Abstract
We synthesized a novel imidazopyridine analogue, a PI3Kα inhibitor HS-173 and investigated anti-cancer capacity in human cancer cells. HS-173 inhibited the PI3K signaling pathway, and showed anti-proliferative effects on cancer cells. Also, HS-173 induced cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase and apoptosis. In addition, HS-173 decreased the expression HIF-1α and VEGF which play an important role in angiogenesis. This effect was confirmed by the suppression of tube formation and migration assay in vitro. Furthermore, HS-173 diminished blood vessel formation in the Matrigel plug assay in mice. Therefore, HS-173 is considered as a novel drug candidate to treat cancer patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 152-159 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Cancer Letters |
Volume | 328 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the National R&D Program for Cancer Control (1020250), Ministry of Health & Welfare, and National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2012-0002988, 2012-0003009, 2011-0016436 and 2011-0020322) and Inha University Grant.
Keywords
- Angiogenesis
- Anti-cancer drug
- Apoptosis
- PI3K inhibitor