Potent Natural Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitors from Pentadiplandra brazzeana Baillon: Synthesis, Quantification, and Measurement of Biological Activities In Vitro and In Vivo
作者:Seiya Kitamura、Christophe Morisseau、Bora Inceoglu、Shizuo G. Kamita、Gina R. De Nicola、Maximilienne Nyegue、Bruce D. Hammock
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0117438
日期:——
We describe here three urea-based soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitors from the root of the plant Pentadiplandra brazzeana. The concentration of these ureas in the root was quantified by LC-MS/MS, showing that 1, 3-bis (4-methoxybenzyl) urea (MMU) is the most abundant (42.3 μg/g dry root weight). All of the ureas were chemically synthesized, and their inhibitory activity toward recombinant human and recombinant rat sEH was measured. The most potent compound, MMU, showed an IC50 of 92 nM via fluorescent assay and a Ki of 54 nM via radioactivity-based assay on human sEH. MMU effectively reduced inflammatory pain in a rat nociceptive pain assay. These compounds are among the most potent sEH inhibitors derived from natural sources. Moreover, inhibition of sEH by these compounds may mechanistically explain some of the therapeutic effects of P. brazzeana.
我们在这里描述了三种来自植物 Pentadiplandra brazzeana 根部的基于尿素的可溶性环氧化物水解酶 (sEH) 抑制剂。通过 LC-MS/MS 对根中这些尿素的浓度进行定量,结果表明 1, 3-双(4-甲氧基苄基)尿素 (MMU) 含量最丰富(42.3 μg/g 根干重)。所有尿素都是化学合成的,并测量了它们对重组人和重组大鼠 sEH 的抑制活性。最有效的化合物 MMU 通过荧光测定显示的 IC50 为 92 nM,通过基于放射性的测定对人 sEH 显示的 Ki 为 54 nM。在大鼠伤害性疼痛测定中,MMU 有效减轻炎性疼痛。这些化合物是源自天然来源的最有效的 sEH 抑制剂。此外,这些化合物对 sEH 的抑制可以从机制上解释 P. brazzeana 的一些治疗作用。