Pralatrexate

Pralatrexate is an antifolate and is a potent dihydrofolate reductasean (DHFR) inhibitor with a K_i of 13.4 pM. Pralatrexate is a substrate for folylpolyglutamate synthetase with improved cellular uptake and retention. Pralatrexate has antitumor activities and has the potential for relapsed/refractory T-cell lymphoma treatment^[1][2][3][4]. Pralatrexate is a click chemistry reagent, it contains an Alkyne group and can undergo copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAc) with molecules containing Azide groups. IC50 & Target:Ki: 13.4 pM (Dihydrofolate reductasean (DHFR))^[4] In Vitro:Pralatrexate (100 pM-200 μM; 48-72 hours; T-lymphoma cell lines) treatment exhibits concentration- and time-dependent cytotoxicity against a broad panel of T-lymphoma cell lines. The IC₅₀ values at 48 and 72 hours, respectively, are as follows: H9 cells, 1.1 nM and 2.5 nM; P12 cells, 1.7 nM and 2.4 nM; CEM cells, 3.2 nM and 4.2 nM; PF-382 cells, 5.5 nM and 2.7 nM; KOPT-K1 cells, 1 nM and 1.7 nM; DND-41 cells, 97.4 nM and 1.2 nM; and HPB-ALL cells, 247.8 nM and 0.77 nM. HH cells are relatively resistant after 48 hours of exposure, with the IC₅₀ at 72 hours being 2.8 nM^[1].
Pralatrexate (2-5.5 nM; 48-72 hours; H9, HH, P12 and PF382 cells) treatment induces potent apoptosis, and caspase-8 and caspase-9 activation^[1].
Pralatrexate (3 nM; 16-48 hours; H9 and P12 cells) treatment clearly increases p27 levels and increases the accumulation of educed folate carrier type 1 (RFC-1) in cells^[1]. In Vivo:The addition of Pralatrexate (15 mg/kg; intraperitoneal injection; on days 1, 4, 8, and 11; SCID-beige mice) to Bortezomib (0.5 mg/kg) enhanced efficacy compared with either drug alone^[1].