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Chen H, Zhou Y, Wang X, Chai X, Wang Z, Wang E, Xu L, Hou T, Li D, Duan M. Discovery of Novel Anti-Resistance AR Antagonists Guided by Funnel Metadynamics Simulation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2309261. [PMID: 38481034 PMCID: PMC11109662 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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Androgen receptor (AR) antagonists are widely used for the treatment of prostate cancer (PCa), but their therapeutic efficacy is usually compromised by the rapid emergence of drug resistance. However, the lack of the detailed interaction between AR and its antagonists poses a major obstacle to the design of novel AR antagonists. Here, funnel metadynamics is employed to elucidate the inherent regulation mechanisms of three AR antagonists (hydroxyflutamide, enzalutamide, and darolutamide) on AR. For the first time it is observed that the binding of antagonists significantly disturbed the C-terminus of AR helix-11, thereby disrupting the specific internal hydrophobic contacts of AR-LBD and correspondingly the communication between AR ligand binding pocket (AR-LBP), activation function 2 (AF2), and binding function 3 (BF3). The subsequent bioassays verified the necessity of the hydrophobic contacts for AR function. Furthermore, it is found that darolutamide, a newly approved AR antagonist capable of fighting almost all reported drug resistant AR mutants, can induce antagonistic binding structure. Subsequently, docking-based virtual screening toward the dominant binding conformation of AR for darolutamide is conducted, and three novel AR antagonists with favorable binding affinity and strong capability to combat drug resistance are identified by in vitro bioassays. This work provides a novel rational strategy for the development of anti-resistant AR antagonists.
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- Haiyi Chen
- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiang310058China
- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in WuhanState Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular PhysicsInnovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanHubei430071China
- Liangzhu LaboratoryZhejiang University Medical CenterHangzhouZhejiang311121China
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiang310058China
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiang310058China
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiang310058China
- Liangzhu LaboratoryZhejiang University Medical CenterHangzhouZhejiang311121China
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiang310058China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Medical EngineeringSchool of Electrical and Information EngineeringJiangsu University of TechnologyChangzhou213001China
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiang310058China
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiang310058China
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- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in WuhanState Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular PhysicsInnovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanHubei430071China
- NMR and Molecular Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and MetallurgyWuhan University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430081China
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Liu D, Bardaud JX, Imani Z, Robin S, Gloaguen E, Brenner V, Aitken DJ, Mons M. Length-Dependent Transition from Extended to Folded Shapes in Short Oligomers of an Azetidine-Based α-Amino Acid: The Critical Role of NH···N H-Bonds. Molecules 2023; 28:5048. [PMID: 37446709 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28135048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) are ubiquitous in peptides and proteins and are central to the stabilization of their structures. Inter-residue H-bonds between non-adjacent backbone amide NH and C=O motifs lead to the well-known secondary structures of helices, turns and sheets, but it is recognized that other H-bonding modes may be significant, including the weak intra-residue H-bond (called a C5 H-bond) that implicates the NH and C=O motifs of the same amino acid residue. Peptide model compounds that adopt stable C5 H-bonds are not readily available and the so-called 2.05-helix, formed by successive C5 H-bonds, is an elusive secondary structure. Using a combination of theoretical chemistry and spectroscopic studies in both the gas phase and solution phase, we have demonstrated that derivatives of 3-amino-1-methylazetidine-3-carboxylic acid, Aatc(Me) can form sidechain-backbone N-H···N C6γ H-bonds that accompany-and thereby stabilize-C5 H-bonds. In the capped trimer of Aatc(Me), extended C5/C6γ motifs are sufficiently robust to challenge classical 310-helix formation in solution and the fully-extended 2.05-helix conformer has been characterized in the gas phase. Concurrent H-bonding support for successive C5 motifs is a new axiom for stabilizing the extended backbone secondary structure in short peptides.
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- Dayi Liu
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ICMMO, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ICMMO, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ICMMO, 91400 Orsay, France
- Université Paris Cité, Faculté de Pharmacie, 75006 Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, LIDYL, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, LIDYL, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ICMMO, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, LIDYL, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Zhang MC, Wang DC, Qu GR, Guo HM. Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Thiohydantoins via Domino Cyclization Reaction of β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoester and N,N'-Dialkylthiourea. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo00669c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The first catalytic asymmetric route to synthesize chiral thiohydantoins containing a quaternary stereogenic center has been established utilizing a chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed domino cyclization reaction of N,N'-dialkyl thioureas with β,γ-unsaturated...
