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Kohashi H, Nagata R, Tamenori Y, Amatani T, Ueda Y, Mori Y, Kasahara Y, Obika S, Shimojo M. A novel transient receptor potential C3/C6 selective activator induces the cellular uptake of antisense oligonucleotides. Nucleic Acids Res 2024:gkae245. [PMID: 38621757 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy is a novel therapeutic approach in which ASO specifically binds target mRNA, resulting in mRNA degradation; however, cellular uptake of ASOs remains critically low, warranting improvement. Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels regulate Ca2+ influx and are activated upon stimulation by phospholipase C-generated diacylglycerol. Herein, we report that a novel TRPC3/C6/C7 activator, L687, can induce cellular ASO uptake. L687-induced ASO uptake was enhanced in a dose- and incubation-time-dependent manner. L687 enhanced the knockdown activity of various ASOs both in vitro and in vivo. Notably, suppression of TRPC3/C6 by specific siRNAs reduced ASO uptake in A549 cells. Application of BAPTA-AM, a Ca2+ chelator, and SKF96365, a TRPC3/C6 inhibitor, suppressed Ca2+ influx via TRPC3/C6, resulting in reduced ASO uptake, thereby suggesting that Ca2+ influx via TRPC3/C6 is critical for L687-mediated increased ASO uptake. L687 also induced dextran uptake, indicating that L687 increased endocytosis. Adding ASO to L687 resulted in endosome accumulation; however, the endosomal membrane disruptor UNC7938 facilitated endosomal escape and enhanced knockdown activity. We discovered a new function for TRPC activators regarding ASO trafficking in target cells. Our findings provide an opportunity to formulate an innovative drug delivery system for the therapeutic development of ASO.
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- Hiroto Kohashi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Nishiyama K, Kato Y, Nishimura A, Mi X, Nagata R, Mori Y, Azuma YT, Nishida M. Pharmacological Activation of TRPC6 Channel Prevents Colitis Progression. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2401. [PMID: 38397074 PMCID: PMC10889536 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042401] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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We recently reported that transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) 6 channel activity contributes to intracellular Zn2+ homeostasis in the heart. Zn2+ has also been implicated in the regulation of intestinal redox and microbial homeostasis. This study aims to investigate the role of TRPC6-mediated Zn2+ influx in the stress resistance of the intestine. The expression profile of TRPC1-C7 mRNAs in the actively inflamed mucosa from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients was analyzed using the GEO database. Systemic TRPC3 knockout (KO) and TRPC6 KO mice were treated with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to induce colitis. The Zn2+ concentration and the mRNA expression levels of oxidative/inflammatory markers in colon tissues were quantitatively analyzed, and gut microbiota profiles were compared. TRPC6 mRNA expression level was increased in IBD patients and DSS-treated mouse colon tissues. DSS-treated TRPC6 KO mice, but not TRPC3 KO mice, showed severe weight loss and increased disease activity index compared with DSS-treated WT mice. The mRNA abundances of antioxidant proteins were basically increased in the TRPC6 KO colon, with changes in gut microbiota profiles. Treatment with TRPC6 activator prevented the DSS-induced colitis progression accompanied by increasing Zn2+ concentration. We suggest that TRPC6-mediated Zn2+ influx activity plays a key role in stress resistance against IBD, providing a new strategy for treating colitis.
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- Kazuhiro Nishiyama
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; (K.N.); (Y.K.); (X.M.)
- Laboratory of Prophylactic Pharmacology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Osaka 598-8531, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; (K.N.); (Y.K.); (X.M.)
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan;
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
- SOKENDAI (Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; (K.N.); (Y.K.); (X.M.)
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Prophylactic Pharmacology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Osaka 598-8531, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; (K.N.); (Y.K.); (X.M.)
- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan;
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
- SOKENDAI (Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
- Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Oda S, Nishiyama K, Furumoto Y, Yamaguchi Y, Nishimura A, Tang X, Kato Y, Numaga-Tomita T, Kaneko T, Mangmool S, Kuroda T, Okubo R, Sanbo M, Hirabayashi M, Sato Y, Nakagawa Y, Kuwahara K, Nagata R, Iribe G, Mori Y, Nishida M. Myocardial TRPC6-mediated Zn 2+ influx induces beneficial positive inotropy through β-adrenoceptors. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6374. [PMID: 36289215 PMCID: PMC9606288 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34194-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Baroreflex control of cardiac contraction (positive inotropy) through sympathetic nerve activation is important for cardiocirculatory homeostasis. Transient receptor potential canonical subfamily (TRPC) channels are responsible for α1-adrenoceptor (α1AR)-stimulated cation entry and their upregulation is associated with pathological cardiac remodeling. Whether TRPC channels participate in physiological pump functions remains unclear. We demonstrate that TRPC6-specific Zn2+ influx potentiates β-adrenoceptor (βAR)-stimulated positive inotropy in rodent cardiomyocytes. Deletion of trpc6 impairs sympathetic nerve-activated positive inotropy but not chronotropy in mice. TRPC6-mediated Zn2+ influx boosts α1AR-stimulated βAR/Gs-dependent signaling in rat cardiomyocytes by inhibiting β-arrestin-mediated βAR internalization. Replacing two TRPC6-specific amino acids in the pore region with TRPC3 residues diminishes the α1AR-stimulated Zn2+ influx and positive inotropic response. Pharmacological enhancement of TRPC6-mediated Zn2+ influx prevents chronic heart failure progression in mice. Our data demonstrate that TRPC6-mediated Zn2+ influx with α1AR stimulation enhances baroreflex-induced positive inotropy, which may be a new therapeutic strategy for chronic heart failure.
