Jacaric acid is a conjugated polyunsaturated fatty acid first isolated from seeds of Jacaranda plants. Structurally, it is an 18-carbon ω-6 triene isomer of γ-linolenic acid . Jacaric acid induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in a variety of cancer cell lines (GI50 = 1-5 μM). It increases the production of reactive oxygen species, and cytotoxicity is abolished by the antioxidant α-tocopherol, suggesting that apoptosis results from oxidative stress. Jacaric acid is metabolized in vivo to conjugated linoleic acid , which is also cytotoxic to cancer cells. Jacaric acid inhibits cyclooxygenase-1 in vitro (Ki = 1.7 μM) and, with long term feeding, decreases stearoyl-CoAdesaturase expression and activity in mice.
MK-8245 trifluoroacetate is a liver-targeting inhibitor of stearoyl-CoAdesaturase (SCD) with IC50 of 1 nM for human SCD1 and 3 nM for both rat SCD1 and mouse SCD1, with anti-diabetic and anti-dyslipidemic efficacy. IC50 value: 1 nM (hSCD1) Target: SCD1 in vitro: MK-8245, a phenoxy piperidine isoxazole derivative, has been identified as a potent and liver-specific SCD inhibitor. It contains a tetrazole acetic acid moiety, which is the key molecule for OATPs recognition and liver-targeting. MK-8245 displays similar potencies against human, rat and mouse SCD1 with IC50 values of 1 nM for human SCD1 and 3 nM for both rat SCD1 and mouse SCD1. MK-8245 exhibits a significant SCD inhibition in the rat hepatocyte assay which contains functional, active OATPs with IC50 of 68 nM, while being only weakly active in the HepG2 cell assay which is devoid of active OATPs with IC50 of ~1 μM. MK-8245 displays highly selective activity for the Δ-5 and Δ-6 desaturases (i.e., >100000 μM vs rat and human Δ5D and Δ6D as assessed in the HepG assay. in vivo: Administration of MK-8245 at 10 mg kg in mice exhibits a tissue distribution profile concentrated in the liver. It shows a liver-to-Harderian gland ratio of 21, suggesting a high degree of liver-targeting compared to a systemically distributed compound with liver-to-Harderian gland ratio of 1.5. Oral dosing of MK-8245 in mice, rats, dogs, and rhesus monkeys demonstrates that MK-8245 is distributed mainly to the liver, with low exposure in tissues associated with potential adverse events. The liver-to-skin ratios are >30:1 in all four species. Administration of MK-8245 to eDIO mice before the glucose challenge improves glucose clearance in a dose-dependent manner with ED50 of 7 mg kg.
SW203668 is an irreversible inhibitor of stearoyl-CoAdesaturase (IC50 = 54 nM). It is selectively cytotoxic to H2122, H460, HCC44, and HCC95 cell lines that express cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoform CYP4F11 over eight other cancer cell lines that lack CYP4F11 in vitro (IC50s = 22-116 and >10,000 nM, respectively) and ectopic expression of CYP4F11 in SW203668-insensitive H1155 cells results in sensitization to SW203668. In vivo, SW203668 reduces tumor growth rate without reducing sebocyte production in the H2122 wild-type and nonobese diabetic severe combined immunodeficiency (NOD-SCID) mouse xenograft models when administered at doses of 20 and 6 mg kg, respectively.
8(E),10(E),12(Z)-Octadecatrienoic acid is a conjugated polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) that has been found inC. officinalisseed oil and has anticancer activity.1,2,3It inhibits the growth of Caco-2 cells when used at concentrations ranging from 10 to 50 μM.28(E),10(E),12(Z)-Octadecatrienoic acid (10 μM) induces formation of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and apoptosis in DLD-1 colorectal adenocarcinoma cells.3It also inhibits prostaglandin biosynthesis in sheep vesicular gland microsomes (IC50= 31 μM).4 1.Crombie, L., and Holloway, S.J.The biosynthesis of calendic acid, octadeca-(8E,10E, 12Z)-trienoic, acid, by developing marigold seeds: origins of (E,E,Z) and (Z,E,Z) conjugated triene acids in higher plantsJ. Chem. Soc. Perk. T. 12425-2434(1985) 2.Yasui, Y., Hosokawa, M., Kohno, H., et al.Growth inhibition and apoptosis induction by all-trans-conjugated linolenic acids on human colon cancer cellsAnticancer Res.26(3A)1855-1860(2006) 3.Shinohara, N., Ito, J., Tsuduki, T., et al.Jacaric acid, a linolenic acid isomer with a conjugated triene system, reduces stearoyl-CoAdesaturase expression in liver of miceJ. Oleo Sci.61(8)433-441(2012) 4.Nugteren, D.H., and Christ-Hazelhof, E.Naturally occurring conjugated octadecatrienoic acids are strong inhibitors of prostaglandin biosynthesisProstaglandins33(3)403-417(1987)