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Dai Z, Wu Y, Xiong Y, Wu J, Wang M, Sun X, Ding X, Yang L, Sun X, Ge G. CYP1A inhibitors: Recent progress, current challenges, and future perspectives. Med Res Rev 2024; 44:169-234. [PMID: 37337403 DOI: 10.1002/med.21982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Mammalian cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) are key phase I xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes that play a distinctive role in metabolic activation or metabolic clearance of a variety of procarcinogens, drugs, and endogenous substances. Human CYP1A subfamily contains two members (hCYP1A1 and hCYP1A2), which are known to catalyze the oxidative activation of some environmental procarcinogens into carcinogenic species. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that CYP1A inhibitor therapies are promising strategies for cancer chemoprevention or overcoming CYP1A-associated drug toxicity and resistance. Herein, we reviewed recent advances in the discovery and characterization of hCYP1A inhibitors, from the discovery approaches to structural features and biomedical applications of hCYP1A inhibitors. The inhibition potentials, inhibition modes, and inhibition constants of all reported hCYP1A inhibitors are comprehensively summarized. Meanwhile, the structural features and structure-activity relationships of different classes of hCYP1A1 and hCYP1A2 inhibitors are analyzed and discussed in depth. Furthermore, the major challenges and future directions for this field are presented and highlighted. Collectively, the information and knowledge presented here will strongly facilitate the researchers to discover and develop more efficacious CYP1A inhibitors for specific purposes, such as chemo-preventive agents or as tool molecules in hCYP1A-related fundamental studies.
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- Ziru Dai
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, America
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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He R, Dai Z, Finel M, Zhang F, Tu D, Yang L, Ge G. Fluorescence-Based High-Throughput Assays for Investigating Cytochrome P450 Enzyme-Mediated Drug-Drug Interactions. Drug Metab Dispos 2023; 51:1254-1272. [PMID: 37349113 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.122.001068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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The cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs), a group of heme-containing enzymes, catalyze oxidative metabolism of a wide range of drugs and xenobiotics, as well as different endogenous molecules. Strong inhibition of human CYPs is the most common cause of clinically associated pharmacokinetic drug-drug/herb-drug interactions (DDIs/HDIs), which may result in serious adverse drug reactions, even toxicity. Accurate and rapid assessing of the inhibition potentials on CYP activities for therapeutic agents is crucial for the prediction of clinically relevant DDIs/HDIs. Over the past few decades, significant efforts have been invested into developing optical substrates for the human CYPs, generating a variety of powerful tools for high-throughput assays to detect CYP activities in biologic specimens and for screening of CYP inhibitors. This minireview focuses on recent advances in optical substrates developments for human CYPs, as well as their applications in screening CYP inhibitors and DDIs/HDIs studies. The examples for rational design and optimization of highly specific optical substrates for the target CYP enzyme, as well as applications in investigating CYP-mediated DDIs, are illustrated. Finally, the challenges and future perspectives in this field are proposed. Collectively, this review summarizes the reported optical-based biochemical assays for highly efficient CYP activities detection, which strongly facilitated the discovery of CYP inhibitors and the investigations on CYP-mediated DDIs. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Optical substrates for cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) have emerged as powerful tools for the construction of high-throughput assays for screening of CYP inhibitors. This mini-review covers the advances and challenges in the development of highly specific optical substrates for sensing human CYP isoenzymes, as well as their applications in constructing fluorescence-based high-throughput assays for investigating CYP-mediated drug-drug interactions.
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- Rongjing He
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (R.H., F.Z., D.T., L.Y., G.G.); Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China (Z.D.); and Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (M.F.)
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (R.H., F.Z., D.T., L.Y., G.G.); Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China (Z.D.); and Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (M.F.)
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (R.H., F.Z., D.T., L.Y., G.G.); Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China (Z.D.); and Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (M.F.)
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (R.H., F.Z., D.T., L.Y., G.G.); Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China (Z.D.); and Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (M.F.)
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (R.H., F.Z., D.T., L.Y., G.G.); Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China (Z.D.); and Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (M.F.)
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (R.H., F.Z., D.T., L.Y., G.G.); Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China (Z.D.); and Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (M.F.)
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (R.H., F.Z., D.T., L.Y., G.G.); Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China (Z.D.); and Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (M.F.)
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He RJ, Tian ZH, Huang J, Sun MR, Wei F, Li CY, Zeng HR, Zhang F, Guan XQ, Feng Y, Meng XM, Yang H, Ge GB. Rationally Engineered CYP3A4 Fluorogenic Substrates for Functional Imaging Analysis and Drug-Drug Interaction Studies. J Med Chem 2023; 66:6743-6755. [PMID: 37145039 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is a key xenobiotic-metabolizing enzyme-mediated drug metabolism and drug-drug interaction (DDI). Herein, an effective strategy was used to rationally construct a practical two-photon fluorogenic substrate for hCYP3A4. Following two-round structure-based substrate discovery and optimization, we have successfully constructed a hCYP3A4 fluorogenic substrate (F8) with desirable features, including high binding affinity, rapid response, excellent isoform specificity, and low cytotoxicity. Under physiological conditions, F8 is readily metabolized by hCYP3A4 to form a brightly fluorescent product (4-OH F8) that can be easily detected by various fluorescence devices. The practicality of F8 for real-time sensing and functional imaging of hCYP3A4 has been examined in tissue preparations, living cells, and organ slices. F8 also demonstrates good performance for high-throughput screening of hCYP3A4 inhibitors and assessing DDI potentials in vivo. Collectively, this study develops an advanced molecular tool for sensing CYP3A4 activities in biological systems, which strongly facilitates CYP3A4-associated fundamental and applied research studies.
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- Rong-Jing He
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Division, Shanghai Institute of Food and Drug Control, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials & Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials & Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials & Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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Shi C, Wang Y, Tian X, Lv X, An Y, Ning J, Xin X, Dai L, Ma X, Feng L. Endoplasmic Reticulum-Targeting Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe for CYP1A Activity and Its Imaging Application in Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083472. [PMID: 37110706 PMCID: PMC10143423 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Cytochrome P450 1A is one of the vital subfamilies of heme-containing cytochrome P450 enzymes belonging to an important exogenous metabolizing CYP in human. The abnormal of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) may directly affect the functional activity of ER-located CYP1A and be associated with the occurrence and development of various diseases. In the present study, we constructed a selective two-photon fluorescent probe ERNM for rapid and visual detection of endogenous CYP1A that was localized in the ER. ERNM could target the ER and detect the enzymatically active CYP1A in living cells and tissues. The monitoring ability of ERNM for the fluctuations in functionality level of CYP1A was confirmed using ER stressed A549 cell. Based on the ER-targeting two-photon probe for CYP1A, the close association of ER state and the functional activity of ER-locating CYP1A was confirmed, which would promote the deep understanding of the biofunction of CYP1A in various ER-related diseases.
