N2-Trimethylacetyl substituted and unsubstituted-N4-phenylsubstituted-6-(2-pyridin-2-ylethyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrim idine-2,4-diamines: design, cellular receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitory activities and in vivo evaluation as antiangiogenic, antimetastatic and antitumor agents.

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Gangjee A, Namjoshi OA, Yu J, Ihnat MA, Thorpe JE, Bailey-Downs LC

N2-Trimethylacetyl substituted and unsubstituted-N4-phenylsubstituted-6-(2-pyridin-2-ylethyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrim idine-2,4-diamines: design, cellular receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitory activities and in vivo evaluation as antiangiogenic, antimetastatic and antitumor agents.

Bioorg Med Chem. 2013 Mar 1;21(5):1312-23. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.12.045. Epub 2013 Jan 10.

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Abstract

Six novel N(4)-phenylsubstituted-6-(2-pyridin-2-ylethyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-di amines and their N(2)-trimethylacetyl substituted analogs were synthesized as receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitors. A microwave-mediated Sonogashira reaction was used as a key step for the synthesis of these compounds. Biological evaluation, in whole cell assays, showed that some analogs had remarkable inhibitory activity against a variety of RTKs and in particular cytotoxic activity against A431 tumor cells in culture. The inhibitory data against RTKs in this study demonstrated that variation of the 4-anilino substituents of these analogs dictates both potency and specificity of inhibitory activity against various RTKs. The study also supported the hypothesis that interaction of substituents on the 2-amino group with hydrophobic site-II provides an increase in potency. Compound 8 of this series was selected for evaluation in vivo in a B16-F10 syngeneic mouse tumor model and exhibited significant reduction in tumor growth rate, in tumor vascular density and in metastases to the lung compared to the control.

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DrugTargetPropertyMeasurementpHTemperature (°C)
ErlotinibEpidermal growth factor receptorIC 50 (nM)1200N/AN/ADetails
SemaxanibVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2IC 50 (nM)12000N/AN/ADetails
SunitinibPlatelet-derived growth factor receptor betaIC 50 (nM)83100N/AN/ADetails
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