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Maguire S, Strachan G, Norvaiša K, Donohoe C, Gomes-da-Silva LC, Senge MO. Porphyrin Atropisomerism as a Molecular Engineering Tool in Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Recognition, Supramolecular Assembly, and Catalysis. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401559. [PMID: 38787350 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Porphyrin atropisomerism, which arises from restricted σ-bond rotation between the macrocycle and a sufficiently bulky substituent, was identified in 1969 by Gottwald and Ullman in 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(o-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrins. Henceforth, an entirely new field has emerged utilizing this transformative tool. This review strives to explain the consequences of atropisomerism in porphyrins, the methods which have been developed for their separation and analysis and present the diverse array of applications. Porphyrins alone possess intriguing properties and a structure which can be easily decorated and molded for a specific function. Therefore, atropisomerism serves as a transformative tool, making it possible to obtain even a specific molecular shape. Atropisomerism has been thoroughly exploited in catalysis and molecular recognition yet presents both challenges and opportunities in medicinal chemistry.
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- Sophie Maguire
- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
- CQC, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3004-535, Portugal
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
- Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS), Focus Group-Molecular and Interfacial Engineering of Organic Nanosystems, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenberg Str. 2a, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Li L, Tovmasyan A, Sheng H, Xu B, Sampaio RS, Reboucas JS, Warner DS, Batinic-Haberle I, Spasojevic I. Fe Porphyrin-Based SOD Mimic and Redox-Active Compound, (OH)FeTnHex-2-PyP 4+, in a Rodent Ischemic Stroke (MCAO) Model: Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics as Compared to Its Mn Analogue, (H 2O)MnTnHex-2-PyP 5+. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9060467. [PMID: 32492872 PMCID: PMC7346179 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9060467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Mn(III) meso-tetrakis(N-n-hexylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin, (H2O)MnTnHex-2-PyP5+ (MnHex) carrying long hexyl chains, is a lipophilic mimic of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and a redox-active drug candidate. MnHex crosses the blood–brain barrier, and improved neurologic outcome and decreased infarct size and inflammation in a rat middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) ischemic stroke model. Yet, the dose and the therapeutic efficacy of Mn porphyrin were limited by an adverse effect of arterial hypotension. An equally lipophilic Fe analog, (OH)FeTnHex-2-PyP4+ (FeHex), is as redox-active and potent SOD mimic in vitro. With different coordination geometry of the metal site, FeHex has one hydroxo (OH) ligand (instead of water) bound to the Fe center in the axial position. It has ~2 orders of magnitude higher efficacy than MnHex in an SOD-deficient E. coli model of oxidative stress. In vivo, it does not cause arterial hypotension and is less toxic to mice. We thus evaluated FeHex versus MnHex in a rodent MCAO model. We first performed short- and long-term pharmacokinetics (PK) of both porphyrins in the plasma, brain, and liver of rats and mice. Given that damage to the brain during stroke occurs very rapidly, fast delivery of a sufficient dose of drug is important. Therefore, we aimed to demonstrate if, and how fast after reperfusion, Fe porphyrin reaches the brain relative to the Mn analog. A markedly different plasma half-life was found with FeHex (~23 h) than with MnHex (~1.4 h), which resulted in a more than 2-fold higher plasma exposure (AUC) in a 7-day twice-daily treatment of rats. The increased plasma half-life is explained by the much lower liver retention of FeHex than typically found in Mn analogs. In the brain, a 3-day mouse PK study showed similar levels of MnHex and FeHex. The same result was obtained in a 7-day rat PK study, despite the higher plasma exposure of FeHex. Importantly, in a short-term PK study with treatment starting 2 h post MCAO, both Fe- and Mn- analogs distributed at a higher level to the injured brain hemisphere, with a more pronounced effect observed with FeHex. While a 3-day mouse MCAO study suggested the efficacy of Fe porphyrin, in a 7-day rat MCAO study, Mn-, but not Fe porphyrin, was efficacious. The observed lack of FeHex efficacy was discussed in terms of significant differences in the chemistry of Fe vs. the Mn center of metalloporphyrin; relative to MnHex, FeHex has the propensity for axial coordination, which in vivo would preclude the reactivity of the Fe center towards small reactive species.
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- Litao Li
- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Departments of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology, and Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA; (L.L.); (H.S.); (B.X.); (D.S.W.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA; (A.T.); (I.B.-H.)
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- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Departments of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology, and Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA; (L.L.); (H.S.); (B.X.); (D.S.W.)
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- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Departments of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology, and Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA; (L.L.); (H.S.); (B.X.); (D.S.W.)
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- Departamento de Química, CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil; (R.S.S.); (J.S.R.)
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- Departamento de Química, CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil; (R.S.S.); (J.S.R.)
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- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Departments of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology, and Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA; (L.L.); (H.S.); (B.X.); (D.S.W.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA; (A.T.); (I.B.-H.)
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- PK/PD Core Laboratory, Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +919-684-8311
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Batinic-Haberle I, Spasojevic I. 25 years of development of Mn porphyrins — from mimics of superoxide dismutase enzymes to thiol signaling to clinical trials: The story of our life in the USA. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2020. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424619300283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We have developed Mn porphyrins (MnPs) initially as mimics of superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzymes based on structure–activity relationships. Several cationic Mn porphyrins, being substituted with cationic ortho [Formula: see text]-alkyl- or alkoxyalkylpyridyl groups in meso positions of the porphyrin ring, have been identified as potential therapeutics based on their high SOD-like activity and high bioavailability. Two of those [Mn(III) meso-tetrakis([Formula: see text]-ethylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin, MnTE-2-PyP[Formula: see text] (BMX-010, AEOL10113) and Mn(III) meso-tetrakis(Nn-butoxyethylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin, MnTnBuOE-2-PyP[Formula: see text] (BMX-001)] are now in five Phase II clinical trials. Studies of ours, and those of others, contributed to the understanding of the diverse activities of these compounds. With biologically compatible potentials and four biologically accessible oxidation states, Mn porphyrins interact with numerous reactive species, both as oxidants and reductants. Among those reactions, their abilities to (catalytically) oxidize [Formula: see text]-glutathionylate protein thiols may perhaps be their major in vivo mode of action. Via [Formula: see text]-glutathionylation, MnPs modulate actions of signaling proteins and, in turn, cellular apoptotic and proliferative pathways. During the major part of our stay in the USA, our lives have been dedicated to Mn porphyrins. Our families and especially our son and his three babies have been our inspiration not to give up on a life often burdened with hardship. It is thus our immense pleasure to see our compounds in clinical trials. Above all, we hope that our story will inspire future researchers to persevere — women in particular.
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- Ines Batinic-Haberle
- Departments of Radiation Oncology and Pharmaceutical Research Shared Resource, Duke School of Medicine, Durham NC 27710, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Research Shared Resource, Duke School of Medicine, Durham NC 27710, USA
- PK/PD Core Laboratory, Pharmaceutical Research Shared Resource, Duke School of Medicine, Durham NC 27710, USA
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Batinic-Haberle I, Tome ME. Thiol regulation by Mn porphyrins, commonly known as SOD mimics. Redox Biol 2019; 25:101139. [PMID: 31126869 PMCID: PMC6859569 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2019.101139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Superoxide dismutases play an important role in human health and disease. Three decades of effort have gone into synthesizing SOD mimics for clinical use. The result is the Mn porphyrins which have SOD-like activity. Several clinical trials are underway to test the efficacy of these compounds in patients, particularly as radioprotectors of normal tissue during cancer treatment. However, aqueous chemistry data indicate that the Mn porphyrins react equally well with multiple redox active species in cells including H2O2, O2•-, ONOO-, thiols, and ascorbate among others. The redox potential of the Mn porphyrins is midway between the potentials for the oxidation and reduction of O2•-. This positions them to react equally well as oxidants and reductants in cells. The result of this unique chemistry is that: 1) the species the Mn porphyrins react with in vivo will depend on the relative concentrations of the reactive species and Mn porphyrins in the cell of interest, and 2) the Mn porphyrins will act as catalytic (redox cycling) agents in vivo. The ability of the Mn porphyrins to catalyze protein S-glutathionylation means that Mn porphyrins have the potential to globally modulate cellular redox regulatory signaling networks. The purpose of this review is to summarize the data that indicate the Mn porphyrins have diverse reactions in vivo that are the basis of the observed biological effects. The ability to catalyze multiple reactions in vivo expands the potential therapeutic use of the Mn porphyrins to disease models that are not SOD based.
