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Ma H, Qian A, Zheng Y, Meng X, Wang T, Zhang Y, Sun L, Zou F, Zhao B, Zhang S, Zhang D, Yang Y. Design, Synthesis, and Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Bisamide Derivatives of Amphotericin B with Potent Efficacy and Low Toxicity. J Med Chem 2022; 65:8897-8913. [PMID: 35786969 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Amphotericin B (AMB, 1) is the most powerful antibiotic in treating potentially life-threatening invasive fungal infections (IFIs), though severe toxicity derived from self-aggregation greatly limits its clinical application. Herein, we applied a bisamidation strategy at the C16-COOH and C3'-NH2 to improve the therapeutic properties by suppressing self-aggregation. It was found that basic amino groups at the residue of C16 amide were beneficial to activity, while lipophilic fragments contributed to toxicity reduction. Additionally, N-methyl-amino acetyl and amino acetyl moieties at C3' amide could help keep the fungistatic effectiveness. The modification work culminated in the discovery of 36 (ED50 = 0.21 mg/kg), which exerted a 1.5-fold stronger antifungal efficacy than amphamide, the optimal derivative theretofore, in mice, low self-aggregation propensity, and thus low acute toxicity. With the improvement in therapeutic index and good PK profile, 36 is promising for further development as a second-generation polyene antifungal agent.
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- Huijun Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China
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- Department of Microbiology, Sichuan Primed Bio-Tech Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610041, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China
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- Department of Microbiology, Sichuan Primed Bio-Tech Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610041, P. R. China
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- Department of Microbiology, Sichuan Primed Bio-Tech Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610041, P. R. China
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- Department of Microbiology, Sichuan Primed Bio-Tech Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610041, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Umegawa Y, Yamamoto T, Dixit M, Funahashi K, Seo S, Nakagawa Y, Suzuki T, Matsuoka S, Tsuchikawa H, Hanashima S, Oishi T, Matsumori N, Shinoda W, Murata M. Amphotericin B assembles into seven-molecule ion channels: An NMR and molecular dynamics study. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabo2658. [PMID: 35714188 PMCID: PMC9205587 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo2658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
Amphotericin B, an antifungal drug with a long history of use, forms fungicidal ion-permeable channels across cell membranes. Using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations, we experimentally elucidated the three-dimensional structure of the molecular assemblies formed by this drug in membranes in the presence of the fungal sterol ergosterol. A stable assembly consisting of seven drug molecules was observed to form an ion conductive channel. The structure is somewhat similar to the upper half of the barrel-stave model proposed in the 1970s but substantially different in the number of molecules and in their arrangement. The present structure explains many previous findings, including structure-activity relationships of the drug, which will be useful for improving drug efficacy and reducing adverse effects.
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- Yuichi Umegawa
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Project Research Center for Fundamental Sciences, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, ERATO, Lipid Active Structure Project, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Project Research Center for Fundamental Sciences, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, ERATO, Lipid Active Structure Project, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Mobasheri M, Attar H, Rezayat Sorkhabadi SM, Khamesipour A, Jaafari MR. Solubilization Behavior of Polyene Antibiotics in Nanomicellar System: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Amphotericin B and Nystatin Interactions with Polysorbate 80. Molecules 2015; 21:E6. [PMID: 26712721 PMCID: PMC6273564 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Amphotericin B (AmB) and Nystatin (Nys) are the drugs of choice for treatment of systemic and superficial mycotic infections, respectively, with their full clinical potential unrealized due to the lack of high therapeutic index formulations for their solubilized delivery. In the present study, using a coarse-grained (CG) molecular dynamics (MD) simulation approach, we investigated the interaction of AmB and Nys with Polysorbate 80 (P80) to gain insight into the behavior of these polyene antibiotics (PAs) in nanomicellar solution and derive potential implications for their formulation development. While the encapsulation process was predominantly governed by hydrophobic forces, the dynamics, hydration, localization, orientation, and solvation of PAs in the micelle were largely controlled by hydrophilic interactions. Simulation results rationalized the experimentally observed capability of P80 in solubilizing PAs by indicating (i) the dominant kinetics of drugs encapsulation over self-association; (ii) significantly lower hydration of the drugs at encapsulated state compared with aggregated state; (iii) monomeric solubilization of the drugs; (iv) contribution of drug-micelle interactions to the solubilization; (v) suppressed diffusivity of the encapsulated drugs; (vi) high loading capacity of the micelle; and (vii) the structural robustness of the micelle against drug loading. Supported from the experimental data, our simulations determined the preferred location of PAs to be the core-shell interface at the relatively shallow depth of 75% of micelle radius. Deeper penetration of PAs was impeded by the synergistic effects of (i) limited diffusion of water; and (ii) perpendicular orientation of these drug molecules with respect to the micelle radius. PAs were solvated almost exclusively in the aqueous poly-oxyethylene (POE) medium due to the distance-related lack of interaction with the core, explaining the documented insensitivity of Nys solubilization to drug-core compatibility in detergent micelles. Based on the obtained results, the dearth of water at interior sites of micelle and the large lateral occupation space of PAs lead to shallow insertion, broad radial distribution, and lack of core interactions of the amphiphilic drugs. Hence, controlled promotion of micelle permeability and optimization of chain crowding in palisade layer may help to achieve more efficient solubilization of the PAs.
