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Pałucha-Poniewiera A, Rafało-Ulińska A, Santocki M, Babii Y, Kaczorowska K. Partial mGlu 5 receptor NAM, M-5MPEP, induces rapid and sustained antidepressant-like effects in the BDNF-dependent mechanism and enhances (R)-ketamine action in mice. Pharmacol Rep 2024:10.1007/s43440-024-00588-3. [PMID: 38632187 DOI: 10.1007/s43440-024-00588-3] [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: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Partial negative allosteric modulators (NAM) of the metabotropic glutamate 5 (mGlu5) receptor are an excellent alternative to full antagonists and NAMs because they retain therapeutic effects and have a much broader therapeutic window. Here, we investigated whether partial mGlu5 NAM, 2-(2-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethynyl)-5-methylpyridine (M-5MPEP), induced a fast and sustained antidepressant-like effect, characteristic of rapid-acting antidepressant drugs (RAADs) like ketamine, in mice. METHODS A tail suspension test (TST) was used to investigate acute antidepressant-like effects. Sustained effects were studied 24 h after the four intraperitoneal (ip) administrations using the splash test, designed to measure apathy-like state, the sucrose preference test (SPT), reflecting anhedonia, and the TST. Western blot and ELISA techniques were used to measure brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and selected protein levels. METHODS A tail suspension test (TST) was used to investigate acute antidepressant-like effects. Sustained effects were studied 24 h after the four intraperitoneal (ip) administrations using the splash test, designed to measure apathy-like state, the sucrose preference test (SPT), reflecting anhedonia, and the TST. Western blot and ELISA techniques were used to measure brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and selected protein levels. CONCLUSION Partial mGlu5 receptor NAM, M-5MPEP, induced rapid and sustained antidepressant-like effects in the BDNF-dependent mechanism and enhanced (R)-ketamine action in mice, indicating both substances' convergent mechanisms of action and the possibility of their practical use in treating depression as RAAD.
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- Agnieszka Pałucha-Poniewiera
- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, Kraków, 31-343, Poland.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, Kraków, 31-343, Poland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, Kraków, 31-343, Poland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, Kraków, 31-343, Poland
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, Kraków, 31-343, Poland
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Stankiewicz A, Kaczorowska K, Bugno R, Kozioł A, Paluchowska MH, Burnat G, Chruścicka B, Chorobik P, Brański P, Wierońska JM, Duszyńska B, Pilc A, Bojarski AJ. New 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives with positive mGlu 4 receptor modulation activity and antipsychotic-like properties. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2021; 37:211-225. [PMID: 34894953 PMCID: PMC8667925 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.1998022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Considering the allosteric regulation of mGlu receptors for potential therapeutic applications, we developed a group of 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives that displayed mGlu4 receptor positive allosteric modulatory activity (EC50 = 282–656 nM). Selectivity screening revealed that they were devoid of activity at mGlu1, mGlu2 and mGlu5 receptors, but modulated mGlu7 and mGlu8 receptors, thus were classified as group III-preferring mGlu receptor agents. None of the compounds was active towards hERG channels or in the mini-AMES test. The most potent in vitro mGlu4 PAM derivative 52 (N-(3-chloro-4-(5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide) was readily absorbed after i.p. administration (male Albino Swiss mice) and reached a maximum brain concentration of 949.76 ng/mL. Five modulators (34, 37, 52, 60 and 62) demonstrated significant anxiolytic- and antipsychotic-like properties in the SIH and DOI-induced head twitch test, respectively. Promising data were obtained, especially for N-(4-(5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)-3-methylphenyl)picolinamide (62), whose effects in the DOI-induced head twitch test were comparable to those of clozapine and better than those reported for the selective mGlu4 PAM ADX88178.
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- Anna Stankiewicz
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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Hogendorf A, Hogendorf AS, Kurczab R, Satała G, Szewczyk B, Cieślik P, Latacz G, Handzlik J, Lenda T, Kaczorowska K, Staroń J, Bugno R, Duszyńska B, Bojarski AJ. N-Skatyltryptamines-Dual 5-HT 6R/D 2R Ligands with Antipsychotic and Procognitive Potential. Molecules 2021; 26:4605. [PMID: 34361754 PMCID: PMC8347595 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A series of N-skatyltryptamines was synthesized and their affinities for serotonin and dopamine receptors were determined. Compounds exhibited activity toward 5-HT1A, 5-HT2A, 5-HT6, and D2 receptors. Substitution patterns resulting in affinity/activity switches were identified and studied using homology modeling. Chosen hits were screened to determine their metabolism, permeability, hepatotoxicity, and CYP inhibition. Several D2 receptor antagonists with additional 5-HT6R antagonist and agonist properties were identified. The former combination resembled known antipsychotic agents, while the latter was particularly interesting due to the fact that it has not been studied before. Selective 5-HT6R antagonists have been shown previously to produce procognitive and promnesic effects in several rodent models. Administration of 5-HT6R agonists was more ambiguous-in naive animals, it did not alter memory or produce slight amnesic effects, while in rodent models of memory impairment, they ameliorated the condition just like antagonists. Using the identified hit compounds 15 and 18, we tried to sort out the difference between ligands exhibiting the D2R antagonist function combined with 5-HT6R agonism, and mixed D2/5-HT6R antagonists in murine models of psychosis.
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- Agata Hogendorf
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland; (A.H.); (A.S.H.); (R.K.); (G.S.); (K.K.); (J.S.); (R.B.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland; (A.H.); (A.S.H.); (R.K.); (G.S.); (K.K.); (J.S.); (R.B.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland; (A.H.); (A.S.H.); (R.K.); (G.S.); (K.K.); (J.S.); (R.B.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland; (A.H.); (A.S.H.); (R.K.); (G.S.); (K.K.); (J.S.); (R.B.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland; (B.S.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Neurobiology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland; (B.S.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Technology and Biotechnology of Drugs, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, Poland; (G.L.); (J.H.)
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- Department of Technology and Biotechnology of Drugs, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, Poland; (G.L.); (J.H.)
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- Department of Neuropsychopharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland;
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland; (A.H.); (A.S.H.); (R.K.); (G.S.); (K.K.); (J.S.); (R.B.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland; (A.H.); (A.S.H.); (R.K.); (G.S.); (K.K.); (J.S.); (R.B.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland; (A.H.); (A.S.H.); (R.K.); (G.S.); (K.K.); (J.S.); (R.B.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland; (A.H.); (A.S.H.); (R.K.); (G.S.); (K.K.); (J.S.); (R.B.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland; (A.H.); (A.S.H.); (R.K.); (G.S.); (K.K.); (J.S.); (R.B.); (B.D.)
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Cieślik P, Woźniak M, Kaczorowska K, Brański P, Burnat G, Chocyk A, Bobula B, Gruca P, Litwa E, Pałucha-Poniewiera A, Wąsik A, Pilc A, Wierońska J. Negative Allosteric Modulators of mGlu 7 Receptor as Putative Antipsychotic Drugs. Front Mol Neurosci 2018; 11:316. [PMID: 30294258 PMCID: PMC6158327 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The data concerning antipsychotic-like activity of negative allosteric modulators (NAMs)/antagonists of mGlu7 receptors are limited. The only available ligands for this receptor are MMPIP and ADX71743. In the present studies, we used stable cell line expressing mGlu7 receptor and it was shown that both compounds dose-dependently potentiated forskolin elevated cAMP concentration in the T-REx 293 cells, showing their inverse agonist properties. Subsequently, pharmacokinetic studies were performed. Both compounds were given intraperitoneally (i.p.) at the dose of 10 mg/kg and reached Cmax 0.25-0.5 h after administration, and then they declined rapidly, ADX71743 being almost undetectable 2 h after administration, while the concentration of MMPIP was still observed, suggesting that the concentration of MMPIP was more stable. Finally, we investigated the role of both mGlu7 receptor NAMs in animal models of schizophrenia. Behavioral tests commonly used in antipsychotic drug discovery were conducted. Both tested compounds dose-dependently inhibited MK-801-induced hyperactivity (MMPIP at 15 mg/kg; ADX at 5 and 15 mg/kg) and DOI-induced head twitches (MMPIP at 5, 10, 15 mg/kg; ADX at 2.5, 5, 10 mg/kg). Moreover, the same effects were noticed in novel object recognition test, where MMPIP (5, 10, 15 mg/kg) and ADX71743 (1, 5, 15 mg/kg) reversed MK-801-induced disturbances. In the social interaction test, antipsychotic activity was observed only for ADX71743 (5, 15 mg/kg). ADX71743 at the dose 2.5 mg/kg reversed MK-801-induced disruption in prepulse inhibition while MMPIP at 10 mg/kg reversed MK-801-induced disruption in spatial delayed alternation. The present studies showed that mGlu7 receptor may be considered as a putative target for antipsychotic drugs, though more studies are needed due to limited number of available ligands.