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- Ines Batinic-Haberle
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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- Departments of Pathology and Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.
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Tovmasyan A, Bueno-Janice JC, Jaramillo MC, Sampaio RS, Reboucas JS, Kyui N, Benov L, Deng B, Huang TT, Tome ME, Spasojevic I, Batinic-Haberle I. Radiation-Mediated Tumor Growth Inhibition Is Significantly Enhanced with Redox-Active Compounds That Cycle with Ascorbate. Antioxid Redox Signal 2018; 29:1196-1214. [PMID: 29390861 PMCID: PMC6157436 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2017.7218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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AIMS We aim here to demonstrate that radiation (RT) enhances tumor sensitization by only those Mn complexes that are redox active and cycle with ascorbate (Asc), thereby producing H2O2 and utilizing it subsequently in protein S-glutathionylation in a glutathione peroxidase (GPx)-like manner. In turn, such compounds affect cellular redox environment, described by glutathione disulfide (GSSG)/glutathione (GSH) ratio, and tumor growth. To achieve our goal, we tested several Mn complexes of different chemical and physical properties in cellular and animal flank models of 4T1 breast cancer cell. Four other cancer cell lines were used to substantiate key findings. RESULTS Joint administration of cationic Mn porphyrin (MnP)-based redox active compounds, MnTE-2-PyP5+ or MnTnBuOE-2-PyP5+ with RT and Asc contributes to high H2O2 production in cancer cells and tumor, which along with high MnP accumulation in cancer cells and tumor induces the largest suppression of cell viability and tumor growth, while increasing GSSG/GSH ratio and levels of total S-glutathionylated proteins. Redox-inert MnP, MnTBAP3- and two other different types of redox-active Mn complexes (EUK-8 and M40403) were neither efficacious in the cellular nor in the animal model. Such outcome is in accordance with their inability to catalyze Asc oxidation and mimic GPx. INNOVATION We provided here the first evidence how structure-activity relationship between the catalytic potency and the redox properties of Mn complexes controls their ability to impact cellular redox environment and thus enhance the radiation and ascorbate-mediated tumor suppression. CONCLUSIONS The interplay between the accumulation of cationic MnPs and their potency as catalysts for oxidation of Asc, protein cysteines, and GSH controls the magnitude of their anticancer therapeutic effects.
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- Artak Tovmasyan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Departamento de Quimica, CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Brazil
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- Canadian Economic Analysis Department, Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, Palo Alto, California
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Geriatric Research. Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
- PK/PD Core Laboratory, Pharmaceutical Research Shared Resource, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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Manzanera-Estrada ME, Cruz-Ramírez M, Flores-Alamo M, Gracia y Jiménez JM, Galindo-Murillo R, García-Ramos JC, Ruiz-Azuara L, Ortiz-Frade L. Effect of tunable redox behavior of bis chelate substituted 1,10-phenantroline Cu(II) complexes on its reaction with superoxide anion in DMSO. Toward a simple criterion to identify a SOD-like mechanism. J Inorg Biochem 2017; 175:118-128. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2017.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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CNS bioavailability and radiation protection of normal hippocampal neurogenesis by a lipophilic Mn porphyrin-based superoxide dismutase mimic, MnTnBuOE-2-PyP 5. Redox Biol 2017; 12:864-871. [PMID: 28454069 PMCID: PMC5407575 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2017.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Although radiation therapy can be effective against cancer, potential damage to normal tissues limits the amount that can be safely administered. In central nervous system (CNS), radiation damage to normal tissues is presented, in part, as suppressed hippocampal neurogenesis and impaired cognitive functions. Mn porphyrin (MnP)-based redox active drugs have demonstrated differential effects on cancer and normal tissues in experimental animals that lead to protection of normal tissues and radio- and chemo-sensitization of cancers. To test the efficacy of MnPs in CNS radioprotection, we first examined the tissue levels of three different MnPs – MnTE-2-PyP5+(MnE), MnTnHex-2-PyP5+(MnHex), and MnTnBuOE-2-PyP5+(MnBuOE). Nanomolar concentrations of MnHex and MnBuOE were detected in various brain regions after daily subcutaneous administration, and MnBuOE was well tolerated at a daily dose of 3 mg/kg. Administration of MnBuOE for one week before cranial irradiation and continued for one week afterwards supported production and long-term survival of newborn neurons in the hippocampal dentate gyrus. MnP-driven S-glutathionylation in cortex and hippocampus showed differential responses to MnP administration and radiation in these two brain regions. A better understanding of how preserved hippocampal neurogenesis correlates with cognitive functions following cranial irradiation will be helpful in designing better MnP-based radioprotection strategies. Bioavailability of MnPs in individual brain regions were determined by LC-MS/MS. CNS MnBuOE and MnHex levels were between 15 and 160 nM after daily administration. MnBuOE administration ameliorated radiation effects on hippocampal neurogenesis. MnBuOE preserved categories E&F Dcx+ neurons after cranial irradiation. MnBuOE and irradiation lead to changes in protein S-glutathionylation in the CNS.
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Álvarez CM, Barbero H, Ferrero S, Miguel D. Synergistic Effect of Tetraaryl Porphyrins Containing Corannulene and Other Polycyclic Aromatic Fragments as Hosts for Fullerenes. Impact of C60 in a Statistically Distributed Mixture of Atropisomers. J Org Chem 2016; 81:6081-6. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b00454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Celedonio M. Álvarez
- GIR MIOMeT, IU CINQUIMA/Química
Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- GIR MIOMeT, IU CINQUIMA/Química
Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- GIR MIOMeT, IU CINQUIMA/Química
Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- GIR MIOMeT, IU CINQUIMA/Química
Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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Batinic-Haberle I, Tovmasyan A, Spasojevic I. An educational overview of the chemistry, biochemistry and therapeutic aspects of Mn porphyrins--From superoxide dismutation to H2O2-driven pathways. Redox Biol 2015; 5:43-65. [PMID: 25827425 PMCID: PMC4392060 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2015.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Most of the SOD mimics thus far developed belong to the classes of Mn-(MnPs) and Fe porphyrins(FePs), Mn(III) salens, Mn(II) cyclic polyamines and metal salts. Due to their remarkable stability we have predominantly explored Mn porphyrins, aiming initially at mimicking kinetics and thermodynamics of the catalysis of O2(-) dismutation by SOD enzymes. Several MnPs are of potency similar to SOD enzymes. The in vivo bioavailability and toxicity of MnPs have been addressed also. Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies indicate their impressive therapeutic efficacy. Increasing insight into complex cellular redox biology has been accompanied by increasing awareness of complex redox chemistry of MnPs. During O2(-) dismutation process, the most powerful Mn porphyrin-based SOD mimics reduce and oxidize O2(-) with close to identical rate constants. MnPs reduce and oxidize other reactive species also (none of them specific to MnPs), acting as reductants (antioxidant) and pro-oxidants. Distinction must be made between the type of reactions of MnPs and the favorable therapeutic effects we observe; the latter may be of either anti- or pro-oxidative nature. H2O2/MnP mediated oxidation of protein thiols and its impact on cellular transcription seems to dominate redox biology of MnPs. It has been thus far demonstrated that the ability of MnPs to catalyze O2(-) dismutation parallels all other reactivities (such as ONOO(-) reduction) and in turn their therapeutic efficacies. Assuming that all diseases have in common the perturbation of cellular redox environment, developing SOD mimics still seems to be the appropriate strategy for the design of potent redox-active therapeutics.
