Design, synthesis and evaluation of nitric oxide releasing derivatives of 2,4-diaminopyrimidine as novel FAK inhibitors for intervention of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. (PubMed, Eur J Med Chem)
The most active compound 8f not only significantly inhibited FAK kinase activity (IC = 27.44 nM), displayed potent inhibitory effects on the proliferation (IC = 0.126 μM), invasion and migration of MDA-MB-231 cells, superior to the most widely studied FAK inhibitor, TAE226, bearing 2,4-diaminopyrimidine, but also released high levels of NO, contributing to blockage of FAK mediated-signaling pathways by upregulating of p53 as well as suppressing the Y397 phosphorylation and its downstream effectors, including p-Akt, MMP-2, and MMP-9 via kinase-independent manner, leading to apoptosis induction and decrease of FAs and SFs in TNBC cells. Importantly, 8f inhibited the lung metastasis of TNBC in vivo. Together, 8f may serve as a promising candidate for the treatment of metastatic TNBC.