- Permeant fluorescent probes visualize the activation of sarm1 and uncover an antineurodegenerative drug candidate
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SARM1 regulates axonal degeneration through its NAD-metabolizing activity and is a drug target for neurodegenerative disorders. We designed and synthesized fluorescent conjugates of styryl derivative with pyridine to serve as substrates of SARM1, which exhibited large red shifts after conversion. With the conjugates, SARM1 activation was visualized in live cells following elevation of endogenous NMN or treatment with a cell-permeant NMN-analog. In neurons, imaging documented mouse SARM1 activation preceded vincristine-induced axonal degeneration by hours. Library screening identified a derivative of nisoldipine (NSDP) as a covalent inhibitor of SARM1 that reacted with the cysteines, especially Cys311 in its ARM domain and blocked its NMN-activation, protecting axons from degeneration. The Cryo-EM structure showed that SARM1 was locked into an inactive conformation by the inhibitor, uncovering a potential neuroprotective mechanism of dihydropyridines.
- Cai, Yang,Cao, Sheng,Du, Yang,Hou, Yun Nan,Huang, Ke,Lee, Chi-Sing,Lee, Hon Cheung,Li, Wan Hua,Wang, Qian Wen,Wang, Sujing,Xie, Xu Jie,Zhang, Hongmin,Zhao, Yong Juan,Zhao, Zhi Ying,Zhu, Wen Jie
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- Photochemistry of 4-(2-Nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridines. Evidence for electron transfer and formation of an intermediate
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New evidence about the path followed in the photochemical reaction of 4-(2-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridines such as the drugs nifedipine (Compound 1) and nisoldipine (Compound 2) to give the corresponding nitrosophenylpyridines has been found through determination of the steady-state photochemical parameters and a comparison of the photoreactions in solution and in matrix at 90 K. Additional support is given by comparison with the isomeric 4-(3-nitrophenyl)dihydropyridine as well as with simpler derivatives, such as the corresponding 4-methyldihydropyridine. In Compounds 1 and 2, the lowest lying singlet, localized on the dihydropyridine chromophore, is deactivated by (largely exothermic) electron transfer to the nitrobenzene moiety, as evidenced by the complete quenching of the blue fluorescence observed in analogues not containing the electron-accepting group. Intramolecular proton transfer ensues in the 2-nitrophenyl derivatives with a relatively medium-independent quantum yield of ~0.3 and leads to an aromatic zwitterion, which is detected in matrix at 90 K (photoionization of this intermediate takes place in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran secondary). The intermediate is smoothly converted into the end product upon melting the glass. The 3-nitrophenyl analog, for which such a path is not available, is less reactive by about three orders of magnitude at 366 nm, although the quantum yield arrives at ~0.01 by irradiation at 254 nm in MeOH, reasonably via the nitrophenyl localized triplet.
- Fasani, Elisa,Dondi, Daniele,Ricci, Andrea,Albini, Angelo
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p. 225 - 230
(2008/02/09)
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- UV derivative spectrophotometric study of the photochemical degradation of nisoldipine
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The photodecomposition of nisoldipine ((±)3-isobutyl-5-methyl-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate), whereby its 4-(2-nitrosophenyl) pyridine analogue is obtained as the photolytic product, was investigated under daylight exposure by means of UV derivative spectrophotometry. The optimal instrumental parameters (120 nm/min scan speed; 2 nm slit width; Δλ=10 nm and 5 s response time) for analogue derivative spectra were established for amplitudes 1D285 and 2D291 (measured to the baseline) of the nitroso analogue assay, as well as for 1D386 of the parent compound-nisoldipine assay. Using the first-order derivative spectrum, the minimum detectable amount of nitroso analogue in the presence of nisoldipine was equivalent to an impurity level of 5% and by the second-order derivative spectrum, the determination limit was equivalent to an impurity level of 2%. The degradation of nisoldipine followed within 30 days and the calculated maximal degradation rate was 1.6% per day for nisoldipine raw material, but significantly lower values of 0.19 and 0.15% per day were obtained for Nisoldin tablets (10 and 5 mg, respectively). Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A.
- Marinkovic, Valentina,Agbaba, Danica,Karljikovic-Rajic, Katarina,Comor, Jozef,Zivanov-Stakic, Dobrila
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p. 128 - 133
(2007/10/03)
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- 2,2'-Bis(3-isobutyloxycarbonyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-pyridy l)-azobenzene-N,N'-dioxide: A new degradation product of nisoldipine by UV light
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The photochemical degradation of nisoldipine in UV light was investigated by means of HPLC and MS. A nitroso-product 2a, nitrophenylpyridine derivative 3a, two dimers of 2a could be identified as degradation products.
- Michelitsch,Reiner,Schubert-Zsilavecz,Likussar
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p. 548 - 549
(2007/10/02)
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