Targeting Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Using Potent Human Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Inhibitors Based on the 2-Hydroxypyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine Scaffold: SAR of the Aryloxyaryl Moiety

Stefano Sainas, Marta Giorgis, Paola Circosta, Giulio Poli, Marta Alberti, Alice Passoni, Valentina Gaidano, Agnese C. Pippione, Nicoletta Vitale, Davide Bonanni, Barbara Rolando, Alessandro Cignetti, Cristina Ramondetti, Alessia Lanno, Davide M. Ferraris, Barbara Canepa, Barbara Buccinnà, Marco Piccinini, Menico Rizzi, Giuseppe SaglioSalam Al-Karadaghi, Donatella Boschi, Riccardo Miggiano, Tiziano Tuccinardi, Marco L. Lolli

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In recent years, human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitors have been associated with acute myelogenous leukemia as well as studied as potent host targeting antivirals. Starting from MEDS433 (IC50 1.2 nM), we kept improving the structure-activity relationship of this class of compounds characterized by 2-hydroxypyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine scaffold. Using an in silico/crystallography supported design, we identified compound 4 (IC50 7.2 nM), characterized by the presence of a decorated aryloxyaryl moiety that replaced the biphenyl scaffold, with potent inhibition and pro-differentiating abilities on AML THP1 cells (EC50 74 nM), superior to those of brequinar (EC50 249 nM) and boosted when in combination with dipyridamole. Finally, compound 4 has an extremely low cytotoxicity on non-AML cells as well as MEDS433; it has shown a significant antileukemic activity in vivo in a xenograft mouse model of AML.

Originalspråkengelska
Sidor (från-till)12701-12724
Antal sidor24
TidskriftJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volym65
Nummer19
DOI
StatusPublished - 2022 okt. 13

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