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Rosenzweig A, Spotton K, Bhattacharjee A, Morales-Amador A, Brady SF. Identification of an Optimized Clinical Development Candidate from Cilagicin, an Antibiotic That Evades Resistance by Dual Polyprenyl Phosphate Binding. ACS Infect Dis 2024; 10:1536-1544. [PMID: 38626307 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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Cilagicin is a dual polyprenyl phosphate binding lipodepsipeptide antibiotic with strong activity against clinically relevant Gram-positive pathogens while evading antibiotic resistance. Cilagicin showed high serum binding that reduced its in vivo efficacy. Cilagicin-BP, which contains a biphenyl moiety in place of the N-terminal myristic acid found on cilagicin, showed reduced serum binding and increased in vivo efficacy but decreased potency against some pathogens. Here, we manipulated the acyl tail and the peptide core of cilagicin to identify an optimized collection of structural features that maintain potent antibiotic activity against a wide range of pathogens in the presence of serum. This led to the identification of the optimized antibiotic dodecacilagicin, which contains an N-terminal dodecanoic acid. Dodecacilagicin exhibits low MICs against clinically relevant pathogens in the presence of serum, retains polyprenyl phosphate binding, and evades resistance development even after long-term antibiotic exposure, making dodecacilagicin an appealing candidate for further therapeutic development.
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- Adam Rosenzweig
- Laboratory of Genetically Encoded Small Molecules, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Genetically Encoded Small Molecules, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Genetically Encoded Small Molecules, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Genetically Encoded Small Molecules, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Genetically Encoded Small Molecules, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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Chaves OA, Loureiro RJS, Serpa C, Cruz PF, Ferreira ABB, Netto-Ferreira JC. Increasing the polarity of β-lapachone does not affect its binding capacity with bovine plasma protein. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 263:130279. [PMID: 38401585 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130279] [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: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Despite ortho-quinones showing several biological and pharmacological activities, there is still a lack of biophysical characterization of their interaction with albumin - the main carrier of different endogenous and exogenous compounds in the bloodstream. Thus, the interactive profile between bovine serum albumin (BSA) with β-lapachone (1) and its corresponding synthetic 3-sulfonic acid (2, under physiological pH in the sulphonate form) was performed. There is one main binding site of albumin for both β-lapachones (n ≈ 1) and a static fluorescence quenching mechanism was proposed. The Stern-Volmer constant (KSV) values are 104 M-1, indicating a moderate binding affinity. The enthalpy (-3.41 ± 0.45 and - 8.47 ± 0.37 kJ mol-1, for BSA:1 and BSA:2, respectively) and the corresponding entropy (0.0707 ± 0.0015 and 0.0542 ± 0.0012 kJ mol-1 K-1) values indicate an enthalpically and entropically binding driven. Hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonding are the main binding forces. The differences in the polarity of 1 and 2 did not change significantly the affinity to albumin. In addition, the 1,2-naphthoquinones showed a similar binding trend compared with 1,4-naphthoquinones.
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- Otávio A Chaves
- CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal; Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Centro de Pesquisa, Inovação e Vigilância em COVID-19 e Emergências Sanitárias (CPIV), Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), 21040-361 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Institute of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR-465, Km 7, 23.890-000 Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR-465, Km 7, 23.890-000 Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.
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Mohammadnia F, Fatemi MH, Taghizadeh SM. Study on the interaction of anti-inflammatory drugs with human serum albumin using molecular docking, quantitative structure-activity relationship, and fluorescence spectroscopy. LUMINESCENCE 2019; 35:266-273. [PMID: 31766079 DOI: 10.1002/bio.3723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The interaction of 14 anti-inflammatory drugs with human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated using fluorescence quenching, molecular docking studies, and quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) methodology. Binding of anti-inflammatory drugs to HSA plays a fundamental role in their transport, distribution, delivery, and elimination. Binding constants of these drugs to HSA, obtained using the fluorescence quenching method, were within the range 0.01 × 104 M-1 (acetaminophen) to 1881.05 × 104 M-1 (meloxicam). Binding sites and binding constants of these anti-inflammatory drugs were estimated using molecular docking. Inspection of the obtained values for docking score, logKb and Kb , showed that the drugs in this data set have a relatively strong binding constant for HSA. QSAR modelling was applied for binding constants obtained from fluorescence quenching and theoretical molecular descriptors. This modelling led to a linear two-parameter model with a correlation coefficient of 0.95 and adequate robustness. The descriptor results showed the importance of a bonding network and electronegativity as the discriminative structural factors in binding affinity for the HSA molecule.
