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Sharma MC. Comparative pharmacophore modeling and QSAR studies for structural requirements of some substituted 2-aminopyridines derivatives as inhibitors nitric oxide synthases. Interdiscip Sci 2014. [PMID: 25183347 DOI: 10.1007/s12539-013-0038-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2013] [Revised: 10/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The present studies are an attempt in this direction seeking for the development and comparison of QSAR models of substituted 2-aminopyridines derivatives as inhibitors of nitric oxide synthases by different feature selection methods. Comparing the two different feature selection methods, it is implicit that the model built with the selected variables by simulated annealing (SA) method gives better prediction in case of 2D and 3D QSAR modeling. The QSAR study was carried out on V-life Molecular Design Suite software and the derived best QSAR model was derived by partial component regression (PCR) method. The statistically significant best model with high correlation coefficient (r2 = 0.8408) was selected for further study. The model was further validated by means of crossed squared correlation coefficient (q2 = 0.7270 and pred r2 = 0.7889) which shows model has good predictive ability. 3D-QSAR analysis has been performed on a series of substituted 2-aminopyridines derivatives as which were screened as inhibitors of nitric oxide synthases, using the simulated annealing and step wise k-nearest neighbour Molecular Field Analysis. The best QSAR model showed q2 = 0.8377, r2 = 0.8739 and standard error = 0.1954. It was observed that steric properties predicted by k-nearest neighbour MFA contours can be related to inhibitors of nitric oxide synthases. The predictive ability of the resultant model was evaluated using a test set molecules and the predicted r2 = 0.8159. The distances between the pharmacophore sites were measured in order to confirm their significance to the activities. The results reveal that the acceptor (acc), donor (don), aliphatic and aromatic pharmacophore properties are favorable contours sites for both the activities. The two dimensional and k-nearest neighbour contour plots required for further understanding of the relationship between structural features of substituted 2-aminopyridines derivatives and their activities which should be applicable to design newer potential inducible nitric oxide synthases.
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- Mukesh C Sharma
- Drug Design and Development Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Devi Ahilya University, Takshila Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore, 452 001, India,
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Bendall JK, Douglas G, McNeill E, Channon KM, Crabtree MJ. Tetrahydrobiopterin in cardiovascular health and disease. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 20:3040-77. [PMID: 24294830 PMCID: PMC4038990 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) functions as a cofactor for several important enzyme systems, and considerable evidence implicates BH4 as a key regulator of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in the setting of cardiovascular health and disease. BH4 bioavailability is determined by a balance of enzymatic de novo synthesis and recycling, versus degradation in the setting of oxidative stress. Augmenting vascular BH4 levels by pharmacological supplementation has been shown in experimental studies to enhance NO bioavailability. However, it has become more apparent that the role of BH4 in other enzymatic pathways, including other NOS isoforms and the aromatic amino acid hydroxylases, may have a bearing on important aspects of vascular homeostasis, inflammation, and cardiac function. This article reviews the role of BH4 in cardiovascular development and homeostasis, as well as in pathophysiological processes such as endothelial and vascular dysfunction, atherosclerosis, inflammation, and cardiac hypertrophy. We discuss the therapeutic potential of BH4 in cardiovascular disease states and attempt to address how this modulator of intracellular NO-redox balance may ultimately provide a powerful new treatment for many cardiovascular diseases.
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- Jennifer K Bendall
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford , John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Benson MA, Batchelor H, Chuaiphichai S, Bailey J, Zhu H, Stuehr DJ, Bhattacharya S, Channon KM, Crabtree MJ. A pivotal role for tryptophan 447 in enzymatic coupling of human endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS): effects on tetrahydrobiopterin-dependent catalysis and eNOS dimerization. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:29836-45. [PMID: 23965989 PMCID: PMC3795282 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.493023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Revised: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is a required cofactor for the synthesis of NO by NOS. Bioavailability of BH4 is a critical factor in regulating the balance between NO and superoxide production by endothelial NOS (eNOS coupling). Crystal structures of the mouse inducible NOS oxygenase domain reveal a homologous BH4-binding site located in the dimer interface and a conserved tryptophan residue that engages in hydrogen bonding or aromatic stacking interactions with the BH4 ring. The role of this residue in eNOS coupling remains unexplored. We overexpressed human eNOS W447A and W447F mutants in novel cell lines with tetracycline-regulated expression of human GTP cyclohydrolase I, the rate-limiting enzyme in BH4 synthesis, to determine the importance of BH4 and Trp-447 in eNOS uncoupling. NO production was abolished in eNOS-W447A cells and diminished in cells expressing W447F, despite high BH4 levels. eNOS-derived superoxide production was significantly elevated in W447A and W447F versus wild-type eNOS, and this was sufficient to oxidize BH4 to 7,8-dihydrobiopterin. In uncoupled, BH4-deficient cells, the deleterious effects of W447A mutation were greatly exacerbated, resulting in further attenuation of NO and greatly increased superoxide production. eNOS dimerization was attenuated in W447A eNOS cells and further reduced in BH4-deficient cells, as demonstrated using a novel split Renilla luciferase biosensor. Reduction of cellular BH4 levels resulted in a switch from an eNOS dimer to an eNOS monomer. These data reveal a key role for Trp-447 in determining NO versus superoxide production by eNOS, by effects on BH4-dependent catalysis, and by modulating eNOS dimer formation.
