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A Combinatorial in Silico and Cellular Approach to Identify a New Class of Compounds That Target VEGFR2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Activity and Angiogenesis

A Combinatorial in Silico and Cellular Approach to Identify a New Class of Compounds That Target VEGFR2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Activity and Angiogenesis

J Kankanala, A M Latham, A P Johnson, S Homer-Vanniasinkam, C W G Fishwick, S Ponnambalam

Br J Pharmacol. 2012 May;166(2):737-48.

PMID: 22141913

Abstract:

Background and purpose:
Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) is an attractive therapeutic target for the treatment of diseases such as cancer. Small-molecule VEGFR2 inhibitors of a variety of chemical classes are currently under development or in clinical use. In this study, we describe the de novo design of a new generation pyrazole-based molecule (JK-P3) that targets VEGFR2 kinase activity and angiogenesis.
Experimental approach:
JK-P compound series were designed using de novo structure-based identification methods. Compounds were tested in an in vitro VEGFR2 kinase assay. Using primary endothelial cells, JK-P compounds were assessed for their ability to inhibit VEGF-A-stimulated VEGFR2 activation and intracellular signalling. We tested these compounds in cell migration, proliferation and angiogenesis assays.
Key results:
JK-P3 and JK-P5 were predicted to bind the VEGFR2 kinase domain with high affinity, and both compounds showed pronounced inhibition of endogenous VEGFR2 kinase activity in primary human endothelial cells. Only JK-P3 inhibited VEGF-A-stimulated VEGFR2 activation and intracellular signalling. Interestingly, JK-P3 inhibited endothelial monolayer wound closure and angiogenesis but not endothelial cell proliferation. Both compounds inhibited fibroblast growth factor receptor kinase activity in vitro, but not basic fibroblast growth factor-mediated signalling in endothelial cells.
Conclusions and implications:
This is the first report that describes an anti-angiogenic inhibitor based on such a pyrazole core. Using a de novo structure-based identification approach is an attractive method to aid such drug discovery. These results thus provide an important basis for the development of multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitors for clinical use in the near future.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP942655449	JK-P3		942655-44-9	Price

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