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Hinks A, Dalton BE, Mashouri P, Flewwelling LD, Pyle WG, Cheng AJ, Power GA. Time course changes in in vivo muscle mechanical function and Ca 2+ regulation of force following experimentally induced gradual ovarian failure in mice. Exp Physiol 2024; 109:711-728. [PMID: 38500268 PMCID: PMC11061627 DOI: 10.1113/ep091735] [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: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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The abrupt cessation of ovarian hormone release is associated with declines in muscle contractile function, yet the impact of gradual ovarian failure on muscle contractility across peri-, early- and late-stage menopause remains unclear. In this study, a 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD)-induced ovarian failure mouse model was used to examine time course changes in muscle mechanical function. Plantar flexors of female mice (VCD: n = 10; CON: n = 8) were assessed at 40 (early perimenopause), 80 (late perimenopause), 120 (menopause onset) and 176 (late menopause) days post-initial VCD injection. A torque-frequency relationship was established across a range of frequencies (10-200 Hz). Isotonic dynamic contractions were elicited against relative loads (10-80% maximal isometric torque) to determine the torque-velocity-power relationship. Mice then performed a fatigue task using intermittent 100 Hz isometric contractions until torque dropped by 60%. Recovery of twitch, 10 Hz and 100 Hz torque were tracked for 10 min post-task failure. Additionally, intact muscle fibres from the flexor digitorum brevis underwent a fatigue task (50 repetitions at 70 Hz), and 10 and 100 Hz tetanic [Ca2+] were monitored for 10 min afterward. VCD mice exhibited 16% lower twitch torque than controls across all time points. Apart from twitch torque, 10 Hz torque and 10 Hz tetanic [Ca2+], where VCD showed greater values relative to pre-fatigue during recovery, no significant differences were observed between control and VCD mice during recovery. These results indicate that gradual ovarian failure has minimal detriments to in vivo muscle mechanical function, with minor alterations observed primarily for low-frequency stimulation during recovery from fatigue.
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- Avery Hinks
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, College of Biological SciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphOntarioCanada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, College of Biological SciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphOntarioCanada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, College of Biological SciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphOntarioCanada
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- Muscle Health Research Centre, School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Faculty of HealthYork UniversityTorontoCanada
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- IMPART Team Canada, Dalhousie MedicineDalhousie UniversitySaint JohnNew BrunswickCanada
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- Muscle Health Research Centre, School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Faculty of HealthYork UniversityTorontoCanada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, College of Biological SciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphOntarioCanada
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Swami B, Kumari N, Maruthi M, Kunjunny NK, Menon RS. A formal vinylic substitution reaction for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated enol esters and their anticancer potential. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:3273-3278. [PMID: 38572769 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00401a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Arylsulfonyl group-bearing α,β-unsaturated enol esters were readily assembled via the Cs2CO3-mediated union of 2-bromoallyl sulfones and cinnamic acids. The overall transformation is equivalent to an sp2 carbon-oxygen coupling reaction, and therefore constitutes a formal vinylic substitution. Several of the products display promising levels of antiproliferative activities higher than that of the anticancer drug carboplatin. Thiophenol reacted with 2-bromoallyl sulfones under identical conditions to afford α-thiophenyl-α'-tosyl acetone via an apparent aerial oxidation.
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- Bhawna Swami
- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana 123 031, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana 123 031, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana 123 031, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala 673 635, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala 673 635, India.
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Miao Y, Wan W, Zhu K, Pan M, Zhao X, Ma B, Wei Q. Effects of 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide on the cell cycle, apoptosis, and steroid hormone secretion of goat ovarian granulosa cells. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2022; 58:220-231. [PMID: 35386089 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-022-00663-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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4-Vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD) is a potentially hazardous industrial chemical that may enter a goat's body in various ways during industrial breeding. Ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) play a critical role in supporting follicle development and hormone synthesis. However, there are few studies on the effect of VCD on goat ovarian GCs. In this study, goat ovarian GCs were isolated and treated with VCD. The results showed that treatment with VCD increased the proportion of S phase and G2/M cells, but decreased the proportion of G1 phase. VCD treatment significantly inhibited the expression of cyclin A and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2). But the expression levels of p21 and p27 were increased. VCD could induce an apparent increase in the proportion of apoptosis and the level of cleaved caspase 3. Treatment with VCD significantly reduced the progesterone and estrogen concentration in the medium in which goat ovarian GCs were cultured. Correspondingly, the expression level of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STAR) was significantly downregulated. Treatment with 0.25 and 0.5 mM VCD, the protein expression level of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) and Akt were significantly decreased. Moreover, treatment with 0.25 mM VCD significantly inhibited the phosphorylation of Akt. In conclusion, VCD exposure had cytotoxic effects such as decreased cell viability, disordered cell cycle, increased apoptosis, and interference with steroid hormone synthesis on goat GCs. These cytotoxic effects of VCD on goat GCs may be due to the downregulation of IGF1R and the inhibition of IGF1R/Akt signaling pathway.
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- Yuyang Miao
- Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712100, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712100, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712100, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712100, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712100, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712100, Yangling, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712100, Yangling, China.
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Rucins M, Smits R, Sipola A, Vigante B, Domracheva I, Turovska B, Muhamadejev R, Pajuste K, Plotniece M, Sobolev A, Duburs G, Plotniece A. Pleiotropic Properties of Amphiphilic Dihydropyridines, Dihydropyridones, and Aminovinylcarbonyl Compounds. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2020; 2020:8413713. [PMID: 33488932 PMCID: PMC7790557 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8413713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Three groups of synthetic lipids are chosen for studies: (1) 1,4-dihydropyridines (1,4-DHPs) containing two cationic moieties and their analogues; (2) 3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-pyridones containing a cationic moiety; and (3) acyclic, open-chain analogues, i.e., 2-amino-3-alkoxycarbonylalkylammonium derivatives. 1,4-DHPs possessing dodecyl alkyl chains in the ester groups in positions 3 and 5 and cationic nitrogen-containing groups in positions 2 and 6 have high cytotoxicity in cancer cells HT-1080 (human lung fibrosarcoma) and MH-22A (mouse hepatoma), but low cytotoxicity in the noncancerous NIH3T3 cells (mouse embryonic fibroblast). On the contrary, similar compounds having short (methyl, ethyl, or propoxyethyl) chains in the ester groups in positions 3 and 5 lack cytotoxicity in the cancer cells HT-1080 and MH-22A even at high doses. Inclusion of fluorine atoms in the alkyl chains in positions 3 and 5 of the DHP cycle decreases the cytotoxicity of the mentioned compounds. Structurally related dihydropyridones with a polar head group are substantially more toxic to normal and cancerous cells than the DHP analogues. Open-chain analogues of DHP lipids comprise the same conjugated aminovinylcarbonyl moiety and possess anticancer activity, but they also have high basal cytotoxicity. Electrochemical oxidation data demonstrate that oxidation potentials of selected compounds are in the range of 1.6-1.7 V for cationic 1,4-DHP, 2.0-2.4 V for cationic 3,4-dihydropyridones, and 1.2-1.5 V for 2-amino-3-alkoxycarbonylalkylammonium derivatives. Furthermore, the tested cationic 1,4-DHP amphiphiles possess antiradical activity. Molecular topological polar surface area values for the tested compounds were defined in accordance with the main fragments of compound structures. The determined logP values were highest for dodecyl ester groups in positions 3 and 5 of the 1,4-DHP and lowest for short alkyl chain-containing amphiphiles.
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- Martins Rucins
- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, Riga LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, Riga LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, Riga LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, Riga LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, Riga LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, Riga LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, Riga LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, Riga LV-1006, Latvia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Riga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema 16, Riga LV-1007, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, Riga LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, Riga LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, Riga LV-1006, Latvia
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Marques-Almeida T, Cardoso VF, Gama M, Lanceros-Mendez S, Ribeiro C. Patterned Piezoelectric Scaffolds for Osteogenic Differentiation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E8352. [PMID: 33171761 PMCID: PMC7672637 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The morphological clues of scaffolds can determine cell behavior and, therefore, the patterning of electroactive polymers can be a suitable strategy for bone tissue engineering. In this way, this work reports on the influence of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) electroactive micropatterned scaffolds on the proliferation and differentiation of bone cells. For that, micropatterned P(VDF-TrFE) scaffolds were produced by lithography in the form of arrays of lines and hexagons and then tested for cell proliferation and differentiation of pre-osteoblast cell line. Results show that more anisotropic surface microstructures promote bone differentiation without the need of further biochemical stimulation. Thus, the combination of specific patterns with the inherent electroactivity of materials provides a promising platform for bone regeneration.
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- Teresa Marques-Almeida
- CF-UM-UP, Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e Porto, Campus de Gualtar, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (T.M.-A.); (V.F.C.)
- CEB, Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Campus de Gualtar, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal;
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- CF-UM-UP, Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e Porto, Campus de Gualtar, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (T.M.-A.); (V.F.C.)
- CMEMS-UMinho, Campus de Azurém, Universidade do Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- CEB, Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Campus de Gualtar, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal;
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- BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- CF-UM-UP, Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e Porto, Campus de Gualtar, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (T.M.-A.); (V.F.C.)
- CEB, Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Campus de Gualtar, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal;
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Chaparro JD, Cheng T, Tran UP, Andrade RM, Brenner SBT, Hwang G, Cohn S, Hirata K, McKerrow JH, Reed SL. Two key cathepsins, TgCPB and TgCPL, are targeted by the vinyl sulfone inhibitor K11777 in in vitro and in vivo models of toxoplasmosis. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193982. [PMID: 29565998 PMCID: PMC5863946 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Although toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic infections worldwide, therapeutic options remain limited. Cathepsins, proteases that play key roles in the pathogenesis of toxoplasmosis and many other protozoan infections, are important potential therapeutic targets. Because both TgCPB and TgCPL play a role in T. gondii invasion, we evaluated the efficacy of the potent, irreversible vinyl sulfone inhibitor, K11777 (N-methyl-piperazine-Phe-homoPhe-vinylsulfone-phenyl). The inhibitor’s toxicity and pharmacokinetic profile have been well-studied because of its in vitro and in vivo activity against a number of parasites. We found that it inhibited both TgCPB (EC50 = 114 nM) and TgCPL (EC50 = 71 nM) in vitro. K11777 also inhibited invasion of human fibroblasts by RH tachyzoites by 71% (p = 0.003) and intracellular replication by >99% (p<0.0001). In vivo, a single dose of K11777 led to 100% survival of chicken embryos in an model of acute toxoplasmosis (p = 0.015 Cox regression analysis). Therefore, K11777 shows promise as a novel therapeutic agent in the treatment of toxoplasmosis, and may prove to be a broadly effective anti-parasitic agent.
