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Xin M, Wu H, Du Y, Liu S, Zhao F, Mou X. Synthesis and biological evaluation of resveratrol amide derivatives as selective COX-2 inhibitors. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 380:110522. [PMID: 37179037 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
Selective COX-2 inhibitors have been considered to be reliable alternatives to tNSAIDs, but most of them were withdrawn from the market due to their risk of heart attack and stroke. Therefore, it is urgent to develop a new type of selective COX-2 inhibitor with high efficiency and low toxicity. Inspired by the cardiovascular protection, and anti-inflammatory activity of resveratrol, we synthesized 38 resveratrol amide derivatives and evaluated their COX-1/COX-2 inhibitory activities. Compounds 8a, 6a, 8c and 13c showed important inhibitory activity against COX-2 (IC50 = 0.42-2.54 μM) with definite selectivity (SI = 48-83). Molecular docking study demonstrated that these compounds partially entered the 2°-pocket of the COX-2 active site and interacted with the amino acid residues responsible for the COX-2 selectivity, which was in a similar orientation and binding interactions to rofecoxib. Further anti-inflammatory activity evaluation in vivo of these active compounds revealed that compound 8a showed no gastric ulcer toxicity, and displayed evident anti-inflammatory effect (45.95% inhibition of edema) with three oral doses of 50 mg/kg, which is worthy of further study. Moreover, compounds 6a and 8c also exhibited superior gastric safety profiles compared to the reference drugs celecoxib and indomethacin.
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- Min Xin
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China.
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Potenza M, Giordano A, Chini MG, Saviano A, Kretzer C, Raucci F, Russo M, Lauro G, Terracciano S, Bruno I, Iorizzi M, Hofstetter RK, Pace S, Maione F, Werz O, Bifulco G. Identification of 2-Aminoacyl-1,3,4-thiadiazoles as Prostaglandin E 2 and Leukotriene Biosynthesis Inhibitors. ACS Med Chem Lett 2022; 14:26-34. [PMID: 36655121 PMCID: PMC9841589 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The application of a multi-step scientific workflow revealed an unprecedented class of PGE2/leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitors with in vivo activity. Specifically, starting from a combinatorial virtual library of ∼4.2 × 105 molecules, a small set of compounds was identified for the synthesis. Among these, four novel 2-aminoacyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives (3, 6, 7, and 9) displayed marked anti-inflammatory properties in vitro by strongly inhibiting PGE2 biosynthesis, with IC50 values in the nanomolar range. The hit compounds also efficiently interfered with leukotriene biosynthesis in cell-based systems and modulated IL-6 and PGE2 biosynthesis in a lipopolysaccharide-stimulated J774A.1 macrophage cell line. The most promising compound 3 showed prominent in vivo anti-inflammatory activity in a mouse model, with efficacy comparable to that of dexamethasone, attenuating zymosan-induced leukocyte migration in mouse peritoneum with considerable modulation of the levels of typical pro-/anti-inflammatory cytokines.
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- Marianna Potenza
- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy,The
FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy,Institute
of Biomolecular Chemistry (ICB), Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli, 80078 Napoli, Italy
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- Department
of Biosciences and Territory, University
of Molise, Contrada Fonte Lappone, Pesche, 86090 Isernia, Italy
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- ImmunoPharmaLab,
Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- ImmunoPharmaLab,
Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- ImmunoPharmaLab,
Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department
of Biosciences and Territory, University
of Molise, Contrada Fonte Lappone, Pesche, 86090 Isernia, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- ImmunoPharmaLab,
Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany,
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy,
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Di Micco S, Terracciano S, Ruggiero D, Potenza M, Vaccaro MC, Fischer K, Werz O, Bruno I, Bifulco G. Identification of 2-(thiophen-2-yl)acetic Acid-Based Lead Compound for mPGES-1 Inhibition. Front Chem 2021; 9:676631. [PMID: 34046398 PMCID: PMC8144515 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.676631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
We report the implementation of our in silico/synthesis pipeline by targeting the glutathione-dependent enzyme mPGES-1, a valuable macromolecular target in both cancer therapy and inflammation therapy. Specifically, by using a virtual fragment screening approach of aromatic bromides, straightforwardly modifiable by the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction, we identified 3-phenylpropanoic acid and 2-(thiophen-2-yl)acetic acid to be suitable chemical platforms to develop tighter mPGES-1 inhibitors. Among these, compounds 1c and 2c showed selective inhibitory activity against mPGES-1 in the low micromolar range in accordance with molecular modeling calculations. Moreover, 1c and 2c exhibited interesting IC50 values on A549 cell lines compared to CAY10526, selected as reference compound. The most promising compound 2c induced the cycle arrest in the G0/G1 phase at 24 h of exposure, whereas at 48 and 72 h, it caused an increase of subG0/G1 fraction, suggesting an apoptosis/necrosis effect.
