NCI-006 is a potent new inhibitor of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) that disrupts tumor growth in mice. LDH inhibition slows tumor growth but rapidly redirects pyruvate to support mitochondrial metabolism. Inhibiting both mitochondrial complex 1 and LDH suppresses metabolic plasticity of glycolytic tumors in vivo, significantly prolonging tumor growth inhibition.
Adrenomedullin (22-52) is a C-terminal fragment of adrenomedullin (1-52) . In vitro, adrenomedullin (22-52) reduces basal corticosterone production in a mixture of rat adrenocortical and adrenomedulllary cells. It also reverses increases in ACTH-stimulated corticosterone production induced by adrenomedullin (1-52). Adrenomedulin (22-52) (0.5 and 5 μg/kg/min) has no effect on basal regional cerebral blood flow but reverses increases in regional cerebral blood flow induced by rat adrenomedullin in rats. Unlike adrenomedullin (1-52), adrenomedullin (22-52) has no effect on mesenteric arterial perfusion pressure in cats.
Arecaidine propargyl ester is an agonist of M2muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs).1It selectively binds to M2over M1, M3, M4, and M5mAChRs in CHO cells expressing the human receptors (Kis = 0.0871, 1.23, 0.851, 0.977, and 0.933 μM, respectively). Arecaidine propargyl ester induces contractions in isolated guinea pig atrium (pD2= 8.67). It induces apoptosis and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in U87 and U251 glioblastoma cells when used at a concentration of 100 μM.2Arecaidine propargyl ester decreases mean arterial blood pressure in normotensive cats (ED25= 1.9 nmol kg).3It is toxic to house flies (Musca) when administered at a dose of 75 μg fly.4 1.Scapecchi, S., Matucci, R., Bellucci, C., et al.Highly chiral muscarinic ligands: the discovery of (2S,2’R,3’S,5’R)-1-methyl-2-(2-methyl-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl)pyrrolidine 3-sulfoxide methyl iodide, a potent, functionally selective, M2 partial agonistJ. Med. Chem.49(6)1925-1931(2006) 2.Di Bari, M., Tombolillo, B., Conte, C., et al.Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects mediated by M2 muscarinic receptor activation in human glioblastoma cellsNeurochem. Int.90261-270(2015) 3.Porsius, A.J., and Van Zwieten, P.A.Central action of some cholinergic drugs (arecaidine esters) and nicotine on blood pressure and heart rate of catsProg. Brain Res.47131-135(1977) 4.Honda, H., Tomizawa, M., and Casida, J.E.Insect muscarinic acetylcholine receptor: Pharmacological and toxicological profiles of antagonists and agonistsJ. Agric. Food Chem.55(6)2276-2281(2007)
Adrenomedullin (13-52) is a truncated form of adrenomedullin (1-52) . It induces nitric oxide-dependent relaxation of and inhibits release of angiotensin II and endothelin-1 from isolated rat aorta. In vivo, adrenomedullin (13-52) decreases mean arterial pressure (MAP) in spontaneously and renal hypertensive rats in a dose-dependent manner. Adrenomedullin (13-52) (10-3,000 ng per animal) reverses increases in lobar arterial pressure induced by U-46619 in a dose-dependent manner in cats but has no effect on basal lobar arterial pressure or systemic arterial pressure. It also potentiates inflammatory edema and neutrophil accumulation in rats.
Prostaglandin F2β (PGF2β) is the 9β-hydroxy stereoisomer of PGF2α. It is much less active than PGF2α in antifertility and bronchoconstrictor activities. PGF2β exhibits bronchodilating activity in guinea pigs and cats and antagonizes the bronchoconstrictor activity of PGF2α.
15-keto Latanoprost is a potential metabolite of latanoprost when administered to animals. 15-keto Latanoprost is also one of the common minor impurities found in commercial preparations of the bulk drug compound. Although much less potent that the parent compound latanoprost, 15-keto latanoprost still retains the ability to produce a small but measurable decrease (1 mm Hg) in the intraocular pressure of normal cynomolgus monkeys when administered at a dose of 1 μg eye. 15-keto Latanoprost is also a miotic in the normal cat eye, causing an 8 mm Hg reduction in pupillary diameter at 5 μg eye. Again, this is not as potent as many other F-type prostaglandins; for example, prostaglandin F2α will produce this degree of miosis at a dose of less than 1 μg eye.
Elaidamide is a fatty acid amide that has been found in the cerebrospinal fluid of sleep-deprived cats.1 It inhibits rat microsomal epoxide hydrolase (mEH; Ki = 70 nM).2 Elaidamide also inhibits porcine pancreatic and human synovial phospholipase A2 (PLA2).3 In vivo, elaidamide (10 mg/animal) induces physiological sleep in rats.1References1. Cravatt, B.F., Prospero-Garcia, O., Siuzdak, G., et al. Chemical characterization of a family of brain lipids that induce sleep. Science 268(5216), 1506-1509 (1995).2. Morisseau, C., Newman, J.W., Dowdy, D.L., et al. Inhibition of microsomal epoxide hydrolases by ureas, amides, and amines. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 14(4), 409-415 (2001).3. Jain, M.K., Ghomashchi, F., Yu, B.Z., et al. Fatty acid amides: scooting mode-based discovery of tight-binding competitive inhibitors of secreted phospholipases A2. J. Med. Chem. 35(19), 3584-3586 (1992). Elaidamide is a fatty acid amide that has been found in the cerebrospinal fluid of sleep-deprived cats.1 It inhibits rat microsomal epoxide hydrolase (mEH; Ki = 70 nM).2 Elaidamide also inhibits porcine pancreatic and human synovial phospholipase A2 (PLA2).3 In vivo, elaidamide (10 mg/animal) induces physiological sleep in rats.1 References1. Cravatt, B.F., Prospero-Garcia, O., Siuzdak, G., et al. Chemical characterization of a family of brain lipids that induce sleep. Science 268(5216), 1506-1509 (1995).2. Morisseau, C., Newman, J.W., Dowdy, D.L., et al. Inhibition of microsomal epoxide hydrolases by ureas, amides, and amines. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 14(4), 409-415 (2001).3. Jain, M.K., Ghomashchi, F., Yu, B.Z., et al. Fatty acid amides: scooting mode-based discovery of tight-binding competitive inhibitors of secreted phospholipases A2. J. Med. Chem. 35(19), 3584-3586 (1992).