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Kolodziejczyk-Czepas J, Pasiński B, Ponczek MB, Moniuszko-Szajwaj B, Kowalczyk M, Pecio Ł, Nowak P, Stochmal A. Bufadienolides from Kalanchoe daigremontiana modulate the enzymatic activity of plasmin - In vitro and in silico analyses. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 120:1591-1600. [PMID: 30261260 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.09.143] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Plasmin (EC 3.4.21.7) is a key enzyme of the fibrinolytic system, responsible for the degradation of fibrin clot and maintaining blood fluidity. Hence, alterations of the fibrinolytic capacity of blood plasma may contribute to thrombotic or bleeding complications. The aim of this study was to determine effects of a bufadienolide-rich fraction, isolated from roots of Kalanchoe daigremontiana (0.05-50 μg/ml) on enzymatic properties of plasmin. Hydrolysis of a synthetic substrate S-2251 (H-D-Valyl-l-leucyl-l-lysine-p-nitroaniline dihydrochloride) by plasmin revealed that the bufadienolide-rich fraction had a diverse effect on this enzyme, dependently on the concentration range. While the lower concentrations of the examined fraction (0.05-2.5 μg/ml) significantly enhanced the amidolytic activity of plasmin, at 25-50 μg/ml concentrations, the enzyme was evidently inhibited (by about 60%). The Lineweaver-Burk plot indicated on an uncompetitive inhibition of plasmin. Inhibitory effects (up to 80%) were also found in the streptokinase-induced plasminogen activation to plasmin. Docking results suggest that only some of compounds (mostly bersaldegenin 1-acetate (10), bryotoxin (13) and hovetrichoside C (17)) were bound to plasminogen/plasmin, depending on the presence or absence of the substrate in the active site. The obtained findings suggest allosteric regulation of plasminogen activation and plasmin activity by components of the examined fraction.
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- Joanna Kolodziejczyk-Czepas
- Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
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Kasperkiewicz K, Ponczek MB, Budzisz E. A biological, fluorescence and computational examination of synthetic coumarin derivatives with antithrombotic potential. Pharmacol Rep 2018; 70:1057-1064. [PMID: 30296741 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2018.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Scientists still look for new drugs, which have anticoagulant properties. This is so important because existing anticoagulant drugs give many side effects, for example major bleeding. In this study we examined nine coumarin derivatives - candidates to be future antithrombotic drugs, which were synthetized and crystallized in our previous paper. METHODS Here we show the fluorescence and fluorescence quenching of coumarin derivatives with di- or trimethoxybenzylamine moieties in C-3 position. All nine compounds were checked by lactate dehydrogenase assay to examine their cytotoxic activity on hepatic cells. We also investigated the other biological properties (bioactivity, drug-likeness and blind docking) using computational tools. Lipophilicity coefficient logP of all obtained compounds was determined using by RP-TLC and compared to theoretical predictions. RESULTS The obtained coumarins exhibited low lipophilic character. The substances bound with HSA and did not demonstrate cytotoxicity against isolated liver cells. The most interesting compound (3b) possessed two methoxy- group in 2- and 4-position in benzene ring, ability to interact with two HSA binding sites and probably smaller steric hindrance in comparison to other synthesized derivatives. CONCLUSIONS Our present study shows that after examination of fluorescence, cytotoxic activity, lipophilicity, theoretical bioactivity, drug-likeness and blind docking of our synthesized compounds they have potential as antithrombotic medicines and may be candidates to be drugs after further studies.
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- Kinga Kasperkiewicz
- Department of Cosmetic Raw Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.
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- Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.
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- Department of Cosmetic Raw Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.