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- Juan D. Chaparro
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Rady Children's Hospital, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacy, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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McCune CD, Beio ML, Sturdivant JM, de la Salud-Bea R, Darnell BM, Berkowitz DB. Synthesis and Deployment of an Elusive Fluorovinyl Cation Equivalent: Access to Quaternary α-(1'-Fluoro)vinyl Amino Acids as Potential PLP Enzyme Inactivators. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:14077-14089. [PMID: 28906111 PMCID: PMC6052324 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b04690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Developing specific chemical functionalities to deploy in biological environments for targeted enzyme inactivation lies at the heart of mechanism-based inhibitor development but also is central to other protein-tagging methods in modern chemical biology including activity-based protein profiling and proteolysis-targeting chimeras. We describe here a previously unknown class of potential PLP enzyme inactivators; namely, a family of quaternary, α-(1'-fluoro)vinyl amino acids, bearing the side chains of the cognate amino acids. These are obtained by the capture of suitably protected amino acid enolates with β,β-difluorovinyl phenyl sulfone, a new (1'-fluoro)vinyl cation equivalent, and an electrophile that previously eluded synthesis, capture and characterization. A significant variety of biologically relevant AA side chains are tolerated including those for alanine, valine, leucine, methionine, lysine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan. Following addition/elimination, the resulting transoid α-(1'-fluoro)-β-(phenylsulfonyl)vinyl AA-esters undergo smooth sulfone-stannane interchange to stereoselectively give the corresponding transoid α-(1'-fluoro)-β-(tributylstannyl)vinyl AA-esters. Protodestannylation and global deprotection then yield these sterically encumbered and densely functionalized quaternary amino acids. The α-(1'-fluoro)vinyl trigger, a potential allene-generating functionality originally proposed by Abeles, is now available in a quaternary AA context for the first time. In an initial test of this new inhibitor class, α-(1'-fluoro)vinyllysine is seen to act as a time-dependent, irreversible inactivator of lysine decarboxylase from Hafnia alvei. The enantiomers of the inhibitor could be resolved, and each is seen to give time-dependent inactivation with this enzyme. Kitz-Wilson analysis reveals similar inactivation parameters for the two antipodes, L-α-(1'-fluoro)vinyllysine (Ki = 630 ± 20 μM; t1/2 = 2.8 min) and D-α-(1'-fluoro)vinyllysine (Ki = 470 ± 30 μM; t1/2 = 3.6 min). The stage is now set for exploration of the efficacy of this trigger in other PLP-enzyme active sites.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0304
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0304
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Haraszti RA, Roux L, Coles AH, Turanov AA, Alterman JF, Echeverria D, Godinho BM, Aronin N, Khvorova A. 5΄-Vinylphosphonate improves tissue accumulation and efficacy of conjugated siRNAs in vivo. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:7581-7592. [PMID: 28591791 PMCID: PMC5570069 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
5΄-Vinylphosphonate modification of siRNAs protects them from phosphatases, and improves silencing activity. Here, we show that 5΄-vinylphosphonate confers novel properties to siRNAs. Specifically, 5΄-vinylphosphonate (i) increases siRNA accumulation in tissues, (ii) extends duration of silencing in multiple organs and (iii) protects siRNAs from 5΄-to-3΄ exonucleases. Delivery of conjugated siRNAs requires extensive chemical modifications to achieve stability in vivo. Because chemically modified siRNAs are poor substrates for phosphorylation by kinases, and 5΄-phosphate is required for loading into RNA-induced silencing complex, the synthetic addition of a 5΄-phosphate on a fully modified siRNA guide strand is expected to be beneficial. Here, we show that synthetic phosphorylation of fully modified cholesterol-conjugated siRNAs increases their potency and efficacy in vitro, but when delivered systemically to mice, the 5΄-phosphate is removed within 2 hours. The 5΄-phosphate mimic 5΄-(E)-vinylphosphonate stabilizes the 5΄ end of the guide strand by protecting it from phosphatases and 5΄-to-3΄ exonucleases. The improved stability increases guide strand accumulation and retention in tissues, which significantly enhances the efficacy of cholesterol-conjugated siRNAs and the duration of silencing in vivo. Moreover, we show that 5΄-(E)-vinylphosphonate stabilizes 5΄ phosphate, thereby enabling systemic delivery to and silencing in kidney and heart.
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- Reka A. Haraszti
- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 01605 Worcester, MA, USA
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Alagar Yadav S, Ramalingam S, Jebamalairaj A, Subban R, Sundaram KM. Biochemical fingerprint and pharmacological applications of Barleria noctiflora L.f. leaves. J Complement Integr Med 2017; 13:365-376. [PMID: 27476103 DOI: 10.1515/jcim-2015-0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Background Antioxidant and antihistamine agents from Barleria noctiflora L.f. as natural source due to the existing modern medicine give various adverse effects to overcome these problems with natural products. MethodsB. noctiflora leaves extract was fractionated with column chromatography; the homogenized fractions were monitored with thin layer chromatography (TLC) and characterized by using UV-visible, FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and mass spectrometry spectral studies. The volatile phytoconstituents of B. noctiflora extract were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Phytoconstituents from B. noctiflora leaves extract were screened for their antioxidant and antihistamine potential in vitro (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity, 2,2'-azinobis-3-ethylbenzothiozoline-6-sulfonic acid radical decolouration assay, nitric oxide radical scavenging activity, superoxide radical scavenging activity and hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging activity) and in silico (molecular docking), respectively. Results Antioxidant and antihistamine barlerinoside has been isolated and characterized from the leaves of B. noctiflora L.f. Barlerinoside revealed their free-radical scavenging ability on OH-, OH•, NO-, O2- and H2O2 radicals and found high percentage inhibition against OH- radical at the IC50 value of 50.45±2.52 µg. The methanol (MeOH) extract of B. noctiflora leaves contains cyclotene; N,N-dimethylglycine; tetrahydrocyclopenta [1,3] dioxin-4-one; phenol, 2-methoxy-; benzofuran, 2-methyl-; 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-α-d-glucopyranose; 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol; 1,3;2,5-dimethylene-l-rhamnitol; levoglucosan and bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-7-ene-2,5-dione as being the major compounds. Among phytoconstituents present in the extract, the hexestrol; 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis(2-methylpropyl) ester; 1-(3,6,6-trimethyl-1,6,7,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl) ethanone; megastigmatrienone; furan interacted with histamine H1 receptor and bind at GLU-177 and ASP-178 with high binding energy score -13.95, -13.41, -12.56, -12.03, and -11.72 kcal/mol, respectively, and the expected hydrolysed products of compound-1a and compound-1b from barlerinoside showed -8.91 and -8.68 kcal/mol binding energy against the histamine H1 receptor. This showed that the active ligands exactly bind with active binding site of the protein. ConclusionsWe can conclude that isolated barlerinoside from B. noctflora L.f. has potent antioxidant activity against synthetic free radicals and antihistamine activity against histamine H1 receptor.
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Gehrig J, Kaulfuß S, Jarry H, Bremmer F, Stettner M, Burfeind P, Thelen P. Prospects of estrogen receptor β activation in the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer. Oncotarget 2017; 8:34971-34979. [PMID: 28380417 PMCID: PMC5471027 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.16496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Advanced prostate cancer can develop into castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). This process is mediated either by intratumoral ligand synthesis or by mutations or aberrations of the androgen receptor (AR) or its cofactors. To date, no curative therapy for CRPC is available, as AR-targeted therapies eventually result in the development of resistance. The human prostate cancer cell line VCaP (vertebral cancer of the prostate) overexpresses AR and its splice variants (ARVs) as a mechanism of resistance to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) of external and intratumoral origin. In the present study, we demonstrate that stimulating estrogen receptor β activity with the specific agonist 8β-VE2 in VCaP cells in successive stages of ADT induced a time- and dose-dependent decrease in cell survival and an increase in apoptosis. Furthermore, 8β-VE2 treatment reduced the overexpression of the AR as well as ARVs in VCaP cells under maximum ADT. Our results indicate that decreased survival of the androgen-dependent CRPC cells employing apoptosis together with the regulative effect on AR expression could have beneficial effects over current AR-targeting therapies.
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- Julia Gehrig
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Endocrinology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany
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Borges A, Sousa P, Gaspar A, Vilar S, Borges F, Simões M. Furvina inhibits the 3-oxo-C12-HSL-based quorum sensing system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and QS-dependent phenotypes. Biofouling 2017; 33:156-168. [PMID: 28140677 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2017.1280732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Disruption of cell-cell communication or quorum sensing (QS) is considered a stimulating approach for reducing bacterial pathogenicity and resistance. Although several QS inhibitors (QSIs) have been discovered so far their clinical use remains distant. This problem can be circumvented by searching for QSI among drugs already approved for the treatment of different diseases. In this context, antibiotics have earned special attention. Whereas at high concentrations antibiotics exert a killing effect, at lower concentrations they may act as signaling molecules and as such can modulate gene expression. In this study, the antibiotic furvina was shown to be able to cause inhibition of the 3-oxo-C12-HSL-dependent QS system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Furvina interacts with the LasI/LasR system. The data were validated by modeling studies. Furvina can also reduce biofilm formation and decrease the production of QS-controlled virulence factors.