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- Sayaka Oda
- grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan ,grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan ,grid.275033.00000 0004 1763 208XDepartment of Physiological Sciences, SOKENDAI (School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Aichi, 444-8787 Japan
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- grid.177174.30000 0001 2242 4849Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- grid.177174.30000 0001 2242 4849Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- grid.252427.40000 0000 8638 2724Asahikawa Medical University, Hokkaido, 078-8510 Japan
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- grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan ,grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan ,grid.275033.00000 0004 1763 208XDepartment of Physiological Sciences, SOKENDAI (School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Aichi, 444-8787 Japan
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- grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan ,grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan ,grid.275033.00000 0004 1763 208XDepartment of Physiological Sciences, SOKENDAI (School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Aichi, 444-8787 Japan
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- grid.177174.30000 0001 2242 4849Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan ,grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan ,grid.263518.b0000 0001 1507 4692Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621 Japan
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- grid.252427.40000 0000 8638 2724Asahikawa Medical University, Hokkaido, 078-8510 Japan
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- grid.10223.320000 0004 1937 0490Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400 Thailand
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- grid.410797.c0000 0001 2227 8773National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa, 210-9501 Japan
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- grid.177174.30000 0001 2242 4849Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan
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- grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan
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- grid.410797.c0000 0001 2227 8773National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa, 210-9501 Japan
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- grid.258799.80000 0004 0372 2033Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, 606-8507 Japan
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- grid.263518.b0000 0001 1507 4692Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621 Japan
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- grid.136593.b0000 0004 0373 3971Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- grid.252427.40000 0000 8638 2724Asahikawa Medical University, Hokkaido, 078-8510 Japan
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- grid.258799.80000 0004 0372 2033Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510 Japan
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- grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan ,grid.250358.90000 0000 9137 6732Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787 Japan ,grid.275033.00000 0004 1763 208XDepartment of Physiological Sciences, SOKENDAI (School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Aichi, 444-8787 Japan ,grid.177174.30000 0001 2242 4849Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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Nishiyama K, Toyama C, Kato Y, Tanaka T, Nishimura A, Nagata R, Mori Y, Nishida M. Deletion of TRPC3 or TRPC6 Fails to Attenuate the Formation of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis. Biol Pharm Bull 2021; 44:431-436. [PMID: 33642551 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b20-00903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a disease that has progressed from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is characterized by inflammation and fibrosis. Two transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) subfamily members, TRPC3 and TRPC6 (TRPC3/6), reportedly participate in the development of fibrosis in cardiovascular and renal systems. We hypothesized that TRPC3/6 may also participate in NASH fibrosis. We evaluated the effects of TRPC3 or TRPC6 functional deficiency in a NASH mouse model using choline-deficient, L-amino acid-defined, high-fat diet (CDAHFD). Wild-type (WT) and TRPC3 or TRPC6 gene-deficient (KO) mice were fed with CDAHFD or standard diet for 6 weeks. The CDAHFD-induced body weight loss in TRPC6 KO mice was significantly lower compared with WT mice with CDAHFD. CDAHFD treatment significantly increased TRPC3 mRNA expression level and tissue weight in WT liver, which were suppressed in TRPC3 KO mice. However, either systemic deletion of TRPC3 or TRPC6 failed to attenuate liver steatosis, inflammation and fibrosis. These results imply that TRPC3 and TRPC6 are unlikely to be involved in liver dysfunction and fibrosis of NASH model mice.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), NINS
- Center for Novel Science Initiatives (CNSI), National Institutes of Natural Sciences
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), NINS
- Department of Physiological Sciences, SOKENDAI (School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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- Medical Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), NINS
- Center for Novel Science Initiatives (CNSI), National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Department of Physiological Sciences, SOKENDAI (School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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Sawamura S, Hatano M, Takada Y, Hino K, Kawamura T, Tanikawa J, Nakagawa H, Hase H, Nakao A, Hirano M, Rotrattanadumrong R, Kiyonaka S, Mori MX, Nishida M, Hu Y, Inoue R, Nagata R, Mori Y. Screening of Transient Receptor Potential Canonical Channel Activators Identifies Novel Neurotrophic Piperazine Compounds. Mol Pharmacol 2016; 89:348-63. [PMID: 26733543 DOI: 10.1124/mol.115.102863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) proteins form Ca(2+)-permeable cation channels activated upon stimulation of metabotropic receptors coupled to phospholipase C. Among the TRPC subfamily, TRPC3 and TRPC6 channels activated directly by diacylglycerol (DAG) play important roles in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling, promoting neuronal development and survival. In various disease models, BDNF restores neurologic deficits, but its therapeutic potential is limited by its poor pharmacokinetic profile. Elucidation of a framework for designing small molecules, which elicit BDNF-like activity via TRPC3 and TRPC6, establishes a solid basis to overcome this limitation. We discovered, through library screening, a group of piperazine-derived compounds that activate DAG-activated TRPC3/TRPC6/TRPC7 channels. The compounds [4-(5-chloro-2-methylphenyl)piperazin-1-yl](3-fluorophenyl)methanone (PPZ1) and 2-[4-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)piperazin-1-yl]-N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)acetamide (PPZ2) activated, in a dose-dependent manner, recombinant TRPC3/TRPC6/TRPC7 channels, but not other TRPCs, in human embryonic kidney cells. PPZ2 activated native TRPC6-like channels in smooth muscle cells isolated from rabbit portal vein. Also, PPZ2 evoked cation currents and Ca(2+) influx in rat cultured central neurons. Strikingly, both compounds induced BDNF-like neurite growth and neuroprotection, which were abolished by a knockdown or inhibition of TRPC3/TRPC6/TRPC7 in cultured neurons. Inhibitors of Ca(2+) signaling pathways, except calcineurin, impaired neurite outgrowth promotion induced by PPZ compounds. PPZ2 increased activation of the Ca(2+)-dependent transcription factor, cAMP response element-binding protein. These findings suggest that Ca(2+) signaling mediated by activation of DAG-activated TRPC channels underlies neurotrophic effects of PPZ compounds. Thus, piperazine-derived activators of DAG-activated TRPC channels provide important insights for future development of a new class of synthetic neurotrophic drugs.
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- Seishiro Sawamura
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering (S.S., Ma.H., Y.T., H.H., Mi.H., R.R., S.K., M.X.M., Y.M.), and Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies (S.K., Y.M.), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Y.T., K.H., T.K., J.T., H.N., R.N.); Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (A.N.); Division of Cardiocirculatory Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan (M.N.); and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan (Y.H., R.I.)
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Goto T, Nakayama R, Yamanaka M, Takata M, Takazawa T, Watanabe K, Maruta K, Nagata R, Nagamine J, Tsuchida A, Kato H. Effects of DSP-8658, a Novel Selective Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptors a/γ Modulator, on Adipogenesis and Glucose Metabolism in Diabetic Obese Mice. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2015; 123:492-9. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1549965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- T. Goto
- Drug Research Division, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Osaka, Japan
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- Drug Research Division, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Osaka, Japan
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- Drug Research Division, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Osaka, Japan
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- Drug Research Division, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Osaka, Japan
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- Personnel, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Osaka, Japan
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- Drug Research Division, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Osaka, Japan
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- Drug Development Division, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Development National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka, Japan
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- Drug Research Division, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Osaka, Japan
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- Global Strategy & Business Development, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Development National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka, Japan
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Akamatsu N, Sugawara Y, Nagata R, Kaneko J, Aoki T, Sakamoto Y, Hasegawa K, Kokudo N. Adult right living-donor liver transplantation with special reference to reconstruction of the middle hepatic vein. Am J Transplant 2014; 14:2777-87. [PMID: 25395154 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Revised: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Two hundred fifty-three consecutive living-donor liver transplant recipients with a right liver graft (RLG) were divided into three groups: an extended right liver graft (ERLG) group (n = 47) in which the middle hepatic vein (MHV) trunk was included in the graft, a modified right liver graft (MRLG) group (n = 114) in which the MHV tributaries were reconstructed with cryopreserved homologous veins and a simple RLG group (n = 92) in which the MHV tributaries were sacrificed. The volume of the anterior sector was significantly impaired in the RLG group compared to the other two groups, whereas the volume of the posterior sector was significantly improved in the RLG group, indicating that the impaired anterior sector regeneration by MHV deprivation was compensated by the posterior sector regeneration. The regeneration rate of the anterior sector was highest in the ERLG group (92%), moderate in the MRLG group (71%) and lowest in the RLG group (52%). The whole graft regeneration rate of the ERLG group was significantly higher than that of the other two groups. Poor regeneration, however, was not correlated with delayed functional recovery or long-term outcome. Short-term, the patency of reconstructed MHV tributaries was over 90%, but occlusion occurred frequently over the long-term, especially in V5.
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- N Akamatsu
- Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Tomita T, Kawai T, Matsubara H, Nagata R. Occurrence of the Chilean devil ray Mobula tarapacana (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea: Myliobatiformes) in the Sea of Okhotsk: first record from cold temperate waters. J Fish Biol 2013; 83:695-698. [PMID: 23991886 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12205] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The northernmost record for Chilean devil ray Mobula tarapacana, a circumglobal species that occurs in tropical, subtropical and limited warm temperate waters, is described. An adult female was caught incidentally in the Sea of Okhotsk on 17 September 2011. This specimen is the first confirmed occurrence of devil rays Mobula spp. in cold temperate waters.
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- T Tomita
- The Hokkaido University Museum, 3-1-1, Minato-cho, Hakodate, 041-8611, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Ichikawa O, Okazaki K, Nakahira H, Maruyama M, Nagata R, Tokuda K, Horisawa T, Yamazaki K. Structural insight into receptor-selectivity for lurasidone. Neurochem Int 2012; 61:1133-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Revised: 08/09/2012] [Accepted: 08/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ushiroda K, Maruta K, Takazawa T, Nagano T, Taiji M, Kohno T, Sato Y, Horai S, Yanagi K, Nagata R. Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel benzoylazole-based PPAR α/γ activators. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 21:1978-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ushiroda K, Maruta K, Kitoh M, Iwai K, Nagamine J, Tsuchida A, Taiji M, Nagata R. Development of a new class of benzoylpyrrole-based PPARα/γ activators. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 21:220-4. [PMID: 21130649 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2010] [Revised: 11/02/2010] [Accepted: 11/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Starting with a subtle blood glucose-lowering effect of a TGF-β inhibitor, we designed and synthesized a series of benzoylpyrrole-based carboxylic acids as PPARs activators. Among these compounds, 10sNa exhibited favorable blood glucose-lowering effect without body weight gain. We assume that the beneficial effect of 10sNa is attributed to not only its compound PPARα agonistic activity but also its PPARγ partial agonistic activity.
