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Das S, Trubnikov AV, Novoselov AM, Kurkin AV, Beld J, Altieri A, Kortagere S. Design and Characterization of Novel Small Molecule Activators of Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2. ACS Med Chem Lett 2022; 13:1628-1633. [PMID: 36262387 PMCID: PMC9575181 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Excitotoxicity in the brain is a causal factor in several neurological and neurodegenerative disorders. Excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2), an astrocytic glutamate transporter involved in the clearance of >80% of synaptic glutamate, is considered a therapeutically relevant target for excitotoxicity. We have previously designed GT951, an activator of EAAT2 with nanomolar efficacy but limited in vivo bioavailability. In this study, a pharmacophore-based screening and optimization resulted in the design of GTS467 and GTS511. GTS467 and GTS511 have low nanomolar efficacy in the glutamate uptake assay. Pharmacokinetic profiles (PK) of GTS511 show a >6 h half-life and higher bioavailability in plasma and the brain under all three routes of administration in rats. Similarly, GTS467 has high oral bioavailability (80-85%) in the brain and plasma with a >1 h half-life under all three dosing routes. These encouraging efficacy and PK profiles suggest that GTS511 and GTS467 can be further developed to treat neurological disorders caused by excitotoxicity.
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- Sanjay Das
- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University
College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129, United States
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University
College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129, United States
- Center
for Advanced Microbial Processing and Center for Genomics Sciences,
Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, 245 N 15th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, United States
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- Edasa
Scientific Srls, Via
Stingi 37, San Salvo (CH) 66050, Italy
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University
College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129, United States
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Iraci N, Ostacolo C, Medina-Peris A, Ciaglia T, Novoselov AM, Altieri A, Cabañero D, Fernandez-Carvajal A, Campiglia P, Gomez-Monterrey I, Bertamino A, Kurkin AV. In Vitro and In Vivo Pharmacological Characterization of a Novel TRPM8 Inhibitor Chemotype Identified by Small-Scale Preclinical Screening. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23042070. [PMID: 35216186 PMCID: PMC8877448 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Transient receptor potential melastatin type 8 (TRPM8) is a target for the treatment of different physio-pathological processes. While TRPM8 antagonists are reported as potential drugs for pain, cancer, and inflammation, to date only a limited number of chemotypes have been investigated and thus a limited number of compounds have reached clinical trials. Hence there is high value in searching for new TRPM8 antagonistic to broaden clues to structure-activity relationships, improve pharmacological properties and explore underlying molecular mechanisms. To address this, the EDASA Scientific in-house molecular library has been screened in silico, leading to identifying twenty-one potentially antagonist compounds of TRPM8. Calcium fluorometric assays were used to validate the in-silico hypothesis and assess compound selectivity. Four compounds were identified as selective TRPM8 antagonists, of which two were dual-acting TRPM8/TRPV1 modulators. The most potent TRPM8 antagonists (BB 0322703 and BB 0322720) underwent molecular modelling studies to highlight key structural features responsible for drug–protein interaction. The two compounds were also investigated by patch-clamp assays, confirming low micromolar potencies. The most potent compound (BB 0322703, IC50 1.25 ± 0.26 μM) was then profiled in vivo in a cold allodinya model, showing pharmacological efficacy at 30 μM dose. The new chemotypes identified showed remarkable pharmacological properties paving the way to further investigations for drug discovery and pharmacological purposes.
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- Nunzio Iraci
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.O.); (I.G.-M.)
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- Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avenida de la Universidad, 03202 Elche, Spain; (A.M.-P.); (D.C.); (A.F.-C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (T.C.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninsky Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.M.N.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninsky Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.M.N.); (A.A.)
- EDASA Scientific srls, Via Stingi 37, 66050 San Salvo, Italy
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- Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avenida de la Universidad, 03202 Elche, Spain; (A.M.-P.); (D.C.); (A.F.-C.)