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- Anabela Borges
- a LEPABE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , University of Porto , Porto , Portugal
- b CIQ-UP, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences , University of Porto , Porto , Portugal
- c CECAV-Veterinary and Animal Science Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science , University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- a LEPABE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , University of Porto , Porto , Portugal
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- b CIQ-UP, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences , University of Porto , Porto , Portugal
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- d Department of Biomedical Informatics , Columbia University , New York , USA
- e Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Santiago de Compostela , Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- b CIQ-UP, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences , University of Porto , Porto , Portugal
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- a LEPABE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , University of Porto , Porto , Portugal
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Zhang J, Li L, Wang Z, Zheng C, Zhang H, Wang H, Li P, Zhai X, Li H, Tan XI. INHIBITORY MECHANISM AGAINST OXIDATIVE STRESS AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF CANOLOL. Acta Pol Pharm 2017; 74:25-29. [PMID: 29474758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Canolol is a decarboxylated derivative of sinapic acid. Due to lipophilic nature, canolol is an excellent orally bioavailable phenol. It mainly occurs in roasted rapeseeds. It is documented in the literature as a potent antioxidant and safe for human health. The mode of antioxidant activity of canolol involves the suppression of various free radicals such as 02, ONOO and 'OOH. As evident from the literature, few studies have been carried out to explore the free radical scavenging activity of canolol. Thus, the objective of this review article is to summarize the available literature about free radical scavenging potential of this promising phenol to pave the path for further investigations about biological activities of canolol.
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Koebele SV, Mennenga SE, Hiroi R, Quihuis AM, Hewitt LT, Poisson ML, George C, Mayer LP, Dyer CA, Aiken LS, Demers LM, Carson C, Bimonte-Nelson HA. Cognitive changes across the menopause transition: A longitudinal evaluation of the impact of age and ovarian status on spatial memory. Horm Behav 2017; 87:96-114. [PMID: 27793768 PMCID: PMC5479707 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cognitive changes that occur during mid-life and beyond are linked to both aging and the menopause transition. Studies in women suggest that the age at menopause onset can impact cognitive status later in life; yet, little is known about memory changes that occur during the transitional period to the postmenopausal state. The 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD) model simulates transitional menopause in rodents by depleting the immature ovarian follicle reserve and allowing animals to retain their follicle-deplete ovarian tissue, resulting in a profile similar to the majority of perimenopausal women. Here, Vehicle or VCD treatment was administered to ovary-intact adult and middle-aged Fischer-344 rats to assess the trajectory of cognitive change across time with normal aging and aging with transitional menopause via VCD-induced follicular depletion, as well as to evaluate whether age at the onset of follicular depletion plays a role in cognitive outcomes. Animals experiencing the onset of menopause at a younger age exhibited impaired spatial memory early in the transition to a follicle-deplete state. Additionally, at the mid- and post- follicular depletion time points, VCD-induced follicular depletion amplified an age effect on memory. Overall, these findings suggest that age at the onset of menopause is a critical parameter to consider when evaluating learning and memory across the transition to reproductive senescence. From a translational perspective, this study illustrates how age at menopause onset might impact cognition in menopausal women, and provides insight into time points to explore for the window of opportunity for hormone therapy during the menopause transition period. Hormone therapy during this critical juncture might be especially efficacious at attenuating age- and menopause- related cognitive decline, producing healthy brain aging profiles in women who retain their ovaries throughout their lifespan.
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- Stephanie V Koebele
- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ 85006, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ 85006, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ 85006, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ 85006, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ 85006, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ 85006, United States
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- Senestech, Inc., 3140 N Caden Court, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, United States
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- Senestech, Inc., 3140 N Caden Court, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, United States
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- Senestech, Inc., 3140 N Caden Court, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States
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- The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, The M. S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ 85006, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ 85006, United States.
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Cantrell CL, Jones AMP, Ali A. Isolation and Identification of Mosquito (Aedes aegypti) Biting-Deterrent Compounds from the Native American Ethnobotanical Remedy Plant Hierochloë odorata (Sweetgrass). J Agric Food Chem 2016; 64:8352-8358. [PMID: 27744691 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b01668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Hierochloë odorata (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae), commonly known as sweetgrass, has documented use as an insect repellent by the Flatheads of Montana and Blackfoot of Alberta. Both the Flatheads of Montana and Blackfoot of Alberta would use braided plant material in a sachet in clothing or burn them from one end as incense, air/clothing freshener, and insect repellent. This study evaluated the insect-repellent properties of this plant using an in vitro mosquito Aedes aegypti feeding bioassay-directed approach to identify the compound(s) responsible for the observed activities. Evaluation of crude extracts produced from H. odorata revealed that the hydrodistillate had the highest level of mosquito biting deterrence. Fractionation of this extract, followed by re-evaluation for mosquito biting deterrence, produced many active fractions, which were evaluated by spectroscopic techniques and determined to contain phytol, coumarin, and 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol. Phytol and coumarin were both determined to be responsible for the Ae. aegypti biting deterrency. Scientific evidence reported here validates its traditional use as a biting-insect deterrent.
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- Charles L Cantrell
- Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service , University, Mississippi 38677, United States
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, University of Guelph , Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, The University of Mississippi , University, Mississippi 38677, United States
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Lee JA, Kim JH, Woo SY, Son HJ, Han SH, Jang BK, Choi JW, Kim DJ, Park KD, Hwang O. A novel compound VSC2 has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in microglia and in Parkinson's disease animal model. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:1087-100. [PMID: 25297649 PMCID: PMC4314197 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Neuroinflammation through microglial activation is involved in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease (PD), a major neurodegenerative disorder characterized by dopaminergic neuronal death in the substantia nigra. We examined our novel synthetic compound VSC2 for its anti-inflammatory properties towards development of a PD therapy. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We tested the effects of VSC2 on production of various NF-κB-dependent proinflammatory molecules and Nrf2-dependent antioxidant enzymes in BV-2 microglia and in vivo. KEY RESULTS The vinyl sulfone compound, VSC2, most effectively suppressed the production of NO in LPS-activated microglia. It also down-regulated expression of inducible NOS (iNOS), COX-2, IL-1β and TNF-α and inhibited nuclear translocalization and transcriptional activity of NF-κB. VSC2 increased total and nuclear Nrf2 levels, induced Nrf2 transcriptional activity and was bound to Keap1 with high affinity. Expression of the Nrf2-regulated antioxidant enzyme genes NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreducase-1 (NQO-1), haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and glutamylcysteine ligase (GCL) were up-regulated by VSC2. In the MPTP mouse model of PD, oral administration of VSC2 decreased the number of activated microglia in the substantia nigra, lowered the levels of iNOS, COX-2 and IL-1β, and protected the dopaminergic neurons. VSC2 also elevated the levels of NQO1, HO-1, GCL and Nrf2 in the nigrostriatal area. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS VSC2 has both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and prevented neuroinflammation in microglia and in an animal model of PD. This suggests VSC2 as a potential candidate for PD therapy.
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- Ji Ae Lee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoul, South Korea
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- Center for Neuro-Medicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoul, South Korea
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- Center for Neuro-Medicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul, South Korea
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- Center for Neuro-Medicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul, South Korea
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- Center for Neuro-Medicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul, South Korea
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- Center for Neuro-Medicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoul, South Korea
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Starkov AV, Syropyatov BY, Sobin FV, Pullina NA. [THE INFLUENCE OF NEW DIRECT ANTICOAGULANT THIAZOLINE AMMONIUM 4-CHLOROPHENYL-2-HYDROXY-4-OXO-2-BUTENOATE ON BLOOD COAGULATION INDICES]. Eksp Klin Farmakol 2015; 78:12-14. [PMID: 26591201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The influence of newly synthesized compound--thiazoline ammonium 4-chlorophenyl-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-butenoate (FS-169), which has a direct anticoagulant--on the indices of coagulation activity has been studied in rabbit blood plasma with the aid of an APG4-02-P coagulometer. It is established that FS-169 reliably extends the partial thromboplastin time by 122.2% (p < 0.001) and the prothrombin time by 49.1% (p = 0.001), increases the prothrombin index by 30.9% (p = 0.001), and decreases the prothrombin ratio and international normalized ratio by 40.0% (p = 0.001). At the same time FS-169 does not influence the thrombin time FS-169.
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Ndao M, Nath-Chowdhury M, Sajid M, Marcus V, Mashiyama ST, Sakanari J, Chow E, Mackey Z, Land KM, Jacobson MP, Kalyanaraman C, McKerrow JH, Arrowood MJ, Caffrey CR. A cysteine protease inhibitor rescues mice from a lethal Cryptosporidium parvum infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2013; 57:6063-73. [PMID: 24060869 PMCID: PMC3837922 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00734-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cryptosporidiosis, caused by the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium parvum, can stunt infant growth and can be lethal in immunocompromised individuals. The most widely used drugs for treating cryptosporidiosis are nitazoxanide and paromomycin, although both exhibit limited efficacy. To investigate an alternative approach to therapy, we demonstrate that the clan CA cysteine protease inhibitor N-methyl piperazine-Phe-homoPhe-vinylsulfone phenyl (K11777) inhibits C. parvum growth in mammalian cell lines in a concentration-dependent manner. Further, using the C57BL/6 gamma interferon receptor knockout (IFN-γR-KO) mouse model, which is highly susceptible to C. parvum, oral or intraperitoneal treatment with K11777 for 10 days rescued mice from otherwise lethal infections. Histologic examination of untreated mice showed intestinal inflammation, villous blunting, and abundant intracellular parasite stages. In contrast, K11777-treated mice (210 mg/kg of body weight/day) showed only minimal inflammation and no epithelial changes. Three putative protease targets (termed cryptopains 1 to 3, or CpaCATL-1, -2, and -3) were identified in the C. parvum genome, but only two are transcribed in infected mammals. A homology model predicted that K11777 would bind to cryptopain 1. Recombinant enzymatically active cryptopain 1 was successfully targeted by K11777 in a competition assay with a labeled active-site-directed probe. K11777 exhibited no toxicity in vitro and in vivo, and surviving animals remained free of parasites 3 weeks after treatment. The discovery that a cysteine protease inhibitor provides potent anticryptosporidial activity in an animal model of infection encourages the investigation and development of this biocide class as a new, and urgently needed, chemotherapy for cryptosporidiosis.