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Kolodziejczyk-Czepas J, Bijak M, Saluk J, Ponczek MB, Zbikowska HM, Nowak P, Tsirigotis-Maniecka M, Pawlaczyk I. Radical scavenging and antioxidant effects of Matricaria chamomilla polyphenolic-polysaccharide conjugates. Int J Biol Macromol 2014; 72:1152-8. [PMID: 25285848 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Matricaria chamomilla L. (MC), a member of the Asteraceae family, is one of the oldest medicinal plants, widely used worldwide for a variety of healing applications. Its recommendations, derived from both traditional and modern medicine, include numerous disorders such as inflammation, ulcers, wounds, gastrointestinal disorders, stomach ache, pharyngitis, rheumatic pain, as well as the other ailments. This work is focused on another aspect of the biological activity of chamomile polyphenolic-polysaccharide conjugates--their antioxidant properties in the protection of blood plasma components against in vitro oxidative stress. Measurements of DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging indicated considerable anti-free radical action of MC. Pre-incubation of blood plasma with MC considerably diminished the extent of ONOO(-)-induced oxidative modifications such as protein carbonyl groups, SH groups, 3-nitrotyrosine, as well as the formation of lipid hydroperoxides. The analysis of the FRAP assay result shows a considerable increase of ferric reducing ability of blood plasma in the presence of MC. The results obtained in this study indicate that polyphenolic-polysaccharide conjugates isolated from M. chamomilla substances possess antioxidant properties. The M. chamomilla macromolecular glycoconjugates may be useful in the creation of new natural-based medications or dietary supplements, helpful in the prevention and treatment of oxidative stress-mediated disorders.
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- Joanna Kolodziejczyk-Czepas
- Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland; Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Research and Development Centre, H. M. Kamieńskiego 73a, 51-124 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland; Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Research and Development Centre, H. M. Kamieńskiego 73a, 51-124 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland; Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Research and Development Centre, H. M. Kamieńskiego 73a, 51-124 Wrocław, Poland; Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy with Division of Medical Analytics, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland; Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Research and Development Centre, H. M. Kamieńskiego 73a, 51-124 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland; Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Research and Development Centre, H. M. Kamieńskiego 73a, 51-124 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland; Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Research and Development Centre, H. M. Kamieńskiego 73a, 51-124 Wrocław, Poland
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- Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Research and Development Centre, H. M. Kamieńskiego 73a, 51-124 Wrocław, Poland; Division of Organic and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 29, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Research and Development Centre, H. M. Kamieńskiego 73a, 51-124 Wrocław, Poland; Division of Organic and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 29, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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Ponczek MB, Bijak MZ, Nowak PZ. Evolution of thrombin and other hemostatic proteases by survey of protochordate, hemichordate, and echinoderm genomes. J Mol Evol 2012; 74:319-31. [PMID: 22752046 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-012-9509-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 06/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Protochordate genomes enable a prevalence of hemostasis evolution. Broad searches were performed for homologs of human serine proteases of hemostasis on the genomes of Branchiostoma floridae, Saccoglossus kowalevskii, and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Sequences were analyzed by multiple bioinformatic tools. The survey revealed numerous homologous components. Amphioxus was rich in some serine proteases not accompanied by gamma-carboxyglutamic or kringle domains similar more to thrombin than to other coagulation factors. The serine proteases found in amphioxus exhibited the attributes similar to those of thrombin by phylogeny relationships, sequence conservation, gene synteny, spatial structure, and ligand docking. A few plasminogen- and plasminogen activators-like proteases with kringles were also present. Those serine proteases demonstrated the greatest proximity rather to plasminogen or plasminogen activators than to thrombin. Searching for homologs of serine protease hemostatic factors in acorn worm and sea urchin revealed several components similar to those found in amphioxus. Hypothetically, the common ancestor of chordates had three separate serine proteases that evolved independently into immunoglobulin-like and kringle proteases in lancelets, and prothrombin, plasminogen activators, and plasminogen in vertebrates. Ancestral proteases evolved in vertebrates into hemostasis factors after merging the proper N-terminal domains and duplications.
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- Michal B Ponczek
- Department of General Biochemistry, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland.