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- Simone Di Micco
- European Biomedical Research Institute of Salerno (EBRIS), Salerno, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, University degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, University degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, University degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, University degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, University degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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Kalčic F, Kolman V, Ajani H, Zídek Z, Janeba Z. Polysubstituted Pyrimidines as mPGES‐1 Inhibitors: Discovery of Potent Inhibitors of PGE
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Production with Strong Anti‐inflammatory Effects in Carrageenan‐Induced Rat Paw Edema. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:1398-1407. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Filip Kalčic
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nám. 2 166 10 Prague 6 Czech Republic
- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ScienceCharles University Hlavova 8 128 43 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nám. 2 166 10 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nám. 2 166 10 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences Vídeňská 1083 142 20 Prague 4 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nám. 2 166 10 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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Lauro G, Terracciano S, Cantone V, Ruggiero D, Fischer K, Pace S, Werz O, Bruno I, Bifulco G. A Combinatorial Virtual Screening Approach Driving the Synthesis of 2,4-Thiazolidinedione-Based Molecules as New Dual mPGES-1/5-LO Inhibitors. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:481-489. [PMID: 32022480 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Dual inhibition of microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO), two key enzymes involved in pro-inflammatory eicosanoid biosynthesis, represents a new strategy for treating inflammatory disorders. Herein we report the discovery of 2,4-thiazolidinedione-based mPGES-1/5-LO dual inhibitors following a multidisciplinary protocol, involving virtual combinatorial screening, chemical synthesis, and validation of the biological activities for the selected compounds. Following the multicomponent-based chemical route for the decoration of the 2,4-thiazolidinedione core, a large library of virtual compounds was built (∼2.0×104 items) and submitted to virtual screening. Nine selected molecules were synthesized and biologically evaluated, disclosing among them four compounds able to reduce the activity of both enzymes in the mid- and low- micromolar range of activities. These results are of interest for further expanding the chemical diversity around the 2,4-thiazolidinedione central core, facilitating the identification of novel anti-inflammatory agents endowed with a promising and safer pharmacological profile.
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- Gianluigi Lauro
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy.,PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry Institute of Pharmacy, University of Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry Institute of Pharmacy, University of Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry Institute of Pharmacy, University of Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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Maione F, Minosi P, Di Giannuario A, Raucci F, Chini MG, De Vita S, Bifulco G, Mascolo N, Pieretti S. Long-Lasting Anti-Inflammatory and Antinociceptive Effects of Acute Ammonium Glycyrrhizinate Administration: Pharmacological, Biochemical, and Docking Studies. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24132453. [PMID: 31277398 PMCID: PMC6651237 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24132453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The object of the study was to estimate the long-lasting effects induced by ammonium glycyrrhizinate (AG) after a single administration in mice using animal models of pain and inflammation together with biochemical and docking studies. A single intraperitoneal injection of AG was able to produce anti-inflammatory effects in zymosan-induced paw edema and peritonitis. Moreover, in several animal models of pain, such as the writhing test, the formalin test, and hyperalgesia induced by zymosan, AG administered 24 h before the tests was able to induce a strong antinociceptive effect. Molecular docking studies revealed that AG possesses higher affinity for microsomal prostaglandin E synthase type-2 compared to type-1, whereas it seems to locate better in the binding pocket of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 compared to COX-1. These results demonstrated that AG induced anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects until 24-48 h after a single administration thanks to its ability to bind the COX/mPGEs pathway. Taken together, all these findings highlight the potential use of AG for clinical treatment of pain and/or inflammatory-related diseases.
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- Francesco Maione
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- National Centre for Drug Research and Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Drug Research and Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- National Centre for Drug Research and Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Lauro G, Cantone V, Potenza M, Fischer K, Koeberle A, Werz O, Riccio R, Bifulco G. Discovery of 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one-based mPGES-1 inhibitors using a multi-step virtual screening protocol. MEDCHEMCOMM 2018; 9:2028-2036. [PMID: 30746063 DOI: 10.1039/c8md00497h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Targeting microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) represents an efficient strategy for the development of novel drugs against inflammation and cancer with potentially reduced side effects. With this aim, a virtual screening was performed on a large library of commercially available molecules using the X-ray structure of mPGES-1 co-complexed with a potent inhibitor. Combining fast ligand-based shape alignment, molecular docking experiments, and qualitative analysis of the binding poses, a small set of molecules was selected for the subsequent steps of validation of the biological activity. Compounds 2 and 3, bearing the 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one nucleus, showed mPGES-1-inhibitory activity in the low micromolar range. These data highlighted the applicability of the reported virtual screening protocol for the selection of new mPGES-1 inhibitors as promising anti-inflammatory/anti-cancer drugs.