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- Momar Ndao
- National Reference Centre for Parasitology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
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- National Reference Centre for Parasitology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases and Department of Pathology, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases and Department of Pathology, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases and Department of Pathology, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases and Department of Pathology, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases and Department of Pathology, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, USA
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- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases and Department of Pathology, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases and Department of Pathology, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Nijmeijer S, Engelhardt H, Schultes S, van de Stolpe AC, Lusink V, de Graaf C, Wijtmans M, Haaksma EEJ, de Esch IJP, Stachurski K, Vischer HF, Leurs R. Design and pharmacological characterization of VUF14480, a covalent partial agonist that interacts with cysteine 98(3.36) of the human histamine H₄ receptor. Br J Pharmacol 2013; 170:89-100. [PMID: 23347159 PMCID: PMC3764852 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The recently proposed binding mode of 2-aminopyrimidines to the human (h) histamine H₄ receptor suggests that the 2-amino group of these ligands interacts with glutamic acid residue E182(5.46) in the transmembrane (TM) helix 5 of this receptor. Interestingly, substituents at the 2-position of this pyrimidine are also in close proximity to the cysteine residue C98(3.36) in TM3. We hypothesized that an ethenyl group at this position will form a covalent bond with C98(3.36) by functioning as a Michael acceptor. A covalent pyrimidine analogue will not only prove this proposed binding mode, but will also provide a valuable tool for H4 receptor research. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We designed and synthesized VUF14480, and pharmacologically characterized this compound in hH4 receptor radioligand binding, G protein activation and β-arrestin2 recruitment experiments. The ability of VUF14480 to act as a covalent binder was assessed both chemically and pharmacologically. KEY RESULTS VUF14480 was shown to be a partial agonist of hH4 receptor-mediated G protein signalling and β-arrestin2 recruitment. VUF14480 bound covalently to the hH₄ receptor with submicromolar affinity. Serine substitution of C98(3.36) prevented this covalent interaction. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS VUF14480 is thought to bind covalently to the hH₄ receptor-C98(3.36) residue and partially induce hH₄ receptor-mediated G protein activation and β-arrestin2 recruitment. Moreover, these observations confirm our previously proposed binding mode of 2-aminopyrimidines. VUF14480 will be a useful tool to stabilize the receptor into an active confirmation and further investigate the structure of the active hH₄ receptor.
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- S Nijmeijer
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KGVienna, Austria
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KGVienna, Austria
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KGVienna, Austria
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KGVienna, Austria
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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Martins AB, Friedrich JLR, Cavalheiro JC, Garcia-Galan C, Barbosa O, Ayub MAZ, Fernandez-Lafuente R, Rodrigues RC. Improved production of butyl butyrate with lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus immobilized on styrene-divinylbenzene beads. Bioresour Technol 2013; 134:417-22. [PMID: 23499180 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/16/2013] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Two immobilized preparations from Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase (TLL) were compared in the synthesis of butyl butyrate. The commercial Lipozyme TL-IM, and TLL immobilized on styrene-divinylbenzene beads (MCI-TLL) were tested in the esterification reaction using n-hexane as solvent. The variables temperature (30-60°C), substrate molar ratio (1:1 to 5:1), added water (0-1%), and biocatalyst content (3-40%) were evaluated in terms of initial reaction rate for each biocatalyst. SDS-PAGE analysis revealed that MCI-TLL had an immobilized enzymatic load twice as high as Lipozyme TL-IM, but with an activity 3-fold higher. MCI-TLL presented high initial reaction rates up to 1.0 M butyric acid, while Lipozyme TL-IM showed a decrease in its activity above 0.5 M. Moreover, MCI-TLL allowed a productivity of 14.5 mmol g(-1) h(-1), while Lipozyme TL-IM 3.2 mmol g(-1) h(-1), both by mass of biocatalyst.
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- Andréa B Martins
- Biocatalysis and Enzyme Technology Lab, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul State, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, P.O. Box 15090, ZC 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Hwang JT, Kim S, Choi I, Choi SY. Resveratrol analog 4-[2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)vinyl]pyridine reduces differentiation of the 3T3-L1 adipocyte. Pharm Biol 2013; 51:96-99. [PMID: 23035943 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2012.711841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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CONTEXT Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) is a phytoalexin synthesized by plants, most notably grapes, against microbial invasion or ultraviolet stimulation, and is known to exert antioxidant, anticancer, and antiobesity effects. OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to find resveratrol derivatives with higher anti-obesity activity compared to resveratrol and to verify their mechanism of action. MATERIALS AND METHODS The inhibitory effect of resveratrol and its derivatives on adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells was studied using Oil Red O staining, and the effects on the intracellular expression of fatty acid synthase (FAS) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) were measured via Western blot analysis. RESULTS A derivative of resveratrol, 4-[2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)vinyl]pyridine (DPVP), exerted inhibitory effects against 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation (IC(50) = 13.5 µM) and FAS expression. Notably, it displayed higher activity at concentrations lower than 25 µM compared to resveratrol. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION DPVP is considered to have greater potential as an anti-obesity substance, as it exhibits excellent activity at low concentrations compared to resveratrol.
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Starkova AV, Sobin FB, Syropiatov BI, Pulina NA. [Comparative study of the effects of 4-chlorophenyl-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-butenoate and heparin on blood coagulation]. Eksp Klin Farmakol 2013; 76:25-26. [PMID: 24400385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The purpose of this work investigation to study the effect of 4-chlorophenyl-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-butenoate (thiazoline ammonium butenoate, compound FS 169) and heparin on the coagulation of whole rabbit blood in vitro and in vivo. The effects of heparin and FS 169 were investigated using a Minilab 701 coagulometer. Citrated (3.8%) blood of outbred rabbits was used in a volumetric ratio of 9 : 1. In the experiments in vivo, heparin and FS 169 were introduced subcutaneously. The results showed that FS 169 in vitro reduced the blood clotting time 3.8 times; in vivo, this compound in a dose of 1/40 LD50 decreased the clotting time 2 times within 30 min after introduction. The drug effect upon subcutaneous administration lasted for 2 h. The activity of FS 169 both in vitro and in vivo was comparable with the activity of heparin.
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BACKGROUND Hookworm disease is a major global health problem and principal among a number of soil-transmitted helminthiases (STHs) for the chronic disability inflicted that impacts both personal and societal productivity. Mass drug administration most often employs single-dose therapy with just two drugs of the same chemical class to which resistance is a growing concern. New chemical entities with the appropriate single-dose efficacy are needed. METHODS AND FINDINGS Using various life-cycle stages of the hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum in vitro and a hamster model of infection, we report the potent, dose-dependent cidal activities of the peptidyl cysteine protease inhibitors (CPIs) K11002 (4-mopholino-carbonyl-phenylalanyl-homophenylalanyl- vinyl sulfone phenyl) and K11777 (N-methylpiperazine-phenylalanyl-homophenylalanyl-vinylsulfone phenyl). The latter is in late pre-clinical testing for submission as an Investigational New Drug (IND) with the US Federal Drug Administration as an anti-chagasic. In vitro, K11002 killed hookworm eggs but was without activity against first-stage larvae. The reverse was true for K11777 with a larvicidal potency equal to that of the current anti-hookworm drug, albendazole (ABZ). Both CPIs produced morbidity in ex vivo adult hookworms with the activity of K11777 again being at least the equivalent of ABZ. Combinations of either CPI with ABZ enhanced morbidity compared to single compounds. Strikingly, oral treatment of infected hamsters with 100 mg/kg K11777 b.i.d. (i.e., a total daily dose of 200 mg/kg) for one day cured infection: a single 100 mg/kg treatment removed >90% of worms. Treatment also reversed the otherwise fatal decrease in blood hemoglobin levels and body weights of hosts. Consistent with its mechanism of action, K11777 decreased by >95% the resident CP activity in parasites harvested from hamsters 8 h post-treatment with a single 100 mg/kg oral dose. CONCLUSION A new, oral single-dose anthelmintic that is active in an animal model of hookworm infection and that possesses a distinct mechanism of action from current anthelmintics is discovered. The data highlight both the possibility of repurposing the anti-chagasic K11777 as a treatment for hookworm infection and the opportunity to further develop CPIs as a novel anthelmintic class to target hookworms and, possibly, other helminths.
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- Jon J. Vermeire
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Sandler Center for Drug Discovery, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences and the Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Frye JB, Lukefahr AL, Wright LE, Marion SL, Hoyer PB, Funk JL. Modeling perimenopause in Sprague-Dawley rats by chemical manipulation of the transition to ovarian failure. Comp Med 2012; 62:193-202. [PMID: 22776052 PMCID: PMC3364707] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Revised: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Various age-related diseases increase in incidence during perimenopause. However, our understanding of the effects of aging compared with hormonal changes of perimenopause in mediating these disease risks is incomplete, in part due to the lack of an experimental perimenopause model. We therefore aimed to determine whether manipulation of the transition to ovarian failure in rats via the use of 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD) could be used to model and accelerate hormonal changes characteristic of perimenopause. We examined long-term (11 to 20 mo), dose-dependent effects of VCD on reproductive function in 1- and 3-mo-old female Sprague-Dawley rats. Twenty-five daily doses of VCD (80 or 160 mg/kg daily compared with vehicle alone) depleted ovarian follicles in a dose-dependent fashion in rats of both ages, accelerated the onset of acyclicity, and caused dose-dependent increases in follicle-stimulating hormone that exceeded those naturally occurring with age in control rats but left serum levels of 17β-estradiol unchanged, with continued ovarian production of androstenedione. High-dose VCD caused considerable nonovarian toxicities in 3-mo-old Sprague-Dawley rats, making this an unsuitable model. In contrast, 1-mo-old rats had more robust dose-dependent increases in follicle-stimulating hormone without evidence of systemic toxicity in response to either VCD dose. Because perimenopause is characterized by an increase in follicle-stimulating hormone with continued secretion of ovarian steroids, VCD acceleration of an analogous hormonal milieu in 1-mo-old Sprague-Dawley rats may be useful for probing the hormonal effects of perimenopause on age-related disease risk.
