Patent Grant
8314151
The invention generally relates to the field of compositions, including sphingosine analogs and inhibitors which are useful for sphingolipids mediation, regulation and inhibition. This invention also concerns compounds which preferentially inhibit or regulate sphingokinase kinase Type 1 (SphK1). These compounds are useful in a number of indications or disease conditions, including treatments for cancer, asthma, anaphylaxis, autophagy, central nervous system, including glioblastoma multiforme and others.
All patents, patent applications, patent publications, scientific articles and the like, cited or identified in this application, are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety in order to describe more fully the state of the art to which the present invention pertains.
Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a potent lipid mediator produced from sphingosine by sphingosine kinases (SphKs), regulates many processes important for cancer progression, including cell growth and survival (Spiegel et al., Nature Rev Mol Cell Biol. 4:397-407, 2003). In contrast to S1P, its precursors, sphingosine and ceramide, are associated with growth arrest and induction of apoptosis (Ogretman & Hannun, Nature Rev Cancer 4:604-616, 2004). Thus, the balance between these interconvertible sphingolipid metabolites has been viewed as a cellular rheostat determining cell fate (Cuvillier et al., Nature 381:800-803, 1996). Numerous studies have shown that perturbations in the S1P/ceramide rheostat are involved in the regulation of resistance to chemotherapy and radiation therapy of neoplastic cells, including those of hematopoietic origin (Ogretman et al., supra.; Hait et al., Biochim Biophys Acta 1758:2016-2026. 2006; and Milstien & Spiegel, Cancer Cell 9:148-150, 2006).
Two Sphk isoenzymes, SphKI and SphK2, have been described which, while sharing many features (Kohama et al., J. Biol Chem 273:23722-23728, 1998; and Liu et al., J. Biol Chem 275:19513-19520, 2000) exhibit distinct functions. SphK1 promotes cell growth and survival (Olivera et al., J Cell Biol 147:545-558, 1999; Xia et al., J. Biol Chem 277:7996-8003, 2002; Bonhoure et al., Leukemia 20:95-102, 2006; and Sukocheva et al., J Cell Biol 173:301-310, 2006), whereas SphK2, when overexpressed, has opposite effects (Maceyka et al., J Biol Chem 280:37118-37129, 2005; and Okada et al., J Biol Chem 280:36318-36325, 2005). SphK1 is a key enzyme that regulates the S1P/ceramide rheostat (Maceyka et al., supra.; Berdyshev et al., Cell Signal 18:1779-1792, 2006; and Taha et al., FASEB J 20:482-484, 2006). Indeed, S1P and SphK1 have long been implicated in resistance of both primary leukemic cells and leukemia cell lines to apoptosis induced by commonly used cytotoxic agents (Cuvillier et al., Nature, 2004 supra.; Cuvillier et al., J. Biol Chem 273:2910-2916, 1998; Cuvillier et al., Blood 98:2828-2836, 2001; and Jendiroba et al., Leuk Res 26:301-310, 2002). Non-isozyme specific inhibitors of SphKs, such as L-threo-dihydrosphingosine (safingol) and N,N-dimethylsphingosine (DMS), are cytotoxic to leukemia cells (Jarvis et al., Mol Pharmacol 54:844-856, 1998; and Jendiroba et al., 2002, supra.). Interestingly, multi-drug resistant HL-60 myelogenous leukemia cells were more sensitive to DMS than the parental cells (Jendiroba et al., 2002, supra.). Moreover, SphK1 activity was lower in HL-60 cells sensitive to doxorubicin or etoposide than in MDRI- or MRP1-positive HL-60 cells. Enforced expression of SphKI in sensitive HL-60 cells blocked apoptosis whereas downregulation of Sphk1 overcame chemoresistance by inducing mitochondria-dependent apoptosis (Bonhoure et al., 2006, supra.). These observations take on added significance in light of evidence that MDR expression is a strong prognostic indicator in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) (Filipits et al., Leukemia 14:68-76, 2000) and that the MDR phenotype, which commonly arises following treatment of AML with anthracyclines or plant-based alkaloids, is thought to represent an obstacle to successful chemotherapy. In addition, resistance of K562 human chronic myeloid leukemia cells to Imatinib, an inhibitor of Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase, correlated with expression of SphK1 and generation of S1P, whereas downregulation of SphK1 increased sensitivity to Imatinib-induced apoptosis in resistant cells (Baran et al., J Biol Chem 282:10922-10934, 2007). Thus, the development of effective and specific inhibitors of SphK1 might prove useful not only in diminishing levels of pro-survival S1P, but also in potentiating ceramide generation, a process that mediates, at least in part, the pro-apoptotic actions of certain cytotoxic agents (Maggio et al., Cancer Res 64:2590-2600, 2004; Rahmani et al., Cancer Res 65:2422-2432, 2005; and Rosato et al., Mol Pharmacol 69:216-225, 2006).
Sphingosine kinase inhibitors have been described (Kim et al., Bioorg & Med Chem 13:3475-3485, 2005; Kono et al., J. Antibiotics 53:459-466, 2000; Kono et al., J. Antibiotics 53:753-758, 2000; Marsolais & Rosen, Nature Reviews/Drug Discovery 8:297-307, 2009; and US 2008/0167352 A1 (Smith et al., published Jul. 10, 2008). None of these publications describe, however, the novel sphingosine kinase Type 1 inhibitors herein. Halide modified analogs of sphingosine derivatives have also been described (Qu et al., Bioorg & Med Chem Letters 19:3382-3385 (2009).
In U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/387,228 (filed Apr. 29, 2009), there is described a potent, water-soluble inhibitor of SphK1 (SK1-I) that triggers multiple perturbations in activation of various signaling and survival-related proteins. SK1-I markedly induced apoptosis in human leukemic cell lines as well as blasts obtained from patients with AML and inhibited growth of AML xenograft tumors. SK1-I serves as model for other related compounds which are described further below.
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most prevalent and lethal type of primary central nervous system tumors with a median survival of 10-12 months, even after aggressive surgery, radiation and advanced chemotherapy (Maher et al., Genes Dev 15:1311-1333, 2001). Poor prognosis of patients with GBM has recently been correlated with elevated expression of sphingosine kinase type 1 (SphK1) (Van Brocklyn et al., J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 64:695-705, 2005; Li et al., Clin Cancer Res 14:6996-7003, 2008), one of the SphK isoenzymes that generates the pleiotropic lipid mediator, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P). S1P has been implicated in the etiology of GBM due to its involvement in various cell processes particularly important for cancer progression, including growth, survival, migration, invasion, tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis (Van Brocklyn et al., Cancer Lett 181:195-204, 2002; Lepley et al., Cancer Res. 65:3788-3795, 2002; Radeff-Huang et al., J Biol Chem 282:863-870, 2007; and Young et al., Exp Cell Res 313:1615-1627, 2007). The biological effects of this serum-borne lipid are mainly mediated by a family of five specific G protein-coupled receptors, designated S1P1-5. (Murph and Mills, Expert Rev Mod Med 9:1-18, 2007). Of those, S1P1-3, are expressed in the majority of human glioblastoma cell lines and are involved in S1P-mediated proliferation (Van Brocklyn et al., Cancer Lett 181:195-204, 2002, supra). Although S1P has no effect on matrix metalloproteinase secretion, it enhances glioblastoma cell adhesion and also stimulates their motility and invasiveness (Van Brocklyn et al., Cancer Lett 199:53-60, 2003). Because S1P is present at high levels in brain tissue, it is possible that autocrine or paracrine signaling by S1P through its receptors enhances both glioma cell proliferation and invasiveness (Anelli et al., J Biol Chem 283:3365-3375, 2008).
To explore the therapeutic implications of targeting SphK1 for treatment of GBM, the effects of a newly developed isozyme-specific inhibitor of SphK1, SK1-1 (Paugh et al., Blood 112:1382-1391, 2008), was examined and found that it inhibits growth of GBM in vitro and in vivo. These specific SphK1 inhibitors are useful for treatment, either alone or in combination with advanced chemotherapeutic agents.
