Constitutive expression of 4-1BB on T cells enhances CD4+ T cell responses

4-1BB, a transmembrane molecule, member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, is an important costimulatory molecule in the immune response, plays a key role in the clonal expansion and survival of CD8(+) T cells. In this study, we investigated 4-1BB regulation of CD4(+) T cell responses using 4-1BB transgenic (TG) mice that constitutively expressed 4-1BB on mature T cells. We first showed that CD4(+) T cells of 4-1BB TG mice had more sustained proliferative capacity in response to TCR/4-1BB stimulation in vitro compared to WT mice. Secondly, 4-1BB TG mice exhibited a more elevated contact hypersensitivity (CHS) response mediated by CD4+ Th1 cells due to more vigorous expansion of and apoptotic inhibition of CD4(+) T cells. Finally, CD4(+) T cells of 4-1BB TG mice had a heightened capacity for T cell priming. Overall, our results demonstrate the involvement of 4-1BB in CD4(+) Th1 cell responses by regulating the clonal expansion and survival of CD4(+) T cells as seen in CD8(+) T cells.     

Serum concentrations of soluble 4-1BB and 4-1BB ligand correlated with the disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multifactorial autoimmune disease whose etiopathogenesis is not well understood. Although soluble (s) forms of 4-1BB (s4-1BB) and 4-1BB legand (s4-1BBL) have been detected in the sera of RA patients, their significance is not known. We compared the serum levels of s4-1BB and s4-1BBL in RA patients with those in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Behcet's disease (BD) patients. Serum levels of s4-1BB and s4-1BBL were significantly higher in RA patients compared with healthy controls, SLE or BD patients, and the abundance was correlated with disease severity in patients with RA. The serum levels of s4-1BB in RA patients were inversely corroborated with 4-1BB expression levels on activated T lymphocytes. In addition, there was a correlation between serum levels of s4-1BB and s4-1BBL. The augmented secretion of s4-1BB and s4-1BBL levels into the serum may reflect the clinical symptoms of RA and levels of s4-1BB and s4-1BBL in sera at the time of diagnosis may be indicative of the severity and outcome of RA.     

Expression of 4-1BB and 4-1BBL in thymocytes during thymus regeneration

4-1BB, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) superfamily, is a major costimulatory receptor that is rapidly expressed on the surface of CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells after antigen- or mitogen-induced activation. The interaction of 4-1BB with 4-1BBL regulates immunity and promotes the survival and expansion of activated T cells. In this study, the expression of 4-1BB and 4-1BBL was examined during regeneration of the murine thymus following acute cyclophosphamide-induced involution. Four-color flow cytometry showed that 4-1BB and 4-1BBL were present in the normal thymus and were preferentially expressed in the regenerating thymus, mainly in CD4⁺CD8⁺ double-positive (DP) thymocytes. Furthermore, the CD4^loCD8^lo, CD4⁺CD8^lo and CD4^loCD8⁺ thymocyte subsets, representing stages of thymocyte differentiation intermediate between DP and single-positive (SP) thymocytes, also expressed 4-1BB and 4-1BBL during thymus regeneration but to a lesser degree. Interestingly, the 4-1BB and 4-1BBL positive cells among the CD4⁺CD8⁺ DP thymocytes present during thymus regeneration were TCR^hi and CD69⁺ unlike the corresponding controls. Moreover, the 4-1BB and 4-1BBL positive cells among the intermediate subsets present during thymus regeneration also exhibited TCR^hi/int and CD69^+/int phenotypes, indicating that 4-1BB and 4-1BBL are predominantly expressed by the positively selected population of the CD4⁺CD8⁺ DP and the intermediate thymocytes during thymus regeneration. RT-PCR and Western blot analyses confirmed the presence and elevated levels of 4-1BB and 4-1BBL mRNA and protein in thymocytes during thymus regeneration. We also found that the interaction of 4-1BB with 4-1BBL promoted thymocyte adhesion to thymic epithelial cells. Our results suggest that 4-1BB and 4-1BBL participate in T lymphopoiesis associated with positive selection during recovery from acute thymic involution.     

