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Cheke RS, Kharkar PS. Covalent inhibitors: An ambitious approach for the discovery of newer oncotherapeutics. Drug Dev Res 2024; 85:e22132. [PMID: 38054744 DOI: 10.1002/ddr.22132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Covalent inhibitors have been used to treat several diseases for over a century. However, strategic approaches for the rational design of covalent drugs have taken a definitive shape in recent times. Since the first appearance of covalent inhibitors in the late 18th century, the field has grown tremendously and around 30% of marketed drugs are covalent inhibitors especially, for oncology indications. However, the off-target toxicity and safety concerns can be significant issues related to the covalent drugs. Covalent kinase inhibitor (CKI) targeted oncotherapeutics has advanced dramatically over the last two decades since the discovery of afatinib (Gilotrif®), an EGFR inhibitor. Since then, US FDA has approved 10 CKIs for diverse cancer targets. The present review broadly summarizes the ongoing development in the discovery of newer CKIs from 2016 till the end of 2022. We believe that these efforts will assist the modern medicinal chemist actively working in the field of CKI discovery for varied indications.
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- Rameshwar S Cheke
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
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Maji L, Sengupta S, Purawarga Matada GS, Teli G, Biswas G, Das PK, Panduranga Mudgal M. Medicinal chemistry perspective of JAK inhibitors: synthesis, biological profile, selectivity, and structure activity relationship. Mol Divers 2024:10.1007/s11030-023-10794-5. [PMID: 38236444 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-023-10794-5] [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: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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JAK-STAT signalling pathway was discovered more than quarter century ago. The JAK-STAT pathway protein is considered as one of the crucial hubs for cytokine secretion which mediates activation of different inflammatory, cellular responses and hence involved in different etiological factors. The various etiological factors involved are haematopoiesis, immune fitness, tissue repair, inflammation, apoptosis, and adipogenesis. The presence of the active mutation V617K plays a significant role in the progression of the JAK-STAT pathway-related disease. Consequently, targeting the JAK-STAT pathway could be a promising therapeutic approach for addressing a range of causative factors. In this current review, we provided a comprehensive discussion for the in-detail study of anatomy and physiology of the JAK-STAT pathway which contributes structural domain rearrangement, activation, and negative regulation associated with the downstream signaling pathway, relationship between different cytokines and diseases. This review also discussed the recent development of clinical trial entities. Additionally, this review also provides updates on FDA-approved drugs. In the current investigation, we have classified recently developed small molecule inhibitors of JAK-STAT pathway according to different chemical classes and we emphasized their synthetic routes, biological evaluation, selectivity, and structure-activity relationship.
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- Lalmohan Maji
- Integrated Drug Discovery Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Acharya & BM Reddy College of Pharmacy, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Integrated Drug Discovery Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Acharya & BM Reddy College of Pharmacy, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- School of Pharmacy, Sangam University, Atoon, Bhilwara, 311001, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Integrated Drug Discovery Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Acharya & BM Reddy College of Pharmacy, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Faris A, Alnajjar R, Guo J, AL Mughram MH, Aouidate A, Asmari M, Elhallaoui M. Computational 3D Modeling-Based Identification of Inhibitors Targeting Cysteine Covalent Bond Catalysts for JAK3 and CYP3A4 Enzymes in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Molecules 2023; 29:23. [PMID: 38202604 PMCID: PMC10779482 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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This work aimed to find new inhibitors of the CYP3A4 and JAK3 enzymes, which are significant players in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Advanced computer-aided drug design techniques, such as pharmacophore and 3D-QSAR modeling, were used. Two strong 3D-QSAR models were created, and their predictive power was validated by the strong correlation (R2 values > 80%) between the predicted and experimental activity. With an ROC value of 0.9, a pharmacophore model grounded in the DHRRR hypothesis likewise demonstrated strong predictive ability. Eight possible inhibitors were found, and six new inhibitors were designed in silico using these computational models. The pharmacokinetic and safety characteristics of these candidates were thoroughly assessed. The possible interactions between the inhibitors and the target enzymes were made clear via molecular docking. Furthermore, MM/GBSA computations and molecular dynamics simulations offered insightful information about the stability of the binding between inhibitors and CYP3A4 or JAK3. Through the integration of various computational approaches, this study successfully identified potential inhibitor candidates for additional investigation and efficiently screened compounds. The findings contribute to our knowledge of enzyme-inhibitor interactions and may help us create more effective treatments for autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Abdelmoujoud Faris
- LIMAS, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, Morocco;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Benghazi, Benghazi 16063, Libya;
- PharmD, Faculty of Pharmacy, Libyan International Medical University, Benghazi 16063, Libya
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
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- Centre in Artificial Intelligence-Driven Drug Discovery, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao 999078, China;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia; (M.H.A.M.); (M.A.)
