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Nguyen NK, Poduska B, Franks M, Bera M, MacCormack I, Lin G, Petroff AP, Das S, Nag A. A Copper-Selective Sensor and Its Inhibition of Copper-Amyloid Beta Aggregation. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:247. [PMID: 38785721 PMCID: PMC11117483 DOI: 10.3390/bios14050247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
Copper is an essential trace metal for biological processes in humans and animals. A low level of copper detection at physiological pH using fluorescent probes is very important for in vitro applications, such as the detection of copper in water or urine, and in vivo applications, such as tracking the dynamic copper concentrations inside cells. Copper homeostasis is disrupted in neurological diseases like Alzheimer's disease, and copper forms aggregates with amyloid beta (Ab42) peptide, resulting in senile plaques in Alzheimer's brains. Therefore, a selective copper detector probe that can detect amyloid beta peptide-copper aggregates and decrease the aggregate size has potential uses in medicine. We have developed a series of Cu2+-selective low fluorescent to high fluorescent tri and tetradentate dentate ligands and conjugated them with a peptide ligand to amyloid-beta binding peptide to increase the solubility of the compounds and make the resultant compounds bind to Cu2+-amyloid aggregates. The copper selective compounds were developed using chemical scaffolds known to have high affinity and selectivity for Cu2+, and their conjugates with peptides were tested for affinity and selectivity towards Cu2+. The test results were used to inform further improvement of the next compound. The final Cu2+ chelator-peptide conjugate we developed showed high selectivity for Cu2+ and high fluorescence properties. The compound bound 1:1 to Cu2+ ion, as determined from its Job's plot. Fluorescence of the ligand could be detected at nanomolar concentrations. The effect of this ligand on controlling Cu2+-Ab42 aggregation was studied using fluorescence assays and microscopy. It was found that the Cu2+-chelator-peptide conjugate efficiently reduced aggregate size and, therefore, acted as an inhibitor of Ab42-Cu2+ aggregation. Since high micromolar concentrations of Cu2+ are present in senile plaques, and Cu2+ accelerates the formation of toxic soluble aggregates of Ab42, which are precursors of insoluble plaques, the developed hybrid molecule can potentially serve as a therapeutic for Alzheimer's disease.
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- Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610, USA; (N.K.N.); (B.P.); (M.F.); (M.B.); (I.M.); (G.L.); (A.P.P.); (S.D.)
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Puentes-Díaz N, Chaparro D, Reyes-Marquez V, Morales-Morales D, Flores-Gaspar A, Alí-Torres J. Computational Evaluation of the Potential Pharmacological Activity of Salen-Type Ligands in Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2024; 99:S383-S396. [PMID: 37483007 DOI: 10.3233/jad-230542] [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] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
Abstract
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia representing from 60% to 70% of the cases globally. It is a multifactorial disease that, among its many pathological characteristics, has been found to provoke the metal ion dysregulation in the brain, along with an increase in the oxidative stress. There is proof that metallic complexes formed by the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) and extraneuronal copper can catalyze the production of reactive oxygen species, leading to an increase in oxidative stress, promoting neuronal death. Due to this interaction, bioavailable copper has become an important redox active target to consider within the search protocols of multifunctional agents for AD's treatment. Objective In this study, we examined by using bioinformatics and electronic structure calculations the potential application of 44 salen-type copper chelating ligands and 12 further proposed molecules as possible multifunctional agents in the context of AD. Methods The candidates were evaluated by combining bioinformatic tools and electronic structure calculations, which allowed us to classify the molecules as potential antioxidants, redistributor-like compounds, and the newly proposed suppressor mechanism. Results This evaluation demonstrate that salen-type ligands exhibit properties suitable for interfering in the chain of copper-induced oxidative stress reactions present in AD and potential redistributor and suppressor activity for copper ions. Finally, a novel set of plausible candidates is proposed and evaluated. Conclusion According to the evaluated criteria, a subset of 13 salen-type candidates was found to exhibit promissory pharmacological properties in the AD framework and were classified according to three plausible action mechanisms.
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- Nicolás Puentes-Díaz
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacionalde Colombia -Sede Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacionalde Colombia -Sede Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Cajicá, Colombia
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- Departamentode Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Universidad de Sonora, Luis Encinas y Rosales S/N, Hermosillo, México
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- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Cajicá, Colombia
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacionalde Colombia -Sede Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
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Puentes-Díaz N, Chaparro D, Morales-Morales D, Flores-Gaspar A, Alí-Torres J. Role of Metal Cations of Copper, Iron, and Aluminum and Multifunctional Ligands in Alzheimer's Disease: Experimental and Computational Insights. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:4508-4526. [PMID: 36777601 PMCID: PMC9909689 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, affecting millions of people around the world. Even though the causes of AD are not completely understood due to its multifactorial nature, some neuropathological hallmarks of its development have been related to the high concentration of some metal cations. These roles include the participation of these metal cations in the production of reactive oxygen species, which have been involved in neuronal damage. In order to avoid the increment in the oxidative stress, multifunctional ligands used to coordinate these metal cations have been proposed as a possible treatment to AD. In this review, we present the recent advances in experimental and computational works aiming to understand the role of two redox active and essential transition-metal cations (Cu and Fe) and one nonbiological metal (Al) and the recent proposals on the development of multifunctional ligands to stop or revert the damaging effects promoted by these metal cations.
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- Nicolás Puentes-Díaz
- Departamento
de Química, Universidad Nacional
de Colombia−Sede Bogotá, Bogotá 11301, Colombia
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- Departamento
de Química, Universidad Nacional
de Colombia−Sede Bogotá, Bogotá 11301, Colombia
- Departamento
de Química, Universidad Militar Nueva
Granada, Cajicá 250240, Colombia
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- Instituto
de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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- Departamento
de Química, Universidad Militar Nueva
Granada, Cajicá 250240, Colombia
- Areli Flores-Gaspar − Departamento de Química,
Universidad Militar Nueva
Granada, Cajicá, 250247, Colombia.
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- Departamento
de Química, Universidad Nacional
de Colombia−Sede Bogotá, Bogotá 11301, Colombia
- Jorge Alí-Torres − Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de
Colombia, Sede Bogotá,11301, Bogotá, Colombia.
