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Sadaati S, Daneshamouz S, Bahig J, Shoker A, Abdelrasoul A. In-Situ Synchrotron Imaging, Experimental, and Computational Investigations on the Efficiency of Trametes versicolor Laccase on Detoxification of P-Cresyl Sulfate (PCS) Protein Bound Uremic Toxin (PBUT). J Biotechnol 2023; 368:12-30. [PMID: 37004788 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2023.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Protein bound uremic toxins (PBUTs) are small substances binding to larger proteins, mostly human serum albumin (HSA), and are challenging to remove by hemodialysis (HD). Among different classes of PBUTs, p-cresyl sulfate (PCS) is the most widely used marker molecule and major toxin, as 95% is bound to HSA. PCS has a pro-inflammatory effect and increases both the uremia symptom score and multiple pathophysiological activities. High-flux HD to clear PCS leads to serious loss of HSA, which results in a high mortality rate. The goal of the present study is to investigate the efficacy of PCS detoxification in serum of HD patients using a biocompatible laccase enzyme from Trametes versicolor. Molecular docking was used to gain an in-depth understanding of the interactions between PCS and the laccase to identify the functional group(s) responsible for ligand-protein receptor interactions. UV-Vis spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were used to assess the detoxification of PCS. GC-MS was used to identify the detoxification byproducts and their toxicity was assessed using docking commutations. In situ synchrotron radiation micro-computed tomography (SR-µCT) imaging available at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) was conducted to assess HSA binding with PCS before and after detoxification with laccase and undertake the corresponding quantitative analysis. GC-MS analyses confirmed the detoxification of PCS with laccase at a concentration of 500mg/L. The potential pathway of PCS detoxification in the presence of the laccase was identified. Increasing laccase concentration led to the formation of m-cresol, as indicated by the corresponding absorption in the UV-Vis spectra and a sharp peak on the GC-MS spectra. Our analysis provides insight into the general features of PCS binding on Sudlow site II, as well as insights into PCS detoxification product interactions. The average affinity energy for detoxification products was lower than that of PCS. Even though some byproducts showed potential toxicity, the level was lower than for PCS based on toxicity indexes (e.g., LD50/LC50, carcinogenicity, neurotoxicity, mutagenicity). In addition, these small compounds can also be more easily removed by HD compared to PCS. SR-µCT quantitative analysis showed adhesion of the HSA to a significant reduced extent in the presence of the laccase enzyme in bottom sections of the polyarylethersulfone (PAES) clinical HD membrane tested. Overall, this study opens new frontiers for PCS detoxification.
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Antonijevic E, Musilek K, Kuca K, Djukic-Cosic D, Curcic M, Miladinovic DC, Bulat Z, Antonijevic B. Dose-response modeling of reactivating potency of oximes K027 and K203 against a direct acetylcholinesterase inhibitor in rat erythrocytes. Food Chem Toxicol 2018; 121:224-230. [PMID: 30176309 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.08.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 08/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Inhibition of acethylcholinesterase (AChE) as a key molecular event induced by organophosphate (OP) pesticides and nerve agents presents a human health concern. In efficacy testing of experimental oximes, potential antidotes in OP poisoning, reactivation of OP-inhibited AChE is used as specific endpoint. However, according to our best knowledge, so far oximes have not been quantitatively evaluated by comprehensive benchmark dose (BMD) approach, that would improve both identification and quantification of the effect and allow more rigorous comparison of efficacies. Thus, we have examined in vivo dose-response relationship for two promising experimental oximes, K203 and K027, concerning reactivation of erythrocyte AChE inhibited by dichlorvos (DDVP). Groups of Wistar rats were treated with six different doses of oximes (i.m) immediately after DDVP challenge (s.c) and AChE was measured 60 min later. Dose-response modeling was done by PROAST software 65.5 (RIVM, The Nederlands). BMD-covariate method resulted in four-parameter model from both exponential and Hill model families as the best estimate of relationship between AChE activity and oxime dose, with potency parameter being oxime-dependent. Oxime K027 was shown to be 1.929-fold more potent considering that 58% increase in AChE activity was achived with the dose BMD58-K027 = 52 μmol/kg in contrast to BMD58-K203 = 100 μmol/kg.
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- Evica Antonijevic
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović", Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Rokitanskeho 62, 500 03, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
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- University of Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Rokitanskeho 62, 500 03, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović", Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović", Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Bulevar oslobodjenja 18, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović", Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović", Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221, Belgrade, Serbia.
