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Synthesis and Evaluation of a New Series of 8-(2-Nitroaryl)Xanthines as Adenosine Receptor Ligands
Bansal, Ranju,Kumar, Gulshan,Rohilla, Suman,Klotz, Karl-Norbert,Kachler, Sonja,Young, Louise C.,Harvey, Alan L.
, p. 241 - 250 (2016)
(Table presented.). A new series of 1,3-dimethylxanthine derivatives bearing 8-(2-nitroaryl) residue was synthesized and evaluated for affinity for recombinant human adenosine receptors subtypes. Nitrate esters of 7-substituted-1,3-dimethyl-8-phenylxanthines were also synthesized and tested. Introducing a nitro substituent at the 2-position of the 8-substituted phenyl ring resulted in generally low affinity for adenosine receptors (ARs), selectivity toward the A2A subtype was enhanced in some of the compounds. 8-(4-Cyclopentyloxy-5-methoxy-2-nitrophenyl)-1,3-dimethylxanthine (9e) proved to be a potent compound among the 2-nitrophenyl substituted xanthines exhibiting a Ki = 1 μM at human A2A ARs with at least 30 fold selectivity versus human A1 and A2B ARs. Replacement of 8-chloropropoxy phenyl with 8-nitrooxypropoxy phenyl resulted in a negligible change in binding affinity of the 8-substituted xanthines for various AR subtypes. Drug Dev Res 77 : 241–250, 2016.
α-Synuclein Dimers as Potent Inhibitors of Fibrillization
Kyriukha, Yevhenii A.,Afitska, Kseniia,Kurochka, Andrii S.,Sachan, Shubhra,Galkin, Maksym,Yushchenko, Dmytro A.,Shvadchak, Volodymyr V.
, (2019/11/14)
Aggregation of the neuronal protein α-synuclein into amyloid fibrils plays a central role in the development of Parkinson's disease. Growth of fibrils can be suppressed by blocking fibril ends from their interaction with monomeric proteins. In this work, we constructed inhibitors that bind to the ends of α-synuclein amyloid fibrils with very high affinity. They are based on synthetic α-synuclein dimers and interact with fibrils via two monomeric subunits adopting conformation that efficiently blocks fibril elongation. By tuning the charge of dimers, we further enhanced the binding affinity and prepared a construct that inhibits fibril elongation at nanomolar concentration (IC50 ≈ 20 nM). To the best of our knowledge, it is the most efficient inhibitor of α-synuclein fibrillization.