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DHPA Protects SH-SY5Y Cells from Oxidative Stress-Induced Apoptosis via Mitochondria Apoptosis and the Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11091794. [PMID: 36139869 PMCID: PMC9495558 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11091794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress in the brain is highly related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It could be induced by the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS), produced by the amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide and excess copper (Cu) in senile plaques and cellular species, such as ascorbic acid (AA) and O2. In this study, the protective effect of 5-hydroxy-7-(4′-hydroxy-3′-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-3-heptanone (DHPA) on Aβ(1–42)/Cu2+/AA mixture-treated SH-SY5Y cells was investigated via in vitro and in silico studies. The results showed that DHPA could inhibit Aβ/Cu2+/AA-induced SH-SY5Y apoptosis, OH· production, intracellular ROS accumulation, and malondialdehyde (MDA) production. Further research demonstrated that DHPA could decrease the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 and repress the increase of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) of SH-SY5Y cells, to further suppress the activation of caspase-3, and inhibit cell apoptosis. Meanwhile, DHPA could inhibit the Aβ/Cu2+/AA-induced phosphorylation of Erk1/2 and P38 in SH-SY5Y cells, and increase the expression of P-AKT. Furthermore, DHPA could bind to Keap1 to promote the separation of Nrf2 to Keap1 and activate the Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway to increase the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), quinone oxidoreductase-1 (NQO1), glutathione (GSH), and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Thus, our results demonstrated that DHPA could inhibit Aβ/Cu2+/AA-induced SH-SY5Y apoptosis via scavenging OH·, inhibit mitochondria apoptosis, and activate the Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.
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Arrigoni F, Di Carlo C, Rovetta A, De Gioia L, Zampella G, Bertini L. Superoxide reduction by Cu‐Amyloid Beta peptide complexes. A Density Functional Theory study. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Federica Arrigoni
- Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca: Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Biotecnology and Biosciences ITALY
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- Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca: Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Biotecnology and Biosciences ITALY
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- University of Milano–Bicocca University Library: Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Biotecnology and Biosciences ITALY
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- University of Milan–Bicocca: Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Biotecnology and Biosciences ITALY
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- University of Milan–Bicocca: Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Biotecnology and Biosciences ITALY
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- Universita' degli studi di MIlano-Bicocca Biotecnologie e Bioscienze Piazza della Scienza 2 20127 Milano ITALY
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Roy M, Nath AK, Pal I, Dey SG. Second Sphere Interactions in Amyloidogenic Diseases. Chem Rev 2022; 122:12132-12206. [PMID: 35471949 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Amyloids are protein aggregates bearing a highly ordered cross β structural motif, which may be functional but are mostly pathogenic. Their formation, deposition in tissues and consequent organ dysfunction is the central event in amyloidogenic diseases. Such protein aggregation may be brought about by conformational changes, and much attention has been directed toward factors like metal binding, post-translational modifications, mutations of protein etc., which eventually affect the reactivity and cytotoxicity of the associated proteins. Over the past decade, a global effort from different groups working on these misfolded/unfolded proteins/peptides has revealed that the amino acid residues in the second coordination sphere of the active sites of amyloidogenic proteins/peptides cause changes in H-bonding pattern or protein-protein interactions, which dramatically alter the structure and reactivity of these proteins/peptides. These second sphere effects not only determine the binding of transition metals and cofactors, which define the pathology of some of these diseases, but also change the mechanism of redox reactions catalyzed by these proteins/peptides and form the basis of oxidative damage associated with these amyloidogenic diseases. The present review seeks to discuss such second sphere modifications and their ramifications in the etiopathology of some representative amyloidogenic diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2Dm), Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease (HD), and prion diseases.
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- Madhuparna Roy
- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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Nath AK, Dey SG. Simultaneous Binding of Heme and Cu to Amyloid β Peptides: Active Site and Reactivities. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:4986-4999. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00162d] [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]
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Amyloid imbalance and Aβ plaque formation are key histopathological features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). These amyloid plaques observed in post-mortem AD brains have been found to contain increased levels of...
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Wang XQ, Zhou LY, Tan RX, Liang GP, Fang SX, Li W, Xie M, Wen YH, Wu JQ, Chen YP. Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Chalcone Derivatives as Multifunctional Agents against Alzheimer's Disease. Chem Biodivers 2021; 18:e2100341. [PMID: 34510699 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Fifteen chalcone derivatives 3a-3o were synthesized, and evaluated as multifunctional agents against Alzheimer's disease. In vitro studies revealed that these compounds inhibited self-induced Aβ1-42 aggregation effectively ranged from 45.9-94.5 % at 20 μM, and acted as potential antioxidants. Their structure-activity relationships were summarized. In particular, (2E)-3-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-1-(pyridin-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (3g) exhibited an excellent inhibitory activity of 94.5 % at 20 μM, and it could disassemble the self-induced Aβ1-42 aggregation fibrils with ratio of 57.1 % at 20 μM concentration. In addition, compound 3g displayed good chelating ability for Cu2+ , and could effectively inhibit and disaggregate Cu2+ -induced Aβ aggregation. Moreover, compound 3g exerted low cytotoxicity, significantly reversed Aβ1-42 -induced SH-SY5Y cell damage. More importantly, compound 3g remarkably ameliorated scopolamine-induced memory impairment in mice. In summary, all the results revealed compound 3g was a potential multifunctional agent for AD therapy.
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- Xiao-Qin Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, 529020, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530200, Guangxi, China
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Mechanistic approaches for chemically modifying the coordination sphere of copper-amyloid-β complexes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:5160-5167. [PMID: 32102914 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1916944117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Neurotoxic implications of the interactions between Cu(I/II) and amyloid-β (Aβ) indicate a connection between amyloid cascade hypothesis and metal ion hypothesis with respect to the neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Herein, we report a mechanistic strategy for modifying the first coordination sphere of Cu(II) bound to Aβ utilizing a rationally designed peptide modifier, L1. Upon reacting with L1, a metal-binding histidine (His) residue, His14, in Cu(II)-Aβ was modified through either covalent adduct formation, oxidation, or both. Consequently, the reactivity of L1 with Cu(II)-Aβ was able to disrupt binding of Cu(II) to Aβ and result in chemically modified Aβ with altered aggregation and toxicity profiles. Our molecular-level mechanistic studies revealed that such L1-mediated modifications toward Cu(II)-Aβ could stem from the molecule's ability to 1) interact with Cu(II)-Aβ and 2) foster copper-O2 chemistry. Collectively, our work demonstrates the development of an effective approach to modify Cu(II)-Aβ at a metal-binding amino acid residue and consequently alter Aβ's coordination to copper, aggregation, and toxicity, supplemented with an in-depth mechanistic perspective regarding such reactivity.
