College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 704-701, South Korea.
Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu 704-701, South Korea.
Eur J Med Chem. 2018 Jan 1;143:390-401. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.11.054. Epub 2017 Nov 21.
Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a ubiquitous molecular chaperone that is responsible for the stabilization and maturation of many oncogenic proteins. Therefore, Hsp90 has emerged as an attractive target in the field of cancer chemotherapy. In this study, we report the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a series of Hsp90 inhibitors. In particular, compound 30f shows a significant Hsp90α inhibitory activity with IC value of 5.3 nM and an excellent growth inhibition with GI value of 0.42 μM against non-small cell lung cancer cells, H1975. Compound 30f effectively reduces the expression levels of Hsp90 client proteins including Her2, EGFR, Met, Akt, and c-Raf. Consequently, compound 30f promotes substantial cleavages of PARP, Caspase 3, and Caspase 8, indicating that 30f induces cancer cell death via apoptotic pathway. Moreover, cytochrome P450 assay indicates that compound 30f has weak inhibitory effect on the activities of five major P450 isoforms (IC > 5 μM for 1A2, 2C9, 2C19, 2D6, and 3A), suggesting that clinical interactions between 30f and the substrate drugs of the five major P450 isoforms are not expected. Compound 30f also inhibits the tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model bearing subcutaneous H1975 without noticeable abnormal behavior and body weight changes. The immunostaining and western immunoblot analysis of EGFR, Met, Akt in xenograft tissue sections of tumor further demonstrate a good agreement with the in vitro results.
热休克蛋白 90(Hsp90)是一种普遍存在的分子伴侣,负责稳定和成熟许多致癌蛋白。因此,Hsp90 已成为癌症化疗领域的一个有吸引力的靶点。在这项研究中,我们报告了一系列 Hsp90 抑制剂的设计、合成和生物学评价。特别是,化合物 30f 对非小细胞肺癌细胞 H1975 具有显著的 Hsp90α 抑制活性,IC 值为 5.3 nM,GI 值为 0.42 μM,对其生长具有显著的抑制作用。化合物 30f 有效地降低了 Hsp90 客户蛋白(包括 Her2、EGFR、Met、Akt 和 c-Raf)的表达水平。因此,化合物 30f 促进了 PARP、Caspase 3 和 Caspase 8 的大量裂解,表明 30f 通过凋亡途径诱导癌细胞死亡。此外,细胞色素 P450 测定表明,化合物 30f 对五种主要 P450 同工酶的活性具有较弱的抑制作用(IC > 5 μM 对 1A2、2C9、2C19、2D6 和 3A),表明 30f 与五种主要 P450 同工酶的底物药物之间的临床相互作用是不可预期的。化合物 30f 还能抑制皮下携带 H1975 的荷瘤小鼠模型中的肿瘤生长,而无明显的异常行为和体重变化。异种组织切片中 EGFR、Met、Akt 的免疫染色和 Western 免疫印迹分析进一步证明了与体外结果的良好一致性。
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