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Chourey S, Wang R, Ye Q, Reddy CN, Sun S, Takenaka N, Powell WS, Rokach J. Concise Syntheses of Microsomal Metabolites of a Potent OXE (Oxoeicosanoid) Receptor Antagonist. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2023; 71:534-544. [PMID: 37394602 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c22-00926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
Abstract
5-Oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE) is the most potent eosinophil chemoattractant among lipid mediators, and its actions are mediated by the selective oxoeicosanoid (OXE) receptor. Our group previously developed a highly potent indole-based OXE antagonist, S-C025, with an IC50 value of 120 pM. S-C025 was converted to a number of metabolites in the presence of monkey liver microsomes. Complete chemical syntheses of authentic standards enabled us to identify that the four major metabolites were derived by the oxidation at its benzylic and N-methyl carbon atoms. Herein we report concise syntheses of the four major metabolites of S-C025.
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- Shishir Chourey
- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology, McGill University Health Centre
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology
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Cossette C, Chourey S, Ye Q, Reddy CN, Wang R, Poulet S, Slobodchikova I, Vuckovic D, Rokach J, Powell WS. Metabolism of anti-inflammatory OXE (oxoeicosanoid) receptor antagonists by nonhuman primates. Eur J Pharm Sci 2022; 172:106144. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2022.106144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Molecular Characterization of Membrane Steroid Receptors in Hormone-Sensitive Cancers. Cells 2021; 10:cells10112999. [PMID: 34831222 PMCID: PMC8616056 DOI: 10.3390/cells10112999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cancer is one of the most common causes of death worldwide, and its development is a result of the complex interaction of genetic factors, environmental cues, and aging. Hormone-sensitive cancers depend on the action of one or more hormones for their development and progression. Sex steroids and corticosteroids can regulate different physiological functions, including metabolism, growth, and proliferation, through their interaction with specific nuclear receptors, that can transcriptionally regulate target genes via their genomic actions. Therefore, interference with hormones’ activities, e.g., deregulation of their production and downstream pathways or the exposition to exogenous hormone-active substances such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), can affect the regulation of their correlated pathways and trigger the neoplastic transformation. Although nuclear receptors account for most hormone-related biologic effects and their slow genomic responses are well-studied, less-known membrane receptors are emerging for their ability to mediate steroid hormones effects through the activation of rapid non-genomic responses also involved in the development of hormone-sensitive cancers. This review aims to collect pre-clinical and clinical data on these extranuclear receptors not only to draw attention to their emerging role in cancer development and progression but also to highlight their dual role as tumor microenvironment players and potential candidate drug targets.
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Ye Q, Chourey S, Reddy CN, Wang R, Cossette C, Gravel S, Slobodchikova I, Vuckovic D, Rokach J, Powell WS. Novel highly potent OXE receptor antagonists with prolonged plasma lifetimes that are converted to active metabolites in vivo in monkeys. Br J Pharmacol 2020; 177:388-401. [PMID: 31655025 PMCID: PMC6989946 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The 5-lipoxygenase product 5-oxo-6E,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE), acting through the OXE receptor, is a potent eosinophil chemoattractant that may be an important proinflammatory mediator in eosinophilic diseases such as asthma. We previously identified a series of indole-based OXE receptor antagonists that rapidly appear in the blood following oral administration but have limited lifetimes. The objective of this study was to increase the potency and plasma half-lives of these compounds and thereby identify the optimal candidate for future preclinical studies in monkeys, as rodents do not have an OXE receptor orthologue. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We synthesized a series of substituted phenylalkyl indoles and compared their antagonist potencies, pharmacokinetics, and metabolism to those of our earlier compounds. The potencies of some of their metabolites were also investigated. KEY RESULTS Among the compounds tested, the S-enantiomer of the m-chlorophenyl compound (S-Y048) was the most potent, with an pIC50 of about 10.8 for inhibition of 5-oxo-ETE-induced calcium mobilization in human neutrophils. When administered orally to cynomolgus monkeys, S-Y048 rapidly appeared in the blood and had a half-life in plasma of over 7 hr, considerably longer than any of the other OXE analogues tested. A major hydroxylated metabolite, with a potency close to that of its precursor, was identified in plasma. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Because of its highly potent antagonist activity and its long lifetime in vivo, S-Y048 may be a useful anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of eosinophilic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis.
