TDRL-551 is a potent inhibitor of replication protein A (RPA) with an IC50 value of 18µM[1]. RPA is an important single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding protein complex in eukaryotes and plays an important role in multiple key biological processes such as DNA replication, repair, damage response, telomere maintenance and viral defense[2, 3]. TDRL-551 can inhibit RPA-DNA interaction and improve the efficacy of platinum-based chemotherapy for lung and ovarian cancer[4].
In vitro, TDRL-551 (0-200μM) treatment of H460, SKOV-3, A2780 and OVCA-429 cells for 48h inhibited cell viability in a dose-dependent manner[1]. TDRL-551 (0-20μM) treatment of human non-small cell lung cancer cell line H460 cells for 24h induced cell death in a dose-dependent manner, but without caspase activation, indicating that TDRL-551-induced cell death is a non-apoptotic mechanism[5].
In vivo, TDRL-551 (200mg/kg) was intraperitoneally injected into mice bearing non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell xenografts for 20 days, significantly inhibiting tumor growth in the mice, with an effect comparable to that of carboplatin. The combination of the two had a better effect[6].
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