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- Ines Batinic-Haberle
- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA; PK/PD BioAnalytical Duke Cancer Institute Shared Resource, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Slosky LM, Vanderah TW. Therapeutic potential of peroxynitrite decomposition catalysts: a patent review. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2015; 25:443-66. [PMID: 25576197 DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2014.1000862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Peroxynitrite is a cytotoxic oxidant species implicated in a host of pathologies, including inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, radiation injury and chronic pain. With the recognition of the role of peroxynitrite in disease, numerous experimental and therapeutic tools have arisen to probe peroxyntirite's pathophysiological contribution and attenuate its oxidative damage. Peroxynitrite decomposition catalysts (PNDCs) are redox-active compounds that detoxify peroxynitrite by catalyzing its isomerization or reduction to nitrate or nitrite. AREAS COVERED This review discusses recent research articles and patents published 1995 - 2014 on the development and therapeutic use of PNDCs. Iron and manganese metalloporphyrin PNDCs attenuate the toxic effects of peroxynitrite and are currently being developed for clinical applications. Additionally, some Mn porphyrin-based PNDCs have optimized pharmaceutical properties such that they exhibit greater peroxynitrite selectivity. Other classes of PNDC agents, including bis(hydroxyphenyl)dipyrromethenes and metallocorroles, have demonstrated preclinical efficacy, oral availability and reduced toxicity risk. EXPERT OPINION Interest in the drug-like properties of peroxynitrite-neutralizing agents has grown with the realization that PNDCs will be powerful tools in the treatment of disease. The design of compounds with enhanced oral availability and peroxynitrite selectivity is a critical step toward the availability of safe, effective and selective redox modulators for the treatment of peroxynitrite-associated pathologies.
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- Lauren M Slosky
- University of Arizona, Department of Pharmacology , Life Science North Rm 621, 1501 North Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721 , USA
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Celic T, Španjol J, Bobinac M, Tovmasyan A, Vukelic I, Reboucas JS, Batinic-Haberle I, Bobinac D. Mn porphyrin-based SOD mimic, MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+), and non-SOD mimic, MnTBAP(3-), suppressed rat spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury via NF-κB pathways. Free Radic Res 2014; 48:1426-42. [PMID: 25185063 DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2014.960865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Herein we have demonstrated that both superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimic, cationic Mn(III) meso-tetrakis(N-n-hexylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin (MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+)), and non-SOD mimic, anionic Mn(III) meso-tetrakis(4-carboxylatophenyl)porphyrin (MnTBAP(3-)), protect against oxidative stress caused by spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion via suppression of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pro-inflammatory pathways. Earlier reports showed that Mn(III) N-alkylpyridylporphyrins were able to prevent the DNA binding of NF-κB in an aqueous system, whereas MnTBAP(3-) was not. Here, for the first time, in a complex in vivo system-animal model of spinal cord injury-a similar impact of MnTBAP(3-), at a dose identical to that of MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+), was demonstrated in NF-κB downregulation. Rats were treated subcutaneously at 1.5 mg/kg starting at 30 min before ischemia/reperfusion, and then every 12 h afterward for either 48 h or 7 days. The anti-inflammatory effects of both Mn porphyrins (MnPs) were demonstrated in the spinal cord tissue at both 48 h and 7 days. The downregulation of NF-κB, a major pro-inflammatory signaling protein regulating astrocyte activation, was detected and found to correlate well with the suppression of astrogliosis (as glial fibrillary acidic protein) by both MnPs. The markers of oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation and protein carbonyl formation, were significantly reduced by MnPs. The favorable impact of both MnPs on motor neurons (Tarlov score and inclined plane test) was assessed. No major changes in glutathione peroxidase- and SOD-like activities were demonstrated, which implies that none of the MnPs acted as SOD mimic. Increasing amount of data on the reactivity of MnTBAP(3-) with reactive nitrogen species (RNS) (.NO/HNO/ONOO(-)) suggests that RNS/MnTBAP(3-)-driven modification of NF-κB protein cysteines may be involved in its therapeutic effects. This differs from the therapeutic efficacy of MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+) which presumably occurs via reactive oxygen species and relates to NF-κB thiol oxidation; the role of RNS cannot be excluded.
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- T Celic
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka , Rijeka , Croatia
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Batinic-Haberle I, Tovmasyan A, Roberts ERH, Vujaskovic Z, Leong KW, Spasojevic I. SOD therapeutics: latest insights into their structure-activity relationships and impact on the cellular redox-based signaling pathways. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 20:2372-415. [PMID: 23875805 PMCID: PMC4005498 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.5147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Revised: 06/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzymes are indispensable and ubiquitous antioxidant defenses maintaining the steady-state levels of O2·(-); no wonder, thus, that their mimics are remarkably efficacious in essentially any animal model of oxidative stress injuries thus far explored. RECENT ADVANCES Structure-activity relationship (half-wave reduction potential [E1/2] versus log kcat), originally reported for Mn porphyrins (MnPs), is valid for any other class of SOD mimics, as it is dominated by the superoxide reduction and oxidation potential. The biocompatible E1/2 of ∼+300 mV versus normal hydrogen electrode (NHE) allows powerful SOD mimics as mild oxidants and antioxidants (alike O2·(-)) to readily traffic electrons among reactive species and signaling proteins, serving as fine mediators of redox-based signaling pathways. Based on similar thermodynamics, both SOD enzymes and their mimics undergo similar reactions, however, due to vastly different sterics, with different rate constants. CRITICAL ISSUES Although log kcat(O2·(-)) is a good measure of therapeutic potential of SOD mimics, discussions of their in vivo mechanisms of actions remain mostly of speculative character. Most recently, the therapeutic and mechanistic relevance of oxidation of ascorbate and glutathionylation and oxidation of protein thiols by MnP-based SOD mimics and subsequent inactivation of nuclear factor κB has been substantiated in rescuing normal and killing cancer cells. Interaction of MnPs with thiols seems to be, at least in part, involved in up-regulation of endogenous antioxidative defenses, leading to the healing of diseased cells. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Mechanistic explorations of single and combined therapeutic strategies, along with studies of bioavailability and translational aspects, will comprise future work in optimizing redox-active drugs.
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- Ines Batinic-Haberle
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical School, Durham, North Carolina
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Deutman ABC, Woltinge T, Smits JMM, De Gelder R, Elemans JAAW, Nolte RJM, Rowan AE. Thermodynamics and kinetics of guest-induced switching between "basket handle" porphyrin isomers. Molecules 2014; 19:5278-300. [PMID: 24762966 PMCID: PMC6271905 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19045278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Revised: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The synthesis and switching properties of two “basket handle” porphyrin isomers is described. The cis-oriented meso-phenyl groups of these porphyrins are linked at their ortho-positons via benzocrown-ether-based spacers, which as a result of slow atropisomerization are located either on the same side of the porphyrin plane (cis), or on opposite sides (trans). In solution, the cis-linked isomer slowly isomerizes in the direction of the thermodynamically more stable trans-isomer. In the presence of viologen (N,N'-dialkyl-4,4'-bipyridinium) derivatives, which have different affinities for the two isomers, the isomerization equilibrium could be significantly influenced. In addition, the presence of these guests was found to enhance the rate of the switching process, which was suggested to be caused by favorable interactions between the positively charged guest and the crown ethers of the receptor, stabilizing the transition state energies of the isomerization reaction between the two isomers.
