Download MendeleyDevelopment of novel imipridone derivatives with potent anti-cancer activities as human caseinolytic peptidase P (hClpP) activators.
Zhang, Y., Jiang, J., Ding, H., Li, Q., Xiao, Y., Sun, H.(2024) Bioorg Chem 153: 107765-107765
- PubMed: 39243740
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107765
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Based on a clinically staged small molecular hClpP activator ONC201, a class of imipridone derivatives was designed and synthesized. These compounds were evaluated in a protease hydrolytic assay, as well as cell growth inhibition assays in three cancer cell lines, MIA PACA-2, HCT116, and MV4-11. A number of compounds that can more potently activate hClpP and more effectively inhibit cell growth in the three cancer cell lines than ONC201 were identified. The most potent compound, ZYZ-17, activated hClpP with an EC 50 value of 0.24 µM and inhibited the growth of the three cancer cell lines with IC 50 values of less than 10 nM. Mechanism studies for ZYZ-17 revealed that it potently activates cellular hClpP, efficiently induces the degradation of hClpP substrates, and robustly induces apoptosis in the three cancer cell lines. Furthermore, ZYZ-17 demonstrated a promising pharmacokinetic (PK) profile and exhibited highly potent in vivo antitumor activity in a pancreatic cancer MIA PACA-2 xenograft model in BALB/c nude mice.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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