KR20090053560A - Hsp90 ihbibitors containing 1,2,4-triazole derivatives and anti-cancer drugs using them - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to 1,2,4-triazole derivatives newly separated by Hsp90 inhibitors, and the compounds of the present invention can be used in anticancer composition targeting Hsp90.

Hsp90, anticancer agent, 1,2,4-triazole

Description

Hsp90 inhibitors containing 1,2,4-triazole derivatives and anticancer agents using the same {Hsp90 ihbibitors containing 1,2,4-triazole derivatives and anti-cancer drugs using them}

The present invention relates to an Hsp90 inhibitor and an anticancer composition using the same, and more particularly, to an Hsp90 inhibitor containing a 1,2,4-triazole derivative and an anticancer composition using the same.

Hsp90 is one of the most common molecular chaperones in eukaryotic cells and plays an important role in the folding, stabilization, activation and formation of protein complexes in metastable proteins called client proteins. Hsp90 client proteins include tumor-causing proteins such as Her2 / ErbB2, Akt, Raf-1, Hif-1α, hormone receptors, survivin, p53 mutations and hTERT.

Inhibition of Hsp90 induces the degradation of the tumor-inducing client proteins via proteasomes, which is why Hsp90 is emerging as a new target for anticancer drug development.

An example of a patent for an Hsp90 inhibitor is described in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2007- 0045290 (published May 02, 2007). Related to imidazolone compounds and their salts are pharmaceutical preparations comprising benzoimidazolone compounds, novel benzoimidazolone compounds and novel methods for preparing benzoimidazolone compounds.

On the other hand, morphological changes of Hsp90 by ATP binding and hydrolysis in the N-terminal ATPase domain are essential for the chaperone function of Hsp90. Most of the known Hsp90 inhibitors inhibit Hsp90 ATPase activity by binding to N-terminal ATP binding sites. Hsp90 inhibitors of this kind include geldanamycin (GA), radicicol, and 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin derived from GA (17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin; 17-). AAG), 17-dimethylaminoethylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-dimethylaminoethylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin; 17-DMAG), purine skeletal derivatives PU3 and PU24FCl, pyrazol, and Shepherdin, a peptidomimetic inhibitor of the bivin-Hsp90 complex.

Novobiocin and cisplain, on the other hand, inhibit Hsp90 by binding to a second ATP binding site, which is thought to be present at the Hsp90 C-terminus. Hsp90 present in tumor cells has higher ATPase activity than normal cells and has high binding capacity with Hsp90 inhibitors, thereby enabling Hsp90 inhibitors to specifically act on tumor cells. Antitumor activity of Hsp90 inhibitors is different in vitro (in vitro) and the cells (in vivo) has been proven in a model system, 17-AAG has shown promising results as a therapeutic agent in clinical trials for various cancers. However, 17-AAG suffers from such problems as formulation, potential toxicity, and low water solubility.

Therefore, there is a need for continuous development of Hsp90 inhibitors that improve the problems of the Hsp90 inhibitors described above and have improved pharmaceutical properties and efficacy.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel compound as an inhibitor for Hsp90.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a Hsp90 inhibitor composition comprising the compound of formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

(구조식 1)

(Formula 1)

In the above formula 1,

X, Y and Z are the same or different and are independently hydrogen, halogen, nitrile, C ₁ -C ₂₀ alkyl, alkyl radical, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyl radical, C ₁ -C ₂₀ alkoxy, unsubstituted or substituted phenyl , Alkoxy phenyl, alkyl phenyl, phenyl radical, heteroaromatic or heteroaromatic radical having 5 or 6 ring atoms, unsubstituted or substituted benzyl, unsubstituted or substituted naphthalenyl, unsubstituted or substituted indolyl ), Hydroxy, C ₁ -C ₂₀ alkylsulfonyl, C ₁ -C ₂₀ alkylthio, nitro, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl C ₁ -C ₂₀ alkoxy, amino, acetamido, carboxy, phenacyl (phenacyl), benzimidazolyl, benzimidazolylmethyl, unsubstituted or substituted carbamoyl, carbamoylmehtyl, unsubstituted or substituted pyridinyl, unsubstituted or Substituted pyrazolyl, and 1,3-benzodioxoyl (1,3-Benzodioxolyl) is selected from the group consisting of.

