1. PTG-0861: A novel HDAC6-selective inhibitor as a therapeutic strategy in acute myeloid leukaemia.
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Gawel JM, Shouksmith AE, Raouf YS, Nawar N, Toutah K, Bukhari S, Manaswiyoungkul P, Olaoye OO, Israelian J, Radu TB, Cabral AD, Sina D, Sedighi A, de Araujo ED, and Gunning PT
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- Animals, Antineoplastic Agents chemical synthesis, Antineoplastic Agents metabolism, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacokinetics, Apoptosis drug effects, Benzamides chemical synthesis, Benzamides metabolism, Benzamides pharmacokinetics, Catalytic Domain, Cell Line, Tumor, Histone Deacetylase 6 chemistry, Histone Deacetylase 6 metabolism, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors chemical synthesis, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors metabolism, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors pharmacokinetics, Humans, Hydroxamic Acids chemical synthesis, Hydroxamic Acids metabolism, Hydroxamic Acids pharmacokinetics, Male, Mice, Molecular Docking Simulation, Molecular Structure, Protein Binding, Structure-Activity Relationship, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Benzamides therapeutic use, Histone Deacetylase 6 antagonists & inhibitors, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Hydroxamic Acids therapeutic use, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute drug therapy
- Abstract
Dysregulated Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) activity across multiple human pathologies have highlighted this family of epigenetic enzymes as critical druggable targets, amenable to small molecule intervention. While efficacious, current approaches using non-selective HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) have been shown to cause a range of undesirable clinical toxicities. To circumvent this, recent efforts have focused on the design of highly selective HDACi as a novel therapeutic strategy. Beyond roles in regulating transcription, the unique HDAC6 (with two catalytic domains) regulates the deacetylation of α-tubulin; promoting growth factor-controlled cell motility, cell division, and metastatic hallmarks. Recent studies have linked aberrant HDAC6 function in various hematological cancers including acute myeloid leukaemia and multiple myeloma. Herein, we report the discovery, in vitro characterization, and biological evaluation of PTG-0861 (JG-265), a novel HDAC6-selective inhibitor with strong isozyme-selectivity (∼36× ) and low nanomolar potency (IC
50 = 5.92 nM) against HDAC6. This selectivity profile was rationalized via in silico docking studies and also observed in cellulo through cellular target engagement. Moreover, PTG-0861 achieved relevant potency against several blood cancer cell lines (e.g. MV4-11, MM1S), whilst showing limited cytotoxicity against non-malignant cells (e.g. NHF, HUVEC) and CD-1 mice. In examining compound stability and cellular permeability, PTG-0861 revealed a promising in vitro pharmacokinetic (PK) profile. Altogether, in this study we identified a novel and potent HDAC6-selective inhibitor (∼4× more selective than current clinical standards - citarinostat, ricolinostat), which achieves cellular target engagement, efficacy in hematological cancer cells with a promising safety profile and in vitro PK., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.)- Published
- 2020
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