CRA-024781: a novel synthetic inhibitor of histone deacetylase enzymes with antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo.

Abstract

CRA-024781 is a novel, broad spectrum hydroxamic acid-based inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HDAC) that shows antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo preclinically and is under evaluation in phase I clinical trials for cancer. CRA-024781 inhibited pure recombinant HDAC1 with a K(i) of 0.007 mumol/L, and also inhibited the other HDAC isozymes HDAC2, HDAC3/SMRT, HDAC6, HDAC8, and HDAC10 in the nanomolar range. Treatment of cultured tumor cell lines grown in vitro with CRA-024781 resulted in the accumulation of acetylated histone and acetylated tubulin, resulting in an inhibition of tumor cell growth and the induction of apoptosis. CRA-024781 parenterally administered to mice harboring HCT116 or DLD-1 colon tumor xenografts resulted in a statistically significant reduction in tumor growth at doses that were well tolerated as measured by body weight. Inhibition of tumor growth was accompanied by an increase in the acetylation of alpha-tubulin in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and an alteration in the expression of many genes in the tumors, including several involved in apoptosis and cell growth. These results reveal CRA-024781 to be a novel HDAC inhibitor with potent antitumor activity.

• Authors: Joseph J Buggy, Z Alexander Cao, Kathryn E Bass, Erik Verner, Sriram Balasubramanian, Liang Liu, Brian E Schultz, Peter R Young, Stacie A Dalrymple
• Journal: Molecular cancer therapeutics (Mol Cancer Ther) Vol. 5 Issue 5 Pg. 1309-17 (May 2006) ISSN: 1535-7163 [Print] United States
• PMID: 16731764 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antineoplastic Agents
• Benzofurans
• Biomarkers, Tumor
• CDKN1A protein, human
• Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
• Enzyme Inhibitors
• H2AX protein, human
• Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
• Histones
• Hydroxamic Acids
• Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases
• Histone Deacetylases
• abexinostat

Topics

• Acetylation (drug effects)
• Animals
• Antineoplastic Agents (pharmacokinetics, pharmacology)
• Benzofurans (pharmacokinetics, pharmacology)
• Biomarkers, Tumor
• Cell Proliferation (drug effects)
• Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 (metabolism)
• Drug Design
• Enzyme Inhibitors (pharmacokinetics, pharmacology)
• Female
• HCT116 Cells
• Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
• Histone Deacetylases (metabolism)
• Histones (metabolism)
• Humans
• Hydroxamic Acids (pharmacokinetics, pharmacology)
• In Vitro Techniques
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred BALB C
• Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases (metabolism)
• Transcription, Genetic (drug effects)
• Tumor Cells, Cultured