group at the R(3) and R(5) positions are characterized by a high ROS accumulation capacity in Candida albicans and a high fungicidal activity. Moreover, we could link the fungicidal mode of action of the piperazine-1-carboxamidine derivatives to the accumulation of endogenous ROS.
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Antifúngicos/química , Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Candida albicans/efeitos dos fármacos , Piperazinas/farmacologia , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Antifúngicos/síntese química , Candida albicans/metabolismo , Desenho de Fármacos , Piperazinas/síntese química , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Aicardi syndrome is defined by the clinical triad of infantile spasms, agenesis of the corpus callosum, and pathognomonic chorioretinal lacunae. Almost all patients are females with severe cognitive and physical disabilities. All of the cases reported in the literature have had early-onset seizures. Most cases of Aicardi syndrome exhibit very slow development, even when seizures are eventually controlled, and the cases with a relatively favourable outcome are associated with low intelligence quotient levels. A relationship between chorioretinal changes or severity of the agenesis of the corpus callosum and prognosis of Aicardi syndrome has been claimed, but few data are available about the clinical features that can predict clinical outcome. We describe a case of Aicardi syndrome in a female aged 24 months. Magnetic resonance imaging showed complete agenesis of the corpus callosum and ophthalmoscopy revealed chorioretinal lacunae in the left eye. She had never had seizures and her psychomotor and language development were normal for age.