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- Kantaro Ushiroda
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co, Ltd, Drug Research Division, Chemistry Research Laboratories, Osaka, Japan
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- H. Kubo
- a Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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- a Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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- a Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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- K. Iwata
- a Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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- a Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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Nishida N, Saiki H, Nagata R, Yamanegi M, Murakami T, Kadoh K, Ueda K, Matsumoto S, Takahashi J, Ishikawa M, Toda H. P5-20 Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus retrieves the normal REM stage with atonia in Parkinson's disease. Clin Neurophysiol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(10)60542-1] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Tsujimura T, Nagamine J, Sugaru E, Ono-Kishino M, Tokunaga T, Kitoh M, Nagata R, Nakagawa T, Taiji M. Combination therapy with SMP-534 and an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor provides additional renoprotection in 5/6 nephrectomized rats. Biol Pharm Bull 2009; 32:1991-6. [PMID: 19952417 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.32.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The number of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has continuously grown worldwide. Treatment with antihypertensive agents reduces the rate of progression of CKD, however, there is still a large unmet need to develop strategies for the treatment of CKD. Although we have previously reported that the antifibrotic agent, SMP-534 inhibits the progression of CKD, it is unknown whether combination therapy with SMP-534 and antihypertensive agent shows additive effects on CKD. In present study, we examined whether combination therapy with SMP-534 and the antihypertensive agent, lisinopril is more effective than single therapy with SMP-534 or lisinopril on five-sixths nephrectomized (5/6Nx) rat model. Combination therapy with SMP-534 (50 mg/kg) and lisinopril (5 mg/kg) significantly decreased urinary albumin excretion, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine and increased creatinine clearance in 5/6Nx rats. On the other hands, single treatment with SMP-534 or lisinopril did not improve renal function at this dose. In addition, combination therapy with SMP-534 and lisinopril significantly decreased extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation in renal glomeruli and tubulointerstitial injury. These data suggest that combination therapy with an antifibrotic agent and an antihypertensive agent may offer a new therapeutic option for suppressing the progression of CKD.
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Tsujimura T, Ono-Kishino M, Nagamine J, Sugaru E, Tokunaga T, Kitoh M, Nagata R, Nakagawa T, Taiji M. The anti-fibrotic agent SMP-534 attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in hamsters. Biomed Res 2009; 30:177-82. [PMID: 19574719 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.30.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and lethal lung disease characterized by accumulation of ECM and loss of pulmonary function. However, no cure exists for this disease, and current treatments often fail to slow its progression or relieve its symptoms. We have previously reported that the anti-fibrotic agent SMP-534 has beneficial effects on renal fibrosis in animal model of nephropathy. In this study, we examined whether SMP-534 has beneficial effects on pulmonary fibrosis in bleomycin-treated hamsters. Treatment with SMP-534 [low dose (70 mg/kg) or high dose (110 mg/kg)] counteracted inhibition of body weight increase induced by bleomycin. In addition, SMP-534 significantly inhibited bleomycin-induced increase in lung hydroxyproline level, an index of collagen formation. Moreover, SMP-534 significantly ameliorated histological pulmonary fibrotic changes induced by bleomycin. The results of this study indicate that the anti-fibrotic agent SMP-534 may offer a new therapeutic option for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Tsuyoshi Tsujimura
- Pharmacology Research Laboratories, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd, Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan
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Kawaguchi H, Umekita Y, Fukuzaki K, Maeda H, Miyajima H, Nagata R, Yoshida H. Expression of Androgen Receptor in Mammary Glands in Ovariectomized Cynomolgus Monkeys. Vet Pathol 2009; 46:526-30. [DOI: 10.1354/vp.08-vp-0134-k-am] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study investigated structural alterations and the immunohistochemical expression of androgen receptor (AR), estrogen receptor (ER), and progesterone receptor (PgR) in the mammary glands from surgically postmenopausal cynomolgus monkeys ( Macaca fascicularis). Fourteen animals were divided into 2 groups. Seven animals underwent an ovariectomy (OVX), and the other 7 animals underwent a sham operation (sham). The in-life phase of study was 78 weeks. Atrophy in the mammary glands of OVX monkeys was similar to early postmenopausal atrophy of the human breast. The proportion of AR-positive cells in the OVX group was significantly higher than in the sham group, but the proportion of ER and PgR-positive cells was significantly lower. These results suggest that use of a primate model for hormone receptor expression has potential applications in basic human endocrinology, particularly in research in hormone receptor expression in mammary glands (both normal and neoplastic).
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- H. Kawaguchi
- Department of Tumor Pathology, Field of Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Department of Tumor Pathology, Field of Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Tumor Pathology, Field of Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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Flor N, Harmon P, Datnoff L, Raid R, Nagata R. First Report of Brown Ring Patch Caused by Waitea circinata var. circinata on Poa trivialis in Florida. Plant Dis 2008; 92:1586. [PMID: 30764467 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-92-11-1586a] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Brown ring patch is a newly described disease of cool-season turfgrass first reported in Japan on creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris) (2) and later reported in California on annual bluegrass (Poa annua) (1). The disease is characterized by either patches or rings of discolored to blighted turfgrass that can range from a few centimeters to a meter in diameter. Affected turfgrass plants turn chlorotic and can be blighted from the crown to the leaf tips. Blight symptoms have been associated with fluffy white-to-cream aerial mycelium after extended incubation of the sample. Symptoms including patches of blighted turfgrass approximately 10 cm in diameter were observed on roughstalk bluegrass (Poa trivialis) that had been overseeded onto a dormant 'Tifdwarf' bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) putting green in Palatka, FL. A sample was submitted by the superintendent in June 2005 because symptoms were confused with dollar spot and a fungicide resistance issue was suspected. The sample produced abundant aerial mycelium after incubation. The pathogen was isolated on potato dextrose agar amended with rifampicin (100 ppm) and streptomycin (100 ppm) from Poa plants surface disinfested with 70% ethanol for 30 s. Colony and sclerotia morphology were consistent with Waitea circinata var. circinata as previously described (1,2). The teleomorph W. circinata var. circinata was not observed on plant material or culture plates. Amplified fragments of rDNA including internal transcribed spacers from the isolate were sequenced bidirectionally from four bacterial clones. The consensus sequences (GenBank Accession Nos. FJ029103, FJ029104, FJ029105, and FJ029106) matched with 99% homology (99% sequence overlap) isolate TRGC1.1 of W. circinata var. circinata described by Wong, NCBI Accession No. DQ900586 (1). Pots of 'Cypress' roughstalk bluegrass that were 1 week postemergence were inoculated with the pathogen using 10 infested wheat grains. Plants were incubated at 25°C in a sealed plastic bag with a moist paper towel in the bottom. Hyphae grew from the grains and colonized the grass. Individual plants began to turn chlorotic within 3 days and greater than 90% of the turf in pots was dead after 1 week. The fungus was reisolated from affected plants. Control pots were inoculated with uninfested wheat grains and showed no disease symptoms after 1 week. Inoculations were repeated twice more with the same results. To our knowledge, this is the first report of brown ring patch on P. trivialis in Florida. References: (1) K. A. de la Cerda et al. Plant Dis. 91:791, 2007. (2) T. Toda et al. Plant Dis. 89:536, 2005.