In the above formula 1, X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenacyl, benzimidazolylmethyl, and unsubstituted or substituted carbamoylmehtyl; Y is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, and unsubstituted or substituted naphthalenyl; Z is a compound selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted pyridinyl, unsubstituted or substituted pyrazolyl, and 1,3-benzodioxyl, or a pharmaceutical thereof Provided are an Hsp90 inhibitor composition containing, as an active ingredient, an acceptable salt.

), Y는 페닐, Z는 1,3-벤조다이옥솔-5-일(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl:

)이며; X는 1H-벤즈이미다졸-2-일메틸(1H-Benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl:

), Y 및 Z는 페닐이며; X는 수소, Y는 1-나프탈레닐(Naphthalenyl:

), Z는 3-(4-메톡시페닐)-1H-피라졸-5-일(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl:

)이며; X는 N-벤질카바모일메틸(N-Benzylcarbamoylmethyl:

), Y는 페닐, Z는 3-피리디닐(3-pyridinyl:

)이며; X는 카바모일메틸(carbamoylmehtyl:

), Y는 4-메톡시페닐, Z는 3-메틸페닐인 화합물 또는 그의 약학적으로 허용가능한 염을 유효성분으로 함유하는 Hsp90 억제제 조성물을 제공한다.In addition, the present invention is the structural formula 1, X is phenacyl (phenacyl:

), Y is phenyl, Z is 1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl (1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl:

); X is 1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl (1H-Benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl:

), Y and Z are phenyl; X is hydrogen, Y is 1-naphthalenyl:

), Z is 3- (4-methoxyphenyl) -1H-pyrazol-5-yl (3- (4-methoxyphenyl) -1H-pyrazol-5-yl:

); X is N-benzylcarbamoylmethyl

), Y is phenyl, Z is 3-pyridinyl:

); X is carbamoylmehtyl:

), Y is 4-methoxyphenyl, Z is 3-methylphenyl, or a Hsp90 inhibitor composition containing a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

In addition, the present invention provides an anticancer composition comprising any one of the Hsp90 inhibitor compositions described above as an active ingredient.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.

The inventors first screened 300 chemicals by performing virtual screening through docking simulations on 85,000 chemicals. Of the 300, 285 chemicals were screened for Hsp90 inhibitors by investigating ATPase activity using yeast Hsp90.

Hsp90 ATPase activity was measured in 96-well plates by using a malachite green reagent to detect the release of inorganic phosphoric acid by color change. As a result, the inhibitory activity of Hsp90 was found to be 72% or more at the concentration of 50 μM in the compound of the present invention which is 1,2,4-triazole derivative.

On the other hand, the intracellular target ( in compound 1 of Table 1 of Example 1 below ( in in vivo ) inhibition efficacy was tested. The effect of Her2 degradation on MCF-7 breast cancer cell line was investigated. Hsp90 inhibitory activity was examined by observing the induction of Hsp70 with the degradation of Her2 protein, one of the Hsp90 client proteins. Heat shock transcription factor (Hsf1) is negatively regulated by Hsp90, so most Hsp90 inhibitors, such as geldanamycin, activate the expression of Hsf1 target genes, including Hsp70. Each chemical was treated for 24 hours at a concentration of 30 μM in MCF-7 cells, and expression levels of Her2 and Hsp70 were examined by Western blotting. Compared with the control group, it was confirmed that Her2 protein level was decreased in the compound treatment group 1 and expression of Hsp70 was induced ( FIG. 1 ). In addition, the cell growth inhibitory activity of the Hsp90 inhibitor composition of the present invention was measured by Sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay after exposing the compound for 4 days (Skehan, P., et. al ., J. Natl . Cancer Inst . , 1990, 82, 1107.). Compound 1 showed a GI ₅₀ value of 44.61 μM concentration, effectively inhibiting the growth of MCF-7 cells (Table 3).

