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J Pharmacol Exp Ther ; 357(3): 554-61, 2016 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27048659

RESUMO

BI 1002494 [(R)-4-{(R)-1-[7-(3,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl)-[1,6]napthyridin-5-yloxy]-ethyl}pyrrolidin-2-one] is a novel, potent, and selective spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor with sustained plasma exposure after oral administration in rats, which qualifies this molecule as a good in vitro and in vivo tool compound. BI 1002494 exhibits higher potency in inhibiting high-affinity IgE receptor-mediated mast cell and basophil degranulation (IC50 = 115 nM) compared with B-cell receptor-mediated activation of B cells (IC50 = 810 nM). This may be explained by lower kinase potency when the physiologic ligand B-cell linker was used, suggesting that SYK inhibitors may exhibit differential potency depending on the cell type and the respective signal transduction ligand. A 3-fold decrease in potency was observed in rat basophils (IC50 = 323 nM) compared with human basophils, but a similar species potency shift was not observed in B cells. The lower potency in rat basophils was confirmed in both ex vivo inhibition of bronchoconstriction in precision-cut rat lung slices and in reversal of anaphylaxis-driven airway resistance in rats. The different cellular potencies translated into different in vivo efficacy; full efficacy in a rat ovalbumin model (that contains an element of mast cell dependence) was achieved with a trough plasma concentration of 340 nM, whereas full efficacy in a rat collagen-induced arthritis model (that contains an element of B-cell dependence) was achieved with a trough plasma concentration of 1400 nM. Taken together, these data provide a platform from which different estimates of human efficacious exposures can be made according to the relevant cell type for the indication intended to be treated.


Assuntos
Linfócitos B/efeitos dos fármacos , Linfócitos B/enzimologia , Basófilos/efeitos dos fármacos , Basófilos/enzimologia , Naftiridinas/farmacologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Pirrolidinas/farmacologia , Pirrolidinonas/farmacologia , Quinase Syk/antagonistas & inibidores , Administração Oral , Animais , Humanos , Masculino , Mastócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Mastócitos/enzimologia , Naftiridinas/administração & dosagem , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/administração & dosagem , Pirrolidinas/administração & dosagem , Pirrolidinonas/administração & dosagem , Ratos
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Nucleus ; 3(6): 540-51, 2012.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22929227

RESUMO

The nuclear pore complex (NPC) mediates macromolecular exchange between nucleus and cytoplasm. It is a regulated channel whose functional properties are modulated in response to the physiological status of the cell. Identifying the factors responsible for regulating NPC activity is crucial to understand how intracellular signaling cues are integrated at the level of this channel to control nucleocytoplasmic trafficking. For proteins lacking active translocation signals the NPC acts as a molecular sieve limiting passage across the nuclear envelope (NE) to proteins with a MW below ~40 kD. Here, we investigate how this permeability barrier is altered in paradigms of cell death and cell survival, i.e., apoptosis induction via staurosporine, and enhanced viability via overexpression of Bcl-2. We monitor dynamic changes of the NPC's size-exclusion limit for passive diffusion by confocal time-lapse microscopy of cells undergoing apoptosis, and use different diffusion markers to determine how Bcl-2 expression affects steady-state NE permeability. We show that staurosporine triggers an immediate and gradual leakiness of the NE preceding the appearance of apoptotic hallmarks. Bcl-2 expression leads to a constitutive increase in NE permeability, and its localization at the NE is sufficient for the effect, evincing a functional role for Bcl-2 at the nuclear membrane. In both settings, NPC leakiness correlates with reduced Ca²âº in internal stores, as demonstrated by fluorometric measurements of ER/NE Ca²âº levels. By comparing two cellular models with opposite outcome these data pinpoint ER/NE Ca²âº as a general and physiologically relevant regulator of the permeability barrier function of the NPC.