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- N Flor
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainsville
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainsville
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainsville
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- Everglades Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Belle Glade
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- Everglades Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Belle Glade
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Tsujimura T, Nagamine J, Sugaru E, Nakagawa T, Ono-Kishino M, Tokunaga T, Kitoh M, Nagata R, Taiji M. Chronic Administration of SMP-534 Ameliorates Renal Dysfunction in 5/6 Nephrectomized Rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 110:e99-108. [DOI: 10.1159/000167795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Accepted: 08/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Uno Y, Kumano T, Kito G, Nagata R, Kamataki T, Fujino H. CYP2C76-mediated species difference in drug metabolism: A comparison of pitavastatin metabolism between monkeys and humans. Xenobiotica 2008; 37:30-43. [PMID: 17178632 DOI: 10.1080/00498250600968275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The monkey is often used to predict metabolism of drugs in humans since it generally shows a metabolic pattern similar to humans. However, metabolic profiles different from humans are occasionally seen in monkeys for some drugs including pitavastatin. Recently, we have successfully identified a monkey-specific cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C76, which possibly accounts for a species difference between monkeys and humans because of its sequence and functional uniqueness. The present study on the role of CYP2C76 and other monkey CYP2Cs in pitavastatin metabolism, as an example, has revealed that CYP2C76 is important for the metabolism of the lactone form, indicating a major role of CYP2C76 for the difference in the metabolism of pitavastatin and possibly other drugs between monkeys and humans. The current investigation on the involvement of CYP2C76 in the metabolism of other drugs is expected to reveal further the further importance of this monkey-specific drug-metabolizing enzyme.
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- Y Uno
- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
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Deguchi Y, Tamai A, Anraku R, Numata Y, Sukamoto T, Tokado H, Nagata R. Evaluation of respiratory function in conscious rats using whole body plethysmography. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2008.05.110] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Ikeda K, Kano O, Ito H, Kawase Y, Iwamoto K, Sato R, Sekine T, Nagata R, Nakamura Y, Hirayama T, Iwasaki Y, Plante-Bordeneuve V, Said G. Diagnostic pitfalls in sporadic transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP). Neurology 2008; 70:1576; author reply 1576-7. [DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000317143.41209.fd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Matsuo J, Yunomae K, Suzuki A, Haruyama M, Hidaka S, Ban M, Nakamura T, Sukamoto T, Fukuzaki K, Nagata R, Kito G. FEMALE GENDER AS A RISK FACTOR FOR TdP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE IN CYNOMOLGUS MONKEY PAPILLARY MUSCLE. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2007.02.064] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Sugaru E, Nakagawa T, Ono-Kishino M, Nagamine J, Tokunaga T, Kitoh M, Hume WE, Nagata R, Taiji M. Amelioration of established diabetic nephropathy by combined treatment with SMP-534 (antifibrotic agent) and losartan in db/db mice. Nephron Clin Pract 2006; 105:e45-52. [PMID: 17139189 DOI: 10.1159/000097603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2006] [Accepted: 08/25/2006] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Diabetic nephropathy is the main cause of end-stage renal disease. Previously we have demonstrated that SMP-534 (an antifibrotic agent) prevents the development of diabetic nephropathy in db/db mouse and that combined treatment with SMP-534 and losartan (antihypertensive agents) markedly prevents the development of diabetic nephropathy compared with single treatment. SMP-534 or losartan was prophylactically administered to db/db mice before the onset of diabetic nephropathy. In the present study, we evaluated the efficacy of combined treatment when administration was started after the onset of diabetic nephropathy. METHODS db/db mice were raised untreated until 17 weeks of age, by which time increase of urinary albumin was noted, and then treated with SMP-534 and/or losartan for another 8 weeks. Biochemical and histological analyses were performed at 25 weeks of age. RESULTS Combined treatment with SMP-534 and losartan markedly prevented the increase of urinary albumin and ameliorated the progression of mesangial matrix expansion, even when administration was started long after the increase of urinary albumin. CONCLUSION The study results indicate that a combination of SMP-534 and losartan might be a valuable therapeutic approach for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy even when administration is started after the onset of diabetic nephropathy.
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- Eiji Sugaru
- Pharmacology Research Laboratories, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd, Drug Research Division, Osaka, Japan
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Sugaru E, Nakagawa T, Ono-Kishino M, Nagamine J, Tokunaga T, Kitoh M, Hume WE, Nagata R, Taiji M. Enhanced effect of combined treatment with SMP-534 (antifibrotic agent) and losartan in diabetic nephropathy. Am J Nephrol 2006; 26:50-8. [PMID: 16508247 DOI: 10.1159/000091786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2005] [Accepted: 12/29/2005] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Diabetic nephropathy is now the most common cause of end-stage renal disease. It is also clear that the current therapy, angiotensin II blockage, cannot prevent the progression of diabetic nephropathy. We had previously demonstrated that an antifibrotic agent, SMP-534, reduced extracellular matrix production induced by transforming growth factor-beta in vitro, and that SMP-534 prevented renal fibrosis and urinary albumin in diabetic db/db mice via a nonantihypertensive mechanism. We expected that combined use of SMP-534 and losartan would produce a more highly renoprotective action. METHODS We examined the effects of combined treatment with SMP-534 and losartan on urinary albumin and glomerular fibrosis in db/db mice. Diet containing these agents was provided from age 9 to 25 weeks. Blood and urine analyses were performed at 8, 17, and 25 weeks. At the end of the study, kidney tissues were histologically analyzed. RESULTS SMP-534 significantly suppressed an increase in urinary albumin excretion and ameliorated the progression of glomerular fibrosis in db/db mice, whereas losartan did not. Combined treatment with SMP-534 and losartan markedly prevented the increase of urinary albumin excretion compared with treatment with either SMP-534 or losartan alone. In contrast, renal histological analysis revealed that combined treatment did not significantly prevent an increase of mesangial expansion in the kidney compared with treatment with SMP-534 alone. CONCLUSION A combination of the two agents, SMP-534 and losartan, might be a valuable therapeutic approach for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.
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- Eiji Sugaru
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Drug Research Division, Pharmacology Research Laboratories, Kasugadenaka, Osaka, Japan
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Nagata R, Katayama S, Ohtani KI, Tanaka H, Shimago K. Tricyclic Quinoxalinediones, Aza-kynurenic Acids, and Indole-2- Carboxylic Acids as In Vivo Active NMDA-Glycine Antagonists. Curr Top Med Chem 2006; 6:733-45. [PMID: 16719813 DOI: 10.2174/156802606776894500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This review article describes the development of in vivo active antagonists for the glycine binding site of the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor. There were several difficulties in identifying a class of antagonists with in vivo efficacy and only a few compounds succeeded in emerging with activity in vivo. A series of tricyclic quinoxalinediones was highly potent glycine antagonists in vitro and the derivatives having a zwitterionic moiety including SM-18400 indeed showed in vivo activity. Similarly, tricyclic indole-2-carboxylic acids having a zwitterionic moiety such as SM-31900 were also active in vivo. In fact, SM-18400 and SM-31900 exhibited efficacy in several animal stroke models using intravenous infusion protocols. The practical syntheses of SM-18400 and SM-31900 as well as the novel synthesis of moderately active glycine antagonists, tricyclic azakynurenic acids, were also developed.
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- Ryu Nagata
- Drug Research Division and Technology Research and Development Center, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Konohana-Ku, Osaka, Japan.