This invention provides a composition of matter having the structure:
wherein R1 is H or comprises N, S, a phosphate group or a phosphonate group, and any combination thereof; wherein R2 is H, or comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R3 is H or comprises OH, NR6R7, N+R6R7R8, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R6, R7 and R8 independently comprise H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R4 is H or comprises OH, a halide, ═O, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R5 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
This invention also provides a composition of matter having the structure:
wherein R1 is H or comprises OH, N, S, a phosphate group or a phosphonate group, and any combination thereof; wherein R2 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing, wherein said R2 is substituted with one or more halides; wherein R3 is H or comprises OH, NR6R7, N+R6R7R8, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R6, R7 and R8 independently comprise H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R4 is H or comprises OH, a halide, ═O, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R5 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
This invention additionally provides a composition of matter having the structure:
wherein R1 is H or comprises OH, N, S, a phosphate group or a phosphonate group, and any combination thereof; wherein R2 is H, or comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R3 is H or comprises OH, NR6R7, N+R6R7R8, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R6, R7 and R8 independently comprise H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R4 is H or comprises OH, a halide, ═O, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R5 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R3 and R4 each comprises respectively an isomer that is 2R, 3R; 2S, 3S or 2R, 3S.
Also provided by the present invention is a composition of matter having the structure:
wherein R1 is H or comprises O, N, S, a phosphate group or a phosphonate group, and any combination thereof; wherein R2 is H, or comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R3 is H or comprises OH, NR6R7, N+R6R7R8, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R5, R7 and R8 independently comprise H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R5 is H or comprises OH, a halide, ═O, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R9 and R10 independently comprise a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
Also provided by the present invention is a composition of matter having the structure:
wherein R1 is H or comprises O, N, S, a phosphate group or a phosphonate group, and any combination thereof; wherein R2 is H, or comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R3 is H or comprises OH, NR6R7, N+R6R7R8, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R6, R7 and R8 independently comprise H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R5 is H or comprises OH, a halide, ═O, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R9 and R10 independently comprise a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
This invention also provides a method for monitoring the course of pharmakinetics of a drug after administration to a subject or patient, the process comprising administering to a subject or patient a drug comprising any of the above described compounds, and detecting the administered drug at selected intervals, thereby monitoring the course of pharmakinetics of the drug in the subject or patient.
Additionally, this invention provides a method for treating tumors of the central nervous system in which any of the above described compounds are administered to a subject or patient having a tumor or tumors of the central nervous system.
Other aspects of the compounds and methods of the present invention are provided in further detail below.
The compositions and analogs of the present invention are designed in various forms, including their resemblance to the substrate, to the product formed by reaction of the substrate and enzyme, e.g., sphingosine kinases including sphingosine kinase Type 1, and to any intermediates formed in reaction. Reaction products are usually characterized by low binding affinity, e.g., low Km. Still, by providing enough binding affinity to the reaction products, the compositions and analogs of the present invention are useful and thereby produce useful inhibitory or regulatory effects against the desired enzyme.
Preferential Inhibition of SphK1
The ability to identify compounds and analogs which preferentially inhibit or regulate SphK1 as opposed to SphK2 is desirable. Five fold and even ten fold greater inhibition of SphK1 over SphK2 is particularly useful.
The ability to inhibit SphK 1 differentially from SphK 2 allows assessments of the individual SphK 1 and SphK 2 activities when both activities are present in a cell extract. This is easily carried out by an analysis of the amount of the total SphK activity (i.e., transformation of Sph into Sph-P) in the absence of the inhibitor (which should be a composite of the individual SphK1 and SphK2 activities) and in the presence of the SphK 1 inhibitor where activity should only be generated by the SphK 2. Since the total activity as well as the contribution derived from SphK2 are known, a simple subtraction gives an estimate of the initial contribution by SphK1 in the assay carried out in the absence of the inhibitor. This is useful for diagnostic or prognostic evaluations when viewed n the context of diseases where these levels are abnormal compared to the healthy state of an individual.
The present invention provides a composition of matter having the structure:
wherein R1 is H or comprises N, S, a phosphate group or a phosphonate group, and any combination thereof; wherein R2 is H, or comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R3 is H or comprises OH, NR6R7, N+R6R7R8, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R6, R7 and R8 independently comprise H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R4 is H or comprises OH, a halide, ═O, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R5 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In the just described composition, one or more of the groups, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 or R8, comprise at least one double bond or at least one triple bond, or both at least one double bond and at least one triple bond.
In the just described composition, the straight carbon chain, the branched carbon chain, the straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms or the branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms in R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 or R8 comprises an alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an alkene, a substituted alkene, an alkyne or a substituted alkyne, and combinations of any of the foregoing.
Also provided by this invention is a composition, as just described but wherein R5 comprises at least one double bond, this composition having the structure:
wherein R9 comprises H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R10 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing. In this composition, R9 or R10, or both R9 and R10 comprise at least one double bond or at least one triple bond, or at least one double bond and at least one triple bond.
Furthermore, in this composition just described, R5 can comprise at least one triple bond, such composition having the structure:
wherein R9 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In the compositions above described, one or more of the groups, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R5, R9 or R10 comprise one or more halides.
Also provided by this invention is the composition in accordance with those just described, wherein R5 comprises an aromatic ring, the composition having the structure:
wherein R11 comprises H, OH, a halide, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; an wherein R11 and R12 independently comprise a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
Additionally, in the composition just described, R10 can comprise an aromatic group, the composition having the structure:
wherein R11 comprises H, OH, a halide, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R11 and R12 independently comprise a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In the just described compositions, R10, R11, or both R10 and R11 comprise one or more halides.
In another aspect of the above described compositions, R3 and R4 independently can comprise the same or different R or S isomer. R3 and R4 can also together comprise an isomer that is 2R, 3R; 2S, 3S; 2R, 3S; or 2S, 3R.
Additionally, in the composition above described, the C4 atom can be asymmetric and can comprise the 4R conformation. Moreover, the C4 atom can be asymmetric and can comprise the 4S conformation.
In the compositions of the present invention, a detectable label can be included. Such a detectable label comprises a ligand or a fluorescent dye. The ligand can comprise but is not limited to biotin, digoxygenin or fluorescein. The fluorescent dye can assume a number of various well-known fluorescent dyes including fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), 6-carboxyfluorescein (6-FAM), naphthofluorescein, rhodamine, rhodamine 6G, rhodamine X, rhodol, sulforhodamine 101, tetramethylrhodamine (TAMRA), tetramethylrhodamineisothiocyanate (TRITC), 4,7-dichlororhodamine, eosin, eosinisothiocyanate (EITC), dansyl, hydroxycoumarin, methoxycoumarin or p-(Dimethyl aminophenylazo)benzoic acid (DABCYL), cyanine dyes or derivatives, and any combinations of the foregoing.
Moreover, in the present compositions, the C1 atom can be asymmetric and can comprise the 1R conformation. Alternatively, the C1 atom can be asymmetric and comprises the 1S conformation.
In the above compositions, the heteroatom or heteroatoms comprise S, N or O, and combinations thereof. Such heteroatom or heteroatoms form linkages which are well known in the art. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate such linkages which have been disclosed. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,707,440. For illustration purposes only, the following linkages are useful in accordance with this invention:
and a combination of any of the foregoing. Those skilled in the art that such linkages can take the form just described, or they can be used in a reverse or opposite form.
In the compositions above described, at least two of the groups, R1, R2, R3, R4 or R5, can be joined together to form one or more rings. Thus, any of these groups can be cyclized to form additional rings between such ring forming R groups. This cyclization through ring forming R groups can be carried out through conventional methods. Such joining of the individual R groups can be covalently or even non-covalent.
The invention herein also provides a composition of matter having the structure:
wherein R1 is H or comprises OH, N, S, a phosphate group or a phosphonate group, and any combination thereof; wherein R2 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing, wherein said R2 is substituted with one or more halides; wherein R3 is H or comprises OH, NR6R7, N+R6R7R8, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R6, R7 and R5 independently comprise H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R4 is H or comprises OH, a halide, ═O, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R5 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In this just described composition, one or more of the groups, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 or R8, can comprise at least one double bond or at least one triple bond, or both at least one double bond and at least one triple bond.