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- Alexander B C Deutman
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, Nijmegen 6525 AJ, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, Nijmegen 6525 AJ, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, Nijmegen 6525 AJ, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, Nijmegen 6525 AJ, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, Nijmegen 6525 AJ, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, Nijmegen 6525 AJ, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, Nijmegen 6525 AJ, The Netherlands
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Ezzeddine R, Al-Banaw A, Tovmasyan A, Craik JD, Batinic-Haberle I, Benov LT. Effect of molecular characteristics on cellular uptake, subcellular localization, and phototoxicity of Zn(II) N-alkylpyridylporphyrins. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:36579-88. [PMID: 24214973 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.511642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Tetra-cationic Zn(II) meso-tetrakis(N-alkylpyridinium-2 (or -3 or -4)-yl)porphyrins (ZnPs) with progressively increased lipophilicity were synthesized to investigate how the tri-dimensional shape and lipophilicity of the photosensitizer (PS) affect cellular uptake, subcellular distribution, and photodynamic efficacy. The effect of the tri-dimensional shape of the molecule was studied by shifting the N-alkyl substituent attached to the pyridyl nitrogen from ortho to meta and para positions. Progressive increase of lipophilicity from shorter hydrophilic (methyl) to longer amphiphilic (hexyl) alkyl chains increased the phototoxicity of the ZnP PSs. PS efficacy was also increased for all derivatives when the alkyl substituents were shifted from ortho to meta, and from meta to para positions. Both cellular uptake and subcellular distribution of the PSs were affected by the lipophilicity and the position of the alkyl chains on the periphery of the porphyrin ring. Whereas the hydrophilic ZnPs demonstrated mostly lysosomal distribution, the amphiphilic hexyl derivatives were associated with mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, and plasma membrane. A comparison of hexyl isomers revealed that cellular uptake and partition into membranes followed the order para > meta > ortho. Varying the position and length of the alkyl substituents affects (i) the exposure of cationic charges for electrostatic interactions with anionic biomolecules and (ii) the lipophilicity of the molecule. The charge, lipophilicity, and the tri-dimensional shape of the PS are the major factors that determine cellular uptake, subcellular distribution, and as a consequence, the phototoxicity of the PSs.
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- Rima Ezzeddine
- From the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, and
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Weitner T, Kos I, Sheng H, Tovmasyan A, Reboucas JS, Fan P, Warner DS, Vujaskovic Z, Batinic-Haberle I, Spasojevic I. Comprehensive pharmacokinetic studies and oral bioavailability of two Mn porphyrin-based SOD mimics, MnTE-2-PyP5+ and MnTnHex-2-PyP5+. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 58:73-80. [PMID: 23328731 PMCID: PMC3763724 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2012] [Revised: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
The cationic, ortho Mn(III) N-alkylpyridylporphyrins (alkyl=ethyl, E, and n-hexyl, nHex) MnTE-2-PyP(5+) (AEOL10113, FBC-007) and MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+) have proven efficacious in numerous in vivo animal models of diseases having oxidative stress in common. The remarkable therapeutic efficacy observed is due to their: (1) ability to catalytically remove O2(•-) and ONOO(-) and other reactive species; (2) ability to modulate redox-based signaling pathways; (3) accumulation within critical cellular compartments, i.e., mitochondria; and (4) ability to cross the blood-brain barrier. The similar redox activities of both compounds are related to the similar electronic and electrostatic environments around the metal active sites, whereas their different bioavailabilities are presumably influenced by the differences in lipophilicity, bulkiness, and shape. Both porphyrins are water soluble, but MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+) is approximately 4 orders of magnitude more lipophilic than MnTE-2-PyP(5+), which should positively affect its ability to pass through biological membranes, making it more efficacious in vivo at lower doses. To gain insight into the in vivo tissue distribution of Mn porphyrins and its impact upon their therapeutic efficacy and mechanistic aspects of action, as well as to provide data that would ensure proper dosing regimens, we conducted comprehensive pharmacokinetic (PK) studies for 24h after single-dose drug administration. The porphyrins were administered intravenously (iv), intraperitoneally (ip), and via oral gavage at the following doses: 10mg/kg MnTE-2-PyP(5+) and 0.5 or 2mg/kg MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+). Drug levels in plasma and various organs (liver, kidney, spleen, heart, lung, brain) were determined and PK parameters calculated (Cmax, C24h, tmax, and AUC). Regardless of high water solubility and pentacationic charge of these Mn porphyrins, they are orally available. The oral availability (based on plasma AUCoral/AUCiv) is 23% for MnTE-2-PyP(5+) and 21% for MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+). Despite the fivefold lower dose administered, the AUC values for liver, heart, and spleen are higher for MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+) than for MnTE-2-PyP(5+) (and comparable for other organs), clearly demonstrating the better tissue penetration and tissue retention of the more lipophilic MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+).
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- Tin Weitner
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Aitken JB, Shearer EL, Giles NM, Lai B, Vogt S, Reboucas JS, Batinic-Haberle I, Lay PA, Giles GI. Intracellular Targeting and Pharmacological Activity of the Superoxide Dismutase Mimics MnTE-2-PyP5+ and MnTnHex-2-PyP5+ Regulated by Their Porphyrin Ring Substituents. Inorg Chem 2013; 52:4121-3. [DOI: 10.1021/ic300700g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jade B. Aitken
- School of
Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW
2006, Australia
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- Department
of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department
of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United
States
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- School of
Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW
2006, Australia
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- Department
of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Monteiro CJ, Pereira MM, Gonçalves NPF, Carvalho CG, Neves ÂC, Abreu AR, Arnaut LG, Silva AM. Separation and atropisomer isolation of ortho-halogenated tetraarylporphyrins by HPLC: Full characterization using 1D and 2D NMR. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424612500368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The separation and isolation of the four atropisomers of ortho-halogenated tetraarylporphyrins by semi-preparative HPLC is described. Full characterization and assignment of all 1 H and 13 C resonances of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(2-fluoro or 2-chlorophenyl)porphyrins and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(2-fluoro or chloro-5-N-ethylsulfamoylphenyl)porphyrins by 1D and 2D NMR techniques is reported. The outcome is an unequivocal evidence of the chlorosulfonation of meso-tetra(2-haloaryl)porphyrins on the 5′-position.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
- Luzitin SA, R. Bayer 16, 3045-016 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
- Luzitin SA, R. Bayer 16, 3045-016 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
- Luzitin SA, R. Bayer 16, 3045-016 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
- Luzitin SA, R. Bayer 16, 3045-016 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Tomé AC, Silva AM, Alkorta I, Elguero J. Atropisomerism and conformational aspects of meso-tetraarylporphyrins and related compounds. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424611002994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This review provides a comprehensive description of the atropisomerism of meso-di- and tetraarylporphyrins with substituents in ortho-positions of the aryl ring, as well as in corroles and in conveniently substituted phthalocyanines. Different methods of study were examined: X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy (both static and dynamic aspects), classical kinetics, HPLC and theoretical calculations. Then the four atropisomers, the tautomerism of the inner protons, the 'picket fence' concept, conformationally restricted meso-tetraarylporphyrins and the influence of the metal on the conformation were discussed based on 250 references.
