Glucose conjugates of triptolide, analogs and uses thereof

1. A compound of Formula I:

T&A-L 1 -Sugar   (I)

wherein the T&A moiety is triptolide or one of its analogs, and can be selected from compounds 1 to 18:

wherein L 1 can be selected from —X—Y—Z—, wherein X and Z can individually and independently be a direct bond, —CH 2 —, —C(O)—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —OPO—, —OPO 2 —, and wherein Y is a substituted or unsubstituted —(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n O(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)O(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n S(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(CH 2 ) n S(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n O(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)O(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n S(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(CH 2 ) n S(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n O(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)O(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n S(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(CH 2 ) n S(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, wherein each alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl group may be optionally substituted with alkyl, alkoxy, amino, hydroxyl, oxo, aryl, heteroaryl, carboxyl, cyano, nitro, or trifluoromethyl;

wherein n is an integer independently selected from 0, 1, 2, 3 4, 5, and 6;

wherein the sugar can be selected from compounds 19 to 30, 33 to 48, and 51 to 53:

2. The compound of Formula I of claim 1 , wherein

T&A moiety is compound 1 and the sugar is compound 19, 20, 37 or 38.

3. The compound of claim 2 , wherein

L 1 is—COCH 2 CH 2 CO— or —CH 2 —.

4. The compound of claim 3 , wherein

T&A is compound 1, L 1 is —COCH 2 CH 2 CO— and the sugar is compound 19.

5. A method of treating cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subject an anti-proliferative effective amount of a compound of Formula 1:

T&A-L 1 -Sugar   (I)

wherein the T&A moiety is triptolide or one of its analogs, and can be selected from compounds 1 to 18:

wherein L 1 can be selected from —X—Y—Z—, wherein X and Z can individually and independently be a direct bond, —CH 2 —, —C(O)—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —OPO—, —OPO 2 —, and wherein Y is a substituted or unsubstituted —(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n O(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)O(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n S(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(CH 2 ) n S(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n O(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)O(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n S(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(CH 2 ) n S(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n O(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)O(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n S(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, substituted or unsubstituted —(CH 2 ) n C(O)(CH 2 ) n S(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl-, wherein each alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl group may be optionally substituted with alkyl, alkoxy, amino, hydroxyl, oxo, aryl, heteroaryl, carboxyl, cyano, nitro, or trifluoromethyl;

wherein n is an integer independently selected from 0, 1, 2, 3 4, 5, and 6;

wherein the sugar can be selected from compounds 19 to 30, 33 to 48, and 51 to 53:

hereby treating the cancer.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the compound is a compound of claim 2 .

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the compound is a compound of claim 3 .

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the compound is a compound of claim 4 .

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of bladder cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, and gastric cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, endometrial cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, melanoma, multiple myeloma, leukemia, non-hodgkin's lymphoma, prostate cancer, rectal cancer, malignant melanomas, alimentary/gastrointestinal tract cancer, liver cancer, skin cancer, lymphoma, kidney cancer, muscle cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, eye or ocular cancer, rectal cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, oral cancer, benign and malignant tumors, stomach cancer, corpus uteri, testicular cancer, renal cancer, throat cancer, acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, Ewing's Sarcoma, Kaposi's Sarcoma, basal cell carinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, small cell lung cancer, choriocarcinoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, angiosarcoma, hemangioendothelioma, Wilms Tumor, neuroblastoma, mouth/pharynx cancer, esophageal cancer, larynx cancer, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, hemangiomas, and lymphangiogenesis.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the cancer is prostate cancer.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the cancer is metastatic cancer.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the compound is administered intravenously.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising administering a chemotherapeutic compound.

14. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 3 .

15. A method of treating possible organ rejection in a subject receiving an organ transplant comprising administering to the subject an anti-proliferative effective amount of a glucose-triptolide conjugate compound, thereby treating the possible organ rejection.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the compound is a compound of claim 1 .

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the compound is a compound of claim 2 .

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the compound is a compound of claim 3 .

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the compound is a compound of claim 4 .

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the compound is administered intravenously.

21. A method of treating an autoimmune disease in a subject comprising administering to the subject an anti-proliferative effective amount of a glucose-triptolide conjugate compound, thereby treating the autoimmune disease.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the compound is a compound of claim 1 .