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- Meysam Mobasheri
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1477893855, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1477893855, Iran.
- Tofigh Daru Research and Engineering Company (TODACO), Tehran 1397116359, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417755469, Iran.
- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 193956466, Iran.
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- Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1416613675, Iran.
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, P. O. Box: 91775-1365, Mashhad 917751365, Iran.
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Nakagawa Y, Umegawa Y, Nonomura K, Matsushita N, Takano T, Tsuchikawa H, Hanashima S, Oishi T, Matsumori N, Murata M. Axial Hydrogen at C7 Position and Bumpy Tetracyclic Core Markedly Reduce Sterol’s Affinity to Amphotericin B in Membrane. Biochemistry 2015; 54:303-12. [DOI: 10.1021/bi5012942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yasuo Nakagawa
- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Wilcock BC, Uno BE, Bromann GL, Clark MJ, Anderson TM, Burke MD. Electronic tuning of site-selectivity. Nat Chem 2012; 4:996-1003. [PMID: 23174979 PMCID: PMC3545056 DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Site-selective functionalizations of complex small molecules can generate targeted derivatives with exceptional step efficiency, but general strategies for maximizing selectivity in this context are rare. Here, we report that site-selectivity can be tuned by simply modifying the electronic nature of the reagents. A Hammett analysis is consistent with linking this phenomenon to the Hammond postulate: electronic tuning to a more product-like transition state amplifies site-discriminating interactions between a reagent and its substrate. This strategy transformed a minimally site-selective acylation reaction into a highly selective and thus preparatively useful one. Electronic tuning of both an acylpyridinium donor and its carboxylate counterion further promoted site-divergent functionalizations. With these advances, we achieve a range of modifications to just one of the many hydroxyl groups appended to the ion channel-forming natural product amphotericin B. Thus, electronic tuning of reagents represents an effective strategy for discovering and optimizing site-selective functionalization reactions.
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- Brandon C Wilcock
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Wasko P, Luchowski R, Tutaj K, Grudzinski W, Adamkiewicz P, Gruszecki WI. Toward Understanding of Toxic Side Effects of a Polyene Antibiotic Amphotericin B: Fluorescence Spectroscopy Reveals Widespread Formation of the Specific Supramolecular Structures of the Drug. Mol Pharm 2012; 9:1511-20. [DOI: 10.1021/mp300143n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Piotr Wasko
- Department of Biophysics,
Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-031 Lublin,
Poland
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- Department of Biophysics,
Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-031 Lublin,
Poland
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- Department of Biophysics,
Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-031 Lublin,
Poland
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- Department of Biophysics,
Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-031 Lublin,
Poland
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- Department of Biophysics,
Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-031 Lublin,
Poland
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- Department of Biophysics,
Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-031 Lublin,
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Spectroscopic studies of amphotericin B-Cu²+ complexes. Biometals 2011; 24:915-22. [PMID: 21461949 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-011-9445-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 03/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
The aim of this research is to investigate amphotericin B (AmB)-Cu(2+) complexes in aqueous solution at different pH values. Electronic absorption, circular dichroism (CD), Raman and FTIR spectroscopies were used in this study. We found that different concentrations of AmB and Cu(2+) ions in solution leads to formation of complexes with stoichiometry of 2:1 and 1:1. The formation of AmB-Cu(2+) complexes at physiological pH values is accompanied by changes of the molecular organization of AmB especially disaggregation. These observed effects might be significant from a medical point of view.
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Croatt MP, Carreira EM. Probing the role of the mycosamine C2'-OH on the activity of amphotericin B. Org Lett 2011; 13:1390-3. [PMID: 21322610 DOI: 10.1021/ol2000765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A synthetic route to a mycosamine donor was designed and provided access to a set of AmB derivatives targeted to probe the effect of the C2'-OH. It was determined that the configuration of the C2'-position is inconsequential but that O-methylation of this alcohol was deleterious to its mode of action. Additionally, the analog incorporating a mycosamine derivative from the enantiomeric series was devoid of activity.
