Pharmacophore is a commonly used method for molecular simulation, including ligand-based pharmacophore (LBP) and structure-based pharmacophore (SBP). LBP can be utilized to identify active compounds usual with low...Pharmacophore is a commonly used method for molecular simulation, including ligand-based pharmacophore (LBP) and structure-based pharmacophore (SBP). LBP can be utilized to identify active compounds usual with lower accuracy, and SBP is able to use for distin- guishing active compounds from inactive compounds with frequently higher missing rates. Merged pharmacophore (MP) is presented to integrate advantages and avoid shortcomings of LBP and SBP. In this work, LBP and SBP models were constructed for the study of per- oxisome proliferator receptor-alpha (PPARα) agonists. According to the comparison of the two types of pharmacophore models, mainly and secondarily pharmacological features were identified. The weight and tolerance values of these pharmacological features were adjusted to construct MP models by single-factor explorations and orthogonal experimental design based on SBP model. Then, the reliability and screening efficiency of the best MP model were validated by three databases. The best MP model was utilized to compute PPARα activity of compounds from traditional Chinese medicine. The screening efficiency of MP model outperformed individual LBP or SBP model for PPARα agonists, and was similar to combinatorial screening of LBP and SBP. However, MP model might have an advantage over the combination of LBP and SBP in evaluating the activity of compounds and avoiding the inconsistent prediction of LBP and SBP, which would be beneficial to guide drug design and optimization.展开更多
Aim and methods The study of three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) of DDPH and its derivatives has been performed using Apex-3D programme. Results The result indicates that substit...Aim and methods The study of three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) of DDPH and its derivatives has been performed using Apex-3D programme. Results The result indicates that substituents of para- and ortho-positions in phenyl ring of aryloxyalkylamine greatly influence the bioactivity. Conclusion The biophore model and 3D-QSAR equation help us not only further understand receptor-ligand interactions, but also design new compounds with better bioactivity.展开更多
To discover new lead compounds for M1 agonists. Ten typical M1 agonists were superimposed to build a M1 agonists 3D-pharmacophore model using distance-comparisons (DISCO) method without the previous knowledge of the...To discover new lead compounds for M1 agonists. Ten typical M1 agonists were superimposed to build a M1 agonists 3D-pharmacophore model using distance-comparisons (DISCO) method without the previous knowledge of the three-dimensional structure of M1 receptor. Virtual screening strategy was used to analyze the Available Chemicals Directory-Screening Compounds (ACD-SC) to identify possible new hits. Twenty-two compounds which fit the pharmacophore model well and are not similar with known M1 agonists were purchased in order to evaluate their M1 receptor agonist activity. One of them shows M1 receptor agonist activity with EC50 of 4.90 μmol/L and maximum response. Multiple of 10.0 which shows it worthy of further study as a new lead compound for M1 agonists.展开更多
Objective: To explore the molecular basis of the effects of Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, GC) on inflammation throughthe inhibition of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2). Methods: The Discovery Studio 4.5 System was used to...Objective: To explore the molecular basis of the effects of Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, GC) on inflammation throughthe inhibition of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2). Methods: The Discovery Studio 4.5 System was used to predict thephysicochemical properties of GC molecular compounds. The Ligand Profiler was used to screen for natural GCcomponents that could combine with the COX-2 pharmacophores. The AutoDock Vina 1.1.2 software was used for themolecular docking of the natural GC components with the COX-2 protein. Results: The aromatics were the closest to thenon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in terms of the three properties, namely molecular weight, molecular surface area,and molecular solubility, followed by the flavonoids; whereas the terpenoids/saponins differed most from thenon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in terms of the three properties; and the aliphatics were inconsistent. One hundredand eighteen small molecules were obtained through the pharmacophore screening using GC. The molecular bindingenergy (MBE) results demonstrated that the MBE value of the flavonoids/aromatics, obtained from their binding with theCOX-2 protein, was lower than that obtained from their binding with the substrate, metabolism of arachidonic acid,whereas the MBE value of the aliphatics/terpenoids, obtained from