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Ali IH, Hassan RM, El Kerdawy AM, Abo-Elfadl MT, Abdallah HMI, Sciandra F, Ghannam IAY. Novel thiazolidin-4-one benzenesulfonamide hybrids as PPARγ agonists: Design, synthesis and in vivo anti-diabetic evaluation. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 269:116279. [PMID: 38460271 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
Abstract
In the current study, two series of novel thiazolidin-4-one benzenesulfonamide arylidene hybrids 9a-l and 10a-f were designed, synthesized and tested in vitro for their PPARɣ agonistic activity. The phenethyl thiazolidin-4-one sulphonamide 9l showed the highest PPARɣ activation % by 41.7%. Whereas, the 3-methoxy- and 4-methyl-4-benzyloxy thiazolidin-4-one sulphonamides 9i, and 9k revealed moderate PPARɣ activation % of 31.7, and 32.8%, respectively, in addition, the 3-methoxy-3-benzyloxy thiazolidin-4-one sulphonamide 10d showed PPARɣ activation % of 33.7% compared to pioglitazone. Compounds 9b, 9i, 9k, 9l, and 10d revealed higher selectivity to PPARɣ over the PPARδ, and PPARα isoforms. An immunohistochemical study was performed in HepG-2 cells to confirm the PPARɣ protein expression for the most active compounds. Compounds 9i, 9k, and 10d showed higher PPARɣ expression than that of pioglitazone. Pharmacological studies were also performed to determine the anti-diabetic activity in rats at a dose of 36 mg/kg, and it was revealed that compounds 9i and 10d improved insulin secretion as well as anti-diabetic effects. The 3-methoxy-4-benzyloxy thiazolidin-4-one sulphonamide 9i showed a better anti-diabetic activity than pioglitazone. Moreover, it showed a rise in blood insulin by 4-folds and C-peptide levels by 48.8%, as well as improved insulin sensitivity. Moreover, compound 9i improved diabetic complications as evidenced by decreasing liver serum enzymes, restoration of total protein and kidney functions. Besides, it combated oxidative stress status and exerted anti-hyperlipidemic effect. Compound 9i showed a superior activity by normalizing some parameters and amelioration of pancreatic, hepatic, and renal histopathological alterations caused by STZ-induction of diabetes. Molecular docking studies, molecular dynamic simulations, and protein ligand interaction analysis were also performed for the newly synthesized compounds to investigate their predicted binding pattern and energies in PPARɣ binding site.
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- Islam H Ali
- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre (ID: 60014618), P.O. 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Health and Science, University of Lincoln, Joseph Banks Laboratories, Green Lane, Lincoln, United Kingdom; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Laboratory, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt; Biochemistry Department, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmacology Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta"- SCITEC (CNR) Sede di Roma, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt.
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Dötsch L, Davies C, Hennes E, Schönfeld J, Kumar A, Guita CDC, Ehrler JH, Hiesinger K, Thavam S, Janning P, Sievers S, Knapp S, Proschak E, Ziegler S, Waldmann H. Discovery of the sEH Inhibitor Epoxykynin as a Potent Kynurenine Pathway Modulator. J Med Chem 2024; 67:4691-4706. [PMID: 38470246 PMCID: PMC10983002 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c02245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
Abstract
Disease-related phenotypic assays enable unbiased discovery of novel bioactive small molecules and may provide novel insights into physiological systems and unprecedented molecular modes of action (MMOA). Herein, we report the identification and characterization of epoxykynin, a potent inhibitor of the soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). Epoxykynin was discovered by means of a cellular assay monitoring modulation of kynurenine (Kyn) levels in BxPC-3 cells upon stimulation with the cytokine interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and subsequent target identification employing affinity-based chemical proteomics. Increased Kyn levels are associated with immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment and, thus, the Kyn pathway and its key player indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) are appealing targets in immuno-oncology. However, targeting IDO1 directly has led to limited success in clinical investigations, demonstrating that alternative approaches to reduce Kyn levels are in high demand. We uncover a cross-talk between sEH and the Kyn pathway that may provide new opportunities to revert cancer-induced immune tolerance.