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Zhen X, Chudal L, Pandey NK, Phan J, Ran X, Amador E, Huang X, Johnson O, Ran Y, Chen W, Hamblin MR, Huang L. A powerful combination of copper-cysteamine nanoparticles with potassium iodide for bacterial destruction. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 110:110659. [PMID: 32204087 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.110659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Herein, for the first time, we demonstrate that the combination of copper-cysteamine (Cu-Cy) nanoparticles (NPs) and potassium iodide (KI) can significantly inactivate both Gram-positive MRSA and Gram-negative E. coli. To uncover the mystery of the killing, the interaction of KI with Cu-Cy NPs was investigated systematically and the products from their interaction were identified. No copper ions were released after adding KI to Cu-Cy NPs in cell-free medium and, therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that the Fenton reaction induced by copper ions is not responsible for the bacterial killing. Based on the observations, we propose that the major killing mechanism involves the generation of toxic species, such as hydrogen peroxide, triiodide ions, iodide ions, singlet oxygen, and iodine molecules. Overall, the powerful combination of Cu-Cy NPs and KI has good potential as an independent treatment or a complementary antibiotic treatment to infectious diseases.
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- Xiumei Zhen
- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
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Arrigoni F, Prosdocimi T, Mollica L, De Gioia L, Zampella G, Bertini L. Copper reduction and dioxygen activation in Cu-amyloid beta peptide complexes: insight from molecular modelling. Metallomics 2019; 10:1618-1630. [PMID: 30345437 DOI: 10.1039/c8mt00216a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) involves a number of factors including an anomalous interaction of copper with the amyloid peptide (Aβ), inducing oxidative stress with radical oxygen species (ROS) production through a three-step cycle in which O2 is gradually reduced to superoxide, oxygen peroxide and finally OH radicals. The purpose of this work has been to investigate the reactivity of 14 different Cu(ii)-Aβ coordination models with the aim of identifying on an energy basis (Density Functional Theory (DFT) and classical Molecular Dynamics (MD)) the redox competent form(s). Accordingly, we have specifically focused on the first three steps of the cycle, i.e. ascorbate binding to Cu(ii), Cu(ii) → Cu(i) reduction and O2 reduction to O2-. Compared to the recent literature, our results broaden the set of possible redox competent metallopeptide forms responsible for ROS production. Indeed, in addition to the three-coordinated species containing one His ligand, a N-terminal amine group and the carboxylate side chain of the Asp1 residue of Aβ already proposed, we found two other Cu-Aβ coordination modes involving two histidines.
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- Federica Arrigoni
- Department of Biotechnologies and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy.
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Shi L, Liu P, Wu J, Ma L, Zheng H, Antosh MP, Zhang H, Wang B, Chen W, Wang X. The effectiveness and safety of X-PDT for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2019; 14:2027-2043. [PMID: 31165659 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2019-0094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Aim: To clarify the effectiveness and safety of x-ray-activated photodynamic therapy (X-PDT) for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma. Materials & methods: Copper-cysteamine nanoparticles were used as a photosensitizer of X-PDT. The dark toxicity and cytotoxicity were studied in vitro. Tumor volume, microvessel density and acute toxicity of mice were evaluated in vivo. Results: Without x-ray irradiation, copper-cysteamine nanoparticles were nontoxic for keratinocyte cells. XL50 cells (SCC) were more sensitive to X-PDT than B16F10 cells (melanoma). X-PDT successfully inhibited the growth of SCC in vivo (p < 0.05), while the B16F10 melanoma was resistant. Microvessel density in SCC tissue was remarkably reduced (p < 0.05). No obvious acute toxicity reaction was observed. Conclusion: X-PDT is a safe and effective treatment for SCC.
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- Lei Shi
- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200443, PR China
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200443, PR China
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- Department of Computer Science & Statistics, University of Rhode Island, 9 Greenhouse Rd, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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- Department of Physics, the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA
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- Department of Physics, the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Rhode Island, 2 Lippitt Rd, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.,Institute for Brain & Neural Systems, Brown University, 184 Hope St, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200443, PR China
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200443, PR China
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- Department of Physics, the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200443, PR China
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Opare SKA, Rauk A. Pseudopeptide Designed to Inhibit Oligomerization and Redox Chemistry in Alzheimer’s Disease. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:5206-5215. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b01665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Stanley K. A. Opare
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada, T2N 1N4
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Poudel K, Gautam M, Jin SG, Choi HG, Yong CS, Kim JO. Copper sulfide: An emerging adaptable nanoplatform in cancer theranostics. Int J Pharm 2019; 562:135-150. [PMID: 30904728 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Copper sulfide nanoparticles (CuS NPs), emerging nanoplatforms with dual diagnostic and therapeutic applications, are being actively investigated in this era of "war on cancer" owing to their versatility and adaptability. This article discusses the pros and cons of using CuS NPs in diagnostics, therapeutics, and theranostics. The first section introduces CuS NPs and discusses the features that render them more advantageous than other established nanoplatforms in cancer management. Subsequent sections include specific in vitro and in vivo results of different studies showing the potential of CuS NPs as nanoplatforms. Methods used for visualization (photoacoustic imaging and magnetic resonance imaging) of CuS NPs and treatment (phototherapy and combinatorial therapy) have also been discussed. Furthermore, the challenges and opportunities associated with using CuS NPs have been elucidated. Further investigations on CuS NPs are required to translate it for clinical applications.
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- Kishwor Poudel
- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Dankook University, 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea.
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Li M, Wang Y, Lin H, Qu F. Hollow CuS nanocube as nanocarrier for synergetic chemo/photothermal/photodynamic therapy. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 96:591-598. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Coskuner-Weber O. Revisiting Cu(II) Bound Amyloid-β40 and Amyloid-β42 Peptides: Varying Coordination Chemistries. JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH CHEMICAL SOCIETY, SECTION A: CHEMISTRY 2018. [DOI: 10.18596/jotcsa.424144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Mena S, Mirats A, Caballero AB, Guirado G, Barrios LA, Teat SJ, Rodriguez-Santiago L, Sodupe M, Gamez P. Drastic Effect of the Peptide Sequence on the Copper-Binding Properties of Tripeptides and the Electrochemical Behaviour of Their Copper(II) Complexes. Chemistry 2018; 24:5153-5162. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Silvia Mena
- Departament de Química; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona Spain
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica; Universitat de Barcelona; Martí i Franquès 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica; Universitat de Barcelona; Martí i Franquès 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Advanced Light Source; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; 1 Cyclotron Road Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Departament de Química; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica; Universitat de Barcelona; Martí i Franquès 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies; Passeig Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB); Universitat de Barcelona; 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Stanley K. A. Opare
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive Northwest, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive Northwest, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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Chaparro D, Alí-Torres J. Assessment of the isodesmic method in the calculation of standard reduction potential of copper complexes. J Mol Model 2017; 23:283. [PMID: 28936691 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-017-3469-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Molecular phenomena involving electron transfer and reduction/oxidation processes are of the utmost importance in chemistry. However, accurate computational calculations of standard reduction potentials (SRPs) for transition metal complexes are still challenging. For this reason, some computational strategies have been proposed in order to overcome the main limitations in SRP calculations for copper complexes. However, these strategies are limited to particular coordination spheres and do not represent a general methodology. In this work, we present standard reduction potential calculations for copper complexes in aqueous solution covering a wide range of coordination spheres. These calculations were performed using the M06-2X density functional, and by employing the direct and isodesmic approaches. Result analysis reveals that values obtained with the use of the isodesmic method are in better agreement with experimental values than those obtained from the direct method (mean unsigned error 0.39 V with the direct and 0.08 V with the isodesmic method). This approach provides values with errors comparable to the experimental uncertainty due to the proper cancellation of computational errors. These results strongly suggest the isodesmic approach as an adequate methodology for the calculation of SRPs for copper complexes with diverse coordination spheres. Graphical Abstract Comparison between direct and isodesmic methods in the calculation of standard reduction potentials for copper complexes using DFT methods.
