Small Molecule Inhibition of MicroRNA miR-21 Rescues Chemosensitivity of Renal-Cell Carcinoma to Topotecan
摘要:
Chemical probes of microRNA (miRNA) function are potential tools for understanding miRNA biology that also provide new approaches for discovering therapeutics for miRNA-associated diseases. MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) is an oncogenic miRNA that is overexpressed in most cancers and has been strongly associated with driving chemoresistance in cancers such as renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Using a cell-based luciferase reporter assay to screen small molecules, we identified a novel inhibitor of miR-21 function. Following structure-activity relationship studies, an optimized lead compound demonstrated cytotoxicity in several cancer cell lines. In a chemoresistant-RCC cell line, inhibition of miR-21 via small molecule treatment rescued the expression of tumor-suppressor proteins and sensitized cells to topotecan-induced apoptosis. This resulted in a > 10-fold improvement in topotecan activity in cell viability and clonogenic assays. Overall, this work reports a novel small molecule inhibitor for perturbing miR-21 function and demonstrates an approach to enhancing the potency of chemotherapeutics specifically for cancers derived from oncomir addiction.
Small Molecule Inhibition of MicroRNA miR-21 Rescues Chemosensitivity of Renal-Cell Carcinoma to Topotecan
摘要:
Chemical probes of microRNA (miRNA) function are potential tools for understanding miRNA biology that also provide new approaches for discovering therapeutics for miRNA-associated diseases. MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) is an oncogenic miRNA that is overexpressed in most cancers and has been strongly associated with driving chemoresistance in cancers such as renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Using a cell-based luciferase reporter assay to screen small molecules, we identified a novel inhibitor of miR-21 function. Following structure-activity relationship studies, an optimized lead compound demonstrated cytotoxicity in several cancer cell lines. In a chemoresistant-RCC cell line, inhibition of miR-21 via small molecule treatment rescued the expression of tumor-suppressor proteins and sensitized cells to topotecan-induced apoptosis. This resulted in a > 10-fold improvement in topotecan activity in cell viability and clonogenic assays. Overall, this work reports a novel small molecule inhibitor for perturbing miR-21 function and demonstrates an approach to enhancing the potency of chemotherapeutics specifically for cancers derived from oncomir addiction.
Novel oxadiazole compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and the use of those compounds or compositions as agonists or antagonists of the S1P family of G protein-coupled receptors for treating diseases associated with modulation of S1P family receptor activity, in particular by affording a beneficial immunosuppressive effect are disclosed.
QUINOLINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE FOR TREATING ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS-RELATED DISEASES AND DISORDERS
申请人:Dahl Russell
公开号:US20170151225A1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-01
Provided herein are quinolines, e.g., a compound of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of an endoplasmic reticulum stress-caused disease. Also provided herein are methods of their use for reducing endoplasmic reticulum stress and modulating the activity of a sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca
2+
ATPase.
Pentamidin-Amidoximsäureesters als Prodrugs und ihre Verwendung als Arzneimittel
申请人:Dritte Patentportfolio Beteiligungsgesellschaft
mbH & Co. KG
公开号:EP2550963A1
公开(公告)日:2013-01-30
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft Prodrug-Derivate des Pentamidins, ihre Verwendung zur Behandlung und/oder Prophylaxe von Krankheiten, insbesondere Tumorerkrankungen, sowie der Leishmaniose, Trypanosomiasis, der Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonie (PcP), sowie der Malaria.
[DE] PENTAMIDIN-AMIDOXIMSÄUREESTERS ALS PRODRUGS UND IHRE VERWENDUNG ALS ARZNEIMITTEL<br/>[EN] PENTAMIDINE AMIDOXIME ACID ESTERS AS PRODRUGS AND USE THEREOF AS DRUGS<br/>[FR] PENTAMIDINE-AMIDOXIME-ESTER D'ACIDE SERVANT DE PROMÉDICAMENTS ET LEUR UTILISATION EN TANT QUE MÉDICAMENTS
申请人:DRITTE PATENTPORTFOLIO BETEILI
公开号:WO2013014059A1
公开(公告)日:2013-01-31
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft Prodrug-Derivate des Pentamidins, ihre Verwendung zur Behandlung und/oder Prophylaxe von Krankheiten, insbesondere Tumorerkrankungen, sowie der Leishmaniose, Trypanosomiasis, der Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonie (PcP), sowie der Malaria.