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Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Through Dental Immunotherapy.

Interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase 4 (IRAK4) is a promising therapeutic target for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma driven by MYD88 L265P mutant, acting both as a kinase and a scaffolding protein for downstream signaling molecules. While previous efforts to modulate IRAK4 activity with kinase inhibitors alone displayed moderate efficacy, protein degradation may offer a solution to blocking both IRAK4 kinase activity and scaffolding capabilities. To this end, the potent IRAK4 degrader 9 was discovered, and it effectively inhibited the activation of downstream NF-κB signaling and outperformed the parent compound 1. In addition, compound 9 displayed a substantial advantage in reduction of the viability of OCI-LY10 and TMD8 cells over the parent compound 1. These results underline the potential that eliminating both the kinase and scaffolding functions of IRAK4 may result in superior and broader efficacy than inhibiting the kinase activity alone.Repurposing E3 ubiquitin ligases for targeted protein degradation via customized molecular glues or proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) is an increasingly important therapeutic modality. Currently, a major limitation in the design of suitable molecular glues and PROTACs is our fragmentary understanding of E3 ligases and their ligand space. We here describe a quantitative assay for the discovery and characterization of E3 ligase ligands that is based on the thermophoretic behavior of a custom reporter ligand. Sodium cholate mw Thereby, it is orthogonal to commonly employed fluorescence-based assays and less affected by the optical properties of test compounds. It can be employed for the high-throughput screening of compound libraries for a given ligase but also for hit validation, which we demonstrate with the identification of unexpected well-binders and non-binders, yielding new insights into the ligand space of cereblon (CRBN).Antibiotic-resistant microbes have become a global health threat. New delivery systems that enhance the efficacy of antibiotics and/or overcome the resistances can help combat them. In this context, we present FF03, a fibril-forming α-helical coiled-coil peptide that functions as an efficient scaffold for the multivalent presentation of the weakly cationic antimicrobial peptide (AMP) IN4. The resulting IN4-decorated FF03 coiled-coil fibrils (FF03 + IN4) are nonhemolytic and noncytotoxic and show enhanced antimicrobial activity relative to unconjugated IN4 and standard antibiotics against several bacterial strains. Scanning electron microscopy analysis shows that FF03 + IN4 nanofibers disrupt methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus membranes, indicating a surface-level mode of action. Furthermore, transmission electron microscopy and circular dichroism studies indicate that decoration of the FF03 scaffold with IN4 does not alter the secondary-structure propensity or fibril-forming properties of FF03. Thus, the approach reported herein provides a new peptidic scaffold for the multivalent presentation of AMPs to obtain nonhemolytic and noncytotoxic antimicrobial systems with improved efficacy relative to the unconjugated AMP analogues.There is substantial interest in the development of small molecules that inhibit the tight and highly challenging protein-protein interaction between the glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored cell surface receptor uPAR and the serine protease uPA. While preparing derivatives of a fragment-like compound that previously emerged from a computational screen, we identified compound 5 (IPR-3242), which inhibited binding of uPA to uPAR with submicromolar IC50s. The high inhibition potency prompted us to carry out studies to rule out potential aggregation, lack of stability, reactivity, and nonspecific inhibition. link= Sodium cholate mw We designed and prepared 16 derivatives to further explore the role of each substituent. Interestingly, the compounds only partially inhibited binding of a fluorescently labeled α-helical peptide that binds to uPAR at the uPAR·uPA interface. Collectively, the results suggest that the compounds bind to uPAR outside of the uPAR·uPA interface, trapping the receptor into a conformation that is not able to bind to uPA. Additional studies will have to be carried out to determine whether this unique inhibition mechanism can occur at the cell surface.Competitive inhibitors of galactocerebrosidase (GALC) could be candidates for pharmacological chaperone therapy of patients with Krabbe disease. The known and selective nortropane-type iminosugar galacto-noeurostegine has been found to competitively inhibit GALC with Ki = 7 μM at pH 4.6, which is 330-fold more potent than the analogous deoxynoeurostegine. It was shown through X-ray protein crystallography that galacto-noeurostegine binds to the active site of GALC in its bicyclic form.Dental caries is a bacterial infectious disease characterized by demineralization of the tooth enamel. Treatment of this disease with conventional antibiotics is largely ineffective as the cariogenic bacteria form tenacious biofilms that are resistant to such treatments. The main etiological agent for dental caries is the bacterium Streptococcus mutans. S. mutans readily forms biofilms on the tooth surface and rapidly produces lactic acid from dietary sucrose. Glucosyl transferases (Gtfs) secreted by S. mutans are mainly responsible for the production of exopolysaccharides that are crucial for the biofilm architecture. Thus, inhibiting S. mutans' Gtfs is an effective approach to develop selective biofilm inhibitors that do not affect the growth of oral commensals. Herein, we report a library of 90 analogs of the previously identified lead compound, G43, and exploration of its structure activity relationships (SAR). All compounds were evaluated for the inhibition of S. mutans biofilms and bacterial growth. Selected compounds from this library were further evaluated for enzyme inhibition against Gtfs using a zymogram assay and for growth inhibition against oral commensal bacterial species such as Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis. This study has led to the discovery of several new biofilm inhibitors with enhanced potency and selectivity. One of the leads, III F1 , showed marked reduction in buccal, sulcal, and proximal caries scores in a rat model of dental caries.Psammaplin A (PsA) is a bromotyrosine disulfide dimer with histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition and acts through reduced monomer PsA-SH. We studied the connection of HDAC inhibition, cell growth inhibition, and apoptosis induction of PsA-SH by modifying the -SH group with deletion (6a) or replacement with hydroxamic acid (10b) or benzamide (12g). PsA-SH inhibits HDAC1/2/3 and 6a loses the HDAC inhibition ability. 10b inhibits HDAC1/2/3/6 while 12g shows selective inhibition of HDAC3. PsA-SH and 10b, but neither 6a nor 12g, induce apoptosis in human leukemia HL-60 cells associated with increased acetylation of Histone H3. PsA-SH and 10b inhibit growth of several solid tumor cell lines in vitro and Lewis lung cancer cell growth in vivo. Sodium cholate mw PsA-SH is a simple scaffold for developing selective HDAC inhibitors and induces apoptosis through inhibiting HDAC1/2.Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a tyrosine kinase with prominent roles in protein scaffolding, migration, angiogenesis, and anchorage-independent cell survival and is an attractive target for the development of cancer therapeutics. However, current FAK inhibitors display dual kinase inhibition and/or significant activity on several kinases. link2 Although multitargeted activity is at times therapeutically advantageous, such behavior can also lead to toxicity and confound chemical-biology studies. We report a novel series of small molecules based on a tricyclic pyrimidothiazolodiazepinone core that displays both high potency and selectivity for FAK. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies explored modifications to the thiazole, diazepinone, and aniline "tail," which identified lead compound BJG-03-025. BJG-03-025 displays potent biochemical FAK inhibition (IC50 = 20 nM), excellent kinome selectivity, activity in 3D-culture breast and gastric cancer models, and favorable pharmacokinetic properties in mice. BJG-03-025 is a valuable chemical probe for evaluation of FAK-dependent biology.Potent JNK3 isoform selective inhibitors were developed from a thiophenyl-pyrazolourea scaffold. Through structure activity relationship (SAR) studies utilizing enzymatic and cell-based assays, and in vitro and in vivo drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic (DMPK) studies, potent and highly selective JNK3 inhibitors with oral bioavailability and brain penetrant capability were developed. Inhibitor 17 was a potent and isoform selective JNK3 inhibitor (IC50 = 35 nM), had significant inhibition to only JNK3 in a panel profiling of 374 wild-type kinases, had high potency in functional cell-based assays, had high stability in human liver microsome (t1/2 = 66 min) and a clean CYP-450 inhibition profile, and was orally bioavailable and brain penetrant. Moreover, cocrystal structures of compounds 17 and 27 in human JNK3 were solved at 1.84 Å, which showed that these JNK3 isoform selective inhibitors bound to the ATP pocket, had interactions in both hydrophobic pocket-I and hydrophobic pocket-II.An increasing number of drug discovery programs concern compounds in the beyond rule of 5 (bRo5) chemical space, such as cyclic peptides, macrocycles, and degraders. Recent results show that common paradigms of property-based drug design need revision to be applied to larger and more flexible compounds. link2 A virtual event entitled "Solubility, permeability and physico-chemical properties in the bRo5 chemical space" was organized to provide preliminary guidance on how to make the discovery of oral drugs in the bRo5 space more effective. link3 The four speakers emphasized the importance of the bRo5 space as a source of new oral drugs and provided examples of experimental and computational methods specifically tailored for design and optimization in this chemical space.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common respiratory disease characterized by the persistent airflow obstruction. Chrysophanol, an anthraquinone derivative isolated from the rhizomes of