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- F Mohammadnia
- Laboratory of Chemometrics, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandarn, Babolsar, Iran
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- Laboratory of Chemometrics, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandarn, Babolsar, Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems, Faculty of Science, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Pinheiro S, Curutchet C. Can Förster Theory Describe Stereoselective Energy Transfer Dynamics in a Protein-Ligand Complex? J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:2265-2278. [PMID: 28235382 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b00217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) reactions involving ligands and aromatic amino acids can substantially impact the fluorescence properties of a protein-ligand complex, an impact intimately related to the corresponding binding mode. Structural characterization of such binding events in terms of intermolecular distances can be done through the well-known R-6 distance-dependent Förster rate expression. However, such an interpretation suffers from uncertainties underlying Förster theory in the description of the electronic coupling that promotes FRET, mostly related to the dipole-dipole orientation factor, dielectric screening effects, and deviations from the ideal dipole approximation. Here, we investigate how Förster approximations impact the prediction of energy transfer dynamics in the complex between flurbiprofen (FBP) and human serum albumin (HSA), as well as a model FBP-Trp dyad, in which recent observation of enantioselective fluorescence quenching has been ascribed to energy transfer from FBP to Trp. To this end, we combine classical molecular dynamics simulations with polarizable quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations that allow overcoming Förster approximations. On the basis of our results, we discuss the potential of structure-based simulations in the characterization of drug-binding events through fluorescence techniques. Overall, we find an excellent agreement between theory and experiment both in terms of enantioselectivity and FRET times, thus strongly supporting the reliability of the binding modes proposed for the (S) and (R) enantiomers of FBP. In particular, we show that the dynamic quenching arises from a small fraction of drug bound to the secondary site of HSA at the interface between subdomains IIA and IIB, whereas the enantioselectivity arises from the larger flexibility of the (S)-FBP enantiomer in the binding pocket.
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- Silvana Pinheiro
- Departament de Farmàcia i Tecnologia Farmacèutica i Fisicoquímica and Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB), Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona , Av. Joan XXIII s/n, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Departament de Farmàcia i Tecnologia Farmacèutica i Fisicoquímica and Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB), Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona , Av. Joan XXIII s/n, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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Božić A, Marinković A, Bjelogrlić S, Todorović TR, Cvijetić IN, Novaković I, Muller CD, Filipović NR. Quinoline based mono- and bis-(thio)carbohydrazones: synthesis, anticancer activity in 2D and 3D cancer and cancer stem cell models. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra23940d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Study of antitumor activity of mono- and bis-quinoline based (thio)carbohydrazones on THP-1 and AsPC-1 cancer stem cells, revealed that thiocarbohydrazones had superior pro-apoptotic activity than carbohydrazones with multi-target profile activities.
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- Aleksandra Božić
- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy
- University of Belgrade
- Belgrade
- Serbia
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- Innovation Center of the Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Belgrade
- Belgrade
- Serbia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy
- University of Belgrade
- Belgrade
- Serbia
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien
- UMR 7178
- CNRS
- Université de Strasbourg
- 67401 Illkirch
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Molecular interactions between some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID׳s) and bovine (BSA) or human (HSA) serum albumin estimated by means of isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and frontal analysis capillary electrophoresis (FA/CE). Talanta 2014; 130:241-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.06.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Monti S, Manet I. Supramolecular photochemistry of drugs in biomolecular environments. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:4051-67. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60402k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We illustrate how the interaction of drugs with proteins or DNA in supramolecular complexes can influence the reactions initiated by drug absorbed photons, evidencing the differences with respect to solution.
