PMID- 35408869 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220413 LR - 20220416 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 7 DP - 2022 Mar 23 TI - Toward a Treatment of Cancer: Design and In Vitro/In Vivo Evaluation of Uncharged Pyrazoline Derivatives as a Series of Novel SHP2 Inhibitors. LID - 10.3390/ijms23073497 [doi] LID - 3497 AB - Src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 (SHP2) is a non-receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) encoded by the PTPN11 gene, which is involved in the RAS/MAPK cell signaling transduction process. SHP2 has been shown to contribute to the progression of various cancers and is emerging as an important target for anti-tumor drug research. However, past efforts to develop SHP2 inhibitors into drugs have been unsuccessful owing to the positively charged nature of the active site pocket tending to bind negatively charged groups that are usually non-drug-like. Here, a series of uncharged pyrazoline derivatives were designed and developed as new SHP2 inhibitors using a structure-based strategy. Compound 4o, which exhibited the strongest SHP2 inhibitory activity, bound directly to the catalytic domain of SHP2 in a competitive manner through multiple hydrogen bonds. Compound 4o affected the RAS/MAPK signaling pathway by inhibiting SHP2, and subsequently induced apoptosis and growth inhibition of HCT116 cells in vitro and in vivo. Notably, the oral administration of compound 4o in large doses showed no obvious toxicity. In summary, our findings provide a basis for the further development of compound 4o as a safe, effective and anti-tumor SHP2 inhibitor. FAU - Dai, Jiajia AU - Dai J AD - State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266200, China. FAU - Zhang, Yiting AU - Zhang Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266200, China. FAU - Gao, Yanan AU - Gao Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266200, China. FAU - Bai, Xiaoyi AU - Bai X AD - State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266200, China. FAU - Liu, Fang AU - Liu F AD - State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266200, China. FAU - Li, Shuo AU - Li S AD - State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266200, China. FAU - Yu, Yanyan AU - Yu Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266200, China. FAU - Hu, Wenpeng AU - Hu W AD - State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266200, China. FAU - Shi, Ting AU - Shi T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1394-3000 AD - College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China. FAU - Shi, Dayong AU - Shi D AD - State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266200, China. AD - Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China. FAU - Li, Xiangqian AU - Li X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5807-5633 AD - State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266200, China. LA - eng GR - 82003787/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - ZR2020QH364/Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province/ GR - 82104029/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - ZR2021LSW013/Joint fund of Shandong Natural Science Foundation/ GR - 20-3-4-20-nsh/Qingdao Science and Technology Benefit People Demonstration Guide Special Project/ GR - 2020GN033/Fundamental Research Fund of Shandong University/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220323 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11) SB - IM MH - *Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Catalytic Domain MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - HCT116 Cells MH - Humans MH - *Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11/genetics MH - Signal Transduction PMC - PMC8998978 OTO - NOTNLM OT - SHP2 OT - anti-tumor OT - apoptosis OT - inhibitor OT - toxicity COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/04/13 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/14 06:00 PMCR- 2022/03/23 CRDT- 2022/04/12 01:11 PHST- 2022/02/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/03/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/03/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/04/12 01:11 [entrez] PHST- 2022/04/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms23073497 [pii] AID - ijms-23-03497 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms23073497 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Mar 23;23(7):3497. doi: 10.3390/ijms23073497.