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S D Wyrick

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PubMed2001

Cellular metabolism in lymphocytes of a novel thioether-phospholipid-AZT conjugate with anti-HIV-1 activity.

We previously synthesized a thioetherphospholipid-AZT conjugate (3'-azido-3'-deoxy-5'-(1-hexadecylthio-2-methoxypropyl)-phosphothymidine, CP-102) with potent anti-HIV-1 activity and significant reduction in cell cytotoxicity compared to AZT alone. To study the cellular metabolism of the conjugate compound we synthesized a double-tritium-labeled thioetherphospholipid-AZT conjugate (3'-azido-3'-deoxy-5'-(1-[9,10-3H]-S-octadecylthio-2-O-methoxypropyl)-phosphothymidine-[methyl-3H], [3H]CP-102). The intracellular radioactive metabolic products of [3H]CP-102 treated human lymphoblastoid CEM-SS cells were analyzed by HPLC and thin-layer chromatography. Results of this investigation provide evidence that a putative intracellular lipid cleavage enzyme metabolizes [3H]CP-102 to form a thioetherdiglyceride compound that migrates with an authentic 1-S-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-thioglycerol standard on TLC. The thioetherdiglyceride metabolite did not react with the ninhydrin reagent indicating it did not contain a primary amine such as that found on serine or ethanolamine containing phospholipids. Also, the product did not contain a phosphatidic acid group based on migration characteristics in the TLC plate. The other major hydrophilic metabolite was 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine-[methyl-3H]-monophosphate (AZT-MP) with lesser amounts of AZT, AZT-DP and AZT-TP. In summary, the best interpretation of these data is that the thioetherphospholipid-AZT conjugate, [3H]CP-102, is cleaved by a putative intracellular lipid cleavage enzyme to release a thioetherdiglyceride compound and AZT-MP. The resulting AZT-MP was either dephosphorylated to AZT or sequentially phosphorylated to AZT-DP and, ultimately, to AZT-TP, the known inhibitory metabolite against HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Phospholipid-nucleoside conjugates may provide a unique approach for developing anti-HIV-1 prodrugs that do not have a strict requirement for a nucleoside kinase for initial activation of the prodrug to an antiviral form.

Anti-HIV Agents↗
PubMed2000

A novel phenylaminotetralin (PAT) recognizes histamine H1 receptors and stimulates dopamine synthesis in vivo in rat brain.

A series of novel phenylaminotetralins (PATs) previously was shown to recognize discrete binding sites that are stereoselectively labeled by [3H]-(-)-trans-1-phenyl-3-N,N-dimethylamino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen e (H2-PAT) and highly localized in catecholaminergic nerve terminal regions in guinea pig forebrain. Furthermore, certain PATs stimulate tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine synthesis in guinea pig and rat brain in vitro. In the current studies, we characterized sites labeled by [3H]-(-)-trans-H2-PAT and measured effects of PATs on dopamine synthesis in vivo in rat brain. [3H]-(-)-Trans-H2-PAT binds saturably (Bmax approximately 13 fmol/mg protein) and with high affinity (K(D) approximately 0.5 nM) to a single population of sites in rat brain. The ligand binding profile of [3H]-(-)-trans-H2-PAT labeled sites is very similar to histamine H1 receptors labeled with [3H]-mepyramine. After i.c.v. injection to rats, (+/-)-trans H2-PAT (4-40 nmoles/kg) stimulates dopamine synthesis (to about 180% of control levels) selectively in the limbic brain region nucleus accumbens vs. the extrapyramidal region striatum; this effect is fully blocked by (+/-)-cis-H2-PAT and the H1 antagonist triprolidine. At higher doses (> 40 nmoles/kg), the observed stimulation of dopamine synthesis is attenuated to control levels, likely due to activation of feedback mechanisms resulting from non-receptor mediated displacement of intraneuronal dopamine. We propose that PATs represent a novel class of ligands for H1 receptors that can modulate tyrosine hydroxylase activity and dopamine synthesis in the limbic region of mammalian forebrain.

Animals↗
PubMed1999

Synthesis, evaluation, and comparative molecular field analysis of 1-phenyl-3-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalenes as ligands for histamine H(1) receptors.