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Team of Molecular Modeling, Materials and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Zohr, Agadir 80060, Morocco;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia; (M.H.A.M.); (M.A.)
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- LIMAS, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, Morocco;
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Xiang J, Wang Y, Wang W, Yu J, Zheng L, Hong Y, Shi L, Zhang C, Chen N, Xu J, Gong X, Zhang Z, Cui H, Zhou Q, Zhang D, Liu Y, Ke Y, Shen J, Xia G, Bai X. Design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation of quinazoline derivatives as novel and potent pan-JAK inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2023; 140:106765. [PMID: 37582330 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Janus kinases (JAKs) play a critical role in modulating the function and expression of inflammatory cytokines related to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Herein, we report the design, synthesis, and structure-activity relationships (SARs) of a series of novel quinazoline derivatives as JAK inhibitors. Among these inhibitors, compound 11n showed high potency against JAKs (JAK1/JAK2/JAK3/TYK2, IC50 = 0.40, 0.83, 2.10, 1.95 nM), desirable metabolic characters, and excellent pharmacokinetic properties. In collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) models, compound 11n exhibited significant reduction in joint swelling with good safety, which could be served as a potential therapeutic candidate for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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- Jinbao Xiang
- The Center for Combinatorial Chemistry and Drug Discovery of Jilin University, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, PR China
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- Central Research Institute, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- The Center for Combinatorial Chemistry and Drug Discovery of Jilin University, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, PR China
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- Central Research Institute, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- The Center for Combinatorial Chemistry and Drug Discovery of Jilin University, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, PR China
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- Central Research Institute, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- The Center for Combinatorial Chemistry and Drug Discovery of Jilin University, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, PR China
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- The Center for Combinatorial Chemistry and Drug Discovery of Jilin University, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, PR China
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- Central Research Institute, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Central Research Institute, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Central Research Institute, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- The Center for Combinatorial Chemistry and Drug Discovery of Jilin University, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, PR China
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- The Center for Combinatorial Chemistry and Drug Discovery of Jilin University, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, PR China
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- The Center for Combinatorial Chemistry and Drug Discovery of Jilin University, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, PR China
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- The Center for Combinatorial Chemistry and Drug Discovery of Jilin University, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, PR China
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- Central Research Institute, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Central Research Institute, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Central Research Institute, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Central Research Institute, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, PR China.
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- The Center for Combinatorial Chemistry and Drug Discovery of Jilin University, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, PR China.
