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Luan S, Peng X, Lin J, Zhang Y, Zhan L, Yin J, Luan J, Ji X, Zhao G. Gallic Acid Ameliorates Aspergillus Fumigatus Keratitis Through Reducing Fungal Load and Suppressing the Inflammatory Response. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2022; 63:12. [PMID: 36350620 PMCID: PMC9652715 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.63.12.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the antifungal and anti-inflammatory effects of gallic acid (GA) on Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) keratitis. Methods CCK-8 assay and Draize eye test were used to determine the non-cytotoxic concentration of GA in RAW264.7 cells and an A. fumigatus keratitis mouse model. The antifungal effects of GA were analyzed using minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC), biofilm formation test, fungal adherence assay, calcofluor white staining, and propidium iodide staining. The therapeutic effects of GA were estimated by slit lamp photographs, clinical score, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, and Periodic acid-Schiff staining in vivo. Immunofluorescence staining and myeloperoxidase assay were conducted to identify neutrophil infiltration and activity. RT-PCR, ELISA, and Western blot were performed to detect the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and Nrf2/HO-1. Results In HCECs and A. fumigatus keratitis mouse model, GA at 100 µg/mL did not affect cell viability, thus this concentration was applied to subsequent experiments. In vitro, GA significantly inhibited A. fumigatus growth, biofilm formation, and adhesion. In vivo, 100 µg/mL GA alleviated the severity of fungal keratitis (FK) by repressing fungal load, reducing neutrophil infiltration, and lowering MPO activity. Besides, the expression of IL-1β, TNF-α, LOX-1, and COX-2 was inhibited, whereas Nrf2 and HO-1 expression was enhanced at both mRNA and protein levels in the 100 µg/mL GA treated group in comparison to PBS control. Conclusions GA ameliorates FK severity through inhibiting A. fumigatus load, reducing neutrophils infiltration, downregulating the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhancing the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway, which provides new insight into A. fumigatus keratitis treatment.
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- Songying Luan
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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Fiedot-Toboła M, Dmochowska A, Potaniec B, Czajkowska J, Jędrzejewski R, Wilk-Kozubek M, Carolak E, Cybińska J. Gallic Acid Based Black Tea Extract as a Stabilizing Agent in ZnO Particles Green Synthesis. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:1816. [PMID: 34361207 PMCID: PMC8308264 DOI: 10.3390/nano11071816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In this work, zinc oxide particles (ZnO NPs) green synthesis with the application of black tea extract (BT) is presented. A thorough investigation of the properties of the extract and the obtained materials was conducted by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and quadrupole mass spectroscopy (QMS). The obtained results indicated that the amount of used BT strongly influenced the morphology, chemical, and crystalline structure of the obtained particles. The investigation demonstrated that the substance present in black tea (BT) extract, which was adsorbed on the ZnO surface, was in fact gallic acid. It was found that gallic acid controls the crystallization process of ZnO by temporarily blocking the zinc cations. Additionally, these organic molecules interact with the hydroxide group of the precipitant. This blocks the dehydration process stabilizing the zinc hydroxide forms and hinders its transformation into zinc oxide. Performed measurements indicated that obtained ZnO particles have great antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, which are significantly correlated with ZnO-gallic acid interactions.
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- Marta Fiedot-Toboła
- Łukasiewicz Research Network−PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (A.D.); (B.P.); (J.C.); (R.J.); (M.W.-K.); (E.C.); (J.C.)
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network−PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (A.D.); (B.P.); (J.C.); (R.J.); (M.W.-K.); (E.C.); (J.C.)
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network−PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (A.D.); (B.P.); (J.C.); (R.J.); (M.W.-K.); (E.C.); (J.C.)
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network−PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (A.D.); (B.P.); (J.C.); (R.J.); (M.W.-K.); (E.C.); (J.C.)
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network−PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (A.D.); (B.P.); (J.C.); (R.J.); (M.W.-K.); (E.C.); (J.C.)
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network−PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (A.D.); (B.P.); (J.C.); (R.J.); (M.W.-K.); (E.C.); (J.C.)
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network−PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (A.D.); (B.P.); (J.C.); (R.J.); (M.W.-K.); (E.C.); (J.C.)