, has been reported to be protective for some inflammatory diseases. link3 The present report aimed to dissect its effect on cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-induced apoptosis in 16HBECs, a human bronchial epithelial cell line.

CCK8 cell viability assay was conducted to evaluate the protective effect of chrysophanol on 16HBECs after CSE induction. Western blot analysis, Annexin V/PI staining and TUNEL assay were conducted to test the effect of chrysophanol on 16HBECs apoptosis induced by CSE. Then the western blot assay measured associated molecular pathways to dissect the mechanisms underlying protective effect of chrysophanol on 16HBECs.

Chrysophanol protects 16HBECs against CSE-induced apoptosis in a dose dependent manner. Specifically, pre-treatment of 16HBECs with 20 mmol/l of chrysophanol, reduced CSE-induced apoptosis by almost 10%. Mechanistically, chrysophanol manifested high potency to attenuate CSE-induced expression of apoptotic markers, Bax and cleaved caspase 3. In particular, chrysophanol not only represses CSE-induced oxidative stress by inhibiting CYP1A1 expression, but also suppresses CSE-induced ER stress by inhibiting pPERK, ATF4 and ATF6 expression.

Chrysophanol showed protective effect on CSE-induced epithelial injuries in cell line 16HBECs. And our data support that chrysophanol could be employed to reduce the toxicity of cigarette smoke in bronchial epithelial cells, which may have the potential to decrease the risk for developing COPD in smoking subjects.

Chrysophanol showed protective effect on CSE-induced epithelial injuries in cell line 16HBECs. And our data support that chrysophanol could be employed to reduce the toxicity of cigarette smoke in bronchial epithelial cells, which may have the potential to decrease the risk for developing COPD in smoking subjects.