On the other hand, the present invention provides a medicament for treating cancer (in a broader sense, prophylactic), ie an anticancer composition, comprising any one of the compounds of the present invention. The anticancer agent composition of the present invention can target Hsp90 of all kinds of cancer cells.

The anticancer composition of the present invention contains a significant amount of a compound of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as the active ingredient, and comprises or mixes one or more inorganic or organic solid or liquid pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. Mixture.

Pharmaceutical compositions according to the invention may be administered to mammals (particularly humans) orally or parenterally (eg intramuscular or intravenous injections). The dosage of active ingredient depends on the species, weight, age and individual condition of the mammal.

When administering a compound of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a mammal, eg, a human weighing approximately 70 kg, the daily dosage per person is preferably from about 3 mg to about 10 g, more preferably Is about 10 mg to about 1.5 g, most preferably about 100 mg to about 1000 mg. The frequency of administration is preferably administered in a day divided by the same amount 2-3 times. Generally, half of the adult dose is applied to children.

The anticancer composition of the present invention comprises from about 1% to about 95%, preferably from about 20% to about 90% of the active ingredient (compound of the present invention). Pharmaceutical compositions according to the invention may be in unit dosage forms such as ampoules, vials, suppositories, sugars, tablets or capsules.

The anticancer agent of the present invention may be prepared through conventional dissolution, lyophilization, mixing, granulation, or glycosylation processes in a known manner, and commercially available ones may be purchased and used.

Anticancer agents of the present invention may include excipients (eg, preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, solubilizers, salts or buffers for controlling osmotic pressure). It may also comprise a viscosity increasing substance (eg sodium carboxymethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, dextran, polyvinylpyrrolidone or gelatin).

Injection form anticancer agents of the present invention may be prepared in conventional manner under sterile conditions, and conventional methods may be used when the composition is introduced into an ampoule or vial and the container is sealed.

Tablets as an anticancer agent for oral administration of the present invention may be prepared by combining the active ingredient with a solid carrier, granulating the resulting mixture if necessary, and optionally processing the mixture after adding an appropriate excipient. Suitable carriers include starch paste with corn, wheat, rice or potato starch and the like, gelatin, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, carboxymethyl starch, crosslinked polyvinylpyrroli Money, agar, alginic acid or sodium alginate. Suitable excipients include flow conditioners and lubricants (eg, silicic acid, talc, stearic acid or salts thereof such as magnesium stearate or calcium stearate or polyethylene glycol).

As the anticancer agent for oral administration of the present invention, the capsule may be a dry-filled capsule made of gelatin and a soft sealed one made of gelatin and a plasticizer (for example, glycerol or sorbitol). Dry-filled capsules may be added together with a filler (eg lactose), a binder (eg starch), a glidant (eg talc or magnesium stearate) or a stabilizer to the active ingredient in granular form. In soft capsules, the active ingredient is preferably dissolved or suspended in suitable oily excipients (eg, fatty oils, paraffin oils or liquid polyethylene glycols), and stabilizers or antimicrobial agents may be added.

As described above, it was confirmed that the 1,2,4-triazole derivatives of the present invention have an inhibitory effect on the Hsp90 protein. The compounds of the present invention can be used in a new anticancer composition targeting the Hsp90 protein.

Hereinafter, the content of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following examples, and includes modifications of equivalent technical spirits.

Example  1: of a compound derivative represented by formula 1 ATPase  Active measurement

Saccharomyces cerevisiae ) HSC82 ORF encoding the Hsp90 protein was amplified by PCR and cloned into the Nde I and Xho I positions of the pET23b plasmid. E. coli BL21 star (DE3) pLysS was transformed with this plasmid, followed by six his-tags at the C-terminus using Ni-NTA affinity chromatography and Mono Q 5/50 GL. tag) and yeast Hsp90 protein was purified by FPLC. Hsp90 ATPase activity was measured in 96-well plates by using a malachite green reagent to detect the release of inorganic phosphoric acid by color change.