Furthermore, the straight carbon chain, the branched carbon chain, the straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms or the branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms in R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 or R8 can comprise an alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an alkene, a substituted alkene, an alkyne or a substituted alkyne, and combinations of any of the foregoing.
In the just described composition, the group R5 can comprise at least one double bond, the composition having the structure:
wherein R9 comprises H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R10 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In the composition just described, the group R9 or the group R10, or both R9 and said R10 can comprise at least one double bond or at least one triple bond, or at least one double bond and at least one triple bond.
In the above composition wherein R5 comprises at least one triple bond, the composition has the structure:
wherein R9 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In the compositions above described, one or more of the groups, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 or R10 comprises one or more halides.
In the above composition wherein R5 comprises an aromatic ring, the composition has the structure:
wherein R9 comprises H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R11 comprises H, OH, a halide, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R11 and R12 independently comprise a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In the above composition wherein R10 comprises an aromatic group, the composition has the structure:
wherein R11 comprises H, OH, a halide, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R11 and R12 independently comprise a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
Furthermore, in the above described compositions wherein the group R10, the group R11, or both R10 and R11 comprise one or more halides.
Also, in accordance with this invention, the groups R3 and R4 independently can comprise the same or different R or S isomer in the above-described compositions. Moreover, the groups R3 and R4 can together comprise an isomer that is 2R, 3R; 2S, 3S; 2R, 3S; or 2S, 3R.
In the above described composition, the C4 atom can be asymmetric and can comprise the 4R conformation. Alternatively, the C4 atom can be asymmetric and can comprises the 4S conformation.
The alkene containing compositions above can further comprise a detectable label. Such a detectable label can comprise a ligand or a fluorescent dye. Where the former, the ligand can comprise biotin, digoxygenin or fluorescein. Where a fluorescent dye is contemplated as the detectable label, the fluorescent dye can comprise fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), 6-carboxyfluorescein (6-FAM), naphthofluorescein, rhodamine, rhodamine 6G, rhodamine X, rhodol, sulforhodamine 101, tetramethylrhodamine (TAMRA), tetramethylrhodamineisothiocyanate (TRITC), 4,7-dichlororhodamine, eosin, eosinisothiocyanate (EITC), dansyl, hydroxycoumarin, methoxycoumarin or p-(Dimethyl aminophenylazo)benzoic acid (DABCYL), cyanine dyes or derivatives, and any combinations of the foregoing. The foregoing list of fluorescent dyes is illustrative and is not intended to limit this invention.
Additionally, in these alkene compositions, the C1 atom can be asymmetric and can comprise the 1R conformation. Alternatively, the C1 atom can be asymmetric and can comprise the 1S conformation.
In these alkene compositions just described, the heteroatom or heteroatoms can comprise S, N or O, and combinations thereof. As described earlier, the heteroatom or heteroatoms can form a linkage comprising any of the following linkages:
and a combination of any of the foregoing. Such linkages have been described (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,707,440) and are known to those skilled in the chemical arts. These linkages can take the form above, or they can be used in a reverse or opposite orientation. Thus, the above form of such linkages is in no way intended to be limiting to this invention.
In the alkene containing composition, at least two of the groups, R1, R2, R3, R4 or R5, can be joined together to form one or more rings through cyclization as described above.
This invention additionally provides a composition of matter having the structure:
wherein R1 is H or comprises OH, N, S, a phosphate group or a phosphonate group, and any combination thereof; wherein R2 is H, or comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R3 is H or comprises OH, NR6R7, N+R6R7R8, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R6, R7 and R8 independently comprise H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R4 is H or comprises OH, a halide, ═O, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R5 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R3 and R4 each comprises respectively an isomer that is 2R, 3R; 2S, 3S or 2R, 3S.
In another embodiment, one or more of said R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 or R8 in the just described composition can comprise at least one double bond or at least one triple bond, or both at least one double bond and at least one triple bond.
Furthermore, the straight carbon chain, the branched carbon chain, the straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms or the branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms in R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 or R8 can comprise an alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an alkene, a substituted alkene, an alkyne or a substituted alkyne, and combinations of any of the foregoing.
Additionally, in this composition, the group R5 can comprise at least one double bond, so that the composition has the structure:
wherein R9 comprises H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R10 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing. In another embodiment, the group R9 or the group R10, or both R9 and R10 can comprise at least one double bond or at least one triple bond, or at least one double bond and at least one triple bond.
Also contemplated by this invention is a composition as just described but where R5 comprises at least one triple bond, such a composition having the structure:
wherein R9 comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In the various just described compositions, one or more of the groups R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 or R10 can comprise one or more halides.
In a variation of this invention, the group R5 can comprise an aromatic ring so that the composition has the structure:
wherein R11 comprises H, OH, a halide, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R11 and R12 independently comprise a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In yet a different variation, this invention provides the above described composition where the group R10 comprises an aromatic group so that the composition has the structure:
wherein R11 comprises H, OH, a halide, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R11 and R12 independently comprise a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In the just described compositions, the groups R10, R11, or both R10 and R11 comprise one or more halides.
It should also be appreciated that in the above composition, the C4 atom can be asymmetric and can comprise the 4R conformation. Alternatively, the C4 atom can be asymmetric and can comprise the 4S conformation.
As in other compositions of this invention, the last described compositions can further comprise a detectable label. Such detectable labels are conventional and well known in the art. The detectable label can comprise a ligand or a fluorescent dye. In the case of the former, biotin, digoxygenin or fluorescein are contemplated and are useful. If fluorescent dyes are contemplated, a number of such dyes can be employed, including fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), 6-carboxyfluorescein (6-FAM), naphthofluorescein, rhodamine, rhodamine 6G, rhodamine X, rhodol, sulforhodamine 101, tetramethylrhodamine (TAMRA), tetramethylrhodamineisothiocyanate (TRITC), 4,7-dichlororhodamine, eosin, eosinisothiocyanate (EITC), dansyl, hydroxycoumarin, methoxycoumarin or p-(Dimethyl aminophenylazo)benzoic acid (DABCYL), cyanine dyes or derivatives, and any combinations of the foregoing.
In another embodiment for the above described composition, the C1 atom can be asymmetric and can comprise the 1R conformation. Alternatively, the C1 atom can be asymmetric and can comprises the 1S conformation.
In these compositions just described, the heteroatom or heteroatoms can comprise S, N or O, and combinations thereof. As earlier described, the heteroatom or heteroatoms can form a number of linkages including those of the form
and a combination of any of the foregoing.
As in the case of other compositions of the present invention, at least two of the groups R1, R2, R3, R4 or R5 can be joined together to form one or more rings. Cyclization and the formation of rings by joining R groups has been described above.
Also provided by the present invention is a composition of matter having the structure:
wherein R1 is H or comprises O, N, S, a phosphate group or a phosphonate group, and any combination thereof; wherein R2 is H, or comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R3 is H or comprises OH, NR6R7, N+R6R7R8, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R6, R7 and R8 independently comprise H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R5 is H or comprises OH, a halide, ═O, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; and wherein R9 and R10 independently comprise a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In another embodiment for the just described composition, one or more of the groups, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 or R10, can comprise at least one double bond or at least one triple bond, or both at least one double bond and at least one triple bond. In yet another embodiment, the straight carbon chain, the branched carbon chain, the straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms or the branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms in R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 or R10 can comprise an alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an alkene, a substituted alkene, an alkyne or a substituted alkyne, and combinations of any of the foregoing. Moreover, one or more of the groups, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 or R10, can comprise one or more halides.
It should also be appreciated that in these compositions, R3 and R4 can independently comprise the same or different R or S isomer. Moreover, R3 and R4 together can comprise an isomer that is 2R, 3R; 2S, 3S; 2R, 3S; or 2S, 3R. Furthermore, in these compositions, the C4 atom can be asymmetric and can comprise the 4R conformation. Alternatively, the C4 atom can be asymmetric and comprise the 4S conformation.
