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Synthesis and biological characterization of protease-activated prodrugs of doxazolidine
Barthel, Benjamin L.,Rudnicki, Daniel L.,Kirby, Thomas Price,Colvin, Sean M.,Burkhart, David J.,Koch, Tad H.
, p. 6595 - 6607 (2012/10/07)
Doxazolidine (doxaz) is a new anthracycline anticancer agent. While structurally similar to doxorubicin (dox), doxaz acts via a distinct mechanism to selectively enhance anticancer activity over cardiotoxicity, the most significant clinical impediment to successful anthracycline treatment. Here, we describe the synthesis and characterization of a prodrug platform designed for doxaz release mediated by secreted proteolytic activity, a common association with invasiveness and poor prognosis in cancer patients. GaFK-Doxaz is hydrolyzable by the proteases plasmin and cathepsin B, both strongly linked with cancer progression, as well as trypsin. We demonstrate that activation of GaFK-Doxaz releases highly potent doxaz that powerfully inhibits the growth of a wide variety of cancer cells (average IC50 of 8 nM). GaFK-Doxaz is stable in human plasma and is poorly membrane permeable, thereby limiting activation to locally secreted proteolytic activity and reducing the likelihood of severe side effects.
Cathepsin B-sensitive dipeptide prodrugs. 1. A model study of structural requirements for efficient release of doxorubicin
Dubowchik, Gene M.,Firestone, Raymond A.
, p. 3343 - 3346 (2007/10/03)
A series of lysosomal protease-sensitive peptides attached to doxorubicin (DOX) was prepared as model substrates for internalizing anticancer immunoconjugates and potential antimetastasis prodrugs. Rates of cathepsin B-mediated release of free drug was measured for each, and human plasma stabilities for representative examples.