Histone deacetylase inhibitors
Novel histone deacetylase inhibitors, including novel fluorescent histone deacetylase inhibitors, are described. Methods for making and using the same, e.g., to treat cancer, are provided.
1. A compound according to formula I:
or a salt thereof;
wherein:
-L- is —(CH 2 ) n —, wherein n is 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8; and
Ar 1 is a substituted 1-naphthyl, wherein the 5-position of the 1-naphthyl is substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of —OH, —O(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —NH 2 , —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, and —N((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl) 2 .
2. A compound according to claim 1 , or a salt thereof, wherein the 5-position of the 1-naphthyl is substituted by —N((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl) 2 .
3. A compound according to claim 1 , or a salt thereof, wherein the compound is: 6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxypentanamide, or a salt thereof.
4. A compound according to claim 1 , or a salt thereof, wherein the compound is: 6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxyhexanamide, or a salt thereof.
5. A compound according to claim 1 , or a salt thereof, wherein the compound is: 6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxyheptanamide, or a salt thereof.
6. A compound according to claim 1 , or a salt thereof, wherein the compound is: 6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxyoctanamide, or a salt thereof.
7. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound according to claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
8. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 7 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:
6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxypentanamide;
6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxyhexanamide;
6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxyheptanamide; and
6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxyoctanamide;
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of any thereof.
9. A method of inhibiting a histone deacetylase comprising contacting an effective amount of compound according to claim 1 , or a salt thereof, with a histone deacetylase.
10. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the contacting is achieved by administering an effective amount of the compound, or a salt thereof, to an individual.
11. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the histone deacetylase is a class II histone deacetylase.
12. A method according to claim 11 , wherein the histone deacetylase is HDAC6.
13. A method of treating a histone deacetylase-associated disease or condition comprising administering an effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 , or a salt thereof, to an individual.
14. A method according to claim 13 , wherein the disease or condition is a cancer.
15. A method according to claim 13 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:
6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxypentanamide;
6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxyhexanamide;
6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxyheptanamide; and
6-(5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamido)-N-hydroxyoctanamide;
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of any thereof.
16. A method according to claim 14 , wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of bladder cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, cervical cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, genitourinary cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, renal cancer, skin cancer, and testicular cancer.
17. A method according to claim 14 , further comprising administering an effective amount of at least one further cancer chemotherapeutic agent.
18. A method according to claim 14 , further comprising administering an effective amount of ionizing radiation.
19. A method of killing a tumor cell comprising:
contacting the tumor cell with an effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 , or a salt thereof; and
irradiating the tumor cell with an effective amount of ionizing radiation.
20. A method of killing a tumor cell comprising:
contacting the tumor cell with an effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 , or a salt thereof; and
contacting the tumor cell with an effective amount of at least one further chemotherapeutic agent.
21. A method of killing a tumor cell, comprising providing to the tumor cell a histone deacetylase inhibitor and directing an effective amount of ionizing radiation to the tumor cell wherein the histone deacetylase inhibitor is a compound according to formula I:
or a salt thereof;
wherein:
-L- is —(CH 2 ) n —, wherein n is 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8; and
Ar 1 is a substituted 1-naphthyl, wherein the 5-position of the 1-naphthyl is substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of —OH, —O(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —NH 2 , —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, and —N((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl) 2 .