Novel inhibitors of PARP1 and PARP14: design, synthesis, and potentiation of cisplatin efficacy in cancer

Caleb Kam, Amanda L Tauber, Matthew Zunk, Catherine McDermott, Stephan M Levonis, Stephanie S Schweiker*

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Abstract

Background
Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) is a superfamily of enzymes involved in cell survival. Both PARP1 and PARP14 are overexpressed in malignancies. No clinically approved PARP14 inhibitors are available, and PARP1 inhibitors are generally nonspecific, resulting in a need for a more diverse library of selective PARP1 and PARP14 inhibitors.

Materials and Methods
Based on the previous lead compounds 1 and 2, 26 novel compounds were designed, synthesized, and screened against PARP1 and PARP14. Compounds with the best in vitro inhibitory results were further screened against PARP2, PARP3, PARP5a, PARP7, and PARP15.

Results and Conclusion
The 26 novel compounds demonstrated a lesser inhibitory effect than the lead compounds. Compounds 1 and 2 were further investigated using in vitro cell viability assays, which revealed that cells treated with either lead PARP inhibitor and cisplatin in combination had significantly lower survival rates than those treated with cisplatin alone. At 10 µM, the combination showed more significant cell survival reduction, suggesting greater inhibition of PARP increases lethality, particularly in HeLa and PC-3 cell lines at 96 h and beyond.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35-58
JournalFuture Medicinal Chemistry
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Dec 2024

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