title: A series of potent and selective, triazolylphenyl-based histone deacetylases inhibitors with activity against pancreatic cancer cells and Plasmodium falciparum.
abstract: The discovery of the rules governing the inhibition of the various HDAC isoforms is likely to be key to identifying improved therapeutics that act as epigenetic modulators of gene transcription. Herein we present results on the modification of the CAP region of a set of triazolylphenyl-based HDACIs, and show that the nature of substitution on the phenyl ring plays a role in their selectivity for HDAC1 versus HDAC6, with low to moderate selectivity (2-51-fold) being achieved. In light of the valuable selectivity and potency that were identified for the triazolylphenyl ligand 6b in the inhibition of HDAC6 (IC50 = 1.9 nM), this compound represents a valuable research tool and a candidate for further chemical modifications. Lastly, these new HDACIs were studied for both their anticancer and antimalarial activity, which serve to validate the superior activity of the HDACI 10c.
authors.affiliation: Drug Discovery Program, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Yufeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lopez-Sanchez
authors.forename: Doris N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Savoy
authors.forename: Daniel D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Billadeau
authors.forename: Geoffrey S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dow
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kozikowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D006877:Hydroxamic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms; D021261:Parasitic Sensitivity Tests; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D014230:Triazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; D006877:Hydroxamic Acids; D007527:Isoenzymes; D014230:Triazoles; C531072:octanedioic acid hydroxyamide (3-(1-phenyl-1H-(1,2,3)triazol-4-yl)phenyl)amide