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- Mitchell P Croatt
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Neumann A, Czub J, Baginski M. On the possibility of the amphotericin B-sterol complex formation in cholesterol- and ergosterol-containing lipid bilayers: a molecular dynamics study. J Phys Chem B 2010; 113:15875-85. [PMID: 19929013 DOI: 10.1021/jp905133f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Amphotericin B (AmB) is a well-known membrane-active antibiotic that has been used to treat systemic fungal infections for more than 45 years. Therapeutic application of AmB is based on the fact that it is more active against ergosterol-containing membranes of fungal cells than against mammalian membranes with cholesterol. In this paper, we examine the hypothesis according to which the selectivity of the AmB's membrane action originates from its different ability to form the binary complexes with the relevant sterols. To this end, molecular dynamics simulations were performed for systems containing the preformed models of AmB/sterol complexes embedded in lipid bilayers containing either cholesterol or ergosterol. The initial structures of the studied binary associates were selected on the basis of a systematic scan of all possible mutual positions and orientations of the two molecules. The results obtained demonstrate that in general the complexes with ergosterol are more stable on the 100 ns time scale. Furthermore, on the basis of motional correlation analysis, taking into account the effects of lipid environment, we propose that, within the sterol-enriched liquid-ordered membrane phases, AmB molecules exhibit a greater tendency to bind ergosterol than cholesterol. The analysis of the interactions suggests that this affinity difference is of enthalpic origin and may arise from the considerable difference in the energy of the van der Waals interactions between AmB and the two types of sterols. Thus, our current results: (i) support the hypothesis that binary AmB/sterol complexes form within a lipid membrane and (ii) suggest that the higher toxicity may at least partly be attributed to the higher affinity of AmB for ergosterol than for cholesterol within a lipid membrane environment.
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- Anna Neumann
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza St. 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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Matsumori N, Tahara K, Yamamoto H, Morooka A, Doi M, Oishi T, Murata M. Direct interaction between amphotericin B and ergosterol in lipid bilayers as revealed by 2H NMR spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:11855-60. [PMID: 19645473 DOI: 10.1021/ja9033473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Although amphotericin B (AmB) is thought to exert its antifungal activity by forming transmembrane ion-permeable self-assemblies together with ergosterol, no previous study has directly proven AmB-ergosterol interaction. To establish the interaction, we measured (2)H NMR using deuterium-labeled sterols and AmB. The (2)H NMR spectra of deuterated ergosterol in palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylcholine (POPC) bilayers showed that fast axial diffusion of erogosterol was almost completely inhibited by the coexistence of AmB. Conversely, cholesterol mobility in POPC membrane was essentially unchanged with or without AmB. These results unequivocally demonstrate that ergosterol has significant interaction with AmB in POPC bilayers. In addition, we examined the mobility of AmB using deuterium-labeled AmB, and found that, although AmB is almost immobilized in sterol-free and cholesterol-containing POPC membranes, a certain ratio of AmB molecules acquires mobility in the presence of ergosterol. The similar mobility of AmB and ergosterol in POPC bilayers confirmed the idea of the direct intermolecular interaction between ergosterol and AmB.
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- Nobuaki Matsumori
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
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Baran M, Borowski E, Mazerski J. Molecular modeling of amphotericin B–ergosterol primary complex in water II. Biophys Chem 2009; 141:162-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2009.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2008] [Revised: 01/23/2009] [Accepted: 01/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Czub J, Neumann A, Borowski E, Baginski M. Influence of a lipid bilayer on the conformational behavior of amphotericin B derivatives - A molecular dynamics study. Biophys Chem 2009; 141:105-16. [PMID: 19185412 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2009.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2008] [Revised: 01/02/2009] [Accepted: 01/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Amphotericin B (AmB) is an effective but very toxic antifungal antibiotic. In our laboratory a series of AmB derivatives of improved selectivity of action was synthesized and tested. To understand molecular basis of this improvement, comparative conformational studies of amphotericin B and its two more selective derivatives were carried out in an aqueous solution and in a lipid membrane. These molecular simulation studies revealed that within a membrane environment the conformational behavior of the derivatives differs significantly from the one observed for the parent molecule. Possible reasons for such a difference are analyzed. Furthermore, we hypothesize that the observed conformational transition within the polar head of AmB derivatives may lead to destabilization of antibiotic-induced transmembrane channels. Consequently, the selective toxicity of the derivatives should increase as ergosterol-rich liquid-ordered domains are more rigid and conformationally ordered than their cholesterol-containing counterparts, and as such may better support less stable channel structure.
