Halofuginone
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7-Bromo-6-chloro-3-[3-[(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-piperidinyl]-2-oxopropyl]-4-quinazolinone
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CAS Number | 55837-20-2 |
ATCvet code | QP51AX08 (WHO) |
PubChem | CID: 400772 |
ChemSpider | 355164 |
UNII | L31MM1385E |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL1199540 |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C16H17BrClN3O3 |
Molecular mass | 414.68 g/mol |
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Halofuginone is a coccidiostat used in veterinary medicine. It is a synthetic halogenated derivative of febrifugine, a natural quinazolinone alkaloid which can be found in the Chinese herb Dichroa febrifuga (Chang Shan).[1] Collgard Biopharmaceuticals is developing halofuginone for the treatment of scleroderma and it has received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.[2]
Halofuginone inhibits the development of T helper 17 cells, immune cells that play an important role in autoimmune disease, but it does not affect other kinds of T cells which are involved in normal immune function.[3] Halofuginone therefore has potential for the treatment of autoimmune disorders.[4]
Halofuginone is also an inhibitor of collagen type I gene expression and as a consequence it may inhibit tumor cell growth.[1] Halofuginone exerts its effects by acting as a high affinity inhibitor of the enzyme Glutamyl-Prolyl tRNA synthetase. Inhibition of prolyl tRNA charging leads to the accumulation of uncharged prolyl tRNAs, which serve as a signal to initiate the amino acid starvation response, which in turn exerts anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Halofuginone hydrobromide, NCI Drug Dictionary
- ↑ Halofuginone Receives FDA Orphan Drug Status For Scleroderma, March 10, 2000
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- ↑ A new lead for autoimmune disease: A small-molecule drug inhibits Th17 cells, eases symptoms in mouse model, June 4, 2009
- ↑ Keller et al (2012) Halofuginone and other febrifugine derivatives inhibit prolyl-trna synthetase. Nature Chemical Biology 12;8(3):311-7. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.790.
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