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- Chao Shi
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Beijing Polytechnic, Beijing 100029, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
- Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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Kukal S, Thakran S, Kanojia N, Yadav S, Mishra MK, Guin D, Singh P, Kukreti R. Genic-intergenic polymorphisms of CYP1A genes and their clinical impact. Gene 2023; 857:147171. [PMID: 36623673 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The humancytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) subfamily genes, CYP1A1 and CYP1A2, encoding monooxygenases are critically involved in biotransformation of key endogenous substrates (estradiol, arachidonic acid, cholesterol) and exogenous compounds (smoke constituents, carcinogens, caffeine, therapeutic drugs). This suggests their significant involvement in multiple biological pathways with a primary role of maintaining endogenous homeostasis and xenobiotic detoxification. Large interindividual variability exist in CYP1A gene expression and/or catalytic activity of the enzyme, which is primarily due to the existence of polymorphic alleles which encode them. These polymorphisms (mainly single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs) have been extensively studied as susceptibility factors in a spectrum of clinical phenotypes. An in-depth understanding of the effects of polymorphic CYP1A genes on the differential metabolic activity and the resulting biological pathways is needed to explain the clinical implications of CYP1A polymorphisms. The present review is intended to provide an integrated understanding of CYP1A metabolic activity with unique substrate specificity and their involvement in physiological and pathophysiological roles. The article further emphasizes on the impact of widely studied CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 SNPs and their complex interaction with non-genetic factors like smoking and caffeine intake on multiple clinical phenotypes. Finally, we attempted to discuss the alterations in metabolism/physiology concerning the polymorphic CYP1A genes, which may underlie the reported clinical associations. This knowledge may provide insights into the disease pathogenesis, risk stratification, response to therapy and potential drug targets for individuals with certain CYP1A genotypes.
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- Samiksha Kukal
- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Delhi 110007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Delhi 110007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Delhi 110007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Delhi 110007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Delhi 110007, India; Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Shahbad Daulatpur, Main Bawana Road, Delhi 110042, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Delhi 110007, India; Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Shahbad Daulatpur, Main Bawana Road, Delhi 110042, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Delhi 110007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Delhi 110007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Mao X, Li H, Zheng J. Effects of xenobiotics on CYP1 enzyme-mediated biotransformation and bioactivation of estradiol. Drug Metab Rev 2023; 55:1-49. [PMID: 36823774 DOI: 10.1080/03602532.2023.2177671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Endogenous estradiol (E2) exerts diverse physiological and pharmacological activities, commonly used for hormone replacement therapy. However, prolonged and excessive exposure to E2 potentially increases estrogenic cancer risk. Reportedly, CYP1 enzyme-mediated biotransformation of E2 is largely concerned with its balance between detoxification and carcinogenic pathways. Among the three key CYP1 enzymes (CYP1A1, CYP1A2, and CYP1B1), CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 mainly catalyze the formation of nontoxic 2-hydroxyestradiol (2-OH-E2), while CYP1B1 specifically catalyzes the formation of genotoxic 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OH-E2). 4-OH-E2 can be further metabolized to electrophilic quinone intermediates accompanied by the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), triggering DNA damage. Since abnormal alterations in CYP1 activities can greatly affect the bioactivation process of E2, regulatory effects of xenobiotics on CYP1s are essential for E2-associated cancer development. To date, thousands of natural and synthetic compounds have been found to show potential inhibition and/or induction actions on the three CYP1 members. Generally, these chemicals share similar planar polycyclic skeletons, the structural motifs and substituent groups of which are important for their inhibitory/inductive efficiency and selectivity toward CYP1 enzymes. This review comprehensively summarizes these known inhibitors and/or inductors of E2-metabolizing CYP1s based on chemical categories and discusses their structure-activity relationships, which would contribute to better understanding of the correlation between xenobiotic-regulated CYP1 activities and estrogenic cancer susceptibility.
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- Xu Mao
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutics of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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Denison M, Ahrens JJ, Dunbar MN, Warmahaye H, Majeed A, Turro C, Kocarek TA, Sevrioukova IF, Kodanko JJ. Dynamic Ir(III) Photosensors for the Major Human Drug-Metabolizing Enzyme Cytochrome P450 3A4. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:3305-3320. [PMID: 36758158 PMCID: PMC10268476 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Probing the activity of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is critical for monitoring the metabolism of pharmaceuticals and identifying drug-drug interactions. A library of Ir(III) probes that detect occupancy of the CYP3A4 active site were synthesized and characterized. These probes show selectivity for CYP3A4 inhibition, low cellular toxicity, Kd values as low as 9 nM, and are highly emissive with lifetimes up to 3.8 μs in cell growth media under aerobic conditions. These long emission lifetimes allow for time-resolved gating to distinguish probe from background autofluorescence from growth media and live cells. X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed structure-activity relationships and the preference or indifference of CYP3A4 toward resolved stereoisomers. Ir(III)-based probes show emission quenching upon CYP3A4 binding, then emission increases following displacement with CYP3A4 inhibitors or substrates. Importantly, the lead probes inhibit the activity of CYP3A4 at concentrations as low as 300 nM in CYP3A4-overexpressing HepG2 cells that accurately mimic human hepatic drug metabolism. Thus, the Ir(III)-based agents show promise as novel chemical tools for monitoring CYP3A4 active site occupancy in a high-throughput manner to gain insight into drug metabolism and drug-drug interactions.
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- Madeline Denison
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, 6135 Woodward Avenue, Integrative Biosciences Center, Room 2126, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, 6135 Woodward Avenue, Integrative Biosciences Center, Room 2126, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States
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Fluorescent molecular probes for imaging and detection of oxidases and peroxidases in biological samples. Methods 2023; 210:20-35. [PMID: 36634727 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2023.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Oxidases and peroxidases are two subclasses of oxidoreductases. The abnormal expression of oxidases (such as tyrosinase, cytochrome P450 oxidases, and monoamine oxidases) and peroxidases (such as glutathione peroxidase, myeloperoxidase, and eosinophil peroxidase) is relative with some diseases. Therefore, the analysis of oxidases and peroxidases is great important for disease diagnosis and treatment. Fluorescent probes present simple protocol, high sensitivity and good stability in sensing field. Molecule fluorescent probes are constructed with chemical groups that tunes their fluorescence emission in response to binding events, chemical reactions, and the surrounding environment. A fluorescent probe is an efficient tool for visualizing the activity of enzymes in living organisms on the basis of its high specificity, sensitivity, and noninvasiveness characteristics. In this review, we focus on the sensing of oxidases and peroxidases by molecule fluorescent probes, and hope to bring new insight to wide researchers about oxidases and peroxidases in biological samples.
