4-(Pyrazolyl)benzenesulfonamide Ureas as Carbonic Anhydrases Inhibitors and Hypoxia-Mediated Chemo-Sensitizing Agents in Colorectal Cancer Cells.
Eldehna, W.M., Fares, M., Bonardi, A., Avgenikos, M., Baselious, F., Schmidt, M., Al-Warhi, T., Abdel-Aziz, H.A., Rennert, R., Peat, T.S., Supuran, C.T., Wessjohann, L.A., Ibrahim, H.S.(2024) J Med Chem 67: 20438-20454
- PubMed: 39550697 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01894
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
8TTR - PubMed Abstract: 
Hypoxia in tumors contributes to chemotherapy resistance, worsened by acidosis driven by carbonic anhydrases ( h CA IX and XII). Targeting these enzymes can mitigate acidosis, thus enhancing tumor sensitivity to cytotoxic drugs. Herein, novel 4-(pyrazolyl)benzenesulfonamide ureas ( SH7a-t ) were developed and evaluated for their inhibitory activity against h CA IX and XII. They showed promising results ( h CA IX: K I = 15.9-67.6 nM, h CA XII: K I = 16.7-65.7 nM). Particularly, SH7s demonstrated outstanding activity ( K I s = 15.9 nM for h CA IX and 55.2 nM for h CA XII) and minimal off-target kinase inhibition over a panel of 258 kinases. In NCI anticancer screening, SH7s exhibited broad-spectrum activity with an effective growth inhibition full panel GI 50 (MG-MID) value of 3.5 μM and a subpanel GI 50 (MG-MID) range of 2.4-6.3 μM. Furthermore, SH7s enhanced the efficacy of Taxol and 5-fluorouracil in cotreatment regimens under hypoxic conditions in HCT-116 colorectal cancer cells, indicating its potential as a promising anticancer agent.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt.
Organizational Affiliation: 
