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- Physiology, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Physiology, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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Hanson RN, Kirss R, McCaskill E, Hua E, Tongcharoensirikul P, Olmsted SL, Labaree D, Hochberg RB. Targeting the estrogen receptor with metal-carbonyl derivatives of estradiol. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:1670-3. [PMID: 22277281 PMCID: PMC3274643 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.12.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 12/06/2011] [Revised: 12/21/2011] [Accepted: 12/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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As part of our program to develop new probes for the estrogen receptor binding domain, we prepared and evaluated a novel 17α-(rhenium tricarbonyl bipyridyl) vinyl estradiol complex. Preparation of the final compound was achieved using the Stille coupling between the preformed brominated rhenium tricarbonyl bipyridine complex and the tributylstannyl vinyl estradiol. Competitive receptor binding assays and stimulatory assays demonstrated that the final complex retained affinity and efficacy comparable to the corresponding pyridyl vinyl estradiol analog, but lower than that of the phenyl vinyl estradiol analog.
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- Robert N Hanson
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115-5000, USA.
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Doyle PS, Zhou YM, Hsieh I, Greenbaum DC, McKerrow JH, Engel JC. The Trypanosoma cruzi protease cruzain mediates immune evasion. PLoS Pathog 2011; 7:e1002139. [PMID: 21909255 PMCID: PMC3164631 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas' disease. Novel chemotherapy with the drug K11777 targets the major cysteine protease cruzain and disrupts amastigote intracellular development. Nevertheless, the biological role of the protease in infection and pathogenesis remains unclear as cruzain gene knockout failed due to genetic redundancy. A role for the T. cruzi cysteine protease cruzain in immune evasion was elucidated in a comparative study of parental wild type- and cruzain-deficient parasites. Wild type T. cruzi did not activate host macrophages during early infection (<60 min) and no increase in ∼P iκB was detected. The signaling factor NF-κB P65 colocalized with cruzain on the cell surface of intracellular wild type parasites, and was proteolytically cleaved. No significant IL-12 expression occurred in macrophages infected with wild type T. cruzi and treated with LPS and BFA, confirming impairment of macrophage activation pathways. In contrast, cruzain-deficient parasites induced macrophage activation, detectable iκB phosphorylation, and nuclear NF-κB P65 localization. These parasites were unable to develop intracellularly and survive within macrophages. IL 12 expression levels in macrophages infected with cruzain-deficient T. cruzi were comparable to LPS activated controls. Thus cruzain hinders macrophage activation during the early (<60 min) stages of infection, by interruption of the NF-κB P65 mediated signaling pathway. These early events allow T. cruzi survival and replication, and may lead to the spread of infection in acute Chagas' disease.
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- Patricia S. Doyle
- Tropical Disease Research Unit and Sandler Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Tropical Disease Research Unit and Sandler Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Tropical Disease Research Unit and Sandler Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Tropical Disease Research Unit and Sandler Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Tropical Disease Research Unit and Sandler Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Tropical Disease Research Unit and Sandler Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Durán U, Gómez J, Monroy O, Ramírez F. The effect of vinyl acetate in acetoclastic methanogenesis. Bioresour Technol 2011; 102:1644-1648. [PMID: 20933387 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.09.039] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Revised: 09/08/2010] [Accepted: 09/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The influence of vinyl acetate (VA) in the methanogenesis was evaluated, by using an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor of 1.5L. The reactor was operated at 33.5 g/L volatile suspended solids to 30±2 °C, a hydraulic residence time of 1 day, an organic loading rate of 1 kgCOD/m3/d of two different mixtures of VA and glucose. The VA was methanized to 81% when its proportion was of 10% into reactor loading rate, when VA proportion increased to 25%, the methane production rate decreased to 62% and the acetate production rate increased almost 8 times. These results indicated that VA was only hydrolyzed and glucose was not used as a co-substrate. The effect of glucose on VA methanogenic degradation was evaluated through batch reactors of 60 mL, concluding that the glucose supported the methanogenesis without favoring the VA elimination. On the other hand, the results of the sludge from the reactor in the presence of VA demonstrated that VA caused an irreversibly inhibition of acetoclastic methanogenesis when the anaerobic sludge was exposed to this compound.
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- U Durán
- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Biotechnology Dept., P.A. 55-535, 09340 Iztapalapa, México D.F., Mexico.
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National Toxicology Program. Vinyl halides (selected): vinyl bromide. Rep Carcinog 2011; 12:437-8. [PMID: 21863120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Diamond-Stanic MK, Romero-Aleshire MJ, Hoyer PB, Greer K, Hoying JB, Brooks HL. Midkine, a heparin-binding protein, is increased in the diabetic mouse kidney postmenopause. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2011; 300:F139-46. [PMID: 21048029 PMCID: PMC3023219 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00249.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 05/04/2010] [Accepted: 10/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Estrogen is thought to protect against the development of chronic kidney disease, and menopause increases the development and severity of diabetic kidney disease. In this study, we used streptozotocin (STZ) to induce diabetes in the 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD)-treated mouse model of menopause. DNA microarrays were used to identify gene expression changes in the diabetic kidney postmenopause. An ANOVA model, CARMA, was used to isolate the menopause effect between two groups of diabetic mice, diabetic menopausal (STZ/VCD) and diabetic cycling (STZ). In this diabetic study, 8,864 genes of the possible 15,600 genes on the array were included in the ANOVA; 99 genes were identified as demonstrating a >1.5-fold up- or downregulation between the STZ/VCD and STZ groups. We randomly selected genes for confirmation by real-time PCR; midkine (Mdk), immediate early response gene 3 (IEX-1), mitogen-inducible gene 6 (Mig6), and ubiquitin-specific protease 2 (USP2) were significantly increased in the kidneys of STZ/VCD compared with STZ mice. Western blot analysis confirmed that Mdk and IEX-1 protein abundance was significantly increased in the kidney cortex of STZ/VCD compared with STZ mice. In a separate study, DNA microarrays and CARMA analysis were used to identify the effect of menopause on the nondiabetic kidney; VCD-treated mice were compared with cycling mice. Of the possible 15,600 genes on the array, 9,142 genes were included in the ANOVA; 20 genes were identified as demonstrating a >1.5-fold up- or downregulation; histidine decarboxylase and vanin 1 were among the genes identified as differentially expressed in the postmenopausal nondiabetic kidney. These data expand our understanding of how hormone status correlates with the development of diabetic kidney disease and identify several target genes for further studies.
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- Maggie K Diamond-Stanic
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, 1656 E. Mabel St., Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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Tonelli F, Lim KG, Loveridge C, Long J, Pitson SM, Tigyi G, Bittman R, Pyne S, Pyne NJ. FTY720 and (S)-FTY720 vinylphosphonate inhibit sphingosine kinase 1 and promote its proteasomal degradation in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle, breast cancer and androgen-independent prostate cancer cells. Cell Signal 2010; 22:1536-42. [PMID: 20570726 PMCID: PMC2947314 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2010.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2010] [Revised: 05/29/2010] [Accepted: 05/30/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Sphingosine kinase 1 (SK1) is an enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of sphingosine to produce the bioactive lipid sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P). We demonstrate here that FTY720 (Fingolimod) and (S)-FTY720 vinylphosphonate are novel inhibitors of SK1 catalytic activity and induce the proteasomal degradation of this enzyme in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells, MCF-7 breast cancer cells and androgen-independent LNCaP-AI prostate cancer cells. Proteasomal degradation of SK1 in response to FTY720 and (S)-FTY720 vinylphosphonate is associated with the down-regulation of the androgen receptor in LNCaP-AI cells. (S)-FTY720 vinylphosphonate also induces the apoptosis of these cells. These findings indicate that SK1 is involved in protecting LNCaP-AI from apoptosis. This protection might be mediated by so-called 'inside-out' signalling by S1P, as LNCaP-AI cells exhibit increased expression of S1P(2/3) receptors and reduced lipid phosphate phosphatase expression (compared with androgen-sensitive LNCaP cells) thereby potentially increasing the bioavailability of S1P at S1P(2/3) receptors.
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- Francesca Tonelli
- Cell Biology Group, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor St, Glasgow, G4 0NR, UK
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- Cell Biology Group, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor St, Glasgow, G4 0NR, UK
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- Cell Biology Group, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor St, Glasgow, G4 0NR, UK
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- Cell Biology Group, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor St, Glasgow, G4 0NR, UK
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- Centre of Cancer Biology, SA Pathology, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
- School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, 894 Union Avenue, Memphis, USA
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- Queens College of the City University of New York, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, New York 11367-1597, USA
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- Cell Biology Group, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor St, Glasgow, G4 0NR, UK
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- Cell Biology Group, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor St, Glasgow, G4 0NR, UK
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Chen YT, Brinen LS, Kerr ID, Hansell E, Doyle PS, McKerrow JH, Roush WR. In vitro and in vivo studies of the trypanocidal properties of WRR-483 against Trypanosoma cruzi. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2010; 4. [PMID: 20856868 PMCID: PMC2939063 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background Cruzain, the major cysteine protease of Trypanosoma cruzi, is an essential enzyme for the parasite life cycle and has been validated as a viable target to treat Chagas' disease. As a proof-of-concept, K11777, a potent inhibitor of cruzain, was found to effectively eliminate T. cruzi infection and is currently a clinical candidate for treatment of Chagas' disease. Methodology/Principal Findings WRR-483, an analog of K11777, was synthesized and evaluated as an inhibitor of cruzain and against T. cruzi proliferation in cell culture. This compound demonstrates good potency against cruzain with sensitivity to pH conditions and high efficacy in the cell culture assay. Furthermore, WRR-483 also eradicates parasite infection in a mouse model of acute Chagas' disease. To determine the atomic-level details of the inhibitor interacting with cruzain, a 1.5 Å crystal structure of the protease in complex with WRR-483 was solved. The structure illustrates that WRR-483 binds covalently to the active site cysteine of the protease in a similar manner as other vinyl sulfone-based inhibitors. Details of the critical interactions within the specificity binding pocket are also reported. Conclusions We demonstrate that WRR-483 is an effective cysteine protease inhibitor with trypanocidal activity in cell culture and animal model with comparable efficacy to K11777. Crystallographic evidence confirms that the mode of action is by targeting the active site of cruzain. Taken together, these results suggest that WRR-483 has potential to be developed as a treatment for Chagas' disease. Current drugs for Chagas' disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi infection, are limited in efficacy and are severely toxic. Hence the development of novel chemotherapeutic agents targeting T. cruzi infections is an important undertaking. In recent years, there has been considerable interest in cruzain, the major protease in T. cruzi, as a target to treat Chagas' disease. Herein, we present the synthesis of WRR-483, a small molecule designed as an irreversible cysteine protease inhibitor, and an assessment of its biological activity against cruzain and T. cruzi infection. This compound displays pH-dependent affinity for cruzain and highly effective trypanocidal activity in both cell cuture and a mouse model of acute Chagas' disease. The crystal structure of WRR-483 bound to cruzain elucidates the details of inhibitor binding to the enzyme. Based on these results, this inhibitor is a promising compound for the development of therapeutics for Chagas' disease.