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McHardy SF, Wang HYL, McCowen SV, Valdez MC. Recent advances in acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors and Reactivators: an update on the patent literature (2012-2015). Expert Opin Ther Pat 2017; 27:455-476. [PMID: 27967267 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2017.1272571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is the major enzyme that hydrolyzes acetylcholine, a key neurotransmitter for synaptic transmission, into acetic acid and choline. Mild inhibition of AChE has been shown to have therapeutic relevance in Alzheimer's disease (AD), myasthenia gravis, and glaucoma among others. In contrast, strong inhibition of AChE can lead to cholinergic poisoning. To combat this, AChE reactivators have to be developed to remove the offending AChE inhibitor, restoring acetylcholine levels to normal. Areas covered: This article covers recent advances in the development of acetylcholinesterase modulators, including both inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase for the efforts in development of new chemical entities for treatment of AD, as well as re-activators for resurrection of organophosphate bound acetylcholinesterase. Expert opinion: Over the past three years, research efforts have continued to identify novel small molecules as AChE inhibitors for both CNS and peripheral diseases. The more recent patent activity has focused on three AChE ligand design areas: derivatives of known AChE ligands, natural product based scaffolds and multifunctional ligands, all of which have produced some unique chemical matter with AChE inhibition activities in the mid picomolar to low micromolar ranges. New AChE inhibitors with polypharmacology or dual inhibitory activity have also emerged as highlighted by new AChE inhibitors with dual activity at L-type calcium channels, GSK-3, BACE1 and H3, although most only show low micromolar activity, thus further research is warranted. New small molecule reactivators of organophosphate-inhibited AChE have also been disclosed, which focused on the design of neutral ligands with improved pharmaceutical properties and blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration. Gratifyingly, some research in this area is moving away from the traditional quaternary pyridinium oximes AChE reactivators, while still employing the necessary reactivation group (oximes). However, selectivity over inhibition of native AChE enzyme, effectiveness of reactivation, broad-spectrum reactivation against multiple organophosphates and reactivation of aged-enzyme continue to be hurdles for this area of research.
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- Stanton F McHardy
- a Center for Innovative Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry , University of Texas San Antonio, One UTSA Circle , San Antonio , TX , USA
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- a Center for Innovative Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry , University of Texas San Antonio, One UTSA Circle , San Antonio , TX , USA
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- a Center for Innovative Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry , University of Texas San Antonio, One UTSA Circle , San Antonio , TX , USA
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- a Center for Innovative Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry , University of Texas San Antonio, One UTSA Circle , San Antonio , TX , USA
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Voicu VA, Medvedovici AV, Sakurada K, Ohta H, Rădulescu FȘ, Miron DS. The forgotten or underestimated relevance of biopharmaceutical-based assessments for the oral absorption studies of oxime reactivators. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2016; 12:743-52. [DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2016.1179282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Victor A. Voicu
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Psychopharmacology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Carol Davilla’, Bucharest, Romania
- Medical Science Section, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Forensic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Forensic Chemistry, Toxicology Section, National Research Institute of Police Science, National Police Agency, Kashiwa City, Chiba, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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Voicu V, Rădulescu FŞ, Medvedovici A. Relationships between the antidotal efficacy and structure, PK/PD parameters and bio-relevant molecular descriptors of AChE reactivating oximes: inclusion and integration to biopharmaceutical classification systems. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2014; 11:95-109. [DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2015.980813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Victor Voicu
- 1Romanian Academy, Medical Sciences Section, Calea Victoriei no. 125, Bucharest – 010071, Romania
- 2University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology and Psychopharmacology, Şcoala Floreasca Street no. 8, Bucharest - 011643, Romania
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- 3University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Drug Industry and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Traian Vuia Street no. 6, Bucharest-020956, Romania
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- 4University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Panduri Ave., no. 90, Bucharest- 050663, Romania
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Wilhelm CM, Snider TH, Babin MC, Jett DA, Platoff GE, Yeung DT. A comprehensive evaluation of the efficacy of leading oxime therapies in guinea pigs exposed to organophosphorus chemical warfare agents or pesticides. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2014; 281:254-65. [PMID: 25448441 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2014.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The currently fielded pre-hospital therapeutic regimen for the treatment of organophosphorus (OP) poisoning in the United States (U.S.) is the administration of atropine in combination with an oxime antidote (2-PAM Cl) to reactivate inhibited acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Depending on clinical symptoms, an anticonvulsant, e.g., diazepam, may also be administered. Unfortunately, 2-PAM Cl does not offer sufficient protection across the range of OP threat agents, and there is some question as to whether it is the most effective oxime compound available. The objective of the present study is to identify an oxime antidote, under standardized and comparable conditions, that offers protection at the FDA approved human equivalent dose (HED) of 2-PAM Cl against tabun (GA), sarin (GB), soman (GD), cyclosarin (GF), and VX, and the pesticides paraoxon, chlorpyrifos oxon, and phorate oxon. Male Hartley guinea pigs were subcutaneously challenged with a lethal level of OP and treated at approximately 1 min post challenge with atropine followed by equimolar oxime therapy (2-PAM Cl, HI-6 DMS, obidoxime Cl₂, TMB-4, MMB4-DMS, HLö-7 DMS, MINA, and RS194B) or therapeutic-index (TI) level therapy (HI-6 DMS, MMB4-DMS, MINA, and RS194B). Clinical signs of toxicity were observed for 24 h post challenge and blood cholinesterase [AChE and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE)] activity was analyzed utilizing a modified Ellman's method. When the oxime is standardized against the HED of 2-PAM Cl for guinea pigs, the evidence from clinical observations, lethality, quality of life (QOL) scores, and cholinesterase reactivation rates across all OPs indicated that MMB4 DMS and HLö-7 DMS were the two most consistently efficacious oximes.