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- Augusto C. Tomé
- Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Instituto de Química Médica (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Médica (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Batinic-Haberle I, Rajic Z, Tovmasyan A, Ye X, Leong KW, Dewhirst MW, Vujaskovic Z, Benov L, Spasojevic I. Diverse functions of cationic Mn(III) N-substituted pyridylporphyrins, recognized as SOD mimics. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 51:1035-53. [PMID: 21616142 PMCID: PMC3178885 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.04.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2010] [Revised: 03/30/2011] [Accepted: 04/29/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Oxidative stress, a redox imbalance between the endogenous reactive species and antioxidant systems, is common to numerous pathological conditions such as cancer, central nervous system injuries, radiation injury, diabetes etc. Therefore, compounds able to reduce oxidative stress have been actively sought for over 3 decades. Superoxide is the major species involved in oxidative stress either in its own right or through its progeny, such as ONOO⁻, H₂O₂, •OH, CO₃•⁻, and •NO₂. Hence, the very first compounds developed in the late 1970-ies were the superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimics. Thus far the most potent mimics have been the cationic meso Mn(III) N-substituted pyridylporphyrins and N,N'-disubstituted imidazolylporphyrins (MnPs), some of them with k(cat)(O₂·⁻) similar to the k(cat) of SOD enzymes. Most frequently studied are ortho isomers MnTE-2-PyP⁵⁺, MnTnHex-2-PyP⁵⁺, and MnTDE-2-ImP⁵⁺. The ability to disproportionate O₂·⁻ parallels their ability to remove the other major oxidizing species, peroxynitrite, ONOO⁻. The same structural feature that gives rise to the high k(cat)(O₂·⁻) and k(red)(ONOO⁻), allows MnPs to strongly impact the activation of the redox-sensitive transcription factors, HIF-1α, NF-κB, AP-1, and SP-1, and therefore modify the excessive inflammatory and immune responses. Coupling with cellular reductants and other redox-active endogenous proteins seems to be involved in the actions of Mn porphyrins. While hydrophilic analogues, such as MnTE-2-PyP⁵⁺ and MnTDE-2-ImP⁵⁺ are potent in numerous animal models of diseases, the lipophilic analogues, such as MnTnHex-2-PyP⁵⁺, were developed to cross blood brain barrier and target central nervous system and critical cellular compartments, mitochondria. The modification of its structure, aimed to preserve the SOD-like potency and lipophilicity, and diminish the toxicity, has presently been pursued. The pulmonary radioprotection by MnTnHex-2-PyP⁵⁺ was the first efficacy study performed successfully with non-human primates. The Phase I toxicity clinical trials were done on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with N,N'-diethylimidazolium analogue, MnTDE-2-ImP⁵⁺ (AEOL10150). Its aggressive development as a wide spectrum radioprotector by Aeolus Pharmaceuticals has been supported by USA Federal government. The latest generation of compounds, bearing oxygens in pyridyl substituents is presently under aggressive development for cancer and CNS injuries at Duke University and is supported by Duke Translational Research Institute, The Wallace H. Coulter Translational Partners Grant Program, Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Metal center of cationic MnPs easily accepts and donates electrons as exemplified in the catalysis of O₂·⁻ dismutation. Thus such compounds may be equally good anti- and pro-oxidants; in either case the beneficial therapeutic effects may be observed. Moreover, while the in vivo effects may appear antioxidative, the mechanism of action of MnPs that produced such effects may be pro-oxidative; the most obvious example being the inhibition of NF-κB. The experimental data therefore teach us that we need to distinguish between the mechanism/s of action/s of MnPs and the effects we observe. A number of factors impact the type of action of MnPs leading to favorable therapeutic effects: levels of reactive species and oxygen, levels of endogenous antioxidants (enzymes and low-molecular compounds), levels of MnPs, their site of accumulation, and the mutual encounters of all of those species. The complexity of in vivo redox systems and the complex redox chemistry of MnPs challenge and motivate us to further our understanding of the physiology of the normal and diseased cell with ultimate goal to successfully treat human diseases.
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- Ines Batinic-Haberle
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Corresponding authors: Ines Batinic-Haberle, Ph. D. Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 919-684-2101, Fax: 919-684-8718, . Ivan Spasojevic, Ph. D. Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 919-684-8311, Fax: 919-684-8380,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait School of Medicine, Kuwait
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Corresponding authors: Ines Batinic-Haberle, Ph. D. Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 919-684-2101, Fax: 919-684-8718, . Ivan Spasojevic, Ph. D. Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 919-684-8311, Fax: 919-684-8380,
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Brigas AF, Rosa da Costa AM, Serra AC, Pires C. Photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy: One-pot heterogeneous catalytic transfer reduction of porphyrins. J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2011; 3:294-7. [PMID: 21687361 PMCID: PMC3103927 DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.80770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Revised: 10/15/2010] [Accepted: 03/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A number of new porphyrin-based photosensitizers have been developed for Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) in recent years. Chlorins, which are a reduced form of porphyrins, show better potential of application since they have a stronger absorption band on the red region of the visible spectrum and, hence, a deeper penetration into tissues. We found that by using heterogeneous catalytic transfer reduction (CTR), meso-tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) could be hydrogenated, although in modest yields, to meso-tetraphenylchlorin (TPC) in a single reaction step. Best reaction conditions were attained using formic acid or sodium phosphinate/water as hydrogen donors, tetrahydrofuran (THF) or toluene as solvent and 10% palladium on charcoal as catalyst.
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- Amadeu F Brigas
- CIQA and DQF, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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Tovmasyan AG, Rajic Z, Spasojevic I, Reboucas JS, Chen X, Salvemini D, Sheng H, Warner DS, Benov L, Batinic-Haberle I. Methoxy-derivatization of alkyl chains increases the in vivo efficacy of cationic Mn porphyrins. Synthesis, characterization, SOD-like activity, and SOD-deficient E. coli study of meta Mn(III) N-methoxyalkylpyridylporphyrins. Dalton Trans 2011; 40:4111-21. [PMID: 21384047 PMCID: PMC3652547 DOI: 10.1039/c0dt01321h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Cationic Mn(III) N-alkylpyridylporphyrins (MnPs) are potent SOD mimics and peroxynitrite scavengers and diminish oxidative stress in a variety of animal models of central nervous system (CNS) injuries, cancer, radiation, diabetes, etc. Recently, properties other than antioxidant potency, such as lipophilicity, size, shape, and bulkiness, which influence the bioavailability and the toxicity of MnPs, have been addressed as they affect their in vivo efficacy and therapeutic utility. Porphyrin bearing longer alkyl substituents at pyridyl ring, MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+), is more lipophilic, thus more efficacious in vivo, particularly in CNS injuries, than the shorter alkyl-chained analog, MnTE-2-PyP(5+). Its enhanced lipophilicity allows it to accumulate in mitochondria (relative to cytosol) and to cross the blood-brain barrier to a much higher extent than MnTE-2-PyP(5+). Mn(III) N-alkylpyridylporphyrins of longer alkyl chains, however, bear micellar character, and when used at higher levels, become toxic. Recently we showed that meta isomers are ∼10-fold more lipophilic than ortho species, which enhances their cellular accumulation, and thus reportedly compensates for their somewhat inferior SOD-like activity. Herein, we modified the alkyl chains of the lipophilic meta compound, MnTnHex-3-PyP(5+) via introduction of a methoxy group, to diminish its toxicity (and/or enhance its efficacy), while maintaining high SOD-like activity and lipophilicity. We compared the lipophilic Mn(III) meso-tetrakis(N-(6'-methoxyhexyl)pyridinium-3-yl)porphyrin, MnTMOHex-3-PyP(5+), to a hydrophilic Mn(III) meso-tetrakis(N-(2'-methoxyethyl)pyridinium-3-yl)porphyrin, MnTMOE-3-PyP(5+). The compounds were characterized by uv-vis spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, electrochemistry, and ability to dismute O(2)˙(-). Also, the lipophilicity was characterized by thin-layer chromatographic retention factor, R(f). The SOD-like activities and metal-centered reduction potentials for the Mn(III)P/Mn(II)P redox couple were similar-to-identical to those of N-alkylpyridyl analogs: log k(cat) = 6.78, and E(1/2) = +68 mV vs. NHE (MnTMOHex-3-PyP(5+)), and log k(cat) = 6.72, and E(1/2) = +64 mV vs. NHE (MnTMOE-3-PyP(5+)). The compounds were tested in a superoxide-specific in vivo model: aerobic growth of SOD-deficient E. coli, JI132. Both MnTMOHex-3-PyP(5+) and MnTMOE-3-PyP(5+) were more efficacious than their alkyl analogs. MnTMOE-3-PyP(5+) is further significantly more efficacious than the most explored compound in vivo, MnTE-2-PyP(5+). Such a beneficial effect of MnTMOE-3-PyP(5+) on diminished toxicity, improved efficacy and transport across the cell wall may originate from the favorable interplay of the size, length of pyridyl substituents, rotational flexibility (the ortho isomer, MnTE-2-PyP(5+), is more rigid, while MnTMOE-3-PyP(5+) is a more flexible meta isomer), bulkiness and presence of oxygen.
