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Borrelia, spirochetes transmitted by ticks, are the etiological agents of numerous multisystemic diseases, such as Lyme borreliosis (LB) and tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF). This study focuses on two surface proteins from two Borrelia subspecies involved in these diseases: CspZ, expressed by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (also named BbCRASP-2 for complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 2), and the factor H binding A (FhbA), expressed by Borrelia hermsii. Numerous subspecies of Borrelia, including these latter, are able to evade the immune defenses of a variety of potential vertebrate hosts in a number of ways. In this context, previous data suggested that both surface proteins play a role in the immune evasion of both Borrelia subspecies by interacting with key regulators of the alternative pathway of the human complement system, factor H (FH) and FH-like protein 1 (FHL-1). The recombinant proteins, CspZ and FhbA, were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified by one-step metal-affinity chromatography, with yields of 15 and 20 mg or pure protein for 1 L of cultured bacteria, respectively. The purity was evaluated by SDS-PAGE and HPLC and is close to about 95%. The mass of CspZ and FhbA was checked by mass spectrometry (MS). Proper folding of CspZ and FhbA was confirmed by circular dichroism (CD), and their biological activity, namely their interaction with purified FH from human serum (recombinant FH15-20 and recombinant FHL-1), was characterized by SPR. Such a study provides the basis for the biochemical characterization of the studied proteins and their biomolecular interactions which is a necessary prerequisite for the development of new approaches to improve the current diagnosis of LB and TBRF. KEY POINTS: ⢠DLS, CD, SEC-MALS, NMR, HPLC, and MS are tools for protein quality assessment ⢠Borrelia spp. possesses immune evasion mechanisms, including human host complement ⢠CspZ and FhbA interact with high affinity (pM to nM) to human FH and rFHL-1.
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Proteínas de Bactérias , Proteínas Recombinantes , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Proteínas de Bactérias/química , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Borrelia burgdorferi/genética , Borrelia burgdorferi/metabolismo , Borrelia burgdorferi/imunologia , Cromatografia de Afinidade , Escherichia coli/genética , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Borrelia/genética , Borrelia/metabolismo , Borrelia/imunologia , Fator H do Complemento/metabolismo , Fator H do Complemento/genética , Doença de Lyme/microbiologia , Proteínas Inativadoras do Complemento C3b/genética , Proteínas Inativadoras do Complemento C3b/metabolismo , Expressão GênicaRESUMO
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) is a cytokine that is normally produced by immune cells when fighting an infection. But, when too much TNF-α is produced as in autoimmune diseases, this leads to unwanted and persistent inflammation. Anti-TNF-α monoclonal antibodies have revolutionized the therapy of these disorders by blocking TNF-α and preventing its binding to TNF-α receptors, thus suppressing the inflammation. Herein, we propose an alternative in the form of molecularly imprinted polymer nanogels (MIP-NGs). MIP-NGs are synthetic antibodies obtained by nanomoulding the 3-dimensional shape and chemical functionalities of a desired target in a synthetic polymer. Using an in-house developed in silico rational approach, epitope peptides of TNF-α were generated and 'synthetic peptide antibodies' were prepared. The resultant MIP-NGs bind the template peptide and recombinant TNF-α with high affinity and selectivity, and can block the binding of TNF-α to its receptor. Consequently they were applied to neutralize pro-inflammatory TNF-α in the supernatant of human THP-1 macrophages, leading to a downregulation of the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Our results suggest that MIP-NGs, which are thermally and biochemically more stable and easier to manufacture than antibodies, and cost-effective, are very promising as next generation TNF-α inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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Impressão Molecular , Polímeros Molecularmente Impressos , Humanos , Nanogéis , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa , Inibidores do Fator de Necrose Tumoral , Anticorpos/metabolismo , Peptídeos/farmacologia , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Impressão Molecular/métodosRESUMO
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are tailor-made synthetic antibodies possessing specific binding cavities designed for a target molecule. Currently, MIPs for protein targets are synthesized by imprinting a short surface-exposed fragment of the protein, called epitope or antigenic determinant. However, finding the epitope par excellence that will yield a peptide "synthetic antibody" cross-reacting exclusively with the protein from which it is derived, is not easy. We propose a computer-based rational approach to unambiguously identify the "best" epitope candidate. Then, using Saturation Transfer Difference (STD) and WaterLOGSY NMR spectroscopies, we prove the existence of specific binding sites created by the imprinting of this peptide epitope in the MIP nanogel. The optimized MIP nanogel could bind the epitope and cognate protein with a high affinity and selectivity. The study was performed on Hepatitisâ A Virus Cell Receptor-1 protein, also known as KIM-1 and TIM-1, for its ubiquitous implication in numerous pathologies.
