Isofistularin-3, as a DNA demethylating agent, induces cell cycle arrest and sensitization to TRAIL in cancer cells. Isofistularin-3 can be used as an ADC cytotoxin.Isofistularin-3 is a direct, DNA-competitive DNMT1 inhibitor, with an IC50 of 13.5 μM.
18-Methoxycoronaridine is a nicotinic α3β4 antagonist. 18-Methoxycoronaridine slows the rate of induction of behavioral sensitization to nicotine. 18-MC inhibits α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors which are densely expressed in the medial habenula and
SW203668 is an irreversible inhibitor of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (IC50 = 54 nM). It is selectively cytotoxic to H2122, H460, HCC44, and HCC95 cell lines that express cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoform CYP4F11 over eight other cancer cell lines that lack CYP4F11 in vitro (IC50s = 22-116 and >10,000 nM, respectively) and ectopic expression of CYP4F11 in SW203668-insensitive H1155 cells results in sensitization to SW203668. In vivo, SW203668 reduces tumor growth rate without reducing sebocyte production in the H2122 wild-type and nonobese diabetic severe combined immunodeficiency (NOD-SCID) mouse xenograft models when administered at doses of 20 and 6 mg kg, respectively.
AZD 1152 is an orally bioavailable prodrug of AZD 1152-HQPA, a selective inhibitor of Aurora kinase B (IC50= 0.36 nM).1AZD 1152 is converted to AZD 1152-HQPA in plasma. Inhibition of Aurora B results in disruption of spindle checkpoint functions and chromosome alignment, resulting in inhibition of cytokinesis followed by apoptosis.2,3AZD 1152 inhibits tumor xenograft growthin vivo.4,5 1.Mortlock, A.A., Foote, K.M., Heron, N.M., et al.Discovery, synthesis, and in vivo activity of a new class of pyrazoloquinazolines as selective inhibitors of aurora B kinaseJ. Med. Chem.50(9)2213-2224(2007) 2.Popescu, R., Heiss, E.H., Ferk, F., et al.Ikarugamycin induces DNA damage, intracellular calcium increase, p38 MAP kinase activation and apoptosis in HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cellsMutation Research709-71060-66(2011) 3.Moore, A.S., Blagg, J., Linardopoulos, S., et al.Aurora kinase inhibitors: Novel small molecules with promising activity in acute myeloid and Philadelphia-positive leukemiasLeukemia24(4)671-678(2010) 4.Wilkinson, R.W., Odedra, R., Heaton, S.P., et al.AZD1152, a selective inhibitor of Aurora B kinase, inhibits human tumor xenograft growth by inducing apoptosisClin. Cancer. Res13(12)3682-3688(2007) 5.Yang, J., Ikezoe, T., Nishioka, C., et al.AZD1152, a novel and selective aurora B kinase inhibitor, induces growth arrest, apoptosis, and sensitization for tubulin depolymerizing agent or topoisomerase II inhibitor in human acute leukemia cells in vitro and in vivoBlood110(6)2034-2040(2007)
MI-223 is an inhibitor of Mcl-1-stimulated homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair, which leads to sensitization of cancer cells to hydroxyurea- or olaparib-induced DNA replication stress.
GPI-15427 is a potent PARP-1 inhibitor capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier, which can significantly increased the antitumor activity of the methylating agent TMZ against malignant melanoma, glioblastoma multiforme, or lymphoma growing at the CNS site. GPI-15427 acts as a potent inhibitor of the enzyme, being capable of inhibiting the activity of purified PARP-1 at nanomolar concentrations. GPI-15427 induced significant sensitization to radiotherapy, representing a promising new treatment in the management of HNSCC.
SU-11752 is a potent and selective DNA-PK inhibitor. Inhibition kinetics and a direct assay for ATP binding showed that SU11752 inhibited DNA-PK by competing with ATP. SU11752 inhibited DNA double-strand break repair in cells and gave rise to a five-fold sensitization to ionizing radiation. At concentrations of SU11752 that inhibited DNA repair, cell cycle progression was still normal and ATM kinase activity was not inhibited.