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- Artak G. Tovmasyan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA. Fax: +1 919-684-8718; Tel: +1 919-684-2101
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA. Fax: +1 919-684-8718; Tel: +1 919-684-2101
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Departamento de Quimica, CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Joao Pessoa PB 58051-970, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63104, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA. Fax: +1 919-684-8718; Tel: +1 919-684-2101
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Eckes F, Deiters E, Métivet A, Bulach V, Hosseini MW. Synthesis and Structural Analysis of Porphyrin-Based Polynucleating Ligands Bearing 8-Methoxy- and 8-(Allyloxy)quinoline Units. European J Org Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201100006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic property of an unusual formate-bridged heterometallic binuclear CrIIIMnIII porphyrin complex. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2009.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Spasojević I, Chen Y, Noel TJ, Fan P, Zhang L, Rebouças JS, St. Clair DK, Batinić-Haberle I. Pharmacokinetics of the potent redox-modulating manganese porphyrin, MnTE-2-PyP(5+), in plasma and major organs of B6C3F1 mice. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 45:943-9. [PMID: 18598757 PMCID: PMC2583406 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2008] [Revised: 05/04/2008] [Accepted: 05/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mn(III) tetrakis(N-ethylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin, MnTE-2-PyP(5+), a potent catalytic superoxide and peroxynitrite scavenger, has been beneficial in several oxidative stress-related diseases thus far examined. Pharmacokinetic studies are essential for the better assessment of the therapeutic potential of MnTE-2-PyP(5+) and similar compounds, as well as for the modulation of their bioavailability and toxicity. Despite high hydrophilicity, this drug entered mitochondria after a single 10 mg/kg intraperitoneal injection at levels high enough (5.1 muM; 2.95 ng/mg protein) to protect against superoxide/peroxynitrite damage. Utilizing the same analytical approach, which involves the reduction of MnTE-2-PyP(5+) followed by the exchange of Mn(2+) with Zn(2+) and HPLC/fluorescence detection of ZnTE-2-PyP(4+), we measured levels of MnTE-2-PyP(5+) in mouse plasma, liver, kidney, lung, heart, spleen, and brain over a period of 7 days after a single intraperitoneal injection of 10 mg/kg. Two B6C3F1 female mice per time point were used. The pharmacokinetic profile in plasma and organs was complex; thus a noncompartmental approach was utilized to calculate the area under the curve, c(max), t(max), and drug elimination half-time (t(1/2)). In terms of levels of MnTE-2-PyP(5+) found, the organs can be classified into three distinct groups: (1) high levels (kidney, liver, and spleen), (2) moderate levels (lung and heart), and (3) low levels (brain). The maximal levels in plasma, kidney, spleen, lung, and heart are reached within 45 min, whereas in the case of liver a prolonged absorption phase was observed, with the maximal concentration reached at 8 h. Moreover, accumulation of the drug in brain continued beyond the time of the experiment (7 days) and is likely to be driven by the presence of negatively charged phospholipids. For tissues other than brain, a slow elimination phase (single exponential decay, t(1/2)=60 to 135 h) was observed. The calculated pharmacokinetic parameters will be used to design optimal dosing regimens in future preclinical studies utilizing this and similar compounds.
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- Ivan Spasojević
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27710
- Corresponding authors: Ivan Spasojević Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 684-8311, Fax: 684-9094, e-mail: , Ines Batinić-Haberle, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, 231 Nanaline H. Duke, Box 3711, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 919-684-2101, Fax: 919-684-8885, e-mail:
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- Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536
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- Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27710
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27710
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27710
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- Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27710
- Corresponding authors: Ivan Spasojević Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 684-8311, Fax: 684-9094, e-mail: , Ines Batinić-Haberle, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, 231 Nanaline H. Duke, Box 3711, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 919-684-2101, Fax: 919-684-8885, e-mail:
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Rebouças JS, DeFreitas-Silva G, Spasojević I, Idemori YM, Benov L, Batinić-Haberle I. Impact of electrostatics in redox modulation of oxidative stress by Mn porphyrins: protection of SOD-deficient Escherichia coli via alternative mechanism where Mn porphyrin acts as a Mn carrier. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 45:201-10. [PMID: 18457677 PMCID: PMC2614336 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2008] [Revised: 04/03/2008] [Accepted: 04/05/2008] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Understanding the factors that determine the ability of Mn porphyrins to scavenge reactive species is essential for tuning their in vivo efficacy. We present herein the revised structure-activity relationships accounting for the critical importance of electrostatics in the Mn porphyrin-based redox modulation systems and show that the design of effective SOD mimics (per se) based on anionic porphyrins is greatly hindered by inappropriate electrostatics. A new strategy for the beta-octabromination of the prototypical anionic Mn porphyrins Mn(III) meso-tetrakis(p-carboxylatophenyl)porphyrin ([Mn(III)TCPP](3-) or MnTBAP(3-)) and Mn(III) meso-tetrakis(p-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin ([Mn(III)TSPP](3-)), to yield the corresponding anionic analogues [Mn(III)Br(8)TCPP](3-) and [Mn(III)Br(8)TSPP](3-), respectively, is described along with characterization data, stability studies, and their ability to substitute for SOD in SOD-deficient Escherichia coli. Despite the Mn(III)/Mn(II) reduction potential of [Mn(III)Br(8)TCPP](3-) and [Mn(III)Br(8)TSPP](3-) being close to the SOD-enzyme optimum and nearly identical to that of the cationic Mn(III) meso-tetrakis(N-methylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin (Mn(III)TM-2-PyP(5+)), the SOD activity of both anionic brominated porphyrins ([Mn(III)Br(8)TCPP](3-), E(1/2)=+213 mV vs NHE, log k(cat)=5.07; [Mn(III)Br(8)TSPP](3-), E(1/2)=+209 mV, log k(cat)=5.56) is considerably lower than that of Mn(III)TM-2-PyP(5+) (E(1/2)=+220 mV, log k(cat)=7.79). This illustrates the impact of electrostatic guidance of O(2)(-) toward the metal center of the mimic. With low k(cat), the [Mn(III)TCPP](3-), [Mn(III)TSPP](3-), and [Mn(III)Br(8)TCPP](3-) did not rescue SOD-deficient E. coli. The striking ability of [Mn(III)Br(8)TSPP](3-) to substitute for the SOD enzymes in the E. coli model does not correlate with its log k(cat). In fact, the protectiveness of [Mn(III)Br(8)TSPP](3-) is comparable to or better than that of the potent SOD mimic Mn(III)TM-2-PyP(5+), even though the dismutation rate constant of the anionic complex is 170-fold smaller. Analyses of the medium and E. coli cell extract revealed that the major species in the [Mn(III)Br(8)TSPP](3-) system is not the Mn complex, but the free-base porphyrin [H(2)Br(8)TSPP](4-) instead. Control experiments with extracellular MnCl(2) showed the lack of E. coli protection, indicating that "free" Mn(2+) cannot enter the cell to a significant extent. We proposed herein the alternative mechanism where a labile Mn porphyrin [Mn(III)Br(8)TSPP](3-) is not an SOD mimic per se but carries Mn into the E. coli cell.
