Discovery of pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives as potent BTK inhibitors with effective anticancer activity in MCL

Fansheng Ran, Yang Liu, Meixia Liu, Daoguang Zhang, Peng Wang, Junze Dong, Wendi Tang, Guisen Zhao

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Abstract

Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a key regulator of B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling pathway and takes effect in the regulation of B-cell activation, survival, proliferation and differentiation. It has been proved that BTK is commonly overexpressed in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), which makes it a focus of targeted therapy for MCL. Our studies yielded a novel series of pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives capable of potent inhibition of BTK. Notably, 12a showed higher selectivity against BTK and exhibited robust antiproliferative effects in both mantle cell lymphoma cell lines and primary patient tumor cells. Low micromolar doses of 12a induced strong cell apoptosis in Jeko-1 and Z138 cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number102943
JournalBioorganic Chemistry
Volume89
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Anticancer
  • BTK inhibitors
  • Mantle cell lymphoma
  • Patient cells
  • Selectivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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