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Toma CM, Imre S, Farczadi L, Ion V, Marc G. Enantioselective binding of carvedilol to human serum albumin and alpha-1-acid glycoprotein. Chirality 2023; 35:779-792. [PMID: 37221930 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Carvedilol, a highly protein-bound beta-blocker, is used in therapy as a racemic mixture of its two enantiomers that exhibit different pharmacological activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the stereoselective nature of its binding to the two major plasma proteins: albumin and alpha-1-acid glycoprotein. The determination of the plasma protein-binding degree for carvedilol and its enantiomers was achieved using ultrafiltration for the separation of the free fraction, followed by LC-MS/MS quantification, using two different developed and validated methods in terms of stationary phase: achiral C18 type and chiral ovomucoid type. Furthermore, molecular docking methods were applied in order to investigate and to better understand the mechanism of protein-binding for S-(-)- and R-(+)-carvedilol. A difference in the binding behavior of the two enantiomers to the plasma proteins was observed when taken individually, with R-(+)-carvedilol having a higher affinity for albumin and S-(-)-carvedilol for alpha-1-acid glycoprotein. However, in the case of the racemic mixture, the binding of the S enantiomer to alpha-1-acid glycoprotein seemed to be influenced by the presence of its antipode, although no such influence was observed in the case of albumin. The results raise the question of a binding competition between the two enantiomers for alpha-1-acid glycoprotein.
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- Camelia-Maria Toma
- Doctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, I.O.S.U.D., George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Drug Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Drug Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania
- Center of Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Center of Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Drug Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania
- Center of Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Sofia Almeida A, Cardoso T, Cravo S, Elizabeth Tiritan M, Remião F, Fernandes C. Binding studies of synthetic cathinones to human serum albumin by high-performance affinity chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2023; 1227:123836. [PMID: 37494753 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2023.123836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
Abstract
The binding affinity to human serum albumin (HSA) of a series of fourteen synthetic cathinones, new psychoactive substances widely abused, was investigated by high-performance affinity chromatography (HPAC). Zonal elution experiments were conducted to measure the retention times of each synthetic cathinone on an HSA column, which enabled the calculation of the percentage of the drug bound. For some synthetic cathinones, enantioselectivity on HSA was found. To gather information on the HSA binding sites and better understand the chiral recognition mechanisms, enantioresolution of selected cathinones was carried out at a milligram scale through liquid chromatography (LC) with carbamate polysaccharide-based columns. This work was followed by zonal displacement chromatography using known competitors with specific binding sites on HSA, namely (S)-ibuprofen and warfarin. Competition was observed between the tested drugs and both competitors (except for pentedrone with warfarin), which is consistent with an allosteric competition involving a non-cooperative binding mechanism.
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- Ana Sofia Almeida
- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; TOXRUN-Toxicology Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS), CESPU, CRL, Gandra 4585-116, Portugal; UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, REQUIMTE, Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n° 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; TOXRUN-Toxicology Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS), CESPU, CRL, Gandra 4585-116, Portugal
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- UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, REQUIMTE, Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n° 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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André C, Lethier L, Adotevi O, Guillaume YC. Development of a new heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) chromolith LC column to study the pH dependence binding of peptide vaccines to HSPG and role of human serum albumin on its binding. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2023; 15:1323-1335. [PMID: 36810922 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay00046j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) expressed on immune cell surface participate in antitumor T-cell responses generated in the acidic lymph node (LN) microenvironment. In this work, HSPG was immobilized for the first time on a HPLC chromolith support for studying the effect of extra cellular acidosis in LNs on the binding to HSPG of two peptide vaccines (universal cancer peptide UCP2 and UCP4). This home-made HSPG column enabling to work at high flow-rates, was resistance to change in pH, had a long - life time, an excellent repeatability and negligible non-specific binding sites. The performance of this affinity HSPG column was confirmed by the evaluation of recognition assay for a series of known ligand of HSPG. It was shown that at 37 °C, the UCP2 binding to HSPG versus pH described a sigmoidal shape while UCP4 remained relatively constant in the pH range 5.0-7.5 and lower than the one of UCP2. By the use of an HSA HPLC column, it was shown at 37 °C and in acidic conditions a loss of affinity of UCP2 and UCP4 to HSA. It was demonstrated that upon UCP2/HSA binding, the protonation of the histidine residue in the cluster R(arg) Q(Gln) Hist (H) of the UCP2 peptide allowed to expose more favorably than UCP4 its polar and cationic groups to the negative net charge of HSPG on immune cells. Acidic pHs led to the protonation of the UCP2 residue histidine by flipping the His switch to the on position with a concomitant increase in affinity for the negative net charge of HSPG confirming that UCP2 was more immunogenic than UCP4. As well this HSPG chromolith LC column developed in this work could be used in the feature for other protein - HSPG binding studies or for a separative mode.
