Brain-derived acidic fibroblastgrowthfactor (brain-derived aFGF) (1-11) is a peptide fragment of brain-derived aFGF. Brain-derived aFGF is an angiogenic vascular endothelial cell mitogen produced in bovine brain that has sequence homology to interleukin-1. aFGF (1-11) corresponds to amino acid residues 1-11 of the full length peptide.
Brain-derived basic fibroblastgrowthfactor (1-24) (brain-derived bFGF) is a peptide fragment of brain-derived bFGF. bFGF is a peptide produced in bovine brain that is protective in a rat model of pressure-induced retinal ischemia. bFGF (1-24) corresponds to amino acid residues 1-24 of the full length peptide.
Brain-derived acidic fibroblastgrowthfactor (102-111) is a peptide fragment of brain-derived acidic fibroblastgrowthfactor (aFGF). aFGF is an angiogenic vascular endothelial cell mitogen produced in bovine brain that has sequence homology to interleukin-1. It also shares sequence homology with the known neuropeptides neuromedin C , bombesin , neuromedin K , substance K , substance P , physalaemin, and eledoisin. aFGF (102-111) corresponds to amino acid residues 102-111 of the fulllength peptide.
PRLX-93936 is an analog of erastin that has antitumor activity. It inhibits the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) signaling pathway under hypoxic conditions (IC50 = 0.09 μM in a cell-based reporter assay). PRLX-93936 (1 μM) also inhibits hypoxia-induced increases in HIF-1α expression in ME-180 cervical cancer cells. It inhibits the growth of HT-1080 fibrosarcoma, OVCAR-5 ovarian cancer, BJELR tumorigenic primary fibroblast, and PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cells with IC50 values of less than 100 nM. PRLX-93936 inhibits tumor growth in PANC-1 and HT-1080 xenograft models when administered at a dose of 50 mg/kg and induces tumor regression when administered at a dose of 100 mg/kg.
BMS-645737 is an inhibitor of vascular endothelial growthfactor (VEGF) receptor-2 and fibroblastgrowthfactor (FGF) receptor-1. BMS-646737 has anti-angiogenic activity and was evaluated in nonclinical studies as a treatment for cancer.
The growthfactors, platelet-derived growthfactor (PDGF) and basic fibroblastgrowthfactor (bFGF) play major roles in enhanced smooth muscle cells growth in rodent blood vessels after vascular injury. Tyrosine kinase inhibition has been shown to be effective in blocking tyrosine phosphorylation at the PDGF and bFGF receptors in cultured fibroblast and vascular smooth muscle cells which in turn inhibits their proliferation[1]. CGP 53716 is a specific PDGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor on SMC (smooth muscle cell) proliferation and migration in vitro and in neointimal formationin vivo[3]. CGP 53716 inhibited serum-induced cell growth in RASMC (rat aortic smooth muscle cells). And it completely blocked PDGF-BB tyrosine receptor autophosphorylation in RASMC and 3T3 cells, PDGF-BB-induced phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase at 1 μM in RASMC and inhibited PDGF-BB-induced c-Fos protein expression at 1 μM in RASMC; consistent with inhibition of PDGF-BB-induced DNA synthesis. Further, CGP 53716 inhibited PDGF-BB-, bFGF- and EGF-induced DNA synthesis in a concentration-dependent manner in each cell line. And it showed a 2- to 4-fold selectivity for PDGF-BB-stimulated DNA synthesis over bFGF or EGF in RASMC or 3T3 cells[1]. CGP 53716 inhibited dose dependently tyrosine phosphorylation of both the known PDGFRs: the PDGFR-α and PDGFR-β. After rat carotid artery ballooning injuryin vivo, the migration of alpha-actin-positive cells on the luminal side of internal elastic lamina was decreased with 50 mg kg day of CGP 53716 from 38 ± 10 (control group) to 4 ± 2. Intima media ratio was inhibited by 40% after 14 days in the CGP 53716-treated group (P=0.028) after rat aortic denudation[3].
FGFR-IN-1 is a highly effective inhibitor targeting the FibroblastGrowthFactor Receptor (FGFR) group, comprising FGFR1, FGFR2, and FGFR3, with an impressive inhibitory concentration (IC 50) of less than 100 nM (US20130338134A1, example 219).