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- Qiuji Ye
- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of ChemistryFlorida Institute of TechnologyMelbourneFlorida
- Present address:
Department of ChemistryRice UniversityHoustonTexas
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of ChemistryFlorida Institute of TechnologyMelbourneFlorida
- Present address:
Chemical Development DepartmentAlbany Molecular Research Inc.AlbanyNew York
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of ChemistryFlorida Institute of TechnologyMelbourneFlorida
- Present address:
Synthetic ChemistryOlon Ricerca BioscienceConcordOhio
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of ChemistryFlorida Institute of TechnologyMelbourneFlorida
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- Meakins‐Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational BiologyMcGill University Health CentreMontrealQCCanada
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- Meakins‐Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational BiologyMcGill University Health CentreMontrealQCCanada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and PERFORM CentreConcordia UniversityMontrealQCCanada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and PERFORM CentreConcordia UniversityMontrealQCCanada
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of ChemistryFlorida Institute of TechnologyMelbourneFlorida
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- Meakins‐Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational BiologyMcGill University Health CentreMontrealQCCanada
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Tyurina YY, St Croix CM, Watkins SC, Watson AM, Epperly MW, Anthonymuthu TS, Kisin ER, Vlasova II, Krysko O, Krysko DV, Kapralov AA, Dar HH, Tyurin VA, Amoscato AA, Popova EN, Bolevich SB, Timashev PS, Kellum JA, Wenzel SE, Mallampalli RK, Greenberger JS, Bayir H, Shvedova AA, Kagan VE. Redox (phospho)lipidomics of signaling in inflammation and programmed cell death. J Leukoc Biol 2019; 106:57-81. [PMID: 31071242 PMCID: PMC6626990 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.3mir0119-004rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2019] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
In addition to the known prominent role of polyunsaturated (phospho)lipids as structural blocks of biomembranes, there is an emerging understanding of another important function of these molecules as a highly diversified signaling language utilized for intra- and extracellular communications. Technological developments in high-resolution mass spectrometry facilitated the development of a new branch of metabolomics, redox lipidomics. Analysis of lipid peroxidation reactions has already identified specific enzymatic mechanisms responsible for the biosynthesis of several unique signals in response to inflammation and regulated cell death programs. Obtaining comprehensive information about millions of signals encoded by oxidized phospholipids, represented by thousands of interactive reactions and pleiotropic (patho)physiological effects, is a daunting task. However, there is still reasonable hope that significant discoveries, of at least some of the important contributors to the overall overwhelmingly complex network of interactions triggered by inflammation, will lead to the discovery of new small molecule regulators and therapeutic modalities. For example, suppression of the production of AA-derived pro-inflammatory mediators, HXA3 and LTB4, by an iPLA2 γ inhibitor, R-BEL, mitigated injury associated with the activation of pro-inflammatory processes in animals exposed to whole-body irradiation. Further, technological developments promise to make redox lipidomics a powerful approach in the arsenal of diagnostic and therapeutic instruments for personalized medicine of inflammatory diseases and conditions.