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- Matthew A. Benson
- the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom, and
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- From the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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- From the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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- From the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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- the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom, and
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- the Department of Pathobiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195
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- From the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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- From the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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- From the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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Wainwright MS, Arteaga E, Fink R, Ravi K, Chace DH, Black SM. Tetrahydrobiopterin and nitric oxide synthase dimer levels are not changed following hypoxia-ischemia in the newborn rat. BRAIN RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH 2005; 156:183-92. [PMID: 16099305 DOI: 10.1016/j.devbrainres.2005.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2004] [Revised: 02/09/2005] [Accepted: 02/17/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The effect of hypoxia-ischemia on the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) and changes in the enzyme dimer state have not previously been studied. Cell-based studies have demonstrated the regulation of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis by intracellular BH4 levels. Activation of NOS requires two NOS polypeptides to form a homodimer. Dimerization results in the creation of high-affinity binding sites for BH4 and L-arginine. Our previous studies have indicated that nNOS activity falls 2 h post-hypoxia-ischemia in the immature rodent model. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine whether changes in nNOS dimeric state could be responsible for the decrease in nNOS activity. Using the immature rat model of HI in conjunction with LT-PAGE and Western blot analysis, we determined the effect of HI on NOS dimer state in hippocampus and cortex and the effects of pharmacologic modulation of NO levels during HI on dimer formation. Using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (MS-MS), we measured BH4 and L-arginine levels respectively after HI under the same conditions. We found minimal or no changes in either BH4 levels or NOS dimer state at 2 h, 24 h and 7 day recovery from HI on postnatal day 7. In contrast, L-arginine levels were transiently increased in the hypoxic ischemic hemisphere. Thus, our data suggest that the previously described decrease in NOS activity after HI is not associated with depletion of the cofactor BH4, L-arginine substrate or changes in the NOS enzyme dimer state.
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- Mark S Wainwright
- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a biologically active inorganic molecule produced when the semiessential amino acid l-arginine is converted to l-citrulline and NO via the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS). NO is known to be involved in the regulation of many physiological processes, such as control of blood flow, platelet adhesion, endocrine function, neurotransmission, neuromodulation, and inflammation, to name only a few. During neuropathological conditions, the production of NO can be either protective or toxic, dependent on the stage of the disease, the isoforms of NOS involved, and the initial pathological event. This paper reviews the properties of NO and NOS and the pathophysiology of Huntington's disease (HD). It discusses ways in which NO and NOS may interact with the protein product of HD and reviews data implicating NOS in the neuropathology of HD. This is followed by a synthesis of current information regarding how NO/NOS may contribute to HD-related pathology and identification of areas for potential future research.
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- A W Deckel
- Department of Psychiatry, Program in Neuroscience and Huntington's Disease Program, University of Connecticut Medical School, Farmington, Connecticut 03060-2103, USA.
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Newton DC, Montgomery HJ, Guillemette JG. The reductase domain of the human inducible nitric oxide synthase is fully active in the absence of bound calmodulin. Arch Biochem Biophys 1998; 359:249-57. [PMID: 9808767 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1998.0917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Nitric oxide synthases (NOSs) are composed of a flavin-containing reductase domain and a heme-containing oxygenase domain. Each NOS enzyme also contains a calmodulin (CaM) binding domain and requires bound calmodulin for enzymatic activity. The CaM binding properties of the different NOS isozymes differ in the need for free calcium ions (Ca2+). We investigated CaM binding using reductase domains from the human and mouse inducible as well as the rat neuronal isoforms of NOS. An Escherichia coli expression system was designed to generate truncated recombinant NOS proteins for each isoform in which an extended CaM binding domain was either included or deleted. The reductase domains with the extended N-terminal CaM binding domains of human iNOS (residues 480-1153) and mouse iNOS (residues 474-1144) show Ca2+ binding properties that are similar to their respective holoenzymes. In addition, the iNOS reductases were active in the presence or absence of CaM. Thus, CaM does not stimulate NADPH utilization of the reductase domain in iNOS enzymes. In contrast, the rat nNOS reductase enzymes showed Ca2+-dependent CaM binding and activation.
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- D C Newton
- Department of Chemistry and Guelph Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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