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- Jacek Czub
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
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Mouri R, Konoki K, Matsumori N, Oishi T, Murata M. Complex formation of amphotericin B in sterol-containing membranes as evidenced by surface plasmon resonance. Biochemistry 2008; 47:7807-15. [PMID: 18597487 DOI: 10.1021/bi800334p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Amphotericin B (AmB) is a membrane-active antibiotic that increases the permeability of fungal membranes. Thus, the dynamic process of its interaction with membranes poses intriguing questions, which prompted us to elaborate a quick and reliable method for real-time observation of the drug's binding to phospholipid liposomes. We focused on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and devised a new modification method of sensor chips, which led to a significant reduction in the level of nonspecific binding of the drug in a control lane. With this method in hand, we examined the affinity of AmB for various membrane preparations. As expected, AmB exhibited much higher affinity for sterol-containing palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylcholine membranes than those without sterol. The sensorgrams recorded under various conditions partly fitted theoretical curves, which were based on three interaction models. Among those, a two-state reaction model reproduced well the sensorgram of AmB binding to an ergosterol-containing membrane; in this model, two states of membrane-bound complexes, AB and AB*, are assumed, which correspond to a simple binding to the surface of the membrane (AB) and formation of another assembly in the membrane (AB*) such as an ion channel complex. Kinetic analysis demonstrated that the association constant in ergosterol-containing POPC liposomes is larger by 1 order of magnitude than that in the cholesterol-containing counterpart. These findings support the previous notion that ergosterol stabilizes the membrane-bound assembly of AmB.
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- Ryota Mouri
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Kasai Y, Matsumori N, Umegawa Y, Matsuoka S, Ueno H, Ikeuchi H, Oishi T, Murata M. Self-Assembled Amphotericin B Is Probably Surrounded by Ergosterol: Bimolecular Interactions as Evidenced by Solid-State NMR and CD Spectra. Chemistry 2008; 14:1178-85. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.200701256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Matsuoka S, Ikeuchi H, Umegawa Y, Matsumori N, Murata M. Membrane interaction of amphotericin B as single-length assembly examined by solid state NMR for uniformly 13C-enriched agent. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 14:6608-14. [PMID: 16782343 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2006] [Revised: 05/31/2006] [Accepted: 06/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The membrane interaction of amphotericin B (AmB), one of the most important anti-fungal drugs, was investigated by solid state NMR measurements of uniformly 13C-enriched AmB, which was prepared by the culture of the drug-producing microorganism in the presence of [u-13C6]glucose. All the 13C NMR signals of AmB upon binding to DLPC membrane were successfully assigned on the basis of the 13C-13C correlation spectrum. 13C-31P RDX (Rotational-Echo Double Resonance for X-clusters) experiments clearly revealed the REDOR dephasing effects for carbon atoms residing in the both terminal parts, whereas no dephasing was observed for the middle parts including polyolefinic C20-C33 and hydroxyl-bearing C8/C9 parts. These observations suggest that AmB binds to DLPC membrane with a high affinity to the phospholipid and spans the membrane with a single molecular length.
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- Shigeru Matsuoka
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-16 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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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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Ruge E, Korting HC, Borelli C. Current state of three-dimensional characterisation of antifungal targets and its use for molecular modelling in drug design. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2005; 26:427-41. [PMID: 16289513 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The alarming rise in life-threatening systemic fungal infections due to the emergence of drug-resistant fungal strains had produced an increased demand for new antimycotics, especially those targeting novel antifungal structures. Drug discovery has developed from screening natural products and chemical synthesis to a modern approach, namely structure-based drug design. Whilst many antifungal agents currently in use were discovered more than 30 years ago, characterisation of various drug targets has only been achieved recently, contributing immensely to understanding the structure-activity relationships of antifungals and their targets. Three-dimensional characterisation has become a well established tool for modern antifungal drug research and should play an important role in investigations for new antifungal agents.
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- E Ruge
- Department of Dermatology, University of Munich, Frauenlobstr. 9-11, 80337 Munich, Germany.
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Matsumori N, Eiraku N, Matsuoka S, Oishi T, Murata M, Aoki T, Ide T. An amphotericin B-ergosterol covalent conjugate with powerful membrane permeabilizing activity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 11:673-9. [PMID: 15157878 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2004.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2003] [Revised: 01/07/2004] [Accepted: 02/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Amphotericin B-sterol conjugates were synthesized and examined for their membrane permeabilizing activity. Ergosterol and cholesterol, each connected with amphotericin B via an ethylenecarbamate or hexamethylenecarbamate linker, were examined by K(+) flux assays using liposomes and by single-channel recording across phospholipid membrane. Among four conjugates tested, AmB-ergosterol bearing an ethylenecarbamate linker exhibited the most powerful activity, which substantially exceeded that of the cholesterol homolog. Single-channel recording clearly exhibited that the ergosterol conjugate elicited channel current with the conductance of 28 pS, which was comparable with those by AmB, and revealed a higher channel open probability than the cholesterol conjugate. These results imply that direct interaction between amphotericin B and ergosterol is reproduced by their conjugate, which may serve as a model compound for understanding the drug's selective toxicity.
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- Nobuaki Matsumori
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-16 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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