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Sugaru E, Nakagawa T, Ono-Kishino M, Nagamine J, Tokunaga T, Kitoh M, Hume WE, Nagata R, Taiji M. SMP-534 ameliorates progression of glomerular fibrosis and urinary albumin in diabeticdb/dbmice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2006; 290:F813-20. [PMID: 16278277 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00357.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Diabetic nephropathy is currently the most common cause of end-stage renal disease. Diabetic nephropathy patients, whether insulin dependent or not, develop fibrotic changes in glomeruli that manifest as overt nephropathy. Previously, we demonstrated that 5-chloro-2-{(1E)-3-[2-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl]prop-1-en-1-yl}- N-(methylsulfonyl)benzamide (SMP-534) reduces extracellular matrix (ECM) production induced by transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) in vitro and prevents the accumulation of ECM in glomeruli in rat Thy-1 nephritis models. In this study, we examined the long-term effects of SMP-534 on renal insufficiency and glomerulosclerosis in db/db mice, which are models of type 2 diabetes. A diet containing SMP-534 was given to the mice from the age of 9 to 25 wk, and blood and urine analysis were performed at 8, 17, and 25 wk. At the end of study, kidney tissues were analyzed histologically. Treatment with SMP-534 dose dependently suppressed the increase of urinary albumin and type IV collagen excretion in db/db mice. The renal histological analysis showed that SMP-534 dose dependently suppressed the increase of mesangial expansion in the kidney. In the immunohistological analysis, fibronectin and type IV collagen expression were lower in SMP-534-treated db/db mice compared with vehicle-treated db/db mice. This study suggested that SMP-534 ameliorated the increase of ECM production in kidney of db/db mice, possibly through the inhibition of TGF-β action. Hence, antifibrotic agents such as SMP-534 might be a new therapeutic option for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.
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- Eiji Sugaru
- Pharmacology Research Laboratories, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Company, Limited, Drug Research Division, Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan
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Nagamine J, Kawamura T, Tokunaga T, Hume WE, Nagata R, Nakagawa T, Taiji M. Synthesis and Pharmacological Profile of an Orally-Active Growth Hormone Secretagogue, SM-130686. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2006; 9:187-96. [PMID: 16533152 DOI: 10.2174/138620706776055548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hypothalamic hormones physiologically regulate pulsatile release of growth hormone (GH) from the anterior pituitary gland. Since the discovery of these hormones in the 1970s, several new chemically synthesized peptidyl and non-peptidyl derivatives have been proved to stimulate and amplify GH secretion, and this series of molecules has been named the growth hormone secretagogues (GHSs). One of these compounds led to the discovery of a GPCR-type receptor for GHSs (GHS-R), and subsequently the endogenous ligand for the receptor has been identified, and is referred to as ghrelin. The identification of GHSs as physiological regulators of GH secretion encouraged us to examine our GHSs pharmacologically. We previously reported that novel oxindole derivatives have been identified as GHS-R agonists from our internal chemical library. Among these derivatives, (+)-6-carbamoyl-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-4-trifluoromethyloxindole (SM-130686, 37S) was found to have potent activity in vitro with a good pharmacokinetic profile in rats (bioavailability of 28%). In this article, we review the synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of SM-130686. SM-130686 binds specifically to GHS-R and increases the Ca(2+) concentration in Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing recombinant GHS-R. Maximal enhancement of the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration induced by SM-130686 treatment was approximately 55% that induced by ghrelin, suggesting that SM-130686 may be a partial GHS-R agonist. Also, in in vivo studies, oral administration of SM-130686 increased body length and fat-free mass gain. We compare the pharmacological profile of SM-130686 with other GHSs, including GHRH and ghrelin, and discuss the therapeutic usefulness of GHSs against several disorders, as well as for treatment of GH deficiency.
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- Jun Nagamine
- Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Research Division, Discovery Research Laboratories I, Konohana-ku Osaka,, Japan
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Kijima-Tanaka M, Ishihara K, Kojima A, Morioka A, Nagata R, Kawanishi M, Nakazawa M, Tamura Y, Takahashi T. A national surveillance of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in food-producing animals in Japan. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 52:230-7. [PMID: 16115097 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2005.00852.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To assess the public health risk, the prevalence and anti-microbial resistance of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) among food-producing animals were studied throughout Japan. Faecal samples were collected from healthy animals of 272 cattle, 179 pigs, and 158 broilers on 596 farms in all 47 Japanese prefectures. STEC were isolated from 62 (23%) cattle and 32 (14%) pig samples but from no chicken samples. Of the bovine isolates, 19 belonged to serotypes frequently implicated in human disease (O157:H7/non-motile (NM)/H not typeable, O26:NM/H11/H21/H not typeable, O113:H21, and O145:NM). The eae genes were observed in 37% of bovine isolates; among them one O145:NM and all four O157 isolates possessed eae-gamma1, and one O145:NM, one O103:H11, and all five O26 isolates possessed eae-beta1 gene. Among the swine isolates, stx2e were dominant, and serotypes frequently implicated in human diseases or eae-positive isolates were not observed. Bovine isolates showed less anti-microbial resistance, but six isolates of 26:NM/H11 and O145:NM were multi-resistant and may need careful monitoring. Swine isolates showed various resistance patterns; chloramphenicol resistance patterns were more common than in bovine isolates. This first national study of STEC in the Japanese veterinary field should aid our understanding of Japan's STEC status.
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- M Kijima-Tanaka
- National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Tokyo, 185-8511, Japan.
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Sugaru E, Sakai M, Horigome K, Tokunaga T, Kitoh M, Hume WE, Nagata R, Nakagawa T, Taiji M. SMP-534 inhibits TGF-beta-induced ECM production in fibroblast cells and reduces mesangial matrix accumulation in experimental glomerulonephritis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2005; 289:F998-1004. [PMID: 15900023 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00065.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a potent fibrotic factor responsible for the synthesis of extracellular matrix (ECM) and is implicated as the major determinant in pathogenesis of chronic fibroses, including kidney. The novel small compound SMP-534 reduced ECM production induced by TGF-beta in fibroblast cells. SMP-534 inhibited TGF-beta-induced p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38) activation but did not inhibit epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) activation. We also found that oral administration of SMP-534 dose dependently lowered hydroxyproline contents in the cortical region of the kidney in rat anti-Thy-1 nephritis models. In periodic acid-Schiff staining of kidney sections, ECM accumulation was reduced by SMP-534 treatment. These data indicate that SMP-534 has potential in therapy for fibrotic diseases, including nephropathy.
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- Eiji Sugaru
- Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Research Division, Discovery Research Laboratories I, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-0022, Japan
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Tokunaga T, Hume WE, Nagamine J, Kawamura T, Taiji M, Nagata R. Structure–activity relationships of the oxindole growth hormone secretagogues. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:1789-92. [PMID: 15780607 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.02.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2005] [Revised: 02/14/2005] [Accepted: 02/15/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A series of substituted oxindole derivatives of SM-130686 was synthesized and evaluated as ghrelin receptor agonists. Modification of the substituents on the C3-aromatic part of the oxindole led to compounds with subnanomolar binding affinities. Compound 4i (IC(50)=0.02 nM) was orally active at low doses and showed in vivo activity when orally administered, 2 mg/kg twice a day for 4 days, as evidenced by significant body weight gain.