23. The method of claim 21 , wherein the compound is a compound of claim 2 .

24. The method of claim 21 , wherein the compound is a compound of claim 3 .

25. The method of claim 21 , wherein the compound is a compound of claim 4 .

26. The method of claim 21 , wherein the autoimmune disease is selected from the group consisting of Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), Addison's disease, Ankylosing spondylitis, Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Autoimmune hepatitis, Autoimmune inner ear disease, Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS), Autoimmune polyendocrine/polyglandular syndrome, Autoimmune thrombocytoipenia purpura, Balo disease, Behçet disease, Bullous pemphigoid, Cardiomyopathy, Celiac sprue-dermatitis herpetiformis, Chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS), Chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy, Cicatrical pemphigoid, Coeliac disease, Cold agglutinin disease, CREST syndrome, Crohn's disease, Cystic fibrosis, Degos disease, Dermatomyositis, Diabetes (Type I or Juvenile onset), Early onset dementia, Eczema, Endotoxin shock, Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia, Familial Mediterranean fever, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyositis, Goodpasture's syndrome, Graves' disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), Hashimoto's thyroidosis, Hidradenitis suppurativa, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, IgA nephropathy, Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, Leukemia, Lichen planus, Ménière disease, Mixed connective tissue disease, Multiple sclerosis, Multiphasic disseminated encephalomyelitis, Myasthenia gravis, Neuromyelitis Optica, Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Pemphigus, Pemphigus vulgaris, Pernicious anaemia, Polyarteritis nodosum, Polychondritis, Polymyalgia rhematica, Polymyositis, Primary agammaglobulinemia, Primary biliary cirrhosis, Plaque Psoriasis, Psoriatic arthritis, Raynaud phenomenon, Reiter syndrome, Restenosis following angioplasty, Rheumatic fever, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatoid psoriasis, Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Sepsis, Sezary's disease, Sjögren's syndrome, Stiff-person syndrome, Lupus including Systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), Takayasu arteritis, Temporal arteritis (also known as “giant cell arteritis”), Transplant or Allograft rejection, Ulcerative colitis, Uveitis, Vasculitis, Vitiligo, Graft vs Host disease, pustular psoriasis, and Wegener's granulomatosis (now termed Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA), inflammatory bowel disease, Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis, Agammaglobulinemia, Alopecia areata, Amyloidosis, Anti-GBM/Anti-TBM nephritis, Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), Autoimmune angioedema, Autoimmune aplastic anemia, Autoimmune dysautonomia, Autoimmune hyperlipidemia, Autoimmune immunodeficiency, Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED), Autoimmune myocarditis, Autoimmune oophoritis, Autoimmune pancreatitis, Autoimmune retinopathy, Autoimmune thyroid disease, Autoimmune urticarial, Axonal & neuronal neuropathies, Castleman disease, Celiac disease, Chagas disease, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), Chronic recurrent multifocal ostomyelitis (CRMO), Churg-Strauss syndrome, Cicatricial pemphigoid/benign mucosal pemphigoid, Cogans syndrome, Congenital heart block, Coxsackie myocarditis, CREST disease, Demyelinating neuropathies, Dermatitis herpetiformis, Devic's disease (neuromyelitis optica), Discoid lupus, Dressler's syndrome, Endometriosis, Eosinophilic esophagitis, Eosinophilic fasciitis, Erythema nodosum, Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, Evans syndrome, Fibrosing alveolitis, Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis), Giant cell myocarditis, Glomerulonephritis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) (formerly called Wegener's Granulomatosis), Hashimoto's encephalitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Hemolytic anemia, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, Herpes gestationis, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), IgG4-related sclerosing disease, Immunoregulatory lipoproteins, Inclusion body myositis, Interstitial cystitis, Juvenile arthritis, Juvenile diabetes (Type 1 diabetes), Juvenile myositis, Kawasaki syndrome, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, Leukocytoclastic vasculitis, Lichen sclerosus, Ligneous conjunctivitis, Linear IgA disease (LAD), Lupus (SLE), Lyme disease, chronic, Microscopic polyangiitis, Mooren's ulcer, Mucha-Habermann disease, Myositis, Narcolepsy, Neutropenia, Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, Optic neuritis, Palindromic rheumatism, PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus ), Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration, Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), Parry Romberg syndrome, Parsonnage-Turner syndrome, Pars planitis (peripheral uveitis), Pemphigus, Peripheral neuropathy, Perivenous encephalomyelitis, POEMS syndrome, Type I, II, & III autoimmune polyglandular syndromes, Postmyocardial infarction syndrome, Postpericardiotomy syndrome, Progesterone dermatitis, Primary biliary cirrhosis, Primary sclerosing cholangitis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic arthritis, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Pyoderma gangrenosum, Pure red cell aplasia, Reactive Arthritis, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Relapsing polychondritis, Restless legs syndrome, Retroperitoneal fibrosis, Rheumatic fever, Schmidt syndrome, Scleritis, Sperm & testicular autoimmunity, Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE), Susac's syndrome, Sympathetic ophthalmia, Thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), Tolosa-Hunt syndrome, Transverse myelitis, Type 1 diabetes, Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) and Vesiculobullous dermatosis.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the compound is administered intravenously.

28. A method of using a library of glucose conjugates of triptolide and analogs thereof, the method comprising screening the glucose conjugates in the library for compounds for treating cancer.

29. A method of using a library of glucose conjugates of triptolide and analogs thereof, the method comprising screening the glucose conjugates in the library for compounds for treating possible organ rejection.

30. A method of using a library of glucose conjugates of triptolide and analogs thereof, the method comprising screening the glucose conjugates in the library for compounds for treating autoimmune disease.

31. A method of synthesizing a compound according to claim 1 with L 1 as a direct bond, the method comprising:

reacting triptolide with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-D-glucopyranosyl ortho-cyclopropylethynylbenzoate to get a glucose conjugated triptolide with benzyl protecting groups; and

obtaining a glucose conjugate of triptolide by removing the benzyl protecting groups.

32. A method of synthesizing a compound according to claim 1 with L 1 as —COCH 2 CH 2 CO—, the method comprising:

reacting triptolide with succinic anhydride to get a modified triptolide intermediate;

reacting the modified triptolide intermediate with a benzyl protected glucose to get a glucose conjugated triptolide with benzyl protecting groups; and

obtaining a glucose conjugate of triptolide by removing the benzyl protecting groups.

33. A method of synthesizing a compound according to claim 1 with L 1 as —CH 2 —, the method comprising:

reacting 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-D-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate with phenylthiomethanol to get 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-D-glucopyranosyl phenylthiomethyl intermediate;

reacting triptolide with the 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-D-glucopyranosyl phenylthiomethyl intermediate to get a glucose conjugated triptolide with benzyl protecting groups; and

obtaining a glucose conjugate of triptolide by removing the benzyl protecting groups.