Zhu Guoxin, Conner Scott, Zhou Xun, Shih Chuan, Brooks Harold B, Considine Eileen, Dempsey Jack A, Ogg Cathy, Patel Bharvin, Schultz Richard M, Spencer Charles D, Teicher Beverly, Watkins Scott A
Lilly Research Laboratories, A Division of Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2003 Apr 7;13(7):1231-5. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(03)00133-1.
A novel series of pyrrolo[3,4-c] carbazoles fused with a quinolinyl/isoquinolinyl moiety were synthesized and their D1/CDK4 inhibitory and antiproliferative activity were evaluated. Compound 8H, 14H-isoquinolinyl[6,5-a]-pyrrolo[3,4-c]carbazole-7,9-dione (1d) was found to be a highly potent D1/CDK4 inhibitor with an IC(50) of 69 nM. Compound 1d also inhibited tumor cell growth, arrested tumor cells in G1 phase and inhibited pRb phosphorylation.