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FX-11 (LDHA Inhibitor FX11) is A potent, selective and competitive specific inhibitor of lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) with a Ki of 8 μM. FX-11 can activate PKM2 (pyruvate kinase M2). FX-11 can reduce ATP levels, induce oxidative stress and ROS production, and cause cell death. FX-11 appeared antitumor activity during xenotransplantation of lymphoma and pancreatic cancer.

STAT3-IN-B9 (B9) is an inhibitor of abnormal STAT3 activation and inhibits the proliferation of tumor cells including MDA-MB-468, MDA-MB-231, and DU145.

Amygdalin (Laetrile) has antifibrotic, antitumor, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, amygdalin joint HSYA could inhibit the degeneration of the endplate chondrocytes derived from intervertebral discs of rats induced by IL-1beta and better than the single use of Amygdalin or HSYA. Amygdalin induces apoptotic cell death in human DU145 and LNCaP prostate cancer cells by caspase-3 activation through down-regulation of Bcl-2 and up-regulation of Bax.

Astaxanthin (trans-Astaxanthin) is a keto-carotenoid in the terpenes class of chemical compounds. It is classified as a xanthophyll but it is a carotenoid with no vitamin A activity. It is present in most red-colored aquatic organisms. Astaxanthin has shown to mediate anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory actions. It may be found in fish feed or some animal food as a color additive.

Benproperine phosphate (Pirexyl phosphate) is a cough suppressant.

4-Isopropoxybenzaldehyde (compound 16), a powerful ALDH1A3 inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.26 μM (cell free assay), serves as an effective ALDH3A1 substrate. But shows weak antiproliferative effect against PC3, LNCaP, and DU145 PCa cell lines with IC50>200 μM[1].

1. Oxypeucedanin ((+-)-Oxypeucedanin) has novel anticancer effect, mediated via induction of G2-M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human prostate carcinoma DU145 cells. 2. Oxypeucedanin is a kind of open-channel blocker of the hKv1.5 channel and it prolongs the APD; therefore, it is an excellent candidate as an antiarrhythmic drug for atrial fibrillation.

Tubulin Inhibitor 11 is a potent, orally active agent that inhibits tubulin by targeting the Colchicine binding site. It impedes tubulin polymerization, leading to mitotic blockade and apoptosis.

EL-102 is a HIF1α inhibitor with anticancer activity that inhibits microtubule protein polymerization and can be used to study prostate cancer.

HSP90 LSD1-IN-1 (compound 6) is a dual inhibitor of HSP90 and LSD1. This compound effectively inhibits the proliferation of prostate cancer cell lines PC-3 and DU145, with GI50 values of 0.24 μM and 0.30 μM, respectively.

KH176m serves as a selective inhibitor of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1), effectively suppressing mPGES-1 expression. It inhibits the growth of DU145-derived spheroids, but does not affect cells with low mPGES-1 expression such as LNCaP. As an antioxidant and redox modulator, KH176m demonstrates high efficacy in combating cardiac oxidative stress, with its impact varying according to the duration of ischemia. It holds potential therapeutic value in alleviating acute cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI).

LEPTOSIDIN is a hypoglycemic compound that effectively reduces the levels of lactate, glucose, and ATP in DU145 and PC3 cells.

(-)-Viriditoxin is a mycotoxin originally isolated from A. viridinutans that has antibacterial and antiproliferative activity. It is active against methicillin-sensitive and -resistant S. aureus (MSSA and MRSA, respectively), tetracycline-sensitive and -resistant Staphylococcus, vancomycin-sensitive and -resistant Enterococcus, and penicillin-sensitive and -resistant S. pneumoniae (MICs = 2-32 μg/ml). (-)-Viriditoxin is also active against fish pathogens, including S. iniae and S. parauberis (MICs = 0.16-0.21 μg/ml). It inhibits polymerization and the GTPase activity of E. coli FtsZ, a tubulin-like GTPase involved in bacterial cell division (IC50s = 8.2 and 7 μg/ml, respectively). (-)-Viriditoxin inhibits proliferation of human DU145, LNCaP, and PC3 prostate cancer cells (IC50s = 5.36, 0.63, and 7.6 μM, respectively) . It is also toxic to mice (LD50 = 2.8 mg/kg, i.p.).

