通过快速燃烧质谱法识别一种强效和选择性的LAPTc抑制剂,具有抗毒活性
Maikel Izquierdo1, De Lin2, Sandra O'Neill2
1Centre for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, La Habana, Cuba.
针对Trypanosoma cruzi leucyl-aminopeptidase (LAPTc) 的新抑制剂显示出对治疗查加斯病的希望. 化合物4是一种强效和选择性抑制剂,提供了潜在的新治疗途径.
科学领域:
- 寄生虫学的寄生虫学
- 药物发现 药物发现 药物发现
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 查加斯病是由Trypanosoma cruzi引起的,每年导致大约1万例死亡.
- 目前的治疗方法nifurtimox和benznidazole具有有限的疗效和显著的不良影响.
- 新型化疗剂对于查加斯病的治疗至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了识别来自T. cruzi (LAPTc) 的酸性M17白胺酶的新型抑制剂.
- 评估这些抑制剂作为查加斯病药物发现的起点的潜力.
主要方法:
- 使用RapidFire-MS.使用蛋白酶聚焦化合物库的高通量选.
- 剂量反应研究以确定抑制度 (IC50).
- 在模型,包括分子动力学模拟,以阐明结合相互作用.
主要成果:
- 一种新型的LAPTc抑制剂,化合物4被确定,其Ki值为0.27μM.
- 化合物4对人类LAP3.3具有很高的选择性 (>500).
- 对细胞内T. cruzi amastigotes的亚微分子活性观察到,在未感染的宿主细胞中没有毒性.
结论:
- 已确定的LAPTc抑制剂代表了进一步开发的有希望的候选者.
- 化合物4的强效和选择性抑制值得考虑开发针对查加斯病的抗寄生虫药物.
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