Examining the structure-activity relationship of benzopyran-based inhibitors of the hypoxia inducible factor-1 pathway
作者:Jalisa Ferguson、Zeus De Los Santos、Narra Devi、Erwin Van Meir、Sarah Zingales、Binghe Wang
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.02.073
日期:2017.4
Many forms of solid tumor have a characteristic feature known as hypoxia, which describes a low or nonexistent presence of oxygen in the cellular microenvironment. This decrease in oxygen causes activation of the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) pathway, which activates the transcription of many genes that cause cell proliferation, metastasis, increased glycolysis and angiogenesis. Increased HIF expression has been linked with poor patient prognosis, increased malignancy, and therapeutic resistance. Previous work in our lab has identified 1 and 2 as inhibitors of the HIF pathway, specifically as disrupters of the p300-HIF-1 alpha complex formation. A library of sulfonamide analogs has been designed and synthesized with the intent of examining the SAR of this series of compounds and improving potency and physicochemical properties as compared with lead compounds 1 and 2. At the end, we have achieved a thorough understanding of the structural features critical for future optimization work. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.