Assuntos
Transporte Ativo do Núcleo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Membrana Nuclear/metabolismo , Estaurosporina/toxicidade , Cálcio/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Células HeLa , Humanos , Microscopia Confocal , Complexo de Proteínas Formadoras de Poros Nucleares/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-bcl-2/metabolismo , Estaurosporina/metabolismo , Ligante Indutor de Apoptose Relacionado a TNF/metabolismo , Ligante Indutor de Apoptose Relacionado a TNF/toxicidade
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Eur J Immunol ; 42(4): 957-74, 2012 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22531920

RESUMO

CD16-positive (CD14(++) CD16(+) and CD14(+) CD16(++) ) monocytes have unique features with respect to phenotype and function. We have used transcriptional profiling for comparison of CD16-positive monocytes and classical monocytes. We show herein that 187 genes are greater than fivefold differentially expressed, including 90 genes relevant to immune response and inflammation. Hierarchical clustering of data for monocyte subsets and CD1c(+) myeloid blood dendritic cells (DCs) demonstrate that CD16-positive cells are more closely related to classical monocytes than to DCs. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction for ten genes with the strongest differential expression confirmed the pattern including a lower messenger RNA level for CD14, CD163, and versican in CD16-positive monocytes. The pattern was similar for CD16-positive monocytes at rest and after exercise mobilization from the marginal pool. By contrast, alveolar macrophages, small sputum macrophages, breast milk macrophages, and synovial macrophages all showed a different pattern. When monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) were generated from CD16-positive monocytes by culture with macrophage colony-stimulating factor in vitro, then the MDMs maintained properties of their progeny with lower expression of CD14, CD163, and versican compared with CD14(++) CD16(-) MDMs. Furthermore, CD16-positive MDMs showed a higher phagocytosis for opsonized Escherichia coli. The data demonstrate that CD16-positive monocytes form a distinct type of cell, which gives rise to a distinct macrophage phenotype.


Assuntos
Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/imunologia , Monócitos/imunologia , Receptores de IgG/imunologia , Células Cultivadas , Escherichia coli/imunologia , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Feminino , Proteínas Ligadas por GPI/imunologia , Proteínas Ligadas por GPI/metabolismo , Humanos , Macrófagos/citologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Masculino , Monócitos/citologia , Monócitos/metabolismo , Fagocitose/imunologia , Receptores de IgG/metabolismo
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J Comp Neurol ; 518(9): 1391-417, 2010 May 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20187126

RESUMO

Information transmission and processing in the brain is achieved through a small family of chemical neurotransmitters and neuromodulators and a very large family of neuropeptides. In order to understand neural networks in the brain it will be necessary, therefore, to understand the connectivity, morphology, and distribution of peptidergic neurons, and to elucidate their function in the brain. In this study we characterize the distribution of substances related to Dip-allatostatin I in the honeybee brain, which belongs to the allatostatin-A (AST) peptide family sharing the conserved c-terminal sequence -YXFGL-NH(2). We found about 500 AST-immunoreactive (ASTir) neurons in the brain, scattered in 18 groups that varied in their precise location across individuals. Almost all areas of the brain were innervated by ASTir fibers. Most ASTir neurites formed networks within functionally distinct areas, e.g., the antennal lobes, the mushroom bodies, or the optic lobes, indicating local functions of the peptide. A small number of very large neurons had widespread arborizations and neurites were found in the corpora cardiaca and in the cervical connectives, suggesting that AST also has global functions. We double-stained AST and GABA and found that a subset of ASTir neurons were GABA-immunoreactive (GABAir). Double staining AST with backfills of olfactory receptor neurons or mass fills of neurons in the antennal lobes and in the mushroom bodies allowed a more fine-grained description of ASTir networks. Together, this first comprehensive description of AST in the bee brain suggests a diverse functional role of AST, including local and global computational tasks.


Assuntos
Abelhas/metabolismo , Antagonistas de Hormônios/metabolismo , Vias Neurais , Neurônios/metabolismo , Neuropeptídeos/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Abelhas/anatomia & histologia , Encéfalo/citologia , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Gânglios dos Invertebrados/citologia , Gânglios dos Invertebrados/metabolismo , Imuno-Histoquímica , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Corpos Pedunculados/citologia , Corpos Pedunculados/metabolismo , Vias Neurais/anatomia & histologia , Vias Neurais/metabolismo , Neurônios/citologia , Neuropeptídeos/genética
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