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Kovalenko V, Rudzińska-Szostak E, Ślepokura K, Berlicki Ł. Scalable Synthesis of All Stereoisomers of 2-Aminocyclopentanecarboxylic Acid─A Toolbox for Peptide Foldamer Chemistry. J Org Chem 2024; 89:4760-4767. [PMID: 38544408 PMCID: PMC11002926 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02991] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Although the construction of peptides with well-defined three-dimensional structures and predictable functions, including biological activity, using conformationally constrained β-amino acids has been shown to be a very successful strategy, their broad application is limited by access to the appropriate building blocks. In particular, trans- and cis-stereoisomers of 2-aminocyclopentanecarboxylic acid (ACPC) are of high interest. The scalable synthesis of all four stereoisomers of Fmoc derivatives of ACPC is presented with NMR-based analysis methods for their enantiomeric purity.
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- Vitaly Kovalenko
- Department
of Bioorganic Chemistry, Wrocław University
of Science and Technology, Wyb. Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department
of Bioorganic Chemistry, Wrocław University
of Science and Technology, Wyb. Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department
of Bioorganic Chemistry, Wrocław University
of Science and Technology, Wyb. Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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Imran Sajid M, Sultan Sheikh F, Anis F, Nasim N, Sumbria RK, Nauli SM, Kumar Tiwari R. siRNA drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's disease. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 199:114968. [PMID: 37353152 PMCID: PMC10528676 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.114968] [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: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with a few FDA-approved drugs that provide modest symptomatic benefits and only two FDA-approved disease-modifying treatments for AD. The advancements in understanding the causative genes and non-coding sequences at the molecular level of the pathophysiology of AD have resulted in several exciting research papers that employed small interfering RNA (siRNA)-based therapy. Although siRNA is being sought by academia and biopharma industries, several challenges still need to be addressed. We comprehensively report the latest advances in AD pathophysiology, druggable targets, ongoing clinical trials, and the siRNA-based approaches across the blood-brain barrier for addressing AD. This review describes the latest delivery systems employed to address this barrier. Critical insights and future perspectives on siRNA therapy for AD are also provided.
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- Muhammad Imran Sajid
- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, CA 92618, USA; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Central Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Shifa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Syed Baber Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, 54792 Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, CA 92618, USA; Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92868, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, CA 92618, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, CA 92618, USA.
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Pérez-carrión MD, Posadas I. Dendrimers in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Processes (Basel) 2023; 11:319. [DOI: 10.3390/pr11020319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), such as Parkinson’s Disease (PD), Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are characterized by progressive loss of structure or function of neurons. Current therapies for NDs are only symptomatic and long-term ineffective. This challenge has promoted the development of new therapies against relevant targets in these pathologies. In this review, we will focus on the most promising therapeutic approaches based on dendrimers (DDs) specially designed for the treatment and diagnosis of NDs. DDs are well-defined polymeric structures that provide a multifunctional platform for developing different nanosystems for a myriad of applications. DDs have been proposed as interesting drug delivery systems with the ability to cross the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and increase the bioavailability of classical drugs in the brain, as well as genetic material, by reducing the synthesis of specific targets, as β-amyloid peptide. Moreover, DDs have been shown to be promising anti-amyloidogenic systems against amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) and Tau aggregation, powerful agents for blocking α-synuclein (α-syn) fibrillation, exhibit anti-inflammatory properties, promote cellular uptake to certain cell types, and are potential tools for ND diagnosis. In summary, DDs have emerged as promising alternatives to current ND therapies since they may limit the extent of damage and provide neuroprotection to the affected tissues.
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The broad area of neuroscience has witnessed an increasing exploitation of a variety of synthetic biomaterials with controlled nanosized features. Different bionanomaterials offer very peculiar physicochemical and biochemcial properties contributing to the development of novel imaging devices toward imaging the brain, or as smartly functionalized scaffolds, or diverse tools contributing toward a better understanding of nervous tissue and its functions. DNA nanotechnology-based devices and scaffolds have emerged as ideal materials for cellular and tissue engineering due to their very biocompatible properties, robust adaptation with diverse biological systems, and biosafety in terms of reduced immune response triggering. Here we present technologies with respect to DNA nanodevices that are designed to better interact with nervous systems like neural cells, advanced molecular imaging technologies for imaging brain, biomaterials in neural regeneration, neuroprotection, and targeted delivery of drugs and small molecules across the blood-brain barrier. Along with comments regarding the progress of DNA nanotechnology in neuroscience, we also present a perspective on challenges and opportunities for applying DNA nanotechnology in applications pertaining to neurosciences.