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 is a major cause of foodborne gastrointestinal illness. The adhesion of EHEC to host tissues is the first step enabling bacterial colonization. Adhesins such as fimbriae and flagella mediate this process. Here, we studied the interaction of the bacterial flagellum with the host cell's plasma membrane using giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) as a biologically relevant model. Cultured cell lines contain many different molecular components, including proteins and glycoproteins. In contrast, with GUVs, we can characterize the bacterial mode of interaction solely with a defined lipid part of the cell membrane. Bacterial adhesion on GUVs was dependent on the presence of the flagellar filament and its motility. By testing different phospholipid head groups, the nature of the fatty acid chains, or the liposome curvature, we found that lipid packing is a key parameter to enable bacterial adhesion. Using HT-29 cells grown in the presence of polyunsaturated fatty acid (α-linolenic acid) or saturated fatty acid (palmitic acid), we found that α-linolenic acid reduced adhesion of wild-type EHEC but not of a nonflagellated mutant. Finally, our results reveal that the presence of flagella is advantageous for the bacteria to bind to lipid rafts. We speculate that polyunsaturated fatty acids prevent flagellar adhesion on membrane bilayers and play a clear role for optimal host colonization. Flagellum-mediated adhesion to plasma membranes has broad implications for host-pathogen interactions.IMPORTANCE Bacterial adhesion is a crucial step to allow bacteria to colonize their hosts, invade tissues, and form biofilm. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a human pathogen and the causative agent of diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis. Here, we use biomimetic membrane models and cell lines to decipher the impact of lipid content of the plasma membrane on enterohemorrhagic E. coli flagellum-mediated adhesion. Our findings provide evidence that polyunsaturated fatty acid (α-linolenic acid) inhibits E. coli flagellar adhesion to the plasma membrane in a mechanism separate from its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory functions. In addition, we confirm that cholesterol-enriched lipid microdomains, often called lipid rafts, are important in bacterial adhesion. These findings demonstrate that plasma membrane adhesion via bacterial flagella play a significant role for an important human pathogen. This mechanism represents a promising target for the development of novel antiadhesion therapies.
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Aderência Bacteriana , Membrana Celular/química , Escherichia coli O157/fisiologia , Flagelos/metabolismo , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno , Fosfolipídeos/análise , Linhagem Celular , Células Epiteliais/microbiologia , Células HT29 , Humanos , Microdomínios da Membrana/química , Ácido Palmítico/análise , Lipossomas Unilamelares/química , Ácido alfa-Linolênico/análiseRESUMO
Betanin is a natural pigment with significant antioxidant and biological activities currently used as food colorant. The isolation of betanin is problematic due to its instability. In this work, we developed a fast and economic procedure based on molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) for the selective clean-up of betanin and its stereoisomer isobetanin from beetroot extracts. Dipicolinic acid was used as template for the MIP preparation because of its structural similarity with the chromophore group of betanin. The MISPE procedures were fully optimized allowing the almost complete removal of matrix components such as sugars and proteins, resulting in high extraction recovery of betanin/isobetanin in a single step. Moreover, the whole extraction procedure was performed in environmentally friendly solvents with either ethanol or water. Our MISPE method is very promising for the future development of well-formulated beetroot extract with specified betanin/isobetanin content, ready for food or medicinal use.
