Discovery of 3-aryl-3-ethoxypropanoic acids as orally active GPR40 agonists

The G protein-coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) mediates enhancement of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic β cells. The GPR40 agonist has been attracting attention as a novel insulin secretagogue with glucose dependency for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The optimization study of compound 1 led to a potent and bioavailable GPR40 agonist 24, which showed insulin secretion and glucose lowering effects in rat OGTT. Compound 24 is a potential lead compound for a novel insulin secretagogue with a low risk of hypoglycemia.     

Interaction of l-Prolyl-l-Leucyl Glycinamide with Dopamine D2 Receptor: Evidence for Modulation of Agonist Affinity States in Bovine Striatal Membranes

The role of the hypothalamic tripeptide L-prolyl-L-leucyl-glycinamide (PLG) in modulating the agonist binding to bovine striatal dopamine D2 receptor was investigated using a selective high-affinity agonist, n-propylnorapomorphine (NPA). PLG caused an enhancement in [3H]NPA binding in striatal membranes in a dose-dependent manner, the maximum effect being observed at 10(-7)-10(-6) M concentration of the tripeptide. The Scatchard analysis of [3H]NPA binding to membranes preincubated with 10(-6) M PLG revealed a significant increase in the affinity of the agonist binding sites. In contrast, there was no effect of PLG on the binding pattern of the antagonist [3H]spiroperidol. The antagonist versus agonist competition curves analyzed for agonist high- and low-affinity states of the receptor displayed an increase in the population and affinity of the high-affinity form of the receptor with PLG treatment. The low-affinity sites concomitantly decreased with relatively small change in the affinity for the agonists. Almost similar results were obtained when either NPA or apomorphine was used in the competition experiments. A partial antagonistic effect of PLG on 5'-guanylylimidodiphosphate [Gpp(NH)p]-induced inhibition of high-affinity agonist binding was also observed, as the ratio of high- to low-affinity forms of the receptor was significantly higher in the PLG-treated membranes compared to the controls. Direct [3H]NPA binding experiments demonstrated that PLG attenuated the Gpp(NH)p-induced inhibition of agonist binding by increasing the EC50 of the nucleotide (concentration that inhibits 50% of the specific binding). No effect of PLG on high-affinity [3H]NPA binding, however, could be observed when the striatal membranes were preincubated with Gpp(NH)p.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

几种药物抑制马传染性贫血病毒和人免疫缺陷病毒的实验研究

用马传染性贫血病毒—驴胚肺二倍体细胞(EIAV-DELDC)为实验体系,以细胞中病毒逆转录酶活性及病毒相关抗原的表达为观察指标,检测了叠氮胸苷(AZT)、三氮唑核苷(Ribavirin,病毒唑)、磷羧基甲酸钠(PFA)和苏拉明等4种已知抗人免疫缺陷病毒(HIV-1)药物对马传染性贫血病毒的抑制作用。结果表明,PFA、AZTTP(三磷酸AZT)和苏拉明均能抑制病毒相关抗原的表达,AZT虽无此作用,但能抑制细胞内逆转录酶活性。用~3H-TMP掺入法比较了PFA、AZTTP、苏拉明对体外无细胞系EIAV逆转录酶粗提物和HIV-1基因工程产物逆转录酶活性的抑制作用表明,两种逆转录酶对苏拉明的敏感性相近,而HIV-1逆转录酶对PFA和AZTTP的敏感性较EIAV者高约100倍。又以无细胞系中逆转录酶活性测定法,检测了12种中药提取物的抑制作用,其中小柴胡汤对EIAV和HIV-1逆转录酶活性都有抑制作用,IC_(50)为717μg/ml和700μg/ml(生药浓度)。小柴胡汤对两种病毒感染细胞中抗原的表达和HIV引起细胞病变都有抑制作用,对HIV-1的抑制比EIAV强。这些结果表明,EIAV-DELDC体系可考虑作为抗HIV-1药物筛选模型。     

