Synthesis, Bioactivation and Anti-HIV Activity of 4-Acyloxybenzylbis(Nucleosid-5′-yl) Phosphates
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4-Acyloxybenzyl bis(nucleosid-5'-yl) phosphates 7a-c and 9a-c were prepared as potential prodrugs of the anti-HIV nucleosides 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) and 2',3'-dideoxyinosine (ddI) or their 5'-monophosphates.The anti-HIV activities of these triesters were determined in two T-cell lines. In a C8165 cell line they displayed activities comparable to and in some cases superior to AZT, but they also exhibited an increase in cytotoxicity. In a thymidine kinase deficient JM T-cell line the activity was reduced but was still superior to AZT. In the presence of porcine liver carboxyesterase (PLCE), triester 7b biodegrades to the diester 10 which, with phosphodiesterase, gives initially AZT monophosphate 3 and AZT.
Formulating a new basis for the treatment against botulinum neurotoxin intoxication: 3,4-Diaminopyridine prodrug design and characterization
摘要:
Botulism is a disease characterized by neuromuscular paralysis and is produced from botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) found within the Gram positive bacterium Clostridium botulinum. This bacteria produces the most deadliest toxin known, with lethal doses as low as 1 ng/kg. Due to the relative ease of production and transport, the use of these agents as potential bioterrorist weapons has become of utmost concern. No small molecule therapies against BoNT intoxication have been approved to date. However, 3,4-diaminopyridine (3,4-DAP), a potent reversible inhibitor of voltage-gated potassium channels, is an effective cholinergic agonist used in the treatment of neuromuscular degenerative disorders that require cholinergic enhancement. 3,4-DAP has also been shown to facilitate recovery of neuromuscular action potential post botulinum intoxication by blocking K(+) channels. Unfortunately, 3,4-DAP displays toxicity largely due to blood-brain-barrier (BBB) penetration. As a dual-action prodrug approach to cholinergic enhancement we have designed carbamate and amide conjugates of 3,4-DAP. The carbamate prodrug is intended to be a slowly reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) along the lines of the stigmines thereby allowing increased persistence of released acetylcholine within the synaptic cleft. As a secondary activity, cleavage of the carbamate prodrug by AChE will afford the localized release of 3,4-DAP, which in turn, will enhance the pre-synaptic release of additional acetylcholine. Being a competitive inhibitor with respect to acetylcholine, the activity of the prodrug will be greatest at the synaptic junctions most depleted of acetylcholine. Here we report upon the synthesis and biochemical characterization of three new classes of prodrugs intended to limit previously reported stability and toxicity issues. Of the prodrugs examined, compound 32, demonstrated the most clinically relevant half-life of 2.76 h, while selectively inhibiting AChE over butyrylcholinesterase-a plasma-based high activity esterase. Future in vivo studies could provide validation of prodrug 32 as a potential treatment against BoNT intoxication as well as other neuromuscular disorders. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
We disclose a study on nucleosidetriphosphate (NTP) analogues in which the γ-phosphate is covalently modified by two different biodegradable masking units and d4T as nucleoside analogue that enable the delivery of d4TTP with high selectivity in phosphate buffer (pH 7.3) and by enzyme-triggered reactions in human CD4+ T-lymphocyte CEM cell extracts. This allows the bypass of all steps normally needed
Acyloxymethyl and 4-acyloxybenzyl diester prodrugs of phosphonoformate
作者:Andrew D. Briggs、Michel Camplo、Sally Freeman、Jan Lundström、Brian G. Pring
DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(96)00906-4
日期:1996.11
(pivaloyloxymethoxycarbonyl)phosphonate 4, sodium 4-acyloxybenzyl phenoxycarbonylphosphonates 14a-c and sodium 4-acyloxybenzyl benzyloxycarbonylphosphonates 15a,b have been prepared as bioreversible prodrugs of the antiviral phosphonoformate 1. Their hydrolyses, in vivo systemic bioavailability and antiviral activity are reported. Of the compounds evaluated 4 was the best prodrug.
CEs are important enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of prodrugs. In this Letter, we present a new mechanistic ER-specific fluorescent probe 1 based on CE activity. Permeation of 1 into cells and subsequent hydrolytic activation by CEs causes spontaneously quinone methide cleavage, resulting in bright red fluorescence in ER with high specificity. Probe 1 was developed for CE activity imaging and inhibitor screening at the cellular level. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Multicolor Imaging of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Located Esterase As a Prodrug Activation Enzyme
The carboxylesterase families of enzymes are key participants in phase I drug metabolism processes. Carboxylesterase families I and 2 are of particular clinical relevance. These enzymes produce endoplasmic reticulum localization signals, are primarily localized in the endoplasmic reticulum, and hydrolyze a wide range of ester-containing prodrugs into an activated form. In order to detect enzymes belonging to both families, we developed an optical multicolor imaging technique, which provides a distinct color window for multicolor imaging. This technique required the design and synthesis of three new mechanistic colored probes that fluoresce red, green, or blue and are based on the quinone methide cleavage process. These activity-based probes allow rapid and clear visualization with high specificity against the endoplasmic reticulum in cultured cells based on endoplasmic reticulum localized esterases including both families of carboxylesterase enzymes.