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- Pravin Hivare
- Biological Engineering discipline, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj 382355, Gandhinagar, India
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- Biological Engineering discipline, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj 382355, Gandhinagar, India
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- Biological Engineering discipline, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj 382355, Gandhinagar, India
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj 382355, Gandhinagar, India
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- Biological Engineering discipline, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj 382355, Gandhinagar, India
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj 382355, Gandhinagar, India
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Amyloid diseases are global epidemics characterized by the accumulative deposits of cross-beta amyloid fibrils and plaques. Despite decades of intensive research, few solutions are available for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of these debilitating diseases. Since the early work on the interaction of human β2-microglobulin and nanoparticles by Linse et al. in 2007, the field of amyloidosis inhibition has gradually evolved into a new frontier in nanomedicine offering numerous interdisciplinary research opportunities, especially for materials, chemistry and biophysics. In this review we summarise, for the first time, the in vitro and in vivo models employed thus far in the field of anti-amyloidosis nanomedicines. Based on this systematic summary, we bring forth the notion that, due to the complex and often overlapping physiopathologies of amyloid diseases, there is a crucial need for the appropriate use of in vitro and in vivo models for validating novel anti-amyloidosis nanomedicines, and there is a crucial need for the development of new animal models that reflect the behavioural, symptomatic and cross-talk hallmarks of amyloid diseases such as Alzheimer's (AD), Parkinson's (PD) diseases and type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
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- Aleksandr Kakinen
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Hegedüs Z, Hóbor F, Shoemark DK, Celis S, Lian LY, Trinh CH, Sessions RB, Edwards TA, Wilson AJ. Identification of β-strand mediated protein-protein interaction inhibitors using ligand-directed fragment ligation. Chem Sci 2021; 12:2286-2293. [PMID: 34163995 PMCID: PMC8179271 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05694d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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β-Strand mediated protein-protein interactions (PPIs) represent underexploited targets for chemical probe development despite representing a significant proportion of known and therapeutically relevant PPI targets. β-Strand mimicry is challenging given that both amino acid side-chains and backbone hydrogen-bonds are typically required for molecular recognition, yet these are oriented along perpendicular vectors. This paper describes an alternative approach, using GKAP/SHANK1 PDZ as a model and dynamic ligation screening to identify small-molecule replacements for tranches of peptide sequence. A peptide truncation of GKAP functionalized at the N- and C-termini with acylhydrazone groups was used as an anchor. Reversible acylhydrazone bond exchange with a library of aldehyde fragments in the presence of the protein as template and in situ screening using a fluorescence anisotropy (FA) assay identified peptide hybrid hits with comparable affinity to the GKAP peptide binding sequence. Identified hits were validated using FA, ITC, NMR and X-ray crystallography to confirm selective inhibition of the target PDZ-mediated PPI and mode of binding. These analyses together with molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated the ligands make transient interactions with an unoccupied basic patch through electrostatic interactions, establishing proof-of-concept that this unbiased approach to ligand discovery represents a powerful addition to the armory of tools that can be used to identify PPI modulators.
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- Zsófia Hegedüs
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- School of Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TD UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 3BX UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- School of Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TD UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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Kaffy J, Berardet C, Mathieu L, Legrand B, Taverna M, Halgand F, Van Der Rest G, Maillard LT, Ongeri S. Helical γ‐Peptide Foldamers as Dual Inhibitors of Amyloid‐β Peptide and Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Oligomerization and Fibrillization. Chemistry 2020; 26:14612-14622. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Julia Kaffy
- Université Paris-Saclay CNRS BioCIS 92290 Châtenay-Malabry France
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- Université Paris-Saclay CNRS BioCIS 92290 Châtenay-Malabry France
- Université Paris Saclay CNRS Institut Galien de Paris Sud 92290 Châtenay-Malabry France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron UMR 5247 CNRS Université de Montpellier-CNRS-ENSCM, UMR 5247 UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques 15 Avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron UMR 5247 CNRS Université de Montpellier-CNRS-ENSCM, UMR 5247 UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques 15 Avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Université Paris Saclay CNRS Institut Galien de Paris Sud 92290 Châtenay-Malabry France
- Institut Universitaire de France 1, rue Descartes 75231 Paris Cedex 05 France
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- Université Paris-Saclay CNRS Institut de Chimie Physique 91405 Orsay France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron UMR 5247 CNRS Université de Montpellier-CNRS-ENSCM, UMR 5247 UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques 15 Avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Université Paris-Saclay CNRS BioCIS 92290 Châtenay-Malabry France
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Tököli A, Mag B, Bartus É, Wéber E, Szakonyi G, Simon MA, Czibula Á, Monostori É, Nyitray L, Martinek TA. Proteomimetic surface fragments distinguish targets by function. Chem Sci 2020; 11:10390-10398. [PMID: 34094300 PMCID: PMC8162404 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03525d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The fragment-centric design promises a means to develop complex xenobiotic protein surface mimetics, but it is challenging to find locally biomimetic structures. To address this issue, foldameric local surface mimetic (LSM) libraries were constructed. Protein affinity patterns, ligand promiscuity and protein druggability were evaluated using pull-down data for targets with various interaction tendencies and levels of homology. LSM probes based on H14 helices exhibited sufficient binding affinities for the detection of both orthosteric and non-orthosteric spots, and overall binding tendencies correlated with the magnitude of the target interactome. Binding was driven by two proteinogenic side chains and LSM probes could distinguish structurally similar proteins with different functions, indicating limited promiscuity. Binding patterns displayed similar side chain enrichment values to those for native protein-protein interfaces implying locally biomimetic behavior. These analyses suggest that in a fragment-centric approach foldameric LSMs can serve as useful probes and building blocks for undruggable protein interfaces.
