KNK437 (218924-25-5) Inhibits constitutive and inducible HSP70 expression in non-stressed1 and heat-stressed2 cancer cells. Blocks the geldanamycin-induced induction of HSP70 and inhibition of TGF? signaling.3 Inhibits leukocyte integrin α4?7-mediated adhesion of T cells to mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule 1 (MAdCAM-1) suggesting that HSP70 is essential for ?7 integrin signalling.4 Suppresses morphine analgesic tolerance in a rodent model (100 mg/Kg).5
KNK437 has been used:
- as a heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) inhibitor to study its effects on the inhibition of viability and apoptosis activation in chemoresistant mice cells
- as an HSF1 inhibitor to study its effects on viability and apoptosis of colorectal cancer cells
- as a heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) inhibitor to study its effects on glutamine-induced HSP70 and inflammatory mediator release
KNK437 is a pan-HSP inhibitor that inhibits the synthesis of inducible HSPs, including HSP105, HSP72, and HSP40.
KNK437 inhibits the accumulation of heat shock proteins (including hsp -27, -40, -70, -72 and -105). KNK437 inhibits thermotolerance in cells with greater potency than quercetin.
In COLO320DM (human colon cancer) cells, KNK437 dose-dependently inhibits acquisition of thermotolerance and the activity of various HSPs, including Hsp105, HSP70 and HSP40. In PC-3 cells, KNK437 and quercetin dose-dependently inhibited thermotolerance. In PC-3 and LNCaP cells, KNK437 reduced heat-induced accumulation of HSP70 mRNA and protein.
KNK437 (200 mg/kg, intraperitoneal injection) showed no antitumor effect and did not increase the thermosensitivity of non-tolerant tumors. The same dose of KNK437 can synergistically improve the antitumor efficacy of graded heat treatment.
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Yokota et al. (2000), Benzylidene lactam compound, KNK437, a novel inhibitor of acquisition of thermotolerance and heat shock protein induction in human colon carcinoma cells; Cancer Res., 60 2942
Yun et al. (2010), Geldanamycin inhibits TGF-beta signaling through induction of Hsp70; Biochem. Biophys., 495 8
Chan et al. (2015), Leukocyte integrin α4?7 associates with heat shock protein 70; Cell. Biochem., 409 263
Qin et al. (2020), Effect of heat chock protein 70 modulators on the development of morphine analgesic tolerance in rats; Pharmacol., 31 179
