Goulielmaki Maria, Assimomytis Nikos, Rozanc Jan, Taki Eleni, Christodoulou Ioannis, Alexopoulos Leonidas G, Zoumpourlis Vassilis, Pintzas Alexandros, Papahatjis Demetris
Institute of Biology Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 116 36 Athens, Greece.
TEPA Lefkippos-Demokritos, Patriarchou Grigoriou & Neapoleos, 15343 Ag. Paraskevi, Attiki, Greece.
Transl Oncol. 2019 Jul;12(7):932-950. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2019.04.005. Epub 2019 May 13.
Development of novel bioactive compounds against KRAS and/or BRAF mutant colorectal cancer (CRC) is currently an urgent need in oncology. In addition, single or multitarget kinase inhibitors against MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT pathways are of potential therapeutic advantage. A new compound based on the benzothiophene nucleus was synthesized, based on previous important outcomes on other pharmaceutical preparations, to be tested as potential anticancer agent. Treatments by 2-5 μM DPS-2 of several CRC and melanoma cell lines bearing either BRAF or KRAS mutations have shown a remarkable effect on cell viability in 2D and 3D cultures. More detailed analysis has shown that DPS-2 can kill cancer cells by apoptosis, reducing at the same time their autophagy properties. After testing activities of several signaling pathways, the compound was found to have a dual inhibition of two major proliferative/survival pathways, MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT, in both CRC and melanoma, thus providing a mechanistic evidence for its potent anticancer activity. Antitumor activity of DPS-2 was further validated in vivo, as DPS-2 treatment of mouse xenografts of Colo-205 colorectal cancer cells remarkably reduced their tumor formation properties. Our findings suggest that DPS-2 has significant anti-KRAS/ anti-BRAF mutant CRC activity in preclinical models, potentially providing a novel treatment strategy for these difficult-to-treat tumors, which needs to be further exploited.
开发针对KRAS和/或BRAF突变型结直肠癌(CRC)的新型生物活性化合物是肿瘤学领域当前的迫切需求。此外,针对MEK/ERK和PI3K/AKT通路的单靶点或多靶点激酶抑制剂具有潜在的治疗优势。基于之前在其他药物制剂上取得的重要成果,合成了一种基于苯并噻吩核的新化合物,以作为潜在的抗癌药物进行测试。用2 - 5 μM的DPS - 2处理几种携带BRAF或KRAS突变的CRC和黑色素瘤细胞系,已显示出在二维和三维培养中对细胞活力有显著影响。更详细的分析表明,DPS - 2可通过诱导凋亡杀死癌细胞,同时降低其自噬特性。在测试了几种信号通路的活性后,发现该化合物在CRC和黑色素瘤中对两条主要的增殖/存活通路MEK/ERK和PI3K/AKT具有双重抑制作用,从而为其强大的抗癌活性提供了机制证据。DPS - 2的抗肿瘤活性在体内进一步得到验证,因为用DPS - 2处理Colo - 205结直肠癌细胞的小鼠异种移植瘤显著降低了它们的肿瘤形成特性。我们的研究结果表明,DPS - 2在临床前模型中具有显著的抗KRAS/抗BRAF突变型CRC活性,可能为这些难以治疗的肿瘤提供一种新的治疗策略,这有待进一步探索。