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- Attila Tököli
- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
- MTA-SZTE Biomimetic Systems Research Group, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Szeged Somogyi u. 4. H6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry, Eötvös Loránd University Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C H1077 Budapest Hungary
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- Lymphocyte Signal Transduction Laboratory, Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre Temesvári krt. 62 H6726 Szeged Hungary
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- Lymphocyte Signal Transduction Laboratory, Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre Temesvári krt. 62 H6726 Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry, Eötvös Loránd University Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C H1077 Budapest Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
- MTA-SZTE Biomimetic Systems Research Group, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
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Laxio Arenas J, Kaffy J, Ongeri S. Peptides and peptidomimetics as inhibitors of protein–protein interactions involving β-sheet secondary structures. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2019; 52:157-167. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Treatment of certain central nervous system disorders, including different types of cerebral malignancies, is limited by traditional oral or systemic administrations of therapeutic drugs due to possible serious side effects and/or lack of the brain penetration and, therefore, the efficacy of the drugs is diminished. During the last decade, several new technologies were developed to overcome barrier properties of cerebral capillaries. This review gives a short overview of the structural elements and anatomical features of the blood–brain barrier. The various in vitro (static and dynamic), in vivo (microdialysis), and in situ (brain perfusion) blood–brain barrier models are also presented. The drug formulations and administration options to deliver molecules effectively to the central nervous system (CNS) are presented. Nanocarriers, nanoparticles (lipid, polymeric, magnetic, gold, and carbon based nanoparticles, dendrimers, etc.), viral and peptid vectors and shuttles, sonoporation and microbubbles are briefly shown. The modulation of receptors and efflux transporters in the cell membrane can also be an effective approach to enhance brain exposure to therapeutic compounds. Intranasal administration is a noninvasive delivery route to bypass the blood–brain barrier, while direct brain administration is an invasive mode to target the brain region with therapeutic drug concentrations locally. Nowadays, both technological and mechanistic tools are available to assist in overcoming the blood–brain barrier. With these techniques more effective and even safer drugs can be developed for the treatment of devastating brain disorders.
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Araújo RVD, Santos SDS, Igne Ferreira E, Giarolla J. New Advances in General Biomedical Applications of PAMAM Dendrimers. Molecules 2018; 23:E2849. [PMID: 30400134 PMCID: PMC6278347 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [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: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Dendrimers are nanoscopic compounds, which are monodispersed, and they are generally considered as homogeneous. PAMAM (polyamidoamine) was introduced in 1985, by Donald A. Tomalia, as a new class of polymers, named 'starburst polymers'. This important contribution of Professor Tomalia opened a new research field involving nanotechnological approaches. From then on, many groups have been using PAMAM for diverse applications in many areas, including biomedical applications. The possibility of either linking drugs and bioactive compounds, or entrapping them into the dendrimer frame can improve many relevant biological properties, such as bioavailability, solubility, and selectivity. Directing groups to reach selective delivery in a specific organ is one of the advanced applications of PAMAM. In this review, structural and safety aspects of PAMAM and its derivatives are discussed, and some relevant applications are briefly presented. Emphasis has been given to gene delivery and targeting drugs, as advanced delivery systems using PAMAM and an incentive for its use on neglected diseases are briefly mentioned.
