目的对“远志-酸枣仁”中潜在作用于钙/钙调蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱ(calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinaseⅡ,CaMKⅡ)靶点的活性物质进行筛选,阐明其药效物质基础。方法采用以药效团为基础的虚拟筛选手段,通过收集已出版文献中报...目的对“远志-酸枣仁”中潜在作用于钙/钙调蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱ(calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinaseⅡ,CaMKⅡ)靶点的活性物质进行筛选,阐明其药效物质基础。方法采用以药效团为基础的虚拟筛选手段,通过收集已出版文献中报道的具有调控CaMKⅡ作用的化合物信息,建立基于CaMKⅡ配体的HipHop药效团模型,收集文献中报道的“远志-酸枣仁”中的成分并建立化合物库,对“远志-酸枣仁”中的成分与药效团进行匹配,随后使用分子模拟对接手段对匹配到的小分子化合物与CaMKⅡ靶点(PDB ID:2V7O)进行对接,研究潜在活性单体与CaMKⅡ的作用。用戊四唑(pentylenetetrazol,PTZ)点燃模型对活性单体细叶远志苷A(39)的抗癫痫作用进行测定,并对CaMKⅡ水平的调控作用进行评价。结论通过文献检索建立包含“远志-酸枣仁”中109种化学成分的化合物库,通过测试集验证确定将药效团03用于对“远志-酸枣仁”化合物库的虚拟筛选,对匹配度排前6位的单体通过分子模拟对接分析其与CaMKⅡ的作用情况,并用抗癫痫动物模型对单体的活性进行评价,化合物39能够在中高剂量下延长PTZ致癫痫发作的潜伏时间,改善PTZ所致的焦虑抑郁样行为,改善PTZ诱导的癫痫发作后脑内尼氏体丢失,提升PTZ所致的CaMKⅡ表达水平降低,提升海马CA1、CA3区及颞叶皮层内CaMKⅡ免疫阳性细胞数量并进一步对nAChR4受体水平进行调控。表明基于虚拟筛选与活性评价手段探讨“远志-酸枣仁”中CaMKⅡ调控作用的成分具有一定的准确性。展开更多
神经病理性疼痛可分为周围性和中枢性神经病理性疼痛,临床以周围神经病理性疼痛较为常见,其临床症状主要包括自发性疼痛、痛觉过敏或触诱发痛。钙/钙调素依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱ(Ca^(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase,CaMKⅡ)是一种...神经病理性疼痛可分为周围性和中枢性神经病理性疼痛,临床以周围神经病理性疼痛较为常见,其临床症状主要包括自发性疼痛、痛觉过敏或触诱发痛。钙/钙调素依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱ(Ca^(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase,CaMKⅡ)是一种多功能丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶,广泛存在于周围和中枢神经系统。研究表明,CaMKⅡ在周围神经病理性疼痛的发生和发展中具有重要作用,提示其可能是未来治疗周围神经病理性疼痛的潜在靶点之一。本文将对CaMKⅡ参与周围神经病理性疼痛的神经调控机制进行综述,为以CaMKⅡ为靶点的临床新型镇痛药物的研发提供一定参考。展开更多
Hepatoblastoma is the most frequent liver malignancy in children.HepG2 has been discovered as a hepatoblastoma-derived cell line and tends to form clumps in culture.Intriguingly,we observed that the addition of calciu...Hepatoblastoma is the most frequent liver malignancy in children.HepG2 has been discovered as a hepatoblastoma-derived cell line and tends to form clumps in culture.Intriguingly,we observed that the addition of calcium ions reduced cell clumping and disassociated HepG2 cells.The calcium signal is in connection with a series of processes critical in the tumorigenesis.Here,we demonstrated that extracellular calcium ions induced morphological changes and enhanced the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in HepG2 cells.Mechanistically,calcium ions promoted HepG2 proliferation and migration by up-regulating the phosphorylation levels of focal adhesion kinase(FAK),protein kinase B,and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.The inhibitor of FAK or Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinaseⅡ(CaMKⅡ)reversed the Ca2+-induced effects on HepG2 cells,including cell proliferation and migration,epithelial-mesenchymal transition protein expression levels,and phosphorylation levels of FAK and protein kinase B.Moreover,calcium ions decreased HepG2 cells'sensitivity to cisplatin.Furthermore,we found that the expression levels of FAK and CaMKⅡwere increased in hepatoblastoma.The group with high expression levels of FAK and CaMKⅡexhibited significantly lower ImmunoScore as well as CD8+T and NK cells.The expression of CaMKⅡwas positively correlated with that of PDCD1 and LAG3.Correspondingly,the expression of FAK was negatively correlated with that of TNFSF9,TNFRSF4,and TNFRSF18.Collectively,extracellular calcium accelerates HepG2 cell proliferation and migration via FAK and CaMKⅡand enhances cisplatin resistance.FAK and CaMKⅡshape immune cell infiltration and responses in tumor microenvironments,thereby serving as potential targets for hepatoblastoma.展开更多