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network−PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (A.D.); (B.P.); (J.C.); (R.J.); (M.W.-K.); (E.C.); (J.C.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, 14 F. Joliot-Curie Str., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland
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Hanashima S, Yano Y, Murata M. Enantiomers of phospholipids and cholesterol: A key to decipher lipid‐lipid interplay in membrane. Chirality 2020; 32:282-298. [DOI: 10.1002/chir.23171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Shinya Hanashima
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of ScienceOsaka University Toyonaka Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of ScienceOsaka University Toyonaka Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of ScienceOsaka University Toyonaka Japan
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Cholesterol is a key steroidal, lipid biomolecule found abundantly in plasma membranes of eukaryotic cells. It is an important structural component of cellular membranes and regulates membrane fluidity and permeability. Cholesterol is also essential for normal functioning of key proteins including ion-channels, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), membrane bound steroid receptors, and receptor kinases. It is thought that cholesterol exerts its actions via specific binding to chiral proteins and lipids as well as through non-specific physiochemical interactions. Distinguishing between the specific and the non-specific interactions can be difficult. Although much remains unclear, progress has been made in recent years by utilizing ent-cholesterol, the enantiomer of natural cholesterol (nat-cholesterol) as a probe. Ent-Cholesterol is the non-superimposable mirror image of nat-cholesterol and exhibits identical physiochemical properties as nat-cholesterol. Hence, if the biological effects of cholesterol result solely due to membrane effects, it is expected that there will be no difference between ent-cholesterol and nat-cholesterol. However, when direct binding with chiral proteins and lipids is involved, the enantiomer is expected to potentially elicit significantly different, measurable effects due to formation of diastereomeric complexes. In this chapter, we have reviewed the literature related to ent-cholesterol and its use as a probe for various biophysical and biological interactions of cholesterol.
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Li ZJ, Liu M, Dawuti G, Dou Q, Ma Y, Liu HG, Aibai S. Antifungal Activity of Gallic Acid In Vitro
and In Vivo. Phytother Res 2017; 31:1039-1045. [PMID: 28524381 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Revised: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Zhi-Jian Li
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, Xinjiang Institute of Traditional Uighur Medicine; Xinjiang Laboratory of Uighur Medical Prescription; Urumqi Xinjiang 830049 China
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- Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University; Urumqi 830011 Xinjiang China
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- Xinjiang Hospital of Traditional Uighur Medicine; Urumqi Xinjiang 830049 China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, Xinjiang Institute of Traditional Uighur Medicine; Xinjiang Laboratory of Uighur Medical Prescription; Urumqi Xinjiang 830049 China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory; The Fourth People's Hospital of Urumqi; Urumqi 830002 Xinjiang China
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- Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University; Urumqi 830011 Xinjiang China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, Xinjiang Institute of Traditional Uighur Medicine; Xinjiang Laboratory of Uighur Medical Prescription; Urumqi Xinjiang 830049 China
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Jafurulla M, Rao BD, Sreedevi S, Ruysschaert JM, Covey DF, Chattopadhyay A. Stereospecific requirement of cholesterol in the function of the serotonin1A receptor. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1838:158-63. [PMID: 24008092 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The serotonin1A receptor is an important member of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family. It is involved in the generation and modulation of a variety of cognitive and behavioral functions and serves as a drug target. Previous work from our laboratory has established the sensitivity of the function of the serotonin1A receptor to membrane cholesterol. Solubilization of the hippocampal serotonin1A receptor utilizing the zwitterionic detergent CHAPS is accompanied by loss of cholesterol and results in reduction in specific ligand binding. Replenishment of cholesterol to solubilized membranes restores specific ligand binding to the receptor. We utilized this strategy of sterol replenishment of solubilized membranes to explore the stereospecific stringency of cholesterol for receptor function. We used two stereoisomers of cholesterol, ent-cholesterol (enantiomer of cholesterol) and epi-cholesterol (a diastereomer of cholesterol), for this purpose. Importantly, we show here that while ent-cholesterol could replace cholesterol in supporting receptor function, epi-cholesterol could not. These results imply that the requirement of membrane cholesterol for the serotonin1A receptor function is diastereospecific, yet not enantiospecific. Our results extend and help define specificity of the interaction of membrane cholesterol with the serotonin1A receptor, and represent the first report utilizing ent-cholesterol to examine stereospecificity of GPCR-cholesterol interaction.