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- Lara Dötsch
- Department
of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute
of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, Dortmund 44227, Germany
- Department
of Chemical Biology, Technical University
of Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse
6, Dortmund 44227, Germany
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- Department
of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute
of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, Dortmund 44227, Germany
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- Department
of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute
of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, Dortmund 44227, Germany
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- Goethe
University Frankfurt, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
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- Goethe
University Frankfurt, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
- Structural
Genomics Consortium, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 15, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
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Lopes Guita
- Department
of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute
of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, Dortmund 44227, Germany
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- Goethe
University Frankfurt, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
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- Goethe
University Frankfurt, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
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- Department
of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute
of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, Dortmund 44227, Germany
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- Department
of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute
of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, Dortmund 44227, Germany
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- Compound
Management and Screening Center (COMAS), Otto-Hahn-Strasse 15, Dortmund 44227, Germany
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- Goethe
University Frankfurt, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
- Structural
Genomics Consortium, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 15, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
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- Goethe
University Frankfurt, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
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- Department
of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute
of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, Dortmund 44227, Germany
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- Department
of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute
of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, Dortmund 44227, Germany
- Department
of Chemical Biology, Technical University
of Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse
6, Dortmund 44227, Germany
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Li F, Zhu WF, Empel C, Datsenko O, Kumar A, Xu Y, Ehrler JHM, Atodiresei I, Knapp S, Mykhailiuk PK, Proschak E, Koenigs RM. Photosensitization enables Pauson-Khand-type reactions with nitrenes. Science 2024; 383:498-503. [PMID: 38301027 DOI: 10.1126/science.adm8095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
Abstract
The Pauson-Khand reaction has in the past 50 years become one of the most common cycloaddition reactions in chemistry. Coupling two unsaturated bonds with carbon monoxide, the transformation remains limited to CO as a C1 building block. Herein we report analogous cycloaddition reactions with nitrenes as an N1 unit. The reaction of a nonconjugated diene with a nitrene precursor produces bicyclic bioisosteres of common saturated heterocycles such as piperidine, morpholine, and piperazine. Experimental and computational mechanistic studies support relaying of the diradical nature of triplet nitrene into the π-system. We showcase the reaction's utility in late-stage functionalization of drug compounds and discovery of soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors.
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- Fang Li
- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Landoltweg 1, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Landoltweg 1, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
- Goethe University, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Landoltweg 1, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Goethe University, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 15, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Landoltweg 1, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Goethe University, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Landoltweg 1, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Goethe University, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 15, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Enamine Ltd, Winston Churchill Str. 78, 02094 Kyiv, Ukraine
- Chemistry Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska 64, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Goethe University, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (ITMP), Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Landoltweg 1, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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De Filippis B, Granese A, Ammazzalorso A. Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor agonists and antagonists: an updated patent review (2020-2023). Expert Opin Ther Pat 2024; 34:83-98. [PMID: 38501260 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2024.2332661] [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: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The search for novel compounds targeting Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) is currently ongoing, starting from the previous successfully identification of selective, dual or pan agonists. In last years, researchers' efforts are mainly paid to the discovery of PPARγ and δ modulators, both agonists and antagonists, selective or with a dual-multitarget profile. Some of these compounds are currently under clinical trials for the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic, and renal diseases. AREAS COVERED A critical analysis of patents deposited in the range 2020-2023 was carried out. The novel compounds discovered were classified as selective PPAR modulators, dual and multitarget PPAR agonists. The use of PPAR ligands in combination with other drugs was also discussed, together with novel therapeutic indications proposed for them. EXPERT OPINION From the analysis of the patent literature, the current emerging landscape sees the necessity to obtain PPAR multitarget compounds, with a balanced potency on three subtypes and the ability to modulate different targets. This multitarget action holds great promise as a novel approach to complex disorders, as metabolic, inflammatory diseases, and cancer. The utility of PPAR ligands in the immunotherapy field also opens an innovative scenario, that could deserve further applications.
