Mei Li, Zhu-Chun Bei, Yongtian Yuan, Baogang Wang, Dongna Zhang, Likun Xu, Liangliang Zhao, Qin Xu, Yabin Song
{"title":"In-cell bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET)-based assay uncovers ceritinib and CA-074 as SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease inhibitors.","authors":"Mei Li, Zhu-Chun Bei, Yongtian Yuan, Baogang Wang, Dongna Zhang, Likun Xu, Liangliang Zhao, Qin Xu, Yabin Song","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2387417","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2387417","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Papain-like protease (PLpro) is an attractive anti-coronavirus target. The development of PLpro inhibitors, however, is hampered by the limitations of the existing PLpro assay and the scarcity of validated active compounds. We developed a novel in-cell PLpro assay based on BRET and used it to evaluate and discover SARS-CoV-2 PLpro inhibitors. The developed assay demonstrated remarkable sensitivity for detecting the reduction of intracellular PLpro activity while presenting high reliability and performance for inhibitor evaluation and high-throughput screening. Using this assay, three protease inhibitors were identified as novel PLpro inhibitors that are structurally disparate from those previously known. Subsequent enzymatic assays and ligand-protein interaction analysis based on molecular docking revealed that ceritinib directly inhibited PLpro, showing high geometric complementarity with the substrate-binding pocket in PLpro, whereas CA-074 methyl ester underwent intracellular hydrolysis, exposing a free carboxyhydroxyl group essential for hydrogen bonding with G266 in the BL2 groove, resulting in PLpro inhibition.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2387417"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11338211/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142008884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and biological evaluation of quinoxaline derivatives as ASK1 inhibitors.","authors":"Xiaorui Han, Pingping Lan, Qianfeng Chen, Hua Liu, Zhongwen Chen, Tiantian Wang, Zengtao Wang","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2414382","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2414382","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inhibiting apoptosis signal regulated kinase 1 (ASK1) is an attractive strategy for treating diseases such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and multiple sclerosis. Here, we report the discovery of a dibromo substituted quinoxaline fragment containing <b>26e</b> as an effective small-molecule inhibitor of ASK1, with an IC<sub>50</sub> value of 30.17 nM. In addition, the cell survival rate of <b>26e</b> at different concentrations was greater than 80%, especially at 0.4 μM. Its cell survival rate was significantly higher than <b>GS-4997</b>, indicating its good safety in normal human liver LO2 cells. The Oil Red O staining experiment showed that <b>26e</b> decreased the lipid droplets in a dose-dependent manner. Further biochemical analyses revealed that <b>26e</b> could reduce the content of T-CHO, LDL, and TG in FFA-induced LO2 cells, and had the potential to treat non-alcoholic fatty disease. These findings provide a good choice for the future development of ASK1 inhibitors.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2414382"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11494716/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142467264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marta Ilona Wojtyś, Weronika Maksymiuk, Marta Narczyk, Ante Bubić, Ivana Leščić Ašler, Paweł Krzyżek, Grażyna Gościniak, Elżbieta Katarzyna Jagusztyn-Krynicka, Agnieszka Bzowska
{"title":"Vitamin B6 inhibits activity of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> adenylosuccinate synthetase and growth of reference and clinical, antibiotic-resistant <i>H. pylori</i> strains.","authors":"Marta Ilona Wojtyś, Weronika Maksymiuk, Marta Narczyk, Ante Bubić, Ivana Leščić Ašler, Paweł Krzyżek, Grażyna Gościniak, Elżbieta Katarzyna Jagusztyn-Krynicka, Agnieszka Bzowska","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2372734","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2372734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current therapies against gastric pathogen <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> are ineffective in over 20% of patients. Enzymes belonging to the purine salvage pathway are considered as novel drug targets in this pathogen. Therefore, the main aim of the current study was to determine the antibacterial activity of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), an active form of vitamin B6, against reference and clinical strains of <i>H. pylori</i>. Using a broad set of microbiological, physicochemical (UV absorption, LC-MS, X-ray analysis) and <i>in silico</i> experiments, we were able to prove that PLP inhibits adenylosuccinate synthetase (AdSS) from <i>H. pylori</i> by the competition with GTP (IC<sub>50</sub><sup>eq</sup> ∼30 nM). This behaviour was attributed to formation of a Schiff base with a lysine residue (a covalent bond with Lys322 in the GTP binding site of AdSS) and was potentiated by the presence of vitamin C. This antibacterial activity of PLP gives hope for its future use against <i>H. pylori</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2372734"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571797/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141988056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel anti-neuroinflammatory pyranone-carbamate derivatives as selective butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors for treating Alzheimer's disease.","authors":"Chuanyu Yu, Xueyan Liu, Bingxiang Ma, Jiexin Xu, Yiquan Chen, Chaoxian Dai, Huaping Peng, Daijun Zha","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2313682","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2313682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) and neuroinflammation have recently emerged as promising therapeutic directions for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Herein, we synthesised 19 novel pyranone-carbamate derivatives and evaluated their activities against cholinesterases and neuroinflammation. The optimal compound <b>7p</b> exhibited balanced BuChE inhibitory activity (eqBuChE IC<sub>50</sub> = 4.68 nM; huBuChE IC<sub>50</sub> = 9.12 nM) and anti-neuroinflammatory activity (NO inhibition = 28.82% at 10 μM, comparable to hydrocortisone). Enzyme kinetic and docking studies confirmed compound <b>7p</b> was a mix-type BuChE inhibitor. Additionally, compound <b>7p</b> displayed favourable drug-likeness properties in silico prediction, and exhibited high BBB permeability in the PAMPA-BBB assay. Compound <b>7p</b> had good safety in vivo as verified by an acute toxicity assay (LD<sub>50</sub> > 1000 mg/kg). Most importantly, compound <b>7p</b> effectively mitigated cognitive and memory impairments in the scopolamine-induced mouse model, showing comparable effects to Rivastigmine. Therefore, we envisioned that compound <b>7p</b> could serve as a promising lead compound for treating AD.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2313682"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10878344/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139741200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction.","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2374156","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2374156","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2374156"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11288193/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141788223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhengshui Xu, Changchun Ye, Xingjie Wang, Ranran Kong, Zilu Chen, Jing Shi, Xin Chen, Shiyuan Liu
{"title":"Design and synthesis of triazolopyridine derivatives as potent JAK/HDAC dual inhibitors with broad-spectrum antiproliferative activity.","authors":"Zhengshui Xu, Changchun Ye, Xingjie Wang, Ranran Kong, Zilu Chen, Jing Shi, Xin Chen, Shiyuan Liu","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2409771","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2409771","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A series of triazolopyridine-based dual JAK/HDAC inhibitors were rationally designed and synthesised by merging different pharmacophores into one molecule. All triazolopyridine derivatives exhibited potent inhibitory activities against both targets and the best compound 4-(((5-(benzo[<i>d</i>][1, <i>3</i>]dioxol-5-yl)-[1, 2, 4]triazolo[1, 5-<i>a</i>]pyridin-2-yl)amino)methyl)-<i>N</i>-hydroxybenzamide (19) was dug out. 19 was proved to be a pan-HDAC and JAK1/2 dual inhibitor and displayed high cytotoxicity against two cancer cell lines MDA-MB-231 and RPMI-8226 with IC<sub>50</sub> values in submicromolar range. Docking simulation revealed that 19 fitted well into the active sites of HDAC and JAK proteins. Moreover, 19 exhibited better metabolic stability in vitro than SAHA. Our study demonstrated that compound 19 was a promising candidate for further preclinical studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2409771"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11463018/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142390949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaitlyn N Alcorn, Isabelle A Oberhauser, Matthew D Politeski, Todd J Eckroat
{"title":"Evaluation of <i>N</i>-alkyl isatins and indoles as acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors.","authors":"Kaitlyn N Alcorn, Isabelle A Oberhauser, Matthew D Politeski, Todd J Eckroat","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2023.2286935","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2023.2286935","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two series of <i>N</i>-alkyl isatins and <i>N</i>-alkyl indoles varying in size of the alkyl group were synthesised and evaluated for inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE). Among the <i>N</i>-alkyl isatins <b>4a</b>-<b>j</b>, the addition of the <i>N</i>-alkyl group improved inhibition potency towards AChE and BChE compared to isatin. Selectivity towards inhibition of BChE was observed, and the increase in size of the <i>N</i>-alkyl group positively correlated to improved inhibition potency. The most potent inhibitor for BChE was <b>4i</b> (IC<sub>50</sub> = 3.77 µM, 22-fold selectivity for BChE over AChE). N-alkyl indoles <b>5a</b>-<b>j</b> showed similar inhibition of AChE, the most potent being <b>5g</b> (IC<sub>50</sub> = 35.0 µM), but <b>5a</b>-<b>j</b> lost activity towards BChE. This suggests an important role of the 3-oxo group on isatin for BChE inhibition, and molecular docking of <b>4i</b> with human BChE indicates a key hydrogen bond between this group and Ser198 and His438 of the BChE catalytic triad.