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- Gianluigi Lauro
- Department of Pharmacy , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II 132 , 84084 Fisciano , Italy . ; ; Tel: +39 (0)89 969741
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II 132 , 84084 Fisciano , Italy . ; ; Tel: +39 (0)89 969741
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II 132 , 84084 Fisciano , Italy . ; ; Tel: +39 (0)89 969741
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry , Institute of Pharmacy , Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena , Philosophenweg 14 , D-07743 Jena , Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry , Institute of Pharmacy , Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena , Philosophenweg 14 , D-07743 Jena , Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry , Institute of Pharmacy , Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena , Philosophenweg 14 , D-07743 Jena , Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II 132 , 84084 Fisciano , Italy . ; ; Tel: +39 (0)89 969741
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II 132 , 84084 Fisciano , Italy . ; ; Tel: +39 (0)89 969741
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Cheung SY, Werner M, Esposito L, Troisi F, Cantone V, Liening S, König S, Gerstmeier J, Koeberle A, Bilancia R, Rizza R, Rossi A, Roviezzo F, Temml V, Schuster D, Stuppner H, Schubert-Zsilavecz M, Werz O, Hanke T, Pace S. Discovery of a benzenesulfonamide-based dual inhibitor of microsomal prostaglandin E 2 synthase-1 and 5-lipoxygenase that favorably modulates lipid mediator biosynthesis in inflammation. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 156:815-830. [PMID: 30053720 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Leukotrienes (LTs) and prostaglandin (PG)E2, produced by 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) and microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1), respectively, are key players in inflammation, and pharmacological suppression of these lipid mediators (LM) represents a strategy to intervene with inflammatory disorders. Previous studies revealed that the benzenesulfonamide scaffold displays efficient 5-LO-inhibitory properties. Here, we structurally optimized benzenesulfonamides which led to an N-phenylbenzenesulfonamide derivative (compound 47) with potent inhibitory activities (IC50 = 2.3 and 0.4 μM for isolated 5-LO and 5-LO in intact cells, respectively). Compound 47 prevented the interaction of 5-LO with its activating protein (FLAP) at the nuclear envelope in transfected HEK293 cells as shown by in situ proximity ligation assay. Comprehensive assessment of the LM profile produced by human macrophages revealed the ability of 47 to selectively down-regulate pro-inflammatory LMs (i.e. LTs and PGE2) in M1 but to enhance the formation of pro-resolving LMs (i.e. resolvins and maresins) in M2 macrophages. Moreover, 47 strongly inhibited LT formation and cell infiltration in two in vivo models of acute inflammation (i.e., peritonitis and air pouch sterile inflammation in mice). Together, 47 represents a novel LT biosynthesis inhibitor with an attractive pharmacological profile as anti-inflammatory drug that also promotes the biosynthesis of pro-resolving LM.
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- Sun-Yee Cheung
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, Frankfurt am Main, D-60438, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, Jena, D-07743, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, Jena, D-07743, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, Jena, D-07743, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, Jena, D-07743, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, Jena, D-07743, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, Jena, D-07743, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, Jena, D-07743, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, Jena, D-07743, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, Naples, 80131, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, Naples, 80131, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, Naples, 80131, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, Naples, 80131, Italy
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- Institute of Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Strubergasse 21, Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, Frankfurt am Main, D-60438, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, Jena, D-07743, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, Frankfurt am Main, D-60438, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, Jena, D-07743, Germany
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Cheng C, Othman EM, Stopper H, Edrada-Ebel R, Hentschel U, Abdelmohsen UR. Isolation of Petrocidin A, a New Cytotoxic Cyclic Dipeptide from the Marine Sponge-Derived Bacterium Streptomyces sp. SBT348. Mar Drugs 2017; 15:md15120383. [PMID: 29211005 PMCID: PMC5742843 DOI: 10.3390/md15120383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
A new cyclic dipeptide, petrocidin A (1), along with three known compounds-2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2), 2,3-dihydroxybenzamide (3), and maltol (4)-were isolated from the solid culture of Streptomyces sp. SBT348. The strain Streptomyces sp. SBT348 had been prioritized in a strain collection of 64 sponge-associated actinomycetes based on its distinct metabolomic profile using liquid chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The absolute configuration of all α-amino acids was determined by HPLC analysis after derivatization with Marfey's reagent and comparison with commercially available reference amino acids. Structure elucidation was pursued in the presented study by mass spectrometry and NMR spectral data. Petrocidin A (1) and 2,3-dihydroxybenzamide (3) exhibited significant cytotoxicity towards the human promyelocytic HL-60 and the human colon adenocarcinoma HT-29 cell lines. These results demonstrated the potential of sponge-associated actinomycetes for the discovery of novel and pharmacologically active natural products.