A series of 1-phenyl-3-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalenes (1-phenyl-3-aminotetralins, PATs) previously was found to modulate tyrosine hydroxylase activity and dopamine synthesis in rodent forebrain through interaction with a binding site labeled by [(3)H]-(-)-(1R,3S)-trans-H(2)-PAT. Recently, we have discovered that PATs also bind with high affinity to the [(3)H]mepyramine-labeled H(1) receptor in rat and guinea pig brain. Here, we report the synthesis and biological evaluation of additional PAT analogues in order to identify differences in binding at these two sites. Further molecular modifications involve the pendant phenyl ring as well as quaternary amine compounds. Comparison of about 38 PAT analogues, 10 structurally diverse H(1) ligands, and several other CNS-active compounds revealed no significant differences in affinity at [(3)H]-(-)-trans-H(2)-PAT sites versus [(3)H]mepyramine-labeled H(1) receptors. These results, together with previous autoradiographic brain receptor-mapping studies that indicate similar distribution of [(3)H]-(-)-trans-H(2)-PAT sites and [(3)H]mepyramine-labeled H(1) receptors, suggest that both radioligands label the same histamine H(1) receptors in rodent brain. We also report a revision of our previous comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) study of the PAT ligands that yields a highly predictive model for 66 compounds with a cross-validated R(2) (q(2)) value of 0.67. This model will be useful for the prediction of high-affinity ligands at radiolabeled H(1) receptors in mammalian brain.

Animals↗
PubMed1999

Putative sigma(3) sites in mammalian brain have histamine H(1) receptor properties: evidence from ligand binding and distribution studies with the novel H(1) radioligand [(3)H]-(-)-trans-1-phenyl-3-aminotetralin.

A novel phenylaminotetralin (PAT) radioligand, [(3)H]-(1R, 3S)-(-)-trans-1-phenyl-3-dimethylamino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene ([(3)H]-[-]-trans-H(2)-PAT), is shown here to label a saturable (B(max)=39+/-6 fmol/mg protein) population of sites with high affinity (K(d)=0.13+/-0.03 nM) in guinea pig brain. Consistent with previous studies which showed that PATs stimulate catecholamine (dopamine) synthesis in rat striatum, autoradiographic brain receptor mapping studies here indicate that [(3)H]-(-)-trans-H(2)-PAT-labeled sites are highly localized in catecholaminergic nerve terminal fields in hippocampus, nucleus accumbens, and striatum in guinea pig brain. Competition binding studies with a broad range of CNS receptor-active ligands and CNS radioreceptor screening assays indicate that the pharmacological binding profile of brain [(3)H]-(-)-trans-H(2)-PAT sites closely resembles histamine H(1)-type receptors. Comparative studies using the histamine H(1) antagonist radioligand, [(3)H]mepyramine, indicate that the H(1) ligand binding profile and guinea pig brain distribution of H(1) receptors and [(3)H]-(-)-trans-H(2)-PAT sites are nearly identical; moreover, both sites have about 40-fold stereoselective affinity for (-)- over (+)-trans-H(2)-PAT. These results are discussed in light of previous studies which suggested that PATs stimulate dopamine synthesis through interaction with a novel sigma-type (sigma(3)) receptor in rodent brain; it now appears instead that PATs represent a new class of ligands for brain histamine H(1) receptors that can be stereoselectively labeled with [(3)H]-(-)-trans-H(2)-PAT.

Animals↗
PubMed1999

High-performance liquid chromatographic separation of the biotransformation products of oxaliplatin.

A novel single reversed-phase HPLC system was developed for separating oxaliplatin and its biotransformation products formed in rat plasma. The major stable biotransformation products of oxaliplatin formed in rat plasma were identified as Pt(dach)(Cys)2, Pt(dach)(Met) and free dach. The minor biotransformation products Pt(dach)Cl2, Pt(dach)(GSH) and Pt(dach)(GSH)2 could also be resolved from other Pt-dach complexes. Among these biotransformation products, the identification of Pt(dach)(Met) was further confirmed by LC-ESI-MS, and the identification of Pt(dach)(Cys)2, Pt(dach)(GSH), Pt(dach)(GSH)2 and free dach was confirmed by atomic absorption and double isotope labeling. This HPLC technique should prove useful for separating and identifying the biotransformation products of Pt-dach drugs such as oxaliplatin, ormaplatin and Pt(dach)(mal) in biological fluids. This will allow a more complete characterization of the pharmacokinetics and biotransformations of these Pt-dach drugs, which should in turn lead to a better understanding of the mechanisms leading to their toxicity and efficacy.