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- Battelle, 505 King Avenue, JM-7, Columbus, OH 43201-2693, USA.
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- Battelle, 505 King Avenue, JM-7, Columbus, OH 43201-2693, USA.
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- National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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- National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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- National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Voicu V, Sârbu C, Tache F, Micăle F, Rădulescu ŞF, Sakurada K, Ohta H, Medvedovici A. Lipophilicity indices derived from the liquid chromatographic behavior observed under bimodal retention conditions (reversed phase/hydrophilic interaction): Application to a representative set of pyridinium oximes. Talanta 2014; 122:172-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.01.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Voicu V, Medvedovici A, Ranetti AE, Rădulescu FŞ. Drug-induced hypo- and hyperprolactinemia: mechanisms, clinical and therapeutic consequences. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2013; 9:955-68. [PMID: 23600946 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2013.791283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The altered profiles of prolactin secretion in the anterior hypophysis, generated by pathological, pharmacological or toxicological causes, have special consequences on multiple functions in both genders. AREAS COVERED This selective review presents the main mechanisms controlling prolactin secretion, focusing on the interplay of various neurotransmitters or xenobiotics, but also on the role of psychic or posttraumatic stress. A detailed analysis of several pharmacotherapeutic groups with hyperprolactinemic effects emphasize on the relevance of the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic mechanisms and the clinical significance of the long term administration. EXPERT OPINION Accurate monitoring and evaluation of the hyperprolactinemia induced by xenobiotics is strongly recommended. The typical antipsychotics and some of the atypical agents (amisulpride, risperidone, paliperidone), as well as some antidepressants, antihypertensives and prokinetics, are the most important groups inducing hyperprolactinemia. The hyperprolactinemic effects are correlated with their affinity for dopamine D2 receptors, their blood-brain barrier penetration and, implicitly, the requested dose for adequate occupancy of cerebral D2 receptors. Consequently, integration of available pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data supports the idea of therapeutic switch to non-hyperprolactinemic agents (especially aripiprazole) or their association, for an optimal management of antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia. Possible alternative strategies for counteracting the xenobiotics-induced hyperprolactinemia are also mentioned.
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- Victor Voicu
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology and Psychopharmacology, Bucharest 011643, Romania.
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LC–MS/MS approaches for the assay of bis-quaternary pyridinium oximes used as AChE reactivators in biological matrices. Bioanalysis 2013; 5:793-809. [DOI: 10.4155/bio.13.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background: Extreme efforts are made for the structural diversification of oximes used as AChE reactivators. Co-administration of different oximes should also be considered as a solution in therapy. Consequently, development of selective assays of oximes in biological matrices is of major importance. Results: Three chromatographic separation mechanisms were evaluated: hydrophilic-interaction LC; mixed reversed-phase/cation exchange (DUET); and reversed-phase ion pairing based on per-fluorinated agents. MS was used to identify and quantify oximes. Alternative preparation of whole blood and plasma samples were used based on protein precipitation through addition of acetonitrile or ionic liquids. Quality characteristics of the proposed analytical approaches are discussed. Conclusion: The reversed-phase ion pairing based on per-fluorinated agents chromatographic separation mechanism and positive ESI-MS/MS detection produced the best results for the assay of bis-quaternary pyridinium oximes. LLOQ in the tenths of nanogram per milliliter range are achievable.
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Diagnosis of nerve agent intoxication is based on anamnestic data, clinical signs and laboratory examination. For acute poisoning, cholinesterase activity in the blood (erythrocyte AChE, plasma/serum BuChE) is sensitive, simple and most frequent laboratory examination performed in biochemical laboratories. Specialized examinations to precise treatment (reactivation test) or to make retrospective diagnosis (fluoride induced reactivation etc.) can be conducted. Other sophisticated methods are available, too.
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- Jirí Bajgar
- University of Defence, Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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