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Betacianinas/isolamento & purificação , Técnicas de Química Analítica/métodos , Ácidos Picolínicos/química , Polímeros/química , Extração em Fase Sólida , Raízes de Plantas/química , Solventes/química , Verduras/química , Água/químicaRESUMO
Advanced tools for cell imaging are of great interest for the detection, localization, and quantification of molecular biomarkers of cancer or infection. We describe a novel photopolymerization method to coat quantum dots (QDs) with polymer shells, in particular, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), by using the visible light emitted from QDs excited by UV light. Fluorescent core-shell particles specifically recognizing glucuronic acid (GlcA) or N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA) were prepared. Simultaneous multiplexed labeling of human keratinocytes with green QDs conjugated with MIP-GlcA and red QDs conjugated with MIP-NANA was demonstrated by fluorescence imaging. The specificity of binding was verified with a non-imprinted control polymer and by enzymatic cleavage of the terminal GlcA and NANA moieties. The coating strategy is potentially a generic method for the functionalization of QDs to address a much wider range of biocompatibility and biorecognition issues.
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Queratinócitos/citologia , Impressão Molecular , Imagem Óptica , Polímeros/química , Pontos Quânticos/química , HumanosRESUMO
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are synthetic antibody mimics capable of specific molecular recognition. Advantageously, they are more stable, easy to tailor for a given application and less expensive than antibodies. These plastic antibodies are raising increasing interest and one relatively unexplored domain in which they could outplay these advantages particularly well is cosmetics. Here, we present the use of a MIP as an active ingredient of a cosmetic product, for suppressing body odors. In a dermo-cosmetic formulation, the MIP captures selectively the precursors of malodorous compounds, amidst a multitude of other molecules present in human sweat. These results pave the way to the fabrication of a novel generation of MIPs with improved selectivities in highly complex aqueous environments, and should be applicable to biotechnological and biomedical areas as well.
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A cycloartane gardurvilleic acid, three 3,4-seco-cycloartanes securvienol, secodienurvilleic acid, securvitriol, a 3,4;9,10-seco-cycloartane gardheptlactone, two dammaranes urvilone, urvilol, along with eight known cycloartanes and 3,4-seco-cycloartanes and four known dammaranes have been isolated from the bud exudate of Gardenia urvillei, an endemic tree to the New Caledonian dry forest. Two other dammarane derivatives have been obtained by semisynthesis. The structures of the original compounds were determined by spectroscopic methods and chemical correlations. In association with previously published data, the description of oxidized side-chains in position 17 are now available for two couples of diastereoisomers. Evaluation of anti-parasite activity and cytotoxicity has shown noticeable results for some of the isolated triterpenes.
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Gardenia/química , Exsudatos de Plantas/isolamento & purificação , Triterpenos/isolamento & purificação , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/isolamento & purificação , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/farmacologia , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Estrutura Molecular , Ressonância Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular , Exsudatos de Plantas/química , Exsudatos de Plantas/farmacologia , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Triterpenos/química , Triterpenos/farmacologia , DamaranosRESUMO
Recent studies have pointed out the preventive role of beetroot extracts against cancers and their cytotoxic activity on cancer cells. Among many different natural compounds, these extracts contained betanin and its stereoisomer isobetanin, which belongs to the betalain group of highly bioavailable antioxidants. However, a precise identification of the molecules responsible for this tumor-inhibitory effect was still required. We isolated a betanin/isobetanin concentrate from fresh beetroots, corresponding to the highest purified betanin extract used for studying anticancer activities of these molecules. The cytotoxicity of this betanin-enriched extract was then characterized on cancer and normal cells and we highlighted the death signalling pathways involved. Betanin/isobetanin concentrate significantly decreased cancer cell proliferation and viability. Particularly in MCF-7-treated cells, the expressions of apoptosis-related proteins (Bad, TRAILR4, FAS, p53) were strongly increased and the mitochondrial membrane potential was altered, demonstrating the involvement of both intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic pathways. Autophagosome vesicles in MCF-7-treated cells were observed, also suggesting autophagic cell death upon betanin/isobetanin treatment. Importantly, the betanin-enriched extract had no obvious effect towards normal cell lines. Our data bring new insight to consider the betanin/isobetanin mix as therapeutic anticancer compound, alone or in combination with classical chemotherapeutic drugs, especially in functional p53 tumors.
