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Huang F, Chen C. Investigation of Bucillamine as anti-COVID-19 drug: DFT study, molecular docking, molecular dynamic simulation and ADMET analysis. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024; 42:34-42. [PMID: 36995042 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2192791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, is a global health pandemic beginning in early December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. The effective drug target among coronaviruses is the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro), because of its crucial role in processing viral polyproteins translated from the viral RNA. In this study, the bioactivity of the selected thiol drug named Bucillamine (BUC) was evaluated as a potential drug for COVID-19 treatment by using computational modeling strategies. First, the molecular electrostatic potential density (ESP) calculation was performed to estimate the chemically active atoms of BUC. Additionally, BUC was docked to the Mpro (PDB: 6LU7) to evaluate the protein-ligand binding affinities. Besides, the estimated ESP results by density functional theory (DFT) were used to illustrate the molecular docking findings. Moreover, the frontier orbitals analysis was calculated to determine the charge transfer between the Mpro and BUC. Then, the stability of protein-ligand complex was subjected to the molecular dynamic simulations. Finally, an in silico study was performed to predict drug-likeness and absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity profiles (ADMET) of BUC. These results propose that BUC can be a potential drug candidate against the COVID-19 disease progression.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Fengwen Huang
- Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Biomedical Science, City University of HongKong, Hong Kong, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Ecology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Ecology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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Hendinejad N, Timerghazin QK. Biological control of S-nitrosothiol reactivity: potential role of sigma-hole interactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:6595-6605. [PMID: 32159182 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06377c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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S-Nitrosothiols (RSNOs) are ubiquitous biomolecules whose chemistry is tightly controlled in vivo, although the specific molecular mechanisms behind this biological control remain unknown. In this work, we demonstrate, using high-level ab initio and DFT calculations, the ability of RSNOs to participate in intermolecular interactions with electron pair donors/Lewis bases (LBs) via a σ-hole, a region of positive electrostatic potential on the molecular surface at the extension of the N-S bond. Importantly, σ-hole binding is able to modulate the properties of RSNOs by changing the balance between two chemically opposite (antagonistic) resonance components, R-S+[double bond, length as m-dash]N-O- (D) and R-S-/NO+ (I), which are, in addition to the main resonance structure R-S-N[double bond, length as m-dash]O, necessary to describe the unusual electronic structure of RSNOs. σ-Hole binding at the sulfur atom of RSNO promotes the resonance structure D and reduces the resonance structure I, thereby stabilizing the weak N-S bond and making the sulfur atom more electrophilic. On the other hand, increasing the D-character of RSNO by other means (e.g. via N- or O-coordination of a Lewis acid) in turn enhances the σ-hole bonding. Our calculations suggest that in the protein environment a combination of σ-hole bonding of a negatively charged amino acid sidechain at the sulfur atom and N- or O-coordination of a positively charged amino acid sidechain is expected to have a profound effect on the RSNO electronic structure and reactivity.
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- Niloufar Hendinejad
- Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, P. O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1881, USA.
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Perrin-Sarrado C, Zhou Y, Salgues V, Parent M, Giummelly P, Lartaud I, Gaucher C. S-Nitrosothiols as potential therapeutics to induce a mobilizable vascular store of nitric oxide to counteract endothelial dysfunction. Biochem Pharmacol 2020; 173:113686. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.113686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bouressam ML, Meyer B, Boudier A, Clarot I, Leroy P, Genoni A, Ruiz-Lopez M, Giummelly P, Liminana P, Salgues V, Kouach M, Perrin-Sarrado C, Lartaud I, Dupuis F. In vivo and in silico evaluation of a new nitric oxide donor, S,S′ -dinitrosobucillamine. Nitric Oxide 2017; 71:32-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Serafim RAM, Pernichelle FG, Ferreira EI. The latest advances in the discovery of nitric oxide hybrid drug compounds. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2017; 12:941-953. [PMID: 28664751 DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2017.1344400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION There is a great interest in Nitric oxide (NO) within medicinal chemistry since it's involved in human signaling pathways. Prodrugs or hybrid compounds containing NO-donor scaffolds linked to an active compound are valuable, due to their potential for modulating many pathological conditions due to NO's biological properties when released in addition to the native drug. Compounds that selectively inhibit nitric oxide synthase isoforms (NOS) can also increase therapeutic capacity, particularly in the treatment of chronic diseases. However, search for bioactive compounds to efficiently and selectively modulate NO is still a challenge in drug discovery. Areas covered: In this review, the authors highlight the recent advances in the strategies used to discover NO-hybrid derivatives, especially those related to anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, anticancer and anti-microorganism activities. They also focus on: nitric oxide synthase inhibitors, NO delivery materials and other related activities. Expert opinion: The process of molecular hybridization can be used to obtain NO-releasing compounds that also interact with different targets. The main problem with this approach is to control NO multiple actions in the right biological system. However, the use of NO-releasing groups with many different scaffolds leads to new molecular structures for bioactive compounds, suggesting synergies.