These last described compositions can further comprise a detectable label, which are conventional and known in the art. Such detectable labels can comprise a ligand or a fluorescent dye. In the case of the former, biotin, digoxygenin or fluorescein are contemplated but should not be considered limiting. In the case of the latter, many fluorescent dyes are known in the art, but for the sake of illustration, the following are useful in accordance with this invention: fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), 6-carboxyfluorescein (6-FAM), naphthofluorescein, rhodamine, rhodamine 6G, rhodamine X, rhodol, sulforhodamine 101, tetramethylrhodamine (TAMRA), tetramethylrhodamineisothiocyanate (TRITC), 4,7-dichlororhodamine, eosin, eosinisothiocyanate (EITC), dansyl, hydroxycoumarin, methoxycoumarin or p-(Dimethyl aminophenylazo)benzoic acid (DABCYL), cyanine dyes or derivatives, and any combinations of the foregoing.
In other aspects for these compositions, the C1 atom can be asymmetric and comprise the 1R conformation. Alternatively, the C1 atom can be asymmetric and comprise the 1S conformation.
In the last described compositions of the present invention, the heteroatom or heteroatoms can comprise S, N or O, and combinations thereof. Furthermore, such heteroatom or heteroatoms can form a number of linkages, including the following list which should be considered limiting but only illustrative:
and a combination of any of the foregoing.
In these compositions described above, at least two of the groups, R1, R2, R3, R4 or R5, can be joined together to form one or more rings through the cyclization of R groups using conventional methods of chemical synthesis.
This invention also provides a composition of matter having the structure:
wherein R1 is H or comprises O, N, S, a phosphate group or a phosphonate group, and any combination thereof; wherein R2 is H, or comprises a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R3 is H or comprises OH, NR6R7, N+R6R7R8, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R6, R7 and R8 independently comprise H, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R5 is H or comprises OH, a halide, ═O, a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing; wherein R9 and R10 independently comprise a straight carbon chain, a branched carbon chain, a straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms, a cyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring, and any combination of the foregoing.
In the last described composition, one or more of the groups, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 or R10, can comprise at least one double bond or at least one triple bond, or both at least one double bond and at least one triple bond. Furthermore, the straight carbon chain, the branched carbon chain, the straight carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms or the branched carbon chain comprising one or more heteroatoms in R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 or R5 can comprise an alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an alkene, a substituted alkene, an alkyne or a substituted alkyne, and combinations of any of the foregoing. Moreover, one or more of the groups, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 or R10, can comprise one or more halides.
In other embodiments for this composition, R3 and R4 can independently comprise the same or different R or S isomer. In a further aspect, R3 and R4 can together comprise an isomer that is 2R, 3R; 2S, 3S; 2R, 3S; or 2S, 3R.
As described for other compositions of the present invention, these last compositions can also comprise a detectable label which are conventional and known in the art. Such detectable labels can comprise a ligand or a fluorescent dye. In the case of the former, biotin, digoxygenin or fluorescein are contemplated but are not intended to be limiting. In the case of the latter, many fluorescent dyes are known. For purposes of illustration, these can include fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), 6-carboxyfluorescein (6-FAM), naphthofluorescein, rhodamine, rhodamine 6G, rhodamine X, rhodol, sulforhodamine 101, tetramethylrhodamine (TAMRA), tetramethylrhodamineisothiocyanate (TRITC), 4,7-dichlororhodamine, eosin, eosinisothiocyanate (EITC), dansyl, hydroxycoumarin, methoxycoumarin or p-(Dimethyl aminophenylazo)benzoic acid (DABCYL), cyanine dyes or derivatives, and any combinations of the foregoing.
The C1 atom in these compositions can be asymmetric and can comprise the 1R conformation. Alternatively, the C1 atom can be asymmetric and comprise the 1S conformation.
In further aspects, the heteroatom or heteroatoms can comprise S, N or O, and combinations thereof. Such heteroatom or heteroatoms can form a linkage which are described in the art. For illustration purposes only, these linkages can comprise any of the following
and a combination of any of the foregoing. Moreover, these linkages can take the above configuration, or they can be used in reverse or opposite configurations. In other words, the orientation can be varied and is not limited to the precise form shown above.
As described earlier, in these last compositions, at least two of the groups, R1, R2, R3, R4 or R5, can be joined together to form one or more rings. Such cyclization and ring formation using R groups in the compounds and analogs can be carried out using conventional methods. The rings can be joined covalently or non-covalently.
Pharmakinetics and Patient Management
Another important aspect of the present invention is a method for monitoring the course of pharmakinetics of a drug after administration to a subject or patient. In this method, a drug comprising any of the compounds described above is administered to a subject or patient. The administered drug can be detected at selected intervals, thereby monitoring the course of pharmakinetics of the drug. Such a method is useful in studying and monitoring patient management because the course and progress of the administered drug can be followed within cells, tissues, organs or the subject or patient as a whole. By attaching signaling moieties to the compounds and analogs of this invention, in vivo imaging can be carried out following the administration of the drug to detect the presence of the drug within cells of the subject or patient. Cell staining can also be carried out to locate the presence of the drug within cells of the subject or patient's sample or specimen. Radioactivity in the form of radioactively labeled drugs, i.e., compounds or analogs, can also be utilized.
Indications/Diseases
Yet another important feature of this invention is a method for treating tumors of the central nervous system. This method comprises the step of administering to a subject or patient having a tumor or tumors of the central nervous system any of the above-described compounds of the present invention. The tumors of the central nervous system can comprise various forms known in the art, including glioblastoma, and more particularly, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Useful in the treatment of GBM is the compound below which comprises
The above-described compounds and analogs of the present invention are useful for treatment and monitoring of a number of indications and diseases. In Ser. No. 12/387,228, filed Apr. 29, 2009 (contents incorporated by reference), the following indications and diseases are disclosed: killing or damaging cancer cells (leukemia cells, breast cancer cells, prostate cancer cells, pancreatic cancer cells, glioma cancer cells, colon cancer cells, lung cancer cells, ovarian cancer cells, melanoma cells, renal cancer cells); causing cancer cells to undergo apoptosis; inhibiting growth, metastasis and development of chemoresistance in cancer cells, treating or reducing symptoms of leukemia; increasing the ability of anticancer agent to kill cancer cells; inhibiting survival signaling in cancerous cells; attenuating immune reactivity; and reducing symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
In addition to the above-named indications and diseases, the compounds and analogs of the present invention are useful for diseases associated with neural cell death or muscular cell death, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, amniotropic lateral sclerosis and muscular dystrophy, AIDS, fulminant hepatitis, and diseases linked to degeneration of the brain (e.g., Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, retinitis pigmentosa and cerebellar degeneration, myelodysplasis (e.g., aplastic anemia, ischemic diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke, hepatic diseases such as alcoholic hepatitis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, joint diseases such as osteoarthritis, atherosclerosis, alopecia, damage to the skin due to UV light, lichen planus, atrophy of the skin, cataract and graft rejections. These compounds and analogs described herein are applicable to immunopathology caused by influenza virus. Other diseases include those implicating caveolar endocytosis, plasma membrane microdomain formation, transmembrane signaling or integrin function (e.g., inflammatory diseases including cancer, MS, prothrombotic risk, ulcerative colitis and renal disease). These might occur as the result of infection by certain bacteria, fungi or viral species, e.g., SV40 virus.
Among other uses of the compounds and analogs of the present invention are inhibition of angiogenesis in tumors, modulation of the immune system by altering lymphocyte trafficking for treatment of autoimmune diseases or prolongation of allograft transplant survival, and preventing, inhibiting or treating neuropathic pain. Also within the scope of use for the present compounds and analogs are the treatment or prevention of disorders or syndromes including cell proliferative disorders, e.g., cancer, ischemia or restenosis. The compounds and analogs of the present invention can also be used to screen for a modulator of disorders/syndromes including the aforementioned cell proliferative disorders (cancers, ischemia or restenosis).
These compounds and analogs are applicable to treating or attenuating complications in subjects or patients suffering from trauma or sepsis.
Other pathological conditions can be addressed through the use and application of the present compounds and analogs, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, stroke, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, allergic diseases such as dermatitis, T helper-1, related diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cancer and neurodegenerative disorders, some of which have already been described above.
The following examples are offered by way of illustration and not by way of limitation to the present invention.
