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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2021

Macrocyclic Inhibitors of HGF-Activating Serine Proteases Overcome Resistance to Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Block Lung Cancer Progression.

Vishnu C Damalanka, Jorine J L P Voss, Matthew W Mahoney, Tina Primeau, Shunqiang Li, Lidija Klampfer, James W Janetka

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vishnu C DamalankaDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States.
Jorine J L P VossDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States.
Matthew W MahoneyProteXase Therapeutics, Inc., Saint Louis, Missouri 63108, United States.
Tina PrimeauDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States.
Shunqiang LiDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States.
Lidija KlampferProteXase Therapeutics, Inc., Saint Louis, Missouri 63108, United States.
James W JanetkaDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9888-5411
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Washington University Center for Cellular ImagingP30CA091842 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI AIMEE S JAMES · 2001 to 2026
$128.0M
Targeting Hepatocyte Growth Factor Processing and Activation in Lung CancerR43CA224832 · NCI · PROTEXASE THERAPEUTICS, INC. · PI JANETKA, JAMES W, KLAMPFER, LIDIJA · 2018 to 2018
$300k
Inhibitors of pro‐HGF activation overcome resistance to anti‐EGFR therapyR43CA243941 · NCI · PROTEXASE THERAPEUTICS, INC. · PI JANETKA, JAMES W, KLAMPFER, LIDIJA · 2019 to 2019
$300k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA091842NCI NIH HHS R43 CA224832NCI NIH HHS R43 CA243941
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), the ligand for the MET receptor tyrosine kinase, is a tumor-promoting factor that is abundant in the tumor microenvironment. Proteolytic activation of inactive pro-HGF by one or more of the serine endopeptidases matriptase, hepsin, and HGF activator is the rate-limiting step in HGF/MET signaling. Herein, we have rationally designed a novel class of side chain cyclized macrocyclic peptide inhibitors. The new series of cyclic tripeptides has superior metabolic stability and significantly improved pharmacokinetics in mice relative to the corresponding linear peptides. We identified the lead compound VD2173 that potently inhibits matriptase and hepsin, which was tested in parallel alongside the acyclic inhibitor ZFH7116 using both in vitro and in vivo models of lung cancer. We demonstrated that both compounds block pro-HGF activation, abrogate HGF-mediated wound healing, and overcome resistance to EGFR- and MET-targeted therapy in lung cancer models. Furthermore, VD2173 inhibited HGF-dependent growth of lung cancer tumors in mice.

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AnimalsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDisease ProgressionDrug DiscoveryHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansLung NeoplasmsMacrocyclic CompoundsMiceReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSerine Proteinase InhibitorsStructure-Activity RelationshipHepatocyte Growth FactorMacrocyclic CompoundsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSerine Proteinase Inhibitors

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PMID34902246
PMCPMC9307089
OpenAlexW4200494140

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