Yeast Hsp90 (0.6 μM, final concentration) was added to the reaction buffer [1 mM ATP, 100 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), 20 mM KCl, 6 mM MgCl ₂ , 0.4% DMSO] and dissolved in 0.4% DMSO When the compound of (samples in Table 1 below) was added at a concentration of 40 μM (compound 1 was treated at 50 μM), the changed activity was investigated. After incubating the reaction mixture at 37 ° C. for 3 hours, the reaction was stopped by the addition of malachite green (bioassay system co.) Reagent. Thereafter, the cells were incubated at 37 ° C. for 10 minutes, and the absorbance was measured at 620 nm using a microplate reader (thermo labsystem co.). By comparing this with the absorbance of the untreated group, the inhibition of Hsp90 is shown in Table 1 below as 'lower percent (%)'.

(구조식 1)

(Formula 1)

Inhibition of Hsp90 of the Compound of the Invention compound X Y Z % Inhibition One Pen acyl Phenyl 1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl 78 2 1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl Phenyl Phenyl 74 3 Hydrogen 1-naphthalenyl 3- (4-methoxyphenyl) -1H-pyrazol-5-yl 86 4 N-benzylcarbamoylmethyl Phenyl 3-pyridinyl 85 5 Carbamoylmethyl 4-methoxyphenyl 3-methylphenyl 72

Example  2: above Example  Of compound 1 of the compound described in 1 Intracellular ( in vivo Efficacy test

(1) Determination of Her2 degradation and Hsp70 induction effects in MCF-7 breast cancer cell line

Compound 1 was used to investigate the degradation effect of Her2 protein, one of Hsp90 client proteins, in MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. In addition, the inhibition of Hsp90 was examined by observing the induction of Hsp70. Since heat shock transcript factor (Hsf1) is inhibited by Hsp90, Hsf1 target genes including Hsp70 are induced by Hsp90 inhibitors including geldanamycin. In this example, expression of Hsp70 was investigated.

Compound 1 was treated with MCF-7 cells at a concentration of 30 μM for 24 hours, and expression levels of Her2 and Hsp70 were examined by Western blotting. First, MCF-7 cells were seeded in 6-well plates at a concentration of ⁵ × 10 ⁵ cells / well and cells were attached to the bottom for one day. The next day, cells dissolved in 0.4% DMSO were treated with cells, and the same amount of 0.4% DMSO was treated with cells as a control. After 24 hours of incubation, cells were treated with TNES buffer [Tris-HCl (50 mM; pH 7.4), NP40 (1%), EDTA (2 mM), NaCl (100 mM), phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride ( 1 mM), after dissolving in protease inhibitor cocktail solution (1%, sigma), the cell extracts of Her2, Hsp70 by using antibodies against Stress Bioreagents (Hsp70), Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Her2). Expression levels were analyzed.

As a result, it was confirmed that the compound of the present invention reduced the Her2 protein level by 50% or more compared with the control group and induced the expression of Hsp70 ( FIG. 1 ). Meanwhile, the compound of the present invention inhibited Hsp90 ATPase activity with an IC ₅₀ value of 15.4 μM (Table 2). Although it is higher than geldanamycin, it could be confirmed that it can be used as a backbone of Hsp90 inhibitors which have more efficacy in the future.

Hsp90 ATPase Inhibition IC ₅₀ of Compound 1 compound Geldanamycin Compound 1 IC ₅₀ (μM) 2.3 15.4

(2) Measurement of growth inhibitory effect of MCF-7 cells

Meanwhile, in order to measure growth inhibition of cells, a method using sulforhodamine B (SRB) was used. MCF-7 cells grown in 96-well plates were treated with varying concentrations of geldanamycin (positive control) and compound 1 for 4 days. The cells were fixed with 10% trichloroacetic acid and stained with 0.4% SRB (Sigma-Aldrich) dissolved in 1% acetic acid for 30 minutes. The dye bound to the protein was dissolved in Tris base (10 mM; pH 10.5), and the absorbance was measured at 550 nm through a microplate reader. GI ₅₀ was calculated as the concentration at which cell growth was inhibited by 50% compared to the untreated negative control. As shown in Table 3 below, Compound 1 exhibited a GI ₅₀ value of 44.61 μM and effectively inhibited the growth of MCF-7 cells. Although somewhat higher than geldanamycin, it could be used as a backbone for Hsp90 inhibitors with improved efficacy.

