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Břehová P, Řezníčková E, Škach K, Jorda R, Dejmek M, Vojáčková V, Šála M, Kovalová M, Dračínský M, Dolníková A, Strmeň T, Kinnertová M, Chalupský K, Dvořáková A, Gucký T, Mertlíková Kaiserová H, Klener P, Nencka R, Kryštof V. Inhibition of FLT3-ITD Kinase in Acute Myeloid Leukemia by New Imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine Derivatives Identified by Scaffold Hopping. J Med Chem 2023; 66:11133-11157. [PMID: 37535845 PMCID: PMC10461230 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
Abstract
FLT3 kinase is a potential drug target in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Patients with FLT3 mutations typically have higher relapse rates and worse outcomes than patients without FLT3 mutations. In this study, we investigated the suitability of various heterocycles as central cores of FLT3 inhibitors, including thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine, imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine, pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine, and imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine. Our assays revealed a series of imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazines with high potency against FLT3. Compound 34f showed nanomolar inhibitory activity against recombinant FLT3-ITD and FLT3-D835Y (IC50 values 4 and 1 nM, respectively) as well as in the FLT3-ITD-positive AML cell lines MV4-11, MOLM-13, and MOLM-13 expressing the FLT3-ITD-D835Y mutant (GI50 values of 7, 9, and 4 nM, respectively). In contrast, FLT3-independent cell lines were much less sensitive. In vitro experiments confirmed suppression of FLT3 downstream signaling pathways. Finally, the treatment of MV4-11 xenograft-bearing mice with 34f at doses of 5 and 10 mg/kg markedly blocked tumor growth without any adverse effects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Petra Břehová
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech
Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech
Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech
Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech
Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Pathological Physiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 12108 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech
Republic
| | - Karel Chalupský
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech
Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Pathological Physiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 12108 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech
Republic
- Institute
of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Hněvotínská 5, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Zhang H, Yan Z, Wang X, Gaňová M, Chang H, Laššáková S, Korabecna M, Neuzil P. Determination of Advantages and Limitations of qPCR Duplexing in a Single Fluorescent Channel. ACS Omega 2021; 6:22292-22300. [PMID: 34497918 PMCID: PMC8412922 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Real-time (quantitative) polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) has been widely applied in molecular diagnostics due to its immense sensitivity and specificity. qPCR multiplexing, based either on fluorescent probes or intercalating dyes, greatly expanded PCR capability due to the concurrent amplification of several deoxyribonucleic acid sequences. However, probe-based multiplexing requires multiple fluorescent channels, while intercalating dye-based multiplexing needs primers to be designed for amplicons having different melting temperatures. Here, we report a single fluorescent channel-based qPCR duplexing method on a model containing the sequence of chromosomes 21 (Chr21) and 18 (Chr18). We combined nonspecific intercalating dye EvaGreen with a 6-carboxyfluorescein (FAM) probe specific to either Chr21 or Chr18. The copy number (cn) of the target linked to the FAM probe could be determined in the entire tested range from the denaturation curve, while the cn of the other one was determined from the difference between the denaturation and elongation curves. We recorded the amplitude of fluorescence at the end of denaturation and elongation steps, thus getting statistical data set to determine the limit of the proposed method in detail in terms of detectable concentration ratios of both targets. The proposed method eliminated the fluorescence overspilling that happened in probe-based qPCR multiplexing and determined the specificity of the PCR product via melting curve analysis. Additionally, we performed and verified our method using a commercial thermal cycler instead of a self-developed system, making it more generally applicable for researchers. This quantitative single-channel duplexing method is an economical substitute for a conventional rather expensive probe-based qPCR requiring different color probes and hardware capable of processing these fluorescent signals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Haoqing Zhang
- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Microsystem Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Microsystem Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Microsystem Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- Central
European Institute of Technology, Brno University
of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Microsystem Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- Institute
of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital
in Prague, Albertov 4, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital
in Prague, Albertov 4, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Microsystem Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
- Central
European Institute of Technology, Brno University
of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- School
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Technology, Brno University of Technology, Technická 10, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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