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Basu S, Chatterjee S, Bhaumik A, Mukhopadhyay C. Ultrasound‐promoted novel route to triazabenzo[b]cyclopenta[lm]fluorenes: An efficient NiFe
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- Soumyadip Basu
- Department of Chemistry University of Calcutta Kolkata India
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- Department of Materials Science Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata India
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- Department of Materials Science Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata India
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Yaragani M, Yadlapalli P, Raghavan S, Thota G, Basaveswara Rao Mandava V, Vikram Singh R, Prasad Kottapalli R, Saravanan C. Discovery of Easily Synthesizable 4, 4‐Dimethylimidazolidin‐2‐ones as Potent Androgen Receptor Antagonists for Prostate Cancer. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202101546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- Muralikrishna Yaragani
- Department of Chemistry Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation Guntur 522 502, Andhra Pradesh India
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- CAS in Crystallography and Biophysics University of Madras, Guindy Campus Chennai Tamil Nadu 600 020 India
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- Sigma-Aldrich Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Bangalure 560100 Karnataka India
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- Center for Advanced Organic Materials (Sona-AROMA) Department of Chemistry Sona College of Technology Salem 636 005 Tamil Nadu India
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Nakamura S, Saito R, Yamamoto S, Kobayashi I, Takeda R, Suzuki R, Kawai K, Takimoto-Kamimura M, Kurita N. Proposal of novel potent inhibitors against androgen receptor based on ab initio molecular orbital calculations. J Mol Graph Model 2021; 105:107873. [PMID: 33640786 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2021.107873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The androgen receptor (AR), a family of nuclear receptor proteins, stimulates the transcription of androgen-responsive genes. As its abnormal activation can cause the progression of prostate cancer, numerous types of ligands for AR have been developed as promising antagonists for the treatment of prostate cancer. We previously investigated the specific interactions between AR and nine types of existing non-steroidal ligands, using molecular simulations based on molecular mechanics and ab initio fragment molecular orbital methods. The results were confirmed to be comparable to the binding affinities of these ligands observed in experiments. We here propose novel ligands as potent inhibitors against AR and investigate their binding properties to AR, using the same molecular simulations. The results indicate that the most promising ligand binds stronger to AR than the existing non-steroidal ligands, and that our proposed ligand binds strongly to a mutant-type AR, which has drug resistance to the existing non-steroidal ligands.
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- Shunya Nakamura
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, 45-1, Nagaotoge-cho, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-0101, Japan
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- Teijin Institute for Bio-Medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd., 4-3-2 Asahigaoka, Hino, Tokyo, 191-8512, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan.
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Design and synthesis of novel tetrahydrofuran cyclic urea derivatives as androgen receptor antagonists. J CHEM SCI 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12039-020-01833-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Xie H, Liang JJ, Wang YL, Hu TX, Wang JY, Yang RH, Yan JK, Zhang QR, Xu X, Liu HM, Ke Y. The design, synthesis and anti-tumor mechanism study of new androgen receptor degrader. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 204:112512. [PMID: 32736229 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Targeted protein degradation using small molecules is a novel strategy for drug development. In order to solve the problem of drug resistance in the treatment of prostate cancer, proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTAC) was introduced into the design of anti-prostate cancer derivatives. In this work, we synthesized two series of selective androgen receptor degraders (SARDs) containing the hydrophobic degrons with different linker, and then investigated the structure-activity relationships of these hybrid compounds. Most of the synthesized compounds exhibited moderate to good activity against all the cancer cell lines selected. Among them, compound A9 displayed potent inhibitory activity against LNCaP prostate cancer cell line with IC50 values of 1.75 μM, as well as excellent AR degradation activity. Primary mechanism studies elucidated compound A9 arrested cell cycle at G0/G1 phase and induced a mild apoptotic response in LNCaP cells. Further study indicated that the degradation of AR was mediated through proteasome-mediated process. For all these reasons, compound A9 held promising potential as anti-proliferative agent for the development of highly efficient SARDs for drug-resistance prostate cancer therapies.
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- Hang Xie
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, PR China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, PR China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, PR China.
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Novel androgen receptor antagonist identified by structure-based virtual screening, structural optimization, and biological evaluation. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 192:112156. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ferroni C, Varchi G. Non-Steroidal Androgen Receptor Antagonists and Prostate Cancer: A Survey on Chemical Structures Binding this Fast-Mutating Target. Curr Med Chem 2019; 26:6053-6073. [PMID: 30209993 DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666180913095239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The Androgen Receptor (AR) pathway plays a major role in both the pathogenesis and progression of prostate cancer. In particular, AR is chiefly involved in the development of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) as well as in the resistance to the secondgeneration AR antagonist enzalutamide, and to the selective inhibitor of cytochrome P450 17A1 (CYP17A1) abiraterone. Several small molecules acting as AR antagonists have been designed and developed so far, also as a result of the ability of cells expressing this molecular target to rapidly develop resistance and turn pure receptor antagonists into ineffective or event detrimental molecules. This review covers a survey of most promising classes of non-steroidal androgen receptor antagonists, also providing insights into their mechanism of action and efficacy in treating prostate cancer.