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- Teruhisa Tokunaga
- Research Division, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, 1-98 Kasugade Naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-0022, Japan
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Katayama S, Ae N, Kodo T, Masumoto S, Hourai S, Tamamura C, Tanaka H, Nagata R. Tricyclic indole-2-carboxylic acids: highly in vivo active and selective antagonists for the glycine binding site of the NMDA receptor. J Med Chem 2003; 46:691-701. [PMID: 12593650 DOI: 10.1021/jm020239l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A series of tricyclic indole-2-carboxylic acid derivatives were synthesized and evaluated by the radioligand binding assay and the anticonvulsant effects in the mouse NMDA-induced seizure model. Among them, derivatives of 3S-(-)-4 such as 3a, 3f, and 3g which had certain zwitterionic anilides showed high affinity to the NMDA-glycine binding site. The absolute configuration of 3S-(-)-4 was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. In particular, 3g (SM-31900) was found to be a highly active glycine antagonist for both in vitro and in vivo assays (K(i) = 1.0 +/- 0.1 nM, ED(50) = 2.3 mg/kg, iv) and also showed high selectivity for the glycine site. In addition, 3g was soluble enough in aqueous media (>10 mg/mL at pH 7.4) to use for medications by intravenous injection.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anticonvulsants/chemical synthesis
- Anticonvulsants/pharmacokinetics
- Anticonvulsants/pharmacology
- Binding Sites
- Binding, Competitive
- Brain/drug effects
- Brain/metabolism
- Brain/pathology
- Brain Infarction/drug therapy
- Brain Infarction/etiology
- Brain Infarction/pathology
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Glycine/metabolism
- Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring/chemical synthesis
- Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring/chemistry
- Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring/pharmacology
- Indoles/chemical synthesis
- Indoles/chemistry
- Indoles/pharmacokinetics
- Indoles/pharmacology
- Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery/complications
- Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery/drug therapy
- Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery/pathology
- Mice
- Models, Molecular
- Neuroprotective Agents/chemical synthesis
- Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacokinetics
- Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology
- Radioligand Assay
- Rats
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/metabolism
- Seizures/drug therapy
- Solubility
- Stereoisomerism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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- Seiji Katayama
- Research Division, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, 1-98 Kasugadenaka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-0022, Japan
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Ohtani KI, Tanaka H, Yoneda Y, Yasuda H, Ito A, Nagata R, Nakamura M. In vitro and in vivo antagonistic activities of SM-31900 for the NMDA receptor glycine-binding site. Brain Res 2002; 944:165-73. [PMID: 12106676 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(02)02741-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to clarify the in vitro pharmacological profile and the in vivo activity of (3S)-7-chloro-3-[2-((1R)-1-carboxyethoxy)-4-aminomethylphenyl]aminocarbonylmethyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenz[c,d]indole-2-carboxylic acid hydrochloride (SM-31900). SM-31900 inhibited the binding of [3H]glycine and [3H]5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid, radioligands for the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor glycine-binding site, to rat brain membranes in a competitive manner, with K(i) values of 11+/-2 and 1.0+/-0.1 nM, respectively, and completely prevented the binding of [3H]dizocilpine (MK-801), a radioligand for the NMDA receptor channel site. In cultures of rat cortical neurons, SM-31900 markedly prevented the neuronal cell death induced by transient exposure to glutamate, in a concentration-dependent manner. Its neuroprotective potency was much stronger than those of other glycine-binding site antagonists (4-trans-2-carboxy-5,7-dichloro-4-phenylaminocarbonylamino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (L-689,560), 5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid, and 7-chlorokynurenic acid). Furthermore, SM-31900 showed anticonvulsant activity when administered systemically, unlike other antagonists. These data indicate that SM-31900 is a systemically active antagonist with high affinity for the NMDA receptor glycine-binding site.
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MESH Headings
- Aminoquinolines/pharmacology
- Animals
- Binding, Competitive/drug effects
- Binding, Competitive/physiology
- Brain/drug effects
- Brain/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Dizocilpine Maleate/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/pharmacology
- Fetus
- Glutamic Acid/metabolism
- Glutamic Acid/pharmacology
- Indoles/pharmacology
- Kynurenic Acid/analogs & derivatives
- Kynurenic Acid/pharmacology
- Male
- Neurons/drug effects
- Neurons/metabolism
- Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology
- Neurotoxins/metabolism
- Radioligand Assay
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Glycine/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Glycine/metabolism
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/metabolism
- Seizures/drug therapy
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- Ken-ichi Ohtani
- Research Center, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, Osaka, Japan.
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Corey EJ, Nagata R. Evidence in favor of an organoiron-mediated pathway for lipoxygenation of fatty acids by soybean lipoxygenase. J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00260a038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Tokunaga T, Hume WE, Umezome T, Okazaki K, Ueki Y, Kumagai K, Hourai S, Nagamine J, Seki H, Taiji M, Noguchi H, Nagata R. Oxindole derivatives as orally active potent growth hormone secretagogues. J Med Chem 2001; 44:4641-9. [PMID: 11741481 DOI: 10.1021/jm0103763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A series of substituted oxindole derivatives was synthesized and evaluated for growth hormone (GH) releasing activity using cultured rat pituitary cells. (+)-6-Carbamoyl-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-4-trifluoromethyloxindole (SM-130686, 37S) was found to have potent activity (EC(50) = 3.0 nM), while the other enantiomer 37R had reduced activity. The absolute configuration of 37S was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. Compound 37S showed a good pharmacokinetic profile in rats with 28% oral bioavailability at 10 mg/kg and excellent in vivo activity as evidenced by a significant weight gain after 4 days of oral administration at 10 mg/kg twice a day. Compound 37S displaced the binding of (35)S-MK-677 to human GHS-R with an IC(50) value of 1.2 +/- 0.2 nM.
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- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Biological Availability
- Body Weight/drug effects
- CHO Cells
- Cricetinae
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Ethylamines/chemical synthesis
- Ethylamines/chemistry
- Ethylamines/pharmacology
- Female
- Growth Hormone/metabolism
- Human Growth Hormone/metabolism
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Indoles/chemical synthesis
- Indoles/chemistry
- Indoles/pharmacology
- Male
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Conformation
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior/cytology
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
- Receptors, Ghrelin
- Stereoisomerism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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- T Tokunaga
- Research Division, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, 1-98 Kasugadenaka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-0022, Japan
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Nagamine J, Nagata R, Seki H, Nomura-Akimaru N, Ueki Y, Kumagai K, Taiji M, Noguchi H. Pharmacological profile of a new orally active growth hormone secretagogue, SM-130686. J Endocrinol 2001; 171:481-9. [PMID: 11739014 DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1710481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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SM-130686, an oxindole derivative, is a novel orally active GH secretagogue (GHS) which is structurally distinct from previously reported GHSs such as MK-677, NN703 and hexarelin. SM-130686 stimulates GH release from cultured rat pituitary cells in a dose-dependent manner. Half-maximum stimulation was observed at a concentration of 6.3+/-3.4 nM. SM-130686-induced GH release was inhibited by a GHS antagonist, but not by a GH-releasing hormone antagonist. SM-130686 dose-dependently inhibited the binding of radiolabeled ligand, (35)S-MK-677, to human GHS receptor 1a (IC(50)=1.2 nM). This indicates that SM-130686 stimulates GH release through the GHS receptor. The effect of a single oral administration of SM-130686 on GH release in pentobarbital-anesthetized rats was studied. After treatment with 10 mg/kg SM-130686, plasma GH concentrations measured by radioimmunoassay significantly increased, reaching a peak at 20-45 min, and remained above baseline during the experimental period (60 min). The anabolic effect of repetitive SM-130686 administration was studied in rats. Rats received 10 mg/kg SM-130686 orally twice a day and were weighed every day for 9 days. At day 9 there was a significant increase in both the body weight and the fat free mass (19.5+/-2.1 and 18.1+/-7.5 g respectively). Serum IGF-I concentration was also significantly elevated 6 h after the last dose of SM-130686. An endogenous GHS ligand for the GHS receptor has recently been identified from stomach extract and designated as ghrelin. The GH-releasing activity in vitro relative to ghrelin (100%) was about 52% for SM-130686. It is likely that SM-130686 is a partial agonist for the GHS receptor. In summary, we describe here an orally active GHS, SM-130686, which acts through the GHS receptor. Repetitive administration of SM-130686 to rats, similar to repetitive administration of GH, significantly increased the fat free mass by an amount almost equal to the gain in body weight.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Cell Culture Techniques
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Ethylamines/pharmacology
- Female
- Ghrelin
- Growth Hormone/blood
- Growth Hormone/metabolism
- Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone/metabolism
- Indoles/pharmacology
- Male
- Peptide Hormones
- Peptides/pharmacology
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior/cytology
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior/drug effects
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
- Receptors, Ghrelin
- Weight Gain/drug effects
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- J Nagamine
- Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd, Discovery Research Laboratories II, 1-98 Kasugade Naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-0022, Japan
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The practical synthesis of a series of tricyclic indole-2-carboxylic acids, 7-chloro-3-arylaminocarbonylmethyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenz[cd]indole-2-carboxylic acids, as a new class of potent NMDA-glycine antagonists is described. The synthetic route to the key intermediate 12a comprises a regioselective iodination of 4-chloro-2-nitrotoluene, modified Reissert indole synthesis, Jeffery's Heck-type reaction with allyl alcohol, Wittig-Horner-Emmons reaction, and iodination at the indole C-3 position. The key step in the route is an intramolecular cyclization of 12a to give the tricyclic indole structure. Two methods of cyclization, (1) an intramolecular radical cyclization of 12a and (2) a sequence of intramolecular Heck reaction of 12a followed by a 1,4-reduction, were performed. The resulting tricyclic indole diester 13a was selectively hydrolyzed to afford the desired tricyclic indole monocarboxylic acid 16 on a multihundred gram scale without any chromatographic purifications. Optical resolution of 16 to (-)-isomer 17 and (+)-isomer 18 was carried out, and the resulting isomers were derivatized, respectively. Evaluation of the optically active derivatives for affinity to the NMDA-glycine binding site using the radio ligand binding assay with [(3)H]-5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid revealed that the derivatives of (-)-isomer 17 were more potent than the others and that especially substituted anilide (-)-isomer 24 (K(i) = 0.8 nM) showed high affinity.