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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Brzozka K, Czardybon W, Kaczorowska K, Zarebski A, Smagur J, Beuzen N. Abstract A242: Identification of novel and specific Pim-1 kinase inhibitors with potent anticancer activity in hematological and solid tumor malignancies. Mol Cancer Ther 2009. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.targ-09-a242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Pim serine-threonine kinase family is composed of three members which play an important role in intracellular signaling and contribute to pathways involved in cell survival, proliferation, stress response and cellular motility. Out the three family members, Pim-1 has been studied most extensively and was shown to be a crucial downstream effector of several oncogenes like Jak2 and FLT3 kinases. Pim-1 overexpression has been also reported in a variety of cancers such as diffuse B cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Flt3-mediated acute myelogenous leukemia and solid tumors such as prostate and pancreatic cancers. For this reason, Pim-1 kinase emerged as a novel and interesting target of significant potential for therapeutic intervention.
In the current study we have performed lead optimization of a new small molecule Pim-1 kinase inhibitor. Initial compound exerted moderate potency in Pim-1 kinase inhibition accompanied by high selectivity for the Pim kinase family. In parallel to biochemical characterization, the original compound had been extensively tested in vitro and in vivo for anticancer activity. In order to improve potency and selectivity of the original compound a series of new derivatives was synthesized and screened for Pim-1 inhibition. Among the newly synthesized compounds several exerted increased potency in Pim-1 inhibition with IC50 values as low as 4,8 nM. Further biochemical profiling of best inhibitors on a 440 KINOMEscanTM Max kinase panel revealed superior selectivity in binding and inhibition of the Pim-1 kinase with over 20-fold off-target selectivity. Anticancer effect of new derivatives was investigated in several cancer cell lines of hematological and solid tumor origin where the compounds was shown to induce of apoptosis. As Pim-1 kinase was shown to regulate cell cycle progression by phosphorylation of several key proteins such as p27 and cdc25A in the G1/S checkpoint and cdc25C and c-TAK-1 in the G2/M checkpoint, we investigated cell cycle effects after compounds administration. We could observe two phenotypes in cell that did not undergo apoptosis, namely a time and dose dependent arrest of the cells either in the G0/G1 or G2/M phase, depending on the cell line. To confirm that the observed cytotoxic and cell cycle effects were due to inhibition of the Pim-1 kinase by the new derivatives, a biomarker analysis was performed. Pim-1 kinase was shown to phosphorylate p27KIP1 at threonine 198 both in vitro and in the cells. As soon as 1h after treatment with the compounds, a dramatic inhibition of phospho-p27KIP1 was observed on K562 cells proving the expected mechanism of action of Pim-1 kinase inhibiting compounds in the cells. Results of the Selvita's Pim-1 inhibitor lead optimization efforts are shown and discussed, supporting further development of this class of inhibitors in oncology indications.
Citation Information: Mol Cancer Ther 2009;8(12 Suppl):A242.
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Kaczorowska K. [Two cases of foreign bodies in the bronchi]. Pneumonol Pol 1989; 57:504-8. [PMID: 2638002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Two cases of endobronchial foreign bodies are presented. One was diagnosed early enough for effective treatment and prevented irreversible damage of the respiratory system. The other was misdiagnosed for many years and led to permanent damage to the pulmonary tissue.
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Kaczorowska K, Sarnowska KM. [Effect of inhalation of negatively ionized air on pulmonary ventilation in patients with bronchial asthma]. Pol Tyg Lek 1969; 24:1270-2. [PMID: 5349471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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