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- Ricardo A M Serafim
- a LAPEN: Laboratory of Design and Synthesis of Chemotherapeutic Potentially Active against Neglected Diseases, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of São Paulo - FCF/USP , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a LAPEN: Laboratory of Design and Synthesis of Chemotherapeutic Potentially Active against Neglected Diseases, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of São Paulo - FCF/USP , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a LAPEN: Laboratory of Design and Synthesis of Chemotherapeutic Potentially Active against Neglected Diseases, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of São Paulo - FCF/USP , São Paulo , Brazil
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Heikal L, Starr A, Martin GP, Nandi M, Dailey LA. In vivo pharmacological activity and biodistribution of S-nitrosophytochelatins after intravenous and intranasal administration in mice. Nitric Oxide 2016; 59:1-9. [PMID: 27350118 PMCID: PMC5045922 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2016.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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S-nitrosophytochelatins (SNOPCs) are novel analogues of S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) with the advantage of carrying varying ratios of S-nitrosothiol (SNO) moieties per molecule. Our aim was to investigate the in vivo pharmacological potency and biodistribution of these new GSNO analogues after intravenous (i.v.) and intranasal (i.n.) administration in mice. SNOPCs with either two or six SNO groups and GSNO were synthesized and characterized for purity. Compounds were administered i.v. or i.n. at 1 μmol NO/kg body weight to CD-1 mice. Blood pressure was measured and biodistribution studies of total nitrate and nitrite species (NOx) and phytochelatins were performed after i.v. administration. At equivalent doses of NO, it was observed that SNOPC-6 generated a rapid and significantly greater reduction in blood pressure (∼60% reduction compared to saline) whereas GSNO and SNOPC-2 only achieved a 30-35% decrease. The reduction in blood pressure was transient and recovered to baseline levels within ∼2 min for all compounds. NOx species were transiently elevated (over 5 min) in the plasma, lung, heart and liver. Interestingly, a size-dependent phytochelatin accumulation was observed in several tissues including the heart, lungs, kidney, brain and liver. Biodistribution profiles of NOx were also obtained after i.n. administration, showing significant lung retention of NOx over 15 min with minor systemic increases observed from 5 to 15 min. In summary, this study has revealed interesting in vivo pharmacological properties of SNOPCs, with regard to their dramatic hypotensive effects and differing biodistribution patterns following two different routes of administration.