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- Renan Vinicius de Araújo
- Laboratory of Design and Synthesis of Chemotherapeutics Potentially Active in Neglected Diseases (LAPEN), Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo-USP, 580⁻Building 13, São Paulo SP 05508-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Design and Synthesis of Chemotherapeutics Potentially Active in Neglected Diseases (LAPEN), Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo-USP, 580⁻Building 13, São Paulo SP 05508-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Design and Synthesis of Chemotherapeutics Potentially Active in Neglected Diseases (LAPEN), Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo-USP, 580⁻Building 13, São Paulo SP 05508-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Design and Synthesis of Chemotherapeutics Potentially Active in Neglected Diseases (LAPEN), Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo-USP, 580⁻Building 13, São Paulo SP 05508-900, Brazil.
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de la Torre C, Ceña V. The Delivery Challenge in Neurodegenerative Disorders: The Nanoparticles Role in Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutics and Diagnostics. Pharmaceutics 2018; 10:pharmaceutics10040190. [PMID: 30336640 PMCID: PMC6321229 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics10040190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the main causes of disability and dependency among elderly people. AD is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a progressive and irreversible cognitive impairment, whose etiology is unclear because of the complex molecular mechanisms involved in its pathophysiology. A global view of the AD pathophysiology is described in order to understand the need for an effective treatment and why nanoparticles (NPs) could be an important weapon against neurodegenerative diseases by solving the general problem of poor delivery into the central nervous system (CNS) for many drugs. Drug delivery into the CNS is one of the most challenging objectives in pharmaceutical design, due to the limited access to the CNS imposed by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The purpose of this review is to present a comprehensive overview of the use of NPs as delivery systems for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes in models of AD.
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- Cristina de la Torre
- Unidad Asociada Neurodeath, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Almansa, 14, 02006 Albacete, Spain.
- CIBERNED, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28031 Madrid, Spain.
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- Unidad Asociada Neurodeath, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Almansa, 14, 02006 Albacete, Spain.
- CIBERNED, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28031 Madrid, Spain.
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Bartus É, Olajos G, Schuster I, Bozsó Z, Deli MA, Veszelka S, Walter FR, Datki Z, Szakonyi Z, Martinek TA, Fülöp L. Structural Optimization of Foldamer-Dendrimer Conjugates as Multivalent Agents against the Toxic Effects of Amyloid Beta Oligomers. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23102523. [PMID: 30279351 PMCID: PMC6222781 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23102523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common chronic neurodegenerative disorders. Despite several in vivo and clinical studies, the cause of the disease is poorly understood. Currently, amyloid β (Aβ) peptide and its tendency to assemble into soluble oligomers are known as a main pathogenic event leading to the interruption of synapses and brain degeneration. Targeting neurotoxic Aβ oligomers can help recognize the disease at an early stage or it can be a potential therapeutic approach. Unnatural β-peptidic foldamers are successfully used against many different protein targets due to their favorable structural and pharmacokinetic properties compared to small molecule or protein-like drug candidates. We have previously reported a tetravalent foldamer-dendrimer conjugate which can selectively bind Aβ oligomers. Taking advantage of multivalency and foldamers, we synthesized different multivalent foldamer-based conjugates to optimize the geometry of the ligand. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) was used to measure binding affinity to Aβ, thereafter 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) based tissue viability assay and impedance-based viability assay on SH-SY5Y cells were applied to monitor Aβ toxicity and protective effects of the compounds. Important factors for high binding affinity were determined and a good correlation was found between influencing the valence and the capability of the conjugates for Aβ binding.
