GPCR Inhibition in Treating Lymphoma

ACS Med Chem Lett. 2022 Feb 15;13(3):358-364. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00600. eCollection 2022 Mar 10.

Abstract

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are important classes of cell surface receptors involved in multiple physiological functions. Aberrant expression, upregulation, and mutation of GPCR signaling pathways are frequent in many types of cancers, promoting hyperproliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Recent studies showed that alterations of GPCRs are involved in different lymphoma types. Herein, we review the synthetic strategies to obtain GPCR inhibitors, focusing on CXCR4 inhibitors which represent most of the GPCR inhibitors available in the market or under preclinical investigations for these diseases.