Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of the stereoisomers of 3-carba cyclic-phosphatidic acid

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Abstract

Cyclic phosphatidic acid (CPA) is a naturally occurring analog of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in which the sn-2 hydroxy group forms a five-membered ring with the sn-3 phosphate. Here, we describe the synthesis of R-3-CCPA and S-3-CCPA along with their pharmacological properties as inhibitors of lysophospholipase D/autotaxin, agonists of the LPA5 GPCR, and blockers of lung metastasis of B16-F10 melanoma cells in a C57BL/6 mouse model. S-3CCPA was significantly more efficacious in the activation of LPA5 compared to the R-stereoisomer. In contrast, no stereoselective differences were found between the two isomers toward the inhibition of autotaxin or lung metastasis of B16-F10 melanoma cells in vivo. These results extend the potential utility of these compounds as potential lead compounds warranting evaluation as cancer therapeutics.

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The first stereochemical synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 18:1 3CCPA is described.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by NIH Grant CA92160 (G.T.), Van Vleet Professorship (D.M.), Breast Cancer Research Foundation (N.P.) and Lpath Inc. (G.M.).

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