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2286935"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138498510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification of putative allosteric inhibitors of BCKDK via virtual screening and biological evaluation.","authors":"Chunqiong Li, Quanjun Yang, Li Zhang","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2023.2290458","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2023.2290458","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Abnormal accumulation of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) can lead to metabolic diseases and cancers. Branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase kinase (BCKDK) is a key negative regulator of BCAA catabolism, and targeting BCKDK provides a promising therapeutic approach for diseases caused by BCAA accumulation. Here, we screened PPHN and POAB as novel putative allosteric inhibitors by integrating allosteric binding site prediction, large-scale ligand database virtual screening, and bioactivity evaluation assays. Both of them showed a high binding affinity to BCKDK, with K<sub>d</sub> values of 3.9 μM and 1.86 μM, respectively. In vivo experiments, the inhibitors demonstrated superior kinase inhibitory activity and notable antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects on diverse cancer cells. Finally, bulk RNA-seq analysis revealed that PPHN and POAB suppressed cell growth through a range of signalling pathways. Taken together, our findings highlight two novel BCKDK inhibitors as potent therapeutic candidates for metabolic diseases and cancers associated with BCAA dysfunctional metabolism.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2290458"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138498511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asmaa H Mohamed, Mohammed B Alshammari, Ashraf A Aly, Kamal U Sadek, Akil Ahmad, Eman A Aziz, Amira F El-Yazbi, Eman J El-Agroudy, Marwa E Abdelaziz
{"title":"New imidazole-2-thiones linked to acenaphythylenone as dual DNA intercalators and topoisomerase II inhibitors: structural optimization, docking, and apoptosis studies.","authors":"Asmaa H Mohamed, Mohammed B Alshammari, Ashraf A Aly, Kamal U Sadek, Akil Ahmad, Eman A Aziz, Amira F El-Yazbi, Eman J El-Agroudy, Marwa E Abdelaziz","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2311818","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2311818","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this article, a new series of 2-((3,5-disubstituted-2-thioxo-imidazol-1-yl)imino)acenaphthylen-1(2<i>H</i>)-ones were synthesized. Imidazole-2-thione with acenaphthylen-one gave a hybrid scaffold that integrated key structural elements essential for DNA damage <i>via</i> direct DNA intercalation and inhibition of the topoisomerase II enzyme. All the synthesized compounds were screened to detect their DNA damage using a terbium fluorescent probe. Results demonstrated that 4-phenyl-imidazoles <b>5b</b> and <b>5e</b> in addition to 4-(4-chlorophenyl)imidazoles <b>5h</b> and <b>5j</b> would induce detectable potent damage in ctDNA. The four most potent compounds as DNA intercalators were further evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against HepG2, MCF-7 and HCT-116 utilizing the MTT assay. The highest anticancer activity was recorded with compounds <b>5b</b> and <b>5h</b> against the breast cancer cell line MCF-7 which were 1.5- and 3- folds more active than <b>doxorubicin</b>, respectively. Therefore, imidazole-2-thione tethered acenaphthylenone derivatives can be considered as promising scaffold for the development of effective dual DNA intercalators and topoisomerase II inhibitors.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2311818"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10946275/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140131586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alessio Nocentini, Anna Di Porzio, Alessandro Bonardi, Carla Bazzicalupi, Andrea Petreni, Tarita Biver, Silvia Bua, Simona Marzano, Jussara Amato, Bruno Pagano, Nunzia Iaccarino, Stefano De Tito, Stefano Amente, Claudiu T Supuran, Antonio Randazzo, Paola Gratteri
{"title":"Development of a multi-targeted chemotherapeutic approach based on G-quadruplex stabilisation and carbonic anhydrase inhibition.","authors":"Alessio Nocentini, Anna Di Porzio, Alessandro Bonardi, Carla Bazzicalupi, Andrea Petreni, Tarita Biver, Silvia Bua, Simona Marzano, Jussara Amato, Bruno Pagano, Nunzia Iaccarino, Stefano De Tito, Stefano Amente, Claudiu T Supuran, Antonio Randazzo, Paola Gratteri","doi":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2366236","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14756366.2024.2366236","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A novel class of compounds designed to hit two anti-tumour targets, G-quadruplex structures and human carbonic anhydrases (hCAs) IX and XII is proposed. The induction/stabilisation of G-quadruplex structures by small molecules has emerged as an anticancer strategy, disrupting telomere maintenance and reducing oncogene expression. hCAs IX and XII are well-established anti-tumour targets, upregulated in many hypoxic tumours and contributing to metastasis. The ligands reported feature a berberine G-quadruplex stabiliser scaffold connected to a moiety inhibiting hCAs IX and XII. <i>In vitro</i> experiments showed that our compounds selectively stabilise G-quadruplex structures and inhibit hCAs IX and XII. The crystal structure of a telomeric G-quadruplex in complex with one of these ligands was obtained, shedding light on the ligand/target interaction mode. The most promising ligands showed significant cytotoxicity against CA IX-positive HeLa cancer cells in hypoxia, and the ability to stabilise G-quadruplexes within tumour cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":15769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":"2366236"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11195807/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141436968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}