Darinaparsin is a dimethylated arsenic linked to glutathione. It is cytotoxic to DU145, LNCaP, and PC3 prostate cancer cells (IC50s = 5-10 µM) and patient-derived primary prostate cancer cells (IC50s = 2.5-20 µM), as well as Jurkat T cell lymphoma and L540 Hodgkin lymphoma cells (IC50s = 2.7 and 1.3 µM, respectively). [1][2] It decreases the tumor-initiating subpopulation in DU145 and PC3 cells and halts the cell cycle in the G2 M phase. Darinaparsin decreases transcription of Gli-2, a transcription factor that mediates Sonic hedgehog signaling, when used at a concentration of 1.5 but not 3 µM. It decreases SHP1 phosphatase activity and increases ERK phosphorylation. [2] Darinaparsin reduces tumor growth in DU145 and PC3 prostate cancer mouse xenograft models when administered at a dose of 100 mg kg every other day.[1]

CAY10744 is a topoisomerase II-α poison.1 It inhibits topoisomerase II-α by 78.9% when used at a concentration of 20 μM. CAY10744 is selective for topoisomerase II-α over topoisomerase I providing 100 and 0% inhibition, respectively, at 100 μM. It inhibits proliferation of HCT15 colon, T47D breast, DU145 prostate, and HeLa cervical cancer cells (IC50s = 0.014, 0.00267, 0.072, and 2.46 μM, respectively). CAY10744 induces apoptosis in T47D cells when used at concentrations of 10 and 30 μM. CAY10744 (12 mg/kg per day) reduces tumor growth in an MDA-MB-231 orthotopic mouse model of breast cancer. |1. Kadayat, T.M., Park, S., Shrestha, A., et al. Discovery and biological evaluations of halogenated 2,4-diphenyl indeno[1,2-b]pyridinol derivatives as potent topoisomerase IIa-targeted chemotherapeutic agents for breast cancer. J. Med. Chem. 62, 8194-8234 (2019).

Nanangenine F is a drimane sesquiterpene fungal metabolite that has been found inA. nanangensis.1It is active againstB. subtilis(IC50= 78 μg/ml) and cytotoxic to NS-1, DU145, and MCF-7 cancer and NFF non-cancerous cells (IC50s = 49, 95, 49, and 84 μg/ml, respectively). 1.Lacey, H.J., Gilchrist, C.L.M., Crombie, A., et al.Nanangenines: Drimane sesquiterpenoids as the dominant metabolite cohort of a novel Australian fungus, Aspergillus nanangensisBeilstein J. Org. Chem.152631-2643(2019)

ARN-21934 is a potent, highly selective, blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetrant inhibitor for human topoisomerase II α over β. It inhibits DNA relaxation with an IC50 of 2 μM, compared to 120 μM for Etoposide. ARN-21934 exhibits favorable in vivo pharmacokinetic properties and shows promise in anticancer research, displaying affinity for topoIIα with an IC50 of 2 μM and for topoIIβ with an IC50 of 120 μM. It demonstrates activity against human cancer cell lines including melanoma (A375: 12.6 μM, G-361: 8.1 μM), breast (MCF7: 15.8 μM), endometrial (HeLa: 38.2 μM), lung (A549: 17.1 μM), and prostate (DU145: 11.5 μM) cancer cells. Following a single intraperitoneal injection of 10 mg kg, ARN-21934 achieves a peak plasma concentration of 0.68 μg mL in 15 minutes, with a half-life of 149 minutes, and remains detectable in plasma and the brain for up to 360 minutes. [1] Jose Antonio Ortega, et al. Novel, Potent, and Druglike Tetrahydroquinazoline Inhibitor That Is Highly Selective for Human Topoisomerase II α over β. J Med Chem. 2020 Nov 12;63(21):12873-12886.

