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ID: ALA4396906

Journal: Eur J Med Chem

Title: Design, synthesis and activity of novel 2,6-disubstituted purine derivatives, potential small molecule inhibitors of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3.

Authors: Wang X, He Q, Wu K, Guo T, Du X, Zhang H, Fang L, Zheng N, Zhang Q, Ye F.

Abstract: Sustained activation of STAT3 is closely related to the cancer development, but the inhibitors for STAT3 overexpression are still in the clinical research stage. In this study, a series of 2,6-disubstituted purine derivatives were designed and synthesized, and their biological activities, as small molecule inhibitors of STAT3, were assessed. Compound PD26-TL07 exhibited remarkable antiproliferative activity against three cancer cell lines (IC50 values for HCT-116, SW480 and MDA-MB-231 were 1.77 ± 0.35, 1.51 ± 0.19, and 1.25 ± 0.38 μM, respectively). Moreover, detailed biological assays revealed that PD26-TL07 could effectively inhibited STAT3 phosphorylation, and had little inhibition to others'. The newly discovered PD26-TL07 displayed an expecting anticancer effect both in vitro and in vivo. The molecular docking models revealed that PD26-TL07 could bind to the SH2 domain of STAT3. Three additional compounds (PD26-BZ01, PD26-TL03 and PD26-AS06) were also able to inhibit this phosphorylation. This study described novel 2,6-disubstituted purine derivatives as potent anticancer agents targeting STAT3.

CiteXplore: 31254923

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.06.017