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Yu J, Li Z, Chen G, Kong X, Hu J, Wang D, Cao D, Li Y, Huo R, Wang G, Liu X, Jiang H, Li X, Luo X, Zheng M. Computing the relative binding affinity of ligands based on a pairwise binding comparison network. NATURE COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE 2023; 3:860-872. [PMID: 38177766 PMCID: PMC10766524 DOI: 10.1038/s43588-023-00529-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
Abstract
Structure-based lead optimization is an open challenge in drug discovery, which is still largely driven by hypotheses and depends on the experience of medicinal chemists. Here we propose a pairwise binding comparison network (PBCNet) based on a physics-informed graph attention mechanism, specifically tailored for ranking the relative binding affinity among congeneric ligands. Benchmarking on two held-out sets (provided by Schrödinger and Merck) containing over 460 ligands and 16 targets, PBCNet demonstrated substantial advantages in terms of both prediction accuracy and computational efficiency. Equipped with a fine-tuning operation, the performance of PBCNet reaches that of Schrödinger's FEP+, which is much more computationally intensive and requires substantial expert intervention. A further simulation-based experiment showed that active learning-optimized PBCNet may accelerate lead optimization campaigns by 473%. Finally, for the convenience of users, a web service for PBCNet is established to facilitate complex relative binding affinity prediction through an easy-to-operate graphical interface.
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- Jie Yu
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- School of Information Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, China
- Lingang Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- College of Computer and Information Engineering, Dezhou University, Dezhou City, China
- Development Department, Suzhou Alphama Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Suzhou City, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Lingang Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine of Zhejiang University, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Development Department, Suzhou Alphama Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Suzhou City, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Sar S, Mitra S, Panda P, Mandal SC, Ghosh N, Halder AK, Cordeiro MNDS. In Silico Modeling and Structural Analysis of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitors for Enhanced Therapeutic Design. Molecules 2023; 28:6379. [PMID: 37687207 PMCID: PMC10490281 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28176379] [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] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Human soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), a dual-functioning homodimeric enzyme with hydrolase and phosphatase activities, is known for its pivotal role in the hydrolysis of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids. Inhibitors targeting sEH have shown promising potential in the treatment of various life-threatening diseases. In this study, we employed a range of in silico modeling approaches to investigate a diverse dataset of structurally distinct sEH inhibitors. Our primary aim was to develop predictive and validated models while gaining insights into the structural requirements necessary for achieving higher inhibitory potential. To accomplish this, we initially calculated molecular descriptors using nine different descriptor-calculating tools, coupled with stochastic and non-stochastic feature selection strategies, to identify the most statistically significant linear 2D-QSAR model. The resulting model highlighted the critical roles played by topological characteristics, 2D pharmacophore features, and specific physicochemical properties in enhancing inhibitory potential. In addition to conventional 2D-QSAR modeling, we implemented the Transformer-CNN methodology to develop QSAR models, enabling us to obtain structural interpretations based on the Layer-wise Relevance Propagation (LRP) algorithm. Moreover, a comprehensive 3D-QSAR analysis provided additional insights into the structural requirements of these compounds as potent sEH inhibitors. To validate the findings from the QSAR modeling studies, we performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using selected compounds from the dataset. The simulation results offered crucial insights into receptor-ligand interactions, supporting the predictions obtained from the QSAR models. Collectively, our work serves as an essential guideline for the rational design of novel sEH inhibitors with enhanced therapeutic potential. Importantly, all the in silico studies were performed using open-access tools to ensure reproducibility and accessibility.
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- Shuvam Sar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India; (S.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India; (S.S.)
- Dr. B. C. Roy College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Campus Dr. Meghnad Saha Sarani, Durgapur 713206, India
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- Dr. B. C. Roy College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Campus Dr. Meghnad Saha Sarani, Durgapur 713206, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India; (S.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India; (S.S.)