their binding with the COX-2 protein, was higherthan that obtained from their binding with the substrate, arachidonic acid. Finally, further filtration, based on thephysicochemical properties and the molecular binding energies of the small molecules, was carried out. Forty-twonatural GC components, including 35 flavonoid and 7 aromatic constituents, with low binding energies and potentialinhibitory effects on COX-2, were screened. Conclusion: Using the three-step program, pharmacophore screening,molecular docking, and physicochemical properties analysis, we screened out 35 flavonoid molecules and 7 aromaticmolecules, which may be potential COX-2 inhibitors, from GC. Two of the 35 flavonoid molecules (licochalcone A andglabridin) have been confirmed in the laboratory to have inhibitory effects on COX-2. Our findings provide a materialbasis for the development of non-steroidal GC drugs.展开更多
Inhibition of 11βHSD1 (11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1) is a promising strategy in drug treatment of diabetes. Several 11βHSDI inhibitors have been proposed; however, their selectivity to 11βHSD1 over its ...Inhibition of 11βHSD1 (11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1) is a promising strategy in drug treatment of diabetes. Several 11βHSDI inhibitors have been proposed; however, their selectivity to 11βHSD1 over its isozyme 11βHSD2 (11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2) has not been fully reported. The authors sought to provide a short list of top potent and selective compounds along with their detailed binding modes and pharmacophore models, Molecular docking was used for initial screening of a set of 23 potent inhibitors reported by previous experimental studies. After that, selected promising entries were reassessed by molecular dynamics simulations, followed by hydrogen bond analysis. Pharmacophore models of all drug candidates and binding modes of some selected drugs were analyzed. Among the 23 compounds, only four inhibitors were identified as potent and selective drug candidates. Binding energies, 3D pharmacophores and binding modes of the four compounds with 11βHSDI are also discussed in detail in this study.展开更多
Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), the best known TLRs, has been demonstrated to be useful in fighting against infectious disease. In our study, three-dimensional (3D) pharmacophore models were constructed from a set of...Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), the best known TLRs, has been demonstrated to be useful in fighting against infectious disease. In our study, three-dimensional (3D) pharmacophore models were constructed from a set of 5 TLR7 agonists. Among the 10 common-featured models generated by program Discovery Studio/HipHop, a hypothesis (Hypo2) including one hydrogen-bond donor (D), one hydrogen-bond acceptor (A), and two hydrophobic (H) features was considered to be important in evaluating the ligands with TLR7 agonistic activity. The obtained pharmacophore model was further validated using a set of test molecules and the Catalyst TLR7-agonist-subset database. Hypo2 has been shown to identify a range of highly potent TLR7 agonists. Finally, the obtained pharmacophore was further validated using docking studies. Taken together, this model can be utilized as a guide for future studies to design the structurally novel TLR7 agonists.展开更多
5-HT1A receptor is a crucial therapeutic target for the treatment of anxiety, depression, pain, etc. Design and preparation of potent 5-HT1A receptor ligands for drug discovery has attracted extensive attention in the...5-HT1A receptor is a crucial therapeutic target for the treatment of anxiety, depression, pain, etc. Design and preparation of potent 5-HT1A receptor ligands for drug discovery has attracted extensive attention in the past few years. In this paper, a three dimensional model of human 5-HT1A receptor was constructed by means of homology modeling. And the docking of MP349 to the receptor suggested a reliable binding mode for 5-HT1A receptor ligand. Based on this ligand-receptor binding mode, an elaborate receptor structure based pharmacophore model was established, which revealed many important features responsible for ligand and 5-HT1A receptor interactions. A virtual screening experiment verified the ability of this pharmacophore model to discover true 5-HT1A receptor ligand. The results of this research would provide important information for further optimizations of 5-HT1A receptor ligands and guide related new lead discoveries.展开更多