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Chen C, Fan N, Xu C, Shao S, Shi G, Zhou Y, Wei Y, Wu L, Wang B, Shi J, Zhang T. A synthetic derivative of bioactive constituents from Isatis indigotica ameliorates hypersensitivity and arthritis by inhibiting JAK2-STAT3 pathway in mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 124:110884. [PMID: 37660593 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110884] [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: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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The JAK-STAT pathway plays a crucial role in the signaling cascade associated with various cytokines that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). Among the isoforms of JAKs, the JAK2 subtype is primarily responsible for the function of hematopoietic system cells, making it a significant target in the treatment of MPN. However, the precise regulatory role of JAK2 in inflammatory diseases requires further investigation and confirmation. The current study employed a selective JAK2 inhibitor, ZT55, derived from Isatis indigotica roots, to examine its regulatory effects on inflammatory and immune responses in delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) and arthritis in mice. To evaluate the efficacy of ZT55 treatment, DNFB-induced DTH and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse models were utilized. T cells were cultured and subsequently analyzed for proliferation and activation using flow cytometry and EdU assay. Additionally, the maturation and function of dendritic cells were assessed through flow cytometry and ELISA. Our findings indicate that ZT55 significantly reduced DNFB-induced DTH and attenuated inflammation, cartilage degradation, and bone destruction in CIA mice. Moreover, ZT55 was found to inhibit the proliferation and activation of T cells and the maturation of dendritic cells by regulating the JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway. These results suggest that selectively targeting the JAK2 isoform could have anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects by regulating the adaptive and innate immune responses via the JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway. Therefore, ZT55 has the potential to be a promising pharmaceutical candidate for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
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- Chengjuan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
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Zhong HA, Almahmoud S. Docking and Selectivity Studies of Covalently Bound Janus Kinase 3 Inhibitors. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076023. [PMID: 37047004 PMCID: PMC10094608 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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The Janus kinases (JAKs) are a family of non-receptor cytosolic protein kinases critical for immune signaling. Many covalently bound ligands of JAK3 inhibitors have been reported. To help design selective JAK inhibitors, in this paper, we used five model proteins to study the subtype selectivity of and the mutational effects on inhibitor binding. We also compared the Covalent Dock programs from the Schrodinger software suite and the MOE software suite to determine which method to use for the drug design of covalent inhibitors. Our results showed that the docking affinity from 4Z16 (JAK3 wild-type model), 4E4N (JAK1), 4D1S (JAK2), and 7UYT (TYK2) from the Schrödinger software suite agreed well with the experimentally derived binding free energies with small predicted mean errors. However, the data from the mutant 5TTV model using the Schrödinger software suite yielded relatively large mean errors, whereas the MOE Covalent Dock program gave small mean errors in both the wild-type and mutant models for our model proteins. The docking data revealed that Leu905 of JAK3 and the hydrophobic residue at the same position in different subtypes (Leu959 of JAK1, Leu932 of JAK2, and Val981 of TYK2) is important for ligand binding to the JAK proteins. Arg911 and Asp912 of JAK3, Asp939 of JAK2, and Asp988 of TYK2 can be used for selective binding over JAK1, which contains Lys965 and Glu966 at the respective positions. Asp1021, Asp1039, and Asp1042 can be utilized for JAK1-selective ligand design, whereas Arg901 and Val981 may help guide TYK2-selective molecule design.
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- Haizhen A Zhong
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah 51542, Saudi Arabia
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Li S, Si H, Song X, Lei C, He X, Wang J, Liu Y, Zhou Y, Song JG, Peng L, Tang X, Chan S, Ren X, Tu Z, Li Z, Wang Z, Zhang Z, Ding K. Discovery of Hexahydrofuro[3,2- b]furans as New Kinase-Selective and Orally Bioavailable JAK3 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Leukemia Harboring a JAK3 Activating Mutant. J Med Chem 2022; 65:10674-10690. [PMID: 35860875 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) is a potential target for the treatment of hematological malignancies. Herein, we report the discovery of a series of new orally bioavailable irreversible JAK3 kinase inhibitors. The representative compound 12n potently inhibited JAK3 kinase activity with an IC50 value of 1.2 nM and was more than 900-fold selective over JAK1, JAK2, and Tyk2. Cell-based assays revealed that 12n significantly suppressed phosphorylation of JAK3 and the downstream effectors STAT3/5 and also robustly restrained proliferation of BaF3 cells transfected with JAK3M511I activating mutation and human leukemia U937 cells harboring JAK3M511I with IC50 values of 22.9 and 20.2 nM, respectively. More importantly, 12n showed reasonable pharmacokinetic (PK) properties, and oral administration of 12n at a dose of 50 mg/kg twice daily led to tumor regression in a U937 cell inoculated xenograft mouse model. Thus, 12n represents a promising lead compound for further optimization to discover new therapeutic agents for hematological malignancies.