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- Lamia Heikal
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Science & Medicine, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Science & Medicine, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Science & Medicine, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Science & Medicine, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Science & Medicine, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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Meyer B, Genoni A, Boudier A, Leroy P, Ruiz-Lopez MF. Structure and Stability Studies of Pharmacologically Relevant S-Nitrosothiols: A Theoretical Approach. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:4191-200. [PMID: 27249061 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b02230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nowadays, S-nitrosothiols (RSNOs) represent a promising class of nitric oxide (NO) donors that could be successfully used as drugs to compensate the decrease of NO production that usually arises in conjunction with cardiovascular diseases. Nevertheless, notwithstanding their pharmacological interest, the structure-stability relationship in RSNOs is still unclear, and this issue, together with the mechanism of NO donation in the physiological medium, deserves further investigation. As a first step forward in this direction, in this paper, the overall stability and structural preference of two pharmacologically relevant S-nitrosothiol molecules were studied in detail by means of computational strategies. In particular, performing calculations in implicit solvent (water) on the S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine and the S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine and analyzing the noncovalent interactions networks of their most stable conformers, we observed that the structure and the stability of these molecules can be directly related to the formation of stabilizing hydrogen-bond and chalcogen-chalcogen intramolecular interactions. The obtained results represent the starting point for further investigations to be conducted also on larger RSNOs to shed further light on the role played by intra- and intermolecular interactions and by solvation effects in stabilizing this class of molecules. The obtained insights will be hopefully helpful to design new RSNO-based drugs characterized by an enhanced pharmacological potency.
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- Benjamin Meyer
- CNRS, Laboratoire SRSMC, UMR 7565 , Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54506, France.,Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire SRSMC, UMR 7565 , Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54506, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire SRSMC, UMR 7565 , Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54506, France.,Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire SRSMC, UMR 7565 , Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54506, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire CITHÉFOR, EA 3452 , Nancy F-54001, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire CITHÉFOR, EA 3452 , Nancy F-54001, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire SRSMC, UMR 7565 , Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54506, France.,Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire SRSMC, UMR 7565 , Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54506, France
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Wu W, Gaucher C, Fries I, Hu XM, Maincent P, Sapin-Minet A. Polymer nanocomposite particles of S -nitrosoglutathione: A suitable formulation for protection and sustained oral delivery. Int J Pharm 2015; 495:354-361. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.08.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Liu Y, Luo W, Yang H, Fang W, Xi T, Li Y, Xiong J. Stimulation of nitric oxide production contributes to the antiplatelet and antithrombotic effect of new peptide pENW (pGlu-Asn-Trp). Thromb Res 2015; 136:319-27. [PMID: 26028472 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2015.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION New peptide pGlu-Asn-Trp (pENW), initially extracted from snake venom, significantly attenuates the formation of arterial and venous thrombi in vivo, and has modest in-vitro antiplatelet activity. This study was designed to investigate the underlying mechanisms. METHODS The rat carotid thrombosis model induced by FeCl3 was established to evaluate the antithrombotic activity of pENW. The effects of pENW on the production of nitric oxide (NO), as well as the expression and activity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), were determined. The vasorelaxant effect of pENW was evaluated using isolated rat aortic rings in the absence or presence of N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, eNOS inhibitor). Furthermore, the in-vitro antiplatelet activity of pENW was investigated with the addition of sodium nitroprusside (SNP, NO donor) and/or L-NAME to further prove the role of NO and eNOS in the inhibitory effect of pENW on platelet aggregation. RESULTS In vivo, pENW inhibited thrombus formation induced by endothelial injury in a dose-dependent manner, with a significantly prolonged time to the occurrence of arterial occlusion. It was shown that pENW offered protection for blood vessels from oxidative injury. pENW significantly increased NO production in rats treated with pENW at 4 or 2mg/kg body weight. Furthermore, the production of NO from the cultured vascular endothelial cells was increased with the treatment of 10(-4)M and 10(-5)M pENW; pENW also enhanced eNOS expression and activity both in vivo and in vitro, and elicited a concentration-dependent vasorelaxation which was significantly inhibited by L-NAME. Notably, pENW inhibited ADP-induced platelet aggregation, and the inhibition was more significant in the presence of NO. The inhibition of platelet aggregation by pENW was significantly abolished by L-NAME. CONCLUSIONS The in-vivo antiplatelet and antithrombotic effects of pENW are at least partly mediated by the increased production of endogenous NO via up-regulation and stimulation of eNOS. The findings suggest that pENW could potentially be developed as a novel therapeutic agent in the treatment of platelet-driven disorders.
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- Yamin Liu
- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Physiology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, China.
