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Discovery of Nitro-azolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines with Anti-Inflammatory and Protective Activity against LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury.

ABSTRACT: Acute lung injury remains a challenging clinical condition, necessitating the development of novel, safe and efficient treatments. The prevention of macrophage M1-polarization is a viable venue to tackle excessive inflammation. We performed a phenotypic screening campaign to identify azolopyrimidine compounds that effectively inhibit LPS-induced NO synthesis and interleukin 6 (IL-6) secretion. We identified lead compound 9g that inhibits IL-6 secretion with IC₅₀ of 3.72 µM without apparent cytotoxicity and with minimal suppression of macrophage phagocytosis in contrast to dexamethasone. In a mouse model of LPS-induced acute lung injury, 30 mg/kg i.p. 9g ameliorated anxiety-like behavior, inhibited IL-6 release, and limited neutrophil infiltration and pulmonary edema. A histological study confirmed the protective activity of 9g. Treatment with compound 9g prevented the migration of CD68⁺ macrophages and the incidence of hemorrhage. Hence, we have identified a promising pharmacological approach for the treatment of acute lung injury that may hold promise for the development of novel drugs against cytokine-mediated complications of bacterial and viral infections.

SUBMITTER: Spasov A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9146423 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Discovery of Nitro-azolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines with Anti-Inflammatory and Protective Activity against LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury.

Spasov Alexander A Kosolapov Vadim V Babkov Denis D Klochkov Vladlen V Sokolova Elena E Miroshnikov Mikhail M Borisov Alexander A Velikorodnaya Yulia Y Smirnov Alexey A Savateev Konstantin K Fedotov Victor V Kotovskaya Svetlana S Rusinov Vladimir V

Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) 20220427 5

Acute lung injury remains a challenging clinical condition, necessitating the development of novel, safe and efficient treatments. The prevention of macrophage M1-polarization is a viable venue to tackle excessive inflammation. We performed a phenotypic screening campaign to identify azolopyrimidine compounds that effectively inhibit LPS-induced NO synthesis and interleukin 6 (IL-6) secretion. We identified lead compound 9g that inhibits IL-6 secretion with IC50 of 3.72 µM with ...[more]

PMID: 35631365

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Project description:Bletilla striata is a well-known traditional Chinese herb with anti-inflammatory properties that is widely used in the treatment of lung conditions such as silicosis, tuberculosis, and pneumogastric hemorrhage. However, little information on the anti-inflammatory ingredients and their activities is available. In this study, an effect fraction of Bletilla striata (EFBS) was enriched, and its anti-inflammatory activities and underlying mechanisms were investigated. EFBS was enriched by polyamide column chromatography and characterized by HPLC; an LPS-induced acute lung injury model was used to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activities of EFBS. Meanwhile, the main anti-inflammation-contributing ingredients and possible molecular mechanism of anti-inflammatory activity in EFBS were verified by component-knockout method combined with LPS-induced RAW264.7 cell model. The EFBS mainly consisted of coelonin (15.88%), batatasin III (32.49%), 3'-O-methylbatatasin III (6.96%), and 3-hydroxy-5-methoxy bibenzyl (2.51%). Pretreatment with the EFBS (20 mg/kg and 60 mg/kg) for five days prior to the administration of LPS resulted in decreases in wet-to-dry lung weight ratio, neutrophil number, MPO activity, total protein concentration, NO level, and MDA level, as well as IL-1β, IL-6, MCP-1, and TNF-α concentrations in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Western blot analysis demonstrated the increased expressions of iNOS, COX-2, and NF-κB p65 in the LPS treatment group, all of which were ameliorated by EFBS pretreatment. Histological examination confirmed the protective effect of the EFBS. Additionally, component-knockout assay confirmed that these four quantitative components contributed significantly to the anti-inflammatory effect of EFBS. Coelonin, batatasin III, 3'-O-methylbatatasin III and 3-hydroxy-5-methoxy bibenzyl were the main anti-inflammatory components of EFBS and could regulate the expression of downstream inflammatory cytokines by inhibiting p65 nuclear translocation. These findings uncover, in part, the molecular basis underlying the anti-inflammatory activity of Bletilla striata.

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Discovery of Nitro-azolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines with Anti-Inflammatory and Protective Activity against LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury.

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Discovery of Nitro-azolo[1,5-<i>a</i>]pyrimidines with Anti-Inflammatory and Protective Activity against LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury.

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