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Discovery of a Novel Vascular Disrupting Agent Inhibiting Tubulin Polymerization and HDACs with Potent Antitumor Effects.

Huajian ZhuYuchen TanChen HeYang LiuYiping DuanWenjian ZhuTiandong ZhengDa-Hong LiJinyi XuDong-Hua YangZhe-Sheng ChenShengtao Xu
Published in: Journal of medicinal chemistry (2022)
Most vascular disrupting agents (VDAs) fail to prevent the regrowth of blood vessels at the edge of tumors, causing tumor rebound and relapse. Herein, a series of novel multifunctional vascular disrupting agents (VDAs) capable of inhibiting microtubule polymerization and histone deacetylases (HDACs) were designed and synthesized using the tubulin polymerization inhibitor TH-0 as the lead compound. Among them, compound TH-6 exhibited the most potent antiproliferative activity (IC 50 = 18-30 nM) against a panel of cancer cell lines. As expected, TH-6 inhibited tubulin assembly and increased the acetylation level of HDAC substrate proteins in HepG2 cells. Further in vivo antitumor assay displayed that TH-6 effectively inhibited tumor growth with no apparent toxicity. More importantly, TH-6 disrupted both the internal and peripheral tumor vasculatures, which contributed to the persistent tumor inhibitory effects after drug withdrawal. Altogether, TH-6 deserves to be further investigated for the new approach to clinical cancer therapy.
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