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Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/farmacologia , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Autofagia/efeitos dos fármacos , Beta vulgaris/química , Betacianinas/farmacologia , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Animais , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/isolamento & purificação , Betacianinas/isolamento & purificação , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Melanoma Experimental , Camundongos , Raízes de Plantas/químicaRESUMO
Synthetic studies on hemicalide, a recently isolated marine natural product displaying highly potent antiproliferative activity and a unique mode of action, have highlighted a reliable Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination to create the C6-C7 alkene and a remarkable efficient Suzuki-Miyaura coupling to form the C15-C16 bond, resulting in the development of a convergent approach toward the C1-C25 fragment.
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Alcenos/química , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Produtos Biológicos/síntese química , Policetídeos/síntese química , Animais , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Produtos Biológicos/química , Produtos Biológicos/farmacologia , Biologia Marinha , Estrutura Molecular , Policetídeos/química , Policetídeos/farmacologia , Poríferos/química , EstereoisomerismoRESUMO
Herein we investigate the scope and limitations of a new synthetic approach towards α- and ß-ketopyranosides relying on the functionalization of the anomeric C-H bond of carbohydrates by insertion of a metal carbene. A key bromoacetate grafted at the 2-position is the cornerstone of a stereoselective glycosylation/diazotransfer/quaternarization sequence that makes possible the construction of a quaternary center with complete control of the stereochemistry. This sequence shows a good tolerance toward protecting groups commonly used in carbohydrate chemistry and gives rise to quaternary disaccharides with good efficiency. In the case of a disaccharide with a more restricted conformation, this functionalization process can be hampered by the steric demand next to the targeted anomeric position. In addition, the formation of transient orthoesters during the glycosylation step may also reduce the overall efficiency of the synthetic sequence.
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Carboidratos/química , Dissacarídeos/química , Glicosídeos/química , Metano/análogos & derivados , Ródio/química , Química Orgânica , Glicosilação , Ligação de Hidrogênio , Metano/química , Conformação MolecularRESUMO
Hemicalide is a novel marine metabolite polyketide distinguished by a unique mechanism of action. Because of insufficient quantities of purified material, this natural product has evaded complete stereochemical assignments. Recently, we have determined the relative stereochemistry of the C8-C13 hexad by synthesizing the C1-C13 fragment. Presently, we report the assignment of the C17-C25 δ-lactone fragment. NMR analysis of authentic hemicalide along with a computational conformation study allowed us to reduce the number of putative relative isomers from 16 to 4. Concise syntheses of the four candidate diastereomers were achieved using a common strategy based on a Dias aldehyde allylation reaction, an intramolecular Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination, and a dihydroxylation reaction. Finally, thorough NMR comparisons enabled us to deduce the relative stereochemistry of the C1-C17 fragment with high certainty.