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Meng WQ, Sedgwick AC, Kwon N, Sun M, Xiao K, He XP, Anslyn EV, James TD, Yoon J. Fluorescent probes for the detection of chemical warfare agents. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:601-662. [PMID: 36149439 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00650b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Chemical warfare agents (CWAs) are toxic chemicals that have been intentionally developed for targeted and deadly use on humans. Although intended for military targets, the use of CWAs more often than not results in mass civilian casualties. To prevent further atrocities from occurring during conflicts, a global ban was implemented through the chemical weapons convention, with the aim of eliminating the development, stockpiling, and use of CWAs. Unfortunately, because of their relatively low cost, ease of manufacture and effectiveness on mass populations, CWAs still exist in today's world. CWAs have been used in several recent terrorist-related incidents and conflicts (e.g., Syria). Therefore, they continue to remain serious threats to public health and safety and to global peace and stability. Analytical methods that can accurately detect CWAs are essential to global security measures and for forensic analysis. Small molecule fluorescent probes have emerged as attractive chemical tools for CWA detection, due to their simplicity, ease of use, excellent selectivity and high sensitivity, as well as their ability to be translated into handheld devices. This includes the ability to non-invasively image CWA distribution within living systems (in vitro and in vivo) to permit in-depth evaluation of their biological interactions and allow potential identification of therapeutic countermeasures. In this review, we provide an overview of the various reported fluorescent probes that have been designed for the detection of CWAs. The mechanism for CWA detection, change in optical output and application for each fluorescent probe are described in detail. The limitations and challenges of currently developed fluorescent probes are discussed providing insight into the future development of this research area. We hope the information provided in this review will give readers a clear understanding of how to design a fluorescent probe for the detection of a specific CWA. We anticipate that this will advance our security systems and provide new tools for environmental and toxicology monitoring.
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- Wen-Qi Meng
- Department of Protective Medicine Against Chemical Agents, Faculty of Naval Medicine, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiangying Rd., Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea.
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- Department of Protective Medicine Against Chemical Agents, Faculty of Naval Medicine, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiangying Rd., Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Department of Protective Medicine Against Chemical Agents, Faculty of Naval Medicine, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiangying Rd., Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd., Shanghai 200237, China. .,The International Cooperation Laboratory on Signal Transduction, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai 200438, China.,National Center for Liver Cancer, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. .,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea.
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Genetic Polymorphism of CYP1A1 and GSTM1 Amongst Indian Tobacco Consumers with Risk Evaluation of Oral Cancer and Precancer Development. Indian J Surg 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s12262-023-03670-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Denison M, Steinke SJ, Majeed A, Turro C, Kocarek TA, Sevrioukova IF, Kodanko JJ. Ir(III)-Based Agents for Monitoring the Cytochrome P450 3A4 Active Site Occupancy. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:13673-13677. [PMID: 35994607 PMCID: PMC9547529 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cytochromes P450 (CYPs) are a superfamily of enzymes responsible for biosynthesis and drug metabolism. Monitoring the activity of CYP3A4, the major human drug-metabolizing enzyme, is vital for assessing the metabolism of pharmaceuticals and identifying harmful drug-drug interactions. Existing probes for CYP3A4 are irreversible turn-on substrates that monitor activity at specific time points in end-point assays. To provide a more dynamic approach, we designed, synthesized, and characterized emissive Ir(III) and Ru(II) complexes that allow monitoring of the CYP3A4 active-site occupancy in real time. In the bound state, probe emission is quenched by the active-site heme. Upon displacement from the active site by CYP3A4-specific inhibitors or substrates, these probes show high emission turn-on. Direct probe binding to the CYP3A4 active site was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The lead Ir(III)-based probe has nanomolar Kd and high selectivity for CYP3A4, efficient cellular uptake, and low toxicity in CYP3A4-overexpressing HepG2 cells.
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- Madeline Denison
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, 6135 Woodward Avenue, Integrative Biosciences Center, Room 2126, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, 6135 Woodward Avenue, Integrative Biosciences Center, Room 2126, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States
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Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) is a major drug-metabolizing enzyme system mainly distributed in liver microsomes and involved in the metabolism of many endogenous substances (such as fatty acids and arachidonic acids), and exogenous compounds (such as drugs, toxicants, carcinogens, and procarcinogens). Due to the similarity in structures and catalytic functions between CYP450 isoforms, the lack of effective selective detection tools greatly limits the understanding and the research of their respective physiological roles in living organisms. Until now, several small-molecular fluorescent probes have been employed for selective detection and monitoring of CYP450s (Cytochrome P450 enzymes) in vitro or in vivo owing to the tailored properties, biodegradability, and high temporal and spatial resolution imaging in situ. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in fluorescent probes for CYP450s (including CYP1, CYP2, and CYP3 families), and we discuss and focus on their identification mechanisms, general probe design strategies, and bioimaging applications. We also highlight the potential challenges and prospects of designing new generations of fluorescent probes in CYP450 studies, which will further enhance the diversity, practicality, and clinical feasibility of research into CYP450.
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Feng L, Tian X, Yao D, Yu Z, Huo X, Tian Z, Ning J, Cui J, James TD, Ma X. A practical strategy to develop isoform-selective near-infrared fluorescent probes for human cytochrome P450 enzymes. Acta Pharm Sin B 2022; 12:1976-1986. [PMID: 35847500 PMCID: PMC9279627 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2021.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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- Lei Feng
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
- College of Pharmacy, the National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, the National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- College of Pharmacy, the National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
- College of Pharmacy, the National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- College of Pharmacy, the National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
- Corresponding authors. Tel.: +86 411 86110419.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
- College of Pharmacy, the National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
- Corresponding authors. Tel.: +86 411 86110419.
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Optical substrates for drug-metabolizing enzymes: Recent advances and future perspectives. Acta Pharm Sin B 2022; 12:1068-1099. [PMID: 35530147 PMCID: PMC9069481 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs), a diverse group of enzymes responsible for the metabolic elimination of drugs and other xenobiotics, have been recognized as the critical determinants to drug safety and efficacy. Deciphering and understanding the key roles of individual DMEs in drug metabolism and toxicity, as well as characterizing the interactions of central DMEs with xenobiotics require reliable, practical and highly specific tools for sensing the activities of these enzymes in biological systems. In the last few decades, the scientists have developed a variety of optical substrates for sensing human DMEs, parts of them have been successfully used for studying target enzyme(s) in tissue preparations and living systems. Herein, molecular design principals and recent advances in the development and applications of optical substrates for human DMEs have been reviewed systematically. Furthermore, the challenges and future perspectives in this field are also highlighted. The presented information offers a group of practical approaches and imaging tools for sensing DMEs activities in complex biological systems, which strongly facilitates high-throughput screening the modulators of target DMEs and studies on drug/herb‒drug interactions, as well as promotes the fundamental researches for exploring the relevance of DMEs to human diseases and drug treatment outcomes.