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- S Katayama
- Research Division, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, 1-98 Kasugadenaka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-0022, Japan
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To develop an experimental model of thromboembolic stroke without intracranial surgery, an autologous blood clot was delivered to the middle cerebral artery (MCA) via the internal carotid artery in cynomolgus monkeys. Male cynomolgus monkeys, in which a chronic catheter had been earlier implanted in the left internal carotid artery, were used. The clot was flushed into the internal carotid artery under sevofluorane anesthesia. A neurologic deficit score was assigned after MCA embolization. After 24 h, cerebral infarct size and location were determined by the TTC staining method. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured prior to and after MCA embolization, using positron emission tomography (PET). After embolization, long-lasting and profound extensor hypotonia of the contralateral upper and lower limbs, and mild to severe incoordination were observed. Contralateral hemiplegia was observed over the following 24 h. In gross morphologic observation of the brain, the lesions involved mostly the caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus and insular cortex. CBF was maximally reduced in the left MCA territory, but not in the right MCA territory. This model is relevant to thromboembolic stroke in human in neurologic dysfunction and histopathologic brain damage.
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- G Kito
- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (SNBL) Ltd., 2438 Miyanoura, Yoshida, 891-1394, Kagoshima, Japan.
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Abe Y, Nagata R, Hasunuma Y, Yokosawa H. Isolation, characterization and cDNA cloning of a one-lobed transferrin from the ascidian Halocynthia roretzi. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2001; 128:73-9. [PMID: 11163306 DOI: 10.1016/s1096-4959(00)00298-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Transferrin was isolated from plasma of the ascidian Halocynthia roretzi by ion-exchange chromatography. The molecular weight of the plasma transferrin was determined to be 52K by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and gel filtration. Ascidian plasma transferrin was found to bind one mole of iron ion per mole of protein. The reductive S-pyridylethylated transferrin was subjected to Edman degradation analysis for determination of the N-terminal amino acid sequence, and it was also subjected to proteolytic fragmentation to yield peptide fragments, whose amino acid sequences were determined by Edman degradation analysis. Using the above amino acid sequences, a cDNA clone (1880 base pairs) encoding a protein of 372 amino acids containing a signal peptide of 21 amino acids was isolated from an H. roretzi hepatopancreas cDNA library. The reduced amino acid sequence contains the same sequences of the peptide fragments. A comparison of the amino acid sequence of ascidian transferrin with those of other members of the transferrin family revealed that the ascidian transferrin is composed of only the N-terminal lobe of two-lobed vertebrate transferrins. Thus, a one-lobed transferrin is present in the ascidian H. roretzi.
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- Y Abe
- Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, 060-0812, Sapporo, Japan
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Hume W, Nagata R. Synthesis of Tricyclic Azakynurenic Acids as a New Class of NMDA-Glycine Antagonists Using Novel Stille Coupling Reaction. Synlett 2000. [DOI: 10.1055/s-1997-6149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The effects of ropinirole (4-[2-(dipropylamino)ethyl]-2-indolinone monohydrochloride), a nonergoline dopamine receptor agonist with a high affinity for native dopamine D(2)-like receptors, on Parkinsonism induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), 2.5 mg/animal in common marmosets were examined and compared to the effects of bromocriptine. Ropinirole (0.1-3 mg/kg, PO) increased motor activity dose dependently and reversed akinesia or uncoordinated movement in MPTP-treated marmosets. The activities for ropinirole were very similar to those of bromocriptine. Ropinirole had, however, several properties that differed from those of bromocriptine. Ropinirole caused a more rapid onset of anti-Parkinsonian activity compared to bromocriptine, and had a potency more than five times greater than that of bromocriptine in the improvement of motor deficits. The combination of ropinirole and L-DOPA increased the effectiveness of ropinirole or L-DOPA alone, and produced a more marked additive effect on motor activity than did bromocriptine and L-DOPA. Chronic administration of ropinirole for 21 days produced a statistically significant increase in motor activity compared to the initial administration, and akinesia scores, measured through rating the quality of movements, were also improved without obvious dyskinesia. This study suggests that ropinirole is a dopamine D(2)-like receptor agonistic drug of potential use in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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- K Fukuzaki
- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd., 2438 Miyanoura, 891-1394, Kagoshima, Japan
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Ropinirole (4-[2-(dipropylamino)ethyl]-2-indolinone monohydrochloride) a nonergoline dopamine receptor agonist with high affinity for native dopamine D(2)-like receptors in human caudate tissue, was tested with respect to the stimulation of postsynaptic brain dopamine receptors in standard preclinical models of Parkinson's disease. Additionally, in these animal models the antiparkinsonian activity of ropinirole was compared to that of bromocriptine. The ED(50)s (95% confidence limits) of ropinirole and bromocriptine on the turning behavior in 6-OHDA-lesioned rats were 20.17 mg/kg (14.27-26.88 mg/kg) and 11.99 mg/kg (9.37-14.17 mg/kg), respectively. The ED(50)s (95% confidence limits) of ropinirole and bromocriptine on the catalepsy induced by reserpine were 18.55 mg/kg (15.29-22.99 mg/kg) and 12.56 mg/kg (10.25-14.64 mg/kg), respectively. Ropinirole and bromocriptine had no effect on the tremors induced by oxotremorine in mice, whereas atropine markedly suppressed the tremors. The ED(50)s (95% confidence limits) of ropinirole and bromocriptine on the tremors in VMT-lesioned monkeys were 0.18 mg/kg (0.12-0.29 mg/kg) and 2.63 mg/kg (1.06-6.45 mg/kg), respectively. In rodent parkinsonian models, bromocriptine was more potent than ropinirole; however, in the nonhuman primate parkinsonian model, ropinirole was a more potent inhibitor of parkinsonian activity than bromocriptine. This study suggests that ropinirole is a dopamine D(2)-like receptor agonistic drug of potential use in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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- K Fukuzaki
- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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Nagata R, Fukase H, Rafizadeh-Kabe JD. East-West development: understanding the usability and acceptance of foreign data in Japan. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 2000; 38:87-92. [PMID: 10706196 DOI: 10.5414/cpp38087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The introduction in Japan of New GCP regulations, as well as the internationalization of clinical trials under the ICH process (International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use), has meant that the system is now faced with a number of serious challenges. This is shown by the dramatic decrease in registration of new drugs. Identifying the actors in the new context is essential. We shall first define precisely what is the Regulatory Authority in Japan, and which are the Regulatory Requirements to be fulfilled. We shall then describe the new process for evaluation of foreign clinical data. One of the major issues will be to determine in which cases a complete clinical data package will be sufficient to support regulatory submission, and in which cases additional clinical studies or bridging studies, and what kind of bridging studies will be required.