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- Dr. B. C. Roy College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Campus Dr. Meghnad Saha Sarani, Durgapur 713206, India
- LAQV@REQUIMTE—Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV@REQUIMTE—Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Vázquez J, Ginex T, Herrero A, Morisseau C, Hammock BD, Luque FJ. Screening and Biological Evaluation of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitors: Assessing the Role of Hydrophobicity in the Pharmacophore-Guided Search of Novel Hits. J Chem Inf Model 2023; 63:3209-3225. [PMID: 37141492 PMCID: PMC10207366 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c00301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
The human soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is a bifunctional enzyme that modulates the levels of regulatory epoxy lipids. The hydrolase activity is carried out by a catalytic triad located at the center of a wide L-shaped binding site, which contains two hydrophobic subpockets at both sides. On the basis of these structural features, it can be assumed that desolvation is a major factor in determining the maximal achievable affinity that can be attained for this pocket. Accordingly, hydrophobic descriptors may be better suited to the search of novel hits targeting this enzyme. This study examines the suitability of quantum mechanically derived hydrophobic descriptors in the discovery of novel sEH inhibitors. To this end, three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) pharmacophores were generated by combining electrostatic and steric or alternatively hydrophobic and hydrogen-bond parameters in conjunction with a tailored list of 76 known sEH inhibitors. The pharmacophore models were then validated by using two external sets chosen (i) to rank the potency of four distinct series of compounds and (ii) to discriminate actives from decoys, using in both cases datasets taken from the literature. Finally, a prospective study was performed including a virtual screening of two chemical libraries to identify new potential hits, which were subsequently experimentally tested for their inhibitory activity on human, rat, and mouse sEH. The use of hydrophobic-based descriptors led to the identification of six compounds as inhibitors of the human enzyme with IC50 < 20 nM, including two with IC50 values of 0.4 and 0.7 nM. The results support the use of hydrophobic descriptors as a valuable tool in the search of novel scaffolds that encode a proper hydrophilic/hydrophobic distribution complementary to the target's binding site.
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- Javier Vázquez
- Departament
de Nutrició, Ciències de l′Alimentació
i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l′Alimentació, Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB), Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Pharmacelera,
Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB), Baldiri Reixac 4-8, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament
de Nutrició, Ciències de l′Alimentació
i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l′Alimentació, Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB), Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Pharmacelera,
Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB), Baldiri Reixac 4-8, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department
of Entomology and Nematology, and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Entomology and Nematology, and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Departament
de Nutrició, Ciències de l′Alimentació
i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l′Alimentació, Institut de Biomecidina (IBUB) and Institut de Química
Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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Laghezza A, Cerchia C, Genovese M, Leuci R, Pranzini E, Santi A, Brunetti L, Piemontese L, Tortorella P, Biswas A, Singh RP, Tambe S, Ca S, Pattnaik AK, Jayaprakash V, Paoli P, Lavecchia A, Loiodice F. A New Antidiabetic Agent Showing Short- and Long-Term Effects Due to Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha/Gamma Dual Agonism and Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier Inhibition. J Med Chem 2023; 66:3566-3587. [PMID: 36790935 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c02093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
Abstract
A new series of analogues or derivatives of the previously reported PPARα/γ dual agonist LT175 allowed the identification of ligand 10, which was able to potently activate both PPARα and -γ subtypes as full and partial agonists, respectively. Docking studies were performed to provide a molecular explanation for this different behavior on the two different targets. In vivo experiments showed that this compound induced a significant reduction in blood glucose and lipid levels in an STZ-induced diabetic mouse model displaying no toxic effects on bone, kidney, and liver. By examining in depth the antihyperglycemic activity of 10, we found out that it produced a slight but significant inhibition of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier, acting also through insulin-independent mechanisms. This is the first example of a PPARα/γ dual agonist reported to show this inhibitory effect representing, therefore, the potential lead of a new class of drugs for treatment of dyslipidemic type 2 diabetes.
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- Antonio Laghezza
- Dipartimento Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, "Drug Discovery" Laboratory, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche, Sezione di Scienze Biochimiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche, Sezione di Scienze Biochimiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche, Sezione di Scienze Biochimiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835215, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835215, India
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- Adgyl Lifesciences Private Ltd., Bengaluru 560058, India
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- Bioanalytical Section, Eurofins Advinus Biopharma Services India Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru 560058, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835215, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835215, India
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche, Sezione di Scienze Biochimiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, "Drug Discovery" Laboratory, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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Brunst S, Schönfeld J, Breunig P, Burgers LD, DeMeglio M, Ehrler JHM, Lillich FF, Weizel L, Hefendehl JK, Fürst R, Proschak E, Hiesinger K. Designing a Small Fluorescent Inhibitor to Investigate Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Engagement in Living Cells. ACS Med Chem Lett 2022; 13:1062-1067. [DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Steffen Brunst
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 15, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 15, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 15, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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Purwa M, Rana A, Singh AK. The assembly of integrated continuous flow platform for on-demand rosiglitazone and pioglitazone synthesis. REACT CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2re00228k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Manufacturing thiazolidinediones in a batch process is often carried out at different locations, where each successive batch collects a certain amount of intermediate followed by its transportation to another location.
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- Mandeep Purwa
- Division of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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