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- Sandra Monti
- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività
- CNR
- 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività
- CNR
- 40129 Bologna, Italy
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Vayá I, Lhiaubet-Vallet V, Jiménez MC, Miranda MA. Photoactive assemblies of organic compounds and biomolecules: drug–protein supramolecular systems. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:4102-22. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60413f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Modification of the drug excited state properties within proteins provides information on binding and may result in a different photoreactivity.
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- Ignacio Vayá
- Departamento de Química/Instituto de Tecnología Química UPV-CSIC
- Universitat Politècnica de València
- E-46071 Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química/Instituto de Tecnología Química UPV-CSIC
- Universitat Politècnica de València
- E-46071 Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química/Instituto de Tecnología Química UPV-CSIC
- Universitat Politècnica de València
- E-46071 Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química/Instituto de Tecnología Química UPV-CSIC
- Universitat Politècnica de València
- E-46071 Valencia, Spain
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Xiong X, Zhang Q, Nan Y, Gu X. A method of chemiluminescence coupled with ultrafiltration for investigating the interaction between ibuprofen and human serum albumin. LUMINESCENCE 2012; 28:954-60. [DOI: 10.1002/bio.2465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2012] [Revised: 11/10/2012] [Accepted: 11/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xunyu Xiong
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xi'an Shiyou University; Xi'an 710065 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xi'an Shiyou University; Xi'an 710065 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xi'an Shiyou University; Xi'an 710065 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xi'an Shiyou University; Xi'an 710065 China
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Lammers I, Lhiaubet-Vallet V, Consuelo Jiménez M, Ariese F, Miranda MA, Gooijer C. Stereoselective binding of flurbiprofen enantiomers and their methyl esters to human serum albumin studied by time-resolved phosphorescence. Chirality 2012; 24:840-6. [PMID: 22718496 DOI: 10.1002/chir.22080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The interaction of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug flurbiprofen (FBP) with human serum albumin (HSA) hardly influences the fluorescence of the protein's single tryptophan (Trp). Therefore, in addition to fluorescence, heavy atom-induced room-temperature phosphorescence is used to study the stereoselective binding of FBP enantiomers and their methyl esters to HSA. Maximal HSA phosphorescence intensities were obtained at a KI concentration of 0.2 M. The quenching of the Trp phosphorescence by FBP is mainly dynamic and based on Dexter energy transfer. The Stern-Volmer plots based on the phosphorescence lifetimes indicate that (R)-FBP causes a stronger Trp quenching than (S)-FBP. For the methyl esters of FBP, the opposite is observed: (S)-(FBPMe) quenches more than (R)-FBPMe. The Stern-Volmer plots of (R)-FBP and (R)-FBPMe are similar although their high-affinity binding sites are different. The methylation of (S)-FBP causes a large change in its effect on the HSA phosphorescence lifetime. Furthermore, the quenching constants of 3.0 × 10(7) M(-1) s(-1) of the R-enantiomers and 2.5 × 10(7) M(-1) s(-1) for the S-enantiomers are not influenced by the methylation and indicate a stereoselectivity in the accessibility of the HSA Trp to these drugs.
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- Ivonne Lammers
- Department of Biomolecular Analysis and Spectroscopy, LaserLaB, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Dąbrowska M, Starek M, Skuciński J. Lipophilicity study of some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and cephalosporin antibiotics: A review. Talanta 2011; 86:35-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2011.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Revised: 09/05/2011] [Accepted: 09/12/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Kumpulainen E, Välitalo P, Kokki M, Lehtonen M, Hooker A, Ranta VP, Kokki H. Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid pharmacokinetics of flurbiprofen in children. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2011; 70:557-66. [PMID: 20840447 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03720.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIMS This study was designed to characterize paediatric pharmacokinetics and central nervous system exposure of flurbiprofen. METHODS The pharmacokinetics of flurbiprofen were studied in 64 healthy children aged 3 months to 13 years, undergoing surgery with spinal anaesthesia. Children were administered preoperatively a single dose of flurbiprofen intravenously as prodrug (n= 27) or by mouth as syrup (n= 37). A single cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample (n= 60) was collected at the induction of anaesthesia, and plasma samples (n= 304) before, during and after the operation (up to 20 h after administration). A population pharmacokinetic model was built using the NONMEM software package. RESULTS Flurbiprofen concentrations in plasma were well described by a three compartment model. The apparent bioavailability of oral flurbiprofen syrup was 81%. The estimated clearance (CL) was 0.96l h(-1) 70 kg(-1) . Age did not affect the clearance after weight had been included as a covariate. The estimated volume of distribution at steady state (V(ss) ) was 8.1 l 70 kg(-1) . Flurbiprofen permeated into the CSF, reaching concentrations that were seven-fold higher compared with unbound plasma concentrations. CONCLUSIONS Flurbiprofen pharmacokinetics can be described using only weight as a covariate in children above 6months, while more research is needed in neonates and in younger infants.