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- Md Jafurulla
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Yuen CWM, Kan CW, Cheuk KL, Cheung HC, Cheng SY, Yip J, Lam PL. Development of miconazole nitrate containing chitosan microcapsules and their anti-Aspergillus nigeractivity. J Microencapsul 2011; 29:505-10. [DOI: 10.3109/02652048.2011.642017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Covey DF. ent-Steroids: novel tools for studies of signaling pathways. Steroids 2009; 74:577-85. [PMID: 19103212 PMCID: PMC2668732 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2008.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2008] [Revised: 11/21/2008] [Accepted: 11/24/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Membrane receptors are often modulated by steroids and it is necessary to distinguish the effects of steroids at these receptors from effects occurring at nuclear receptors. Additionally, it may also be mechanistically important to distinguish between direct effects caused by binding of steroids to membrane receptors and indirect effects on membrane receptor function caused by steroid perturbation of the membrane containing the receptor. In this regard, ent-steroids, the mirror images of naturally occurring steroids, are novel tools for distinguishing between these various actions of steroids. The review provides a background for understanding the different actions that can be expected of steroids and ent-steroids in biological systems, references for the preparation of ent-steroids, a short discussion about relevant forms of stereoisomerism and the requirements that need to be fulfilled for the interaction between two molecules to be enantioselective. The review then summarizes results of biophysical, biochemical and pharmacological studies published since 1992 in which ent-steroids have been used to investigate the actions of steroids in membranes and/or receptor-mediated signaling pathways.
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- Douglas F Covey
- Department of Developmental Biology, Campus Box 8103, Washington Univ. in St. Louis, School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
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Mulder RJ, Shafer CM, Dalisay DS, Molinski TF. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of bengazole A analogs. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009; 19:2928-30. [PMID: 19419860 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.04.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2009] [Revised: 04/13/2009] [Accepted: 04/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Analogs of the potent antifungal agent, bengazole A, were prepared and evaluated against Candida spp. in both microbroth dilution and disk diffusion assays.
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- Roger J Mulder
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Katona BW, Anant S, Covey DF, Stenson WF. Characterization of enantiomeric bile acid-induced apoptosis in colon cancer cell lines. J Biol Chem 2008; 284:3354-3364. [PMID: 19054763 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m805804200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Bile acids are steroid detergents that are toxic to mammalian cells at high concentrations; increased exposure to these steroids is pertinent in the pathogenesis of cholestatic disease and colon cancer. Understanding the mechanisms of bile acid toxicity and apoptosis, which could include nonspecific detergent effects and/or specific receptor activation, has potential therapeutic significance. In this report we investigate the ability of synthetic enantiomers of lithocholic acid (ent-LCA), chenodeoxycholic acid (ent-CDCA), and deoxycholic acid (ent-DCA) to induce toxicity and apoptosis in HT-29 and HCT-116 cells. Natural bile acids were found to induce more apoptotic nuclear morphology, cause increased cellular detachment, and lead to greater capase-3 and -9 cleavage compared with enantiomeric bile acids in both cell lines. In contrast, natural and enantiomeric bile acids showed similar effects on cellular proliferation. These data show that bile acid-induced apoptosis in HT-29 and HCT-116 cells is enantiospecific, hence correlated with the absolute configuration of the bile steroid rather than its detergent properties. The mechanism of LCA- and ent-LCA-induced apoptosis was also investigated in HT-29 and HCT-116 cells. These bile acids differentially activate initiator caspases-2 and -8 and induce cleavage of full-length Bid. LCA and ent-LCA mediated apoptosis was inhibited by both pan-caspase and selective caspase-8 inhibitors, whereas a selective caspase-2 inhibitor provided no protection. LCA also induced increased CD95 localization to the plasma membrane and generated increased reactive oxygen species compared with ent-LCA. This suggests that LCA/ent-LCA induce apoptosis enantioselectively through CD95 activation, likely because of increased reactive oxygen species generation, with resulting procaspase-8 cleavage.
