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Finger V, Kucera T, Kafkova R, Muckova L, Dolezal R, Kubes J, Novak M, Prchal L, Lakatos L, Andrs M, Hympanova M, Marek J, Kufa M, Spiwok V, Soukup O, Mezeiova E, Janousek J, Nevosadova L, Benkova M, Kitson RRA, Kratky M, Bősze S, Mikusova K, Hartkoorn R, Roh J, Korabecny J. 2,6-Disubstituted 7-(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-7H-purines as a new class of potent antitubercular agents inhibiting DprE1. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 258:115611. [PMID: 37421887 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
Abstract
Phenotypic screening of an in-house library of small molecule purine derivatives against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) led to the identification of 2-morpholino-7-(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-1,7-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one 10 as a potent antimycobacterial agent with MIC99 of 4 μM. Thorough structure-activity relationship studies revealed the importance of 7-(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl) substitution for antimycobacterial activity, yet opened the possibility of structural modifications at positions 2 and 6 of the purine core. As the result, optimized analogues with 6-amino or ethylamino substitution 56 and 64, respectively, were developed. These compounds showed strong in vitro antimycobacterial activity with MIC of 1 μM against Mtb H37Rv and against several clinically isolated drug-resistant strains, had limited toxicity to mammalian cell lines, medium clearance with respect to phase I metabolic deactivation (27 and 16.8 μL/min/mg), sufficient aqueous solubility (>90 μM) and high plasma stability. Interestingly, investigated purines, including compounds 56 and 64, lacked activity against a panel of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial strains, indicating a specific mycobacterial molecular target. To investigate the mechanism of action, Mtb mutants resistant to hit compound 10 were isolated and their genomes were sequenced. Mutations were found in dprE1 (Rv3790), which encodes decaprenylphosphoryl-β-d-ribose oxidase DprE1, enzyme essential for the biosynthesis of arabinose, a vital component of the mycobacterial cell wall. Inhibition of DprE1 by 2,6-disubstituted 7-(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-7H-purines was proved using radiolabelling experiments in Mtb H37Rv in vitro. Finally, structure-binding relationships between selected purines and DprE1 using molecular modeling studies in tandem with molecular dynamic simulations revealed the key structural features for effective drug-target interaction.
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- Vladimir Finger
- Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Akademika, Heyrovskeho 1203, 50005, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Trebesska, 1575, 500 01, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská Dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Trebesska, 1575, 500 01, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Akademika, Heyrovskeho 1203, 50005, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Akademika, Heyrovskeho 1203, 50005, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- ELKH-ELTE Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Sétány 1/A, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary; National Public Health Center, Albert Flórián út 2-6, Budapest, 1097, Hungary
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- Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Trebesska, 1575, 500 01, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Trebesska, 1575, 500 01, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Akademika, Heyrovskeho 1203, 50005, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technicka 5, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Akademika, Heyrovskeho 1203, 50005, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Akademika, Heyrovskeho 1203, 50005, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Akademika, Heyrovskeho 1203, 50005, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- ELKH-ELTE Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Sétány 1/A, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary; National Public Health Center, Albert Flórián út 2-6, Budapest, 1097, Hungary
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská Dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019-UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Akademika, Heyrovskeho 1203, 50005, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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- Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolska 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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Kiyoi T, Liu S, Takemasa E, Hato N, Mogi M. Intermittent environmental exposure to hydrogen prevents skin photoaging through reduction of oxidative stress. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2023; 23:304-312. [PMID: 36807963 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.14562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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AIM Molecular hydrogen is not only expected to be used as an energy-generating resource, but also to have preventive effects on a variety of clinical manifestations related to oxidative stress through scavenging radicals or regulating gene expression. In the current study, we investigated the influence of intermittent environmental exposure to hydrogen gas at a safe concentration (1.3%) on photoaging using an ultraviolet A (UVA)-irradiated murine model. METHODS To mimic the expected human daily activity cycle, UVA exposure in the daytime and hydrogen exposure in the night-time, an original design, UVA-transmission, hydrogen-exposure system was established. Mice were bred under experimental conditions of UVA irradiation and normal air for 8 h (outdoor time 09.00-17.00 hours), and UVA non-irradiation and inhalation of hydrogen gas for 16 h (indoor time 17.00-09.00 hours), and the daily cycle was continued for up to 6 weeks. The progression of photoaging, including morphological changes, collagen degradation and UVA-related DNA damage, was evaluated. RESULTS Intermittent administration of hydrogen gas by our system prevented UVA-induced epidermal signs, such as hyperplasia, melanogenesis and appearance of senescence cells, and UVA-induced dermal signs, such as collagen degradation. In addition, we detected attenuation of DNA damage in the hydrogen exposure group as indirect evidence that intermittent exposure to hydrogen gas reduced oxidative stress. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the notion that long-term, intermittent environmental exposure to hydrogen gas in daily life has a beneficial effect on UVA-induced photoaging. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2023; ••: ••-••.
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- Takeshi Kiyoi
- Department of Pharmacology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohon, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohon, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohon, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohon, Japan
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Nagatsugi F, Onizuka K. Selective Chemical Modification to the Higher-Order Structures of Nucleic Acids. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202200194. [PMID: 36111635 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
DNA and RNA can adopt a variety of stable higher-order structural motifs, including G-quadruplex (G4 s), mismatches, and bulges. Many of these secondary structures are closely related to the regulation of gene expression. Therefore, the higher-order structure of nucleic acids is one of the candidate therapeutic targets, and the development of binding molecules targeting the higher-order structure of nucleic acids has been pursued vigorously. Furthermore, as one of the methodologies for detecting the higher-order structures of these nucleic acids, developing techniques for the selective chemical modification of the higher-order structures of nucleic acids is also underway. In this personal account, we focus on the following higher-order structures of nucleic acids, double-stranded DNA containing the abasic site, T-T/U-U mismatch structure, and G-quadruplex structure, and describe the development of molecules that bind to and chemically modify these structures.
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- Fumi Nagatsugi
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8577, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8577, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan.,Division for the Establishment of Frontier Sciences of Organization for Advanced Studies, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8577, Japan
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