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Parent M, Boudier A, Fries I, Gostyńska A, Rychter M, Lulek J, Leroy P, Gaucher C. Nitric oxide-eluting scaffolds and their interaction with smooth muscle cells in vitro. J Biomed Mater Res A 2015; 103:3303-11. [PMID: 25809572 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Fabrication of scaffolds loaded with nitric oxide (NO) donors (S-nitrosoglutathione, GSNO, and isosorbide mononitrate, ISMN) with suitable cell compatibility and optimized properties for tissue-engineering applications is reported using "in situ" technique. Based on FDA-approved polymer, solvent and dosage forms, this gentle process allowed the incorporation of the GSNO labile drug into scaffolds made of either poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) or PLGA/poly(ɛ-caprolactone) (PCL) blend. During scaffolds manufacturing process including washing cycles, NO donors were leached from scaffolds. However, GSNO and ISMN concentrations in the last washing medium (10(-7) M and 10(-4) M, respectively) were in the range of cell suitability for tissue engineering. Further morphological analyses indicated that smoother surfaces with fewer but bigger pores (compatible with cell penetration and ingrowth) were obtained with PLGA in comparison with PLGA/PCL scaffolds. Among all tested matrices, only unloaded PLGA and GSNO-loaded PLGA/PCL exhibited intermediate cell anchorage, with mitochondrial activity close to the control and an increase in protein content, a prognostic for scaffold cell colonization, defining them as promising candidates. Deeper analyses of these two scaffolds looking at intracellular redox balance through reactive oxygen species production, glutathione, S-nitrosothiols, and nitrite ions content exhibited GSNO-loaded PLGA/PCL as the best of all tested 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering.
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- Marianne Parent
- Faculté De Pharmacie, Université De Lorraine, CITHEFOR EA 3452, BP 80403, Nancy Cedex, F-54001, France
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- Faculté De Pharmacie, Université De Lorraine, CITHEFOR EA 3452, BP 80403, Nancy Cedex, F-54001, France
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- Faculté De Pharmacie, Université De Lorraine, CITHEFOR EA 3452, BP 80403, Nancy Cedex, F-54001, France
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- Faculté De Pharmacie, Université De Lorraine, CITHEFOR EA 3452, BP 80403, Nancy Cedex, F-54001, France.,Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Faculté De Pharmacie, Université De Lorraine, CITHEFOR EA 3452, BP 80403, Nancy Cedex, F-54001, France.,Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Faculté De Pharmacie, Université De Lorraine, CITHEFOR EA 3452, BP 80403, Nancy Cedex, F-54001, France
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- Faculté De Pharmacie, Université De Lorraine, CITHEFOR EA 3452, BP 80403, Nancy Cedex, F-54001, France
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An unconventional approach to investigations into the identification of typical volatile emissions during illnesses gives rise to the proposal of a new class of cancer markers. Until now, cancer markers seem not to have been conclusively identified, though the obvious behavior of dogs points to their existence. The focus has been directed towards molecules containing sulfurous functionalities. Among such compounds, S-nitrosothiols (SNOs) are known to be involved in important physiological processes in living organisms and they are described as being typically elevated in cancer. Volatile SNOs (vSNOs) are proposed to be the source of the significant smell of cancer. Synthetic vSNOs are known to have lifetimes of between some minutes and several hours, which may be the main reason as to why they have been ignored until now, and also for the inability of analytics to detect them in vivo. Based on typical structures occurring in the volatile sulfur organics being emitted from human breath, four vSNOs have been synthesized and characterized by tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Simulating the relatively fatty consistency of cancer tissue by diluting the samples in n-decane, surprisingly reduces their tendency to decompose to lifetimes of weeks even at room temperature. A sniffer dog was trained with the synthetic vSNOs, and the results of the tests indicate that synthetic and cancer smells are very similar or even the same. The findings can be a clue for further target-oriented systematic optimization of existing sensitive measurement methods to prove vSNOs as cancer emissions and finally establish future methods for cancer diagnosis based on screening for this new class of volatile illness markers.
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- Wolfgang Schroeder
- Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Institute of Measurement Technology Harburger Schlossstrasse 20, D-21079 Hamburg, Germany
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