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- Bryson W Katona
- Department of Developmental Biology, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Heath Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
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Gallos JK, Stathakis CI, Salapassidou MJ, Grammatoglou CE, Koumbis AE. A short alternative preparation of the bengazoles polyol side-chain segment. Carbohydr Res 2007; 342:744-8. [PMID: 17223094 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2006] [Revised: 12/19/2006] [Accepted: 12/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/01/2022]
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A new short and efficient synthesis of the bengazoles side chain is reported using a sequential Grignard addition-hydroboration approach on a readily available d-ribose derivative.
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- John K Gallos
- Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 541 24, Greece.
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Makarieva TN, Denisenko VA, Dmitrenok PS, Guzii AG, Santalova EA, Stonik VA, Macmillan JB, Molinski TF. Oceanalin A, a hybrid alpha,omega-bifunctionalized sphingoid tetrahydroisoquinoline beta-glycoside from the marine sponge Oceanapia sp. Org Lett 2006; 7:2897-900. [PMID: 15987164 DOI: 10.1021/ol050796c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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[reaction: see text] The novel antifungal compound oceanalin A, an unprecedented "hybrid sphingolipid", was isolated from the marine sponge Oceanapia sp. The structure was elucidated using NMR and MS spectral analysis and chemical degradation. Oceanalin A exhibits in vitro antifungal activity against Candida glabrata with an MIC of 30 mug/mL.
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- Tatyana N Makarieva
- Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok
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Epand RM, Rychnovsky SD, Belani JD, Epand RF. Role of chirality in peptide-induced formation of cholesterol-rich domains. Biochem J 2006; 390:541-8. [PMID: 15929726 PMCID: PMC1198934 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The chiral specificity of the interactions of peptides that induce the formation of cholesterol-rich domains has not been extensively investigated. Both the peptide and most lipids are chiral, so there is a possibility that interactions between peptide and lipid could require chiral recognition. On the other hand, in our models with small peptides, the extent of folding of the peptide to form a specific binding pocket is limited. We have determined that replacing cholesterol with its enantiomer, ent-cholesterol, alters the modulation of lipid organization by peptides. The phase-transition properties of SOPC (1-stearoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine):cholesterol [in a 6:4 ratio with 0.2 mol% PtdIns(4,5)P2] are not significantly altered when ent-cholesterol replaces cholesterol. However, in the presence of 10 mol% of a 19-amino-acid, N-terminally myristoylated fragment (myristoyl-GGKLSKKKKGYNVNDEKAK-amide) of the protein NAP-22 (neuronal axonal membrane protein), the lipid mixture containing cholesterol undergoes separation into cholesterol-rich and cholesterol-depleted domains. This does not occur when ent-cholesterol replaces cholesterol. In another example, when N-acetyl-Leu-Trp-Tyr-Ile-Lys-amide (N-acetyl-LWYIK-amide) is added to SOPC:cholesterol (7:3 ratio), there is a marked increase in the transition enthalpy of the phospholipid, indicating separation of a cholesterol-depleted domain of SOPC. This phenomenon completely disappears when ent-cholesterol replaces cholesterol. The all-D-isomer of N-acetyl-LWYIK-amide also induces the formation of cholesterol-rich domains with natural cholesterol, but does so to a lesser extent with ent-cholesterol. Thus specific peptide chirality is not required for interaction with cholesterol-containing membranes. However, a specific chirality of membrane lipids is required for peptide-induced formation of cholesterol-rich domains.
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- Richard M Epand
- Department of Biochemistry, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5.
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Baginski M, Cybulska B, Gruszecki WI. Chapter 9 Interaction of Polyene Macrolide Antibiotics with Lipid Model Membranes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1554-4516(05)03009-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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Cholesterol plays a variety of significant roles in biological systems. However, the mechanisms by which cholesterol functions remain largely unclear. The enantiomer of cholesterol (ent-cholesterol)--which has identical physical properties, but opposite three-dimensional configuration compared to cholesterol--is a unique tool that can be used to better understand the mechanisms of cholesterol function. We review the literature pertaining to ent-cholesterol, focusing in particular on its use in biological studies.
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- E J Westover
- Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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