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- Cheng Cheng
- Department of Botany II, Julius-von-Sachs Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany.
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- Department of Toxicology, University of Würzburg, Versbacher Str. 9, D-97078 Würzburg, Germany.
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt.
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- Department of Toxicology, University of Würzburg, Versbacher Str. 9, D-97078 Würzburg, Germany.
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, The John Arbuthnott Building, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, UK.
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- Department of Botany II, Julius-von-Sachs Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany.
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, RD3 Marine Microbiology, and Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
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- Department of Botany II, Julius-von-Sachs Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany.
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt.
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Bertamino A, Lauro G, Ostacolo C, Di Sarno V, Musella S, Ciaglia T, Campiglia P, Bifulco G, Gomez-Monterrey IM. Ring-Fused Cyclic Aminals from Tetrahydro-β-carboline-Based Dipeptide Compounds. J Org Chem 2017; 82:12014-12027. [PMID: 29091729 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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An acid- and oxidant-promoted intramolecular cyclization of a tetrahydro-β-carboline-based dipeptide has been developed to prepare new indole-fused aminoacetals. This approach involves N-acyliminium formation from readily available precursors and cyclization under mild reaction conditions. The diastereoselectivity in the formation of the products is influenced by the specific substituents of the starting reagents, which has been rationalized analyzing the energy profile of the related reactions and the relative stability of the proposed structures based on DFT computational methods.
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- Alessia Bertamino
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Napoli "Federico II" , Via Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.,Fondazione EBRIS, Via Salvatore de Renzi, 3, 84125 Salerno, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Napoli "Federico II" , Via Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Di Micco S, Terracciano S, Cantone V, Fischer K, Koeberle A, Foglia A, Riccio R, Werz O, Bruno I, Bifulco G. Discovery of new potent molecular entities able to inhibit mPGES-1. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 143:1419-1427. [PMID: 29133047 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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mPGES-1, a glutathione-dependent membrane protein is involved in the last step of PGE2 production and has been well recognized as a strategic target for the development of anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer agents. It has been proven to selectively control the PGE2 levels induced by inflammatory stimuli, with neither affecting PGE2 constitutively produced, nor homeostatic prostanoids, so that its modulation can represent a better strategy to control PGE2 related disorders, compared to the use of the classical anti-inflammatory drugs, endowed with severe side effects. Despite the intensive research on the identification of potent mPGES-1 inhibitors as attractive candidates for drug development, none of the disclosed molecules, except for LY3023705, which recently entered clinical trials, are available for clinical use, therefore the discovery of new effective mPGES-1 inhibitors with increased drug-like properties are urgently needed. Continuing our work aimed at identifying new chemical platforms able to interact with this enzyme, here we describe the discovery of potent mPGES-1 modulators, featuring a 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitro-biphenyl-based scaffold, by processing and docking a small collection of synthetically accessible molecules, built around two main fragments, disclosed in our in silico screening. The top scoring hits obtained have been synthesized and tested, and five of the predicted compounds showed to potently inhibit mPGES-1 enzyme, without affecting COX enzymes activities.
