Australian marine sponge alkaloids as a new class of glycine-gated chloride channel receptor modulator
摘要:
Chemical analysis of a specimen of the sponge lanthella cf. flabelliformis returned two new sesquiterpene glycinyl lactams, ianthellalactams A (1) and B (2), the known sponge sesquiterpene dictyodendrillin (3) and its ethanolysis artifact ethyl dictyodendrillin (4), and five known sponge indole alkaloids, aplysinopsin (5), 8E-3'-deimino-3'-oxoaplysinopsin (6), 8Z-3'-deimino-3'-oxoaplysinopsin (7), dihydroaplysinopsin (8) and tubastrindole B (9). The equilibrated mixture 6/7 exhibited glycine-gated chloride channel receptor (GlyR) antagonist activity with a bias towards alpha 3 over alpha 1 GlyR, while tubastrindole B (9) exhibited a bias towards alpha 1 over alpha 3 GlyR. At low- to sub-micromolar concentrations, 9 was also a selective potentiator of alpha 1 GlyR, with no effect on alpha 3 GlyR-a pharmacology that could prove useful in the treatment of movement disorders such as spasticity and hyperekplexia. Our investigations into the GlyR modulatory properties of 1-9 were further supported by the synthesis of a number of structurally related indole alkaloids. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Australian marine sponge alkaloids as a new class of glycine-gated chloride channel receptor modulator
摘要:
Chemical analysis of a specimen of the sponge lanthella cf. flabelliformis returned two new sesquiterpene glycinyl lactams, ianthellalactams A (1) and B (2), the known sponge sesquiterpene dictyodendrillin (3) and its ethanolysis artifact ethyl dictyodendrillin (4), and five known sponge indole alkaloids, aplysinopsin (5), 8E-3'-deimino-3'-oxoaplysinopsin (6), 8Z-3'-deimino-3'-oxoaplysinopsin (7), dihydroaplysinopsin (8) and tubastrindole B (9). The equilibrated mixture 6/7 exhibited glycine-gated chloride channel receptor (GlyR) antagonist activity with a bias towards alpha 3 over alpha 1 GlyR, while tubastrindole B (9) exhibited a bias towards alpha 1 over alpha 3 GlyR. At low- to sub-micromolar concentrations, 9 was also a selective potentiator of alpha 1 GlyR, with no effect on alpha 3 GlyR-a pharmacology that could prove useful in the treatment of movement disorders such as spasticity and hyperekplexia. Our investigations into the GlyR modulatory properties of 1-9 were further supported by the synthesis of a number of structurally related indole alkaloids. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Novel Aplysinopsin-Type Alkaloids from Scleractinian Corals of the Family Dendrophylliidae of the Mediterranean and the Philippines. Configurational-assignment criteria, stereospecific synthesis, and photoisomerization
scleractinian coral Tubastraea sp. (Dendrophylliidae) collected at Palawan, Philippines, 3′-deimino-3′-oxoaplysinopsin (4) and 6-bromo-3′-deimino-3′-oxoaplysinopsin (6) are now isolated as 5:2 mixtures of (E/Z) stereoisomers. The 3′-deimino-2′,4′-bis(demethyl)-3′-oxoaplysinopsin (7) and 6-bromo-3′-demino-2′,4-bis(demethyl)-3′-oxoaplysinopsin (5) are isolated as 2:3 and 1:1 (E/Z) mixtures, respectively
In vitro structure–activity relationships of aplysinopsin analogs and their in vivo evaluation in the chick anxiety–depression model
作者:Kevin Lewellyn、Dobroslawa Bialonska、Melissa J. Loria、Stephen W. White、Kenneth J. Sufka、Jordan K. Zjawiony
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2013.09.011
日期:2013.11
Aplysinopsins are tryptophan-derived natural products that have been isolated from a variety of marine organisms and have been shown to possess a range of biological activities. In vitro receptor binding assays showed that of the 12 serotonin receptor subtypes, analogues showed a high affinity for the 5-HT2B and 5-HT2C receptor subtypes, with selectivity for 5-HT2B over 5-HT2C. While no conclusions could be drawn about the number and position of N-methylations, bromination at C-4 and C-5 of the indole ring resulted in greater binding affinities, with K-i's as low as 35 nM. This data, combined with previous knowledge of the CNS activity of aplysinopsin analogs, suggested that these compounds may have potential as leads for antidepressant drugs. Compounds 3c, 3u, and 3x were evaluated in the chick anxiety-depression model to assess their in vivo efficacy. Compound 3c showed a modest antidepressant effect at a dose of 30 nM/kg in the animal model. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis and structure–affinity relationships of novel small molecule natural product derivatives capable of discriminating between serotonin 5-HT1A, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C receptor subtypes
作者:David F. Cummings、Diana C. Canseco、Pratikkumar Sheth、James E. Johnson、John A. Schetz
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2010.05.017
日期:2010.7
Efforts to develop ligands that distinguish between clinically relevant 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C serotonin receptor subtypes have been challenging, because their sequences have high homology. Previous studies reported that a novel aplysinopsin belonging to a chemical class of natural products isolated from a marine sponge was selective for the 5-HT2C over the 5-HT2A receptor subtype. Our goal was to explore the 5-HT2A/2C receptor structure-affinity relationships of derivatives based on the aplysinopsin natural product pharmacophore. Twenty aplysinopsin derivatives were synthesized, purified and tested for their affinities for cloned human serotonin 5-HT1A, 5-HT2A, and 5-HT2C receptor subtypes. Four compounds in this series had >30-fold selectivity for 5-HT2A or 5-HT2C receptors. The compound (E)-5-((5,6-dichloro-1H-indol-3-yl) methylene)-2-imino-1,3-dimethylimidazolidin-4-one (UNT-TWU-22, 16) had approximately 2100-fold selectivity for the serotonin 5-HT2C receptor subtype: an affinity for 5-HT2C equal to 46 nM and no detectable affinity for the 5-HT1A or 5-HT2A receptor subtypes. The two most important factors controlling 5-HT2A or 5-HT2C receptor subtype selectivity were the combined R1,R3-alkylation of the imidazolidinone ring and the type and number of halogens on the indole ring of the aplysinopsin pharmacophore. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.