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- R Nagata
- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Kagoshima, Japan
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Goda S, Takano K, Yamagata Y, Nagata R, Akutsu H, Maki S, Namba K, Yutani K. Amyloid protofilament formation of hen egg lysozyme in highly concentrated ethanol solution. Protein Sci 2000; 9:369-75. [PMID: 10716189 PMCID: PMC2144556 DOI: 10.1110/ps.9.2.369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mutant human lysozymes (Ile56Thr & Asp67His) have been reported to form amyloid deposits in the viscera. From the standpoint of understanding the mechanism of amyloid formation, we searched for conditions of amyloid formation in vitro using hen egg lysozyme, which has been extensively studied from a physicochemical standpoint. It was found that the circular dichroism spectra in the far-ultraviolet region of the hen egg lysozyme changed to those characteristic of a beta-structure from the native alpha-helix rich spectrum in 90% ethanol solution. When the concentration of protein was increased to 10 mg/mL, the protein solution formed a gel in the presence of 90% ethanol, and precipitated on further addition of 10 mM NaCl. The precipitates were examined by electron microscopy, their ability to bind Congo red, and X-ray diffraction to determine whether amyloid fibrils were formed in the precipitates. Electron micrographs displayed unbranched protofilament with a diameter of approximately 70 A. The peak point of the difference spectrum for the Congo red binding assay was 541 nm, which is characteristic of amyloid fibrils. The X-ray diffraction pattern showed a sharp and intense diffraction ring at 4.7 A, a reflection that arises from the interstrand spacing in beta-sheets. These results indicate that the precipitates of hen egg lysozyme are amyloid protofilament, and that the amyloid protofilament formation of hen egg lysozyme closely follows upon the destruction of the helical and tertiary structures.
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- S Goda
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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Synthetic phenylurea derivatives such as N-phenyl-N'-(4-pyridyl)urea (4PU) and N-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N'-phenylurea (4PU30) have strong cytokinin activities. Using tritiated 4PU30 as a probe, we found the presence of a cytokinin-specific binding protein (CSBP) with high affinity for 4PU30 (Ka for 4PU30 = 4 x 10(10) M-1) in the soluble fraction of etiolated mung bean seedlings. We purified CSBP by the use of 4PU-Sepharose 4B, an affinity gel ligated with 4PU. Analysis of its cDNA revealed that CSBP was a novel member of a major pollen allergen/pathogenesis-related protein family with a calculated molecular weight of 17 kDa. Recombinant CSBP was expressed in Escherichia coli was confirmed to bind specifically to cytokinins.
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- Y Fujimoto
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Iwanaga S, Nagata R, Miyamoto A, Kouzuma Y, Yamasaki N, Kimura M. Conformation of the primary binding loop folded through an intramolecular interaction contributes to the strong chymotrypsin inhibitory activity of the chymotrypsin inhibitor from Erythrina variegata seeds. J Biochem 1999; 126:162-7. [PMID: 10393334 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We previously demonstrated that amino acid residues Gln62 (P3), Phe63 (P2), Leu64 (P1), and Phe67 (P3') in the primary binding loop of Erythrina variegata chymotrypsin inhibitor (ECI), a member of the Kunitz inhibitor family, are involved in its strong inhibitory activity toward chymotrypsin [Iwanaga et al. (1998) J. Biochem. 124, 663-669]. To determine whether or not these four amino acid residues predominantly contribute to the strong inhibitory activity of ECI, they were simultaneously replaced by Ala. The results showed that a quadruple mutant, Q62A/F63A/L64A/F67A, retained considerable inhibitory activity (Ki, 5.6 x 10(-7) M), indicating that in addition to the side chains of these four amino acid residues, the backbone structure of the primary binding loop in ECI is essential for the inhibitory activity toward chymotrypsin. Two chimeric proteins, in which the primary binding loops of ECI and ETIa were exchanged: an isoinhibitor from E. variegata with lower chymotrypsin inhibitory activity, were constructed to determine whether the backbone structure of the primary binding loop of ECI was formed by the amino acid residues therein, or through an interaction between the primary binding loop and the residual structure designated as the "scaffold." A chimeric protein, ECI/ETIa, composed of the primary binding loop of ECI and the scaffold of ETIa showed weaker inhibitory activity (Ki, 1.3 x 10(-6) M) than ECI (Ki, 9.8 x 10(-8) M). In contrast, a chimera, ETIa/ECI, comprising the primary binding loop of ETIa and the scaffold of ECI inhibited chymotrypsin more strongly (Ki, 5.7 x 10(-7) M) than ETIa (Ki, 1.3 x 10(-6) M). These results indicate that the intramolecular interaction between the primary binding loop and the scaffold of ECI plays an important role in the strong inhibitory activity toward chymotrypsin. Furthermore, surface plasmon resonance analysis revealed that the side chains on the primary binding loop of ECI contribute to both an increase in the association rate constant (kon) and a decrease in the dissociation rate constant (koff) for the ECI-chymotrypsin interaction, whereas the backbone structure of the primary binding loop mainly contributes to a decrease in the dissociation rate constant.
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- S Iwanaga
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan
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Yamada G, Nakamura S, Fukuzaki K, Izumi H, Horai N, Nagata R, Minami T, Tohno Y, Suzuki K, Haraguchi R, Miyado K, Toyoda T, Izpisua-Belmonte JC, Maruyama I, Kitajima I. Dysregulation of trace element composition in ovariectomized cynomolgus monkey bones. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 1998; 44:1205-13. [PMID: 9874507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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One of the challenging issues in modern biomedical science is the increasing number of osteoporosis patients due to the expansion of elderly populations. Among aging-related pathogenic changes, alterations in bone function and skeletal pathogenesis is a particularly important issue of concern. Osteoporosis is one of the most serious bone-related pathogenic states, as it causes serious loss of quality of life. Alterations in estrogen levels in accordance with aging are one of the key risk factors for osteoporosis. Complexed estrogen actions on bones can be traced by analyzing bone mineral components, as those elements accumulate as mineral complexes, reflecting the context of multiple cellular reactions such as bone resorption/osteogenesis. We have analyzed bone trace element composition in ovariectomized (OVX-treated) Cynomolgus monkey models in this study. In order to gain insights into the effects of such defects on bone trace element composition, inductively coupled plasma atomic emissions spectrometry (ICP-AES) analysis was performed. Marked changes in bone trace element levels were found in vertebral bones of OVX-treated Cynomolgus monkeys. An assessment of these trace element spectra in OVX model animals is discussed. These results could provide useful markers for understanding the physiological states of bones in postmenopausal women.
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Fujimoto Y, Nagata R, Fukasawa H, Yano K, Azuma M, Iida A, Sugimoto S, Shudo K, Hashimoto Y. Purification and cDNA cloning of cytokinin-specific binding protein from mung bean (Vigna radiata). Eur J Biochem 1998; 258:794-802. [PMID: 9874249 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2580794.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Synthetic urea derivatives such as N-phenyl-N'-(4-pyridyl)urea (4PU) and N-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N'-phenylurea (4PU30) have strong cytokinin activities. Using tritiated 4PU30 as a probe, we previously established the presence of a cytokinin-specific binding protein (CSBP) of high affinity (Ka for 4PU30 = 4x10(10) M(-1)) in the soluble fraction of etiolated mung bean seedlings [Nagata, R., Kawachi, E., Hashimoto, Y. & Shudo, K. (1993) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 191, 543-549]. In this report, we purified CSBP by the use of 4PU-Sepharose 4B, an affinity gel liganded with 4PU. We determined partial amino acid sequences of CSBP and isolated its cDNA by reverse-transcription (RT) PCR. The cDNA encoded a protein with a calculated molecular mass of 17 kDa. A data base homology search revealed that CSBP is a novel member of a major pollen allergen/pathogenesis-related protein family. Recombinant CSBP was expressed in Escherichia coli and was confirmed to bind specifically to cytokinins.
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- Y Fujimoto
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Japan
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