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- Éva Bartus
- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Center of HAS, Temesvári krt. 26, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Center of HAS, Temesvári krt. 26, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Center of HAS, Temesvári krt. 26, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Kálvária sgt. 57, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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Han J, Lee HJ, Kim KY, Lee SJC, Suh JM, Cho J, Chae J, Lim MH. Tuning Structures and Properties for Developing Novel Chemical Tools toward Distinct Pathogenic Elements in Alzheimer's Disease. ACS Chem Neurosci 2018; 9:800-808. [PMID: 29283241 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Multiple pathogenic factors [e.g., amyloid-β (Aβ), metal ions, metal-bound Aβ (metal-Aβ), reactive oxygen species (ROS)] are found in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). In order to elucidate the roles of pathological elements in AD, chemical tools able to regulate their activities would be valuable. Due to the complicated link among multiple pathological factors, however, it has been challenging to invent such chemical tools. Herein, we report novel small molecules as chemical tools toward modulation of single or multiple target(s), designed via a rational structure-property-directed strategy. The chemical properties (e.g., oxidation potentials) of our molecules and their coverage of reactivities toward the pathological targets were successfully differentiated through a minor structural variation [i.e., replacement of one nitrogen (N) or sulfur (S) donor atom in the framework]. Among our compounds (1-3), 1 with the lowest oxidation potential is able to noticeably modify the aggregation of both metal-free Aβ and metal-Aβ, as well as scavenge free radicals. Compound 2 with the moderate oxidation potential significantly alters the aggregation of Cu(II)-Aβ42. The hardly oxidizable compound, 3, relative to 1 and 2, indicates no noticeable interactions with all pathogenic factors, including metal-free Aβ, metal-Aβ, and free radicals. Overall, our studies demonstrate that the design of small molecules as chemical tools able to control distinct pathological components could be achieved via fine-tuning of structures and properties.
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- Jiyeon Han
- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul 02844, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emerging Materials Science, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul 02844, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Homochirality, an interesting phenomenon of life, is mainly an unresolved problem and was thought to be a property of living matter. Herein, we show that artificial β-peptides have the tendency toward homochiral diastereoselective chain elongation. Chain-length-dependent stereochemical discrimination was investigated in the synthesis of foldamers with various side chains and secondary structures. It was found that there is a strong tendency toward the synthesis of homochiral oligomers. The size of the side chain drastically influenced the selectivity of the stereodiscriminative chain-elongation reaction. It is noteworthy that water as the co-solvent increases the selectivity. Such behavior is a novel fundamental biomimetic property of foldamers with a potential of future industrial application.
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- István M. Mándity
- Institute of Pharmaceutical ChemistryUniversity of SzegedEötvös u. 66720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical ChemistryUniversity of SzegedEötvös u. 66720SzegedHungary
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- MTA-SZTE Supramolecular and Nanostructured Materials Research GroupDóm tér 86720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical ChemistryUniversity of SzegedEötvös u. 66720SzegedHungary
- Research Group of Stereochemistry of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesDóm tér 86720SzegedHungary
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Bartus É, Hegedüs Z, Wéber E, Csipak B, Szakonyi G, Martinek TA. De Novo Modular Development of a Foldameric Protein-Protein Interaction Inhibitor for Separate Hot Spots: A Dynamic Covalent Assembly Approach. ChemistryOpen 2017; 6:236-241. [PMID: 28413758 PMCID: PMC5390796 DOI: 10.1002/open.201700012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Protein-protein interactions stabilized by multiple separate hot spots are highly challenging targets for synthetic scaffolds. Surface-mimetic foldamers bearing multiple recognition segments are promising candidate inhibitors. In this work, a modular bottom-up approach is implemented by identifying short foldameric recognition segments that interact with the independent hot spots, and connecting them through dynamic covalent library (DCL) optimization. The independent hot spots of a model target (calmodulin) are mapped with hexameric β-peptide helices using a pull-down assay. Recognition segment hits are subjected to a target-templated DCL ligation through thiol-disulfide exchange. The most potent derivative displays low nanomolar affinity towards calmodulin and effectively inhibits the calmodulin-TRPV1 interaction. The DCL assembly of the folded segments offers an efficient approach towards the de novo development of a high-affinity inhibitor of protein-protein interactions.
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- Éva Bartus
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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Olajos G, Bartus É, Schuster I, Lautner G, Gyurcsányi RE, Szögi T, Fülöp L, Martinek TA. Multivalent foldamer-based affinity assay for selective recognition of Aβ oligomers. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 960:131-137. [PMID: 28193356 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mimicking the molecular recognition functionality of antibodies is a great challenge. Foldamers are attractive candidates because of their relatively small size and designable interaction surface. This paper describes a sandwich type enzyme-linked immunoassay with a tetravalent β-peptide foldamer helix array as capture element and enzyme labeled tracer antibodies. The assay was found to be selective to β-amyloid oligomeric species with surface features transiently present in ongoing aggregation. In optimized conditions, with special emphasis on the foldamer immobilization, a detection limit of 5 pM was achieved with a linear range of 10-500 pM. These results suggest that protein mimetic foldamers can be useful tools in biosensors and affinity assays.