Human nAChR u7 is the potential target for schizophrenia cognitive disorders, and it is meaningful to develop selective human nAChR α7 agonists for the clinical treatment of the disease. Because the crystal structure...Human nAChR u7 is the potential target for schizophrenia cognitive disorders, and it is meaningful to develop selective human nAChR α7 agonists for the clinical treatment of the disease. Because the crystal structure ofα7 receptor has not been resolved, ligand-based drug design strategy was took in this work. A 3D QSAR pharmacophore model was built by HypoGen method, and its quality was evaluated by cost function. Furthermore, the pharmacophore model was validated with activity prediction of test set and was cross-validated based on Fisher's Randomization Method. By Enrichment Factor and AU-ROC analysis, the final pharmacophore, which is consisted of one HBA, two Hydrophobic and one PosIonizable, was selected and it fitted well with the docking result of α7 homology model and the ligand. The pharmacophore is expected for the following virtual screening and lead optimization of human nAChR α7 agonists, which is important for the development and discovery of novel antipsychotics.展开更多
Multidrug resistance-associated proteins (MRPs) can effiux structurally diverse drugs, drug conjugates, drug metabolites, as well as other small molecules out of the cells, and this is the main cause of producing mu...Multidrug resistance-associated proteins (MRPs) can effiux structurally diverse drugs, drug conjugates, drug metabolites, as well as other small molecules out of the cells, and this is the main cause of producing multidrug resistance (MDR) of some anticaneer drugs. Therefore, it is crucial to uncover the molecular features of MRPs substrates in developing anti-MDR cancer therapy. In the present study, common feature pharmacophore models were developed by employing CATALYST Pharmacophore Modeling and Analysis tools using substrates of MRPs, including MRP1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -8 and MRPs family, respectively. The models were validated using independent decoy sets generated in DUD-E, and the ones with best A UC (area under the curve) scores were chosen to predict endogenous substrates by screening the Human Metabolome Database (HMDB). A number of molecules obtained by pharmacophore screening have been validated in the literatures. By comparing physical properties (ALOGP, Molecular_PolarSurfaceArea, Molecular_Volume, Molecular_Weight, Num H Acceptors, Num H Donors) and scaffold features of the screened candidates with the known substrates, we found that: 1) The two sets have consistent ALOGP, Molecule_Volume and Molecule_Weight distribution trend; 2) Substrates of MRP1 have a better lipophilicity than the other subtypes, which is consistent with the two hydrophobic centers on the MRP1 pharmacophore; 3) In the aspect of the scaffold structures, they have the identical or similar backbone fragments.展开更多
Human intestinal carboxyl esterase (hiCE) is a drug target for ameliorating irinotecan-induced diarrhea. By reducing irinotecan- induced diarrhea, hiCE inhibitors can improve the anti-cancer efficacy of irinotecan. ...Human intestinal carboxyl esterase (hiCE) is a drug target for ameliorating irinotecan-induced diarrhea. By reducing irinotecan- induced diarrhea, hiCE inhibitors can improve the anti-cancer efficacy of irinotecan. To find effective hiCE inhibitors, a new virtual screening protocol that combines pharmacophore models derived from the hiCE structure and its ligands has been pro- posed. The hiCE structure has been constructed through homology techniques using hCESI's crystal structure. The hiCE structure was optimized via molecular dynamics simulations with the most known active hiCE inhibitors docked into the structure. An optimized pharmacophore, derived from the receptor, was then generated. A ligand-based pharmacophore was also generated from a larger set of known hiCE inhibitors. The final hiCE inhibitor predictions were based upon the virtual screening hits from both ligand-based and receptor-based pharmacophore models. The hit rates from the ligand-based and receptor-based pharmacophore models are 88% and 86%, respectively. The final hit rate is 94%. The two models are highly consistent with one another (85%). This proves that both models are reliable.展开更多
Adenosine receptors are promising therapeutic targets in drug discovery. In this study, three-dimensional pharmacophore mod- els of human adenosine receptor A1 and A3 antagonists were developed based on 26 and 23 dive...Adenosine receptors are promising therapeutic targets in drug discovery. In this study, three-dimensional pharmacophore mod- els of human adenosine receptor A1 and A3 antagonists were developed based on 26 and 23 diverse compounds, respectively. The best A1 pharmacophore model (A1-Hopyl) consists of four features: one hydrogen bond donor, one hydrophobic point and two ring aromatics, while the best A3 pharmacophore model (A3_Hopyl) also has four features: one hydrogen bond ac- ceptor, one hydrophobic point and two ring aromatics. The correlation coefficients were 0.840 for A1 test set with 146 diverse compounds and 0.827 for A3 test set with 238 diverse compounds. In the simulated virtual screening experiments, high en- richment factors of 6.51 and 6.90 were obtained for A1_Hopyl and A3_Hopyl models, respectively. Moreover, two models also showed high subtype-selectivity in the simulated virtual screening experiments. These results could be helpful for the dis- covery of novel potent and selective A1 and A3 antagonists.展开更多
