Selective apoptotic induction in cancer cells including activation of procaspase-3
申请人:The Board of Trustees of the
University of Illinois
公开号:EP2659884A2
公开(公告)日:2013-11-06
Compounds and related methods for synthesis, and the use of compounds in therapy for the treatment of cancer and selective induction of apoptosis in cells are disclosed. Compounds are disclosed in connection with modification of procaspases such as procaspase-3, and particular embodiments are capable of direct activation of procaspase-3 and procaspase-7 to the effector forms of caspase-3 and caspase-7. Procaspase-3 levels can vary among cancer cell types; several types have relatively high levels and can have increased susceptibility to chemotherapy by compounds and methods herein. Therapeutic applications are relevant for a variety of cancer conditions and cell types, e.g. breast, lung, brain, colon, renal, adrenal, melanoma, and others.
公开了化合物和相关的合成方法,以及化合物在治疗癌症和选择性诱导细胞凋亡疗法中的用途。所公开的化合物涉及对原蛋白酶(如原蛋白酶-3)的修饰,特定的实施方案能够将原蛋白酶-3和原蛋白酶-7直接激活为caspase-3和caspase-7的效应形式。Procaspase-3 的水平可因癌细胞类型而异;有几种癌细胞类型的 Procaspase-3 水平相对较高,可增加对本文所述化合物和方法化疗的敏感性。治疗应用适用于多种癌症病症和细胞类型,如乳腺癌、肺癌、脑癌、结肠癌、肾癌、肾上腺癌、黑色素瘤等。