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- Claudia Ferroni
- Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity - ISOF, Italian National Research Council, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity - ISOF, Italian National Research Council, Bologna, Italy
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Andavar S, Vaithilingam M, Selvaraj D, Kumaran AA, Devanathan K. Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Substituted (5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)- 1,3,4-oxadiazole as Potent Androgen Receptor Antagonist. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2019; 20:84-93. [PMID: 31755396 DOI: 10.2174/1871520619666191121095720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Androgen Receptor (AR) is one of the highly explored targets for the treatment of prostate cancer. The emergence of point mutation in the Ligand Binding Domain (LBD) of AR has resulted in the development of resistance against AR antagonist. The point mutation T877A, W741L and F876L confer resistance to flutamide, bicalutamide and enzalutamide respectively. There is no AR antagonist in the present clinical set up without resistance. Hence, our aim in this study is to design a novel molecule to overcome the resistance caused by point mutation. METHODS Here, we developed novel AR antagonist bearing (5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-1, 3,4-oxadiazole core by rational drug design. The test molecules 8a-h were synthesized from the corresponding dihydrazide compounds 7a-h on treatment with phosphorous oxychloride on reflux conditions. The structure of the molecules was confirmed from spectral data such as IR, 1H-NMR, HRMS and 13C-NMR. The synthesized compounds were screened for cytotoxicity in prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP-FGC and PC3. The confirmation of AR mediated activity of the test compounds was confirmed by gene expression study. The interaction of the best active ligands with mutant AR was predicted and drug design was rationalized through docking studies. RESULTS The test compounds 8a-h were synthesized and the structures were conformed using suitable techniques like IR, 1H-NMR, HRMS and 13C-NMR. Among the tested compounds, 8b and 8d showed potent antiproliferative activity against mutant AR cell lines. Further, these compounds significantly decreased the gene expression of prostate cancer biomarkers. CONCLUSION In this study, we have identified a potential hit molecule for AR antagonism that could be further developed to obtain a potent clinical candidate.
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- Sasikumar Andavar
- Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., #49, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Bommasandra, Bangalore 560 099, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632014, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy (A Constituent College of JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research), Ooty, Tamilnadu 643 001, India
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- Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., #49, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Bommasandra, Bangalore 560 099, Karnataka, India
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- Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., #49, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Bommasandra, Bangalore 560 099, Karnataka, India
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Kornii Y, Chumachenko S, Shablykin O, Prichard MN, James SH, Hartline C, Zhirnov V, Brovarets V. New 2-Oxoimidazolidine Derivatives: Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Anti-BK Virus Activities in Vitro. Chem Biodivers 2019; 16:e1900391. [PMID: 31479201 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201900391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A series of novel 2-oxoimidazolidine derivatives were synthesized and their antiviral activities against BK human polyomavirus type 1 (BKPyV) were evaluated in vitro. Bioassays showed that the synthesized compounds 1-{[(4E)-5-(dichloromethylidene)-2-oxoimidazolidin-4-ylidene]sulfamoyl}piperidine-4-carboxylic acid (5) and N-Cyclobutyl-N'-[(4E)-5-(dichloromethylidene)-2-oxoimidazolidin-4-ylidene]sulfuric diamide (4) exhibited moderate activities against BKPyV (EC50 =5.4 and 5.5 μm, respectively) that are comparable to the standard drug Cidofovir. Compound 5 exhibited the same cytotoxicity in HFF cells and selectivity index (SI50 ) as Cidofovir. The selectivity index of compound 4 is three times less than that of Cidofovir due to the higher toxicity of this compound. Hence, these compounds may be taken as lead compound for further development of novel ant-BKPyV agents.
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- Yurii Kornii
- Department of Chemistry of Bioactive Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Bases, V. P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, NAS of Ukraine, 1, Murmanska Str., Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry of Bioactive Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Bases, V. P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, NAS of Ukraine, 1, Murmanska Str., Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry of Bioactive Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Bases, V. P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, NAS of Ukraine, 1, Murmanska Str., Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Chemistry of Bioactive Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Bases, V. P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, NAS of Ukraine, 1, Murmanska Str., Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine
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Discovery and biological evaluation of darolutamide derivatives as inhibitors and down-regulators of wild-type AR and the mutants. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 182:111608. [PMID: 31437779 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Androgen receptor (AR) has been a target of prostate cancer (PC) for nearly six decades. Recently, downregulating or degrading AR and the mutants especially the splice variant 7 (AR-V7) lacking ligand binding domain (LBD) emerged as an advantageous therapeutic approach to overcome drug resistance. Here, the structural modification of darolutamide resulted in the discovery of dual-action AR inhibitors and down-regulators. Unlike other traditional AR antagonists targeting the AR-LBD, compounds 4k and 4b not only inhibit the activities of wt-AR and AR-F876L mutant but also downregulate the protein expression of full-length (AR-full) and AR variant 7 (AR-V7) at mRNA level. In cell proliferation assays, compounds 4k and 4b exhibited better antiproliferative activities than darolutamide and enzalutamide against AR-V7-positive 22Rv1 cells and VCaP cells. In addition, 4k demonstrated better antitumor activity than clinically used enzalutamide in castration-resistant VCaP xenograft model. Collectively, combining the activities of AR inhibition and downregulation, compound 4k is proposed as an advantageous lead compound to disrupt AR signaling and overcome resistance.
