QD325 is a potent redox modulator for the Treatment of PancreaticDuctalAdenocarcinoma. Nascent RNA sequencing following treatments with QD325 revealed induction of stress responses in the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria of pancreatic ca
Aspulvinone O is a fungal metabolite that has been found in P. variotti and has antioxidant and anticancer activities.1,2 It scavenges 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals in a cell-free assay (IC50 = 11.6 μM).1 Aspulvinone O inhibits aspartate transaminase 1 (GOT1; Kd = 3.32 μM) and is cytotoxic to PANC-1, AsPC-1, and SW1990 pancreatic cancer cells (IC50s = 20.54-26.8 μM).2 It reduces the oxygen consumption rate (OCR) and induces apoptosis in SW1990 cells. Aspulvinone O (2.5 and 5 mg kg) reduces tumor growth in an SW1990 mouse xenograft model. |1. Zhang, P., Li, X.-M., Wang, J.-N., et al. New butenolide derivatives from the marine-derived fungus Paecilomyces variotii with DPPH radical scavenging activity. Phytochem. Lett. 11, 85-88 (2015).|2. Sun, W., Luan, S., Qi, C., et al. Aspulvinone O, a natural inhibitor of GOT1 suppresses pancreaticductaladenocarcinoma cells growth by interfering glutamine metabolism. Cell Commun. Signal. 17(1), 111 (2019).
Avarol induces apoptosis in pancreaticductaladenocarcinoma cells by activating PERK-eIF2α-CHOP signaling. Avarl also acts as a competitive AChE inhibitor which are non-hepatotoxic and neuroprotective agents for Alzheimer's disease.
Deltarasin is a high affinity PDEδ-KRAS interaction inhibitor. Deltarasin can inhibit KRAS-PDEδ interactions by binding to a hydrophobic pocket on PDEδ, resulting in the impairment of cell growth, KRAS activity, and RAS RAF signaling in human pancreaticductaladenocarcinoma cell lines. The anti-cancer cell activity of deltarasin can be enhanced by simultaneously blocking tumor protective autophagy