Title:Synthesis of Arylpiperazine Derivatives as Protease Activated Receptor 1 Antagonists and Their Evaluation as Antiproliferative Agents
Volume: 17
Issue: 7
Author(s): Andrea Ilaria Zotti, Elena Di Gennaro, Angela Corvino, Francesco Frecentese, Elisa Magli, Elisa Perissutti, Giuseppe Cirino, Fiorentina Roviezzo, Manuela Terranova-Barberio, Federica Iannelli, Giuseppe Caliendo, Vincenzo Santagada, Ferdinando Fiorino, Alfredo Budillon and Beatrice Severino*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples ,Italy
Keywords:
Antagonists, antiproliferative agents, arylpiperazines, protease activated receptor-1.
Abstract: Background: Protease activated receptor-1 (PAR1) is a G-coupled receptor activated by α-thrombin
and other proteases. Several reports have demonstrated the PAR1 involvement in tumorigenesis and tumor
progression. In order to investigate on potential use of PAR1 antagonists as antiproliferative agents.
Aims: We have identified a series of arylpiperazine derivatives acting as PAR1 antagonists; the selected
molecules have been evaluated for their antiproliferative properties.
Method: All the compounds inhibited the growth of a panel of cell lines expressing PAR1; two of them,
compounds 13 and 15, were able to inhibit, in a dose dependent manner, the growth of the selected cell lines
with the lowest IC50 values, and were further characterized to define the mechanism responsible for the
observed antiproliferative effect.
Result: This study directed us to the identification of two interesting leads that may help to further validate
PAR1 as an important therapeutic target for cancer treatment.