Adams, Sarah Elizabeth, Parr, Christian, Miller, David James, Allemann, Rudolf Konrad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1323-8830 and Hallett, Maurice Bartlett ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8197-834X
2012.
Potent inhibition of Ca2+-dependent activation of calpain-1 by novel mercaptoacrylates.
MedChemComm
3
(5)
, pp. 566-570.
10.1039/c2md00280a
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Abstract
Calpain-1 is a Ca2+-activated cytosolic cysteine protease. Its activation has been linked to extravasation into inflamed tissue of white blood cells, especially neutrophils. Calpain-1 may therefore be an anti-inflammatory target for therapeutic intervention. 24 novel monohalogenated phenyl and indole mercaptoacrylic acid derivatives were synthesised. The location and nature of the ring-coupled halides strongly influenced the potency of these compounds to inhibit calpain activation. Several of the calpain-1 inhibitors showed IC50 values in the low nanomolar range and prevented cell shape change of neutrophils, a necessary prelude to their migration from the blood in the body.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Chemistry Research Institutes & Centres > Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI) |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Publisher: | RSC Publishing |
| ISSN: | 2040-2503 |
| Funders: | EPSRC, MRC |
| Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2022 08:07 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/27318 |
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