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Battisti UM, Monjas L, Akladios F, Matic J, Andresen E, Nagel CH, Hagkvist M, Håversen L, Kim W, Uhlen M, Borén J, Mardinoğlu A, Grøtli M. Exploration of Novel Urolithin C Derivatives as Non-Competitive Inhibitors of Liver Pyruvate Kinase. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16050668. [PMID: 37242451 DOI: 10.3390/ph16050668] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The inhibition of liver pyruvate kinase could be beneficial to halt or reverse non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a progressive accumulation of fat in the liver that can lead eventually to cirrhosis. Recently, urolithin C has been reported as a new scaffold for the development of allosteric inhibitors of liver pyruvate kinase (PKL). In this work, a comprehensive structure-activity analysis of urolithin C was carried out. More than 50 analogues were synthesized and tested regarding the chemical features responsible for the desired activity. These data could pave the way to the development of more potent and selective PKL allosteric inhibitors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Umberto Maria Battisti
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, SE-171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, SE-171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Fady Akladios
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, SE-171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Josipa Matic
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, SE-171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Eric Andresen
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Carolin H Nagel
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Malin Hagkvist
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Liliana Håversen
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Woonghee Kim
- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, SE-171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Mathias Uhlen
- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, SE-171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Jan Borén
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Adil Mardinoğlu
- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, SE-171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
- Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK
| | - Morten Grøtli
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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