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- Diego Chaparro
- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Av. Cra 30 # 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Av. Cra 30 # 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Li L, Rashidi LH, Yao M, Ma L, Chen L, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Chen W. CuS nanoagents for photodynamic and photothermal therapies: Phenomena and possible mechanisms. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2017; 19:5-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cheignon C, Jones M, Atrián-Blasco E, Kieffer I, Faller P, Collin F, Hureau C. Identification of key structural features of the elusive Cu-Aβ complex that generates ROS in Alzheimer's disease. Chem Sci 2017; 8:5107-5118. [PMID: 28970897 PMCID: PMC5613283 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc00809k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress is linked to the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. Redox active metal ions such as copper catalyze the production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) when bound to the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide encountered in AD. We propose that this reaction proceeds through a low-populated Cu-Aβ state, denoted the "catalytic in-between state" (CIBS), which is in equilibrium with the resting state (RS) of both Cu(i)-Aβ and Cu(ii)-Aβ. The nature of this CIBS is investigated in the present work. We report the use of complementary spectroscopic methods (X-ray absorption spectroscopy, EPR and NMR) to characterize the binding of Cu to a wide series of modified peptides in the RS. ROS production by the resulting Cu-peptide complexes was evaluated using fluorescence and UV-vis based methods and led to the identification of the amino acid residues involved in the Cu-Aβ CIBS species. In addition, a possible mechanism by which the ROS are produced is also proposed. These two main results are expected to affect the current vision of the ROS production mechanism by Cu-Aβ but also in other diseases involving amyloidogenic peptides with weakly structured copper binding sites.
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- Clémence Cheignon
- LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) , CNRS UPR 8241 , 205 route de Narbonne , 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09 , France . ;
- Université de Toulouse , UPS , INPT , 31077 Toulouse , France
- UMR 152 Pharma Dev , Université de Toulouse , IRD , UPS , France
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- LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) , CNRS UPR 8241 , 205 route de Narbonne , 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09 , France . ;
- Université de Toulouse , UPS , INPT , 31077 Toulouse , France
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- LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) , CNRS UPR 8241 , 205 route de Narbonne , 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09 , France . ;
- Université de Toulouse , UPS , INPT , 31077 Toulouse , France
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- Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG) , CNRS UMS 832 , 414 Rue de la Piscine , 38400 Saint Martin d'Hères , France
- BM30B/FAME , ESRF , The European Synchrotron , 71 Avenue des Martyrs , 38000 Grenoble , France
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- LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) , CNRS UPR 8241 , 205 route de Narbonne , 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09 , France . ;
- Université de Toulouse , UPS , INPT , 31077 Toulouse , France
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- LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) , CNRS UPR 8241 , 205 route de Narbonne , 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09 , France . ;
- Université de Toulouse , UPS , INPT , 31077 Toulouse , France
- UMR 152 Pharma Dev , Université de Toulouse , IRD , UPS , France
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- LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) , CNRS UPR 8241 , 205 route de Narbonne , 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09 , France . ;
- Université de Toulouse , UPS , INPT , 31077 Toulouse , France
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Mozziconacci O, Bhagavathy GV, Yamamoto T, Wilson GS, Glass RS, Schöneich C. Neighboring amide participation in the Fenton oxidation of a sulfide to sulfoxide, vinyl sulfide and ketone relevant to oxidation of methionine thioether side chains in peptides. Tetrahedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.08.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mirats A, Alí-Torres J, Rodríguez-Santiago L, Sodupe M, La Penna G. Dioxygen activation in the Cu-amyloid β complex. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 17:27270-4. [PMID: 26427541 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp04025f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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We investigate, by means of density-functional theory, the binding of dioxygen to Cu(I)-amyloid β (Aβ), one of the first steps in the oxidation of ascorbate by dioxygen. Cu, Aβ, ascorbate and dioxygen are all present in the synapse during neurodegeneration, when the above species can trigger an irreversible oxidative stress inducing the eventual death of neurons. The binding of dioxygen to Cu(I) is possible and its role in dioxygen activation of Cu ligands and of residues in the first coordination sphere is described in atomic detail. Dioxygen is activated when a micro-environment suitable for a square-planar Cu(2+) coordination is present and a negatively charged group like Asp 1 carboxylate takes part in the Cu coordination anti to O2.
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- Andrea Mirats
- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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Stability of transient Cu+Aβ (1–16) species and influence of coordination and peptide configuration on superoxide formation. Theor Chem Acc 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-016-1836-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Lee SJ, Lee J, Song S, Lim KT. Glycoprotein isolated from Styrax japonica Siebold et al. Zuccarini inhibits oxidative and pro-inflammatory responses in HCT116 colonic epithelial cells and dextran sulfate sodium-treated ICR mice. Food Chem Toxicol 2016; 87:12-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 10/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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On the generation of OH(·) radical species from H2O2 by Cu(I) amyloid beta peptide model complexes: a DFT investigation. J Biol Inorg Chem 2015; 21:197-212. [PMID: 26711660 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-015-1322-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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According to different studies, the interaction between amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) and copper ions could yield radical oxygen species production, in particular the highly toxic hydroxyl radical OH(·) that is suspected to contribute to Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. Despite intensive experimental and computational studies, the nature of the interaction between copper and Aβ peptide, as well as the redox reactivity of the system, are still matter of debate. It was proposed that in Cu(II) → Cu(I) reduction the complex Cu(II)-Aβ could follow a multi-step conformational change with redox active intermediates that may be responsible for OH(·) radical production from H2O2 through a Fenton-like process. The purpose of this work is to evaluate, using ab initio Density Functional Theory computations, the reactivity of different Cu(I)-Aβ coordination modes proposed in the literature, in terms of OH(·) production. For each coordination model, we considered the corresponding H2O2 adduct and performed a potential energy surface scan along the reaction coordinate of O-O bond dissociation of the peroxide, resulting in the production of OH(·) radical, obtaining reaction profiles for the evaluation of the energetic of the process. This procedure allowed us to confirm the hypothesis according to which the most populated Cu(I)-Aβ two-histidine coordination is not able to perform efficiently H2O2 reduction, while a less populated three-coordinated form would be responsible for the OH(·) production. We show that coordination modes featuring a third nitrogen containing electron-donor ligand (an imidazole ring of an histidine residue is slightly favored over the N-terminal amine group) are more active towards H2O2 reduction.
