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Maestro MA, Seoane S. The Centennial Collection of VDR Ligands: Metabolites, Analogs, Hybrids and Non-Secosteroidal Ligands. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14224927. [PMID: 36432615 PMCID: PMC9692999 DOI: 10.3390/nu14224927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Since the discovery of vitamin D a century ago, a great number of metabolites, analogs, hybrids and nonsteroidal VDR ligands have been developed. An enormous effort has been made to synthesize compounds which present beneficial properties while attaining lower calcium serum levels than calcitriol. This structural review covers VDR ligands published to date.
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Affiliation(s)
- Miguel A. Maestro
- Department of Chemistry-CICA, University of A Coruña, Campus da Zapateira, s/n, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Physiology-CIMUS, University of Santiago, Campus Vida, 15005 Santiago, Spain
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For many individuals,
in particular during winter, supplementation
with the secosteroid vitamin D3 is essential for the prevention
of bone disorders, muscle weakness, autoimmune diseases, and possibly
also different types of cancer. Vitamin D3 acts via its
metabolite 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3]
as potent agonist of the transcription factor vitamin D receptor (VDR).
Thus, vitamin D directly affects chromatin structure and gene regulation
at thousands of genomic loci, i.e., the epigenome and transcriptome
of its target tissues. Modifications of 1,25(OH)2D3 at its
side-chain, A-ring, triene system, or C-ring, alone and in combination,
as well as nonsteroidal mimics provided numerous potent VDR agonists
and some antagonists. The nearly 150 crystal structures of VDR’s
ligand-binding domain with various vitamin D compounds allow a detailed
molecular understanding of their action. This review discusses the
most important vitamin D analogs presented during the past 10 years
and molecular insight derived from new structural information on the
VDR protein.
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Affiliation(s)
- Miguel A Maestro
- Departamento de Química-CICA , Universidade da Coruña , ES-15071 A Coruña , Spain
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- School of Science and Technology, Department of Biology , Nazarbayev University , KZ-010000 Astana , Kazakhstan
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- School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine , University of Eastern Finland , FI-70211 Kuopio , Finland
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Nittinger E, Flachsenberg F, Bietz S, Lange G, Klein R, Rarey M. Placement of Water Molecules in Protein Structures: From Large-Scale Evaluations to Single-Case Examples. J Chem Inf Model 2018; 58:1625-1637. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Eva Nittinger
- Universität Hamburg, ZBH − Center for Bioinformatics, Bundesstraße 43, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Universität Hamburg, ZBH − Center for Bioinformatics, Bundesstraße 43, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Universität Hamburg, ZBH − Center for Bioinformatics, Bundesstraße 43, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Bayer CropScience AG, Industriepark Hoechst G836, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Bayer CropScience AG, Industriepark Hoechst G836, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Universität Hamburg, ZBH − Center for Bioinformatics, Bundesstraße 43, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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Venkanna A, Kwon OW, Afzal S, Jang C, Cho KH, Yadav DK, Kim K, Park HG, Chun KH, Kim SY, Kim MH. Pharmacological use of a novel scaffold, anomeric N,N-diarylamino tetrahydropyran: molecular similarity search, chemocentric target profiling, and experimental evidence. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12535. [PMID: 28970544 PMCID: PMC5624941 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12082-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Rational drug design against a determined target (disease, pathway, or protein) is the main strategy in drug discovery. However, regardless of the main strategy, chemists really wonder how to maximize the utility of their new compounds by drug repositioning them as clinical drug candidates in drug discovery. In this study, we started our drug discovery "from curiosity in the chemical structure of a drug scaffold itself" rather than "for a specific target". As a new drug scaffold, anomeric diarylamino cyclic aminal scaffold 1, was designed by combining two known drug scaffolds (diphenylamine and the most popular cyclic ether, tetrahydropyran/tetrahydrofuran) and synthesized through conventional Brønsted acid catalysis and metal-free α-C(sp3)-H functionalized oxidative cyclization. To identify the utility of the new scaffold 1, it was investigated through 2D and 3D similarity screening and chemocentric target prediction. The predicted proteins were investigated by an experimental assay. The scaffold 1 was reported to have an antineuroinflammatory agent to reduce NO production, and compound 10 concentration-dependently regulated the expression level of IL-6, PGE-2, TNF-α, ER-β, VDR, CTSD, and iNOS, thus exhibiting neuroprotective activity.
