K145は選択的なスフィンゴシンキナーゼ2(SphK2)の阻害剤であり、IC50値は4.3μMであり、Ki値は6.4μMであり、抗癌活性を示す[1, 2]。K145は、SphK2と競合的に結合することでその活性を阻害し、相同酵素SphK1を影響しなかった[3]。K145は、孤立性形質細胞腫(SP)細胞の成長を阻害できる[4]。
In vitro(体外)で、乳癌細胞(MCF-7、MDA-MB-231とLM2-4細胞)をK145(2μM)で前処理したところ、上皮成長因子(EGF)媒介の細胞の遊走が著しく阻害され、LM2-4細胞でスフィンゴシンキナーゼ-1-リン酸(S1P)のレベルが著しく減少した[5]。
In vivo(体内)で、ob/obとdb/dbマウスに、K145(5、10mg/kg)を10日間腹腔内注射したところ、db/dbマウスで、肝臓脂質の蓄積が減少し、空腹の血糖値が低下し、ob/obマウスの肝臓で、脂質代謝関連遺伝子のmRNAレベルが調節された[6]。K145(50mg/kg/日)を、膠芽腫(GBM)細胞異種移植マウスに30日間腹腔内注射したところ、腫瘍の成長が遅くなり、マウスの生存率が増えた[7]。
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