Increase of anti-metastatic efficacy by selectivity- but not affinity-optimization of synthetic serine protease inhibitors

Banke, I. J., Arlt, M. J. E., Pennington, C., Kopitz, C., Steinmetzer, T., Schweinitz, A., Gasbacher, B., Quigley, J. P., Edwards, D. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3292-2064, Sturzebecher, J. and Kruger, A. (2003) Increase of anti-metastatic efficacy by selectivity- but not affinity-optimization of synthetic serine protease inhibitors. Biological Chemistry, 384 (10-11). pp. 1515-1525. ISSN 1437-4315

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Abstract

Although tumors frequently show elevated protease activities, the concept of anti-proteolytic cancer therapy has lost momentum after failure of clinical trials with broad-spectrum matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors. Thus we need to adapt our design strategies for protease inhibitors. Here, we employed a series of seven structurally fine-modulated and pharmacokinetically closely related synthetic 4-amidinobenzylamine based inhibitors with distinct selectivity for prototypical serine proteases in a murine T cell lymphoma liver metastasis model. This in vivo screening revealed efficacy of urokinase inhibitors but no correlation between urokinase selectivity or affinity and antimetastatic effect. In contrast, factor Xa-selective inhibitors were more potent, demonstrating factor Xa or a factor Xa-like serine protease likely to be more determinant in this model. Factor Xa selectivity, but not affinity, significantly improved antimetastatic efficacy. For example, factor Xa inhibitors CJ-504 and CJ-510 exert similar affinity for factor Xa (Ki=14 nM versus 8.8 nM) but CJ-504 was 70-fold more selective for factor Xa. This correlated with higher antimetastatic efficacy (58.8% with CJ-504; 28.2% with CJ-510). Our results show that among the protease inhibitors employed that have affinities in the nanomolar range, the strategy of selectivity-optimization is superior to further improvement of affinity to significantly enhance anti-metastatic efficacy. This appreciation may be important for the future rational design of new anti-proteolytic agents for cancer therapy.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cancer Studies Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Cells and Tissues
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2010 13:37
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2024 10:09
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/667
DOI:	10.1515/BC.2003.168

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