Inhibitors of aldehyde dehydrogenases of the 1A subfamily as putative anticancer agents

Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) are enzymes catalyzing the NAD(P)+-dependent oxidation of aldehydes to their corresponding carboxylic acids. High ALDH activity has been related to some important features of cancer stem cells. ALDH1A enzymes, involved in the retinoic acid signaling pathway, are promi...

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Authors: Jiménez, Rafael|||0000-0003-4103-8219, Pequerul Pavón, Raquel|||0000-0002-0008-975X, Amor Minguez, Adrián, Lorenzo Rivera, Julia|||0000-0001-5659-6008, Metwally, Kamel, Avilés, Francesc Xavier|||0000-0002-1399-6789, Parés i Casasampera, Xavier|||0000-0002-5071-9465, Farrés, Jaume|||0000-0001-9069-3987
Format: article
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:288518
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/288518
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2019.04.004
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Aldehyde dehydrogenase
Cancer
Cancer stem cell
Enzyme inhibitor
Retinaldehyde
Retinoic acid
Humans
Structure-Activity Relationship
Cell Survival/drug effects
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1
Aldehyde Oxidoreductases/antagonists & inhibitors
Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Retinal Dehydrogenase/antagonists & inhibitors
Molecular Structure
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase/antagonists & inhibitors
Cell Proliferation/drug effects
Kinetics
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Enzyme Inhibitors/chemical synthesis
Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Summary:Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) are enzymes catalyzing the NAD(P)+-dependent oxidation of aldehydes to their corresponding carboxylic acids. High ALDH activity has been related to some important features of cancer stem cells. ALDH1A enzymes, involved in the retinoic acid signaling pathway, are promising drug targets for cancer therapy, and the design of selective ALDH1A inhibitors has a growing pharmacological interest. In the present work, two already known compounds (DEAB and WIN 18,446) and novel thiazolidinedione and pyrimido quinoline acetic acid derivatives (compounds 5a and 64, formerly described as aldo-keto reductase inhibitors) were tested as inhibitors of the ALDH1A enzymes (namely, ALDH1A1, ALDH1A2 and ALDH1A3) as a first step to develop some potential drugs for cancer therapy. The inhibitory capacity of these compounds against the ALDH1A activity was characterized in vitro by using purified recombinant proteins. The IC50 values of each compound were determined indicating that the most potent inhibitors against ALDH1A1, ALDH1A2 and ALDH1A3 were DEAB, WIN 18,446 and compound 64, respectively. Type of inhibition and Ki values were determined for DEAB against ALDH1A1 (competitive, Ki = 0.13 μM) and compound 64 against ALDH1A3 (non-competitive, Ki = 1.77 μM). The effect of these inhibitors on A549 human lung cancer cell viability was assessed, being compound 64 the only inhibitor showing an important reduction of cell survival. We also tested the effect of the ALDH substrate, retinaldehyde, which was cytotoxic above 10 μM. This toxicity was enhanced in the presence of DEAB. Both DEAB and compound 64 were able to inhibit the ALDH1A activity in A549 cells. The current work suggests that, by blocking ALDH activity, drug inactivation may be avoided. Thus these results may be relevant to design novel combination therapies to fight cancer cell chemoresistance, using both enzyme inhibitors and chemotherapeutic agents.