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Euodenine A: A small-molecule agonist of human TLR4
Neve, Juliette E.,Wijesekera, Hasanthi P.,Duffy, Sandra,Jenkins, Ian D.,Ripper, Justin A.,Teague, Simon J.,Campitelli, Marc,Garavelas, Agatha,Nikolakopoulos, George,Le, Phuc V.,De A. Leone, Priscila,Pham, Ngoc B.,Shelton, Philip,Fraser, Neil,Carroll, Anthony R.,Avery, Vicky M.,McCrae, Christopher,Williams, Nicola,Quinn, Ronald J.
, p. 1252 - 1275 (2014/03/21)
A small-molecule natural product, euodenine A (1), was identified as an agonist of the human TLR4 receptor. Euodenine A was isolated from the leaves of Euodia asteridula (Rutaceae) found in Papua New Guinea and has an unusual U-shaped structure. It was synthesized along with a series of analogues that exhibit potent and selective agonism of the TLR4 receptor. SAR development around the cyclobutane ring resulted in a 10-fold increase in potency. The natural product demonstrated an extracellular site of action, which requires the extracellular domain of TLR4 to stimulate a NF-κB reporter response. 1 is a human-selective agonist that is CD14-independent, and it requires both TLR4 and MD-2 for full efficacy. Testing for immunomodulation in PBMC cells shows the induction of the cytokines IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α, and IL-12p40 as well as suppression of IL-5 from activated PBMCs, indicating that compounds like 1 could modulate the Th2 immune response without causing lung damage.