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- Arramshetti Venkanna
- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Natural F&P Corp. 152 Saemal-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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Watarai Y, Ishizawa M, Ikura T, Zacconi FCM, Uno S, Ito N, Mouriño A, Tokiwa H, Makishima M, Yamada S. Synthesis, Biological Activities, and X-ray Crystal Structural Analysis of 25-Hydroxy-25(or 26)-adamantyl-17-[20(22),23-diynyl]-21-norvitamin D Compounds. J Med Chem 2015; 58:9510-21. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yusuke Watarai
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Rikkyo University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1
Ohyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Medical
Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación
Ignacio Ribas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1
Ohyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Medical
Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación
Ignacio Ribas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Rikkyo University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1
Ohyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1
Ohyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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Malinska M, Kutner A, Woźniak K. Predicted structures of new Vitamin D Receptor agonists based on available X-ray structures. Steroids 2015; 104:220-9. [PMID: 26476188 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2015.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Revised: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Current efforts in the field of vitamin D are to develop 1,25(OH)2D3 analogs that exhibit equal or even increased anti-proliferative activity while possessing a reduced tendency to cause hypercalcemia. The study proposes a new, rational design of vitamin D analogs based on data available in the Protein Data Bank. Undertaken approach was to minimize the electrostatic interaction energies available after the reconstruction of charge density with the aid of the pseudoatom databank, namely the University at Buffalo Pseudoatom Databank (UBDB). Analysis of 24 vitamin D analogs, bearing similar molecular structures complexed with Vitamin D Receptor enabled the design of new agonists forming all advantageous interaction to the receptor, coded TB1, TB2, TB3 and TB4.
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- Maura Malinska
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteura, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, 8 Rydygiera, 01-793 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteura, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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Kaldre D, Wang TT, Fischer J, White JH, Gleason JL. Optimization of histone deacetylase inhibitor activity in non-secosteroidal vitamin D-receptor agonist hybrids. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:5035-5049. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Crystal structures represent the static picture in the life of a molecule giving a sneak preview what it might be in reality. Hence, it is very hard to extrapolate from these photos toward dynamic processes such as transcriptional regulation. Mechanistically VDR may be considered as molecular machine able to perform ligand-, DNA- and protein recognition, and interaction in a multi-task manner. Taking this into account the functional net effect will be the combination of all these processes. The long awaited answer to explain the differences in physiological effects for various ligands was one of the biggest disappointment that crystal structures provided since no substantial distinction could be made for the conformation of the active VDR-ligand complexes. This may have come from the limitation on the complexity of the available ligand-VDR structures. The recent studies with full length VDR-RXRα showed somewhat more comprehensive perspective for the 3D organization and possible function of the VDR-RXRα-cofactor complex. In addition to in vitro approaches, also computational tools had been introduced with the aim to get understanding on the mechanic and dynamic properties of the VDR complexes with some success. Using these methods and based on measurable descriptors such as pocket size and positions of side chains it is possible to note subtle differences between the structures. The meaning of these differences has not been fully understood yet but the possibility of a “butterfly effect” may have more extreme consequences in terms of VDR signaling. In this review, the three functional aspects (ligand-, DNA- and protein recognition, and binding) will be discussed with respect to available data as well as possible implication and questions that may be important to address in the future.
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- Ferdinand Molnár
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Biopharmacy, University of Eastern Finland Kuopio, Finland
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Yamada S, Makishima M. Structure-activity relationship of nonsecosteroidal vitamin D receptor modulators. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2014; 35:324-37. [PMID: 24865943 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2014.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The vitamin D receptor (VDR), a receptor for the secosteroid 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3], is a promising drug target in the treatment of bone and mineral disorders, cancer, autoimmune disease, infection, and cardiovascular disease. Indeed, approximately 100 nonsecosteroidal VDR modulators (VDRMs) have been developed. Analysis of X-ray crystal structures reveals: (i) nonsecosteroidal VDRMs bind to VDR in a position similar to 1,25(OH)2D3; (ii) hydrogen bond interactions between ligands and VDR are the most important for VDR binding; (iii) hydrophobic interactions and CH-π interactions in aromatic ligands are also important for VDR binding; and (iv) exchange of C-O-C linkage to C-CH2-C linkage in VDRMs increases transactivation activity, probably as a result of an entropic effect of solvation/desolvation of molecules. Several VDRMs have better therapeutic efficacy when compared to 1,25(OH)2D3 in experimental models of cancer and osteoporosis with less induction of hypercalcemia, a major potential adverse effect in the clinical application of VDR ligands.
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- Sachiko Yamada
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
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Vojinovic J. Vitamin D receptor agonists’ anti-inflammatory properties. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2014; 1317:47-56. [DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Kashiwagi H, Ono Y, Ohta M, Itoh S, Ichikawa F, Harada S, Takeda S, Sekiguchi N, Ishigai M, Takahashi T. A series of nonsecosteroidal vitamin D receptor agonists for osteoporosis therapy. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:1823-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Effects of fluorines on nonsecosteroidal vitamin D receptor agonists. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:712-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2012] [Revised: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Systematic SAR study of the side chain of nonsecosteroidal vitamin D3 analogs. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 20:4495-506. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Revised: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 05/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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