Glycine Antagonists Structurally Related to 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydroisoxazolo[5,4-c]pyridin-3-ol Inhibit Binding of [3H]Strychnine to Rat Brain Membranes

[3H]Strychnine binding to rat pons + medulla membranes was used as a measure of glycine receptors or glycine receptor-coupled chloride channels in vitro. A series of compounds structurally related to 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[5,4-c]pyridin-3-ol (THIP), which previously were shown to antagonize glycine responses in cat spinal cord, inhibited [3H]strychnine binding in micromolar concentrations. The most potent of these glycine antagonists, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-isoxazolo[3,4-d]azepin-3-ol (iso-THAZ), was also the most potent inhibitor of [3H]strychnine binding, with a Ki of 1,400 nM. The Ki value for strychnine was 7.0 nM, whereas the Ki value for the mixed gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)/glycine antagonist 3 alpha-hydroxy-16-imino-5 beta-17-aza-androstan-11-one (RU 5135) was only 4.6 nM. Sodium chloride (1,000 mM) enhanced the affinity of strychnine, brucine, isostrychnine, and the nonselective GABA antagonist pitrazepin for [3H]strychnine binding sites, whereas the affinities of glycine, beta-alanine, and taurine were reduced. These sodium chloride shifts, however, were not predictive of antagonist or agonist properties, since the sodium chloride shift for the glycine antagonist iso-THAZ and of the other THIP-related antagonists were similar to those of the glycine-like agonists. The various sodium chloride shifts show that different groups of ligands bind to glycine receptor sites in different ways.     

猪垂体总mRNA的提取、鉴定及其cDNA的合成

 用改进的LiCl沉淀法和寡聚(dT)-纤维素亲和层析法由猪垂体制得总mRNA。在兔网织红细胞无细胞翻译体系中进行体外翻译的结果表明,制得的总mRNA具有一定的翻译活力。翻译产物与兔抗猪生长激素抗血清发生免疫沉淀,沉淀物占总翻译产物的10％左右。SDS聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳的结果表明翻译产物有一条很深的带,分子量约为24,000道尔顿,与猪前生长激素的分子量相近。以制备的mRNA为模板反转录合成了双链cDNA。第一链的合成产率为10—35％,第二链的合成产率为84—115％。cDNA的平均分子长度为825bp。     

Reduced pyridine nucleotides in Pseudomonas carboxydovorans are formed by reverse electron transfer linked to proton motive force

In cell suspensions of Pseudomonas carboxydovorans pulsed with lithotrophic substrates (CO or H₂) in the presence of oxygen, formation of reduced pyridine nucleotides and of ATP could be demonstrated using the bioluminescent assay. Experiments employing base-acid transition, an uncoupler and inhibitors of ATPase or electron transport enabled us to propose a model for the formation of NAD(P)H in chemolithotrophically growing P. carboxydovorans.The protonophor FCCP (carbonly-p-trifluormethoxyphenylhydrazon) inhibited both, formation of NAD(P)H and of ATP. In the absence of oxygen, a chemical potential imposed by base-acid transition resulted in the formation of NAD(P)H and ATP when electrogenic substrates (CO or H₂) were present. This suggests proton motive force-driven NAD(P)H formation. The proton motive force was generated by oxidation of substrate, and not by ATP hydrolysis, as obvious from NAD(P)H formation during inhibition of ATP synthesis by oligomycin and N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.That the CO-born electrons are transferred via the ubiquinone 10-cytochrome b region to NADH dehydrogenase functioning in the reverse direction, was indicated by inhibition of NAD(P)H formation by HQNO (2-n-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide) and rotenone, and by resistance to antimycin A.We conclude that in P. carboxydovorans, growing with CO or H₂, electrons and a proton motive force, generated by respiration, are required to drive an reverse electron transfer for the formation of reduced pyridine nucleotides.Abbreviations CODH carbon monoxide dehydrogenase - DCCD N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide - FCCP carbonyl-p-trifluormethoxyphenylhydrazon - HQNO 2-n-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide - pmf proton motive force