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- Shan Li
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #190 Kaiyuan Avenue, Guangzhou Science Park, Guangzhou 510530, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Natural Products, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Lixin Pharmaceuticals, Guangzhou 510530, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #190 Kaiyuan Avenue, Guangzhou Science Park, Guangzhou 510530, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Natural Products, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou 510632, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Natural Products, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China.,The First Affiliated Hospital (Huaqiao Hospital), Jinan University, #601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China.,Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang, China
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Tian YQ, Hu D, Zhang YL, Zou J, Chen GL, Guo MQ. Inhibitors Targeting Multiple Janus Kinases From Zanthoxylum simulans Mediate Inhibition and Apoptosis Against Gastric Cancer Cells via the Estrogen Pathway. Front Chem 2022; 10:922110. [PMID: 35734442 PMCID: PMC9207197 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.922110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Janus kinases (JAKs) play a key role in subtly regulating proliferation, apoptosis, and differentiation of cancer cells, and their inhibitors are actively sought as new drug leads. By developing JAKs based affinity ultrafiltration method coupled with LC/Q-TOF-MS in order to discover selective JAKs inhibitors from total quaternary alkaloids (QAs) from Zanthoxylum simulans, peak 19 (Berberine) and peak 21 (Chelerythrine) were revealed to exhibit notable selectivity on JAK1, JAK2, and JAK3 over Tyk2. In addition, Chelerythrine showed stronger inhibitory activity than the positive control (Cerdulatinib) on gastric cancer cells (AGS), while Berberine, with weaker inhibition. Chelerythrine and Berberine also showed obvious inhibition on human hepatocyte cells (LO2). Furthermore, molecular docking analysis revealed their discrepancies due to different interaction bonds and characteristic residues. Quaternary N was proposed as the functional group to enhance the selectivity of JAK1, and some specific moieties towards Asp1021, Leu855, and Leu828 were suggested to increase the selectivity for JAK1, JAK2, and JAK3, respectively. As the most potential inhibitor of JAKs from QAs, Chelerythrine exhibited distinct suppression of adhesion, migration, invasion, and stimulating apoptosis of AGS cells, which was consistent with the significant down-regulation of estrogen receptors (ER-α36, ER-α66, and ER-β1) and Src expression. In conclusion, an efficient screening approach was developed to identify Berberine and Chelerythrine as potential selective candidates from Zanthoxylum simulans with significant anti-proliferative activity against gastric carcinoma. As we know, it was the first report to propose an estrogen signal pathway for Chelerythrine in anti-gastric cancer cells (AGS) study. The results supported Chelerythrine inhibitory effects on AGS by not only direct inhibiting JAKs but also down-regulating the estrogen pathway.
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- Yong-Qiang Tian
- Department of Pharmacy, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Third Clinical Medical College of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Innovation Academy for Drug Discovery and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Third Clinical Medical College of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Innovation Academy for Drug Discovery and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Innovation Academy for Drug Discovery and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Ming-Quan Guo,
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Su W, Chen Z, Liu M, He R, Liu C, Li R, Gao M, Zheng M, Tu Z, Zhang Z, Xu T. Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationship studies of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-ones as potent Janus Kinase 3 (JAK3) covalent inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2022; 64:128680. [PMID: 35306167 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.128680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Aberrantly activated Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) has been constantly detected in various immune disorders and hematopoietic cancers, suggesting its potential of being an attractive therapeutic target for these indications. Clinical benefits of drugs selectively targeting JAK3 versus pan-JAK inhibitors remain unclear. In this study, we report the design and synthesis of a new series of JAK3 covalent inhibitors with a pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one scaffold. After the extensive SAR study, compound 10f emerged to be the most potent JAK3 inhibitor with an IC50 value of 2.0 nM. It showed excellent selectively proliferation inhibitory activity against U937 cells harboring JAK3 M511I mutation, while remained weakly active to the other tested cancer cells. Compound 10f also dose-dependently inhibited the phosphorylation of JAK3 and its downstream signal STAT5 in U937 cells. Taken together, 10f may serve as a promising tool molecule for treating cancers with aberrantly activated JAK3.
