Triazole-Based Inhibitors of the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway Improve Glucose and Lipid Metabolisms in Diet-Induced Obese Mice
作者:Obinna N. Obianom、Yong Ai、Yingjun Li、Wei Yang、Dong Guo、Hong Yang、Srilatha Sakamuru、Menghang Xia、Fengtian Xue、Yan Shu
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01408
日期:2019.1.24
implicated in the etiology and progression of metabolic disorders. Although lines of genetic evidence suggest that blockage of this pathway yields favorable outcomes in treating such ailments, few inhibitors have been used to validate the promising genetic findings. Here, we synthesized and characterized a novel class of triazole-based Wnt/β-catenin signaling inhibitors and assessed their effects on energy
Wnt /β-catenin信号传导途径与代谢紊乱的病因和进展有关。尽管遗传证据表明该途径的阻断在治疗此类疾病方面产生了有利的结果,但很少有抑制剂被用于验证有前途的遗传发现。在这里,我们合成和表征了一类新型的基于三唑的Wnt /β-catenin信号抑制剂,并评估了它们对能量代谢的影响。最重要的抑制剂之一化合物3a促进了Axin的稳定,从而导致蛋白酶体降解β-catenin,并随后抑制了细胞中Wnt /β-catenin的信号传导。用化合物3a处理肝细胞和高脂饮食喂养的小鼠导致肝脂质蓄积明显减少。而且,化合物3a改善了高脂饮食喂养小鼠的葡萄糖耐量,而没有明显的毒性,同时下调了参与葡萄糖和脂肪酸代谢的基因。预期将进一步开发新的抑制剂来治疗代谢紊乱。