Trifluoromethyl arylamides with antileukemia effect and intracellular inhibitory activity over serine/arginine-rich protein kinases (SRPKs)

The serine/arginine-rich protein kinases (SRPKs) have frequently been found with altered activity in a number of cancers, suggesting they could serve as potential therapeutic targets in oncology. Here we describe the synthesis of a series of twenty-two trifluoromethyl arylamides based on the known S...

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Autores: Siqueira, Raoni Pais, Barros, Marcus Vinícius de Andrade, Barbosa, Éverton de Almeida Alves, Onofre, Thiago Souza, Gonçalves, Victor Hugo Sousa, Pereira, Higor Sette, Silva Júnior, Abelardo, Oliveira, Leandro Licursi de, Almeida, Márcia Rogéria, Fietto, Juliana Lopes Rangel, Teixeira, Róbson Ricardo, Bressan, Gustavo Costa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
Repositorio:LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:locus.ufv.br:123456789/19944
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.03.078
http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/19944
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Trifluoromethyl arylamides
SRPK
SRPIN340
Serine/arginine-rich protein kinase
Leukemia
Pre-mRNA splicing
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Sumario:The serine/arginine-rich protein kinases (SRPKs) have frequently been found with altered activity in a number of cancers, suggesting they could serve as potential therapeutic targets in oncology. Here we describe the synthesis of a series of twenty-two trifluoromethyl arylamides based on the known SRPKs inhibitor N-(2-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)isonicotinamide (SRPIN340) and the evaluation of their antileukemia effects. Some derivatives presented superior cytotoxic effects against myeloid and lymphoid leukemia cell lines compared to SRPIN340. In particular, compounds 24, 30, and 36 presented IC50 values ranging between 6.0 and 35.7 μM. In addition, these three compounds were able to trigger apoptosis and autophagy, and to exhibit synergistic effects with the chemotherapeutic agent vincristine. Furthermore, compound 30 was more efficient than SRPIN340 in impairing the intracellular phosphorylation status of SR proteins as well as the expression of MAP2K1, MAP2K2, VEGF, and RON oncogenic isoforms. Therefore, novel compounds with increased intracellular effects against SRPK activity were obtained, contributing to medicinal chemistry efforts towards the development of new anticancer agents.