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- Simone Di Micco
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Jena, Philosophenweg 14, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Jena, Philosophenweg 14, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Jena, Philosophenweg 14, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Jena, Philosophenweg 14, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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Xia Z, Yan A. Computational models for the classification of mPGES-1 inhibitors with fingerprint descriptors. Mol Divers 2017; 21:661-675. [PMID: 28484935 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-017-9743-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Human microsomal prostaglandin [Formula: see text] synthase (mPGES)-1 is a promising drug target for inflammation and other diseases with inflammatory symptoms. In this work, we built classification models which were able to classify mPGES-1 inhibitors into two groups: highly active inhibitors and weakly active inhibitors. A dataset of 1910 mPGES-1 inhibitors was separated into a training set and a test set by two methods, by a Kohonen's self-organizing map or by random selection. The molecules were represented by different types of fingerprint descriptors including MACCS keys (MACCS), CDK fingerprints, Estate fingerprints, PubChem fingerprints, substructure fingerprints and 2D atom pairs fingerprint. First, we used a support vector machine (SVM) to build twelve models with six types of fingerprints and found that MACCS had some advantage over the other fingerprints in modeling. Next, we used naïve Bayes (NB), random forest (RF) and multilayer perceptron (MLP) methods to build six models with MACCS only and found that models using RF and MLP methods were better than NB. Finally, all the models with MACCS keys were used to make predictions on an external test set of 41 compounds. In summary, the models built with MACCS keys and using SVM, RF and MLP methods show good prediction performance on the test sets and the external test set. Furthermore, we made a structure-activity relationship analysis between mPGES-1 and its inhibitors based on the information gain of fingerprints and could pinpoint some key functional groups for mPGES-1 activity. It was found that highly active inhibitors usually contained an amide group, an aromatic ring or a nitrogen heterocyclic ring, and several heteroatoms substituents such as fluorine and chlorine. The carboxyl group and sulfur atom groups mainly appeared in weakly active inhibitors.
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- Zhonghua Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, P.O. Box 53, 15 BeiSanHuan East Road, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, P.O. Box 53, 15 BeiSanHuan East Road, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.
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Proschak E, Heitel P, Kalinowsky L, Merk D. Opportunities and Challenges for Fatty Acid Mimetics in Drug Discovery. J Med Chem 2017; 60:5235-5266. [PMID: 28252961 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Fatty acids beyond their role as an endogenous energy source and storage are increasingly considered as signaling molecules regulating various physiological effects in metabolism and inflammation. Accordingly, the molecular targets involved in formation and physiological activities of fatty acids hold significant therapeutic potential. A number of these fatty acid targets are addressed by some of the oldest and most widely used drugs such as cyclooxygenase inhibiting NSAIDs, whereas others remain unexploited. Compounds orthosterically binding to proteins that endogenously bind fatty acids are considered as fatty acid mimetics. On the basis of their structural resemblance, fatty acid mimetics constitute a family of bioactive compounds showing specific binding thermodynamics and following similar pharmacokinetic mechanisms. This perspective systematically evaluates targets for fatty acid mimetics, investigates their common structural characteristics, and highlights demands in their discovery and design. In summary, fatty acid mimetics share particularly favorable characteristics justifying the conclusion that their therapeutic potential vastly outweighs the challenges in their design.
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- Ewgenij Proschak
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt , Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt , Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt , Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt , Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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Lauro G, Manfra M, Pedatella S, Fischer K, Cantone V, Terracciano S, Bertamino A, Ostacolo C, Gomez-Monterrey I, De Nisco M, Riccio R, Novellino E, Werz O, Campiglia P, Bifulco G. Identification of novel microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) lead inhibitors from Fragment Virtual Screening. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 125:278-287. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Tauro M, Laghezza A, Loiodice F, Piemontese L, Caradonna A, Capelli D, Montanari R, Pochetti G, Di Pizio A, Agamennone M, Campestre C, Tortorella P. Catechol-based matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors with additional antioxidative activity. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2016; 31:25-37. [PMID: 27556138 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2016.1217853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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New catechol-containing chemical entities have been investigated as matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors as well as antioxidant molecules. The combination of the two properties could represent a useful feature due to the potential application in all the pathological processes characterized by increased proteolytic activity and radical oxygen species (ROS) production, such as inflammation and photoaging. A series of catechol-based molecules were synthesized and tested for both proteolytic and oxidative inhibitory activity, and the detailed binding mode was assessed by crystal structure determination of the complex between a catechol derivative and the matrix metalloproteinase-8. Surprisingly, X-ray structure reveals that the catechol oxygens do not coordinates the zinc atom.
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- Marilena Tauro
- a Department of Tumor Biology , H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute , Tampa , FL , USA
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- b Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi "A. Moro" di Bari , Bari , Italy
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- b Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi "A. Moro" di Bari , Bari , Italy
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- b Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi "A. Moro" di Bari , Bari , Italy
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- b Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi "A. Moro" di Bari , Bari , Italy
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- c Istituto di Cristallografia, CNR , Monterotondo Stazione (Roma) , Italy
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- c Istituto di Cristallografia, CNR , Monterotondo Stazione (Roma) , Italy
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- c Istituto di Cristallografia, CNR , Monterotondo Stazione (Roma) , Italy
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- d Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Rehovot , Israel , and
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- e Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti , Chieti , Italy
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- b Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi "A. Moro" di Bari , Bari , Italy
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