In humans, two forms of diacylglycerol lipase, DAGLα and DAGLβ, generate the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoyl glycerol by attacking DAG at the sn-1 position. O-7460 is a selective inhibitor of 2-AG biosynthesis via DAGLα (IC50 = 690 nM). It demonstrates much weaker inhibition towards human monoacylglycerol lipase and rat brain fatty acid amide hydrolase (IC50s > 10 μM) and does not bind to CB1 or CB2 cannabinoid receptors (Kis > 10 μM). At 0-12 mg/kg, i.p. in mice, O-7460 was reported to dose-dependently inhibit high-fat diet intake and reduce body weight.
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).