The invention provides an
indole compound as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The
structural formula of the compound is shown as a formula (I), a formula (II) or a formula (III). The compound provided by the invention is used as an ATP (
adenosine triphosphate) competitive
sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1) or 2 (SphK2) inhibitor, and shows strong
enzyme inhibition activity and an effect of resisting tumor
cell proliferation. Experiments prove that the
indole compound provided by the invention has the potential to be developed into an anti-tumor therapeutic
drug and an anti-pulmonary arterial hypertension therapeutic
drug, and a new direction is provided for the field of anti-
cancer therapeutic drugs. The preparation method of the compound is simple, low in cost, free of dangerous reagents and suitable for industrial production.