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- Gábor Olajos
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Szeged, Somogyi u. 4, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Szeged, Somogyi u. 4, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- MTA-BME Lendület Chemical Nanosensors Research Group, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szt. Gellért tér 4, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-BME Lendület Chemical Nanosensors Research Group, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szt. Gellért tér 4, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, 6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Szeged, Somogyi u. 4, 6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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Szefczyk M, Węglarz-Tomczak E, Fortuna P, Krzysztoń A, Rudzińska-Szostak E, Berlicki Ł. Controlling the Helix Handedness of ααβ-Peptide Foldamers through Sequence Shifting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201610154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Monika Szefczyk
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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Szefczyk M, Węglarz-Tomczak E, Fortuna P, Krzysztoń A, Rudzińska-Szostak E, Berlicki Ł. Controlling the Helix Handedness of ααβ-Peptide Foldamers through Sequence Shifting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:2087-2091. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201610154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Monika Szefczyk
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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Sun HJ, Wang Y, Hao T, Wang CY, Wang QY, Jiang XX. Efficient GSH delivery using PAMAM-GSH into MPP-induced PC12 cellular model for Parkinson's disease. Regen Biomater 2016; 3:299-307. [PMID: 27699060 PMCID: PMC5043156 DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbw032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Glutathione (GSH) depletion has been an important contributor to the dysfunction of dopamine neurons. Polyamidoamine-GSH (PAMAM-GSH) was synthesized and the delivery effect of GSH into PC12 cells was tested. MTT assessment for cytotoxicity and reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as nitrite oxide (NO) and intracelluar superoxide dismutase (SOD) detection for antioxidative ability were performed. Furthermore, the antiapoptotic ability was analysed by assessing caspase-3, JNK1/2 and Erk1/2 expression. Our data indicated that PAMAM-GSH is an effective agent to replenish GSH into PC12 cells. PAMAM-GSH developed its antioxidative and protective ability for 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP)-induced PC12 cells by reducing the intracellular levels of ROS and SOD activity as well as decreasing the release of NO. Meanwhile, PAMAM-GSH could inhibit caspase-3 activation and might show its antiapoptotic ability to MPP-induced PC12 cells through JNK2/Erk1/2 pathway. In summary, these studies suggest that PAMAM-GSH conjugate has an intrinsic ability to penetrate PC12 cells and deliver GSH into these cells which may provide a new strategy for clinical applications in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
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- Hong-Ji Sun
- Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 27 Taiping Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100850, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 27 Taiping Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100850, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 27 Taiping Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100850, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 27 Taiping Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100850, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 27 Taiping Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100850, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 27 Taiping Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100850, People's Republic of China
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Grison CM, Miles JA, Robin S, Wilson AJ, Aitken DJ. An α-Helix-Mimicking 12,13-Helix: Designed α/β/γ-Foldamers as Selective Inhibitors of Protein-Protein Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:11096-100. [PMID: 27467859 PMCID: PMC5014220 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201604517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [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: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A major current challenge in bioorganic chemistry is the identification of effective mimics of protein secondary structures that act as inhibitors of protein-protein interactions (PPIs). In this work, trans-2-aminocyclobutanecarboxylic acid (tACBC) was used as the key β-amino acid component in the design of α/β/γ-peptides to structurally mimic a native α-helix. Suitably functionalized α/β/γ-peptides assume an α-helix-mimicking 12,13-helix conformation in solution, exhibit enhanced proteolytic stability in comparison to the wild-type α-peptide parent sequence from which they are derived, and act as selective inhibitors of the p53/hDM2 interaction.
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- Claire M Grison
- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, 15 Rue George Clemenceau, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, 15 Rue George Clemenceau, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
- UFR Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75270, Paris cedex 06, France
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, 15 Rue George Clemenceau, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France.
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Grison CM, Miles JA, Robin S, Wilson AJ, Aitken DJ. An α-Helix-Mimicking 12,13-Helix: Designed α/β/γ-Foldamers as Selective Inhibitors of Protein-Protein Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201604517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Claire M. Grison
- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS; Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay; 15 Rue George Clemenceau 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- School of Chemistry; University of Leeds; Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology; University of Leeds; Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS; Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay; 15 Rue George Clemenceau 91405 Orsay Cedex France
- UFR Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques; Université Paris Descartes; 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire 75270 Paris cedex 06 France
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- School of Chemistry; University of Leeds; Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology; University of Leeds; Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS; Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay; 15 Rue George Clemenceau 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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INTRODUCTION Foldamers are artificial self-organizing systems with various critical properties: i) a stable and designable secondary structure; ii) a larger molecular surface as compared with ordinary organic drug molecules; iii) appropriate control of the orientation of the side-chain functional groups; iv) resistance against proteolytic degradation, which leads to potentially increased oral bioavailability and a longer serum half-life relative to ordinary α-peptides; and v) the lower conformational freedom may result in increased receptor binding in comparison with the natural analogs. AREAS COVERED This article covers the general properties and types of foldamers. This includes highlighted examples of medicinal chemical applications, including antibacterial and cargo molecules, anti-Alzheimer compounds and protein-protein interaction modifiers. EXPERT OPINION Various new foldamers have been created with a range of structures and biological applications. Membrane-acting antibacterial foldamers have been introduced. A general property of these structures is their amphiphilic nature. The amphiphilicity can be stationary or induced by the membrane binding. Cell-penetrating foldamers have been described which serve as cargo molecules, and foldamers have been used as autophagy inducers. Anti-Alzheimer compounds too have been created and the greatest breakthrough was attained via the modification of protein-protein interactions. This can serve as the chemical and pharmaceutical basis for the relevance of foldamers in the future.
