RESUMO
Cancer is one of the most aggressive diseases characterised by abnormal growth and uncontrolled cell division. PI3K is a lipid kinase involved in cancer progression which makes it fruitful target for cancer control. 28 new morpholine based thieno[2,3-d] pyrimidine derivatives were designed and synthesised as anti-PI3K agents maintaining the common pharmacophoric features of several potent PI3K inhibitors. Their antiproliferative activity on NCI 60 cell lines as well as their enzymatic activity against PI3K isoforms were evaluated. Three compounds revealed good cytotoxic activities against breast cancer cell lines, especially T-47D. Compound VIb exhibited the best enzymatic inhibitory activity (72% & 84% on PI3Kß & PI3Kγ), respectively and good activity on most NCI cell lines especially those with over expressed PI3K. Docking was carried out into PI3K active site which showed comparable binding mode to that of the PI-103 inhibitor. Compound VIb could be optimised to serve as a new chemical entity for discovering new anticancer agents.
Assuntos
Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Desenho de Fármacos , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase/farmacologia , Pirimidinas/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/química , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Estrutura Molecular , Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase/síntese química , Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase/química , Pirimidinas/síntese química , Pirimidinas/química , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) pathway is one of the most frequently activated pathogenic signaling cascades in human malignancies. PI3K is genetically mutated or overexpressed in a wide variety of cancers including ovarian, breast, prostate, gastric, colorectal, glioblastoma, endometrial and brain cancers. Studies are still ongoing to find more efficient and selective PI3K inhibitors or dual PI3K inhibitors to overcome the resistance to the current inhibitors. This review will focus on the three main classes of PI3K inhibitors with efficacious antitumor activity which are: isoform-selective PI3K inhibitors, dual pan-Class I PI3K/m-TOR inhibitors, and pan-Class I PI3K inhibitors without significant m-TOR activity. Isoform-selective PI3K inhibitors are classified into four classes IA, IB, II, and III. Moreover, SAR among each class, together with the biological activity will be discussed. In addition, the new scopes for the design of novel candidates to overcome emerging resistance will be highlighted as well.