Over the past decade, biopolymers have gained great interests especially in biomedicine due to their physical properties and/or chemical structures changes in response to external stimuli in a certain time fiarne or a...Over the past decade, biopolymers have gained great interests especially in biomedicine due to their physical properties and/or chemical structures changes in response to external stimuli in a certain time fiarne or at a specific location. Among them, poly(β-amino ester)s, methacrylate-based block copolymers and polypeptide with tertiary amine groups have been extensively studied and exhibit pH sensitive properties due to the protonation of tertiary amine groups. The pH values in normal organs, tissues, and subcellular compartments are always different from those in pathological tissues. These interesting properties allow their applications in a variety of fields ranging from diagnosis and therapeutics of diseases. Here, we review the recent progress of poly(β-amino ester)s, methacrylate-based block copolymers and polypeptide with tertiary amine groups and their applications in drug delivery and bioimaging.展开更多
The multidisciplinary approach is beneficial to the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GISTs).However,pharmacists are seldom incorporated into a multidisciplinary team(MDT)of GIST.In the present study,we eva...The multidisciplinary approach is beneficial to the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GISTs).However,pharmacists are seldom incorporated into a multidisciplinary team(MDT)of GIST.In the present study,we evaluated the clinical and economic benefits of a pharmacist in an MDT of GIST.This was a retrospective study that included 240 GIST patients receiving imatinib therapy.The GIST MDT pharmacist developed and validated an HPLC method to monitor the trough concentrations of imatinib in GIST patients.Besides,the pharmacist also provided patient education and pharmaceutical care services and collected the data for analysis.The 240 GIST patients received the services provided by the pharmacist.The trough concentrations in 25.42%of the 240 patients were less than 1100 ng/m L.The main genotypes of 121 in the 240 patients were KIT exon 11 mutations,wild type,and KIT exon 9 mutations.Moreover,13 GIST patients with trough concentrations less than 1100 ng/m L were confirmed to have low compliance.The adverse reactions were primarily mild and tolerable,except that 13 GIST patients were adjusted to lower doses because of the intolerable adverse reactions.The daily cost could be lowered by monitoring the trough concentrations and dose reductions.Collectively,a pharmacist included in a GIST MDT could increase the compliance of Chinese GIST patients to imatinib therapy and improve the efficacy,safety,and economy of imatinib therapy.展开更多
Using 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone(DDQ)as the oxidant,we communicate an efficient oxidative C–N coupling of benzylic C–H bonds with amides to afford a series of amination products in good yields.A wide ra...Using 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone(DDQ)as the oxidant,we communicate an efficient oxidative C–N coupling of benzylic C–H bonds with amides to afford a series of amination products in good yields.A wide range of functional groups as well as various sulfonamides and carboxamides are well tolerated.Moreover,this reaction involves both the challenging C–H functionalization and C–N bond formation.展开更多
文摘Pharmacophore is a commonly used method for molecular simulation, including ligand-based pharmacophore (LBP) and structure-based pharmacophore (SBP). LBP can be utilized to identify active compounds usual with lower accuracy, and SBP is able to use for distin- guishing active compounds from inactive compounds with frequently higher missing rates. Merged pharmacophore (MP) is presented to integrate advantages and avoid shortcomings of LBP and SBP. In this work, LBP and SBP models were constructed for the study of per- oxisome proliferator receptor-alpha (PPARα) agonists. According to the comparison of the two types of pharmacophore models, mainly and secondarily pharmacological features were identified. The weight and tolerance values of these pharmacological features were adjusted to construct MP models by single-factor explorations and orthogonal experimental design based on SBP model. Then, the reliability and screening efficiency of the best MP model were validated by three databases. The best MP model was utilized to compute PPARα activity of compounds from traditional Chinese medicine. The screening efficiency of MP model outperformed individual LBP or SBP model for PPARα agonists, and was similar to combinatorial screening of LBP and SBP. However, MP model might have an advantage over the combination of LBP and SBP in evaluating the activity of compounds and avoiding the inconsistent prediction of LBP and SBP, which would be beneficial to guide drug design and optimization.