ARN24139 is a topoisomerase II poison (IC50= 7.3 μM in a topoisomerase II decatenation assay).1It inhibits proliferation of DU145, HeLa, and A549 cells (IC50s = 4.7, 3.8, and 3.1 μM, respectively). 1.Arencibia, J.M., Brindani, N., Franco-Ulloa, S., et al.Design, synthesis, dynamic docking, biochemical characterization, and in vivo pharmacokinetics studies of novel topoisomerase II poisons with promising antiproliferative activityJ. Med. Chem.63(7)3508-3521(2020)

1. Decursin (Decursinol angelate) is able to attenuate kainic acid-induced seizures and could have potential as an antiepileptic drug. 2. Decursin exhibits hepatoprotective effects , potentially by inhibiting the TGF-β1 induced NOX activation and Smad signaling. 3. Decursin has anti-cancer activity , mediated suppression of the PKCα, MAPK and NF-κB pathways in MCF-7 cells. 4. Decursin exhibits cytotoxicity against various human cancer cells and to possess anti-amnesic activity in vivo through the inhibition of AChE activity.

ATR-IN-4, a potent inhibitor of ATR (Ataxia telangiectasia mutated gene Rad 3-associated kinase), restricts the growth of DU145 prostate cancer cells and NCI-H460 lung cancer cells, with IC 50 values of 130.9 nM and 41.33 nM, respectively.

D-Allose (β-D-Allopyranose) is a rare naturally occurring monosaccharide known to exert anti-proliferative effects on cancer cells. The effects of D-Allose on the cellular membranes of hormone-refractory prostate cancer cell line (DU145), hormone-sensitive prostate cancer cell line (LNCaP), and normal prostate epithelial cells (PrEC) were studied at the molecular level by phospholipid profiling using a shotgun lipidomic method.

3-Oxobetulin acetate is a derivative of the cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor betulin. It inhibits the growth of P388 murine lymphocytic leukemia cells (EC50 = 0.12 µg ml), as well as human MCF-7 breast, SF-268 CNS, H460 lung, and KM20L2 colon cancer cells (GI50s = 8, 10.6, 5.2, and 12.7 µg ml, respectively), but not BxPC-3 pancreas or DU145 prostate cancer cells (GI50s = >10 µg ml for both). 3-Oxobetulin acetate inhibits replication of X4 tropic recombinant HIV (NL4.3-Ren) in MT-2 lymphoblastoid cells (IC50 = 13.4 µM). It is also active against L. donovani amastigotes when used at a concentration of 50 µM.

MHY219 is a novel HDAC inhibitor. MHY219 induces apoptosis via up-regulation of androgen receptor expression in human prostate cancer cells. MHY219 was shown to enhance the cytotoxicity on DU145 cells (IC50, 0.36 μM) when compared with LNCaP (IC50, 0.97 μM) and PC3 cells (IC50, 5.12 μM). MHY219 showed a potent inhibition of total HDAC activity when compared with SAHA. MHY219 increased histone H3 hyperacetylation and reduced the expression of class I HDACs (1, 2 and 3) in prostate cancer cells. MHY219 effectively increased the sub-G1 fraction of cells through p21 and p27 dependent pathways in DU145 cells. MHY219 significantly induced a G2 M phase arrest in DU145 and PC3 cells and arrested the cell cycle at G0 G1 phase in LNCaP cells. Furthermore, MHY219 effectively increased apoptosis in DU145 and LNCaP cells, but not PC3 cells, according to Annexin V PI staining and Western blot analysis. These results indicate that MHY219 is a potent HDAC inhibitor that targets regulating mu......

STAT3-IN-20 (Compound 40), with an IC50 of 0.65 μM, is a selective inhibitor targeting the SH2 domain of STAT3, thereby impeding its phosphorylation, nuclear translocation, and subsequent gene transcription. The compound demonstrates antiproliferative effects on DU145 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cell lines, which have overactivated STAT3, with IC50 values of 2.97 μM and 3.26 μM, respectively. Moreover, STAT3-IN-20 induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis [1].