Optimization of the clofazimine structure leads to a highly water-soluble C3-aminopyridinyl riminophenazine endowed with improved anti-Wnt and anti-cancer activity in vitro and in vivo.
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License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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serval:BIB_8FFD711F824D
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Optimization of the clofazimine structure leads to a highly water-soluble C3-aminopyridinyl riminophenazine endowed with improved anti-Wnt and anti-cancer activity in vitro and in vivo.
Journal
European journal of medicinal chemistry
ISSN
1768-3254 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0223-5234
Publication state
Published
Issued date
15/10/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
222
Pages
113562
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a cancer subtype critically dependent upon excessive activation of Wnt pathway. The anti-mycobacterial drug clofazimine is an efficient inhibitor of canonical Wnt signaling in TNBC, reducing tumor cell proliferation in vitro and in animal models. These properties make clofazimine a candidate to become first targeted therapy against TNBC. In this work, we optimized the clofazimine structure to enhance its water solubility and potency as a Wnt inhibitor. After extensive structure-activity relationships investigations, the riminophenazine 5-(4-(chlorophenyl)-3-((2-(piperazin-1-yl)ethyl)imino)-N-(pyridin-3-yl)-3,5-dihydrophenazin-2-amine (MU17) was identified as the new lead compound for the riminophenazine-based targeted therapy against TNBC and Wnt-dependent cancers. Compared to clofazimine, the water-soluble MU17 displayed a 7-fold improved potency against Wnt signaling in TNBC cells resulting in on-target suppression of tumor growth in a patient-derived mouse model of TNBC. Moreover, allowing the administration of reduced yet effective dosages, MU17 displayed no adverse effects, most notably no clofazimine-related skin coloration.
Keywords
Animals, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation/drug effects, Clofazimine/chemistry, Clofazimine/pharmacology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, Humans, Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/drug therapy, Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/metabolism, Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology, Mice, Mice, Inbred NOD, Mice, SCID, Molecular Structure, Phenazines/chemical synthesis, Phenazines/chemistry, Phenazines/pharmacology, Solubility, Structure-Activity Relationship, Water/chemistry, Wnt Signaling Pathway/drug effects, Clofazimine, Medicinal chemistry, Patient-derived xenograft, Riminophenazine, Triple-negative breast cancer, Wnt signaling
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