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- Wenhong Su
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China; Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MoE) of People's Republic of China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MoE) of People's Republic of China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 190 Kaiyuan Avenue, Guangzhou Science Park, Guangzhou 510530, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MoE) of People's Republic of China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China; School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China.
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Gholamhoseinnia M, Asadollahi-Baboli M. Ranked binding energies of residues and data fusion to identify the active and selective pyrimidine-based Janus kinases 3 (JAK3) inhibitors. SAR AND QSAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 33:23-34. [PMID: 34915777 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2021.2013318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The idea of using ranked binding energies of residues and data fusion are presented here for the first time as a valuable tool to classify active and selective inhibitors. Selective inhibitors of JAK3 can inhibit inflammatory cytokine while preventing targeting other subtypes of JAK1 and JAK2. Herein, we report a novel way to identify both active JAK3 and selective JAK1/JAK3 and JAK2/JAK3 inhibitors using the effective activity and selectivity classifications. The most important residues (top 10) responsible for the inhibition mechanism are sorted from high to low energies, which are considered as variables in the classification process. In addition, the ranked energies of ligands' heteroatoms (top 5), ranked energies of hydrogen bonds (top 5) and important molecular descriptors (top 10) were used to construct different data fusion possibilities. It is shown that the proposed data fusion strategy can increase the accuracy of the activity classification to 100% and the selectivity classification to 96.4%. The proposed strategies represented in this paper can help medicinal or pharmaceutical chemist in evaluation of both active and selective inhibitors before synthesizing new pharmaceuticals.
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- M Gholamhoseinnia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
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Novel N-bridged pyrazole-1-carbothioamides with potential antiproliferative activity: design, synthesis, in vitro and in silico studies. Future Med Chem 2021; 13:1743-1766. [PMID: 34427113 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2021-0066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Thiazole-substituted pyrazole is an important structural feature of many bioactive compounds, including antiviral, antitubercular, analgesic and anticancer agents. Herein we describe an efficient and facile approach for the synthesis of two series of 36 novel N-bridged pyrazole-1-phenylthiazoles. The antiproliferative activity of a set of representative compounds was evaluated in vitro against different human cancer cell lines. Among the identified compounds, compound 18 showed potent anticancer activity against the examined cancer cell lines. The in silico molecular docking study revealed that compound 18 possesses high binding affinity toward both SK1 and CDK2. Overall, these results indicate that compound 18 is a promising lead anticancer compound which may be exploited for development of antiproliferative drugs.
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Filho EV, Pinheiro EM, Pinheiro S, Greco SJ. Aminopyrimidines: Recent synthetic procedures and anticancer activities. Tetrahedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2021.132256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Arshad M, Khan MS, Nami SAA, Ahmad SI, Kashif M, Anjum A. Synthesis, characterization, biological, and molecular docking assessment of bioactive 1,3-thiazolidin-4-ones fused with 1-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl) moieties. JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13738-020-02144-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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El Azab IH, Bakr RB, Elkanzi NAA. Facile One-Pot Multicomponent Synthesis of Pyrazolo-Thiazole Substituted Pyridines with Potential Anti-Proliferative Activity: Synthesis, In Vitro and In Silico Studies. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26113103. [PMID: 34067399 PMCID: PMC8196987 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pyrazolothiazole-substituted pyridine conjugates are an important class of heterocyclic compounds with an extensive variety of potential applications in the medicinal and pharmacological arenas. Therefore, herein, we describe an efficient and facile approach for the synthesis of novel pyrazolo-thiazolo-pyridine conjugate 4, via multicomponent condensation. The latter compound was utilized as a base for the synthesis of two series of 15 novel pyrazolothiazole-based pyridine conjugates (5-16). The newly synthesized compounds were fully characterized using several spectroscopic methods (IR, NMR and MS) and elemental analyses. The anti-proliferative impact of the new synthesized compounds 5-13 and 16 was in vitro appraised towards three human cancer cell lines: human cervix (HeLa), human lung (NCI-H460) and human prostate (PC-3). Our outcomes regarding the anti-proliferative activities disclosed that all the tested compounds exhibited cytotoxic potential towards all the tested cell lines with IC50 = 17.50-61.05 µM, especially the naphthyridine derivative 7, which exhibited the most cytotoxic potential towards the tested cell lines (IC50 = 14.62-17.50 µM) compared with the etoposide (IC50 = 13.34-17.15 µM). Moreover, an in silico docking simulation study was performed on the newly prepared compounds within topoisomerase II (3QX3), to suggest the binding mode of these compounds as anticancer candidates. The in silico docking results indicate that compound 7 was a promising lead anticancer compound which possesses high binding affinity toward topoisomerase II (3QX3) protein.