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Reybier K, Ayala S, Alies B, Rodrigues JV, Bustos Rodriguez S, La Penna G, Collin F, Gomes CM, Hureau C, Faller P. Free Superoxide is an Intermediate in the Production of H2O2 by Copper(I)-Aβ Peptide and O2. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 55:1085-9. [PMID: 26629876 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201508597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Oxidative stress is considered as an important factor and an early event in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Cu bound to the peptide amyloid-β (Aβ) is found in AD brains, and Cu-Aβ could contribute to this oxidative stress, as it is able to produce in vitro H2O2 and HO˙ in the presence of oxygen and biological reducing agents such as ascorbate. The mechanism of Cu-Aβ-catalyzed H2O2 production is however not known, although it was proposed that H2O2 is directly formed from O2 via a 2-electron process. Here, we implement an electrochemical setup and use the specificity of superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) to show, for the first time, that H2O2 production by Cu-Aβ in the presence of ascorbate occurs mainly via a free O2˙(-) intermediate. This finding radically changes the view on the catalytic mechanism of H2O2 production by Cu-Aβ, and opens the possibility that Cu-Aβ-catalyzed O2˙(-) contributes to oxidative stress in AD, and hence may be of interest.
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- Karine Reybier
- University of Toulouse, UPS; UMR 152 PHARMA-DEV, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse cedex 9, France. .,IRD, UMR 152, 31062, Toulouse cedex 9, France.
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France.,University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France.,University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Instituto Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal.,Harvard University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France.,University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- CNR - National Research Council of Italy, ICCOM - Institute for Chemistry of Organo-Metallic Compounds, via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- University of Toulouse, UPS; UMR 152 PHARMA-DEV, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse cedex 9, France.,IRD, UMR 152, 31062, Toulouse cedex 9, France.,CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France.,University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Instituto Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal.,Faculdade de Ciências, Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France.,University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France. .,University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France. .,Institute de Chimie (UMR 7177), 4 rue B. Pascal, 67081, Strasbourg, France.
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Reybier K, Ayala S, Alies B, Rodrigues JV, Bustos Rodriguez S, La Penna G, Collin F, Gomes CM, Hureau C, Faller P. Free Superoxide is an Intermediate in the Production of H
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O
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by Copper(I)‐Aβ Peptide and O
2. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201508597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Karine Reybier
- University of Toulouse, UPS; UMR 152 PHARMA-DEV 118 route de Narbonne 31062 Toulouse cedex 9 France
- IRD, UMR 152 31062 Toulouse cedex 9 France
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
- University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
- University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- Instituto Tecnologia Química e Biológica Universidade Nova de Lisboa Oeiras Portugal
- Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cambridge MA USA
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
- University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- CNR – National Research Council of Italy ICCOM – Institute for Chemistry of Organo-Metallic Compounds via Madonna del Piano 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Firenze Italy
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- University of Toulouse, UPS; UMR 152 PHARMA-DEV 118 route de Narbonne 31062 Toulouse cedex 9 France
- IRD, UMR 152 31062 Toulouse cedex 9 France
- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
- University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- Instituto Tecnologia Química e Biológica Universidade Nova de Lisboa Oeiras Portugal
- Faculdade de Ciências, Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande Lisboa Portugal
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
- University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) 205 route de Narbonne, BP 44099 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
- University of Toulouse, UPS, INPT 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
- Institute de Chimie (UMR 7177) 4 rue B. Pascal 67081 Strasbourg France
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Cary BP, Brooks AF, Fawaz MV, Shao X, Desmond TJ, Carpenter GM, Sherman P, Quesada CA, Albin RL, Scott PJH. Targeting Metal-Aβ Aggregates with Bifunctional Radioligand [ 11C]L2-b and a Fluorine-18 Analogue [ 18F]FL2-b. ACS Med Chem Lett 2015; 6:112-116. [PMID: 25705326 PMCID: PMC4329991 DOI: 10.1021/ml500413d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Interest
in quantifying metal-Aβ species in vivo led
to the synthesis and evaluation of [11C]L2-b and [18F]FL2-b as radiopharmaceuticals for studying the metallobiology
of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) using positron emission tomography
(PET) imaging. [11C]L2-b was synthesized in 3.6% radiochemical
yield (nondecay corrected, n = 3), >95% radiochemical
purity, from the corresponding desmethyl precursor. [18F]FL2-b was synthesized in 1.0% radiochemical yield (nondecay corrected, n = 3), >99% radiochemical purity, from a 6-chloro pyridine
precursor. Autoradiography experiments with AD positive and healthy
control brain samples were used to determine the specificity of binding
for the radioligands compared to [11C]PiB, a known imaging
agent for β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregates. The Kd for [11C]L2-b and [18F]FL2-b were
found to be 3.5 and 9.4 nM, respectively, from those tissue studies.
Displacement studies of [11C]L2-b and [18F]FL2-b
with PiB and AV-45 determined that L2-b binds to Aβ aggregates
differently from known radiopharmaceuticals. Finally, brain uptake
of [11C]L2-b was examined through microPET imaging in healthy
rhesus macaque, which revealed a maximum uptake at 2.5 min (peak SUV
= 2.0) followed by rapid egress (n = 2).
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- Brian P. Cary
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, United States
- Department
of Neurology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Michigan Alzheimer Disease Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, United States
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- The Interdepartmental
Program in Medicinal Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Zhu L, Han Y, He C, Huang X, Wang Y. Disaggregation ability of different chelating molecules on copper ion-triggered amyloid fibers. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:9298-305. [PMID: 25051063 DOI: 10.1021/jp503282m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dysfunctional interaction of amyloid-β (Aβ) with excess metal ions is proved to be related to the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using metal-binding compounds to reverse metal-triggered Aβ aggregation has become one of the potential therapies for AD. In this study, the ability of a carboxylic acid gemini surfactant (SDUC), a widely used metal chelator (EDTA), and an antifungal drug clioquinol (CQ) in reversing the Cu(2+)-triggered Aβ(1-40) fibers have been systematically studied by using turbidity essay, BCA essay, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and isothermal titration microcalorimetry. The results show that the binding affinity of Cu(2+) with CQ, SDUC, and EDTA is in the order of CQ > EDTA > SDUC, while the disaggregation ability to Cu(2+)-triggered Aβ(1-40) fibers is in the order of CQ > SDUC > EDTA. Therefore, the disaggregation ability of chelators to the Aβ(1-40) fibers does not only depend on the binding affinity of the chelators with Cu(2+). Strong self-assembly ability of SDUC and π-π interaction of the conjugate group of CQ also contributes toward the disaggregation of the Cu(2+)-triggered Aβ(1-40) fibers and result in the formation of mixed small aggregates.