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- Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avenida de la Universidad, 03202 Elche, Spain; (A.M.-P.); (D.C.); (A.F.-C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (T.C.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.O.); (I.G.-M.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (T.C.); (P.C.)
- Correspondence: (A.B.); (A.V.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninsky Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.M.N.); (A.A.)
- Correspondence: (A.B.); (A.V.K.)
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Ivanov VN, Agamennone M, Iusupov IR, Laghezza A, Novoselov AM, Manasova EV, Altieri A, Tortorella P, Shtil AA, Kurkin AV. Het(aryl)isatin to het(aryl)aminoindoline scaffold hopping: A route to selective inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Lukyanenko ER, Belov GM, Novoselov AM, Nechaev MS, Kurkin AV. The stereoselective synthesis of cis- and trans-fused pyrrolidine containing bicyclic azepine and oxepine derivatives using aza-Cope rearrangement-Mannich cyclization as a key step. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03936b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
The development of novel methods and strategies for the formation of fused five-, six-, and seven-membered ring structures is of utmost importance in organic syntheses.
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Affiliation(s)
- Evgeny R. Lukyanenko
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninsky Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninsky Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninsky Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninsky Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 29, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninsky Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Agamennone M, Belov DS, Laghezza A, Ivanov VN, Novoselov AM, Andreev IA, Ratmanova NK, Altieri A, Tortorella P, Kurkin AV. Fragment-Based Discovery of 5-Arylisatin-Based Inhibitors of Matrix Metalloproteinases 2 and 13. ChemMedChem 2016; 11:1892-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201600266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Mariangela Agamennone
- Dipartimento di Farmacia; Università “G. d'Annunzio”; Chieti Via dei Vestini 31 66013 Chieti Italy
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- EDASA Scientific srls; Via Stingi 37 66050 San Salvo Italy
- Chemistry Department; Lomonosov Moscow State University; 119991, GSP-2 Leninskie gory, 1/3 Moscow Russia
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco; Università degli Studi “Aldo Moro” di Bari; Via Orabona 4 70126 Bari Italy
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- Chemistry Department; Lomonosov Moscow State University; 119991, GSP-2 Leninskie gory, 1/3 Moscow Russia
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- Chemistry Department; Lomonosov Moscow State University; 119991, GSP-2 Leninskie gory, 1/3 Moscow Russia
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- EDASA Scientific srls; Via Stingi 37 66050 San Salvo Italy
- Chemistry Department; Lomonosov Moscow State University; 119991, GSP-2 Leninskie gory, 1/3 Moscow Russia
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- Chemistry Department; Lomonosov Moscow State University; 119991, GSP-2 Leninskie gory, 1/3 Moscow Russia
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- EDASA Scientific srls; Via Stingi 37 66050 San Salvo Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco; Università degli Studi “Aldo Moro” di Bari; Via Orabona 4 70126 Bari Italy
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- Chemistry Department; Lomonosov Moscow State University; 119991, GSP-2 Leninskie gory, 1/3 Moscow Russia
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Andreev IA, Ratmanova NK, Novoselov AM, Belov DS, Seregina IF, Kurkin AV. Oxidative Dearomatization of 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydro-1H-indoles Obtained by Metal- and Solvent-Free Thermal 5-endo-digCyclization: The Route to Erythrina and Lycorine Alkaloids. Chemistry 2016; 22:7262-7. [PMID: 27076115 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201600273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ivan A. Andreev
- Department of Chemistry; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Leninsky Gory 1/3 119991 Moscow Russia
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- Department of Chemistry; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Leninsky Gory 1/3 119991 Moscow Russia
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- Department of Chemistry; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Leninsky Gory 1/3 119991 Moscow Russia
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- Department of Chemistry; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Leninsky Gory 1/3 119991 Moscow Russia
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- Department of Chemistry; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Leninsky Gory 1/3 119991 Moscow Russia
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- Department of Chemistry; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Leninsky Gory 1/3 119991 Moscow Russia
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