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- Elina Kumpulainen
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio
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Lee JS, Kim HK, Feng S, Vendrell M, Chang YT. Accelerating fluorescent sensor discovery: unbiased screening of a diversity-oriented BODIPY library. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:2339-41. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04495d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kurkov SV, Loftsson T, Messner M, Madden D. Parenteral delivery of HPβCD: effects on drug-HSA binding. AAPS PharmSciTech 2010; 11:1152-8. [PMID: 20658211 PMCID: PMC2974121 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-010-9482-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2009] [Accepted: 06/30/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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It is thought that cyclodextrins, such as 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD), will at high concentration affect pharmacokinetics of drugs through competitive binding with plasma proteins. Albumin is the major component of plasma proteins responsible for plasma protein binding. The purpose of this study was to evaluate in vitro the competitive binding of drugs between human serum albumin (HSA) and HPβCD in isotonic pH 7.4 phosphate buffer saline solution (PBS) at ambient temperature. Eight model drugs were selected based on their physicochemical properties and ability to form complexes with HSA and HPβCD. The drug/HPβCD stability constants (K(1:1)) were determined by the phase-solubility method and HSA/HPβCD competitive binding determined by an equilibrium dialysis method. Protein binding of drugs that are both strongly protein bound and have high affinity to HPβCD (i.e., have high K(1:1) value) is most likely to be affected by parenterally administered HPβCD. However, this in vitro study indicates that even for those drugs single parenteral dose of HPβCD has to be as high as 70 g to have detectable effect on their protein binding. Weakly protein bound drugs and drugs with low affinity towards HPβCD are insensitive to the cyclodextrin presence regardless their lipophilic properties.
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- Sergey V. Kurkov
- />Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, Hofsvallagata 53, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- />Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, Hofsvallagata 53, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- />Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, Hofsvallagata 53, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- />Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 125 Cambridge Park Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 021402 USA
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Barri T, Trtić-Petrović T, Karlsson M, Jönsson JÅ. Characterization of drug–protein binding process by employing equilibrium sampling through hollow-fiber supported liquid membrane and Bjerrum and Scatchard plots. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2008; 48:49-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2008.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2008] [Revised: 04/25/2008] [Accepted: 04/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Vayá I, Bueno CJ, Jiménez MC, Miranda MA. Use of Triplet Excited States for the Study of Drug Binding to Human and Bovine Serum Albumins. ChemMedChem 2006; 1:1015-20. [PMID: 16906502 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.200600061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The triplet excited states of (S)- and (R)-flurbiprofen (FBP) have been used as reporters for the microenvironments experienced within the binding sites of human and bovine serum albumins. Regression analysis of triplet decay provides valuable information on the degree of protection that these excited states are afforded from attack by a second FBP molecule, oxygen, or other reagents. The multiexponential fitting of these decays can be satisfactorily correlated with the distribution of the drug among the two binding sites and its presence as the noncomplexed form in the bulk solution. This assignment has been confirmed by using (S)-ibuprofen or capric acid as selective site II replacement probes. Triplet lifetimes and site occupancy are sensitive to the type of serum albumin employed (human versus bovine). Finally, the binding behaviour of (S)- and (R)-FBP exhibits little stereoselectivity.