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- Claire André
- Pôle Chimie Analytique Bioanalytique et Physique (PCABP), EA 481 Neurosciences Intégrative et Cliniques, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, F-2500, France.
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- Pôle Chimie Analytique Bioanalytique et Physique (PCABP), EA 481 Neurosciences Intégrative et Cliniques, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, F-2500, France.
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, RIGHT Interactions Greffon-Hôte Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Besançon, F-2500, France
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- Pôle Chimie Analytique Bioanalytique et Physique (PCABP), EA 481 Neurosciences Intégrative et Cliniques, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, F-2500, France.
- Pôle Pharmaceutique, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, F-2500, France
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Dombi G, Horváth P, Fiser B, Mirzahosseini A, Dobó M, Szabó ZI, Tóth G. Enantioselective Human Serum Albumin Binding of Apremilast: Liquid Chromatographic, Fluorescence and Molecular Docking Study. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032168. [PMID: 36768492 PMCID: PMC9916978 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The interaction between human serum albumin (HSA) and apremilast (APR), a novel antipsoriatic drug, was characterized by multimodal analytical techniques including high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular docking for the first time. Using an HSA chiral stationary phase, the APR enantiomers were well separated, indicating enantioselective binding between the protein and the analytes. The influence of chromatographic parameters-type and concentration of the organic modifier, buffer type, pH, ionic strength of the mobile phase, flow rate and column temperature-on the chromatographic responses (retention factor and selectivity) was analyzed in detail. The results revealed that the eutomer S-APR bound to the protein to a greater extent than the antipode. The classical van 't Hoff method was applied for thermodynamic analysis, which indicated that the enantioseparation was enthalpy-controlled. The stability constants of the protein-enantiomer complexes, determined by fluorescence spectroscopy, were in accordance with the elution order observed in HPLC (KR-APR-HSA = 6.45 × 103 M-1, KS-APR-HSA = 1.04 × 104 M-1), showing that, indeed, the later-eluting S-APR displayed a stronger binding with HSA. Molecular docking was applied to study and analyze the interactions between HSA and the APR enantiomers at the atomic level. It was revealed that the most favored APR binding occurred at the border between domains I and II of HSA, and secondary interactions were responsible for the different binding strengths of the enantiomers.