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Wei X, Li J, Yang X, Dong B, Geng B, Li Z, Hu X, Ding B, Zhang J, Yan M. An enzyme-activated two-photon ratiometric fluorescent probe with lysosome targetability for imaging β-glucuronidase in colon cancer cells and tissue. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1192:339354. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ratiometric two-photon fluorescence probes for sensing, imaging and biomedicine applications at living cell and small animal levels. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wenzel C, Drozdzik M, Oswald S. Mass spectrometry-based targeted proteomics method for the quantification of clinically relevant drug metabolizing enzymes in human specimens. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2021; 1180:122891. [PMID: 34390906 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122891] [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: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Biotransformation by phase I and II metabolizing enzymes represents the major determinant for the oral bioavailability of many drugs. To estimate the pharmacokinetics, data on protein abundance of hepatic and extrahepatic tissues, such as the small intestine, are required. Targeted proteomics assays are nowadays state-of-the-art for absolute protein quantification and several methods for quantification of drug metabolizing enzymes have been published. However, some enzymes remain still uncovered by the analytical spectra of those methods. Therefore, we developed and validated a quantification assay for two carboxylesterases (CES-1, CES-2), 17 cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP) (CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP2A6, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C18, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, CYP2J2, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP3A7, CYP4F2, CYP4F12, CYP4A11) and five UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) (UGT1A1, UGT1A3, UGT2B7, UGT2B15, UGT2B17). Protein quantification was performed by analyzing proteospecific surrogate peptides after tryptic digestion with stable isotope-labelled standards. Chromatographic separation was performed on a Kinetex® 2.6 µm C18 100 Å core-shell column (100 × 2.1 mm) with a gradient elution using 0.1% formic acid and acetonitrile containing 0.1% formic acid with a flow rate of 200 µl/min. Three mass transitions were simultaneously monitored with a scheduled multiple reaction monitoring (sMRM) method for each analyte and standard. The method was partly validated according to current bioanalytical guidelines and met the criteria regarding linearity (0.1-25 nmol/L), within-day and between-day accuracy and precision as well as multiple stability criteria. Finally, the developed method was successfully applied to determine the abundance of the aforementioned enzymes in human intestinal und liver microsomes. Our work offers a new fit for purpose method for the absolute quantification of CES, CYPs and UGTs in various human tissues and can be used for the acquisition of data for physiologically based pharmacokinetic modelling.
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- Christoph Wenzel
- Department of Pharmacology, Center of Drug Absorption and Transport, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
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Sidhu JS, Kaur N, Singh N. Trends in small organic fluorescent scaffolds for detection of oxidoreductase. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 191:113441. [PMID: 34167075 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Oxidoreductases are diverse class of enzymes engaged in modulating the redox homeostasis and cellular signaling cascades. Abnormal expression of oxidoreductases including thioredoxin reductase, azoreductase, cytochrome oxidoreductase, tyrosinase and monoamine oxidase leads to the initiation of numerous disorders. Thus, enzymes are the promising biomarkers of the diseased cells and their accurate detection has utmost significance for clinical diagnosis. The detection method must be extremely selective, sensitive easy to use, long self-life, mass manufacturable and disposable. Fluorescence assay approach has been developed potential substitute to conventional techniques used in enzyme's quantification. The fluorescent probes possess excellent stability, high spatiotemporal ratio and reproducibility represent applications in real sample analysis. Therefore, the enzymatic transformations have been monitored by small activatable organic fluorescent probes. These probes are generally integrated with enzyme's substrate/inhibitors to improve their binding affinity toward the enzyme's catalytic site. As the recognition unit bio catalyzed, the signaling unit produces the readout signals and provides novel insights to understand the biochemical reactions for diagnosis and development of point of care devices. Several structural modifications are required in fluorogenic scaffolds to tune the selectivity for a particular enzyme. Hence, the fluorescent probes with their structural features and enzymatic reaction mechanism of oxidoreductase are the key points discussed in this review. The basic strategies to detect each enzyme are discussed. The selectivity, sensitivity and real-time applications are critically compared. The kinetic parameters and futuristic opportunities are present, which would be enormous benefits for chemists and biologists to understand the facts to design and develop unique fluorophore molecules for clinical applications.
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- Jagpreet Singh Sidhu
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, 140001, India; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, 140001, India.
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Feng L, Ning J, Tian X, Wang C, Yu Z, Huo X, Xie T, Zhang B, James TD, Ma X. Fluorescent probes for the detection and imaging of Cytochrome P450. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Juvekar V, Lee HW, Kim HM. Two-Photon Fluorescent Probes for Detecting Enzyme Activities in Live Tissues. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:2957-2973. [PMID: 35014386 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Enzyme regulation is crucial in living organisms to catalyze various biosyntheses to maintain several physiological functions. On the contrary, abnormal enzyme activities can affect bioactivities leading to various serious disorders including cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, heart disease, and so on. This biological significance led to the development of various techniques to map specific enzyme activities in living systems to understand their role and distribution. Two-photon microscopy (TPM) in particular has emerged as a promising system for in situ real-time bioimaging owing to its robustness, high sensitivity, and noninvasiveness. It was achieved through the use of a two-photon (TP) light source of an optical window (700-1450 nm) beneficial in deeper light penetration and extraordinary spatial selectivity. Therefore, developing enzyme sensors utilized in TPM has significance in obtaining in vivo enzyme activities with minimal perturbation. The development of an efficient detection tool for enzymes has been continuously reported in the previous literature; here, we meticulously review the TP design strategies that have been attempted by researchers to develop enzyme TP fluorescent sensors that are proving very useful in providing insights for enzyme investigation in the biological system. In this review, the representative TP enzymatic probes that have been made in the past 5 years and their applications in tissue imaging are discussed in brief. In addition, the prospects and challenges of TP enzymatic probe development are also discussed.