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- Ignacio Vayá
- Departamento de Química/Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Bai G, Cui Y, Yang Y, Ye C, Liu M. A competitive low-affinity binding model for determining the mutual and specific sites of two ligands on protein. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2005; 38:588-93. [PMID: 15967285 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2004.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2004] [Revised: 11/27/2004] [Accepted: 12/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A competitive low-affinity binding model was proposed for determining the number of mutual (overlapped) and specific binding sites of two ligands (A, B) on a protein (P). To use the model, one needs to carry out a titration experiment by adding either ligand A or B into a three-component system (A-B-P), and to monitor the spectroscopic parameter changes. Fitting the titration curve to the proposed model, one can get the mutual and specific binding sites of the two ligands on the protein. The model was examined by using human serum albumin (HSA) as a receptor and tolmetin (TOL) and salicylic acid (SAL) as ligands. Proton longitudinal relaxation rates (R1) were measured on a 500-MHz NMR spectrometer during the titration and used to derive the mutual binding sites. It was found that among the binding sites of 32+/-4 for SAL and 28+/-2 for TOL on HSA, there were 17+/-5 mutual sites for the two ligands. This result indicates that, although HSA has large binding capacities for most ligands, there are still a reasonable amount of the low-affinity binding sites that are structure selective.
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- Guoyun Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, PR China
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Aureli L, Cruciani G, Cesta MC, Anacardio R, De Simone L, Moriconi A. Predicting human serum albumin affinity of interleukin-8 (CXCL8) inhibitors by 3D-QSPR approach. J Med Chem 2005; 48:2469-79. [PMID: 15801837 DOI: 10.1021/jm049227l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A novel class of 2-(R)-phenylpropionamides has been recently reported to inhibit in vitro and in vivo interleukin-8 (CXCL8)-induced biological activities. These CXCL8 inhibitors are derivatives of phenylpropionic nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), high-affinity ligands for site II of human serum albumin (HSA). Up to date, only a limited number of in silico models for the prediction of albumin protein binding are available. A three-dimensional quantitative structure-property relationship (3D-QSPR) approach was used to model the experimental affinity constant (K(i)) to plasma proteins of 37 structurally related molecules, using physicochemical and 3D-pharmacophoric descriptors. Molecular docking studies highlighted that training set molecules preferentially bind site II of HSA. The obtained model shows satisfactory statistical parameters both in fitting and predicting validation. External validation confirmed the statistical significance of the chemometric model, which is a powerful tool for the prediction of HSA binding in virtual libraries of structurally related compounds.
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- Loretta Aureli
- Molecular Discovery Ltd., 4, Chandos Street, W1A 3BQ, London, United Kingdom
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Monti S, Manoli F, Sortino S, Morrone R, Nicolosi G. Binding of a chiral drug to a protein: an investigation of the 2-(3-benzoylphenyl)propionic acid/bovine serum albumin system by circular dichroism and fluorescence. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2005; 7:4002-8. [DOI: 10.1039/b509911k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kratochwil NA, Huber W, Müller F, Kansy M, Gerber PR. Predicting plasma protein binding of drugs: a new approach. Biochem Pharmacol 2002; 64:1355-74. [PMID: 12392818 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(02)01074-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 402] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In spite of the large amount of plasma protein binding data for drugs, it is not obvious and there is no clear consensus among different disciplines how to deal with this parameter in multidimensional lead optimization strategies. In this work, we have made a comprehensive study on the importance of plasma protein binding and the influencing factors in order to get new insights for this molecular property. Our analysis of the distribution of percentage plasma protein binding among therapeutic drugs showed that no general rules for protein binding can be derived, except for the class of chemotherapeutics, where a clear trend towards lower binding could be observed. For the majority of indication areas, however, empirical rules are missing. We present here an extensive list of multiply determined primary association constants for binding to human serum albumin (HSA) for 138 compounds from the literature. Correlating these binding constants with the percentage fraction of protein bound showed that the percentage data above 90%, corresponding to a binding constant below 6 microM, are of insufficient accuracy. Furthermore, it could be demonstrated that the lipophilicity of drugs, traditionally felt to dominate binding to HSA, is not the only relevant descriptor. Here, we report a generic model for the prediction of drug association constants to HSA, which uses a pharmacophoric similarity concept and partial least square analysis (PLS) to construct a quantitative structure-activity relationship. It is able to single out the submicromolar to nanomolar binders, i.e. to differentiate between 99.0 and 99.99% plasma protein binding. Depending on the system, this can be important in medicinal chemistry programs and may together with other computed physicochemical and ADME properties assist in the prioritization of synthetic strategies.