1-(1-Phthalazinyl)- and 1-(4methoxyphenyl)-6,6dimethyl-4oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazole

2-(1-Phthalazinylhydrazino)methylene-(IIIa) or 2-(1-phthalazinylhydrazino)ethylidene-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediones (IIIb) were prepared from 1-hydrazinophthalazine and 2 formyl- or 2-acetyldimedone. Cyclization of IIIb in the presence ofp- TsOH gave 1-(1-phthalazinyl)3, 6, 6-trimethyl-4-oxo-4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahydroindazole. Reaction of 4-methoxyphenylhydrazine with 2 formyl- and 2-acetyidimedone gave the corresponding 1-(4methoxyphenyl)-4-oxo-4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahydroindazole. In the case of 2 -formyldimedone the intermediate 2-(4methoxyphenylhydrazinomethylene)-5, 5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione was isolated.Riga Technological University, Riga LV-1658. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 708–710, May, 1996. Original article submitted December 31, 1995.     

Syntheses and Structural Characterization of 1-（4-Phenyl-2-thiazolyl）-3-（4-methylphenyl）-5-（2-furyl）-4,5-dihydro-（1H）-pyrazole and 1-（4-（4-Fluoro）phenyl-2-thiazolyl）-3-（4-methyl-phenyl）-5-（2-furyl）-4,5-dihydro-（1H）-pyrazole

The title compounds were synthesized and characterized by IR,1H-NMR,Mass and elementary analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.In 1a,intermolecular C-H…π interactions produce a three-dimensional network.In 1b,intermolecular C-H…O hydrogen bonds generate an R22(22) ring.The hydrogen bonding is supported by C-H…π interactions.     

Synthesis of 4-(1-Adamantyl)- and 4-(1-Adamantylmethyl)-substituted Halothiazoles

1-Adamantyl bromomethyl ketone and 1-adamantylmethyl chloromethyl ketone react with potassium thiocyanate in dimethylformamide to give the corresponding thiocyanatoketones which cyclize under the influence of HCl into 4-(1-adamantyl) and 4(-adamantylmethyl)chlorothiazole respectively. 4-(1-Adamantyl)-2-amino-5-bromothiazole and its N-derivative were synthesized by the reaction of 1-adamantyl dibromomethyl ketone with thioureas and N-substituted thiourea in acetonitrile.     

4-(Arylaminothiocarbonyl)-1-(1-o-methoxyphenylcarbamido)-ethylpiperazines as anticonvulsants

Several 4-(arylaminothiocarbonyl)-1-(1-o-methoxyphenylcarbamido)-ethylpiperazines were synthesized and evaluated for their anticonvulsant activity against pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in mice. The ability of substituted piperazines to inhibit in vitro respiratory activity of rat brain homogenates was also determined to study their structure-activity relationship.     

(E)-1-alkyl-4-

(E)-1-Alkyl-4-[2-(alkylsulfonyl)-1-ethenyl]pyridinium salts were synthesized in two steps. These sulfones were stable at pH 7.3 and underwent a nucleophilic vinylic substitution (S(N)V) with mercaptans, including thiouracile, to give the corresponding 4-(thiovinyl)-pyridinium salts. The X-ray diffraction structure of (E)-1-methyl-4-[2-(ethylsulfanyl)-1-ethenyl]pyridinium iodide indicated conjugation of the sulfur with the pyridinium ring. (Z)-1-Methyl-4-[2-(methylsulfanyl)-1-ethenyl]pyridinium iodide, prepared from the corresponding thioether by reaction with methyl iodide in diethyl ether, underwent isomerization to the E isomer in a first-order reaction in deuterated [D6]DMSO with an activation energy of 14 kcalmol(-1). At pH 7, the (E)-1-methyl-4-[2-(methylsulfonyl)-1-ethenyl]pyridinium iodide (19) reacted specifically with thiols. The reaction of this sulfone with glutathione in a TES buffer at pH 7 was a second-order reaction (k = 4,100 M(-1)s(-1) at 30 degrees C) and gave the corresponding substitution product with an intense long wavelength absorption band (lambdamax=360 nm, epsilon = 27,500 M(-1)cm(-1)). The modification of different enzymes of known structure with 19 showed the high selectivity of this reagent towards thiol groups and its usefulness in the quantitative determination of free thiol groups in proteins.     