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- Júlio S. Rebouças
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Departamento de Química, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Departamento de Química, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, 13110, Kuwait
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Facile synthesis of ortho-pyridyl-substituted corroles and molecular structures of analogous porphyrins. Tetrahedron Lett 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.04.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Tang Z, Gonçalves DPN, Wieland M, Marx A, Hartig JS. Novel DNA Catalysts Based on G-Quadruplex Recognition. Chembiochem 2008; 9:1061-4. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200800024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Spasojevic I, Chen Y, Noel TJ, Yu Y, Cole MP, Zhang L, Zhao Y, St Clair DK, Batinic-Haberle I. Mn porphyrin-based superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimic, MnIIITE-2-PyP5+, targets mouse heart mitochondria. Free Radic Biol Med 2007; 42:1193-200. [PMID: 17382200 PMCID: PMC1931511 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2006] [Revised: 01/08/2007] [Accepted: 01/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Mn(III) meso-tetrakis(N-ethylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin, MnIIITE-2-PyP5+ (AEOL-10113) has proven effective in treating oxidative stress-induced conditions including cancer, radiation damage, diabetes, and central nervous system trauma. The ortho cationic pyridyl nitrogens of MnTE-2-PyP5+ are essential for its high antioxidant potency. The exceptional ability of MnIIITE-2-PyP5+ to dismute O2.- parallels its ability to reduce ONOO- and CO3-. Decreasing levels of these species are considered its predominant mode of action, which may also involve redox regulation of signaling pathways. Recently, Ferrer-Sueta at al. (Free Radic. Biol. Med. 41:503-512; 2006) showed, with submitochondrial particles, that>or=3 microM MnIIITE-2-PyP5+ was able to protect components of the mitochondrial electron transport chain from peroxynitrite-mediated damage. Our study complements their data in showing, for the first time that micromolar mitochondrial concentrations of MnIIITE-2-PyP5+ are obtainable in vivo. For this study we have developed a new and sensitive method for MnIIITE-2-PyP5+ determination in tissues. The method is based on the exchange of porphyrin Mn2+ with Zn2+, followed by the HPLC/fluorescence detection of ZnIITE-2-PyP4+. At 4 and 7 h after a single 10 mg/kg intraperitoneal administration of MnIIITE-2-PyP5+, the mice (8 in total) were anesthetized and perfused with saline. Mitochondria were then isolated by the method of Mela and Seitz (Methods Enzymol.55:39-46; 1979). We found MnIIITE-2-PyP5+ localized in heart mitochondria to 2.95 ng/mg protein. Given the average value of mitochondrial volume of 0.6 microL/mg protein, the calculated MnIIITE-2-PyP5+ concentration is 5.1 microM, which is sufficient to protect mitochondria from oxidative damage. This study establishes, for the first time, that MnIIITE-2-PyP5+, a highly charged metalloporphyrin, is capable of entering mitochondria in vivo at levels sufficient to exert there its antioxidant action; such a result encourages its development as a prospective therapeutic agent.
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- Ivan Spasojevic
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
- *Corresponding authors: Ivan Spasojevic, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 684-8311, Fax: 684-9094, e-mail: , Ines Batinic-Haberle, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, 231 Nanaline H. Duke, Box 3711, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 919-684-2101, Fax: 919-684-8885, e-mail:
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- Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536
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- Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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- Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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- Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536
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- Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
- *Corresponding authors: Ivan Spasojevic, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 684-8311, Fax: 684-9094, e-mail: , Ines Batinic-Haberle, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, 231 Nanaline H. Duke, Box 3711, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 919-684-2101, Fax: 919-684-8885, e-mail:
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Datta A, Quintavalla SM, Groves JT. Kinetic Selectivity in the N-Alkylation of 2-Pyridyl Porphyrins: A Facile Approach to the ααββ Scaffold. J Org Chem 2007; 72:1818-21. [PMID: 17263579 DOI: 10.1021/jo062017r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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meso-Tetrakis(2-pyridyl)-porphyrin (2-PyP) was tetra-N-alkylated with three different alpha-bromoacetamides to generate a series of water-soluble N-alkylpyridinium porphyrins (1-3). The product mixtures showed a marked preference for the formation of the alphaalphabetabeta atropisomer. With alpha-bromo-N-n-butylacetamide, the corresponding alphaalphabetabeta 2-tetrakis (N-n-butylacetamido)-pyridyl porphyrin (2-TnBuPyP, 3) was obtained in 69% isolated yield in a single step. Prolonged heating lead to equilibration of the rotational isomers for the less bulky alkyl groups, indicating that the observed preference is a kinetic effect. The intermediate products for the N-bornyl case were identified by LC/ESI-MS to deduce an explanation for the observed nonstatistical selectivity.
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- Ankona Datta
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Okado-Matsumoto A, Batinić-Haberle I, Fridovich I. Complementation of SOD-deficient Escherichia coli by manganese porphyrin mimics of superoxide dismutase activity. Free Radic Biol Med 2004; 37:401-10. [PMID: 15223074 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2004.04.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2004] [Revised: 04/22/2004] [Accepted: 04/28/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cationic Mn(III) porphyrins substituted on the methine bridge carbons (meso positions) with N-alkylpyridinium or N,N'-diethylimidazolium groups have been prepared and characterized, both chemically and as SOD mimics. The ortho tetrakis N-methylpyridinium compound was substantially more active than the corresponding para isomer. This ortho compound also exhibited a more positive redox potential and greater ability to facilitate the aerobic growth of a SOD-deficient Escherichia coli. Analogs with longer alkyl side chains and with methoxyethyl side chains, as well as with N,N'-diethylimidazolium and N,N'-dimethoxyethylimidazolium groups on the meso positions, have been prepared in anticipation of greater penetration of the cells due to greater lipophilicity. We now report that the more lipophilic compounds were effective at complementing the SOD-deficient E. coli at lower concentrations than were needed with the less lipophilic compounds. The greater efficacy of the more lipophilic compounds was achieved at the cost of greater toxicity that became apparent when these compounds were applied at higher concentrations.
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Sheng H, Spasojevic I, Warner DS, Batinic-Haberle I. Mouse spinal cord compression injury is ameliorated by intrathecal cationic manganese(III) porphyrin catalytic antioxidant therapy. Neurosci Lett 2004; 366:220-5. [PMID: 15276251 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.05.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2004] [Revised: 05/15/2004] [Accepted: 05/18/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This study evaluated the effects of the cationic manganese(III) tetrakis(N,N'-diethylimidazolium-2-yl)porphyrin catalytic antioxidant Mn(III)TDE-2-ImP5+ (AEOL 10150) on outcome from spinal cord compression (SCC) in the mouse. C57BL/6J mice were subjected to 60 min thoracic SCC after discontinuation of halothane anesthesia. In Experiment 1, mice were given intravenous Mn(III)TDE-2-ImP5+ (0.5 mg/kg bolus followed by 1 mg kg(-1) h(-1) for 24 h), methylprednisolone (30 mg/kg bolus followed by 5.4 mg kg(-1) h(-1) for 24 h), or vehicle (n = 25 per group). In Experiment 2, mice were given intrathecal Mn(III)TDE-2-ImP5+ (2.5 or 5.0 microg/kg) or vehicle (n = 18 per group). In both experiments, treatment began 5 min post-SCC onset. Rotarod performance was measured on post-SCC days 3, 7, 14, and 21. On post-SCC day 21, the spinal cord was histologically examined and a total damage score was calculated. Neither intravenous Mn(III)TDE-2-ImP5+ nor methylprednisolone altered rotarod performance (accelerated rate P = 0.11, fixed rate P = 0.11) or mean +/- S.D. total damage score (Mn(III)TDE-2-ImP5+ = 21 +/- 9, methylprednisolone = 24 +/- 8, vehicle = 22 +/- 10; P = 0.47; shams = 0). Intrathecal Mn(III)TDE-2-ImP5+ (both 2.5 and 5.0 microg) given at SCC-onset improved rotarod performance (P = 0.05) and total damage score (2.5 microg = 19 +/- 10, P = 0.04; 5.0 microg =19 +/- 8, P = 0.03) versus vehicle (26 +/- 10). These studies demonstrate sustained benefit from manganese(III) porphyrin catalytic antioxidant therapy after SCC. However, efficacy was dependent upon route of administration suggesting that bioavailability is critical in defining efficacy.
