agi-5198 and Brain-Neoplasms

Somatic mutations of the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) gene, mostly substituting Arg132 with histidine, are associated with better patient survival, but glioma recurrence and progression are nearly inevitable, resulting in disproportionate morbidity and mortality. Our previous studies demonstrated that in contrast to hemizygous IDH1. RNA sequencing data of IDH1. In contrast to IDH1. 3D culture is more relevant to IDH1

Topics: Animals; Benzeneacetamides; Brain Neoplasms; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; Glioma; Glutamate Dehydrogenase; Glutamic Acid; Humans; Imidazoles; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase; Male; Mice; Oxidation-Reduction; Tumor Cells, Cultured

IDH1 mutation (mIDH1) occurs in 20-30% of gliomas and is a promising target for the cancer therapy. In this article, a cross docking-based virtual screening was employed to identify seven small molecules for the allosteric site of mIDH1. Compounds ZX01, ZX05 and ZX06 exhibited the potent inhibitory activity and the high selectivity against WT-IDH1, providing a good starting point for the further development of highly selective mIDH1 inhibitors. Importantly, the parallel artificial membrane permeation assay of the blood-brain barrier (PAMPA-BBB) identified ZX06 with a good ability to penetrate BBB. These findings indicate that ZX06 deserves further optimization as a lead compound for the treatment of patients with IDH1 mutated brain cancers.

Topics: Allosteric Site; Blood-Brain Barrier; Brain Neoplasms; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Enzyme Inhibitors; Glioma; HEK293 Cells; Humans; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase; Molecular Docking Simulation; Molecular Structure; Mutation; Small Molecule Libraries; Structure-Activity Relationship

Missense mutations in the active site of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) biologically and diagnostically distinguish low-grade gliomas and secondary glioblastomas from primary glioblastomas. IDH1 mutations lead to the formation of the oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) from the reduction of α-ketoglutarate (α-KG), which in turn facilitates tumorigenesis by modifying DNA and histone methylation as well blocking differentiation processes. Although mutant IDH1 expression is thought to drive the gliomagenesis process, the extent to which it remains a viable therapeutic target remains unknown. To address this question, we exposed immortalized (p53/pRb deficient), untransformed human astrocytes to the mutant IDH1 inhibitor AGI-5198 prior to, concomitant with, or at intervals after, introduction of transforming mutant IDH1, then measured effects on 2-HG levels, histone methylation (H3K4me3, H3K9me2, H3K9me3, or H3K27me3), and growth in soft agar. Addition of AGI-5198 prior to, or concomitant with, introduction of mutant IDH1 blocked all mutant IDH1-driven changes, including cellular transformation. Addition at time intervals as short as 4 days following introduction of mutant IDH1 also suppressed 2-HG levels, but had minimal effects on histone methylation, and lost the ability to suppress clonogenicity in a time-dependent manner. Furthermore, in two different models of mutant IDH1-driven gliomagenesis, AGI-5198 exposures that abolished production of 2-HG also failed to decrease histone methylation, adherent cell growth, or anchorage-independent growth in soft agar over a prolonged period. These studies show although mutant IDH1 expression drives gliomagenesis, mutant IDH1 itself rapidly converts from driver to passenger.. Agents that target mutant IDH may be effective for a narrow time and may require further optimization or additional therapeutics in glioma. Mol Cancer Res; 14(10); 976-83. ©2016 AACR.

Topics: Astrocytes; Benzeneacetamides; Brain Neoplasms; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Cells, Cultured; Glioma; Glutarates; Histones; Humans; Imidazoles; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase; Methylation; Mutation

Mutations of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) are frequently found in certain cancers such as glioma. Different from the wild-type (WT) IDH1, the mutant enzymes catalyze the reduction of α-ketoglutaric acid to d-2-hydroxyglutaric acid (D2HG), leading to cancer initiation. Several 1-hydroxypyridin-2-one compounds were identified to be inhibitors of IDH1(R132H). A total of 61 derivatives were synthesized, and their structure-activity relationships were investigated. Potent IDH1(R132H) inhibitors were identified with Ki values as low as 140 nM, while they possess weak or no activity against WT IDH1. Activities of selected compounds against IDH1(R132C) were found to be correlated with their inhibitory activities against IDH1(R132H), as well as cellular production of D2HG, with R(2) of 0.83 and 0.73, respectively. Several inhibitors were found to be permeable through the blood-brain barrier in a cell-based model assay and exhibit potent and selective activity (EC50 = 0.26-1.8 μM) against glioma cells with the IDH1 R132H mutation.

Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Blood-Brain Barrier; Brain Neoplasms; Crystallography, X-Ray; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Enzyme Inhibitors; Glioma; Glutarates; Humans; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase; Mice; Pyridones; Structure-Activity Relationship; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays