Activation of G551D-CFTR by Bicyclooctane Compounds Is cAMP-dependent and Exhibits Low Sensitivity to Thiazolidinone CFTR Inhibitor CFTRinh-172

The G551D-CFTR mutation causing cystic fibrosis(CF) results from a missense mutation at codon 551 (G551D) in the gene encoding of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). The G551D mutation in CFTR results in a reduced functional channel but G551D-CFTR is appropriately inserted in the apical membrane. In previous studies we discovered a class of high-affinity bicyclooctane (BCO) G551D-CFTR activators(G551DBCOS) with Kd down to 1μmol/L. In this study, we analyzed the pharmacological activation of G551D-CFTR by the G551DBCOS by means of short circuit current analysis and cell-based fluorescence quenching assay. The G551DBCOS-induced G551D-CFTR activation is cAMP-dependent and is less sensitive to thiazolidinone CFTR inhibitor CFTRinh-172. These data suggest that (1) the phosphorylation of G551D-CFTR by protein kinase A is required for the activation by G551DBCOS; (2) G551DBCOS and CFTRinh-172 may act at the same site on the G551D-CFTR molecule.     

Dictamine Stimulates Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator CL Transport

Dictamine is a furoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Dictamus dasycarpus Turcz.In the present study,we found that dictamine is able to stimulate the chloride transport activity of wild-type and ΔF508 mutant CFTR.The activity is cAMP-dependent and can be completely reversed by specific CFTR inhibitor CFTRinh-172.In addition,dictamine can further increase the chloride transport activity when CFTR is maximally activated by the combination of cAMP stimulators forskolin(FSK)and IBMX,suggesting direct interaction of dictamine with CFTR.Dictamine may be useful for probing CFTR channel gating mechanisms and used as a lead compound to develop the pharmacological therapy of CFTR-related diseases such as idiopathic chronic pancreatitis and keratoconjunctivitis sicca and cystic fibrosis.     

A High-affinity Activator of G551D-CFTR Chloride Channel Identified By High Throughput Screening

A stably transfected CHO cell line coexpressing G551D-CFTR and iodide-sensitive yellow fluorescent protein mutant EYFP-H148Q-I152L was successfully established and used as assay model to identify smallmolecule activators of G551D-CFTR chloride channel from 100000 diverse combinatorial compounds by high throughput screening on a customized Beckman robotic system. A bicyclooctane compound was identified to activate G551D-CFTR chloride channel with high-affinity(Kd=1.8 μmol/L). The activity of the bicyclooctane compound is G551D-CFTR-specific, reversible and non-toxic. The G551D-CFTR activator may be useful as a tool to study the mutant G551D-CFTR chloride channel structure and transport properties and as a candidate drug to cure cystic fibrosis caused by G551D-CFTR mutation,     

Activation of CFTR-mediated Cl- Transport by Magnolin

Magnolin is a herbal compound from Magnolia biondii Pamp. It possesses numerous biological activities. Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator（CFTR） is an epithelial chloride channel that plays a key role in the fluid secretion of various exocrine organs. In the present study, the activation of CFTR-mediated chloride transport by magnolin is indentified and characterized. In CFTR stably transfected FRT cells, magnolin increases CFTR CI- currents in a concentration-dependent manner. The activation of magnolin on CFTR is rapid, reversible, and cAMP-dependent. Magnolin does not elevate cellular cAMP level, indicating that it activates CFTR by direct binding and interaction with CFTR protein. Magnolin selectively activates wildtype CFTR rather than mutant CFTR. Magnolin may present a novel class of therapeutic lead compound tbr the treatment of diseases associated with reduced CFTR function such as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, idiopathic chronic pancreatiti, and chronic constipation.     

20(S)-原人参二醇促进CFTR氯离子通道开放

利用氯离子通道细胞荧光测定模型对386种中药单体化合物进行筛选, 发现20(S)-原人参二醇对依赖于cAMP的CFTR氯离子通道具有激活作用. 20(S)-原人参二醇能够以剂量依赖的方式激活野生型CFTR氯离子通道, 其激活作用通过更为可靠的氯离子通道短路电流测定系统得到证实. 20(S)-原人参二醇对CFTR氯离子通道的激活效应具有作用迅速且可逆的特点. 其在发挥激活作用时依赖于腺苷环化酶激动剂Forskolin的存在, 单独与细胞孵育不提高细胞内cAMP的水平, 表明对CFTR氯离子通道的激活作用是通过与CFTR直接结合实现的. 该化合物对ΔF508-CFTR突变氯离子通道的开放也具有特征相似的激活作用.     

Natural Compound Curcumin-a Channel Potentiator Rather Than a Corrector of the Defective Intracellular Processing of △F508 Mutant Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator

Cystic fibrosis(CF)is a severe genetic disease caused by the gene mutation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator(CFTR)chloride channel.The most common point mutation △F508,which leads to impaired intracellular processing and channel gating of CFTR, appears in about 90? patients.The natural compound curcumin was reported to correct the processing defect of △F508-CFTR and proposed as a potential therapeutic drug to cure CF.In the present study.we analyzed the efrect of curcumin on △F508-CFTR and demonstrated that curcumin can restore the impaired chloride conductance of △F508 mutant CFTR.The activity is rapid,reversible and cAMP-dependent.However,we couldn't reproduce the previously reported correction of the defective membrane trafficking of △F508-CFTR by curcumin.Therefore,curcumin may not be a superior lead compound for developing anti-CF drugs.     

Natural Compound Curcumin—— a Channel Potentiator Rather Than a Corrector of the Defective Intracellular Processing of △F508 Mutant Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator

Cystic fibrosis（CF） is a severe genetic disease caused by the gene mutation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator（CFTR） chloride channel. The most common point mutation AF508, which leads to impaired intracellular processing and channel gating of CFTR, appears in about 90% CF patients. The natural compound curcumin was reported to correct the processing defect of AF508-CFTR and proposed as a potential therapeutic drug to cure CF. In the present study, we analyzed the effect of curcumin on AF508-CFTR and demonstrated that curcumin can restore the impaired chloride conductance of AF508 mutant CFTR. The activity is rapid, reversible and cAMP-dependent. However, we couldn＇t reproduce the previously reported correction of the defective membrane trafficking of AF508-CFTR by curcumin. Therefore, curcumin may not be a superior lead compound for developing anti-CF drugs.     

Natural Compound Curcumin Corrects the Gating Defect of G551DMutant Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator

In the present study, we identified the natural compound curcumin to be an effective G551D-CFTR activator by cell-based fluorescent assay and electrophysiological measurement. We demonstrated that curcumin can restore the impaired chloride conductance of G551D mutant CFTR. The activity is rapid, reversible, and cAMP-dependent. Our study identified a new natural lead compound for the pharmacological therapy of cystic fibrosis caused by G551D mutation of CFTR.     

Evaluation of Fused Pyrrolothiazole Systems as Correctors of Mutant CFTR Protein

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease caused by mutations that impair the function of the CFTR chloride channel. The most frequent mutation, F508del, causes misfolding and premature degradation of CFTR protein. This defect can be overcome with pharmacological agents named “correctors”. So far, at least three different classes of correctors have been identified based on the additive/synergistic effects that are obtained when compounds of different classes are combined together. The development of class 2 correctors has lagged behind that of compounds belonging to the other classes. It was shown that the efficacy of the prototypical class 2 corrector, the bithiazole corr-4a, could be improved by generating conformationally-locked bithiazoles. In the present study, we investigated the effect of tricyclic pyrrolothiazoles as analogues of constrained bithiazoles. Thirty-five compounds were tested using the functional assay based on the halide-sensitive yellow fluorescent protein (HS-YFP) that measured CFTR activity. One compound, having a six atom carbocyle central ring in the tricyclic pyrrolothiazole system and bearing a pivalamide group at the thiazole moiety and a 5-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl carboxamide at the pyrrole ring, significantly increased F508del-CFTR activity. This compound could lead to the synthesis of a novel class of CFTR correctors.     

Activation Effect of Cathartic Natural Compound Rhein to CFTR Chloride Channel

Introduction Aloe,cascaraandsennaarewidelyusedasall purposelaxativemedicine.Itisgenerallyregardedthat thecatharticingredientsofaloe,cascaraandsennaare anthraquinoneandtheirderivatives[1].Ithasbeenwell definedthattheincreasedleakingofplasmaintointesti nall…     

Identification of Herbal Compound Imperatorin with Adverse Effects on ANO1 and CFTR Chloride Channels

Calcium-activated chloride channels(CaCCs) are the crucial regulators of transepithelial fluid secretion, smooth muscle contraction and sensory transduction. Recently, compelling evidence has indicated that TMEM16A(ANO1 or anoctamin-1) is a bona fide calcium-acvtivated chloride channel. A few small molecule CaCCs regulators are available for functional and therapeutic studies. We screened 126 natural compounds from Chinese herbs. Screening was performed with an iodide influx assay in Fischer rat thyroid epi...     

A Class of High-affinity Bicyclooctane G551D-CFTR Activators Identified by High Throughput Screening

The glycine-to-aspartic acid missense mutation at the codon 551(G551D) of the cystic fibrosis transmem-brane conductance regulator (CFTR) is one of the five most frequent cystic fibrosis (CF) mutations associated with a severe CF phenotype. To explore the feasibility of pharmacological correction of disrupted activation of CFTR chloride channel caused by G551D mutation, we developed a halide-sensitive fluorescence miniassay for G551D-CFTR in Fisher rat thyroid(FRT) epithelial cells for the discovery of novel activators of G551DCFTR. A class of bicyclooctane small molecule compounds that efficiently stimulate G551D-CFTR chloride channel activity was identified by high throughput screening via the FRT cell-based assay. This class of compounds selectively activates G551D-CFTR with a high affinity, whereas little effect of the compounds on wildtype CFTR can be seen. The discovery of a class of bicyclooctane G551D-CFTR activators will permit the analysis of structure-activity relationship of the compounds to identify ideal leads for in vivo therapeutic studies.     

