An indolinone derivative potently blocking VEGF receptor(VEGFR), PDGFR and FGFR kinase activity.[1]
The cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase domain of VEGFR-2 (residues 797–1355 according to sequence deposited in databank SWISS-PROT P35 68) was cloned into pFastBac fused to GST and extracted. For all the other kinase assays, the entire cytoplasmic domains of the receptors ( from the end of the transmembrane to the COOH terminus) were cloned into pFastBac vector containing GST and assayed under standard conditions.
Extensive biochemical testing revealed a distinctive, narrow range of kinases that are inhibited by BIBF 1120 at pharmacologically relevant concentrations.The targeted kinases include all three VEGFRsubtypes (IC50=13–34 nmol/L), PDGFRa and PDGFRh (IC50=59 and 65 nmol/L),and FGFRtypes 1, 2, and 3 (IC50=69, 37, and 108 nmol/L,respectively).
BIBF 1120 inhibits mitogenactivated protein kinase and Akt signaling pathways in three cell types contributing to angiogenesis, endothelial cells, pericytes, and smooth muscle cells, resulting in inhibition of cell proliferation (EC50=10–80 nmol/L) and apoptosis.[2]