Development of Indole Alkaloid-Type Dual Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Against CTLA-4 and PD-L1 Based on Diversity-Enhanced Extracts

Cancer immunotherapy involves the use of the immune system for cancer treatment. Recently, immune checkpoint-blocking antibodies have become integral for the treatment of some cancers. However, small molecules exhibit advantages over monoclonal antibody drugs, such as cell penetration, long half-lif...

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Autores principales: Yoshihide Suzuki, Keisuke Ichinohe, Akihiro Sugawara, Shinya Kida, Shinya Murase, Jing Zhang, Osamu Yamada, Toshio Hattori, Yoshiteru Oshima, Haruhisa Kikuchi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5446e2a977fb434dabf63311a85d4f082021-11-08T07:27:53ZDevelopment of Indole Alkaloid-Type Dual Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Against CTLA-4 and PD-L1 Based on Diversity-Enhanced Extracts2296-264610.3389/fchem.2021.766107https://doaj.org/article/5446e2a977fb434dabf63311a85d4f082021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2021.766107/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2646Cancer immunotherapy involves the use of the immune system for cancer treatment. Recently, immune checkpoint-blocking antibodies have become integral for the treatment of some cancers. However, small molecules exhibit advantages over monoclonal antibody drugs, such as cell penetration, long half-life, and low manufacturing costs, and the possibility of oral administration. Thus, it is imperative to develop small-molecule immune checkpoint inhibitors. Previously, we have screened a library of synthetic indole-alkaloid-type compounds, which are produced by diversity-enhanced extracts of Japanese cornelian cherry, and reported that an unnatural pentacyclic compound inhibits CTLA-4 gene expression. In this study, immune checkpoint inhibitors with increased potency were developed by introducing substituents and conversion of functional groups based on the unnatural pentacyclic compound. The developed compounds suppressed not only CTLA-4 and PD-L1 gene expression but also protein expression on the cell surface. Their efficacy was not as potent as that of the existing small-molecule immune checkpoint inhibitors, but, to the best of our knowledge, the developed compounds are the first reported dual small-molecule inhibitors of CTLA-4 and PD-L1.Yoshihide SuzukiKeisuke IchinoheAkihiro SugawaraShinya KidaShinya MuraseJing ZhangOsamu YamadaToshio HattoriYoshiteru OshimaHaruhisa KikuchiHaruhisa KikuchiFrontiers Media S.A.articleimmune checkpoint inhibitorsnatural productsindolePD-L1CTLA-4diversity-enhanced extractsChemistryQD1-999ENFrontiers in Chemistry, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic immune checkpoint inhibitors
natural products
indole
PD-L1
CTLA-4
diversity-enhanced extracts
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle immune checkpoint inhibitors
natural products
indole
PD-L1
CTLA-4
diversity-enhanced extracts
Chemistry
QD1-999
Yoshihide Suzuki
Keisuke Ichinohe
Akihiro Sugawara
Shinya Kida
Shinya Murase
Jing Zhang
Osamu Yamada
Toshio Hattori
Yoshiteru Oshima
Haruhisa Kikuchi
Haruhisa Kikuchi
Development of Indole Alkaloid-Type Dual Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Against CTLA-4 and PD-L1 Based on Diversity-Enhanced Extracts
description Cancer immunotherapy involves the use of the immune system for cancer treatment. Recently, immune checkpoint-blocking antibodies have become integral for the treatment of some cancers. However, small molecules exhibit advantages over monoclonal antibody drugs, such as cell penetration, long half-life, and low manufacturing costs, and the possibility of oral administration. Thus, it is imperative to develop small-molecule immune checkpoint inhibitors. Previously, we have screened a library of synthetic indole-alkaloid-type compounds, which are produced by diversity-enhanced extracts of Japanese cornelian cherry, and reported that an unnatural pentacyclic compound inhibits CTLA-4 gene expression. In this study, immune checkpoint inhibitors with increased potency were developed by introducing substituents and conversion of functional groups based on the unnatural pentacyclic compound. The developed compounds suppressed not only CTLA-4 and PD-L1 gene expression but also protein expression on the cell surface. Their efficacy was not as potent as that of the existing small-molecule immune checkpoint inhibitors, but, to the best of our knowledge, the developed compounds are the first reported dual small-molecule inhibitors of CTLA-4 and PD-L1.
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author Yoshihide Suzuki
Keisuke Ichinohe
Akihiro Sugawara
Shinya Kida
Shinya Murase
Jing Zhang
Osamu Yamada
Toshio Hattori
Yoshiteru Oshima
Haruhisa Kikuchi
Haruhisa Kikuchi
author_facet Yoshihide Suzuki
Keisuke Ichinohe
Akihiro Sugawara
Shinya Kida
Shinya Murase
Jing Zhang
Osamu Yamada
Toshio Hattori
Yoshiteru Oshima
Haruhisa Kikuchi
Haruhisa Kikuchi
author_sort Yoshihide Suzuki
title Development of Indole Alkaloid-Type Dual Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Against CTLA-4 and PD-L1 Based on Diversity-Enhanced Extracts
title_short Development of Indole Alkaloid-Type Dual Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Against CTLA-4 and PD-L1 Based on Diversity-Enhanced Extracts
title_full Development of Indole Alkaloid-Type Dual Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Against CTLA-4 and PD-L1 Based on Diversity-Enhanced Extracts
title_fullStr Development of Indole Alkaloid-Type Dual Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Against CTLA-4 and PD-L1 Based on Diversity-Enhanced Extracts
title_full_unstemmed Development of Indole Alkaloid-Type Dual Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Against CTLA-4 and PD-L1 Based on Diversity-Enhanced Extracts
title_sort development of indole alkaloid-type dual immune checkpoint inhibitors against ctla-4 and pd-l1 based on diversity-enhanced extracts
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/5446e2a977fb434dabf63311a85d4f08
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