两种氮杂环丁烷类药物中间体的合成

1-二苯甲基-3-羟基氮杂环丁烷(1)经过对甲苯磺酰氯取代、叠氮化及还原反应合成了药物中间体--1-二苯甲基-3-氨基氮杂环丁烷(4);1经过氧化、氰基化与还原反应合成了1-二苯甲基-3-羟基-3-氨甲基氮杂环丁烷(8).4和8的结构经1H NMR表征.     

含萘三氮唑甲烷骨架的硫代乙酸类尿酸转运体1(URAT1)抑制剂的合成及其构效关系

分别以1-溴萘和酮或1-萘甲醛及有机金属试剂为原料,经12步反应合成了8个含萘三氮唑甲烷骨架的硫代乙酸类尿酸转运体1(URAT1)抑制剂(1h~1o),其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR和MS（ESI）表征。体外活性测试结果显示：对URAT1的抑制活性最强的是1k,是阳性对照药lesinurad的133倍［IC₅₀=0.054 μmol·L^-1(1k), 7.18 μmol·L^-1(lesinurad)］。     

萘普生2-芳基吗啉乙酯的合成及其对环氧合酶-2的抑制活性

基于萘普生的构效关系对其羧基进行结构修饰, 设计合成了萘普生2-芳基吗啉乙酯类化合物. 芳基乙酮经过溴代、胺化、还原得到的2-芳基-4-羟乙基吗啉在三乙胺作缚酸剂存在下与萘普生酰氯反应得到萘普生2-芳基吗啉乙酯类化合物, 收率24.2%～76.5%. 新化合物结构经1H NMR确认. 生物活性实验结果表明: 在10 μmol/L质量浓度时, 化合物1d对COX-2的抑制率达96.32%.     

Facile synthesis of a 4-anilinoquinazoline dimer by Suzuki cross-coupling reaction

A novel 4-anilinoquinazoline dimer linked by a carbon-carbon bond in the C-7 position was synthesized via a one step Suzuki cross-coupling reaction. All structures of new compounds were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and HRMS. The inhibition rate of the synthetic 4-anilinoquinazoline dimer 8 against epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase enzymes (EGFR) in vitro was 44.4% at the concentration of 5.5 μmol/L.     

Nanomolar CFTR inhibition by pore-occluding divalent polyethylene glycol-malonic acid hydrazides

Inhibitors of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channel have potential application as antisecretory therapy in cholera. We synthesized mono- and divalent CFTR inhibitors consisting of a malonic acid hydrazide (MalH) coupled via a disulfonic stilbene linker to polyethylene glycols (PEGs; 0.2-100 kDa). IC50 values for CFTR inhibition were 10-15 microM for the monovalent MalH-PEGs, but substantially lower for divalent MalH-PEG-MalH compounds, decreasing from 1.5 to 0.3 microM with increasing PEG size and showing positive cooperativity. Whole-cell patch-clamp showed voltage-dependent CFTR block with inward rectification. Outside-out patch-clamp showed shortened single-channel openings, indicating CFTR pore block from the extracellular side. Luminally added MalH-PEG-MalH blocked by >90% cholera toxin-induced fluid secretion in mouse intestinal loops (IC50 approximately 10 pmol/loop), and greatly reduced mortality in a suckling mouse cholera model. These conjugates may provide safe, inexpensive antisecretory therapy.     

带有酰胺侧基的中空手性高分子微球的合成及其分离性能

合成了带有手性基团的多孔高分子微球, 并将其作为高效液相色谱手性固定相用于分离制备盐酸贝那普利的一个重要中间体(R)-α-羟基苯丁酸乙酯.     

A facile method for regioselective synthesis of new N-acetyl/thioacetyl-(E)-stilbene benzenesulfonamide derivatives via N-acetyl/thioacetyl sulfonamide formation

A series of new N-acetyl/thioacetyl-(E)-stilbene benzenesulfonamide derivatives were synthesized regioselectively in moderate to high yields by following a convenient, three-step procedure. The procedure consists of the direct oxidative conversion of a thiol compound to the corresponding sulfonyl chloride using TMSCl/KNO₃, followed by a room temperature reaction in a one-pot transformation of the resultant sulfonyl chloride into N-acetyl/thioacetyl sulfonamide, which undergoes a further Pd-catalyzed coupling reaction, giving rise to the stilbene compounds reported for the first time.     

基于氧化型谷胱甘肽保护的荧光金纳米团簇的制备及其对Fe~(3+)的检测

利用氧化型谷胱甘肽作为还原剂和稳定剂,通过绿色合成法制备了具有良好生物相容性的金纳米团簇(GSSG-Au NCs),其平均粒径大小为2.9 nm。以其为荧光探针实现了对Fe~(3+)的高灵敏检测,且对干扰离子具有高度选择性,线性范围宽(0.1~30μmol/L),检出限为0.03μmol/L。该方法用于实际水样(自来水、湖水和河水)中Fe~(3+)的测定,结果满意。