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- Vinayak Juvekar
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, South Korea
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Zhou QH, Lv X, Tian ZH, Finel M, Feng L, Huo PC, Zhu YD, Lu Y, Hou J, Ge GB. A fluorescence-based microplate assay for high-throughput screening and evaluation of human UGT inhibitors. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1153:338305. [PMID: 33714444 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338305] [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: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase enzymes (hUGTs), one of the most important classes of conjugative enzymes, are responsible for the glucuronidation and detoxification of a variety of endogenous substances and xenobiotics. Inhibition of hUGTs may cause undesirable effects or adverse drug-drug interactions (DDI) via modulating the glucuronidation rates of endogenous toxins or the drugs that are primarily conjugated by the inhibited hUGTs. Herein, to screen hUGTs inhibitors in a more efficient way, a novel fluorescence-based microplate assay has been developed by utilizing a fluorogenic substrate. Following screening of series of 4-hydroxy-1,8-naphthalimide derivatives, we found that 4-HN-335 is a particularly good substrate for a panel of hUGTs. Under physiological conditions, 4-HN-335 can be readily O-glucuronidated by ten hUGTs, such reactions generate a single O-glucuronide with a high quantum yield (Ф = 0.79) and bring remarkable changes in fluorescence emission. Subsequently, a fluorescence-based microplate assay is developed to simultaneously measure the inhibitory effects of selected compound(s) on ten hUGTs. The newly developed fluorescence-based microplate assay is time- and cost-saving, easy to manage and can be adapted for 96-well microplate format with the Z-factor of 0.92. We further demonstrate the utility of the fluorescence-based assay for high-throughput screening of two compound libraries, resulting in the identification of several potent UGT inhibitors, including natural products and FDA-approved drugs. Collectively, this study reports a novel fluorescence-based microplate assay for simultaneously sensing the residual activities of ten hUGTs, which strongly facilitates the identification and characterization of UGT inhibitors from drugs or herbal constituents and the investigations on UGT-mediated DDI.
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- Qi-Hang Zhou
- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Gardner SH, Reinhardt CJ, Chan J. Advances in Activity-Based Sensing Probes for Isoform-Selective Imaging of Enzymatic Activity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:5000-5009. [PMID: 32274846 PMCID: PMC7544620 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202003687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Until recently, there were no generalizable methods for assessing the effects of post-translational regulation on enzymatic activity. Activity-based sensing (ABS) has emerged as a powerful approach for monitoring small-molecule and enzyme activities within living systems. Initial examples of ABS were applied for measuring general enzymatic activity; however, a recent focus has been placed on increasing the selectivity to monitor a single enzyme or isoform. The highest degree of selectivity is required for differentiating between isoforms, where the targets display significant structural similarities as a result of a gene duplication or alternative splicing. This Minireview highlights key examples of small-molecule isoform-selective probes with a focus on the relevance of isoform differentiation, design strategies to achieve selectivity, and applications in basic biology or in the clinic.
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- Sarah H Gardner
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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Kwon YJ, Shin S, Chun YJ. Biological roles of cytochrome P450 1A1, 1A2, and 1B1 enzymes. Arch Pharm Res 2021; 44:63-83. [PMID: 33484438 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-021-01306-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Human cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) play a critical role in various biological processes and human diseases. CYP1 family members, including CYP1A1, CYP1A2, and CYP1B1, are induced by aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AhRs). The binding of ligands such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons activates the AhRs, which are involved in the metabolism (including oxidation) of various endogenous or exogenous substrates. The ligands that induce CYP1 expression are reported to be carcinogenic xenobiotics. Hence, CYP1 enzymes are correlated with the pathogenesis of cancers. Various endogenous substrates are involved in the metabolism of steroid hormones, eicosanoids, and other biological molecules that mediate the pathogenesis of several human diseases. Additionally, CYP1s metabolize and activate/inactivate therapeutic drugs, especially, anti-cancer agents. As the metabolism of drugs determines their therapeutic efficacy, CYP1s can determine the susceptibility of patients to some drugs. Thus, understanding the role of CYP1s in diseases and establishing novel and efficient therapeutic strategies based on CYP1s have piqued the interest of the scientific community.
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- Yeo-Jung Kwon
- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
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Molecular probes for human cytochrome P450 enzymes: Recent progress and future perspectives. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sensing cytochrome P450 1A1 activity by a resorufin-based isoform-specific fluorescent probe. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rational design of a near-infrared fluorescence probe for highly selective sensing butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and its bioimaging applications in living cell. Talanta 2020; 219:121278. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Gardner SH, Reinhardt CJ, Chan J. Fortschritte bei aktivitätsbasierten Sonden für die isoformselektive Bildgebung enzymatischer Aktivität. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202003687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Sarah H. Gardner
- Department of Biochemistry University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
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Li L, Feng L, Zhang M, He X, Luan S, Wang C, James TD, Zhang H, Huang H, Ma X. Visualization of penicillin G acylase in bacteria and high-throughput screening of natural inhibitors using a ratiometric fluorescent probe. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:4640-4643. [PMID: 32270142 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc00197j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A ratiometric fluorescent probe (PNA) was developed to sense and image endogenous bacterial penicillin G acylase (PGA). Oleanolic acid was discovered as a potential natural inhibitor of PGA using high-throughput screening techniques based on PNA.
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- Lu Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China.
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Ji H, Zhang X, Dai Y, Xue T, Misal S, Qi Z. A highly selective ratiometric fluorescent probe based on naphthalimide for detection and imaging of CYP1A1 in living cells and zebrafish. Analyst 2020; 144:7390-7397. [PMID: 31670325 DOI: 10.1039/c9an01767d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Real-time monitoring of the cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) activity in complex biological systems via a practical tool is highly sought after because of its significant role in the metabolism and bioactivation of various xenobiotics. Herein, according to slight differences in the 3D structure and substrate preference between CYP1A1 and its homologous CYP1A2, a series of novel ratiometric fluorescent probes were designed and synthesized using 1,8-naphthalimide because of its trait of naked-eye visualization and ratiometric fluorescence to achieve the detection of CYP1A1 in biological samples. Among these probes, NEiPN showed good water solubility, highly isoform selectivity and great sensitivity (LOD = 0.04874 nM) for CYP1A1 under simulated physiological conditions, which makes it favorable for monitoring CYP1A1 in vivo. Remarkably, NEiPN exhibited excellent reproducibility when it was used to detect the CYP1A1 content in human liver microsomes, which indicated that it has a great potential for quantifying the CYP1A1 content in real biological samples. Furthermore, NEiPN showed relatively low cytotoxicity and has been successfully applied in biological imaging in living cells and zebrafish. These findings indicate that NEiPN is capable of real-time monitoring of the activity of endogenous CYP1A1, which could provide support for CYP1A1-associated pathological processes.
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- Hefang Ji
- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, P.R. China.