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- Linyi Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Science, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Alí-Torres J, Mirats A, Maréchal JD, Rodríguez-Santiago L, Sodupe M. 3D structures and redox potentials of Cu2+-Aβ(1-16) complexes at different pH: a computational study. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:4840-50. [PMID: 24738872 DOI: 10.1021/jp5019718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Oxidative stress induced by redox-active metal cations such as Cu(2+) is a key event in the development of Alzheimer's disease. A detailed knowledge of the structure of Cu(2+)-Aβ complex is thus important to get a better understanding of this critical process. In the present study, we use a computational approach that combines homology modeling with quantum-mechanics-based methods to determine plausible 3D structures of Cu(2+)-Aβ(1-16) complexes that enclose the different metal coordination spheres proposed experimentally at different pH values. With these models in hand, we determine their standard reduction potential (SRP) with the aim of getting new insights into the relation between the structure of these complexes and their redox behavior. Results show that in all cases copper reduction induces CObackbone decoordination, which, for distorted square planar structures in the oxidized state (Ia_δδ, IIa_εδε, IIa_εεε, and IIc_ε), leads to tricoordinated species. For the pentacoordinated structural candidate Ib_δε with Glu11 at the apical position, the reduction leads to a distorted tetrahedral structure. The present results highlight the importance of the nature of the ligands on the SRP. The computed values (with respect to the standard hydrogen electrode) for complexes enclosing negatively charged ligands in the coordination sphere (from -0.81 to -0.12 V) are significantly lower than those computed for models involving neutral ligands (from 0.19 to 0.28 V). Major geometry changes induced by reduction, on both the metal site and the peptide configuration, are discussed as well as their possible influence in the formation of reactive oxygen species.
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- Jorge Alí-Torres
- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Wise O, Coskuner O. New force field parameters for metalloproteins I: Divalent copper ion centers including three histidine residues and an oxygen-ligated amino acid residue. J Comput Chem 2014; 35:1278-89. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.23622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Olivia Wise
- Department of Chemistry; The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle; San Antonio Texas 78249
- Neurosciences Institute; The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle; San Antonio Texas 78249
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- Department of Chemistry; The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle; San Antonio Texas 78249
- Neurosciences Institute; The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle; San Antonio Texas 78249
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Mayes J, Tinker-Mill C, Kolosov O, Zhang H, Tabner BJ, Allsop D. β-amyloid fibrils in Alzheimer disease are not inert when bound to copper ions but can degrade hydrogen peroxide and generate reactive oxygen species. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:12052-12062. [PMID: 24619420 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.525212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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According to the "amyloid cascade" hypothesis of Alzheimer disease, the formation of Aβ fibrils and senile plaques in the brain initiates a cascade of events leading to the formation of neurofibrillary tangles, neurodegeneration, and the symptom of dementia. Recently, however, emphasis has shifted away from amyloid fibrils as the predominant toxic form of Aβ toward smaller aggregates, referred to as "soluble oligomers." These oligomers have become one of the prime suspects for involvement in the early oxidative damage that is evident in this disease. This raises the question whether or not Aβ fibrils are actually "inert tombstones" present at the end of the aggregation process. Here we show that, when Aβ(1-42) aggregates, including fibrils, are bound to Cu(II) ions, they retain their redox activity and are able to degrade hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) with the formation of hydroxyl radicals and the consequent oxidation of the peptide (detected by formation of carbonyl groups). We find that this ability increases as the Cu(II):peptide ratio increases and is accompanied by changes in aggregate morphology, as determined by atomic force microscopy. When aggregates are prepared in the copresence of Cu(II) and Zn(II) ions, the ratio of Cu(II):Zn(II) becomes an important factor in the degeneration of H2O2, the formation of carbonyl groups in the peptide, and in aggregate morphology. We believe, therefore, that Aβ fibrils can destroy H2O2 and generate damaging hydroxyl radicals and, so, are not necessarily inert end points.
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- Jennifer Mayes
- Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom
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- Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom
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- Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom.
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Brown AM, Lemkul JA, Schaum N, Bevan DR. Simulations of monomeric amyloid β-peptide (1–40) with varying solution conditions and oxidation state of Met35: Implications for aggregation. Arch Biochem Biophys 2014; 545:44-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2014.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Revised: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Giacovazzi R, Ciofini I, Rao L, Amatore C, Adamo C. Copper–amyloid-β complex may catalyze peroxynitrite production in brain: evidence from molecular modeling. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:10169-74. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp54839b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The facile occurrence of an Aβ-catalyzed generation of peroxynitrite in the brain, alternative to H2O2-route, is proposed on the basis of QM/MM calculations.
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- Roberto Giacovazzi
- Laboratoire d'Electrochimie
- Chimie des Interfaces et Modélisation pour l'Energie
- CNRS UMR-7575
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie-ParisTech
- F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire PASTEUR
- Ecole Normale Supérieure CNRS UMR-8640
- F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire PASTEUR
- Ecole Normale Supérieure CNRS UMR-8640
- F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire d'Electrochimie
- Chimie des Interfaces et Modélisation pour l'Energie
- CNRS UMR-7575
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie-ParisTech
- F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire PASTEUR
- Ecole Normale Supérieure CNRS UMR-8640
- F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
- Institut Universitaire de France
- 103 Boulevard Saint Michel
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Jover J, Spuhler P, Zhao L, McArdle C, Maseras F. Toward a mechanistic understanding of oxidative homocoupling: the Glaser–Hay reaction. Catal Sci Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cy00322e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The full reaction mechanism for the copper catalyzed oxidative coupling of two terminal alkynes is computationally characterized with DFT methods
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- Jesús Jover
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)
- 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- 40589 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)
- 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Departament de Química
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Barcelona, Spain
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Hane F, Tran G, Attwood SJ, Leonenko Z. Cu(2+) affects amyloid-β (1-42) aggregation by increasing peptide-peptide binding forces. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59005. [PMID: 23536847 PMCID: PMC3594192 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The link between metals, Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its implicated protein, amyloid-β (Aβ), is complex and highly studied. AD is believed to occur as a result of the misfolding and aggregation of Aβ. The dyshomeostasis of metal ions and their propensity to interact with Aβ has also been implicated in AD. In this work, we use single molecule atomic force spectroscopy to measure the rupture force required to dissociate two Aβ (1–42) peptides in the presence of copper ions, Cu2+. In addition, we use atomic force microscopy to resolve the aggregation of Aβ formed. Previous research has shown that metal ions decrease the lag time associated with Aβ aggregation. We show that with the addition of copper ions the unbinding force increases notably. This suggests that the reduction of lag time associated with Aβ aggregation occurs on a single molecule level as a result of an increase in binding forces during the very initial interactions between two Aβ peptides. We attribute these results to copper ions acting as a bridge between the two peptide molecules, increasing the stability of the peptide-peptide complex.
