COMPOUNDS AND MATRICES FOR USE IN BONE GROWTH AND REPAIR
申请人:HUMAN BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
公开号:US20160038641A1
公开(公告)日:2016-02-11
Compositions of small molecules, matrices, and isolated cells including methods of preparation, and methods for differentiation, transdifferentiation, and proliferation of animal cells into the osteoblast blast cell lineage were described. Examples of osteogenic materials that were administered to cells or co-cultured with cells are represented by compounds of Formula II, IV, and VI independently or preferably in combination with a matrix to afford bone cells. Small molecule-stimulated cells were also combined with a matrix, placed with a cellular adhesive or material carrier and implanted to a site in an animal for bone repair. Matrix pretreated with compounds of Formula II, IV, and VI were also used to cause cells to migrate to the matrix that is of use for therapeutic purposes.
SMALL MOLECULE IMMUNOMODULATORS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
申请人:Cashman John R.
公开号:US20120040976A1
公开(公告)日:2012-02-16
Disclosed are methods for identifying individuals suffering from a CNS disorder (including Alzheimer's Disease, ALS, behavioral disorders, and the like) that could be treated with a CNS drug with greater therapeutic efficacy and lower side effects and the compounds useful for such treatment. Also disclosed are methods for predicting the efficacy of a drug candidate for the treatment of a CNS disorder. The technology is also applicable to drug discovery for evaluation in animal models of neurodegenerative diseases.
Compounds and matrices for use in bone growth and repair
申请人:HUMAN BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
公开号:US10874766B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-29
Compositions of small molecules, matrices, and isolated cells including methods of preparation, and methods for differentiation, trans-differentiation, and proliferation of animal cells into the osteoblast blast cell lineage were described. Examples of osteogenic materials that were administered to cells or co-cultured with cells are represented by compounds of Formula II, IV, and VI independently or preferably in combination with a matrix to afford bone cells. Small molecule-stimulated cells were also combined with a matrix, placed with a cellular adhesive or material carrier and implanted to a site in an animal for bone repair. Matrix pretreated with compounds of Formula II, IV, and VI were also used to cause cells to migrate to the matrix that is of use for therapeutic purposes.
描述了小分子、基质和分离细胞的组合物,包括制备方法,以及将动物细胞分化、转分化和增殖为成骨细胞的方法。向细胞施用或与细胞共培养的成骨材料的例子以式 II、IV 和 VI 的化合物为代表,这些化合物可独立使用,或最好与基质结合使用,以产生骨细胞。小分子刺激的细胞也与基质结合,与细胞粘合剂或材料载体一起放置,并植入动物的骨修复部位。用式 II、IV 和 VI 的化合物预处理的基质也用于使细胞迁移到用于治疗目的的基质上。
New MD2 inhibitors derived from curcumin with improved anti-inflammatory activity
An overactive Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling complex is a significant pathogenic factor of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. The natural product curcumin is reported to inhibit the TLR4 co-receptor, MD2 (myeloid differentiation protein 2), but its low in vivo bioavailability limits its therapeutic potential. We developed new curcumin analogs (MACs) with removal of the beta-diketone moiety and substituted residues in benzene rings, and identify these as potential MD2 inhibitors with improved inhibition potency and stability over that of curcumin. Specifically, MAC 17 and 28 showed the highest anti-inflammatory activity, with >90% inhibition of LPS-stimulated cytokine secretion from macrophages, and protected against LPS-induced acute lung injury and sepsis. The MACs inhibited the TLR4-MD2 signaling complex through competition with LPS for binding on MD2, likely at Arg(90). Our findings indicated that MAC 17 and 28 are promising candidates for future development as therapeutic drugs for inflammatory diseases with an endotoxin etiology. (C) 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Synthesis and anti-tumor activity of EF24 analogues as IKKβ inhibitors
EF24 is an IKK beta inhibitor (IC50: 72 mu M) containing various anti-tumor activities. In this study, a series of EF24 analogs targeting IKK beta were designed and synthesized. Several IKK beta inhibitors with better activities than EF24 were screened out and B3 showed best IKK beta inhibitory (IC50: 6.6 mu M). Molecular docking and dynamic simulation experiments further confirmed this inhibitory effect. B3 obviously suppressed the viability of Hela229, A549, SGC-7901 and MGC-803 cells. Then, in SGC-7901 and MGC-803 cells, B3 blocked the NF-kappa B signal pathway by inhibiting IKK beta phosphorylation, and followed arrested the cell cycle at G2/M phase by suppressing the Cyclin B1 and Cdc2 p34 expression, induced the cell apoptosis by down-regulating Bcl-2 protein and up-regulating cleaved-caspase3. Moreover, B3 significantly reduced tumor growth and suppressed the IKK beta-NF-kappa B signal pathway in SGC-7901 xenograft model. In total, this study present a potential IKK beta inhibitor as anti-tumor precursor. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.