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- Yen Ting Chen
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and the Sandler Center for Basic Research in Parasitic Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and the Sandler Center for Basic Research in Parasitic Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and the Sandler Center for Basic Research in Parasitic Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America
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Valentine WJ, Kiss GN, Liu J, E S, Gotoh M, Murakami-Murofushi K, Pham TC, Baker DL, Parrill AL, Lu X, Sun C, Bittman R, Pyne NJ, Tigyi G. (S)-FTY720-vinylphosphonate, an analogue of the immunosuppressive agent FTY720, is a pan-antagonist of sphingosine 1-phosphate GPCR signaling and inhibits autotaxin activity. Cell Signal 2010; 22:1543-53. [PMID: 20566326 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2010.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2010] [Revised: 05/25/2010] [Accepted: 05/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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FTY720 (Fingolimod), a synthetic analogue of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P), activates four of the five EDG-family S1P receptors and is in a phase-III clinical study for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. (S)-FTY720-phosphate (FTY720-P) causes S1P(1) receptor internalization and targeting to the proteasomal degradative pathway, and thus functions as an antagonist of S1P(1) by depleting the functional S1P(1) receptor from the plasma membrane. Here we describe the pharmacological characterization of two unsaturated phosphonate enantiomers of FTY720, (R)- and (S)-FTY720-vinylphosphonate. (R)-FTY720-vinylphosphonate was a full agonist of S1P(1) (EC(50) 20+/-3 nM). In contrast, the (S) enantiomer failed to activate any of the five S1P GPCRs and was a full antagonist of S1P(1,3,4) (K(i) 384 nM, 39 nM, and 1190 nM, respectively) and a partial antagonist of S1P(2), and S1P(5). Both enantiomers dose-dependently inhibited lysophospholipase D (recombinant autotaxin) with K(i) values in the low micromolar range, although with different enzyme kinetic mechanisms. When injected into mice, both enantiomers caused transient peripheral lymphopenia. (R)- and (S)-FTY720-vinylphosphonates activated ERK1/2, AKT, and exerted an antiapoptotic effect in camptothecin-treated IEC-6 intestinal epithelial cells, which primarily express S1P(2) transcripts and traces of S1P(5). (S)-FTY720-vinylphosphonate is the first pan-antagonist of S1P receptors and offers utility in probing S1P responses in vitro and in vivo. The biological effects of the (R)- and (S)-FTY720-vinylphosphonate analogues underscore the complexity of FTY720 cellular targets.
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- William J Valentine
- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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Acosta JI, Mayer L, Talboom JS, Tsang CWS, Smith CJ, Enders CK, Bimonte-Nelson HA. Transitional versus surgical menopause in a rodent model: etiology of ovarian hormone loss impacts memory and the acetylcholine system. Endocrinology 2009; 150:4248-59. [PMID: 19470706 PMCID: PMC2736080 DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-1802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Clinical research suggests that type of ovarian hormone loss at menopause influences cognition. Until recently ovariectomy (OVX) has been the primary rodent model to examine effects of ovarian hormone loss on cognition. This model limits evaluations to abrupt and complete ovarian hormone loss, modeling less than 13% of women who receive surgical menopause. The majority of women do not have their ovaries surgically removed and undergo transitional hormone loss via ovarian follicular depletion. 4-Vinylcyclohexene-diepoxide (VCD) produces gradual ovarian follicular depletion in the rodent, with hormone profiles more similar to naturally menopausal women vs. OVX. We directly compared VCD and OVX models to examine whether type of hormone loss (transitional vs. surgical) impacted cognition as assessed on a maze battery as well as the cholinergic system tested via scopolamine mnemonic challenge and brain acetylcholinesterase activity. Middle-aged rats received either sham surgery, OVX surgery, VCD, or VCD then OVX to assess effects of removal of residual ovarian output after transitional menopause and follicular depletion. VCD-induced transitional menopause impaired learning of a spatial recent memory task; surgical removal of residual ovarian hormones by OVX abolished this negative effect of transitional menopause. Furthermore, transitional menopause before OVX was better for memory than an abrupt loss of hormones via OVX only. Surgical ovarian hormone loss, regardless of menopause history, increased hippocampal acetylcholinesterase activity. Circulating gonadotropin and androstenedione levels were related to cognitive competence. Collectively, findings suggest that in the rat, initiation of transitional menopause before surgical ovary removal can benefit mnemonic function and could obviate some negative cognitive consequences of surgical menopause alone.
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- Jazmin I Acosta
- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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Dall'Acqua S, Tomè F, Vitalini S, Agradi E, Innocenti G. In vitro estrogenic activity of Asplenium trichomanes L. extracts and isolated compounds. J Ethnopharmacol 2009; 122:424-429. [PMID: 19429306 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2008] [Revised: 12/19/2008] [Accepted: 02/02/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Asplenium trichomanes was used as an expectorant, anti-cough remedy, laxative, emmenagogue, abortifacient and for irregular menses. AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the in vitro estrogenic activity of Asplenium trichomanes extracts and isolated compounds and their ability to activate ERalpha and ERbeta. MATERIALS AND METHODS Leaves infusion (IF), decoction (DC) and methanol extract (ME) were prepared. MCF7/EREluc cell line which expresses endogenous ERalpha, and SK-NBE cells transiently transfected with the estrogen receptors (ERalpha and ERbeta) were used for the estrogenic activity assays. Phytochemical investigations were performed (CC, HPLC, etc.) and structure of isolated compounds were achieved on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR techniques and HR-MS spectrometry. RESULTS IF and ME were active in our MCF7 model; selectivity for the ERbeta receptor was observed in the SK-NBE test. Two new phenol derivatives, 4-vinyl-phenol-1-O-[alpha-L-rhamno(1-->6)-beta-d-glucopyranosyde] (1) and kaempferol-3-O-alpha-[2'acetyl]-arabinofuranosyl-7-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside (2) were isolated with six known compounds (3-8). Compounds 2-4, 7 and 8 showed selectivity for the activation of the ERbeta receptor although with a moderate activity compared with 17-beta-estradiol. CONCLUSION Further investigations about the estrogenic effects of this plant are needed but our data can, at least in part, explain some of its traditional use as emmeagogue.
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- Stefano Dall'Acqua
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
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Chen YT, Lira R, Hansell E, McKerrow JH, Roush WR. Synthesis of macrocyclic trypanosomal cysteine protease inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:5860-3. [PMID: 18585034 PMCID: PMC2642929 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2008] [Revised: 06/02/2008] [Accepted: 06/04/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The importance of cysteine proteases in parasites, compounded with the lack of redundancy compared to their mammalian hosts makes proteases attractive targets for the development of new therapeutic agents. The binding mode of K11002 to cruzain, the major cysteine protease of Trypanosoma cruzi was used in the design of conformationally constrained inhibitors. Vinyl sulfone-containing macrocycles were synthesized via olefin ring-closing metathesis and evaluated against cruzain and the closely related cysteine protease, rhodesain.
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- Yen Ting Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Florida, 5353 Parkside Drive, RE-2, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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Raoul M, Patigny D, Fabis F, Dauphin F, Rault S, Sapi J, Laronze JY. N-Arylsulfonyl-2-vinyltryptamines as new 5-HT6serotonin receptor Ligands. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2008; 21:251-60. [PMID: 16918072 DOI: 10.1080/14756360600700285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 10/24/2022] Open
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Several new 2-vinyl-Nb,Nb-dimethyltryptamines were prepared using Fischer indole synthesis followed by simple functional group transformations and evaluated on 5-HT4, 5-HT5, 5-HT6 and 5-HT7 serotonin receptors. It was found that 2-vinyl substitution conferred a potent and selective 5-HT6 binding activity to these molecules which could be enhanced by Na-arylsulfonyl substituents.
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- Marion Raoul
- FRE CNRS 2715 Isolement, Structure, Transformations et Synthise de Substances Naturelles, IFR 53 Biomolicules, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Reims-Champagne-Ardenne, 51 rue Cognacq-Jay, Reims, France
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Zache N, Lambert JMR, Rökaeus N, Shen J, Hainaut P, Bergman J, Wiman KG, Bykov VJN. Mutant p53 targeting by the low molecular weight compound STIMA-1. Mol Oncol 2008; 2:70-80. [PMID: 19383329 DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2008.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2007] [Revised: 02/25/2008] [Accepted: 02/28/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Reactivation of mutant p53 in human tumor cells should induce cell death by apoptosis and thus eliminate the tumor. Several small molecules that reactivate mutant p53 have been identified. Here we show that STIMA-1, a low molecular weight compound with some structural similarities to the previously identified molecule CP-31398, can stimulate mutant p53 DNA binding in vitro and induce expression of p53 target proteins and trigger apoptosis in mutant p53-expressing human tumor cells. Human diploid fibroblasts are significantly more resistant to STIMA-1 than mutant or wild type p53-carrying tumor cells. STIMA-1 may provide new insights into possible mechanisms of mutant p53 reactivation and thus facilitate the development of novel anticancer drugs that target mutant p53-carrying tumors.