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Matoga M, Péhourcq F, Lagrange F, Fawaz F, Bannwarth B. Influence of a polymeric formulation of ketoprofen on its diffusion into cerebrospinal fluid in rats. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2002; 27:881-8. [PMID: 11836052 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(01)00585-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Poly(D,L)lactide nanocapsules (NCs) have been proposed as an alternative carrier for many drugs. We investigated the influence of this formulation on the pharmacokinetics of ketoprofen in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Male Wistar rats were given intraperitoneal dose of ketoprofen (5 mg/kg) in a suspension of NCs or in a carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) solution (reference preparation). Blood and CSF samples were collected at different times up to 24 h after dosing. The unbound fraction of ketoprofen in plasma (f(u)) was determined using ultrafiltration. The total (C(T)) and free (C(F)) concentrations of ketoprofen in plasma and the simultaneous CSF concentrations (C(CSF)) were measured by a HPLC method and the areas under the curve (AUC(T), AUC(F), AUC(CSF)) were calculated. AUC(T) of ketoprofen-loaded NCs in plasma was similar to that of the reference solution, while AUC(F) of the former (5.41 mg/l x h) was higher than that produced by the latter (4.03 mg/l x h). Accordingly, the unbound fraction (f(u)) was higher after administration of NCs than that of the solution (2.5 and 1.8%, respectively). Finally, AUC(CSF) were identical for both formulations. These findings suggest that the binding of ketoprofen to plasma proteins is not the major factor that governs its blood-to-CSF exchanges.
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- M Matoga
- Department of Pharmacology, EA 525, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France
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Mao H, Hajduk PJ, Craig R, Bell R, Borre T, Fesik SW. Rational design of diflunisal analogues with reduced affinity for human serum albumin. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:10429-35. [PMID: 11673972 DOI: 10.1021/ja015955b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Many lead compounds bind to serum albumin and exhibit markedly reduced efficacy in vivo as compared to their potency in vitro. To aid in the design of compounds with reduced albumin binding, we performed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) structural and binding studies on the complex between domain III of human serum albumin (HSA-III) and diflunisal, a cyclooxygenase inhibitor with antiinflammatory activity. The structural studies indicate that the aromatic rings of diflunisal are involved in extensive and specific interactions with hydrophobic residues that comprise the binding pocket in subdomain IIIA. The carboxylic acid of diflunisal forms electrostatic interactions with the protein similar to those observed in the X-ray structure of HSA complexed to myristic acid. In addition to the structural studies, NMR-derived binding constants were obtained for diflunisal and closely related analogues to develop a structure-affinity relationship for binding to subdomain IIIA. On the basis of the structural and binding data, compounds were synthesized that exhibit more than a 100-fold reduction in binding to domain III of HSA, and nearly a 10-fold reduction in affinity for full length albumin. Significantly, several of these compounds maintain activity against cyclooxygenase-2. These results suggest a rational strategy for designing out albumin binding in potential drug molecules by using structure-based design in conjunction with NMR-based screening.
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- H Mao
- Pharmaceutical Discovery Division, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois 60044, USA
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Suprofen (SPF) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), which belongs to the 2-arylpropionic acids subclass. As a result of their chiral characteristics, these compounds have shown a marked enantioselective behaviour with a high degree of interspecies variation. They are mainly eliminated by glucuronidation. Plasma, biliary and urine disposition of SPF was investigated in the cat after intravenous administration of the racemate (dose 2 mg/kg). Both enantiomers exhibited similar disposition profiles in plasma with no evidence of chiral inversion. During bile sampling time, recovered acylglucuronides of R (-) and S (+) SPF were less than 1% of the total dose administered. Only free SPF was recovered in the urine, representing 0.12% of the administered racemic SPF dose. The results indicate that neither chiral inversion nor glucuronidation predominate in SPF disposition in cats.
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- E F Castro
- Area de Toxicología, Departamento Fisiopatología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Paraje Arroyo Seco, Tandil (7000), Bs. As., Argentina.
