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16-nor Limonoids from Harrisonia perforata as promising selective 11?-HSD1 inhibitors.

ABSTRACT: Two new 16-nor limonoids, harperspinoids A and B (1 and 2), with a unique 7/5/5/6/5 ring system, have been isolated from the plant Harrisonia perforate together with a known one, Harperforin G (3). Their structures were elucidated by NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis and computational modelling. Compound 1 exists as polymorphic crystals. Conformations of 1 in solution were further discussed based on the computational results. These compounds exhibited notable inhibitory activity against the 11?-HSD1 enzyme. Compound 3 had potencies for the inhibition of human 11?-HSD1 with high selectivity against 11?-HSD2 (IC50 0.58??M, SI?>?174). Molecular docking and quantitative structure-activity relationship studies revealed a mixed regulatory mechanism.

SUBMITTER: Yan XH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5105127 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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16-nor Limonoids from Harrisonia perforata as promising selective 11β-HSD1 inhibitors.

Yan Xiao-Hui XH Yi Ping P Cao Pei P Yang Shi-Ying SY Fang Xin X Zhang Yu Y Bin Wu Leng Ying Y Di Ying-Tong YT Lv Yang Y Hao Xiao-Jiang XJ

Scientific reports 20161111

Two new 16-nor limonoids, harperspinoids A and B (1 and 2), with a unique 7/5/5/6/5 ring system, have been isolated from the plant Harrisonia perforate together with a known one, Harperforin G (3). Their structures were elucidated by NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis and computational modelling. Compound 1 exists as polymorphic crystals. Conformations of 1 in solution were further discussed based on the computational results. These compounds exhibited notable inhibitory activity again ...[more]

PMID: 27833136

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Project description:BackgroundIntracellular metabolism of glucocorticoid hormones plays an important role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome and regulates, among many physiological processes, collagen metabolism in skin. At the peripheral level the concentration of active glucocorticoids is mainly regulated by the 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11?-HSD1) enzyme, involved in the conversion of cortisone into the biologically active hormone cortisol. Cortisol interacts with the glucocorticoid receptor and regulates the expression of different classes of genes within the nucleus. Due to its implication in glucocorticoid metabolism, the inhibition of 11?-HSD1 activity has become a dominant strategy for the treatment of metabolic syndrome. Moreover, inhibitors of this target enzyme can be used for development of formulations to counteract skin ageing. Here we present the construction of two yeast cell based assays that can be used for the screening of novel 11?-HSD1 inhibitors.ResultsThe yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used as a host organism for the expression of human 11?-HSD1 as well as a genetically encoded assay system that allows intracellular screening of molecules with 11?-HSD1 inhibitory activity. As proof of concept the correlation between 11?-HSD1 inhibition and fluorescent output signals was successfully tested with increasing concentrations of carbenoxolone and tanshinone IIA, two known 11?-HSD1 inhibitors. The first assay detects a decrease in fluorescence upon 11?-HSD1 inhibition, whereas the second assay relies on stabilization of yEGFP upon inhibition of 11?-HSD1, resulting in a positive read-out and thus minimizing the rate of false positives sometimes associated with read-outs based on loss of signals. Specific inhibition of the ABC transporter Pdr5p improves the sensitivity of the assay strains to cortisone concentrations by up to 60 times.ConclusionsOur yeast assay strains provide a cost-efficient and easy to handle alternative to other currently available assays for the screening of 11?-HSD1 inhibitors. These assays are designed for an initial fast screening of large numbers of compounds and enable the selection of cell permeable molecules with target inhibitory activity, before proceeding to more advanced selection processes. Moreover, they can be employed in yeast synthetic biology platforms to reconstitute heterologous biosynthetic pathways of drug-relevant scaffolds for simultaneous synthesis and screening of 11?-HSD1 inhibitors at intracellular level.

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16-nor Limonoids from Harrisonia perforata as promising selective 11?-HSD1 inhibitors.

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16-nor Limonoids from Harrisonia perforata as promising selective 11β-HSD1 inhibitors.

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