VEGFR Inhibitor

Sorafenib (Bay 43-9006) is a potent oral active multikinase inhibitor. Sorafenib blocks autophosphorylation and activity of receptor tyrosine kinases (VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3) and RAF family kinases, thereby suppressing the RAF/MEK/ERK and PI3K/Akt pathways, inhibiting STAT3 phosphorylation, and selectively inhibiting the MAPK pathway in cancer cells. Sorafenib induces cell cycle arrest, autophagy, apoptosis, and PARP cleavage, reduces Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, cyclin D1 levels, and activates Bak and Bax. Sorafenib inhibits tumor growth and metastasis in mouse and rat models. Sorafenib can be used for cancer research, such as colon, breast, non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), ovarian, pancreatic, melanoma, colorectal and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Lenvatinib (E7080) is an oral, multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor that inhibits VEGFR1-3, FGFR1-4, PDGFR, KIT, and RET, shows potent antitumor activities.

Bevacizumab, a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody, specifically binds to all VEGF-A isoforms with high affinity.

PX-478 is a multifunctional HIF-1α inhibitor with properties including radiosensitization, autophagy activation, and lipid accumulation inhibition. PX-478 also blocks hypoxia-induced VEGF production and regulates β-cell phenotypes under hypoxic conditions. PX-478 induces cell cycle arrest and DNA damage, restores autophagic function, reduces foam cell formation, and maintains glucose homeostasis. PX-478 is widely used in research on related diseases such as human tumors (e.g., prostate cancer), type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis.

Nintedanib (BIBF 1120) is a potent triple angiokinase inhibitor for VEGFR1/2/3, FGFR1/2/3 and PDGFRα/β with IC₅₀s of 34 nM/13 nM/13 nM, 69 nM/37 nM/108 nM and 59 nM/65 nM, respectively.

Bevacizumab vedotin is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC). Bevacizumab vedotin blocks the VEGF/VEGFR pathway to exert anti-angiogenic effects. Bevacizumab vedotin exhibits anti-proliferative effects on cancer cells, promotes cancer cell apoptosis (Apoptosis), induces cancer cell cycle arrest, and possesses anti-migratory activity against breast cancer cells. Bevacizumab vedotin can be used in research related to glioma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and breast cancer.

Sunitinib (SU 11248) is a multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor with IC₅₀s of 80 nM and 2 nM for VEGFR2 and PDGFRβ, respectively. Sunitinib, an ATP-competitive inhibitor, effectively inhibits autophosphorylation of Ire1α by inhibiting autophosphorylation and consequent RNase activation.

Semaxinib (SU5416) is a potent and selective inhibitor of VEGFR (Flk-1/KDR) with an IC₅₀ of 1.23 μM.

Regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) is an orally active and potent multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, with IC₅₀ values of 13/4.2/46, 22, 7, 1.5 and 2.5 nM for VEGFR1/2/3, PDGFRβ, Kit, RET and Raf-1, respectively. Regorafenib shows very robust antitumor and antiangiogenic activity.

Cabozantinib is a potent and orally active inhibitor of VEGFR2 and MET, with IC₅₀ values of 0.035, and 1.3 nM, respectively. Cabozantinib displays strong inhibition of KIT, RET, AXL, TIE2, and FLT3 (IC₅₀=4.6, 5.2, 7, 14.3, and 11.3 nM, respectively). Cabozantinib shows antiangiogenic activity. Cabozantinib disrupts tumor vasculature and promotes tumor and endothelial cell apoptosis.

Glycine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS and also acts as a co-agonist along with glutamate, facilitating an excitatory potential at the glutaminergic N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptors. Glycine is orally active. Glycine inhibits the membrane aggregation of NINJ1 and prevents plasma membrane rupture during cell death. Glycine can be used to study cell protection, cancer, neurological diseases, and angiogenesis.

Chloramphenicol is an orally active, potent and broad-spectrum antibiotic. Chloramphenicol shows antibacterial activity. Chloramphenicol represses the oxygen-labile transcription factor and hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) in hypoxic A549 and H1299 cells. Chloramphenicol suppresses the mRNA levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and glucose transporter 1, eventually decreasing VEGF release. Chloramphenicol can be used for anaerobic infections and lung cancer research.

Ponatinib (AP24534) is an orally active multi-targeted kinase inhibitor with IC₅₀s of 0.37 nM, 1.1 nM, 1.5 nM, 2.2 nM, and 5.4 nM for Abl, PDGFRα, VEGFR2, FGFR1, and Src, respectively.

Axitinib is a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor with IC₅₀s of 0.1, 0.2, 0.1-0.3, 1.6 nM for VEGFR1, VEGFR2, VEGFR3 and PDGFRβ, respectively.

Midostaurin (PKC412; CGP 41251) is an orally active, reversible multi-targeted protein kinase inhibitor. Midostaurin inhibits PKCα/β/γ, Syk, Flk-1, Akt, PKA, c-Kit, c-Fgr, c-Src, FLT3, PDFRβ and VEGFR1/2 with IC₅₀s ranging from 22-500 nM. Midostaurin also upregulates endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene expression. Midostaurin shows powerful anticancer effects.

Ivonescimab (AK112) is a PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody. Ivonescimab competitively inhibiting PD-1/PD-L1 interaction, reversing the immunosuppression mediated by it, and blocks the binding of VEGF-A to VEGFR2, inhibiting tumour angiogenesis in the tumour microenvironment. Ivonescimab also has significantly anticancer activity against EGFR-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCL).

Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA) is one of the main compositions in the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. Tanshinone IIA may suppress angiogenesis by targeting the protein kinase domains of VEGF/VEGFR2.

PD173074 is a potent FGFR1 inhibitor with an IC₅₀ of 25 nM and also inhibits VEGFR2 with an IC₅₀ of 100-200 nM, showing 1000-fold selectivity for FGFR1 over PDGFR and c-Src.

Pazopanib (GW786034) is a novel multi-target inhibitor of VEGFR1, VEGFR2, VEGFR3, PDGFRβ, c-Kit, FGFR1, and c-Fms with IC₅₀s of 10, 30, 47, 84, 74, 140 and 146 nM, respectively.

SU 5402 is a potent multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor with IC₅₀ of 20 nM, 30 nM, and 510 nM for VEGFR2, FGFR1, and PDGFRβ, respectively.