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Mao H, Gunasekera AH, Fesik SW. Expression, refolding, and isotopic labeling of human serum albumin domains for NMR spectroscopy. Protein Expr Purif 2000; 20:492-9. [PMID: 11087689 DOI: 10.1006/prep.2000.1330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Many different compounds bind to human serum albumin (HSA), which can be a significant problem in the drug discovery process. To aid in the design of drug molecules that do not bind to HSA, the structures of HSA/ligand complexes would be very useful. However, little information has been reported on the structures of small molecules complexed to HSA. In this paper, we describe a procedure for preparing isotopically labeled domains of HSA for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies. The procedure involves the expression in Escherichia coli, refolding, and a multistep purification. Domains I and III are capable of folding into stable structural units and producing well resolved (15)N/(1)H correlation spectra, whereas domain II forms significant aggregates at sub-millimolar concentration. Using our protocols, isotopically labeled and properly folded domains I and III can be effectively produced in large quantities for NMR-based structural studies and NMR-based screening. This provides a valuable tool for obtaining structural information on HSA/ligand complexes by NMR which will be useful in drug discovery.
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- H Mao
- Pharmaceutical Discovery Division, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois 60044, USA
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Lagrange F, Pénhourcq F, Matoga M, Bannwarth B. Binding of ketoprofen enantiomers in various human albumin preparations. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2000; 23:793-802. [PMID: 11022905 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(00)00380-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Published data conflict with respect to the enantioselective protein binding parameters of R(-) and S(+) ketoprofen. We studied whether differences in experimental conditions used and/or presence of interfering compounds could provide a possible explanation for these discrepancies. Equilibrium dialysis, supported by ultrafiltration (67 mM Sörensen phosphate buffer pH 7.4, 580 microM HSA, 37 degrees C) allowed the characteristics of the binding sites to be determined according to Scatchard's analysis. (R) and (S)-ketoprofen concentrations were measured by HPLC. The free (R)-ketoprofen/free (S)-ketoprofen (F(R)/F(S)) concentration ratio was calculated. The effect of octanoic acid (OA) found in currently marketed intravenous HSA solutions, and hippuric acid (HA), on F(R)/F(S) concentration ratio was considered. Two classes of binding sites were characterized for both enantiomers. The free (S)-ketoprofen concentrations remained equal to those of the (R)-antipode at low concentrations of racemate (2-35 microg ml(-1)) indicating non-stereoselective albumin binding over the therapeutic range. From 35 microg ml(-1), the free (S)-ketoprofen concentrations were slighty greater than those of its antipode. Both OA and HA induced an increase of the free fraction of the enantiomers by a two-fold to a 15-fold order of magnitude. OA, but not HA, showed a more pronounced effect for the (S)-form leading to a marked decrease in F(R)/F(S) concentration ratio (0.61). Differences in HSA preparations used and/or the presence of interfering compounds may explain the variability in the reported protein binding characteristics of ketoprofen enantiomers.
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- F Lagrange
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Université Victor Segalen & Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
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Silva C, Plazzi PV, Bordi F, Rivara S, Vacondio F, Zuliani V, Caretta A, Mor M. Structure-property relationships on histamine H3-antagonists: binding of phenyl-substituted alkylthioimidazole derivatives to rat plasma proteins. FARMACO (SOCIETA CHIMICA ITALIANA : 1989) 2000; 55:239-45. [PMID: 10966153 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-827x(00)00026-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The binding of a series of H3-antagonists to rat plasma proteins was investigated by dialysis experiments, with RP-HPLC measurement of the free ligand. The series was composed of 4(5)-phenyl-2-[[2-[4(5)-imidazolyl]ethyl]thio]imidazoles having, on the phenyl ring, meta- and para-substituents, with different physico-chemical characteristics. As high protein binding had been proposed as being one of the features limiting brain access for the reference H3-antagonist thioperamide, the title series was employed to test the possibility of achieving lower protein binding by modulation of lipophilicity, while maintaining good receptor affinity. The compounds tested showed quotas of bound drug ranging from 60 to 97.5%, while for thioperamide a 78% bound drug quota was observed at high total concentrations, with a steep increase in bound percentage at lower concentrations. Two of the tested compounds, having a carboxamide substituent, showed lower protein binding compared to thioperamide over a wide range of total concentration, without a significant loss in affinity with respect to the parent compound. A strict dependence of protein binding on lipophilicity was observed, and a QSPR model was derived which could also account for the protein binding observed for thioperamide, while receptor affinity had been reported to be quite insensitive to phenyl ring substitution. It is therefore possible to modulate protein binding of these H3-antagonists, through lipophilicity adjustment, without losing receptor affinity; this finding could help in the design of new compounds with improved brain access.