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- a University of Szeged Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , H-6720 Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary +36 62 545 768 ; +36 62 545 564 ; +36 62 545 705 ; ;
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Wolfenden M, Cousin J, Nangia-Makker P, Raz A, Cloninger M. Glycodendrimers and Modified ELISAs: Tools to Elucidate Multivalent Interactions of Galectins 1 and 3. Molecules 2015; 20:7059-96. [PMID: 25903363 DOI: 10.3390/molecules20047059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Revised: 03/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Multivalent protein-carbohydrate interactions that are mediated by sugar-binding proteins, i.e., lectins, have been implicated in a myriad of intercellular recognition processes associated with tumor progression such as galectin-mediated cancer cellular migration/metastatic processes. Here, using a modified ELISA, we show that glycodendrimers bearing mixtures of galactosides, lactosides, and N-acetylgalactosaminosides, galectin-3 ligands, multivalently affect galectin-3 functions. We further demonstrate that lactose functionalized glycodendrimers multivalently bind a different member of the galectin family, i.e., galectin-1. In a modified ELISA, galectin-3 recruitment by glycodendrimers was shown to directly depend on the ratio of low to high affinity ligands on the dendrimers, with lactose-functionalized dendrimers having the highest activity and also binding well to galectin-1. The results depicted here indicate that synthetic multivalent systems and upfront assay formats will improve the understanding of the multivalent function of galectins during multivalent protein carbohydrate recognition/interaction.
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Derrick JS, Lim MH. Tools of the Trade: Investigations into Design Strategies of Small Molecules to Target Components in Alzheimer's Disease. Chembiochem 2015; 16:887-98. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201402718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A multivalent helix mimetic is developed that inhibits the p53/hDM2 and induces dimerization/aggregation of its target – hDM2.
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- Anna Barnard
- School of Chemistry
- University of Leeds
- Leeds
- UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural and Molecular Biology
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Leeds
- Leeds
- UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural and Molecular Biology
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Leeds
- Leeds
- UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural and Molecular Biology
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- Astbury Centre for Structural and Molecular Biology
- University of Leeds
- Leeds
- UK
- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Leeds
- Leeds
- UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural and Molecular Biology
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Mándity IM, Olasz B, Ötvös SB, Fülöp F. Continuous-flow solid-phase peptide synthesis: a revolutionary reduction of the amino acid excess. ChemSusChem 2014; 7:3172-3176. [PMID: 25196512 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A highly efficient continuous-flow technique for the synthesis of peptides was developed. The method allows the application of only 1.5 equivalents of amino acids during coupling, while yielding virtually quantitative conversions. A mesoscale reactor was constructed which permits the use of high temperature and pressure during the synthesis. A complete reaction parameter optimization was carried out. Under the optimum conditions, the couplings of all 20 proteinogenic amino acids were achieved with 1.5 amino acid equivalents with quantitative conversions. As a demonstration of the efficiency of the methodology, difficult sequences and β-peptide foldamers with alicyclic side-chains were synthetized in excellent yields and with lower costs thanks to the lower amounts of amino acid and solvent used. By this the synthesis is highly economic and sustainable. Importantly, exotic and expensive artificial amino acids were incorporated into peptidic sequences by the utilization of a reasonable number of amino acid equivalents. The synthesis can be performed in quantities of microgram to gram in an automated way.
