Bax Inhibitor

TKL002 is a blood-brain barrier-permeable inhibitor of the CTH/H₂S/NF-κB/EMT signaling axis. TKL002 induces G₂/M phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in glioblastoma cells. TKL002 inhibits the migration and invasion of glioblastoma cells by upregulating E-cadherin and downregulating N-cadherin and vimentin. TKL002 is applicable to relevant research on glioblastoma.

EGFR-IN-109 (compound 4) is an EGFR inhibitor, with the IC₅₀ values of 25.8 and 182.3 nM for EGFR^WT and EGFR^T790M, respectively. EGFR-IN-109 arrests the cancer cells’ growth at the G2/M phase and induces both early and late apoptosis. EGFR-IN-109 can be used in cancer research.

HDAC-IN-91 is a multiple inhibitor of HDAC (IC₅₀ = 134.22 nM for HDAC1, 66.29 nM for HDAC2), carbonic anhydrase (CA) (K_i = 72.03 nM for CA IX, 50.76 nM for XII), and tubulin polymerization ( IC₅₀ = 2.56 μM). HDAC-IN-91 inhibits PARP1 and increases the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. HDAC-IN-91 blocks the cell cycle at the G2/M phase and induces apoptosis through a mitochondrial apoptosis activation mechanism. HDAC-IN-91 can exert potent cytotoxic activity through tubulin polymerization inhibition. HDAC-IN-91 can be used in breast, colorectal, cervical and lung cancer research.

Multitarget AD-IN-8 is a blood-brain barrier-penetrant, orally active multitarget inhibitor. Multitarget AD-IN-8 inhibits abnormal Tau phosphorylation at Thr181 and Ser396 sites and attenuates NF-κB phosphorylation. Multitarget AD-IN-8 downregulates BACE1 expression to reduce Aβ production, inhibits the Bax/Bcl-2 pathway, and suppresses Caspase-1 activation. Multitarget AD-IN-8 attenuates p38, ERK1/2, and JNK phosphorylation and inhibits Aβ_25-35-induced Apoptosis. Multitarget AD-IN-8 exhibits neuroprotective effects against Aβ_25-35-induced injury, ameliorates learning and memory deficits in AD mouse models, and alleviates hippocampal neuronal pathological damage. Multitarget AD-IN-8 can be used for research on Alzheimer's disease.

EGFR-IN-201 is a potent EGFR inhibitor, with an IC₅₀ of 0.091 μM against wild-type EGFR; for mutant EGFR variants, the IC₅₀ values of EGFR^T790M, EGFR^L858R and EGFR^C797S are 0.147 μM, 0.221 μM and 0.703 μM, respectively. EGFR-IN-201 inhibits EGFR downstream signaling proteins AKT1 (IC₅₀ = 0.225 μg/mL) and ERK1 (IC₅₀ = 0.705 μg/mL). EGFR-IN-201 induces G0/G1 cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and low-level necrosis in cancer cells. EGFR-IN-201 is applicable to research on cancers such as colon cancer.

EGFR-IN-134 (compound 3f), a triazolo[3,4-a]isoquinoline derivative, is a potent EGFR inhibitor with an IC₅₀ of 0.023 µM. EGFR-IN-134 induces apoptosis and necrosis. EGFR-IN-134 initiates cell cycle arrest at the G2/M and pre-G1 phases, downregulates anti-apoptotic protein Bcl2 and upregulates pro-apoptotic proteins: p53, Bax, and caspases 3, 8, and 9. EGFR-IN-134 shows antiproliferative and anticancer activity.

CDL36 is a BAX inhibitor with an EC₅₀ of 23.6 µM. CDL36 inhibits pro-apoptotic peptide-induced mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP). CDL36 exerts cytoprotective effects against Doxorubicin (HY-15142A)-induced cell death.

PI3K/mTOR-IN-17 is a dual PI3K and mTOR inhibitor with IC₅₀ values of 1.21 μM (PI3K), and 0.21 μM (mTOR). PI3K/mTOR-IN-17 induces cells caspase-mediated apoptosis by arresting their growth in the G1-phase. PI3K/mTOR-IN-17 upregulates the levels of caspases-3, 7, 8, and 9, p53 expression and Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. PI3K/mTOR-IN-17 suppresses the PI3K/mTOR signaling pathway. PI3K/mTOR-IN-17 can be used for research of cancer, such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

MTAAAR is a polypeptide obtained from the enzymatic hydrolysis of C-phycocyanin (HY-D1025) and possesses neuroprotective activity. MTAAAR enhances the activities of antioxidant enzymes SOD, CAT, and GSH-Px, reduces ROS, inhibits apoptosis and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in brain tissue, and decreases protein carbonyl content. In the MPTP (HY-W114750)-induced zebrafish Parkinson's disease model, MTAAAR exhibits antioxidant effects, inhibits autophagy and apoptosis, reverses the loss of dopaminergic neurons and cerebral blood vessels, and alleviates motor deficits. MTAAAR can be used for research on Parkinson's disease.

HDAC-IN-93 is a HDAC inhibitor with promising total pan-HDAC inhibitory activity. HDAC-IN-93 demonstrates significant broad-spectrum antiproliferative activity across various cancer cell lines. HDAC-IN-93 induces cell apoptosis along with necrosis. HDAC-IN-93 can be used for the studies of prostate cancer and breast cancer.

PROTAC PI3K/110β degrader-2 is a VHL-recruiting PI3K/110β PROTAC degrader, with DC₅₀ values of 1.258 μM and 2.185 μM in MCF-7/ADM and A549/DDP cells, respectively. PROTAC PI3K/110β degrader-2 induces proteasomal degradation of PI3K/110β, inhibits phosphorylation of AKT and expression of Bcl-2, while suppressing the activity and expression of P-gp. It also induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial apoptosis via the PERK/CHOP pathway. PROTAC PI3K/110β degrader-2 exerts anti-tumor activity against multidrug-resistant cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo, and produces a synergistic effect when combined with Doxorubicin (HY-15142A) or Cisplatin (HY-17394), making it applicable for the research of multidrug-resistant cancers.

Antitumor agent-217 is a dual mitochondria-targeted anticancer agent. Antitumor agent-217 exhibits potent and selective antiproliferative activity against bladder cancer cell line J82 (IC₅₀ = 6.3 μM), and inhibits colony formation and migration of J82 cells. Antitumor agent-217 accumulates in mitochondria, alters mitochondrial morphology, reduces ATP production, increases ROS generation and decreases mitochondrial membrane potential. Antitumor agent-217 induces apoptosis (Apoptosis) and ferroptosis (Ferroptosis) in bladder cancer cells. Antitumor agent-217 can be used for the research of bladder cancer.

FI-700 is an orally active FLT3 inhibitor with an IC₅₀ of 20 nM. FI-700 induces G1 phase cell cycle arrest by inhibiting autophosphorylation of mutant FLT3 and the downstream STAT5/MAPK pathway. FI-700 triggers the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway by downregulating anti-apoptotic proteins Mcl-1 and Bcl-XL, altering the conformation of Bax, and activating caspase-3. FI-700 can be used in research related to acute myeloid leukemia.

Sphingosine (C22-D-erythro-Sphingosine) is a metabolite of sphingolipid and a pro-Apoptotic signaling messenger. Sphingosine induces apoptosis via Caspase-dependent, mitochondria-dependent and lysosomal affinity detergent pathways, downregulates Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, and truncates Bid and Bax. Sphingosine is used for cancer research.