The compound described and used below, BML-258, was synthesized according to the following protocol and procedures.
To 4-n-pentylphenylacetylene 1 (3.343 g, 0.01776 mol) in 65 mL dry THF at −20° C. under an atmosphere of N2 was added n-BuLi (10.2 mL of 1.6M in hexanes, 0.01628 mol) dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at −20° C. for 2 hours. Methyl (R)-(+)-3-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxazolidinecarboxylate 2 (3.393 g, 0.01480 mol) in 25 mL dry THF was added via cannula/N2. The reaction was stirred overnight at −20° C. overnight. TLC (20% Ethyl acetate/hexanes) indicated completeness of reaction. The mixture was diluted with Et2O and carefully washed with water and brine. Flash column chromatography (12% Ethyl acetate/hexanes, silica gel) yielded 4.50 g (73%) of a mixture of erythro and threo products. Preparative HPLC (Dynamax Si, 15% Ethyl acetate/hexanes, 260 nm) yielded 3.71 g erythro 3 and 0.49 g threo. 1H NMR (CDCl3) erythro: 7.34-7.32 (d, 2H), 7.12-7.09 (d, 2H), 5.19-5.16 (d, 1H), 4.73-4.70 (d, 1H), 4.26-3.96 (m, 3H), 2.61-2.56 (t, 2H), 1.62 (s, 3H), 1.60-1.50 (m, 2H), 1.54 (s, 3H), 1.50 (s, 9H), 1.34-1.27 (m, 4H), 0.91-0.86 (t, 3H).
To oxazolidine 3 (3.48 g, 0.00814 mol) in 100 mL MeOH was added Amberlyst-15 (200 mg). The reaction was stirred overnight at room temperature. TLC (30% Ethyl acetate/hexanes) indicated completeness of reaction. The mixture was filtered and flash chromatographed (5% MeOH/methylene chloride, silica gel) to give 2.44 g (79%) of aminoalcohol 4. 1H NMR (CDCl3): 7.34-7.32 (d, 2H), 7.12-7.09 (d, 2H), 5.45-5.38 (d, 1H), 4.88-4.82 (m, 1H), 4.25-4.19 (m, 1H), 3.91-3.80 (m, 2H), 3.26-3.23 (d, 1H), 2.61-2.56 (t, 2H), 1.63-1.54 (m, 2H), 1.49 (s, 9H), 1.35-1.26 (m, 4H), 0.91-0.86 (t, 3H).
To alkyne 4 (2.44 g, 0.00646 mol) in 125 mL dry Et2O at 0° C. under an atmosphere of N2 was added Red-Al (9.85 mL of 65 wt % in toluene, 0.03232 mol) dropwise. The reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature following the addition and was stirred for 36 hours. TLC (40% Ethyl acetate/hexanes) indicated completeness of reaction. The reaction was cooled to 0° C. and carefully quenched with 15% NaOH solution. This mixture was stirred vigorously until both layers were clear (45 min). The layers were separated and the aqueous layer extracted with chloroform (3×). The combined organic layers were washed with 15% NaOH, water and brine. Flash chromatography (gradient of 5% MeOH/methylene chloride to 20% MeOH/methylene chloride+1% NH4OH, silica gel) yielded 1.76 g (72%) of trans alkene 5.
1H NMR (CDCl3): 7.31-7.29 (d, 2H), 7.15-7.12 (d, 2H), 6.70-6.65 (d, 1H, J=16 Hz), 6.26-6.18 (dd, 1H, J=16 Hz), 5.35-5.32 (d, 1H), 4.55-4.49 (m, 1H), 4.03-3.96 (m, 1H), 3.80-3.68 (m, 2H), 2.83-2.79 (d, 1H), 2.61-2.56 (t, 2H), 1.65-1.55 (m, 2H), 1.44 (s, 9H), 1.34-1.25 (m, 4H), 0.91-0.86 (t, 3H).
To BOC-alkene 5 (0.350 g, 0.00092 mol) in 20 mL dry THF under an atmosphere of N2 was carefully added DIBAL (9.22 mL of 1M in THF, 0.00922 mol) at room temperature. Following the addition, the reaction was brought to reflux. After 24 hours of reflux, the mixture was cooled to room temperature and an additional 5.0 mL DIBAL solution (0.00500 mol) was added. Reflux was resumed for another 24 hours. The reaction was cooled to 0° C. and carefully quenched with water (0.60 mL), 15% NaOH (0.60 mL) and water again (1.50 mL). THF (50 mL) was added and the mixture stirred vigorously for 15 minutes. Na2SO4 (2 g) and celite (2 g) were then added and stirring was continued for 30 minutes while warming to room temperature. The mixture was filtered and the filter cake extracted with copious THF. Flash chromatography (gradient of 2% MeOH/methylene chloride to 10% MeOH/methylene chloride+0.75% NH4OH) yielded 0.187 g (73%) of amine 6. 1H NMR (CDCl3): 7.31-7.29 (d, 2H), 7.15-7.12 (d, 2H), 6.68-6.63 (d, 1H, J=16 Hz), 6.22-6.14 (dd, 1H, J=16 Hz), 4.51-4.47 (m, 1H), 3.80-3.74 (m, 3H), 2.61-2.56 (t, 2H), 2.50 (s, 3H), 2.40-2.10 (broad, 2H), 1.65-1.55 (m, 2H), 1.34-1.25 (m, 4H), 0.91-0.86 (t, 3H). HRMS (MH+): Calc.-278.2120. Found-278.2119.
To amine 6 (0.335 g, 0.00121 mol) in 15 mL dry Et2O at 0° C. was added 3.0 mL of 1M HCl/Et2O. A white precipitate formed immediately. After stirring for 15 minutes at room temperature, the precipitate was filtered and washed with Et2O to give 0.325 g (89%) of BML-258. 1H NMR (DMSO): 8.75-8.50 (bd, 2H), 7.38-7.34 (d, 2H), 7.19-7.15 (d, 2H), 6.65-6.60 (d, 1H, J=16 Hz), 6.30-6.22 (dd, 1H, J=16 Hz), 5.84-5.82 (m, 1H), 5.30-5.25 (m, 1H), 4.60-4.54 (m, 1H), 3.76-3.72 (m, 2H), 3.18-3.10 (m, 1H), 2.64 (s, 3H), 2.56-2.50 (t, 2H), 1.60-1.50 (m, 2H), 1.34-1.23 (m, 4H), 0.90-0.85 (t, 3H).
SK1-I, (2R,3S,4E)-N-methyl-5-(4′-pentylphenyl)-2-aminopent-4-ene-1,3-diol (BML-258), was synthesized by BIOMOL International (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) as described in Example 1. Sphingosine and N,N-dimethylsphingosine were obtained from BIOMOL. [y-32P]ATP (3000 Ci/mmol) was purchased from Perkin Elmer (Boston, Mass.). Boc-D-FMK (BOC), Z-VAD-FMK (ZVAD) and etoposide were from EMD Biosciences (San Diego, Calif.). Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase Br-dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) kit for flow cytometry was from Sigma Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.). TUNEL kit for immunohistochemistry was from Roche Applied Science (Indianapolis, Ind.). FITC-4 labeled annexin V/propidium iodide staining kit for apoptosis was from BD Biosciences (San Jose, Calif.).
To alkyne, 1, (1.2 eq) in dry THF at −20° C. was added n-BuLi (1.1 eq. of 1.6M hexanes) drop wise. The reaction was stirred at −20° C. for 2 hours. The aldehyde, 2, (1 eq., dissolved in dry THF, was added drop wise. The reaction was placed in a −20° C. freezer overnight. After approximately 18 hours, the reaction was diluted with diethyl ether and washed with water and brine. Flash column chromatography yielded a mixture of erythro and threo products. The pure erythro compound, 3, was isolated via HPLC.
The resulting erythro oxazolidine, 3, was stirred with Amberlyst 15 resin in methanol overnight to remove the acetonide protecting group. Flash column chromatography yielded the Boc protected aminodiol, 4.