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- Francis Hane
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Jiang D, Zhang L, Grant GPG, Dudzik CG, Chen S, Patel S, Hao Y, Millhauser GL, Zhou F. The elevated copper binding strength of amyloid-β aggregates allows the sequestration of copper from albumin: a pathway to accumulation of copper in senile plaques. Biochemistry 2013; 52:547-56. [PMID: 23237523 DOI: 10.1021/bi301053h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Copper coexists with amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides at a high concentration in the senile plaques of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and has been linked to oxidative damage associated with AD pathology. However, the origin of copper and the driving force behind its accumulation are unknown. We designed a sensitive fluorescent probe, Aβ(1-16)(Y10W), by substituting the tyrosine residue at position 10 in the hydrophilic domain of Aβ(1-42) with tryptophan. Upon mixing Cu(II), Aβ(1-16)(Y10W), and aliquots of Aβ(1-42) taken from samples incubated for different lengths of time, we found that the Cu(II) binding strength of aggregated Aβ(1-42) has been elevated by more than 2 orders of magnitude with respect to that of monomeric Aβ(1-42). Electron paramagnetic spectroscopic measurements revealed that the Aβ(1-42) aggregates, unlike their monomeric form, can seize copper from human serum albumin, an abundant copper-containing protein in brain and cerebrospinal fluid. The significantly elevated binding strength of the Aβ(1-42) aggregates can be rationalized by a Cu(II) coordination sphere constituted by three histidines from two adjacent Aβ(1-42) molecules. Our work demonstrates that the copper binding affinity of Aβ(1-42) is dependent on its aggregation state and provides new insight into how and why senile plaques accumulate copper in vivo.
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- Dianlu Jiang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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Jiang D, Rauda I, Han S, Chen S, Zhou F. Aggregation pathways of the amyloid β(1-42) peptide depend on its colloidal stability and ordered β-sheet stacking. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:12711-12721. [PMID: 22870885 PMCID: PMC3464049 DOI: 10.1021/la3021436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Amyloid β (Aβ) fibrils are present as a major component in senile plaques, the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Diffuse plaques (nonfibrous, loosely packed Aβ aggregates) containing amorphous Aβ aggregates are also formed in brain. This work examines the influence of Cu(2+) complexation by Aβ on the aggregation process in the context of charge and structural variations. Changes in the surface charges of Aβ molecules due to Cu(2+) binding, measured with a ζ-potential measurement device, were correlated with the aggregate morphologies examined by atomic force microscopy. As a result of the charge variation, the "colloid-like" stability of the aggregation intermediates, which is essential to the fibrillation process, is affected. Consequently, Cu(2+) enhances the amorphous aggregate formation. By monitoring variations in the secondary structures with circular dichroism spectroscopy, a direct transformation from the unstructured conformation to the β-sheet structure was observed for all types of aggregates observed (oligomers, fibrils, and/or amorphous aggregates). Compared to the Aβ aggregation pathway in the absence of Cu(2+) and taking other factors affecting Aβ aggregation (i.e., pH and temperature) into account, our investigation indicates that formations of amorphous and fibrous aggregates diverge from the same β-sheet-containing partially folded intermediate. This study suggests that the hydrophilic domain of Aβ also plays a role in the Aβ aggregation process. A kinetic model was proposed to account for the effects of the Cu(2+) binding on these two aggregation pathways in terms of charge and structural variations.
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
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- Corresponding author. Phone: 323-343-2390. Fax: 323-343-6490.
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Wondimagegn T, Rauk A. The Structures and Stabilities of the Complexes of Biologically Available Ligands with Fe(II) Porphine: An Ab Initio Study. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:10301-10. [DOI: 10.1021/jp305864y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Tebikie Wondimagegn
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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Eskici G, Axelsen PH. Copper and Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease. Biochemistry 2012; 51:6289-311. [DOI: 10.1021/bi3006169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Gözde Eskici
- Departments of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Biophysics,
and Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United
States
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- Departments of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Biophysics,
and Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United
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Weinberg DR, Gagliardi CJ, Hull JF, Murphy CF, Kent CA, Westlake BC, Paul A, Ess DH, McCafferty DG, Meyer TJ. Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer. Chem Rev 2012; 112:4016-93. [DOI: 10.1021/cr200177j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1125] [Impact Index Per Article: 93.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- David R. Weinberg
- Department
of Chemistry, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290,
United States
- Department of Physical and Environmental
Sciences, Colorado Mesa University, 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction,
Colorado 81501-3122, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290,
United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290,
United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, B219
Levine Science Research Center, Box 90354, Duke University, Durham,
North Carolina 27708-0354, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290,
United States
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- The American Chemical Society,
1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20036,
United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290,
United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290,
United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, B219
Levine Science Research Center, Box 90354, Duke University, Durham,
North Carolina 27708-0354, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290,
United States
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More SS, Vince R. Potential of a γ-glutamyl-transpeptidase-stable glutathione analogue against amyloid-β toxicity. ACS Chem Neurosci 2012; 3:204-10. [PMID: 22860189 DOI: 10.1021/cn200113z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The antioxidant properties of glutathione (GSH) and their relevance to oxidative stress induced pathological states such as Alzheimer's disease is well-established. The utility of GSH itself as a pharmacotherapeutic agent for such disorders is limited because of the former's lability to breakdown through amide cleavage by the ubiquitous enzyme γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GT). In the present study, a GSH analogue, Ψ-GSH, where the γ-glutamylcysteine amide linkage is replaced with a ureide linkage, was synthesized. Ψ-GSH was found to be stable toward γ-GT mediated breakdown. Ψ-GSH fulfilled four cardinal properties of GSH, namely, traversing across the blood brain barrier (BBB) via the GSH active uptake machinery, replacing GSH in the glyoxalase-I mediated detoxification of methylglyoxal, protecting cells against chemical oxidative insult, and finally lowering the cytotoxicity of amyloid-β peptide. These results validate Ψ-GSH as a viable metabolically stable replacement for GSH and establish it as a potential preclinical candidate for treatment of oxidative stress mediated pathology.
