Removal of Metabolic Liabilities Enables Development of Derivatives of Procaspase-Activating Compound 1 (PAC-1) with Improved Pharmacokinetics

Procaspase-activating compound 1 (PAC-1) is an o-hydroxy-N-acylhydrazone that induces apoptosis in cancer cells by chelation of labile inhibitory zinc from procaspase-3. PAC-1 has been assessed in a wide variety of cell culture experiments and in vivo models of cancer, with promising results, and a phase 1 clinical trial in cancer patients has been initiated (NCT02355535). For certain applications, however, the in vivo half-life of PAC-1 could be limiting. Thus, with the goal of developing a compound with enhanced metabolic stability, a series of PAC-1 analogues were designed containing modifications that systematically block sites of metabolic vulnerability. Evaluation of the library of compounds identified four potentially superior candidates with comparable anticancer activity in cell culture, enhanced metabolic stability in liver microsomes, and improved tolerability in mice. In head-to-head experiments with PAC-1, pharmacokinetic evaluation in mice demonstrated extended elimination half-lives and greater area under the curve values for each of the four compounds, suggesting them as promising candidates for further development.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

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Journal of medicinal chemistry - 58(2015), 9 vom: 14. Mai, Seite 4046-65

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Roth, Howard S [VerfasserIn]
Botham, Rachel C [VerfasserIn]
Schmid, Steven C [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Timothy M [VerfasserIn]
Dirikolu, Levent [VerfasserIn]
Hergenrother, Paul J [VerfasserIn]

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(4-benzylpiperazin-1-yl)acetic acid (3-allyl-2-hydroxybenzylidene)hydrazine
Antineoplastic Agents
Hydrazones
Journal Article
Piperazines
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Small Molecule Libraries

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Date Completed 06.08.2015

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00413

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NLM247880558