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- Islam H. El Azab
- Food Science and Nutrition Department, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt;
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P.O. Box 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia;
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan, P.O. Box 81528, Aswan, Egypt
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Remenyi J, Naik RJ, Wang J, Razsolkov M, Verano A, Cai Q, Tan L, Toth R, Raggett S, Baillie C, Traynor R, Hastie CJ, Gray NS, Arthur JSC. Generation of a chemical genetic model for JAK3. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10093. [PMID: 33980892 PMCID: PMC8115619 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89356-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Janus Kinases (JAKs) have emerged as an important drug target for the treatment of a number of immune disorders due to the central role that they play in cytokine signalling. 4 isoforms of JAKs exist in mammalian cells and the ideal isoform profile of a JAK inhibitor has been the subject of much debate. JAK3 has been proposed as an ideal target due to its expression being largely restricted to the immune system and its requirement for signalling by cytokine receptors using the common γ-chain. Unlike other JAKs, JAK3 possesses a cysteine in its ATP binding pocket and this has allowed the design of isoform selective covalent JAK3 inhibitors targeting this residue. We report here that mutating this cysteine to serine does not prevent JAK3 catalytic activity but does greatly increase the IC50 for covalent JAK3 inhibitors. Mice with a Cys905Ser knockin mutation in the endogenous JAK3 gene are viable and show no apparent welfare issues. Cells from these mice show normal STAT phosphorylation in response to JAK3 dependent cytokines but are resistant to the effects of covalent JAK3 inhibitors. These mice therefore provide a chemical-genetic model to study JAK3 function.
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- Judit Remenyi
- Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Wellcome Trust Building, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
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- Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Wellcome Trust Building, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Wellcome Trust Building, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- MRC PPU Reagents and Services, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
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- MRC PPU Reagents and Services, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
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- MRC PPU Reagents and Services, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
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- MRC PPU Reagents and Services, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
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- MRC PPU Reagents and Services, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Wellcome Trust Building, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK.
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Microwave-Assisted Regioselective Suzuki Coupling of 2,4-Dichloropyrimidines with Aryl and Heteroaryl Boronic Acids. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11040439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Suzuki coupling reaction has been often used for the preparation of a diverse set of substituted pyrimidines. In this study, the Suzuki coupling of 2,4-dichloropyrimidines with aryl and heteroaryl boronic acids was investigated. A thorough screening of reaction conditions and the use of microwave irradiation led to a very efficient and straightforward synthetic procedure providing C4-substituted pyrimidines in good to excellent yields. Short reaction time (15 min) and extremely low catalyst loading (0.5 mol%) are the main advantages of our tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) catalyzed microwave-assisted procedure, which could be used for quick and low-cost regioselective preparation of substituted pyrimidine rings.
