title: In vitro and in vivo evaluation of two rational-designed nonpeptidic farnesyltransferase inhibitors on HT29 human colon cancer cell lines.
abstract: FTase inhibitors constitute a new class of potential cancer therapeutics, especially in colorectal cancer where K-ras-selective mutations exist and have a role in tumorigenesis. The synthesis and biological evaluation of two nonpeptidic molecules (13 and 16) designed on the basis of a zinc chelator imidazole linked to two aromatic fragments able to fit in the "exit groove" and in the "A2 binding site" of FTase are described. These molecules are characterized respectively by a flexible phenylmethyl chain and a more constrained scaffold so as to evaluate their respective influences on site recognition. They have been evaluated in vitro and in vivo against human colon cancer cell lines and 13 not only inhibited tumor growth but also showed no toxic effects at the dose used.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie Pharmaceutique Albert Lespagnol, Université de Lille 2, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wlodarczyk
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gilleron
authors.forename: Régis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Millet
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Houssin
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Goossens
authors.forename: Amélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lemoine
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pommery
authors.forename: Ming X
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hénichart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015195:Drug Design; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor / Q000379:methods*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D051231:Farnesyltranstransferase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D019073:HT29 Cells; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D051231:Farnesyltranstransferase