新型1-(4-氨基苯基)-4-(4-甲氧基苯基)哌嗪衍生物的合成

以二乙醇胺为原料,经溴化、环合、N-烷基化和还原4步反应制得关键中间体——4-[4-(4-甲氧基苯基)哌嗪-1-基]苯胺(4);4与酰氯经酰基化反应合成了11个新型的1-(4-氨基苯基)-4-(4-甲氧基苯基)哌嗪衍生物,其结构经1H NMR,FT-IR,ESI-MS和元素分析表征。     

Molecular and Crystal Structure of 1-(4-Chlorophenyl)- 3- (4-Nitrophenyl)- 1-Triazene

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Conformational restriction via cyclization in beta-amyloid peptide Abeta(1-28) leads to an inhibitor of Abeta(1-28) amyloidogenesis and cytotoxicity

The aggregation process of beta-amyloid peptide Abeta into amyloid is strongly associated with the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aggregation may involve a transition of an alpha helix in Abeta(1-28) into beta sheets and interactions between residues 18-20 of the "Abeta amyloid core." We applied an i, i+4 cyclic conformational constraint to the Abeta amyloid core and devised side chain-to-side chain lactam-bridged cyclo(17, 21)-[Lys(17), Asp(21)]Abeta(1-28). In contrast to Abeta(1-28) and [Lys(17), Asp(21)]Abeta(1-28), cyclo(17, 21)-[Lys(17), Asp(21)]Abeta(1-28) was not able to form beta sheets and cytotoxic amyloid aggregates. Cyclo(17, 21)-[Lys(17), Asp(21)]Abeta(1-28) was able to interact with Abeta(1-28) and to inhibit amyloid formation and cytotoxicity. Cyclo(17, 21)-[Lys(17), Asp(21)]Abeta(1-28) also interacted with Abeta(1-40) and interfered with its amyloidogenesis. Cyclo(17, 21)-[Lys(17), Asp(21)]Abeta(1-28) or similarly constrained Abeta sequences may find therapeutic and diagnostic applications in AD.     

一种新的选择性氧化苏-(1S,2S)-2-(N,N-二甲胺基)-1-(对硝基苯基)-1,3-丙二醇的N-甲基为N-甲酰基的方法

报告多官能团化合物苏 (1S ,2S) 2 (N ,N 二甲胺基 ) 1 (对硝基苯基 ) 1,3 丙二醇与聚合物支载条件下的溴试剂发生的一种新的选择性N 甲基氧化为N 甲酰基的反应 .在Na2 HPO4存在下 ,苏 (1S ,2S) 2 (N ,N 二甲胺基 ) 1 (对硝基苯基 ) 1,3 丙二醇于水 CCl4体系中被 717阴离子交换树脂支载的溴在 60℃氧化 2 4h给出 5 1%收率的苏 (1S ,2S) 2 (N 甲基 N 甲酰胺基 ) 1 (对硝基苯基 ) 1,3 丙二醇 .这种选择性N 甲基氧化为N 甲酰基的反应在 2 氨基 1,3 丙二醇衍生物化学中是第一次观察到 .     

Crystallographic characterization of three cathinone hydrochlorides new on the NPS market: 1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)hexan-1-one (4-MPHP), 4-methyl-1-phenyl-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one (α-PiHP) and 2-(methylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)pentan-1-one (4-MPD)

Cathinones belong to a group of compounds of great interest in the new psychoactive substances (NPS) market. Constant changes to the chemical structure made by the producers of these compounds require a quick reaction from analytical laboratories in ascertaining their characteristics. In this article, three cathinone derivatives were characterized by X-ray crystallography. The investigated compounds were confirmed as: 1-[1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-oxohexan-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-ium chloride ( 1 , C₁₇H₂₆NO⁺·Cl^?, the hydrochloride of 4-MPHP), 1-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1-phenylpentan-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-ium chloride ( 2 ; C₁₆H₂₄NO⁺·Cl^?, the hydrochloride of α-PiHP) and methyl[1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-oxopentan-2-yl]azanium chloride ( 3 ; C₁₃H₂₀NO⁺·Cl^?, the hydrochloride of 4-MPD). All the salts crystallize in a monoclinic space group: 1 and 2 in P2₁/c, and 3 in P2₁/n. To the best of our knowledge, this study provides the first detailed and comprehensive crystallographic data on salts 1 – 3 .