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Zhao X, Ma H, Pan Q, Wang H, Qian X, Song P, Zou L, Mao M, Xia S, Ge G, Yang L. Theophylline Acetaldehyde as the Initial Product in Doxophylline Metabolism in Human Liver. Drug Metab Dispos 2020; 48:345-352. [PMID: 32086296 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.119.089565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Doxophylline (DOXO) and theophylline are widely used as bronchodilators for treating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and DOXO has a better safety profile than theophylline. How DOXO's metabolism and disposition affect its antiasthmatic efficacy and safety remains to be explored. In this study, the metabolites of DOXO were characterized. A total of nine metabolites of DOXO were identified in vitro using liver microsomes from human and four other animal species. Among them, six metabolites were reported for the first time. The top three metabolites were theophylline acetaldehyde (M1), theophylline-7-acetic acid (M2), and etophylline (M4). A comparative analysis of DOXO metabolism in human using liver microsomes, S9 fraction, and plasma samples demonstrated the following: 1) The metabolism of DOXO began with a cytochrome P450 (P450)-mediated, rate-limiting step at the C ring and produced M1, the most abundant metabolite in human liver microsomes. However, in human plasma, the M1 production was rather low. 2) M1 was further converted to M2 and M4, the end products of DOXO metabolism in vivo, by non-P450 dismutase in the cytosol. This dismutation process also relied on the ratio of NADP+/NADPH in the cell. These findings for the first time elucidated the metabolic sites and routes of DOXO metabolism in human. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: We systematically characterized doxophylline metabolism using in vitro and in vivo assays. Our findings evolved the understandings of metabolic sites and pathways for methylxanthine derivatives with the aldehyde functional group.
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- Xiaohua Zhao
- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China (H.M.); Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China (H.M.); and Respiratory Medicine Department, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, China (M.M., S.X.)
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China (H.M.); Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China (H.M.); and Respiratory Medicine Department, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, China (M.M., S.X.)
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China (H.M.); Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China (H.M.); and Respiratory Medicine Department, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, China (M.M., S.X.)
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China (H.M.); Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China (H.M.); and Respiratory Medicine Department, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, China (M.M., S.X.)
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China (H.M.); Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China (H.M.); and Respiratory Medicine Department, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, China (M.M., S.X.)
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China (H.M.); Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China (H.M.); and Respiratory Medicine Department, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, China (M.M., S.X.)
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China (H.M.); Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China (H.M.); and Respiratory Medicine Department, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, China (M.M., S.X.)
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China (H.M.); Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China (H.M.); and Respiratory Medicine Department, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, China (M.M., S.X.)
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China (H.M.); Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China (H.M.); and Respiratory Medicine Department, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, China (M.M., S.X.)
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China (H.M.); Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China (H.M.); and Respiratory Medicine Department, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, China (M.M., S.X.)
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.Z., Q.P., H.W., X.Q., P.S., L.Z., G.G., L.Y.); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China (H.M.); Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China (H.M.); and Respiratory Medicine Department, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, China (M.M., S.X.)
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Kong F, Li Y, Yang C, Li X, Wu J, Liu X, Gao X, Xu K, Tang B. A fluorescent probe for simultaneously sensing NTR and hNQO1 and distinguishing cancer cells. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:6822-6827. [PMID: 31608921 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb01581g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Identifying cancer at the cellular level during an early stage offers the hope of greatly improved outcomes for cancer patients. As potential cancer biomarkers, nitroreductase (NTR) and human quinine oxidoreductase 1 (hNQO1) are overexpressed in many type of cancer cells. Simultaneous detection of these two biomarkers would benefit diagnostic precision in related cancers without yielding false positive results. Herein, based on a dye generated in situ strategy, a dual-enzyme-responsive probe, CNN, was rationally designed and synthesized by installing p-nitrobenzene and trimethyl-locked quinone propionic acid groups, which are specific for NTR and hNQO1, respectively, into a single fluorophore. This probe is only activated in the presence of both NTR and hNQO1 and produces a large fluorescence response, enabling the detection of both endogenous NTR and hNQO1 activity in living cells. The imaging results indicate that the CNN probe differentiates cancer cells (HeLa, MDA-MB-231 and HepG2 cells) from normal liver HL-7702 cells owing to the existence of relatively high endogenous levels of both biomarkers in these cancer cells.
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- Fanpeng Kong
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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Interspecies Variation in NCMN -O-Demethylation in Liver Microsomes from Various Species. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24152765. [PMID: 31366067 PMCID: PMC6695839 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24152765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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NCMN (N-(3-carboxy propyl)-4-methoxy-1,8-naphthalimide), a newly developed ratiometric two-photon fluorescent probe for human Cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A), shows the best combination of specificity and reactivity for real-time detection of the enzymatic activities of CYP1A in complex biological systems. This study aimed to investigate the interspecies variation in NCMN-O-demethylation in commercially available liver microsomes from human, mouse, rat, beagle dog, minipig and cynomolgus monkey. Metabolite profiling demonstrated that NCMN could be O-demethylated in liver microsomes from all species but the reaction rate varied considerably. CYP1A was the major isoform involved in NCMN-O-demethylation in all examined liver microsomes based on the chemical inhibition assays. Furafylline, a specific inhibitor of mammalian CYP1A, displayed differential inhibitory effects on NCMN-O-demethylation in all tested species. Kinetic analyses demonstrated that NCMN-O-demethylation in liver microsomes form rat, minipig and cynomolgus monkey followed biphasic kinetics, while in liver microsomes form human, mouse and beagle dog obeyed Michaelis-Menten kinetics, the kinetic parameters from various species are much varied, while NCMN-O-demethylation in MLM exhibited the highest similarity of specificity, kinetic behavior and intrinsic clearance as that in HLM. These findings will be very helpful for the rational use of NCMN as a practical tool to decipher the functions of mammalian CYP1A or to study CYP1A associated drug-drug interactions in vivo.
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Tian Z, Ding L, Li K, Song Y, Dou T, Hou J, Tian X, Feng L, Ge G, Cui J. Rational Design of a Long-Wavelength Fluorescent Probe for Highly Selective Sensing of Carboxylesterase 1 in Living Systems. Anal Chem 2019; 91:5638-5645. [PMID: 30968686 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rational design of practical probes with excellent specificity and improved optical properties for a particular enzyme is always a big challenge. Herein, a practical and highly specific fluorescent probe for carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) was rationally designed using meso-carboxyl-BODIPY as the basic fluorophore based on the substrate preference and catalytic properties of CES1. Following molecular docking-based virtual screening combined with reaction phenotyping-based experimental screening, we found that MMB (probe 7) exhibited the optimal combination of sensitivity and specificity toward human CES1 in contrast to other ester derivatives. Under physiological conditions, MMB could be readily hydrolyzed by CES1 and release MCB; such biotransformation brought great changes in the electronic properties at the meso position of the fluorophore and triggered a dramatic increase in fluorescence emission around 595 nm. Moreover, MMB was cell membrane permeable and was successfully applied to monitor the real activities of CES1 in various biological samples including living cells, tissue slices, organs, and zebrafish. In summary, this study showed a good example for constructing specific fluorescent probe(s) for a target enzyme and also provided a practical and sensitive tool for real-time sensing of CES1 activities in complicated biological samples. All these findings would strongly facilitate high-throughput screening of CES1 modulators and the studies on CES1-associated physiological and pathological processes.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , 116024 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , 116024 , China
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- School of Life Science and Medicine , Dalian University of Technology , Panjin , 124221 , China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research , Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai , 201203 , China
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- School of Life Science and Medicine , Dalian University of Technology , Panjin , 124221 , China
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- Dalian Medical University , Dalian , 116044 , China
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- Dalian Medical University , Dalian , 116044 , China
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- Dalian Medical University , Dalian , 116044 , China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research , Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai , 201203 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , 116024 , China
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Feng L, Yan Q, Zhang B, Tian X, Wang C, Yu Z, Cui J, Guo D, Ma X, James TD. Ratiometric fluorescent probe for sensing Streptococcus mutans glucosyltransferase, a key factor in the formation of dental caries. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:3548-3551. [PMID: 30843551 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc00440h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We report on a naphthalimide ratiometric fluorescent probe for the real-time sensing and imaging of pathogenic bacterial glucosyltransferases, which are associated with the development of dental caries. Using a high-throughput screening method, we identified that several natural polyphenols from green tea were GTFs inhibitors that could eventually lead to suitable oral treatments to prevent the development of dental caries.