To alkyne aminodiol, 4, (1 eq.) in diethyl ether at 0° C. was added Red-Al (5 eq. of 65 wt % in toluene) drop wise. The reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature overnight. After approximately 18 hours of reaction, the mixture was cooled to 0° C. and quenched with 15% NaOH (5 eq). Flash column chromatography yielded the alkenyl aminodiol 5.
To alkenylaminodiol, 5, (1 eq) in dry THF at 0° C. was added DIBAL (10 eq. of 1M/THF) drop wise. Following the addition, the reaction was gradually warmed to room temperature and then refluxed overnight. After 24 hours of reaction, the mixture was cooled to 0° C. and quenched successively with water (4 eq), 15% NaOH (4 eq) and water (10 eq). Flash column chromatography yielded the target compound, 6.
Analogs of general structure, 7, are prepared using the appropriately substituted alkyne following the general procedure. R=3,4-dimethoxy; 4-phenyl; 3-pentyl.
The appropriately substituted BOC-protected SK1-I analog is synthesized using the general procedure outlined previously.
To BOC-protected SKI-1, 8, (1 eq) in methanol at 0° C. is bubbled hydrogen chloride gas until the mixture is saturated. The reaction is stirred at room temperature until TLC indicates completeness of reaction. The resulting solution is evaporated to dryness and dissolved in dry pyridine. Acetic anhydride (1 eq.) is added and the reaction stirred at room temperature until complete by TLC. Flash chromatography yielded the monoacetyl derivative, 9.
To N-acetyl-SKI-1, 9, (1 eq) in dry THF at 0° C. is added Lithium Aluminum Hydride (4 eq. of 1M/THF). Following the addition, the reaction mixture is warmed to room temperature and then refluxed overnight. The mixture was then cooled to 0° C. and quenched successively with water (4 eq), 15% NaOH (4 eq) and water (10 eq). Flash column chromatography yielded the target alkylamine, 10.
To SK1-1,11, (1 eq) in dry THF at room temperature was added methyl iodide (1 eq). The reaction was stirred until TLC indicated complete reaction. Flash column chromatography yielded the desired compound, 12.
Materials and Methods
Cell culture. U373-MG and LN229 human glioblastoma cells (ATTC, Manassas, Va.) were cultured in DMEM supplemented with 5% FCS. Primary human non-established glioblastoma GBM6 cells were kindly provided by Dr. C. David James and were passaged as tumors in nude mice and subcultured for 1 week following isolation from tumors in media containing 2% FCS to prevent growth of contaminating rodent fibroblasts and then cultured in 5% FCS as described (Yacoub et al., Mol Cancer Ther 7:314-329, 2008). LN229 cells were transfected with H2B-EGFP plasmid and stable colonies were isolated following selection with 1 mg/ml of G418. LN229-H2B-EGFP cells were passaged as tumors as described above.
Xenograft tumors. Adult male NCI nu/nu mice were purchased from NCI (Frederick, Md.). All animal studies were conducted in the Animal Research Core Facility at VCU School of Medicine in accordance with the institutional guidelines. LN229 cells (1×106) were injected in the flanks (4 sites per mouse). Palpable tumors appeared in about one week. Five days later, when tumors reached 3-4 mm in diameter, mice were randomly separated into 2 groups and injected i.p. with saline or SK1-I (10 mg/kg) every other day. Tumor measurements were made with calipers, and tumor volume was calculated using the formula: (π×[length in millimeters]×[width in millimeters]2)/6. At the end of the experiment, the animals were euthanized and the tumors removed, fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin, or frozen in liquid nitrogen.
Intracranial LN229 xenograft tumors. Adult female NCI nu/nu mice were anesthetized and LN229-H2B-EGFP cells (2.5×104 in 1 μl PBS) were stereotactically implanted in the putamen region (1 mm anterior and 2.5 mm lateral to the Bregma at the depth of 3.5 mm at a rate of 0.1 μl/min). Mice were monitored for recovery until complete wakening. 20 days after implantation, mice were injected i.p. with SK1-I (20 mg/kg in PBS) every other day. Mice were observed daily following tumor implantation and were euthanized on reaching a moribund state.
Details about infection of cells with recombinant adenoviruses, cell proliferation and cell death assays, immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry, and confocal microscopy are presented in the information below.
Results
SK1-I Potently Inhibits Growth and Survival of Human Glioblastoma Cells
Previous studies demonstrated that S1P and SphK1, the kinase that produces it, play critical roles in growth and survival of glioblastoma cells (Van Brocklyn et al., J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 64:695-705, 2005; Van Brocklyn et al., Cancer Lett 181:195-204, 2002; and Radeff-Huang et al. J Biol Chem 282:863-870, 2007). In agreement, downregulation of SphK1 expression decreased growth of both U373 cells, which express mutated PTEN, and LN229 cells expressing wild type PTEN, in serum-free medium as well as in the presence of serum, which greatly enhanced their growth (
The first SphK1-specific inhibitor, SK1-I, was recently described (Paugh et al., Blood 283:3365-3375, 2008). SK1-I inhibited growth of both U373 and LN229 cells in a dose-dependent manner (
SK1-I Inhibits Migration and Invasion of Glioblastoma Cells
As S1P and SphK1 have been shown to regulate migration and invasion of glioblastoma cells (Lepley et al. Cancer Res 65:3788-3795, 2005; Young et al. Exp Cell Res 313:1615-1627, 2007; Van Brocklyn et al. Cancer Lett 199:53-60, 2003; and Malchinkhuu et al. Oncogene 24:6676-6688, 2005), and SphK1 regulates actin cytoskeletal dynamics (Kusner et al. J Biol Chem 282:23147-23162, 2007) and lamellipodia formation (Maceyka et al. Mol Cell Biol 28:5687-5697, 2008), it was of interest to examine whether inhibition of SphK1 by SK1-I correlated with changes in reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. F-actin was distributed across unstimulated U373 cells, as revealed by staining with Alexa488-conjugated phalloidin (
These results support the notion that SphK1 activity is required for actin filament dynamics (Kusner et al. J Biol Chem 282:23147-23162, 2007). Therefore, the effect of SK1-I on migration and invasion of glioma cells was next examined. Directed motility (chemotaxis) of U373 cells toward serum or EGF in Boyden chamber assays was reduced by SK1-1 (
SK1-I Reduces Basal and Stimulated Akt Phosphorylation
S1P-induced glioblastoma cell proliferation is greatly suppressed by inhibition of ERK1/2 and PI3K/Akt pathways (Van Brocklyn et al. Cancer Lett 181:195-204, 2002). Thus, it was of interest to examine the effects of SK1-I on these signaling pathways. We utilized phospho-specific antibodies to examine phosphorylation of Akt at Thr308 in the activation loop and at Ser473 at the C-terminus, which are required for full activation (Haas-Kogan et al. Curr. Biol 8:1195-1198, 1998). Consistent with their expression of wild-type PTEN, LN229 cells have low basal Akt phosphorylation, which was rapidly increased by serum, LPA, and EGF, to a lesser extent (
To substantiate that the effects of SK1-I were due to its ability to inhibit SphK1, S1P add-back experiments were carried out. Consistent with the reduction in levels of S1P by SK1-I (
Because downregulation of SphK1 not only decreases S1P, it also increases ceramide levels (Maceyka et al. J Biol Chem 280:37118-37129, 2005; Pchejetski et al. Cancer Res 65:11667-11675, 2005; Taha et al. FASEB J 20:482-484, 2006; Berdyshev et al. Cell Signal 18:1779-1792, 2006), it was of interest to examine the effects of inhibition of SphK1 with SK1-I on these sphingolipid metabolites that have been reported to have opposing effects on cell growth and apoptosis (Cuvillier et al. Nature 381:800-803, 1996; and Hannun et al. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 9:139-150, 2008). There was a significant reduction in S1P levels within 20 min after addition of SK1-I (
Inhibition of c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Attenuates SK1-I-Induced Cell Death
In agreement with many previous studies showing that downregulation of SphK1 and ceramide elevation are associated with increased apoptosis (reviewed in (Hannun et al. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 9:139-150, 2008; Cuvillier, O. Expert Opin Ther Targets 12:1009-1020, 2008; and Shida et al. Curr Drug Targets 9:662-673, 2008), treatment with SK1-I induced apoptosis of LN229 cells as demonstrated by increased cleavage of PARP (
Sphingolipid metabolites, S1P versus sphingosine and ceramide, usually have opposing effects on Akt and the stress-related c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) pathways (Cuvillier et al. Nature 381:800-803, 1996; and Hannun et al. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 9:139-150, 2008). Concomitant with the inactivation of the cytoprotective Akt pathway, exposure of LN229 cells to SK1-I was accompanied by delayed activation of JNK (
The output of ERK1/2 and Akt signaling versus JNK signaling represents a key homeostatic mechanism that in many cells regulates the balance between cell survival and cell death processes (Xia et al. Science 270:1326-1231, 1995). Thus, the effects of a variety of agents that perturb these signaling pathways on SK1-I mediated lethality was next examined. Inhibition of MEK1/2, PI3K, and p38 by U0126, LY294002, SB202190, respectively, enhanced SK1-I lethality, whereas inhibition of JNK by SP600125 markedly attenuated the effects of SK1-I in both U373 and LN229 cells (
Effect of SK1-I on Primary Non-Established Glioblastoma
Observations with SK1-I to primary non-established human GBM6 glioblastoma cells was expanded. GBM6 glioblastoma cells have been shown to produce invasive, diffuse tumors in the brains of mice (Giannini et al. Neuro-oncol 7:164-176, 2005; and Yacoub et al. Cancer Biol Ther 7:917-933, 2008). GBM6 express mutant p53, wild-type PTEN, and EGFRvIII, a constitutively activated mutant form of EGFR (Yacoub et al. Cancer Biol Ther 7:917-933, 2008; and Yacoub et al. Cancer Biol Ther 3:739-751, 2004). Similar to LN229 and 0373 cells, growth of GBM6 cells was greatly reduced by SK1-I (
SK1-I Reduces Tumor Growth in Mice.
