l-Serine and glycine based ceramide analogues as transdermal permeation enhancers: polar head size and hydrogen bonding
摘要:
Novel transdermal permeation enhancers related to stratum corneum ceramides were investigated. The synthesis of a series of simple compounds based on two selected amino acids, L-serine and glycine, and their enhancement activities are reported. Glycine derivative 3 enhanced the permeation of theophylline through human skin in vitro 12.5 +/- 0.5 times. The relationships between properties of the polar head of the compounds and their activity are discussed. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. Ail rights reserved.
Identification of a novel SPT inhibitor WXP-003 by docking-based virtual screening and investigation of its anti-fungi effect
摘要:
Serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) plays the key role on catalysing the formation of 3-ketodihydrosphingosine, which is the first step of the de novo biosynthesis of sphingolipids. SPT is linked to many diseases including fungal infection, making it a potential therapeutic target. Thus, a logical docking-based virtual screening method was used to screen selective SPT inhibitor against fungi, not human. We used myriocin-similarity database to identify compounds with good binding with fungal SPT and poor binding with homology human SPT model. Preliminary bio-assay led to the discovery of a promising inhibitor WXP-003, which displayed good inhibitory activity against diversity fungi strains with MIC ranging from 0.78 to 12.5 μg/mL. WXP-003 could significantly reduce sphingolipids content in fungi and no effect on mouse fibroblast cell line L929. Molecular dynamics simulation depicted that SPT/WXP-003 complex formed the favoured interactions. Taken together, discovery of WXP-003 provided valuable guide for the development of novel anti-fungal agents.
[EN] TRANSDERMAL PENETRATION ENHANCERS<br/>[FR] ACTIVATEURS DE PENETRATION TRANSDERMIQUE
申请人:UNIV KARLOVA
公开号:WO2004074235A1
公开(公告)日:2004-09-02
The invention provides compounds based on ceramide analogues of the general the general formula (I), wherein R1= H or CH2OH; R2 = C8 to C16 alkyl; R3 = C7 to C15 alkyl, cis-heptadec-8-en-1-yl, CH(R1)NHCOR4, CH=CHCOOR4 or CH(OH)CH(OH)COOR4; R4 = C7 to C16 alkyl. The compounds of the general formula (I) are used as transdermal penetration enhancers. Pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions, containing ceramide analogues of the general formula (I) in the amount from 0.1 to 5.0 w/w percent, preferably in the amount from 0.1 to 1.0 w/w percent.
The study presents new information about the structure-activity relationships of the skin permeation enhancers. A series of ceramide analogues including eight different polar head groups and six different chain lengths was synthesised. The compounds were evaluated as permeation enhancers in vitro using porcine skin. The physico-chemical parameters of the tested compounds obtained by computer modelling were used to evaluate, by multiple linear regression, the enhancement ratios (ERs) of the compounds. The regression analysis suggests that the hydrogen bonding ability of the compounds is inversely related to the ER values and that the molecular size and lipophilicity must be well balanced. In the studied enhancers having the same chain length, the enhancement activity is dependent only on their permeability coefficients. This finding confirms the Warner's hypothesis that the polar head of an enhancer is responsible for the permeation and anchoring of the molecule into the stratum corneum lipids and that it does not influence the mechanism of action. For the specific action of enhancers, that is disordering of the intercellular lipid packing, the length of the hydrophobic chain(s) and not the lipophilicity is important. Furthermore, the examination of the FTIR spectra indicated that the most active substances possess the most ordered chains. The described relationships could bring more rational approaches in designing new potent enhancers for transdermal formulations. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
l-Serine and glycine based ceramide analogues as transdermal permeation enhancers: polar head size and hydrogen bonding
Novel transdermal permeation enhancers related to stratum corneum ceramides were investigated. The synthesis of a series of simple compounds based on two selected amino acids, L-serine and glycine, and their enhancement activities are reported. Glycine derivative 3 enhanced the permeation of theophylline through human skin in vitro 12.5 +/- 0.5 times. The relationships between properties of the polar head of the compounds and their activity are discussed. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. Ail rights reserved.
Identification of a novel SPT inhibitor WXP-003 by docking-based virtual screening and investigation of its anti-fungi effect
Serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) plays the key role on catalysing the formation of 3-ketodihydrosphingosine, which is the first step of the de novo biosynthesis of sphingolipids. SPT is linked to many diseases including fungal infection, making it a potential therapeutic target. Thus, a logical docking-based virtual screening method was used to screen selective SPT inhibitor against fungi, not human. We used myriocin-similarity database to identify compounds with good binding with fungal SPT and poor binding with homology human SPT model. Preliminary bio-assay led to the discovery of a promising inhibitor WXP-003, which displayed good inhibitory activity against diversity fungi strains with MIC ranging from 0.78 to 12.5 μg/mL. WXP-003 could significantly reduce sphingolipids content in fungi and no effect on mouse fibroblast cell line L929. Molecular dynamics simulation depicted that SPT/WXP-003 complex formed the favoured interactions. Taken together, discovery of WXP-003 provided valuable guide for the development of novel anti-fungal agents.