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- Yulia Y Tyurina
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Exposure Assessment Branch, NIOSH/CDC, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine, Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Navigational Redox Lipidomics, IM Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Department of Head and Skin, Ghent University, and Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium
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- Cell Death Investigation and Therapy Laboratory, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, and Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Laboratory of Navigational Redox Lipidomics, IM Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Navigational Redox Lipidomics, IM Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Navigational Redox Lipidomics, IM Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Exposure Assessment Branch, NIOSH/CDC, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Laboratory of Navigational Redox Lipidomics, IM Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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Chourey S, Ye Q, Reddy CN, Wang R, Cossette C, Gravel S, Slobodchikova I, Vuckovic D, Rokach J, Powell WS. Novel Highly Potent and Metabolically Resistant Oxoeicosanoid (OXE) Receptor Antagonists That Block the Actions of the Granulocyte Chemoattractant 5-Oxo-6,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic Acid (5-oxo-ETE). J Med Chem 2018; 61:5934-5948. [PMID: 29972644 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
5-Oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE) is a potent lipid mediator that induces tissue eosinophilia via the selective OXE receptor (OXE-R), which is an attractive therapeutic target in eosinophilic diseases. We previously identified indole OXE-R antagonists that block 5-oxo-ETE-induced primate eosinophil activation. Although these compounds possess good oral absorption, their plasma levels decline rapidly due to extensive oxidation of their hexyl side chain. We have now succeeded in dramatically increasing antagonist potency and resistance to metabolism by replacing the hexyl group with phenylpentyl or phenylhexyl side chains. Compared with our previous lead compound S-230, our most potent antagonist, S-C025, has an IC50 (120 pM) over 80 times lower and a substantially longer plasma half-life. A single major metabolite, which retains antagonist activity (IC50, 690 pM) and has a prolonged lifetime in plasma was observed. These new highly potent OXE-R antagonists may provide a novel strategy for the treatment of eosinophilic disorders like asthma.
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- Shishir Chourey
- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology , 150 West University Boulevard , Melbourne , Florida 32901-6982 , United States
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology , 150 West University Boulevard , Melbourne , Florida 32901-6982 , United States
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology , 150 West University Boulevard , Melbourne , Florida 32901-6982 , United States
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology , 150 West University Boulevard , Melbourne , Florida 32901-6982 , United States
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology , McGill University Health Centre , 1001 Decarie Boulevard , Montreal , Quebec H4A 3J1 , Canada
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology , McGill University Health Centre , 1001 Decarie Boulevard , Montreal , Quebec H4A 3J1 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and PERFORM Centre , Concordia University , 7141 Sherbrooke Street West , Montréal , Quebec H4B 1R6 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and PERFORM Centre , Concordia University , 7141 Sherbrooke Street West , Montréal , Quebec H4B 1R6 , Canada
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology , 150 West University Boulevard , Melbourne , Florida 32901-6982 , United States
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology , McGill University Health Centre , 1001 Decarie Boulevard , Montreal , Quebec H4A 3J1 , Canada
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Reddy CN, Alhamza H, Chourey S, Ye Q, Gore V, Cossette C, Gravel S, Slobodchikova I, Vuckovic D, Rokach J, Powell WS. Metabolism and pharmacokinetics of a potent N-acylindole antagonist of the OXE receptor for the eosinophil chemoattractant 5-oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE) in rats and monkeys. Eur J Pharm Sci 2018; 115:88-99. [PMID: 29339225 PMCID: PMC10625806 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2018.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
We previously identified the indole 264 as a potent in vitro antagonist of the human OXE receptor that mediates the actions of the powerful eosinophil chemoattractant 5-oxo-ETE. No antagonists of this receptor are currently commercially available or are being tested in clinical studies. The lack of a rodent ortholog of the OXE receptor has hampered progress in this area because of the unavailability of commonly used mouse or rat animal models. In the present study, we examined the feasibility of using the cynomolgus monkey as an animal model to investigate the efficacy of orally administered 264 in future in vivo studies. We first confirmed that 264 is active in monkeys by showing that it is a potent inhibitor of 5-oxo-ETE-induced actin polymerization and chemotaxis in granulocytes. The major microsomal metabolites of 264 were identified by cochromatography with authentic chemically synthesized standards and LC-MS/MS as its ω2-hydroxy and ω2-oxo derivatives, formed by ω2-oxidation of its hexyl side chain. Small amounts of ω1-oxidation products were also identified. None of these metabolites have substantial antagonist potency. High levels of 264 appeared rapidly in the blood following oral administration to both rats and monkeys, and declined to low levels by 24 h. As with microsomes, its major plasma metabolites in monkeys were ω2-oxidation products. We conclude that the monkey is a suitable animal model to investigate potential therapeutic effects of 264. This, or a related compound with diminished susceptibility to ω2-oxidation, could be a useful therapeutic agent in eosinophilic disorders such as asthma.
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- Chintam Nagendra Reddy
- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6982, USA
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6982, USA
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6982, USA
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6982, USA
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6982, USA
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W., Montréal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W., Montréal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6982, USA
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
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