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- Gergely Dombi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, H-1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, H-1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Higher Education and Industrial Cooperation Centre, University of Miskolc, Egyetemváros, H-3515 Miskolc, Hungary
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education, Transcarpathia, 90200 Beregszasz, Ukraine
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, 90-149 Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, H-1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, H-1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Industry and Management, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
- Sz-imfidum Ltd., 525401 Lunga, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, H-1085 Budapest, Hungary
- Correspondence:
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Jithinraj TK, Saheer VC, Chakkumkumarath L. Chiral 8-aminoBODIPY-based fluorescent probes with site selectivity for the quantitative detection of HSA in biological samples. Analyst 2023; 148:286-296. [PMID: 36533779 DOI: 10.1039/d2an01525k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Human serum albumin (HSA) is one of the vital proteins in blood serum, and its optimum level is a reflection of the physiological well-being of an individual. Any abnormalities in serum HSA levels could often be a sign of disguised physiological disorders. The importance of fast and accurate determination of serum HSA levels has led to the development of various quantification methods. Among these, fluorescence-based methods employ molecular probes capable of producing selective responses on interaction with HSA. Herein, we report chiral 8-aminoBODIPY-based probes having blue emission for the quantitative detection of HSA in buffer and human blood serum. A pair of 8-aminoBODIPY enantiomers, namely R-PEB and S-PEB, were synthesized. They exhibited a fast 'turn-on' fluorescence response towards HSA, allowing its detection and quantification. In PBS buffer, R-PEB and S-PEB showed very good sensitivity with a limit of detection (LoD) of 25 nM (KD = 9.84 ± 0.14 μM) and 39 nM (KD = 18.67 ± 0.21 μM), respectively. The linear relationship observed between the fluorescence intensity of R-PEB/S-PEB and the HSA concentration in serum samples allowed us to generate a reference curve for HSA estimation for practical applications. Examination of unknown serum samples showed a good correlation with the results obtained by the benchmark BCG method. Interestingly, the difference in these probes' dissociation constants and LoD indicated their differential binding to HSA. Considering the availability of multiple ligand binding sites in HSA, their binding preferences were investigated in detail by displacement assays using site-specific drugs. These studies showed the preferential affinity of R-PEB towards site II, which was further substantiated using molecular docking studies. However, these displacement assays could not identify the preferred binding site of S-PEB. Blind docking studies indicated that S-PEB occupied a site closer to FA5. Selective binding of R-PEB to site II and its characteristic photophysical response can be utilized to quickly screen potential site II binding drugs.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut-673601, Kerala, India.
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Sharmeen S, Kyei I, Hatch A, Hage DS. Analysis of drug interactions with serum proteins and related binding agents by affinity capillary electrophoresis: A review. Electrophoresis 2022; 43:2302-2323. [PMID: 36250426 PMCID: PMC10098505 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202200191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Biomolecules such as serum proteins can interact with drugs in the body and influence their pharmaceutical effects. Specific and precise methods that analyze these interactions are critical for drug development or monitoring and for diagnostic purposes. Affinity capillary electrophoresis (ACE) is one technique that can be used to examine the binding between drugs and serum proteins, or other agents found in serum or blood. This article will review the basic principles of ACE, along with related affinity-based capillary electrophoresis (CE) methods, and examine recent developments that have occurred in this field as related to the characterization of drug-protein interactions. An overview will be given of the various formats that can be used in ACE and CE for such work, including the relative advantages or weaknesses of each approach. Various applications of ACE and affinity-based CE methods for the analysis of drug interactions with serum proteins and other binding agents will also be presented. Applications of ACE and related techniques that will be discussed include drug interaction studies with serum agents, chiral drug separations employing serum proteins, and the use of CE in hybrid methods to characterize drug binding with serum proteins.
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- Sadia Sharmeen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Haginaka J. Progress in Chiral Stationary Phases Based on Proteins and Glycoproteins. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2022; 70:458-468. [PMID: 35786565 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c22-00269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A lot of chiral stationary phases (CSPs) have been introduced for the purpose of analytical and preparative separations of enantiomers. CSPs based on proteins and glycoproteins have unique properties among those CSPs. This review article deals with the preparation of CSPs based on proteins and glycoproteins, their chiral recognition properties and mechanisms, focusing on the CSPs investigated in our group. The dealt proteins and glycoproteins are including bovine serum albumin, human serum albumin, lysozyme, pepsin, human α1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), chicken ovomucoid and chicken ovoglycoprotein (named chicken AGP).
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- Jun Haginaka
- Institute for Biosciences, Mukogawa Women's University
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