The first pentacyclic triterpenoid gypsogenin derivative exhibiting anti-ABL1 kinase and anti-chronic myelogenous leukemia activities

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Abstract

The discovery of the chimeric tyrosine kinase breakpoint cluster region kinase-Abelson kinase (BCR-ABL)-targeted drug imatinib conceptually changed the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). However, some CML patients show drug resistance to imatinib. To address this issue, some artificial hetero-cyclic compounds have been identified as BCR-ABL inhibitors. Here we examined whether plant-derived pentacyclic triterpenoid gypsogenin and/or their derivatives show inhibitory activity against BCR-ABL. Among the three derivatives, benzyl 3-hydroxy-23-oxoolean-12-en-28-oate (1c) was found to be the most effective anticancer agent on the CML cell line K562, with an IC50 value of 9.3µM. In contrast, the IC50 against normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells was 276.0µM, showing better selectivity than imatinib. Compound 1c had in vitro inhibitory activity against Abelson kinase 1 (ABL1) (IC50=8.7µM), the kinase component of BCR-ABL. In addition, compound 1c showed a different inhibitory profile against eight kinases compared with imatinib. The interaction between ATP binding site of ABL and 1c was examined by molecular docking study, and the binding mode was different from imatinib and newer generation inhibitors. Furthermore, 1c suppressed signaling downstream of BCR-ABL. This study suggests the possibility that plant extracts may be a source for CML treatment and offer a strategy to overcome drug resistance to known BCR-ABL inhibitors.

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Ciftci, H. I., Ozturk, S. E., Ali, T. F. S., Radwan, M. O., Tateishi, H., Koga, R., … Fujita, M. (2018). The first pentacyclic triterpenoid gypsogenin derivative exhibiting anti-ABL1 kinase and anti-chronic myelogenous leukemia activities. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 41(4), 570–574. https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.b17-00902

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