1,4-Substituted Triazoles as Nonsteroidal Anti-Androgens for Prostate Cancer Treatment

J Med Chem. 2017 Apr 13;60(7):3082-3093. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00105. Epub 2017 Mar 20.

Abstract

Prostate cancer (PC) is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in men, and the androgen receptor (AR) represents the primary target for PC treatment, even though the disease frequently progresses toward androgen-independent forms. Most of the commercially available nonsteroidal antiandrogens show a common scaffold consisting of two aromatic rings connected by a linear or a cyclic spacer. By taking advantage of a facile, one-pot click chemistry reaction, we report herein the preparation of a small library of novel 1,4-substituted triazoles with AR antagonistic activity. Biological and theoretical evaluation demonstrated that the introduction of the triazole core in the scaffold of nonsteroidal antiandrogens allowed the development of small molecules with improved overall AR-antagonist activity. In fact, compound 14d displayed promising in vitro antitumor activity toward three different prostate cancer cell lines and was able to induce 60% tumor growth inhibition of the CW22Rv1 in vivo xenograft model. These results represent a step toward the development of novel and improved AR antagonists.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Discovery
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice, Nude
  • Models, Molecular
  • Nonsteroidal Anti-Androgens / chemistry*
  • Nonsteroidal Anti-Androgens / pharmacology
  • Nonsteroidal Anti-Androgens / therapeutic use*
  • Prostate / drug effects*
  • Prostate / metabolism
  • Prostate / pathology
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / genetics
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / genetics
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Triazoles / chemistry*
  • Triazoles / pharmacology
  • Triazoles / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Nonsteroidal Anti-Androgens
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Triazoles
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen