作者:Holger K. Ulbrich、Andreas Luxenburger、Philip Prech、Einar E. Eriksson、Oliver Soehnlein、Pierre Rotzius、Lennart Lindbom、Gerd Dannhardt
DOI:10.1021/jm060468y
日期:2006.10.1
An early step of the inflammatory response, the rolling of leukocytes on activated endothelial cells, is mediated by selectin/carbohydrate interactions. The tetrasaccharide sialy Lewis(x) is a ligand for E-, P-, and L-selectin and therefore serves as a lead structure for the development of analogues. A combination of synthesis and structure-based design allowed rapid optimization. The current lead 2a was evaluated in our E-selectin cell flow chamber assay where it proved to inhibit rolling and adhesion with an IC50 of 28 +/- 7 mu M. The assays used are predictive for the in vivo efficacy of test compounds as shown for 2a in a proteose peptone induced peritonitis model of acute inflammation in mice.