文摘Aim and methods The study of three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) of DDPH and its derivatives has been performed using Apex-3D programme. Results The result indicates that substituents of para- and ortho-positions in phenyl ring of aryloxyalkylamine greatly influence the bioactivity. Conclusion The biophore model and 3D-QSAR equation help us not only further understand receptor-ligand interactions, but also design new compounds with better bioactivity.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30271538)985 program,Ministry of Education of China
文摘To discover new lead compounds for M1 agonists. Ten typical M1 agonists were superimposed to build a M1 agonists 3D-pharmacophore model using distance-comparisons (DISCO) method without the previous knowledge of the three-dimensional structure of M1 receptor. Virtual screening strategy was used to analyze the Available Chemicals Directory-Screening Compounds (ACD-SC) to identify possible new hits. Twenty-two compounds which fit the pharmacophore model well and are not similar with known M1 agonists were purchased in order to evaluate their M1 receptor agonist activity. One of them shows M1 receptor agonist activity with EC50 of 4.90 μmol/L and maximum response. Multiple of 10.0 which shows it worthy of further study as a new lead compound for M1 agonists.
文摘Objective: To explore the molecular basis of the effects of Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, GC) on inflammation throughthe inhibition of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2). Methods: The Discovery Studio 4.5 System was used to predict thephysicochemical properties of GC molecular compounds. The Ligand Profiler was used to screen for natural GCcomponents that could combine with the COX-2 pharmacophores. The AutoDock Vina 1.1.2 software was used for themolecular docking of the natural GC components with the COX-2 protein. Results: The aromatics were the closest to thenon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in terms of the three properties, namely molecular weight, molecular surface area,and molecular solubility, followed by the flavonoids; whereas the terpenoids/saponins differed most from thenon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in terms of the three properties; and the aliphatics were inconsistent. One hundredand eighteen small molecules were obtained through the pharmacophore screening using GC. The molecular bindingenergy (MBE) results demonstrated that the MBE value of the flavonoids/aromatics, obtained from their binding with theCOX-2 protein, was lower than that obtained from their binding with the substrate, metabolism of arachidonic acid,whereas the MBE value of the aliphatics/terpenoids, obtained from their binding with the COX-2 protein, was higherthan that obtained from their binding with the substrate, arachidonic acid. Finally, further filtration, based on thephysicochemical properties and the molecular binding energies of the small molecules, was carried out. Forty-twonatural GC components, including 35 flavonoid and 7 aromatic constituents, with low binding energies and potentialinhibitory effects on COX-2, were screened. Conclusion: Using the three-step program, pharmacophore screening,molecular docking, and physicochemical properties analysis, we screened out 35 flavonoid molecules and 7 aromaticmolecules, which may be potential COX-2 inhibitors, from GC. Two of the 35 flavonoid molecules (licochalcone A andglabridin) have been confirmed in the laboratory to have inhibitory effects on COX-2. Our findings provide a materialbasis for the development of non-steroidal GC drugs.
文摘Inhibition of 11βHSD1 (11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1) is a promising strategy in drug treatment of diabetes. Several 11βHSDI inhibitors have been proposed; however, their selectivity to 11βHSD1 over its isozyme 11βHSD2 (11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2) has not been fully reported. The authors sought to provide a short list of top potent and selective compounds along with their detailed binding modes and pharmacophore models, Molecular docking was used for initial screening of a set of 23 potent inhibitors reported by previous experimental studies. After that, selected promising entries were reassessed by molecular dynamics simulations, followed by hydrogen bond analysis. Pharmacophore models of all drug candidates and binding modes of some selected drugs were analyzed. Among the 23 compounds, only four inhibitors were identified as potent and selective drug candidates. Binding energies, 3D pharmacophores and binding modes of the four compounds with 11βHSDI are also discussed in detail in this study.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.20902068)Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,China(Grant No.2011BS1201)+1 种基金Program for Young Talents of ScienceTechnology in Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,China
文摘Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), the best known TLRs, has been demonstrated to be useful in fighting against infectious disease. In our study, three-dimensional (3D) pharmacophore models were constructed from a set of 5 TLR7 agonists. Among the 10 common-featured models generated by program Discovery Studio/HipHop, a hypothesis (Hypo2) including one hydrogen-bond donor (D), one hydrogen-bond acceptor (A), and two hydrophobic (H) features was considered to be important in evaluating the ligands with TLR7 agonistic activity. The obtained pharmacophore model was further validated using a set of test molecules and the Catalyst TLR7-agonist-subset database. Hypo2 has been shown to identify a range of highly potent TLR7 agonists. Finally, the obtained pharmacophore was further validated using docking studies. Taken together, this model can be utilized as a guide for future studies to design the structurally novel TLR7 agonists.