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- Nicole Zache
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Cancer Center Karolinska (CCK), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Baldisserotto A, Marastoni M, Fiorini S, Pretto L, Ferretti V, Gavioli R, Tomatis R. Vinyl ester-based cyclic peptide proteasome inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:1849-54. [PMID: 18294845 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 01/07/2008] [Revised: 02/06/2008] [Accepted: 02/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The 20S proteasome is a multicatalytic protease complex responsible for the degradation of many proteins in mammalian cells. Specific inhibition of proteasome enzymatic subunits represents a topic of great interest for the development of new drug therapies. Following our previous development of a new class of peptide-based inhibitors bearing a C-terminal vinyl ester residue as a pharmacophoric unit that are able to interact with the catalytic threonine, we report here the synthesis and biological properties of a new series of vinyl ester cyclopeptide analogues. Some of these derivatives were shown to inhibit the chymotrypsin-like activity of the proteasome at nanomolar concentration and their potency was found to depend on the size of the tetrapeptidic cyclic portion.
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- Anna Baldisserotto
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology Center, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17-19, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy
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Mou K, Xu B, Ma C, Yang X, Zou X, Lü Y, Xu P. Novel CADD-based peptidyl vinyl ester derivatives as potential proteasome inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:2198-202. [PMID: 18280155 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.12.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 10/22/2007] [Revised: 11/30/2007] [Accepted: 12/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A series of peptidyl vinyl ester derivatives bearing three different P1 substitutions as potential proteasome inhibitors were studied. The target molecules were designed based on CADD (computer aided drug design) protocol and synthesized. Their activities toward proteasome and four human cancer cell lines (including hepatoma cell line (Bel-7402), myeloid leukemic cell line (HL-60), gastric cancer cell line (BGC-823) and nasopharyngeal cancer cell line (KB)) were tested using fluorescence assay. Two compounds showed proteasome inhibitory activities, and four compounds showed weak antiproliferative activities toward HL-60 and BGC-823.
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- Ke Mou
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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Keck M, Romero-Aleshire MJ, Cai Q, Hoyer PB, Brooks HL. Hormonal status affects the progression of STZ-induced diabetes and diabetic renal damage in the VCD mouse model of menopause. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 293:F193-9. [PMID: 17389681 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00022.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Changes in the estrogen/testosterone balance at menopause may negatively influence the development of diabetic kidney disease. Furthermore, recent studies suggest that changes in hormone levels during perimenopause may influence disease development. Injection of 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD) in B(6)C(3)F(1) mice induces gradual ovarian failure, preserving both the perimenopausal (peri-ovarian failure) and menopausal (post-ovarian failure) periods. To address the impact of the transition into menopause on the development of diabetes and diabetic kidney damage, we used streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes in the VCD model of menopause. After 6 wk of STZ-induced diabetes, blood glucose was significantly increased in post-ovarian failure (post-OF) diabetic mice compared with cycling diabetic mice. In peri-ovarian failure (peri-OF) diabetic mice, blood glucose levels trended higher but were not significantly different from cycling diabetic mice, suggesting a continuum of worsening blood glucose across the menopausal transition. Cell proliferation, an early marker of damage in the kidney, was increased in post-OF diabetic mice compared with cycling diabetic mice, as measured by PCNA immunohistochemistry. In post-OF diabetic mice, mRNA abundance of early growth response-1 (Egr-1), collagen-4alpha1, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 were increased and 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 4 (3beta-HSD4) and transforming growth factor-beta(2) (TGF-beta(2)) were decreased compared with cycling diabetic mice. In peri-OF diabetic mice, mRNA abundance of Egr-1 and 3beta-HSD4 were increased, and TGF-beta(2) was decreased compared with cycling diabetic mice. This study highlights the importance and utility of the VCD model of menopause, as it provides a physiologically relevant system for determining the impact of the menopausal transition on diabetes and diabetic kidney damage.
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- Maggie Keck
- Dept. of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724-5051, USA
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Quntar AAAA, Gallily R, Katzavian G, Srebnik M. Potent anti-inflammatory activity of 3-aminovinylphosphonates as inhibitors of reactive oxygen intermediates, nitric oxides generation, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha release. Eur J Pharmacol 2007; 556:9-13. [PMID: 17161836 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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] [Received: 11/30/2005] [Revised: 10/16/2006] [Accepted: 10/19/2006] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Two 3-aminoalkenylphosphonate compounds 1, 2, and a hydroxyl derivative, 2-(3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropyl)hex-1-enylphosphonate 3, recently synthesized in our lab, have been evaluated for their ability to modulate the production of reactive oxygen intermediates, nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) by murine macrophages. We found that all three molecules suppressed generation of reactive oxygen intermediates, NO, and TNF-alpha. However, although 2-(3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropyl)hex-1-enylphosphonate 3 possessed higher activity in suppression of reactive oxygen intermediates and nitric oxide compared to 3-aminoalkenylphosphonates 1 and 2, it showed less activity in the inhibition of tumor necrosis factor release.
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- Abed Al Aziz Al Quntar
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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González-Díaz H, Olazábal E, Santana L, Uriarte E, González-Díaz Y, Castañedo N. QSAR study of anticoccidial activity for diverse chemical compounds: Prediction and experimental assay of trans-2-(2-nitrovinyl)furan. Bioorg Med Chem 2007; 15:962-8. [PMID: 17081758 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Received: 06/13/2006] [Revised: 10/03/2006] [Accepted: 10/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this work we report a QSAR model that discriminates between chemically heterogeneous classes of anticoccidial and non-anticoccidial compounds. For this purpose we used the Markovian Chemicals in silico Design (MARCH-INSIDE) approach J. Mol. Mod.2002, 8, 237-245; J. Mol. Mod.2003, 9, 395-407]. Linear discriminant analysis allowed us to fit the discriminant function. This function correctly classifies 86.67% of anticoccidial compounds and 96.23% of inactive compounds in the training series. Overall classification is 94.12%. We validated the model by means of an external predicting series, with 86.96% of global predictability. Remarkably, the present model is based on topological as well as configuration-dependent molecular descriptors. Therefore, the model performs timely calculations and allows discrimination between Z/E and chiral isomers. Finally, to exemplify the use of the model in practice we report the prediction and experimental assay of trans-2-(2-nitrovinyl)furan. It is notable that lesion control was 72.86% at mg/kg of body weight with respect to 60% at 125 mg/kg for amprolium (control drug). The back-projection map for this compound predicts a high level of importance for the double bond and for the nitro group in the trans position. We conclude that the MARCH-INSIDE approach enables the accurate fast track identification of anticoccidial hits. Moreover, trans-2-(2-nitrovinyl)furan seems to be a promising drug for the treatment of coccidiosis.
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- Humberto González-Díaz
- Department of Organic Chemistry & Institute of Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago 15782, Spain.
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BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis is a chronic, debilitating parasitic disease infecting more than 200 million people and is second only to malaria in terms of public health importance. Due to the lack of a vaccine, patient therapy is heavily reliant on chemotherapy with praziquantel as the World Health Organization-recommended drug, but concerns over drug resistance encourage the search for new drug leads. METHODS AND FINDINGS The efficacy of the vinyl sulfone cysteine protease inhibitor K11777 was tested in the murine model of schistosomiasis mansoni. Disease parameters measured were worm and egg burdens, and organ pathology including hepato- and splenomegaly, presence of parasite egg-induced granulomas in the liver, and levels of circulating alanine aminotransferase activity as a marker of hepatocellular function. K11777 (25 mg/kg twice daily [BID]), administered intraperitoneally at the time of parasite migration through the skin and lungs (days 1-14 postinfection [p.i.]), resulted in parasitologic cure (elimination of parasite eggs) in five of seven cases and a resolution of other disease parameters. K11777 (50 mg/kg BID), administered at the commencement of egg-laying by mature parasites (days 30-37 p.i.), reduced worm and egg burdens, and ameliorated organ pathology. Using protease class-specific substrates and active-site labeling, one molecular target of K11777 was identified as the gut-associated cathepsin B1 cysteine protease, although other cysteine protease targets are not excluded. In rodents, dogs, and primates, K11777 is nonmutagenic with satisfactory safety and pharmacokinetic profiles. CONCLUSIONS The significant reduction in parasite burden and pathology by this vinyl sulfone cysteine protease inhibitor validates schistosome cysteine proteases as drug targets and offers the potential of a new direction for chemotherapy of human schistosomiasis.
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- Maha-Hamadien Abdulla
- Sandler Center for Basic Research in Parasitic Diseases, California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Sandler Center for Basic Research in Parasitic Diseases, California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Sandler Center for Basic Research in Parasitic Diseases, California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Sandler Center for Basic Research in Parasitic Diseases, California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Sandler Center for Basic Research in Parasitic Diseases, California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Meadows DC, Sanchez T, Neamati N, North TW, Gervay-Hague J. Ring substituent effects on biological activity of vinyl sulfones as inhibitors of HIV-1. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 15:1127-37. [PMID: 17074494 PMCID: PMC1994090 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2006] [Revised: 10/04/2006] [Accepted: 10/11/2006] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In a previous study, we prepared a small library of chicoric acid analogs that possessed both potent anti-integrase and antiviral activity. It was also shown that active compounds fell into one of two groups: those that inhibited an early stage in viral replication and those that inhibited at a later stage. In this study, a series of vinyl geminal disulfone-containing compounds possessing a range of ring substituents has been synthesized to probe the impact of structure on inhibitory mechanisms. Four active compounds were identified using HIV drug susceptibility assays. Three of the inhibitors possessing either no substituents or electron-withdrawing substituents on the aromatic rings led to high levels of cytotoxicity and antiviral activity. Intrigued by the potential implications of electronic effects on activity, we probed whether the active compounds could be nonspecifically reacting via 1,4-addition. To investigate this hypothesis, the compounds were incubated with glutathione and upon LC/MS analysis, molecular ion peaks corresponding to both mono and double addition adducts were identified. Second, we synthesized analogs lacking the ability to participate in 1,4-addition and tested them for antiviral activity and cytotoxicity, and found the compounds inactive for both activities. Taken together, the studies reported herein suggest that compounds lacking electron-donating substituents on the aromatic ring are promiscuous acceptors of biological nucleophiles, whereas compounds possessing electron-donating substituents seem to resist addition or at least be more selective and significantly less toxic.
