Structure-activity relationship studies and biological characterization of human NAD(+)-dependent 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase inhibitors.
Duveau DY, Yasgar A, Wang Y, Hu X, Kouznetsova J, Brimacombe KR, Jadhav A, Simeonov A, Thomas CJ, Maloney DJ.
The structure-activity relationship (SAR) study of two chemotypes identified as inhibitors of the human NAD(+)-dependent 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (HPGD, 15-PGDH) was conducted. Top compounds from both series displayed potent inhibition (IC50 <50 nM), demonstrate excellent selectivity towards HPGD and potently induce PGE2 production in A549 lung cancer and LNCaP prostate cancer cells.