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- C Silva
- Dipartimento Farmaceutico, Università degli Studi di Parma, Viale delle Scienze, Italy
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Rainsford KD. Profile and mechanisms of gastrointestinal and other side effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Am J Med 1999; 107:27S-35S; discussion 35S-36S. [PMID: 10628591 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00365-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The popular view that all nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) act by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins has been challenged by the discovery that they also affect a wide variety of cellular processes that are important for their therapeutic actions and side effects. Although recognition of the differential activities of new and established NSAIDs on the activities of the cyclooxygenases (COXs) affecting production of inflammatory prostaglandins (from COX-2) and those that are physiologically important (from COX-1) may have significance for the prostaglandin components of the underlying inflammatory and physiologic processes, there are important features of their chemical structures that determine the various cellular and biochemical actions of these agents. Several established NSAIDs have low propensity to cause gastrointestinal (GI) ulceration and bleeding that may relate to these drugs having unique pharmacokinetic characteristics (pro-drugs, protein binding, etc). They also have weak effects on the production of GI mucosal prostaglandins and have specific physicochemical characteristics such that they cause minimal damage to mucosal membranes or effects on nonprostaglandin-related cellular mechanisms important in mucosal defenses. Some of the new COX-2-selective drugs with methyl or amino-sulfonyl moieties have relatively high pKa values and other properties that are similar to established NSAIDs with low GI ulcerogenicity. These physicochemical properties may contribute to the low irritancy of the new COX-2-selective drugs quite apart from their sparing of COX-1 in the GI mucosa. With concerns that some established NSAIDs may accelerate cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis (OA), interest is now focusing on whether the COX-2-selective drugs may have a lower potential for this adverse effect by avoiding the inhibitory effects on cartilage proteoglycan metabolism seen with such drugs as indomethacin and the salicylates. Meloxicam appears to be without inhibitory effects on proteoglycan metabolism, but it remains to be seen if this translates into any beneficial actions on the progression of joint changes in OA observed radiologically or from magnetic resonance imaging.
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- K D Rainsford
- Division of Biomedical Sciences and the Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
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Peyrin E, Guillaume YC, Guinchard C. Characterization of solute binding at human serum albumin site II and its geometry using a biochromatographic approach. Biophys J 1999; 77:1206-12. [PMID: 10465735 PMCID: PMC1300412 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(99)76972-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Chiral recognition mechanism relationships for binding at site II on human serum albumin (HSA) were investigated using D, L dansyl amino acids. Sodium phosphate salt was used as a solute-HSA interaction modifier. A new model was developed using a biochromatographic approach to describe the variation in the transfer equilibrium constant with the salt concentration, i.e., the nature of the interactions. The solute binding was divided into two salt concentration ranges c. For the low c values, below 0.03 M, the nonstereoselective interactions constituted the preponderant contribution to the variation in the solute binding with the salt concentration. For the high c values, above 0.03 M, the solute binding was governed by the hydrophobic effect and the stereoselective interactions. The different contributions implied in the binding process provided an estimation of both the surface charge density (sigma/F) and the surface area of the site II binding cavity accessible to solvent, which were found to be equal to around 10.10(-7) mol/m(2) and 2 nm(2). As well, the excess of sodium ions excluded by the solute transfer from the surface area of the pocket were about(-0.7) for dansyl norvaline and (-0.8) for dansyl tryptophan.
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- E Peyrin
- Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Faculte de Medecine et Pharmacie, Place St. Jacques, 25030 Besancon Cedex, France
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