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Polac I, Borowiecka M, Wilamowska A, Bijak M, Ponczek MB, Nowak P. Changes in hemostatic parameters after oral and transdermal hormone therapy in postmenopausal women. Gynecol Endocrinol 2011; 27:692-5. [PMID: 20979540 DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2010.526662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hormone therapy (HT) can be prothrombotic risk factor. We compared the effects of oral HT (o-HT) and transdermal HT (t-HT) on the kinetic of clot formation and fibrinolysis in postmenopausal women after 6 months HT using a multiparameter test. We observed that after HT, the level of fibrinogen was higher than in controls (Fg 3.12 g/l vs. 4.24 g/l (o-HT); 3,7 g/l (t-HT); p < 0.001) and values of velocity of polymerization in o-HT group were increased (95.84 mOD/min vs. 146.50 mOD/min, p < 0.001) compared to controls. Maximum absorbance of formed clots was higher in o-HT group (0.279 vs. 0.312, p < 0.001) than in controls, but in t-HT group was lowest (0.268). Fibrin lysis half-time increased in both HT groups (controls 17.16 min vs. 31.43 min (o-HT); 23.34 min (t-HT) p < 0.001) compared to values in controls. The results of our study show that o-HT caused the changes in clot formation and fibrinolysis than t-HT in postmenopausal women. The increased level of fibrinogen and its accelerated kinetics of polymerization as well as a lower rate of clot lysis may partly explain the increase in venous thrombosis and cardiovascular events reported after the use of HT, especially the oral form of that.
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- Ireneusz Polac
- Department of Gynecology and Menopausal Disorders, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute, Lodz, Poland.
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Ponczek MB. Comments on “Sensitive immunoassays of nitrated fibrinogen in human biofluids” by Tang et al. Talanta 2011; 83:1062-3; author reply 1064. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2010.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Borowiecka M, Polac I, Nowak P, Radwan P, Ponczek MB, Wachowicz B. Changes in Hemostatic Parameters After Oral Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2010; 19:2267-70. [DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Marta Borowiecka
- Department of General Biochemistry, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Gynaecology and Menopausal Disorders ICZMP, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biochemistry, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biochemistry, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biochemistry, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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BACKGROUND Previous reports have noted that factor (F) XI and FXII and prekallikrein (the contact phase proteases) are absent in fish. OBJECTIVES A broad survey of recently completed genomes was undertaken to find where during the course of vertebrate evolution these coagulation factors appeared. METHODS BLAST searches were conducted for the various factors on genomes of lamprey, puffer fish, zebra fish, frog, chicken, platypus, and opossum. RESULTS It was confirmed that FXII is absent from fish; it is present in frog, platypus, and opossum, but is absent in chicken, an apparent example of gene loss. A single gene corresponding to the evolutionary predecessor of FXI and prekallikrein occurs in frog, chicken, and platypus. The opossum (a marsupial) has both prekallikrein and FXI, completing the full complement of these genes that occurs in eutherian mammals. CONCLUSIONS The step-by-step accrual of genes for these factors by a series of timely gene duplications has been confirmed by phylogenetic analysis and other considerations.
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- Michal B. Ponczek
- Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Univ. Calif. San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
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Ponczek MB, Nowak P, Wachowicz B. The effects of nitronium ion on nitration, carbonylation and coagulation of human fibrinogen. Gen Physiol Biophys 2008; 27:55-58. [PMID: 18436984] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The effect of nitronium ion on nitration, carbonylation and coagulation of human fibrinogen (Fg) in vitro was investigated. We observed that nitration of tyrosine, induced by NO2BF4 (0.01 mmol/l), was increased. No changes in carbonylation by NO2BF4 (0.01 mmol/l) were noticed. Mentioned alterations were associated with amplified coagulation of Fg. Higher concentrations of NO2BF4 (1 and 0.1 mmol/l) triggered growth of nitration and carbonylation of Fg, but led to inhibition of polymerization. Slight nitration may be responsible for increase, whereas sizable nitration and oxidation may lead to inhibition of Fg coagulation.
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- M B Ponczek
- Department of General Biochemistry, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90 273 Lodz, Poland.
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