文摘5-HT1A receptor is a crucial therapeutic target for the treatment of anxiety, depression, pain, etc. Design and preparation of potent 5-HT1A receptor ligands for drug discovery has attracted extensive attention in the past few years. In this paper, a three dimensional model of human 5-HT1A receptor was constructed by means of homology modeling. And the docking of MP349 to the receptor suggested a reliable binding mode for 5-HT1A receptor ligand. Based on this ligand-receptor binding mode, an elaborate receptor structure based pharmacophore model was established, which revealed many important features responsible for ligand and 5-HT1A receptor interactions. A virtual screening experiment verified the ability of this pharmacophore model to discover true 5-HT1A receptor ligand. The results of this research would provide important information for further optimizations of 5-HT1A receptor ligands and guide related new lead discoveries.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81373272)
文摘Human nAChR u7 is the potential target for schizophrenia cognitive disorders, and it is meaningful to develop selective human nAChR α7 agonists for the clinical treatment of the disease. Because the crystal structure ofα7 receptor has not been resolved, ligand-based drug design strategy was took in this work. A 3D QSAR pharmacophore model was built by HypoGen method, and its quality was evaluated by cost function. Furthermore, the pharmacophore model was validated with activity prediction of test set and was cross-validated based on Fisher's Randomization Method. By Enrichment Factor and AU-ROC analysis, the final pharmacophore, which is consisted of one HBA, two Hydrophobic and one PosIonizable, was selected and it fitted well with the docking result of α7 homology model and the ligand. The pharmacophore is expected for the following virtual screening and lead optimization of human nAChR α7 agonists, which is important for the development and discovery of novel antipsychotics.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21272017 and 21572010)
文摘Multidrug resistance-associated proteins (MRPs) can effiux structurally diverse drugs, drug conjugates, drug metabolites, as well as other small molecules out of the cells, and this is the main cause of producing multidrug resistance (MDR) of some anticaneer drugs. Therefore, it is crucial to uncover the molecular features of MRPs substrates in developing anti-MDR cancer therapy. In the present study, common feature pharmacophore models were developed by employing CATALYST Pharmacophore Modeling and Analysis tools using substrates of MRPs, including MRP1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -8 and MRPs family, respectively. The models were validated using independent decoy sets generated in DUD-E, and the ones with best A UC (area under the curve) scores were chosen to predict endogenous substrates by screening the Human Metabolome Database (HMDB). A number of molecules obtained by pharmacophore screening have been validated in the literatures. By comparing physical properties (ALOGP, Molecular_PolarSurfaceArea, Molecular_Volume, Molecular_Weight, Num H Acceptors, Num H Donors) and scaffold features of the screened candidates with the known substrates, we found that: 1) The two sets have consistent ALOGP, Molecule_Volume and Molecule_Weight distribution trend; 2) Substrates of MRP1 have a better lipophilicity than the other subtypes, which is consistent with the two hydrophobic centers on the MRP1 pharmacophore; 3) In the aspect of the scaffold structures, they have the identical or similar backbone fragments.