文摘目的对“远志-酸枣仁”中潜在作用于钙/钙调蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱ(calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinaseⅡ,CaMKⅡ)靶点的活性物质进行筛选,阐明其药效物质基础。方法采用以药效团为基础的虚拟筛选手段,通过收集已出版文献中报道的具有调控CaMKⅡ作用的化合物信息,建立基于CaMKⅡ配体的HipHop药效团模型,收集文献中报道的“远志-酸枣仁”中的成分并建立化合物库,对“远志-酸枣仁”中的成分与药效团进行匹配,随后使用分子模拟对接手段对匹配到的小分子化合物与CaMKⅡ靶点(PDB ID:2V7O)进行对接,研究潜在活性单体与CaMKⅡ的作用。用戊四唑(pentylenetetrazol,PTZ)点燃模型对活性单体细叶远志苷A(39)的抗癫痫作用进行测定,并对CaMKⅡ水平的调控作用进行评价。结论通过文献检索建立包含“远志-酸枣仁”中109种化学成分的化合物库,通过测试集验证确定将药效团03用于对“远志-酸枣仁”化合物库的虚拟筛选,对匹配度排前6位的单体通过分子模拟对接分析其与CaMKⅡ的作用情况,并用抗癫痫动物模型对单体的活性进行评价,化合物39能够在中高剂量下延长PTZ致癫痫发作的潜伏时间,改善PTZ所致的焦虑抑郁样行为,改善PTZ诱导的癫痫发作后脑内尼氏体丢失,提升PTZ所致的CaMKⅡ表达水平降低,提升海马CA1、CA3区及颞叶皮层内CaMKⅡ免疫阳性细胞数量并进一步对nAChR4受体水平进行调控。表明基于虚拟筛选与活性评价手段探讨“远志-酸枣仁”中CaMKⅡ调控作用的成分具有一定的准确性。
文摘神经病理性疼痛可分为周围性和中枢性神经病理性疼痛,临床以周围神经病理性疼痛较为常见,其临床症状主要包括自发性疼痛、痛觉过敏或触诱发痛。钙/钙调素依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱ(Ca^(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase,CaMKⅡ)是一种多功能丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶,广泛存在于周围和中枢神经系统。研究表明,CaMKⅡ在周围神经病理性疼痛的发生和发展中具有重要作用,提示其可能是未来治疗周围神经病理性疼痛的潜在靶点之一。本文将对CaMKⅡ参与周围神经病理性疼痛的神经调控机制进行综述,为以CaMKⅡ为靶点的临床新型镇痛药物的研发提供一定参考。
基金funded by the Jiangsu Medical Scientific Research Project of Jiangsu Health Commission(to Q.Y.)the 789 Outstanding Talent Program of SAHNMU(Grant No.789ZYRC 202070102 to Q.Y.)+1 种基金the Guangzhou Key Medical Discipline Construction Project(to Q.Y.)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.81870409 and 81671543 to Q.Y.).
文摘Hepatoblastoma is the most frequent liver malignancy in children.HepG2 has been discovered as a hepatoblastoma-derived cell line and tends to form clumps in culture.Intriguingly,we observed that the addition of calcium ions reduced cell clumping and disassociated HepG2 cells.The calcium signal is in connection with a series of processes critical in the tumorigenesis.Here,we demonstrated that extracellular calcium ions induced morphological changes and enhanced the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in HepG2 cells.Mechanistically,calcium ions promoted HepG2 proliferation and migration by up-regulating the phosphorylation levels of focal adhesion kinase(FAK),protein kinase B,and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.The inhibitor of FAK or Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinaseⅡ(CaMKⅡ)reversed the Ca2+-induced effects on HepG2 cells,including cell proliferation and migration,epithelial-mesenchymal transition protein expression levels,and phosphorylation levels of FAK and protein kinase B.Moreover,calcium ions decreased HepG2 cells'sensitivity to cisplatin.Furthermore,we found that the expression levels of FAK and CaMKⅡwere increased in hepatoblastoma.The group with high expression levels of FAK and CaMKⅡexhibited significantly lower ImmunoScore as well as CD8+T and NK cells.The expression of CaMKⅡwas positively correlated with that of PDCD1 and LAG3.Correspondingly,the expression of FAK was negatively correlated with that of TNFSF9,TNFRSF4,and TNFRSF18.Collectively,extracellular calcium accelerates HepG2 cell proliferation and migration via FAK and CaMKⅡand enhances cisplatin resistance.FAK and CaMKⅡshape immune cell infiltration and responses in tumor microenvironments,thereby serving as potential targets for hepatoblastoma.