Encouraged by these findings, the effect was examined of SK1-I on subcutaneous tumor growth of LN229 cells, which are fairly invasive and grow phenotypically similar to invasive gliomas in situ (Nakamizo et al. Cancer Res 65:3307-3318, 2005). Tumors appeared as palpable masses about one week after subcutaneous injection of one million cells in the flank of a mouse (
SK1-I Enhances Survival of Mice with LN229 Orthotopic Tumors
It was of interest to also examine whether SK1-I was effective in the more clinically relevant orthotopic model of intracranially implanted LN229 cells. On the basis of trial growth rate analyses, intraperitoneal treatment with SK1-I was initiated at day 20 after intracranial implantation of GFP-labeled LN229 cells when the tumors would be established and the mice would be expected to be asymptomatic. Animals in the vehicle treated group began to show symptoms of tumor burden at day 40 and were euthanized on reaching a moribund state between day 43 and 49 (
Currently available therapies only minimally improve the prognosis of GBM patients and new therapeutic targets are desperately needed. Accumulating evidence suggests that SphK1 is an attractive new target. SphK1 message and protein levels are upregulated in GBM (Van Brocklyn et al. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 64:695-705, 2005) and in astrocytoma tissues compared to adjacent normal brain (Li et al. Clin Cancer Res 14:6996-7003, 2008). Patients whose tumors were among the highest one-third with regard to SphK1 expression survived a median of 102 days, whereas those within the lower two-thirds survived a median of 357 days (Van Brocklyn et al. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 64:695-705, 2005). High expression of SphK1 was shown to be a predictor of poor prognosis for astrocytoma patients (Li et al. Clin Cancer Res 14:6996-7003, 2008).
Here targeting SphK1 with SK1-I has been shown to suppress proliferation of several human glioblastoma cell lines, including U373, LN229, U87, and U118 cells as well as non-established GBM6 cells. SK1-I also potently induced apoptosis and inhibited invasion of these cells. Similar to the effects of SK1-I, downregulation of SphK1 expression has been shown to reduce glioblastoma cell growth, survival, migration, and invasion (Van Brocklyn et al. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 64:695-705, 2005). SK1-I was effective in GBM that are mutant for PTEN or p53 or have a constitutively activated form of EGFR. This is particularly important since more than 80% of GBMs show strong Akt activation, many due to lost or mutated PTEN. Activation of EGFR is also a critical pathogenetic event, with amplifications, mutations, or rearrangements commonly observed (Wen et al. N Eng J Med 359:492-507, 2008). SK1-I also showed significant antitumor activity in vivo, inducing GBM tumor cell apoptosis and reducing tumor vascularization.
The mechanisms by which inhibition of SphK1 by SK1-I so profoundly reduces proliferation and survival of GBM in vitro and inhibits tumor growth in vivo is now beginning to become unraveled. SK1-I rapidly suppresses phosphorylation of Akt and its targets p70S6K and GSK3β, and thus interferes with signaling through the Akt pathway, which is frequently activated in gliomagenesis (Wen et al. N Eng J Med 359:492-507, 2008). This inhibition by SK1-I is not due to a direct effect on Akt, as it did not inhibit Akt activity in an in vitro kinase assay (Paugh et al. Blood 112:1382-1391, 2008). It is also well accepted that S1P produced by activation of SphK1 is released from cells and stimulates its receptors that are linked to activation of Akt. Indeed, the reduction of S1P levels by SK1-I is rapid and could contribute to decreased phosphorylation of Akt. The effects of SK1-I may not be mediated solely by reduction of “inside-out signaling” by S1P but also by reduction of intracellular S1P. These results are consistent with previous reports showing that SphK1 and intracellular S1P are critical for Akt activation and cell proliferation independently of S1P receptors (Radeff-Huang et al. J Biol Chem 282:863-870, 2007; and Oliviera et al. J. Biol Chem 278:46452-46460, 2003). Moreover, in 1321N1 glioblastoma cells, DNA synthesis and cyclin D expression was increased in a SphK1- and Akt-dependent manner independently of S1P receptors (Radeff-Huang et al. J Biol Chem 282:863-870, 2007). In agreement, overexpression of SphK1 promotes cell survival and growth even in cells devoid of functional S1PRs (Olivier et al., ibid.). Similarly, overexpression of SphK1 is a S1P receptor-independent oncogenic event in progression of erythroleukemia that involves activation of Akt (Le Scolan et al. Blood 106:1808-1816, 2005). In agreement with previous results in leukemia cells (Paugh et al. Blood 112:1382-1391, 2008), SK1-I not only inhibited S1P production in glioma cells, it also increased levels of its pro-apoptotic precursor ceramide that has been shown to cause growth inhibition and apoptosis by inhibiting Akt (Hannun et al. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 9:139-150, 2008). Thus, biphasic inhibition of Akt is likely due to a rapid decrease in intracellular S1P and later sustained increases in ceramide. Furthermore, a recent study in glioma cells showed that inhibition of the Akt pathway strongly upregulated ceramide levels by inhibiting conversion of ceramide to complex sphingolipids due to reduction of ER to Golgi trafficking of ceramide (Giussani et al. J Biol Chem 284:5088-5096, 2009). Because ceramide in turn further inhibits Akt, this engages a vicious cycle that amplifies the apoptotic effect of SK1-I. Activation of JNK may also be due to inhibition of Akt following SK1-I treatment as several studies raised the intriguing possibility that the ability of Akt to inhibit JNK signaling is due to phosphorylation of specific targets in this pathway (Kim et al. Mol Cell Biol 21:893-901, 2001; and Barthwal et al. J Biol Chem 278:3897-3902, 2003).
Downregulation of SphK1, similar to SK1-I, causes a marked elevation in levels of ceramide (Maceyka et al. J Biol Chem 280:37118-37129, 2005; Pchejetski et al. Cancer Res 65:11667-11675, 2005; Taha et al. FASEB J 20:482-484, 2006; Berdyshev et al. Cell Signal 18:1779-1792, 2006). Consistent with the higher expression of SphK1 in GBM, ceramide levels are lower in human gliomas compared to surrounding brain tissue, and are inversely related to tumor progression and short patient survival (Riboni et al. Glia 39:105-113, 2002). Thus, actions of SphK1 might be related to its role in regulation of ceramide levels.