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Lactonas/síntese química , Macrolídeos/síntese química , Policetídeos/síntese química , Lactonas/química , Macrolídeos/química , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Conformação Molecular , Policetídeos/química , EstereoisomerismoRESUMO
Cholesterol and oxysterols are involved as key compounds in the development of severe neurodegenerative diseases and in neuroinflammation processes. Monitoring their concentration changes under pathological conditions is of interest to get insights into the role of lipids in diseases. For numerous years, liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry has been the method of choice for metabolites identification and quantification in biological samples. However, sterols and oxysterols are relatively apolar molecules poorly adapted to electrospray ionization (ESI). To circumvent this drawback, we developed a novel and robust analytical method involving derivatization of these analytes in cholesteryl N-4-(N,N-dimethylamino)phenyl carbamates under alkaline conditions followed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry analysis (UPLC-HRMS). Optimized UPLC conditions led to the separation of a mixture of 11 derivatized sterols and oxysterols especially side chain substituted derivatives after 6 min of chromatographic run. High sensitivity time-of-flight mass analysis allowed analytes to be detected in the nanomolar range. The method was validated for the analysis of oxysterols and sterols in mice brain in respect of linearity, limits of quantification, accuracy, precision, analyte stability, and recovery according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines. The developed method was successfully applied to investigate the impact of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment on the rat cerebral steroidome.
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Química Encefálica , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização por Electrospray/métodos , Esteróis/análise , Animais , Encéfalo/imunologia , Carbamatos/química , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Inflamação/imunologia , Lipopolissacarídeos/imunologia , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Esteróis/imunologiaRESUMO
The domino reaction of o-bromobenzamides 1a-m in the presence of K(2)CO(3) and the [PdCl(2)(PPh(3))(2)] catalyst granted a selective access to phenanthridinones 2 or to the new 1-carboxamide phenanthridinones 3 depending on the solvent, DMF or 1,4-dioxane, respectively. Investigations of the reaction parameters provided the first example of a direct correlation between the base dissociation and the solvent polarity on the selectivity observed. Moreover, mechanistic studies (NMR spectroscopy and ESI-MS monitoring) allowed us to characterize Pd(II) palladacycle 4 and biaryl species as common intermediates for these two domino processes. On that basis, C(sp(2))-C(sp(2)) bond formation is envisaged by generation of a Pd(IV) complex after oxidative addition of 1 into Pd(II) palladacycle 4, a rationale that is supported by DFT calculations. A general catalytic cycle is proposed to account for these observations.
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Paládio/química , Fenantrenos/síntese química , Solventes/química , Benzamidas/química , Catálise , Modelos Teóricos , Estrutura Molecular , Fenantrenos/química , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização por Electrospray , EstereoisomerismoRESUMO
The supramolecular chiral recognition between rac-2a and several structured RNA leads to a distinct (19)F NMR signal splitting. The (19)F NMR analysis of the diastereomeric pairs formed upon binding of this racemic probe delivers a topological footprint of the RNA. This phenomenon can be exploited to investigate dynamic events involving structural equilibria, as demonstrated in a melting experiment. This work provides a proof of concept that small fluorinated moderate binders can act as external probes of RNA structures.
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Ciclopentanos/química , Flúor/química , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética/métodos , RNA/química , Sequência de Bases , Sondas Moleculares , Conformação de Ácido NucleicoRESUMO
A short route, involving a tetramolecular condensation reaction and a Pd/C catalyst-H(2)-mediated reductive N-heteroannulation as the key-steps, has been found for the synthesis of some new penta- and heptacyclic indolo- (12), quinolino- (13) and indoloquinolinocarbazole (11) derivatives. HF-DFT (B3LYP) energy profiles and NMR calculations were carried out to help in the understanding of the experimental results. N-Alkylated indoloquinolinocarbazoles (16b, 17a, 17b and 18) were prepared and screened essentially toward some cancer-(G-quadruplex, DNA, topoisomerase I) and CNS-related (kinases) targets. Biological results evidenced 13 as a potent CDK-5 and GSK-3ß kinases inhibitor, while di- or triaminopropyl-substituted indoloquinolinocarbazoles 17b or 18 targeted rather DNA-duplex or telomeric G-quadruplex structures, respectively.