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- D. Christopher Meadows
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Center for Comparative Medicine and Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Center for Comparative Medicine and Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, USA
- * Corresponding author. Tel.: +530 754 9577; fax: +530 752 8995; e-mail:
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Since the first application of polymers as non-viral gene delivery systems in 1965 by Vaheri and Pagano using functionalised dextran (A. Vaheri and J. S. Pagano, "Infectious poliovirus RNA: a sensitive method of assay", Virology 1965, 27, 434-6), a large number of different polymers have been developed, studied and compared for application as DNA carriers. Vinyl-based polymers are one type of polymers that have gained considerable interest. The interest in developing this particular type of polymer is partly related to the straightforward way in which large amounts of these polymers can be prepared by radical (co)polymerisation. This opens up a path for establishing a wide range of structure-property relations using polymer libraries. The present review aims to give an overview of past and ongoing research using vinyl-based gene delivery systems. The application of cationic, neutral and zwitterionic polymers as DNA carriers is summarised and discussed. [structure: see text] Chemical structure of DEAE-functionalised dextran.
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- Peter Dubruel
- Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Research Group, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S4 Bis), B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Oh CH, Kim JW, Hong JH. Simple synthesis and anti-HIV activity of novel 3'-vinyl branched apiosyl pyrimidine nucleosides. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 2006; 25:871-8. [PMID: 16901819 DOI: 10.1080/15257770600793869] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Novel vinyl branched apiosyl nucleosides were synthesized in this study. Apiosyl sugar moiety was constructed by sequential ozonolysis and reductions. The bases (uracil and thymine) were efficiently coupled by glycosyl condensation procedure (persilyated base and TMSOTf). The antiviral activities of the synthesized compounds were evaluated against the HIV-1, HSV-1, HSV-2, and HCMV. Compound 10beta displayed moderate anti-HIV activity (EC50 = 17.3 microg/mL) without exhibiting any cytotoxicity up to 100 microM.
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- Chang Hyun Oh
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Nikolskaia OV, de A. Lima APC, Kim YV, Lonsdale-Eccles JD, Fukuma T, Scharfstein J, Grab DJ. Blood-brain barrier traversal by African trypanosomes requires calcium signaling induced by parasite cysteine protease. J Clin Invest 2006; 116:2739-47. [PMID: 16998589 PMCID: PMC1570376 DOI: 10.1172/jci27798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2005] [Accepted: 08/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In this study we investigated why bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense cross human brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs), a human blood-brain barrier (BBB) model system, at much greater efficiency than do T. b. brucei. After noting that T. b. gambiense displayed higher levels of cathepsin L-like cysteine proteases, we investigated whether these enzymes contribute to parasite crossing. First, we found that T. b. gambiense crossing of human BMECs was abrogated by N-methylpiperazine-urea-Phe-homopheylalanine-vinylsulfone-benzene (K11777), an irreversible inhibitor of cathepsin L-like cysteine proteases. Affinity labeling and immunochemical studies characterized brucipain as the K11777-sensitive cysteine protease expressed at higher levels by T. b. gambiense. K11777-treated T. b. gambiense failed to elicit calcium fluxes in BMECs, suggesting that generation of activation signals for the BBB is critically dependant on brucipain activity. Strikingly, crossing of T. b. brucei across the BBB was enhanced upon incubation with brucipain-rich supernatants derived from T. b. gambiense. The effects of the conditioned medium, which correlated with ability to evoke calcium fluxes, were canceled by K11777, but not by the cathepsin B inhibitor CA074. Collectively, these in vitro studies implicate brucipain as a critical driver of T. b. gambiense transendothelial migration of the human BBB.
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- Olga V. Nikolskaia
- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Department of Parasitology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Department of Parasitology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Department of Parasitology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Department of Parasitology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Department of Parasitology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Department of Parasitology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Department of Parasitology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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Appt SE, Kaplan JR, Clarkson TB, Cline JM, Christian PJ, Hoyer PB. Destruction of primordial ovarian follicles in adult cynomolgus macaques after exposure to 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide: a nonhuman primate model of the menopausal transition. Fertil Steril 2006; 86:1210-6. [PMID: 16952357 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2005] [Revised: 05/17/2006] [Accepted: 05/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether the 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD)-treated mouse menopause model, which involves accelerated atresia of primordial follicles and induces gradual ovarian failure (while sparing the ovarian stroma), can be adapted to nonhuman primates. DESIGN Controlled periclinical trial (nonhuman primates). SETTING Comparative Medicine Clinical Research Center. ANIMAL(S) Four adult female cynomolgus monkeys. INTERVENTION(S) Once-daily i.m. injections for 15 days as follows: vehicle or VCD doses of 80 mg/kg, 160 mg/kg, 250 mg/kg. Ovaries were removed 27 days after treatment, and pathological determinations were made at necropsy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Baseline and interim hematologic and biochemical measures, physical exams, and body weights. Follicle counts and organ evaluation at necropsy. RESULT(S) A nearly complete elimination of primordial, intermediate, primary and secondary follicles was achieved with 250 mg/kg VCD. A 50% reduction in primordial and primary follicles was observed with 160 mg/kg VCD. No effect of 80 mg/kg VCD per day was observed. Clinical health measures remained within normal range except for transient, mild increases in liver enzymes and an inflammatory response at the injection site with 250 mg/kg. Postmortem evaluations (9 months) revealed no gross or histological lesions in the organs studied. CONCLUSION(S) These results demonstrate that the monkey ovary is susceptible to VCD and that as in rodents, primordial and primary follicles are targeted selectively.
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- Susan E Appt
- Comparative Medicine Clinical Research Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1040, USA.
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Kwak SH, Bang SC, Seo HH, Shin HR, Lee KC, Le Hoang TA, Jung SH. Evaluation of anticancer activity of 4-vinyl-1-arylsulfonylimidazolidinones. Arch Pharm Res 2006; 29:721-7. [PMID: 17024843 DOI: 10.1007/bf02974070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 11/26/2022]
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To continue exploration of structure activity relationship of novel 1-(indoline-5-sulfonyl)-4-phenylimidazolidinones (1) reported as anticancer agent with broad spectrum, three 1-(arylsulfonyl)-4-vinylimidazolidinones (2) were synthesized from methyl serinate (3) in 8 steps. Reaction of intermediate 2-phenoxycarbonylaminobut-3-enyl p-toluenesulfonate (10) with arylsulfonamide in the presence of potassium carbonate produced corresponding 2 and N-(4-vinyloxazolidin-2-yl)arylsulfonamide 11 in approximately equal ratio. This reaction is believed to undergo through urea intermediate 16 as shown in scheme 3. 1-Arylsufonyl-4-vinylimidazolidinones 2 show much reduced activity against human colon carcinoma (Colo205), human chronic myelogenous leukemia (K562), and human ovarian adenocarcinoma (SK-OV-3) and compatible activity against human lung carcinoma (A549) compared to 1. Therefore phenyl at 4-position should be the optimum planar motif for the activity of 1.
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- Son-Hyok Kwak
- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea
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Rydzewski RM, Burrill L, Mendonca R, Palmer JT, Rice M, Tahilramani R, Bass KE, Leung L, Gjerstad E, Janc JW, Pan L. Optimization of Subsite Binding to the β5 Subunit of the Human 20S Proteasome Using Vinyl Sulfones and 2-Keto-1,3,4-oxadiazoles: Syntheses and Cellular Properties of Potent, Selective Proteasome Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2006; 49:2953-68. [PMID: 16686537 DOI: 10.1021/jm058289o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Beginning with the peptide sequence Cbz-Ile-Glu(OtBu)-Ala-Leu found in PSI (3), a series of vinyl sulfones (VS) were synthesized for evaluation as inhibitors of the chymotrypsin-like activity of the 20S proteasome. Variations at the key P3 position confirmed the importance of a long side chain capped with a hydrophobic group for optimal potency, consistent with a model of binding to the S3 subsite. The tert-butyl glutamic ester initially used at P3 gave plasma unstable, insoluble compounds and was replaced with the better isostere, N-beta-neopentyl asparagine. The inhibitors were shortened by replacing the N-terminal Cbz-isoleucine with a p-tosyl group without loss of potency. Small l-amino acids were used at P2, where d-substitution was not tolerated. The resulting optimized P4-P3-P2 sequence was grafted onto a novel proteasome inhibitor warhead, 2-keto-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (KOD), to produce reversible, subnanomolar proteasome inhibitors that were 1000-fold selective versus cathepsin B (CatB), cathepsin S (CatS), and trypsin-like as well as PGPH-like proteasome activity. A number of compounds in both the VS and the KOD series exhibited growth inhibitory effects against the human prostate cancer cell line PC3 at submicromolar concentrations.
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- Robert M Rydzewski
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, 180 Kimball Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
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Burger MT, Lin X, Chu DT, Hiebert C, Rico AC, Seid M, Carroll GL, Barker L, Huh K, Langhorne M, Shawar R, Kidney J, Young K, Anderson S, Desai MC, Plattner JJ. Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Novel C12 Vinyl Ketolides. J Med Chem 2006; 49:1730-43. [PMID: 16509588 DOI: 10.1021/jm051157a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 11/30/2022]
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A novel series of C12 vinyl erythromycin derivatives have been discovered which exhibit in vitro and in vivo potency against key respiratory pathogens. The C12 modification involves replacing the natural C12 methyl group in the erythromycin core with a vinyl group via chemical synthesis. From the C12 vinyl macrolide core, a series of C12 vinyl ketolides was prepared. Several compounds were found to be potent against macrolide-sensitive and -resistant bacteria. The C12 vinyl ketolides 6j and 6k showed a similar antimicrobial spectrum and comparable activity to the commercial ketolide telithromycin. However, the pharmacokinetic profiles of C12 vinyl ketolides 6j and 6k in rats differ from that of telithromycin by having higher lung-to-plasma ratios, larger volumes of distribution, and longer half-lives. These pharmacokinetic differences have a pharmacodynamic effect as both 6j and 6k exhibited better in vivo efficacy than telithromycin in rat lung infection models against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.
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- Matthew T Burger
- Chiron Corporation, Biopharma Research, 4560 Horton Street, Emeryille, California 94608-2916, USA.
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