Research Area
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Description
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Myeloproliferative disorders |
Biological Activity
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Description
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CYT387 is an ATP-competitive inhibitor of JAK1 and JAK2 with IC50 of 11 nM and 18 nM, respectively. |
Targets
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JAK1 |
JAK2 |
JAK3 |
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IC50 |
11 nM |
18 nM |
155 nM [1] |
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In Vitro
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CYT387 inhibits the proliferation of parental Ba/F3 cells (Ba/F3-wt) stimulated by IL-3 with IC50 of 1400 nM. Furthermore, CYT387 also causes the inhibition of cell proliferation in cell lines constitutively activated by JAK2 or MPL signaling, including Ba/F3-MPLW515L cells, CHRF-288-11 cells and Ba/F3-TEL-JAK2 cells with IC50 of 200 nM, 1 nM and 700 nM, respectively. In addition, CYT387 has been shown to inhibit erythroid colony growth in vitro from JAK2V617F-positive PV patients with similar potency with IC50 of 2μ-4 μM. [1] A recent study shows that CYT387 inhibits PI3K/AKT and Ras/MAPK signaling induced by IL-6 and IGF-1. Moreover, CYT387 induces apoptosis as a single agent and synergizes with the conventional anti-MM therapies bortezomib and melphalan in primary multiple myeloma (MM) cells. [2] |
In Vivo
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In a murine MPN model, CYT387 normalizes white cell counts, hematocrit, spleen size, and restores physiologic levels of inflammatory cytokines. [3] |
Clinical Trials
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Cyt387 is currently in Phase I/II clinical trials in patients with primary myelofibrosis or post-polycythemia vera or post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis. |
Features
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Protocol
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Kinase Assay
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Cell-free kinase activity assays |
Glutathione-S-transferase (GST)-tagged JAK kinase domains expressed in insect cells are purified before use in a peptide substrate phosphorylation assay. Assays are carried out in 384-well optiplates using an Alphascreen Protein Tyrosine Kinase P100 detection kit and a PerkinElmer Fusion Alpha instrument. |
Cell Assay
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Cell Lines |
Ba/F3, Ba/F3-JAK2V617F and Ba/F3-MPLW515L cells |
Concentrations |
0 to 10 μM |
Incubation Time |
72 hours |
Methods |
Ba/F3 cells expressing JAK2V617F (Ba/F3-JAK2V617F) and MPLW515L (Ba/F3-MPLW515L) mutants, as well as CHRF-288-11 (JAK2T875N) and CMK (JAK3A572V) cells are used. The TEL/JAK2 and TEL/JAK3 fusions are generated and introduced into Ba/F3 murine cells. The TEL/JAK2- or TEL/JAK3-transfected cells are cultured in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) containing 10% fetal calf serum (FCS). Ba/F3 wild-type cells are cultured in RPMI containing 10% FCS supplemented with 5 ng/mL murine IL-3. Proliferation is measured using the Alamar Blue assay after incubating for 72 hours at 37 °C with 5% CO2. |
Animal Study
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Animal Models |
Balb/c mice are transplanted with bone marrow transduced with a JAK2V617F retrovirus. |
Formulation |
CYT387 is dissolved in NMP (120 mg/mL final; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, Chromasolv Plus). Subsequently, the CYT387/NMP mix is diluted with 0.14 M Captisol to a concentration of 6 mg/mL and further diluted with 0.1M Captisol to a final concentration of 4 mg/mL. |
Doses |
≤50 mg/kg |
Administration |
Administered via p.o. |
References |
[1] Pardanani A, et al. Leukemia, 2009, 23(8), 1441-1445.
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[2] Monaghan KA, et al. Leukemia, 2011, 25(12), 1891-1899.
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[3] Tyner JW, et al. Blood, 2010, 115(25), 5232-5240.
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