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- Lei Feng
- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
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Zhang J, Chai X, He XP, Kim HJ, Yoon J, Tian H. Fluorogenic probes for disease-relevant enzymes. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:683-722. [PMID: 30520895 DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00907k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Traditional biochemical methods for enzyme detection are mainly based on antibody-based immunoassays, which lack the ability to monitor the spatiotemporal distribution and, in particular, the in situ activity of enzymes in live cells and in vivo. In this review, we comprehensively summarize recent progress that has been made in the development of small-molecule as well as material-based fluorogenic probes for sensitive detection of the activities of enzymes that are related to a number of human diseases. The principles utilized to design these probes as well as their applications are reviewed. Specific attention is given to fluorogenic probes that have been developed for analysis of the activities of enzymes including oxidases and reductases, those that act on biomacromolecules including DNAs, proteins/peptides/amino acids, carbohydrates and lipids, and those that are responsible for translational modifications. We envision that this review will serve as an ideal reference for practitioners as well as beginners in relevant research fields.
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- Junji Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd., Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.
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Ding L, Tian Z, Hou J, Dou T, Jin Q, Wang D, Zou L, Zhu Y, Song Y, Cui J, Ge G. Sensing carboxylesterase 1 in living systems by a practical and isoform-specific fluorescent probe. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Lv X, Xia Y, Finel M, Wu J, Ge G, Yang L. Recent progress and challenges in screening and characterization of UGT1A1 inhibitors. Acta Pharm Sin B 2019; 9:258-278. [PMID: 30972276 PMCID: PMC6437557 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2018.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Uridine-diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) is an important conjugative enzyme in mammals that is responsible for the conjugation and detoxification of both endogenous and xenobiotic compounds. Strong inhibition of UGT1A1 may trigger adverse drug/herb-drug interactions, or result in metabolic disorders of endobiotic metabolism. Therefore, both the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have recommended assaying the inhibitory potential of drugs under development on the human UGT1A1 prior to approval. This review focuses on the significance, progress and challenges in discovery and characterization of UGT1A1 inhibitors. Recent advances in the development of UGT1A1 probes and their application for screening UGT1A1 inhibitors are summarized and discussed in this review for the first time. Furthermore, a long list of UGT1A1 inhibitors, including information on their inhibition potency, inhibition mode, and affinity, has been prepared and analyzed. Challenges and future directions in this field are highlighted in the final section. The information and knowledge that are presented in this review provide guidance for rational use of drugs/herbs in order to avoid the occurrence of adverse effects via UGT1A1 inhibition, as well as presenting methods for rapid screening and characterization of UGT1A1 inhibitors and for facilitating investigations on UGT1A1-ligand interactions.
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Yang Z, Li W, Chen H, Mo Q, Li J, Zhao S, Hou C, Qin J, Su G. Inhibitor structure-guided design and synthesis of near-infrared fluorescent probes for monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) and its application in living cells and in vivo. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:2477-2480. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc10084e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A series of near-infrared fluorescent probes based on inhibitor (clorgyline) structure-guided design were synthesized for the specific detection of MAO-A in cells and in vivo.
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- Zhengmin Yang
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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Lv X, Zhang JB, Hou J, Dou TY, Ge GB, Hu WZ, Yang L. Chemical Probes for Human UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases: A Comprehensive Review. Biotechnol J 2018; 14:e1800002. [PMID: 30192065 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201800002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 08/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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UGTs play crucial roles in the metabolism and detoxification of both endogenous and xenobiotic compounds. The key roles of UGTs in human health have garnered great interest in the design and development of specific probes for human UGTs. However, in contrast to other human enzymes, the probe substrates for human UGTs are rarely reported, owing to the highly overlapping substrate specificities of UGTs and the lack of the integrated crystal structures of UGTs. Over the past decades, many efforts are made to develop specific probe substrates for UGTs and use them in both basic research and drug discovery. This review focuses on recent progress in the development of probe substrates for UGTs and their biomedical applications. A long list of chemical probes for UGTs, including non-fluorescent and fluorescent probes along with their structural information and kinetic parameters, are prepared and analyzed. Additionally, challenges and future directions in this field are highlighted in the final section. All information and knowledge presented in this review provide practical tools/methods for measuring UGT activities in complex biological samples, which will be very helpful for rapid screening and characterization of UGT modulators, and for exploring the relevance of UGT enzymes to human diseases.
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- Xia Lv
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, 116600, China.,Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- School of Life Science and Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, 124221, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, 116600, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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Human carboxylesterases: a comprehensive review. Acta Pharm Sin B 2018; 8:699-712. [PMID: 30245959 PMCID: PMC6146386 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2018.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mammalian carboxylesterases (CEs) are key enzymes from the serine hydrolase superfamily. In the human body, two predominant carboxylesterases (CES1 and CES2) have been identified and extensively studied over the past decade. These two enzymes play crucial roles in the metabolism of a wide variety of endogenous esters, ester-containing drugs and environmental toxicants. The key roles of CES in both human health and xenobiotic metabolism arouse great interest in the discovery of potent CES modulators to regulate endobiotic metabolism or to improve the efficacy of ester drugs. This review covers the structural and catalytic features of CES, tissue distributions, biological functions, genetic polymorphisms, substrate specificities and inhibitor properties of CES1 and CES2, as well as the significance and recent progress on the discovery of CES modulators. The information presented here will help pharmacologists explore the relevance of CES to human diseases or to assign the contribution of certain CES in xenobiotic metabolism. It will also facilitate medicinal chemistry efforts to design prodrugs activated by a given CES isoform, or to develop potent and selective modulators of CES for potential biomedical applications.
