| Target Validation Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target ID | T46642 | ||||
| Target Name | Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenaseactivating protein | ||||
| Target Type | Discontinued |
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| Drug Potency against Target | AM103 | Drug Info | IC50 = 4.2 nM | [552979] | |
| Action against Disease Model | GSK2190915 | AM803 was evaluated by using rat and mouse models of acute inflammation. Oral administration of AM803 (1 mg/kg) resulted in sustained inhibition of ex vivo ionophore-challenged whole blood LTB4 biosynthesis with >90% inhibition for up to 12 h and an EC50 of approximately 7 nM. When rat lungs were challenged in vivo with calci uM-ionophore, AM803 inhibited LTB4 and cysteinyl leukotriene (CysLT) production with ED50s of 0.12 mg/kg and 0.37 mg/kg, respectively | [553054] | Drug Info | |
| The Effect of Target Knockout, Knockdown or Genetic Variations | Using BCR-ABL-induced chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) as a cancer model, we recently identified arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) gene (Alox5) as a critical regulator for leukemia stem cells (LSCs) in CML. Without Alox5, BCR-ABL fails to induce CML in mice due to the impairments of the functions of LSCs. The lack of Alox5 does not significantly affect the functions of normalhematopoietic stem cells. In addition, Zileuton, a specific 5-LO inhibitor, also causes the impairments of the functions of LSCs in a similar manner. Our results prove the principle that CSC-specificgenes that play key roles in cancer development can be identified and inhibition of these genes can lead to eradication of these cells for cure. Here, we further discuss the mechanisms of Alox5 in CML, and the use of Zileuton as a potential and promising drug in eradicating LSCs in CML and other myeloproliferative diseases. We believe that our discovery of the role of Alox5 in regulating the function of LSCs in CML reminds us of viewing cancer stem cells(CSCs) at a different angel. We predict that CSCs in other types of cancer also utilize specific regulatory pathways to control their survival and self-renewal, and inhibition of these pathways profoundly suppresses CSCs but not their normal stem cell counterparts | [553054] | |||
| References | |||||
| Ref 553054 | Pharmacology of AM803, a novel selective five-lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP) inhibitor in rodent models of acute inflammation. Eur J Pharmacol. 2010 Aug 25;640(1-3):211-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.05.003. Epub 2010 May 21. | ||||
| Ref 552979 | 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein inhibitors: development of 3-[3-tert-butylsulfanyl-1-[4-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl)-benzyl]-5-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)-1H-indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propionic acid (AM103). J Med Chem. 2009 Oct 8;52(19):5803-15. doi: 10.1021/jm900945d. | ||||
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