Synthesis of Potent and Selective Inhibitors of Aldo-Keto Reductase 1B10 and Their Efficacy against Proliferation, Metastasis, and Cisplatin Resistance of Lung Cancer Cells

Satoshi Endo*, Shuang Xia, Miho Suyama, Yoshifumi Morikawa, Hiroaki Oguri, Dawei Hu, Yoshinori Ao, Satoyuki Takahara, Yoshikazu Horino, Yoshihiro Hayakawa, Yurie Watanabe, Hiroaki Gouda, Akira Hara, Kazuo Kuwata, Naoki Toyooka*, Toshiyuki Matsunaga, Akira Ikari

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Abstract

Aldo-keto reductase 1B10 (AKR1B10) is overexpressed in several extraintestinal cancers, particularly in non-small-cell lung cancer, where AKR1B10 is a potential diagnostic marker and therapeutic target. Selective AKR1B10 inhibitors are required because compounds should not inhibit the highly related aldose reductase that is involved in monosaccharide and prostaglandin metabolism. Currently, 7-hydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenylimino)-2H-chromene-3-carboxylic acid benzylamide (HMPC) is known to be the most potent competitive inhibitor of AKR1B10, but it is nonselective. In this study, derivatives of HMPC were synthesized by removing the 4-methoxyphenylimino moiety and replacing the benzylamide with phenylpropylamide. Among them, 4c and 4e showed higher AKR1B10 inhibitory potency (IC50 4.2 and 3.5 nM, respectively) and selectivity than HMPC. The treatments with the two compounds significantly suppressed not only migration, proliferation, and metastasis of lung cancer A549 cells but also metastatic and invasive potentials of cisplatin-resistant A549 cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8441-8455
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume60
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017/10/26

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Drug Discovery

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