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Carboxylesterase-2-Selective Two-Photon Ratiometric Probe Reveals Decreased Carboxylesterase-2 Activity in Breast Cancer Cells. Anal Chem 2018; 90:9465-9471. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Jiao Y, Yin J, He H, Peng X, Gao Q, Duan C. Conformationally Induced Off-On Cell Membrane Chemosensor Targeting Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases for in Vivo and in Vitro Fluorescence Imaging of Cancers. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:5882-5885. [PMID: 29595259 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Molecules capable of monitoring receptor protein-tyrosine kinase expression could potentially serve as useful tools for cancer diagnosis due to the overexpression of tyrosine kinases during tumor growth and metastasis. In this work, a conformationally induced "off-on" tyrosine kinase cell membrane fluorescent sensor (SP1) was designed and evaluated for the detection and imaging of receptor protein-tyrosine kinases in vivo and in vitro. SP1 consists of sunitinib and pyrene linked via hexamethylenediamine and displays quenched fluorescence as a dimer. The fluorescence of SP1 is restored in the presence of receptor protein-tyrosine kinases upon strong interaction with SP1 at the target terminal. The unique signal response mechanism enables SP1 use for fluorescence microscopy imaging of receptor protein-tyrosine kinases in the cell membranes of living cells, allowing for the rapid differentiation of cancer cells from normal cells. SP1 can be used to visualize the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane and mouse model tumors, suggesting its possible application for early cancer diagnosis.
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- Yang Jiao
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China.,College of Chemistry , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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Xing P, Feng Y, Niu Y, Li Q, Zhang Z, Dong L, Wang C. A Water-Soluble, Two-Photon Probe for Imaging Endogenous Hypochlorous Acid in Live Tissue. Chemistry 2018; 24:5748-5753. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Panfei Xing
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences; University of Macau; Avenida da Universidade Macau SAR P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences; University of Macau; Avenida da Universidade Macau SAR P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences; University of Macau; Avenida da Universidade Macau SAR P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences; University of Macau; Avenida da Universidade Macau SAR P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences; University of Macau; Avenida da Universidade Macau SAR P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology; Nanjing University Institution; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences; University of Macau; Avenida da Universidade Macau SAR P. R. China
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Juvonen RO, Rauhamäki S, Kortet S, Niinivehmas S, Troberg J, Petsalo A, Huuskonen J, Raunio H, Finel M, Pentikäinen OT. Molecular Docking-Based Design and Development of a Highly Selective Probe Substrate for UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A10. Mol Pharm 2018; 15:923-933. [PMID: 29421866 PMCID: PMC6150735 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Intestinal and hepatic glucuronidation by the UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) greatly affect the bioavailability of phenolic compounds. UGT1A10 catalyzes glucuronidation reactions in the intestine, but not in the liver. Here, our aim was to develop selective, fluorescent substrates to easily elucidate UGT1A10 function. To this end, homology models were constructed and used to design new substrates, and subsequently, six novel C3-substituted (4-fluorophenyl, 4-hydroxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 4-(dimethylamino)phenyl, 4-methylphenyl, or triazole) 7-hydroxycoumarin derivatives were synthesized from inexpensive starting materials. All tested compounds could be glucuronidated to nonfluorescent glucuronides by UGT1A10, four of them highly selectively by this enzyme. A new UGT1A10 mutant, 1A10-H210M, was prepared on the basis of the newly constructed model. Glucuronidation kinetics of the new compounds, in both wild-type and mutant UGT1A10 enzymes, revealed variable effects of the mutation. All six new C3-substituted 7-hydroxycoumarins were glucuronidated faster by human intestine than by liver microsomes, supporting the results obtained with recombinant UGTs. The most selective 4-(dimethylamino)phenyl and triazole C3-substituted 7-hydroxycoumarins could be very useful substrates in studying the function and expression of the human UGT1A10.
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- Risto O Juvonen
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Eastern Finland , Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio , Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki , Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Eastern Finland , Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio , Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Eastern Finland , Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio , Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki , Finland
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine , University of Turku , FI-20014 Turku , Finland
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Liu HW, Chen L, Xu C, Li Z, Zhang H, Zhang XB, Tan W. Recent progresses in small-molecule enzymatic fluorescent probes for cancer imaging. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:7140-7180. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00862g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 515] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An overview of recent advances in small-molecule enzymatic fluorescent probes for cancer imaging, including design strategies and cancer imaging applications.
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- Hong-Wen Liu
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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Lv X, Feng L, Ai CZ, Hou J, Wang P, Zou LW, Cheng J, Ge GB, Cui JN, Yang L. A Practical and High-Affinity Fluorescent Probe for Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronosyltransferase 1A1: A Good Surrogate for Bilirubin. J Med Chem 2017; 60:9664-9675. [PMID: 29125289 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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This study aimed to develop a practical and high-affinity fluorescent probe for uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1), a key conjugative enzyme responsible for the elimination and detoxification of many potentially harmful compounds. Several substrates derived from N-butyl-4-phenyl-1,8-naphthalimide were designed and synthesized on the basis of the substrate preference of UGT1A1 and the principle of photoinduced electron transfer (PET). Following the preliminary screening, substrate 2 was found with a high specificity and high affinity toward UGT1A1, while such biotransformation brought remarkable changes in fluorescence emission. Both inhibition kinetic analyses and molecular docking simulations demonstrated that 2 could bind on UGT1A1 at the same ligand-binding site as bilirubin. Furthermore, this newly developed probe was successfully used for sensing UGT1A1 activities and the high-throughput screening of UGT1A1 modulators in complex biological samples. In conclusion, a practical and high-affinity fluorescent probe for UGT1A1 was designed and well-characterized, which could serve as a good surrogate for bilirubin to investigate UGT1A1-ligand interactions.
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- Xia Lv
- Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai 201203, China.,College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University , Dalian 116600, China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044, China.,State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044, China.,State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai 201203, China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai 201203, China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration , Silver Spring, Maryland 20903, United States
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai 201203, China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai 201203, China
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Ge GB, Feng L, Jin Q, Wang YR, Liu ZM, Zhu XY, Wang P, Hou J, Cui JN, Yang L. A novel substrate-inspired fluorescent probe to monitor native albumin in human plasma and living cells. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 989:71-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Jin Q, Feng L, Zhang SJ, Wang DD, Wang FJ, Zhang Y, Cui JN, Guo WZ, Ge GB, Yang L. Real-Time Tracking the Synthesis and Degradation of Albumin in Complex Biological Systems with a near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe. Anal Chem 2017; 89:9884-9891. [PMID: 28809472 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Qiang Jin
- Department
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Institute
of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201213, China
- Dalian
Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- Key Laboratory
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Digestive Organ Transplantation
of Henan Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
- College
of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Key Laboratory
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Digestive Organ Transplantation
of Henan Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Institute
of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201213, China
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- Dalian
Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Department
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Department
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Institute
of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201213, China
- Dalian
Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Institute
of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201213, China
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