The existence of redundant survival pathways suggests that targeting a single dysregulated pathway may not be sufficient to eliminate tumors. Indeed, it has been suggested that effective GBM therapy may require combinations of inhibitors targeting multiple signaling pathways (Stommel et al. Science 318:287-290, 2007). The finding of the present invention that inhibiting SphK1 with SK1-I further enhanced glioblastoma cell lethality induced by inhibitors of other important signaling pathways that are frequently dysregulated in GBM may have implications for the design of protocols combining SphK1 inhibitors together with conventional anticancer agents or experimental therapeutics.
Supplementary Materials and Methods
Reagents. S1P was obtained from BIOMOL (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.). Serum and medium were from Biofluids (Rockville, Md.). EGF was from Life Technologies (Gaithersburg, Md.). Anti-phospho Akt (Ser473 and Thr308), anti-Akt, anti-phospho-ERK1/2 (Thr202/Tyr204), anti-phospho-ATF2 (Thr71), anti-phospho-JNK (Thr183/Tyr185) antibodies were from Cell Signaling (Beverly, Mass.) and anti-ERK2, anti-phospho-c-Jun (Ser63/73) and anti-clathrin heavy chain (CHC) antibodies were from Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, Calif.). Rabbit polyclonal SphK1 antibodies were described previously (Hait et al. J Biol Chem 280:29462-29469, 2005). Horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated and fluorescently labeled secondary antibodies were from Jackson ImmunoResearch (West Grove, Pa.) and Molecular Probes (Eugene, Oreg.), respectively. Control and SphK1-specific siRNAs (Halt et al., ibid.) were obtained from Qiagen (Valencia, Calif.). WST-1 cell proliferation reagent and TUNEL kit for immunohistochemistry were from Roche Applied Science (Indianapolis, Ind.). SK1-I ((2R,3S,4E)-N-methyl-5-(4′-pentylphenyl)-2-aminopent-4-ene-1,3-diol, BML-258), was synthesized as the HCl salt by BIOMOL International (now Enzo Life Sciences International, Plymouth Meeting Pa.). SP600125 and SB202190 were from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.), JNK peptide inhibitor 1 and the negative control peptide were from EMD Biosciences (San Diego, Calif.), and LY294002 and U0126 were from Cell Signaling Technology.
Downregulation of SphK1. U373-MG and LN229 cells were transfected with 100 nM control siRNA or siRNA against SphK1 (sequence targeted: GGGCAAGGCCTTGCAGCTC), using Dharmafect 1 reagent (Dharmacon, Chicago, Ill.) as described (Paugh et al. FASEB J 22:455-465, 2008).
SphK1 activity. SphK1 activity was determined exactly as described (Hait et al. J Biol Chem 280:29462-29469, 2005).
Western blotting. Cells were scraped in buffer containing 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 50 mM NaCl, 50 mM NaF, 30 mM Na4P2O7, 20 mM 2-glycerophosphate, 1 mM Na3VO4, 5 mM EDTA, 2 mM EGTA, 0.5% SDS and protease inhibitor cocktail (1:200 dilution) and probe-sonicated. Equal amounts of protein determined with bicinchoninic acid (Pierce, Rockford, Ill.), were resolved by SDS-PAGE and transferred to nitrocellulose membranes. Blots were blocked with 5% non-fat dry milk in Tris-buffered saline containing 0.1% Triton X-100 (TBST) for 1 h at room temperature, and then incubated with primary antibodies (1:3,000 in 1% BSA) overnight, followed by the appropriate HRP-conjugated secondary antibodies (1:40,000 in 1% BSA). Immunocomplexes were visualized by enhanced chemiluminescence (Pierce).
Immunohistochemistry. Paraffin sections were dewaxed, rehydrated, incubated with proteinase K before permeabilization, and then stained with hematoxylin-eosin. Frozen sections were dried, fixed in formalin, and stained with antibodies against mouse CD-31 (BD Pharmingen, San Jose, Calif.), or rabbit antibodies against phospho-Akt (Ser473) (Cell Signaling) followed by immunohistochemistry with Alexa-488-conjugated species-specific secondary antibodies. Cryosections were air dried, permeabilized with 0.5% Triton X-100, and stained with a fluorescein TUNEL labeling kit (Roche Applied Sciences, Indianapolis, Ind.) followed by counterstaining with Hoechst. Sections were also stained with a visualized with goat anti-human VEGF affinity-purified antibody (R&D), visualized with anti-goat horseradish peroxidase-diaminobenzidene staining kit (R&D) and counterstained with hematoxylin.
Immunocytochemistry and confocal microscopy. Cells were grown on 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane-treated 15 mm glass cover slips in 24 well plates. Following treatments, cells were washed with PBS, fixed with 3% paraformaldehyde for 10 min at room temperature, and blocked in TBST buffer containing 1% BSA. After washing, cells were incubated in the same buffer containing Alexa-conjugated phalloidin for 30 min, followed by 15 min incubation in 10 μg/ml of Hoechst 33342. For TUNEL assays, fixed cells were permeabilized with 0.5% TX-100 for 30 min, washed and incubated in TdT buffer supplemented with 250 μM CoCl2, 20 units TdT (NEB, Ipswich, Mass.) and 1 nM fluorescein-12-dUTP (Roche) for 1 h at 37° C. Coverslips were washed with TBST, rinsed in water, air dried and mounted on glass slides with Cytoseal 60 polymer (Richard-Allan Scientific, Kalamazoo, Mich.). Images were collected on an LSM 510 laser confocal microscope (Zeiss, Thornwood, N.Y.) with a 100× oil immersion objective.
Cell proliferation and cell death assays. Cells were plated at 10,000 cells/well in 48-well plates and allowed to attach for 24 h. Cell proliferation was measured at the indicated times with WST-1 and absorbance was measured in a plate reader at 450 nm with background subtraction at 630 nm. Cell death was detected by trypan blue exclusion assays in which the percent of blue dye incorporating cells were determined using a light microscope and a hemacytometer as described (Yacoub et al. Mol Cancer Ther 7:314-329, 2008). Apoptotic cell death was measured by staining cell nuclei with the Hoechst dye bisbenzimide and apoptotic cells were identified by condensed, fragmented nuclear regions as described previously (Sankala et al. Cancer Res 67:10466-10474, 2007). A minimum of 300 cells was scored.
Colony formation assay. Cells were plated at a density of 1000 cells/well in a 12-well plate in DMEM containing 5% serum. After 8 h, SK1-I was added and 2 h later, the media was changed. After 10 days, cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and stained with crystal violet (0.05%). Colonies larger then 0.5 mm in diameter were counted.
Infection of cells with recombinant adenoviruses. Cells were plated at 3×103 per cm2 and infected after 24 h (at a multiplicity of infection of 50) with a control empty vector virus (CMV) or adenoviruses expressing constitutively active (ca) Akt, dominant-negative (dn) Akt, caMEK1, dnMEK1, or BcI-xL (Vector Biolabs, Philadelphia, Pa.).
Invasion and chemotaxis assays. Boyden chamber invasion assays were carried out essentially as described (Shida et al. Cancer Res 68:6569-6577, 2008).
Mass spectrometric analyses. Lipids were extracted and phosphorylated and unphosphorylated sphingoid bases, individual ceramide acyl chain species, as well as SK1-I and its metabolites were quantified by liquid chromatography, electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) as described previously (Merrill et al. Methods 36:207-224, 2005).
Statistical analysis. Experiments were repeated at least three times with consistent results. For each experiment, data from triplicate samples were expressed as means±S.D. Statistics were performed by single factor ANOVA, and p<0.05 was considered significant. The Kaplan-Meier estimator was used to generate the survival curves and to estimate the median survival values. Differences between survival curves were compared using a log-rank test.
Many obvious variations will no doubt be suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art, in light of the above detailed description and examples of the present invention. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that any arrangement which is calculated to achieve the same purpose may be substituted for the specific embodiments shown. This application and invention are intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the present invention. All such variations are fully embraced by the scope and spirit of the invention as more particularly defined in the claims that now follow.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/387,228, filed Apr. 29, 2009, which claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 61/048,638, filed Apr. 29, 2008, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
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