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- Swati S. More
- Center for Drug Design, Academic
Health Center, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455,
United States
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- Center for Drug Design, Academic
Health Center, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455,
United States
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Azimi S, Rauk A. On the involvement of copper binding to the N-terminus of the amyloid Beta Peptide of Alzheimer's disease: a computational study on model systems. Int J Alzheimers Dis 2011; 2011:539762. [PMID: 22191059 PMCID: PMC3235578 DOI: 10.4061/2011/539762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Revised: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Density functional and second order Moller-Plesset perturbation theoretical methods, coupled with a polarizable continuum model of water, were applied to determine the structures, binding affinities, and reduction potentials of Cu(II) and Cu(I) bound to models of the Asp1, Ala2, His6, and His13His14 regions of the amyloid beta peptide of Alzheimer's disease. The results indicate that the N-terminal Asp binds to Cu(II) together with His6 and either His13 or His14 to form the lower pH Component I of Aβ. Component II of Aβ is the complex between Cu(II) and His6, His13, and His14, to which an amide O (of Ala2) is also coordinated. Asp1 does not bind to Cu(II) if three His residues are attached nor to any Cu(I) species to which one or more His residues are bound. The most stable Cu(I) species is one in which Cu(I) bridges the Nδ of His13 and His14 in a linear fashion. Cu(I) binds more strongly to Aβ than does Cu(II). The computed reduction potential that closely matches the experimental value for Cu(II)/Aβ corresponds to reduction of Component II (without Ala2) to the Cu(I) complex after endergonic attachment of His6.
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- Samira Azimi
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Calgary, Calgary AB, Canada T2N 1N4
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Alí-Torres J, Maréchal JD, Rodríguez-Santiago L, Sodupe M. Three dimensional models of Cu(2+)-Aβ(1-16) complexes from computational approaches. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:15008-14. [PMID: 21846101 DOI: 10.1021/ja203407v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Elucidation of the coordination of metal ions to Aβ is essential to understand their role in its aggregation and to rationally design new chelators with potential therapeutic applications in Alzheimer disease. Because of that, in the last 10 years several studies have focused their attention in determining the coordination properties of Cu(2+) interacting with Aβ. However, more important than characterizing the first coordination sphere of the metal is the determination of the whole Cu(2+)-Aβ structure. In this study, we combine homology modeling (HM) techniques with quantum mechanics based approaches (QM) to determine plausible three-dimensional models for Cu(2+)-Aβ(1-16) with three histidines in their coordination sphere. We considered both ε and δ coordination of histidines 6, 13, and 14 as well as the coordination of different possible candidates containing oxygen as fourth ligand (Asp1, Glu3, Asp7, Glu11, and CO(Ala2)). Among the 32 models that enclose COO(-), the lowest energy structures correspond to [O(E3),N(δ)(H6),N(ε)(H13),N(ε)(H14)] (1), [O(E3),N(δ)(H6),N(δ)(H13),N(δ)(H14)] (2), and [O(D7),N(ε)(H6),N(δ)(H13),N(δ)(H14)] (3). The most stable model containing CO(Ala2) as fourth ligand in the Cu(2+) coordination sphere is [O(c)(A2),N(ε)(H6),N(δ)(H13),N(ε)(H14)] (4). An estimation of the relative stability between Glu3 (1) and CO(Ala2) (4) coordinated complexes seems to indicate that the preference for the latter coordination may be due to solvent effects. The present results also show the relationship between the peptidic and metallic moieties in defining the overall geometry of the complex and illustrate that the final stability of the complexes results from a balance between the metal coordination site and amyloid folding upon complexation.
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- Jorge Alí-Torres
- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Alí-Torres J, Rodríguez-Santiago L, Sodupe M, Rauk A. Structures and Stabilities of Fe2+/3+ Complexes Relevant to Alzheimer’s Disease: An ab Initio Study. J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:12523-30. [DOI: 10.1021/jp2026626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jorge Alí-Torres
- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra 08193, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra 08193, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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Furlan S, Hureau C, Faller P, La Penna G. Modeling the Cu+ Binding in the 1−16 Region of the Amyloid-β Peptide Involved in Alzheimer’s Disease. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:15119-33. [DOI: 10.1021/jp102928h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Sara Furlan
- LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France; UPS, INPT, LCC, Université de Toulouse, F-31077 Toulouse, France; and ICCOM (Institute for Chemistry of Organo-metallic Compounds), CNR (National Research Council), via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France; UPS, INPT, LCC, Université de Toulouse, F-31077 Toulouse, France; and ICCOM (Institute for Chemistry of Organo-metallic Compounds), CNR (National Research Council), via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France; UPS, INPT, LCC, Université de Toulouse, F-31077 Toulouse, France; and ICCOM (Institute for Chemistry of Organo-metallic Compounds), CNR (National Research Council), via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France; UPS, INPT, LCC, Université de Toulouse, F-31077 Toulouse, France; and ICCOM (Institute for Chemistry of Organo-metallic Compounds), CNR (National Research Council), via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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Wang C, Liu L, Zhang L, Peng Y, Zhou F. Redox reactions of the α-synuclein-Cu(2+) complex and their effects on neuronal cell viability. Biochemistry 2010; 49:8134-42. [PMID: 20701279 DOI: 10.1021/bi1010909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
α-Synuclein (α-syn), a presynaptic protein believed to play an important role in neuropathology in Parkinson's disease (PD), is known to bind Cu(2+). Cu(2+) has been shown to accelerate the aggregation of α-syn to form various toxic aggregates in vitro. Copper is also a redox-active metal whose complexes with amyloidogenic proteins/peptides have been linked to oxidative stress in major neurodegenerative diseases. In this work, the formation of the Cu(2+) complex with α-syn or with an N-terminal peptide, α-syn(1-19), was confirmed with electrospray-mass spectrometry (ES-MS). The redox potentials of the Cu(2+) complex with α-syn (α-syn-Cu(2+)) and α-syn(1-19) were determined to be 0.018 and 0.053 V, respectively. Furthermore, the Cu(2+) center(s) can be readily reduced to Cu(+), and possible reactions of α-syn-Cu(2+) with cellular species (e.g., O(2), ascorbic acid, and dopamine) were investigated. The occurrence of a redox reaction can be rationalized by comparing the redox potential of the α-syn-Cu(2+) complex to that of the specific cellular species. For example, ascorbic acid can directly reduce α-syn-Cu(2+) to α-syn-Cu(+), setting up a redox cycle in which O(2) is reduced to H(2)O(2) and cellular redox species is continuously exhausted. In addition, the H(2)O(2) generated was demonstrated to reduce viability of the neuroblastoma SY-HY5Y cells. Although our results ruled out the direct oxidation of dopamine by α-syn-Cu(2+), the H(2)O(2) generated in the presence of α-syn-Cu(2+) can oxidize dopamine. Our results suggest that oxidative stress is at least partially responsible for the loss of dopaminergic cells in PD brain and reveal the multifaceted role of the α-syn-Cu(2+) complex in oxidative stress associated with PD symptoms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chengshan Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
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