The design and synthesis of Ala-Glu/iGln mimetics: heterocyclic building blocks for pseudopeptides
作者:Žiga Jakopin
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.12.035
日期:2015.1
Heterocyclic Ala-Glu/i-Gln mimetics, in which one or both carboxylic acid functionalities are bioisosterically replaced by a 1,2,4-oxadiazole ring system, are designed and synthesized. A straightforward route for preparing orthogonally protected 1,2,4-oxadiazole-bearing dipeptide buildingblocks is presented. These compounds constitute a new series of non-natural dipeptides, capable of being integrated
[EN] CONJUGATED TLR7 AND NOD2 AGONISTS<br/>[FR] AGONISTES CONJUGUÉS DE TLR7 ET DE NOD2
申请人:UNIV LJUBLJANI
公开号:WO2022084417A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-28
This invention provides covalent conjugates of TLR7 and NOD2 agonists, processes for preparing such compounds and the use of such compounds in medicine.
To further understand the specificity of muramyl dipeptide (MDP) sensing by NOD2, we evaluated the compatibility of synthetic MDP analogues for cellular uptake and NAGK phosphorylation, the pre-requisite steps of intracellular NOD2 activation.
There is a pressing need for the development of novel adjuvants for human use. The minimal bioactive structure of bacterial peptidoglycan (PGN), muramyldipeptide (MDP), and its derivative murabutide (MB) have long been known for their adjuvant activities. For this reason, a series of novel desmuramyldipepticles have been designed and synthesized as part of our search for therapeutically useful MDP analogues. Since nucleotide oligomerization domain 2 (Nod2) is a putative receptor for MDP, we used engineered HEK293 cells overexpressing Nod2 to screen and validate our compounds for their Nod2-agonist activity. Their immunomodulatory properties were subsequently assessed in vitro by evaluating their effect on proinflammatory cytolcine production of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)/ionomycin-stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Herein, we present novel desmuramyldipeptides, the most active of them possessing immunoenhancing properties as a result of their potent Nod2-agonistic effect.