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Pyrimidine and fused pyrimidine derivatives as promising protein kinase inhibitors for cancer treatment. Med Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02656-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Yin Z, Hu W, Zhang W, Konno H, Moriwaki H, Izawa K, Han J, Soloshonok VA. Tailor-made amino acid-derived pharmaceuticals approved by the FDA in 2019. Amino Acids 2020; 52:1227-1261. [PMID: 32880009 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-020-02887-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Amino acids (AAs) are among a handful of paramount classes of compounds innately involved in the origin and evolution of all known life-forms. Along with basic scientific explorations, the major goal of medicinal chemistry research in the area of tailor-made AAs is the development of more selective and potent pharmaceuticals. The growing acceptance of peptides and peptidomimetics as drugs clearly indicates that AA-based molecules become the most successful structural motif in the modern drug design. In fact, among 24 small-molecule drugs approved by FDA in 2019, 13 of them contain a residue of AA or di-amines or amino-alcohols, which are commonly considered to be derived from the parent AAs. In the present review article, we profile 13 new tailor-made AA-derived pharmaceuticals introduced to the market in 2019. Where it is possible, we will discuss the development form drug-candidates, total synthesis, with emphasis on the core-AA, therapeutic area, and the mode of biological activity.
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- Zizhen Yin
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125, USA.
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992-8510, Japan
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- Hamari Chemicals Ltd, 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, 533-0024, Japan
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- Hamari Chemicals Ltd, 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, 533-0024, Japan
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain. .,Basque Foundation for Science, IKERBASQUE, Alameda Urquijo 36-5, Plaza Bizkaia, 48011, Bilbao, Spain.
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Coricello A, Mesiti F, Lupia A, Maruca A, Alcaro S. Inside Perspective of the Synthetic and Computational Toolbox of JAK Inhibitors: Recent Updates. Molecules 2020; 25:E3321. [PMID: 32707925 PMCID: PMC7435994 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25153321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The mechanisms of inflammation and cancer are intertwined by complex networks of signaling pathways. Dysregulations in the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway underlie several pathogenic conditions related to chronic inflammatory states, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Historically, the potential application of JAK inhibition has been thoroughly explored, thus triggering an escalation of favorable results in this field. So far, five JAK inhibitors have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of different diseases. Considering the complexity of JAK-depending processes and their involvement in multiple disorders, JAK inhibitors are the perfect candidates for drug repurposing and for the assessment of multitarget strategies. Herein we reviewed the recent progress concerning JAK inhibition, including the innovations provided by the release of JAKs crystal structures and the improvement of synthetic strategies aimed to simplify of the industrial scale-up.
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- Adriana Coricello
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università "Magna Græcia" di Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università "Magna Græcia" di Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Net4Science srl, Università 'Magna Græcia' di Catanzaro, Campus Universitario 'S. Venuta', Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Net4Science srl, Università 'Magna Græcia' di Catanzaro, Campus Universitario 'S. Venuta', Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università "Magna Græcia" di Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Net4Science srl, Università 'Magna Græcia' di Catanzaro, Campus Universitario 'S. Venuta', Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università "Magna Græcia" di Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Net4Science srl, Università 'Magna Græcia' di Catanzaro, Campus Universitario 'S. Venuta', Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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Kerru N, Gummidi L, Maddila S, Gangu KK, Jonnalagadda SB. A Review on Recent Advances in Nitrogen-Containing Molecules and Their Biological Applications. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25081909. [PMID: 32326131 PMCID: PMC7221918 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25081909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 536] [Impact Index Per Article: 134.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The analogs of nitrogen-based heterocycles occupy an exclusive position as a valuable source of therapeutic agents in medicinal chemistry. More than 75% of drugs approved by the FDA and currently available in the market are nitrogen-containing heterocyclic moieties. In the forthcoming decade, a much greater share of new nitrogen-based pharmaceuticals is anticipated. Many new nitrogen-based heterocycles have been designed. The number of novel N-heterocyclic moieties with significant physiological properties and promising applications in medicinal chemistry is ever-growing. In this review, we consolidate the recent advances on novel nitrogen-containing heterocycles and their distinct biological activities, reported over the past one year (2019 to early 2020). This review highlights the trends in the use of nitrogen-based moieties in drug design and the development of different potent and competent candidates against various diseases.
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