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Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Carbazóis/síntese química , Paládio/química , Quinolinas/química , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Carbazóis/química , Carbazóis/farmacologia , Catálise , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Quadruplex G , Humanos , Compostos Organometálicos/síntese química , Compostos Organometálicos/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/síntese química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Quinolinas/síntese químicaRESUMO
Ifosfamide is a well known prodrug for cancer treatment with cytochrome P450 metabolism. It is associated with both antitumor activity and toxicities. Isophosphoramide mustard is the bisalkylating active metabolite, and acrolein is a urotoxic side product. Because acrolein toxicity is limited by coadministration of sodium mercaptoethanesulfonate, the incidence of urotoxicity has been lowered. Current evidence suggests that chloroacetaldehyde, a side-chain oxidation metabolite, is responsible for neurotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. The aim of our research is to prevent chloroacetaldehyde formation using new enantioselectively synthesized ifosfamide analogs, i.e., C7,C9-dimethyl-ifosfamide. We hypothesize that reduced toxicogenic catabolism may induce less toxicity without changing anticancer activity. Metabolite determinations of the dimethyl-ifosfamide analogs were performed using liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry after in vitro biotransformation by drug-induced rat liver microsomes and human microsomes expressing the main CYP3A4 and minor CYP2B6 enzymes. Both human and rat microsomes incubations produced the same N-deschloroalkylated and 4-hydroxylated metabolites. A coculture assay of 9L rat glioblastoma cells and rat microsomes was performed to evaluate their cytotoxicity. Finally, a mechanistic study using (31)P NMR kinetics allowed estimating the alkylating activity of the modified mustards. The results showed that C7,C9-dimethyl-ifosfamide exhibited increased activities, although they were still metabolized through the same N-deschloroalkylation pathway. Analogs were 4 to 6 times more cytotoxic than ifosfamide on 9L cells, and the generated dimethylated mustards were 28 times faster alkylating agents than ifosfamide mustards. Among these new ifosfamide analogs, the 7S,9R-enantiomer will be assessed for further in vivo investigations for its anticancer activity and its toxicological profile.
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Antineoplásicos Alquilantes/efeitos adversos , Ifosfamida/efeitos adversos , Síndrome Nefrótica/induzido quimicamente , Síndromes Neurotóxicas , Animais , Antineoplásicos Alquilantes/uso terapêutico , Biotransformação , Células Cultivadas , Humanos , Ifosfamida/análogos & derivados , Ifosfamida/uso terapêutico , Cinética , Masculino , Pró-Fármacos/efeitos adversos , Pró-Fármacos/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-DawleyRESUMO
We previously demonstrated that the NC1[alpha3(IV)185-191] CNYYSNS peptide inhibited in vivo tumor progression. The YSNS motif formed a beta turn crucial for biological activity. The aim of the present study was to design a YSNSG cyclopeptide with a constrained beta turn on the YSNS residues more stable than CNYYSNS. By nuclear magnetic resonance and molecular modeling, we demonstrated that the YSNSG cyclopeptide actually adopted the expected beta-turn conformation. It promoted melanoma cell adhesion and prevented their adhesion to the native peptide. It inhibited in vitro cell proliferation and migration through Matrigel by downregulating proteolytic cascades. Moreover, intraperitoneal administration of the YSNSG cyclopeptide inhibited melanoma progression far more efficiently than the native peptide. The increased solubility and stability at low pH of the YSNSG cyclopeptide suggest this peptide as a potent antitumor therapeutic agent.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Autoantígenos/química , Colágeno Tipo IV/química , Neoplasias Pulmonares/terapia , Peptídeos Cíclicos/química , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Dicroísmo Circular , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Feminino , Humanos , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Modelos Moleculares , Peptídeos Cíclicos/farmacologia , Conformação ProteicaRESUMO
[structure: see text] A novel seco-dibenzopyrrocoline alkaloid, named oubatchensine 6, and five phenanthroindolizidines (1-5) were isolated from Cryptocarya oubatchensis, and their structures were elucidated. Displacement centrifugal partition chromatography was used to purify compounds 1 and 6. Structure determination of the latter was carried out by mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, quantum chemistry, and computer-assisted structure determination. Cytotoxic activity against KB cells was then investigated.