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Discovery of Benzocycloalkane Derivatives Efficiently Blocking Bacterial Virulence for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus (MRSA) Infections by Targeting Diapophytoene Desaturase (CrtN)
Wang, Youxin,Di, Hongxia,Chen, Feifei,Xu, Yong,Xiao, Qiang,Wang, Xuehai,Wei, Hanwen,Lu, Yanli,Zhang, Lingling,Zhu, Jin,Lan, Lefu,Li, Jian
, p. 4831 - 4848 (2016/06/13)
Antivirulence strategies are now attracting interest for the inherent mechanism of action advantages. In our previous work, diapophytoene desaturase (CrtN) was identified to be an attractive and drugable target for fighting pigmented S. aureus infections. In this research, we developed a series of effective benzocycloalkane-derived CrtN inhibitors with submicromolar IC50. Analogue 8 blocked the pigment biosynthesis of three MRSA strains with a nanomolar IC50 value. Corresponding to its mode of action, 8 did not function as a bactericidal agent. 8 could sensitize S. aureus to immune clearance. In vivo, 8 was proven to be efficacious in an S. aureus Newman sepsis model and abscess formation model. For two typical MRSAs, USA400 MW2 and Mu50, 8 significantly decreased the staphylococcal loads in the liver and kidneys. Moreover, 8 showed minimal antifungal activity compared to that of NTF. In summary, 8 has the potential to be developed as a therapeutic drug, especially against intractable MRSA issues.
Two classes of p38α MAP kinase inhibitors having a common diphenylether core but exhibiting divergent binding modes
Michelotti, Enrique L.,Moffett, Kristofer K.,Nguyen, Duyan,Kelly, Martha J.,Shetty, Rupa,Chai, Xiaomei,Northrop, Katrina,Namboodiri, Variketta,Campbell, Brandon,Flynn, Gary A.,Fujimoto, Ted,Hollinger, Frank P.,Bukhtiyarova, Marina,Springman, Eric B.,Karpusas, Michael
, p. 5274 - 5279 (2007/10/03)
Two new classes of diphenylether inhibitors of p38α MAP kinase are described. Both chemical classes are based on a common diphenylether core that is identified by simulated fragment annealing as one of the most favored chemotypes within a prominent hydrophobic pocket of the p38α ATP-binding site. In the fully elaborated molecules, the diphenylether moiety acts as an anchor occupying the deep pocket, while polar extensions make specific interactions with either the adenine binding site or the phosphate binding site of ATP. The synthesis, crystallographic analysis, and biological activity of these p38α inhibitors are discussed.