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- Huaxin Sheng
- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Batinić-Haberle I, Spasojević I, Stevens RD, Hambright P, Neta P, Okado-Matsumoto A, Fridovich I. New class of potent catalysts of O2.-dismutation. Mn(III) ortho-methoxyethylpyridyl- and di-ortho-methoxyethylimidazolylporphyrins. Dalton Trans 2004:1696-702. [PMID: 15252564 DOI: 10.1039/b400818a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Three new Mn(III) porphyrin catalysts of O2.-dismutation (superoxide dismutase mimics), bearing ether oxygen atoms within their side chains, were synthesized and characterized: Mn(III) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[N-(2-methoxyethyl)pyridinium-2-yl]porphyrin (MnTMOE-2-PyP(5+)), Mn(III)5,10,15,20-tetrakis[N-methyl-N'-(2-methoxyethyl)imidazolium-2-yl]porphyrin (MnTM,MOE-2-ImP(5+)) and Mn(III) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[N,N'-di(2-methoxyethyl)imidazolium-2-yl]porphyrin (MnTDMOE-2-ImP(5+)). Their catalytic rate constants for O2.-dismutation (disproportionation) and the related metal-centered redox potentials vs. NHE are: log k(cat)= 8.04 (E(1/2)=+251 mV) for MnTMOE-2-PyP(5+), log k(cat)= 7.98 (E(1/2)=+356 mV) for MnTM,MOE-2-ImP(5+) and log k(cat)= 7.59 (E(1/2)=+365 mV) for MnTDMOE-2-ImP(5+). The new porphyrins were compared to the previously described SOD mimics Mn(III) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(N-ethylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin (MnTE-2-PyP(5+)), Mn(III) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(N-n-butylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin (MnTnBu-2-PyP(5+)) and Mn(III) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(N,N'-diethylimidazolium-2-yl)porphyrin (MnTDE-2-ImP(5+)). MnTMOE-2-PyP(5+) has side chains of the same length and the same E(1/2), as MnTnBu-2-PyP(5+)(k(cat)= 7.25, E(1/2)=+ 254 mV), yet it is 6-fold more potent a catalyst of O2.-dismutation , presumably due to the presence of the ether oxygen. The log k(cat)vs. E(1/2) relationship for all Mn porphyrin-based SOD mimics thus far studied is discussed. None of the new compounds were toxic to Escherichia coli in the concentration range studied (up to 30 microM), and protected SOD-deficient E. coli in a concentration-dependent manner. At 3 microM levels, the MnTDMOE-2-ImP(5+), bearing an oxygen atom within each of the eight side chains, was the most effective and offered much higher protection than MnTE-2-PyP(5+), while MnTDE-2-ImP(5+) was of very low efficacy.
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- Ines Batinić-Haberle
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Kachadourian R, Johnson CA, Min E, Spasojevic I, Day BJ. Flavin-dependent antioxidant properties of a new series of meso-N,N′-dialkyl-imidazolium substituted manganese(III) porphyrins. Biochem Pharmacol 2004; 67:77-85. [PMID: 14667930 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2003.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A number of synthetic manganese complexes exhibit both in vitro and in vivo catalytic antioxidant activities. This study reports that the antioxidant potencies of a new series of meso-N,N'-dialkyl-imidazolium substituted manganese(III) porphyrins are dependent, in part, on their ability to redox cycle with endogenous flavin-dependent oxidoreductases. Inhibition of lipid peroxidation activities of these novel cationic porphyrins was compared using rat brain homogenate as a source of lipids and endogenous oxidoreductases. Iron and ascorbate was used as initiators of lipid peroxidation, and two indices of lipid peroxidation (thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) and F(2)-isoprostanes) were determined. All meso-N,N'-dialkyl-imidazolium substituted porphyrins tested were potent inhibitors of lipid peroxidation with IC(50) ranging from 0.1 to 34 microM with a metal-dependent potency of Mn(III)>>Co(III)>Zn(II). A flavin-dependent oxidoreductase antioxidant process was supported by the ability of the diphenyleneiodonium chloride (DPI, a flavoenzyme inhibitor) to decrease the potency of Mn-porphyrins in the lipid peroxidation model and that Mn-porphyrins stimulate NADPH oxidation in rat brain homogenates. These data suggest that metalloporphyrins may have differential antioxidant effects in tissues due to the presence or absence of flavin-dependent oxidoreductases.
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- Remy Kachadourian
- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO, USA
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Spasojevic I, Batinic-Haberle I, Reboucas JS, Idemori YM, Fridovich I. Electrostatic contribution in the catalysis of O2*- dismutation by superoxide dismutase mimics. MnIIITE-2-PyP5+ versus MnIIIBr8T-2-PyP+. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:6831-7. [PMID: 12475974 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m211346200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
The Mn(III) meso-tetrakis(N-ethylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin (Mn(III)TE-2-PyP(5+)) is a potent superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimic in vitro and was beneficial in rodent models of oxidative stress pathologies. Its high activity has been ascribed to both the favorable redox potential of its metal center and to the electrostatic facilitation assured by the four positive charges encircling the metal center. Its comparison with the non-alkylated, singly charged analogue Mn(III) beta-octabromo meso-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)porphyrin (Mn(III)Br(8)T-2-PyP(+)) enabled us to evaluate the electrostatic contribution to the catalysis of O(2)() dismutation. Both compounds exhibit nearly identical metal-centered redox potential for Mn(III)/Mn(II) redox couple: +228 mV for Mn(III)TE-2-PyP(5+) and +219 mV versus NHE for Mn(III)Br(8)T-2-PyP(+). The eight electron-withdrawing beta pyrrolic bromines contribute equally to the redox properties of the parent Mn(III)T-2-PyP(+) as do four quaternized cationic meso ortho pyridyl nitrogens. However, the SOD-like activity of the highly charged Mn(III)TE-2-PyP(5+) is >100-fold higher (log k(cat) = 7.76) than that of the singly charged Mn(III)Br(8)T-2-PyP(+) (log k(cat) = 5.63). The kinetic salt effect showed that the catalytic rate constants of the Mn(III)TE-2-PyP(5+) and of its methyl analogue, Mn(III)TM-2-PyP(5+), are exactly 5-fold more sensitive to ionic strength than is the k(cat) of Mn(III)Br(8)T-2-PyP(+), which parallels the charge ratio of these compounds. Interestingly, only a small effect of ionic strength on the rate constant was found in the case of penta-charged para (Mn(III)TM-4-PyP(5+)) and meta isomers (Mn(III)TM-3-PyP(5+)), indicating that the placement of the positive charges in the close proximity of the metal center (ortho position) is essential for the electrostatic facilitation of O(2)() dismutation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ivan Spasojevic
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
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