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- István M Mándity
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, 6720 Szeged (Hungary)
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Cabrele C, Martinek TA, Reiser O, Berlicki Ł. Peptides Containing β-Amino Acid Patterns: Challenges and Successes in Medicinal Chemistry. J Med Chem 2014; 57:9718-39. [DOI: 10.1021/jm5010896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Chiara Cabrele
- Department
of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Billrothstrasse 11, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- SZTE-MTA
Lendulet Foldamer Research Group, Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Szeged, Somogyi u. 6., H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department
of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Lukács J. Németh
- SZTE-MTA
Lendulet Foldamer Research Group, Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Szeged, Somogyi u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- SZTE-MTA
Lendulet Foldamer Research Group, Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Szeged, Somogyi u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- SZTE-MTA
Lendulet Foldamer Research Group, Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Szeged, Somogyi u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Institute
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Varga E, Juhász G, Bozsó Z, Penke B, Fülöp L, Szegedi V. Abeta(1-42) enhances neuronal excitability in the CA1 via NR2B subunit-containing NMDA receptors. Neural Plast 2014; 2014:584314. [PMID: 25276438 DOI: 10.1155/2014/584314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Revised: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 08/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Neuronal hyperexcitability is a phenomenon associated with early Alzheimer's disease. The underlying mechanism is considered to involve excessive activation of glutamate receptors; however, the exact molecular pathway remains to be determined. Extracellular recording from the CA1 of hippocampal slices is a long-standing standard for a range of studies both in basic research and in neuropharmacology. Evoked field potentials (fEPSPs) are regarded as the input, while spiking rate is regarded as the output of the neuronal network; however, the relationship between these two phenomena is not fully clear. We investigated the relationship between spontaneous spiking and evoked fEPSPs using mouse hippocampal slices. Blocking AMPA receptors (AMPARs) with CNQX abolished fEPSPs, but left firing rate unchanged. NMDA receptor (NMDAR) blockade with MK801 decreased neuronal spiking dose dependently without altering fEPSPs. Activating NMDARs by small concentration of NMDA induced a trend of increased firing. These results suggest that fEPSPs are mediated by synaptic activation of AMPARs, while spontaneous firing is regulated by the activation of extrasynaptic NMDARs. Synaptotoxic Abeta(1-42) increased firing activity without modifying evoked fEPSPs. This hyperexcitation was prevented by ifenprodil, an antagonist of the NR2B NMDARs. Overall, these results suggest that Abeta(1-42) induced neuronal overactivity is not dependent on AMPARs but requires NR2B.
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Mándity IM, Monsignori A, Fülöp L, Forró E, Fülöp F. Exploiting aromatic interactions for β-peptide foldamer helix stabilization: a significant design element. Chemistry 2014; 20:4591-7. [PMID: 24664416 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201304448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tetrameric H10/12 helix stabilization was achieved by the application of aromatic side-chains in β-peptide oligomers by intramolecular backbone-side chain CH-π interactions. Because of the enlarged hydrophobic surface of the oligomers, a further aim was the investigation of the self-assembly in a polar medium for the β-peptide H10/12 helices. NMR, ECD, and molecular modeling results indicated that the oligomers formed by cis-[1S,2S]- or cis-[1R,2R]-1-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carboxylic acid (ATENAC) and cis-[1R,2S]- or cis-[1S,2R]-2-aminocyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid (ACHEC) residues promote stable H10/12 helix formation with an alternating backbone configuration even at the tetrameric chain length. These results support the view that aromatic side-chains can be applied for helical structure stabilization. Importantly, this is the first observation of a stable H10/12 helix with tetrameric chain-length. The hydrophobically driven self-assembly was achieved for the helix-forming oligomers, seen as vesicles in transmission electron microscopy images. The self-association phenomenon, which supports the helical secondary structure of these oligomers, depends on the hydrophobic surface area, because a higher number of aromatic side-chains yielded larger vesicles. These results serve as an essential element for the design of helices relating to the H10/12 helix. Moreover, they open up a novel area for bioactive foldamer construction, while the hydrophobic area gained through the aromatic side-chains may yield important receptor-ligand interaction surfaces, which can provide amplified binding strength.
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Affiliation(s)
- István M Mándity
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, 6720 Szeged (Hungary), Fax: (+36) 62-545705
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Szolnoki É, Hetényi A, Mándity IM, Fülöp F, Martinek TA. Foldameric β-H18/20PMixed Helix Stabilized by Head-to-Tail Contacts: A Way to Higher-Order Structures. European J Org Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201201633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Rodríguez-Vázquez N, Salzinger S, Silva LF, Amorín M, Granja JR. Synthesis of Cyclic γ-Amino Acids for Foldamers and Peptide Nanotubes. European J Org Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201201565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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