基金funded in part of the National High-tech R&D Program of China(863 Program)(2012AA020307)the introduction of innovative R&D team program of Guangdong Province(2009010058)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81001372,81173470)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(10ykjc01)
文摘Human intestinal carboxyl esterase (hiCE) is a drug target for ameliorating irinotecan-induced diarrhea. By reducing irinotecan- induced diarrhea, hiCE inhibitors can improve the anti-cancer efficacy of irinotecan. To find effective hiCE inhibitors, a new virtual screening protocol that combines pharmacophore models derived from the hiCE structure and its ligands has been pro- posed. The hiCE structure has been constructed through homology techniques using hCESI's crystal structure. The hiCE structure was optimized via molecular dynamics simulations with the most known active hiCE inhibitors docked into the structure. An optimized pharmacophore, derived from the receptor, was then generated. A ligand-based pharmacophore was also generated from a larger set of known hiCE inhibitors. The final hiCE inhibitor predictions were based upon the virtual screening hits from both ligand-based and receptor-based pharmacophore models. The hit rates from the ligand-based and receptor-based pharmacophore models are 88% and 86%, respectively. The final hit rate is 94%. The two models are highly consistent with one another (85%). This proves that both models are reliable.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21072059)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-08-0774)+3 种基金the 111 Project (B07023)the Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology (11DZ2260600)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (WY1113007)the National S&T Major Project of China ( 2009ZX09501-001)
文摘Adenosine receptors are promising therapeutic targets in drug discovery. In this study, three-dimensional pharmacophore mod- els of human adenosine receptor A1 and A3 antagonists were developed based on 26 and 23 diverse compounds, respectively. The best A1 pharmacophore model (A1-Hopyl) consists of four features: one hydrogen bond donor, one hydrophobic point and two ring aromatics, while the best A3 pharmacophore model (A3_Hopyl) also has four features: one hydrogen bond ac- ceptor, one hydrophobic point and two ring aromatics. The correlation coefficients were 0.840 for A1 test set with 146 diverse compounds and 0.827 for A3 test set with 238 diverse compounds. In the simulated virtual screening experiments, high en- richment factors of 6.51 and 6.90 were obtained for A1_Hopyl and A3_Hopyl models, respectively. Moreover, two models also showed high subtype-selectivity in the simulated virtual screening experiments. These results could be helpful for the dis- covery of novel potent and selective A1 and A3 antagonists.
文摘Over the past decade, biopolymers have gained great interests especially in biomedicine due to their physical properties and/or chemical structures changes in response to external stimuli in a certain time fiarne or at a specific location. Among them, poly(β-amino ester)s, methacrylate-based block copolymers and polypeptide with tertiary amine groups have been extensively studied and exhibit pH sensitive properties due to the protonation of tertiary amine groups. The pH values in normal organs, tissues, and subcellular compartments are always different from those in pathological tissues. These interesting properties allow their applications in a variety of fields ranging from diagnosis and therapeutics of diseases. Here, we review the recent progress of poly(β-amino ester)s, methacrylate-based block copolymers and polypeptide with tertiary amine groups and their applications in drug delivery and bioimaging.
基金Chongqing Science and Technology Bureau and Chongqing Health Commission(Grant No.2021-MSXM335 and 2020GDRC009)。
文摘The multidisciplinary approach is beneficial to the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GISTs).However,pharmacists are seldom incorporated into a multidisciplinary team(MDT)of GIST.In the present study,we evaluated the clinical and economic benefits of a pharmacist in an MDT of GIST.This was a retrospective study that included 240 GIST patients receiving imatinib therapy.The GIST MDT pharmacist developed and validated an HPLC method to monitor the trough concentrations of imatinib in GIST patients.Besides,the pharmacist also provided patient education and pharmaceutical care services and collected the data for analysis.The 240 GIST patients received the services provided by the pharmacist.The trough concentrations in 25.42%of the 240 patients were less than 1100 ng/m L.The main genotypes of 121 in the 240 patients were KIT exon 11 mutations,wild type,and KIT exon 9 mutations.Moreover,13 GIST patients with trough concentrations less than 1100 ng/m L were confirmed to have low compliance.The adverse reactions were primarily mild and tolerable,except that 13 GIST patients were adjusted to lower doses because of the intolerable adverse reactions.The daily cost could be lowered by monitoring the trough concentrations and dose reductions.Collectively,a pharmacist included in a GIST MDT could increase the compliance of Chinese GIST patients to imatinib therapy and improve the efficacy,safety,and economy of imatinib therapy.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2011CB808600,2012CB725302)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21390400,21272180,21302148)+2 种基金the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(20120141130002)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(IRT1030)The Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities of China(111 Program)is also appreciated
文摘Using 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone(DDQ)as the oxidant,we communicate an efficient oxidative C–N coupling of benzylic C–H bonds with amides to afford a series of amination products in good yields.A wide range of functional groups as well as various sulfonamides and carboxamides are well tolerated.Moreover,this reaction involves both the challenging C–H functionalization and C–N bond formation.