尼古丁胺胺酸基转移酶 (NAMPT) 的合成,优化和结构-活性关系正异调节剂 (N-PAMs)
Zhengnan Shen1, Kiira Ratia2,3, Isabella Krider4
1Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States.
研究人员开发了新的小分子,NAMPT阳性全调节剂 (N-PAMs),以提高细胞尼古丁胺胺氨酸二核酸 (NAD+) 水平. 这些N-PAMs通过增强NAD+补充提供了一种有前途的药理学策略,用于通过增强NAD+补充来对抗与年龄有关的疾病.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 尼古丁胺氨酸二核酸 (NAD+) 枯竭与衰老和各种疾病有关.
- 细胞NAD+水平通过救援途径补充,严重依赖尼古丁胺酸基转移酶 (NAMPT).
- 药理上激活NAMPT为饮食中的NAD+补充提供了一个替代方案.
研究的目的:
- 为了识别和描述NAMPT的小分子激活剂.
- 为了研究NAMPT全激活的机制.
- 开发一种口服生物可用的NAMPT激活剂.
主要方法:
- 检测小分子NAMPT阳性全调节剂 (N-PAMs) 的选.
- 70多种N-PAM化合物的合成和表征.
- 评估N-PAM结合亲和力和NAMPT酶激活之间的相关性.
- 在N-PAM治疗后测量细胞NAD+水平.
- 优化化合物的口服生物可用性.
主要成果:
- 识别与NAMPT后方通道结合的N-PAMs,增加酶活性.
- 证明N-PAMs可以减轻尼古丁胺 (NAM) 和NAD+的反抑制.
- 确立了后通道结合亲和力和酶激活功率之间的强烈相关性.
- 证实N-PAMs有效地提高细胞内NAD+水平.
- 开发了一种口服生物可利用的N-PAM候选物.
结论:
- N-PAMs代表了一类经过验证的NAMPT激活剂,它们通过全调节作用.
- 该研究阐明了N-PAMs的机制,将后通道结合与增强的NAMPT活性和NAD+补充联系起来.
- 已开发出一种口服生物可用N-PAM,为与NAD+枯竭相关的疾病提供潜在的治疗策略.
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