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Nural Y, Gemili M, Seferoglu N, Sahin E, Ulger M, Sari H. Synthesis, crystal structure, DFT studies, acid dissociation constant, and antimicrobial activity of methyl 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-7a-((4-chlorophenyl)carbamothioyl)-1-oxo-5,5-diphenyl-3-thioxo-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-e]imidazole-6-carboxylate. J Mol Struct 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.01.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Xu X, Ge R, Li L, Wang J, Lu X, Xue S, Chen X, Li Z, Bian J. Exploring the tetrahydroisoquinoline thiohydantoin scaffold blockade the androgen receptor as potent anti-prostate cancer agents. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 143:1325-1344. [PMID: 29117897 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 10/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Prostate cancer (PC) is a major cause of cancer-related male death in worldwide and the identification of new and improved potent anti-PC molecules is constantly required. A novel scaffold of tetrahydroisoquinoline thiohydantoin was rationally designed based on the enzalutamide structures and our pre-work, leading to the discovery of a series of new antiproliferative compounds. Several new analogues displayed improved androgen receptor (AR) antagonistic activity, while maintaining the higher selective toxicity toward LNCaP cells (AR-rich) versus DU145 cells (AR-deficient) compared to enzalutamide. In fact, compound 55 exhibited promising in vitro antitumor activity by impairing AR unclear translocation. More importantly, 55 showed better pharmacokinetic properties compared to the compound 1 reported in our pre-work. These results demonstrate a step towards the development of novel and improved AR antagonists.
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- Xi Xu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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Specific interactions between androgen receptor and its ligand: ab initio molecular orbital calculations in water. J Mol Graph Model 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Divakar S, Saravanan K, Karthikeyan P, Elancheran R, Kabilan S, Balasubramanian KK, Devi R, Kotoky J, Ramanathan M. Iminoenamine based novel androgen receptor antagonist exhibited anti-prostate cancer activity in androgen independent prostate cancer cells through inhibition of AKT pathway. Chem Biol Interact 2017; 275:22-34. [PMID: 28757136 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2017.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Treatment by androgen receptor (AR) antagonists is one of the regimens for prostate cancer. The prolonged treatment with AR antagonist leads to the expression of point mutation in the ligand binding domain of the AR. This point mutation causes resistance to AR antagonist by converting them into an agonist. The T887A mutated AR was frequently expressed in androgen independent prostate cancer (AIPC) patients. Through literature survey and molecular modelling, we have identified a novel AR antagonist having a bulky β-iminoenamine BF2 complex scaffold. The tested and standard ligands were screened in AR positive (LNCaP, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-453), AR negative (PC3), and non-cancerous (3T3) cell lines through anti-proliferation assay. The ligand, ARA3 was the most potent molecule among all the tested ligands and was 7.6 folds selective for AR positive cell lines. The mechanism of anti-prostate cancer activity of ARA3 was confirmed by western blot, qPCR, and apoptotic assays in LNCaP (T887A positive AR) cells. Structural activity relationship was derived by correlating the in-vitro and in-silico data. Consequently, we have identified the essential functional groups that could prevent the resistance concerning mutant AR. The ARA3 induces the apoptosis in AIPC cells by preventing the AR mediated activation of AKT pathway. The bicalutamide did not induce the apoptosis because it failed to prevent the AR mediated activation of AKT.
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- S Divakar
- Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Shasun Research Centre, Kellakottaiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, IASST, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, IASST, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Combination of sorafenib and enzalutamide as a potential new approach for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer. Cancer Lett 2017; 385:108-116. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2016.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zuo M, Xu X, Xie Z, Ge R, Zhang Z, Li Z, Bian J. Design and synthesis of indoline thiohydantoin derivatives based on enzalutamide as antiproliferative agents against prostate cancer. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 125:1002-1022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.10.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Leitch JA, Cook HP, Bhonoah Y, Frost CG. Use of the Hydantoin Directing Group in Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization. J Org Chem 2016; 81:10081-10087. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jamie A. Leitch
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, Somerset BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, Somerset BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Jealott’s
Hill International Research Centre, Syngenta, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6EY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, Somerset BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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