MCF-7 Growth Inhibition of Compound 1 GI ₅₀ compound Geldanamycin Compound 1 GI ₅₀ (μM) ^a 9.6 44.61 ^{a by} n = 2

Formulation example  1: tablet

Tablets of the following composition were prepared in a conventional manner.

mg Compound 1 as the active ingredient 100 Powdered lactose 95 White corn starch 35 Polyvinylpyrrolidone 8 Na carboxymethyl starch 10 Magnesium stearate 2 Tablet total weight 250

Formulation example  2: capsule

Capsules of the following composition were prepared in a conventional manner.

mg Compound 1 as the active ingredient 50 Crystalline lactose 60 Microcrystalline cellulose 34 talc 5 Magnesium stearate One Capsule Filling Gross Weight 150

Formulation example  3: injection

Injection solutions of the following compositions were prepared in a general manner.

Compound of Example 1 above as an active ingredient 1.0 mg 1N HCl 30.0 μl Acetic acid 0.5 mg NaCl 8.0 mg phenol 10.0 mg 1N NaOH Appropriate amount up to pH 5 H ₂ O Appropriate amount up to 1 mL

1 shows Her2 degradation and Hsp70 inducing effects of Hsp90 inhibitors. In FIG. 1, MCF-7 cells were treated with 0.4% DMSO (C) for 24 hours with geldanamycin (GA; positive control), Compound 1 dissolved in 0.4% DMSO and untreated negative control at the indicated concentrations. The expression levels of Her2 and Hsp70 were analyzed by Western blotting.

Claims (5)

An Hsp90 inhibitor composition comprising the compound of formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient:

(Formula 1) In the above formula 1, X, Y and Z are the same or different and are independently hydrogen, halogen, nitrile, C ₁ -C ₂₀ alkyl, alkyl radical, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyl radical, C ₁ -C ₂₀ alkoxy, unsubstituted or substituted phenyl , Alkoxy phenyl, alkyl phenyl, phenyl radical, heteroaromatic or heteroaromatic radical having 5 or 6 ring atoms, unsubstituted or substituted benzyl, unsubstituted or substituted naphthalenyl, unsubstituted or substituted indolyl ), Hydroxy, C ₁ -C ₂₀ alkylsulfonyl, C ₁ -C ₂₀ alkylthio, nitro, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl C ₁ -C ₂₀ alkoxy, amino, acetamido, carboxy, phenacyl (phenacyl), Benzimidazolyl, Benzimidazolylmethyl, unsubstituted or substituted carbamoyl, carbamoylmehtyl, unsubstituted or substituted pyridinyl, unsubstituted or Substituted pyrazolyl, and 1 , 3-benzodioxolyl (1,3-Benzodioxolyl). The method of claim 1, X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenacyl, benzimidazolylmethyl, and unsubstituted or substituted carbamoylmehtyl; Y is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, and unsubstituted or substituted naphthalenyl; Z is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted pyridinyl, unsubstituted or substituted pyrazolyl, and 1,3-benzodioxolyl Hsp90 inhibitor composition. The method of claim 2, X is phenacyl

), Y is phenyl, Z is 1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl (1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl:

); X is 1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl (1H-Benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl:

), Y and Z are phenyl; X is hydrogen, Y is 1-naphthalenyl:

), Z is 3- (4-methoxyphenyl) -1H-pyrazol-5-yl (3- (4-methoxyphenyl) -1H-pyrazol-5-yl:

); X is N-benzylcarbamoylmethyl

), Y is phenyl, Z is 3-pyridinyl:

); X is carbamoylmehtyl:

), Y is 4-methoxyphenyl, and Z is 3-methylphenyl. An anticancer agent composition comprising the Hsp90 inhibitor according to claim 1 as an active ingredient. The anticancer agent composition according to claim 4, wherein the cancer is breast cancer.

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