1-Phenyl-4-benzoyl-1H-1,2,3-triazoles as orally bioavailable transcriptional function suppressors of estrogen-related receptor α

J Med Chem. 2013 Jun 13;56(11):4631-40. doi: 10.1021/jm4003928. Epub 2013 May 24.

Abstract

Estrogen-related receptor α is a potential candidate target for therapeutic treatment of breast cancer. We describe the discovery and structure-activity relationship study of a series of 1-phenyl-4-benzoyl-1H-1,2,3-triazoles as novel suppressors of ERRα transcriptional functions. The most promising compound, 2-aminophenyl-(1-(3-isopropylphenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methanone (14n), potently suppressed the transcriptional functions of ERRα with IC50 = 0.021 μM in a cell-based reporter gene assay and also decreased both the mRNA levels and the protein levels of ERRα and the downstream targets. This compound inhibited the proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells with high level of ERRα. Preliminary pharmacokinetic studies suggested that it possessed a good pharmacokinetic profile with an oral bioavailability of 71.8%. The compounds may serve as novel small molecule probes for further validation of ERRα as a molecular target for anticancer drug development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Aniline Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Aniline Compounds / chemistry
  • Aniline Compounds / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Biological Availability
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • ERRalpha Estrogen-Related Receptor
  • Female
  • Genes, Reporter
  • Humans
  • Luciferases / genetics
  • Luciferases / metabolism
  • Male
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Receptors, Estrogen / genetics
  • Receptors, Estrogen / metabolism*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • Triazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Triazoles / chemistry
  • Triazoles / pharmacology

Substances

  • 2-aminophenyl-(1-(3-isopropylphenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methanone
  • Aniline Compounds
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Receptors, Estrogen
  • Triazoles
  • Luciferases