PMID- 32236634 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210122 LR - 20210915 IS - 1791-2423 (Electronic) IS - 1019-6439 (Linking) VI - 56 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Jun TI - HS‑146, a novel phosphoinositide 3‑kinase alpha inhibitor, induces the apoptosis and inhibits the metastatic ability of human breast cancer cells. PG - 1509-1520 LID - 10.3892/ijo.2020.5018 [doi] AB - The phosphoinositide 3‑kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway plays an important role in human cancer as it regulates critical cellular functions, such as survival, proliferation and metabolism. In the present study, a novel PI3Kalpha inhibitor (HS‑146) was synthesized and its anticancer effects on MCF‑7, MDA‑MB‑231, SKBR3 and BT‑474 human breast cancer cell lines were confirmed. HS‑146 was found to be most effective in inhibiting the proliferation of MCF‑7 cells and in inducing cell cycle arrest in the G0/G1 phase by downregulating cyclin D1, cyclin E, cyclin‑dependent kinase (Cdk)2 and Cdk4, and upregulating p21Waf1/Cip1 protein levels in this cell line. The induction of apoptosis by HS‑146 was confirmed by DAPI staining and western blot analysis. Cell shrinkage and nuclear condensation, which are typical morphological markers of apoptosis, were increased by HS‑146 in the MCF‑7 cells in a concentration‑dependent manner, and HS‑146 also increased the protein expression levels of cleaved poly(ADP‑ribose) polymerase (PARP) and decreased the protein expression levels of Mcl‑1 and caspase‑7. In addition, HS‑146 effectively decreased the phosphorylation levels of downstream PI3K effectors, such as Akt, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK3beta), p70S6K1 and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E‑binding protein 1 (4E‑BP1). Hypoxia‑inducible factor (HIF)‑1alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression were also suppressed by HS‑146 under hypoxic conditions, and HS‑146 inhibited the migration and invasion of MCF‑7 cells in a concentration‑dependent manner. On the whole, the findings of the present study suggest that HS‑146, a novel PI3Kalpha inhibitor, may be an effective novel therapeutic candidate that suppresses breast cancer proliferation and metastasis by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. FAU - Kim, Ok Hyeon AU - Kim OH AD - College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang, Gyeonggi 10326, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Ju-Hee AU - Lee JH AD - College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang, Gyeonggi 10326, Republic of Korea. FAU - Mah, Shinmee AU - Mah S AD - Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute of Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea. FAU - Park, Sung Yun AU - Park SY AD - College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang, Gyeonggi 10326, Republic of Korea. FAU - Hong, Sungwoo AU - Hong S AD - Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute of Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea. FAU - Hong, Soon-Sun AU - Hong SS AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22332, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200319 PL - Greece TA - Int J Oncol JT - International journal of oncology JID - 9306042 RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Sulfonamides) SB - IM MH - Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy/*metabolism MH - Cell Cycle Proteins/*metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/drug effects MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects MH - Humans MH - MCF-7 Cells MH - Molecular Docking Simulation MH - Molecular Structure MH - Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors/chemical synthesis/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Sulfonamides/chemical synthesis/chemistry/*pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - phosphoinositide 3-kinase alpha inhibitor OT - HS-146 OT - proliferation OT - apoptosis OT - cell cycle OT - hypoxia OT - migration OT - invasion EDAT- 2020/04/03 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/23 06:00 CRDT- 2020/04/03 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/02/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/04/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/03 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.3892/ijo.2020.5018 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Oncol. 2020 Jun;56(6):1509-1520. doi: 10.3892/ijo.2020.5018. Epub 2020 Mar 19.