Animals↗
PubMed1999

Biotransformations of oxaliplatin in rat blood in vitro.

The partitioning and biotransformations of oxaliplatin [trans-l-1,2-diaminocyclohexaneoxalatoplatinum(II)] were investigated in the blood of Wistar male rats in vitro. [3-H]-Oxaliplatin was incubated with rat blood at 37 degrees C in 5% CO2 and the concentrations of all Pt complexes containing the [3-H]-dach carrier ligand were followed for up to 12 hours. Decay for both oxaliplatin and Pt-dach in the plasma ultrafiltrate (PUF) was rapid (t 1/2 oxaliplatin = 0.68 h and t 1/2 for Pt-dach in the PUF = 0.85 h). After 9 hours, the concentration of oxaliplatin fell below the detection limit. By 4 hours, the PUF-Pt-dach reached a plateau, which was 12% of total Pt-dach. The binding of Pt-dach to red blood cells (RBCs) and plasma proteins was also very rapid (t 1/2 RBCs = 0.58 h and t 1/2 plasma proteins = 0.78 h) and reached equilibrium by 4 hours. At equilibrium, 35% of total Pt-dach was bound to plasma proteins, 12% was in the plasma ultrafiltrate, and 53% was found associated with RBCs. Of the Pt-dach associated with RBCs, 23% was bound to the RBC membrane, 58% was bound to RBC cytosolic proteins, and 19% was in the RBC cytosol ultrafiltrate. Thus, these studies confirm previous observations of oxaliplatin accumulation by rat RBCs. To better characterize the determinants of this accumulation, oxaliplatin and other Pt-dach complexes were compared with respect to both their uptake by rat RBCs and their partition coefficients in octanol and water. The rank order for the rate of uptake was ormaplatin approximately Pt(dach)Cl2 > oxaliplatin > Pt(dach)(mal); while the rank order for hydrophobicity was ormaplatin > Pt(dach)Cl2 > Pt(dach)(mal) > oxaliplatin. Thus, in general, Pt-dach complexes appeared to be taken up better by RBCs than cisplatin or carboplatin, and the hydrophobicity of most of the Pt-dach complexes appeared to correlate with uptake. However, factors other than the dach carrier ligand and hydrophobicity clearly influence uptake. The biotransformations of oxaliplatin in rat blood were characterized utilizing reverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). In the RBC cytosol, both oxaliplatin and Pt(dach)Cl2 were observed at early times, while Pt(dach)(GSH)2, Pt(dach)(Cys)2, Pt(dach)(GSH), and free dach accumulated and reached steady-state levels by 4 hours. Thus, in the RBC cytosol, only chemically unreactive biotransformation products such as free dach and Pt-dach complexes with cysteine and glutathione accumulated in significant amounts. Furthermore, only Pt(dach)(Cys)2 and free dach appeared to efflux from RBCs. Thus, RBCs do not appear to serve as a reservoir for cytotoxic Pt-dach complexes. Finally, the biotransformation products of oxaliplatin in the plasma were identified as Pt(dach)Cl2, Pt(dach)(Cys)2, Pt(dach)(GSH), Pt(dach)(Met), Pt(dach)(GSH)2, and free dach. Among these compounds, Pt(dach)Cl2 formed transiently, while Pt(dach)(Cys)2, Pt(dach)(Met), and free dach accumulated and were the major biotransformation products by 4 hours. Thus, this study has identified the major inert and reactive biotransformation products of oxaliplatin in both plasma and RBCs and thus provides the information required for detailed pharmacokinetic and biotransformation studies of oxaliplatin. [figure in text]

Animals↗
PubMed1999

Pharmacokinetics and biotransformations of oxaliplatin in comparison with ormaplatin following a single bolus intravenous injection in rats.

PURPOSE: Traditionally ultrafilterable Pt has been used to estimate the body exposure to platinum drugs. However, previous studies have shown that ultrafilterable Pt consists of both cytotoxic and inert biotransformation products of platinum drugs. Therefore, it has been proposed that pharmacokinetic parameters of the parent drug and its cytotoxic biotransformation products are more likely to be correlated with the drug toxicity and efficacy than those of ultrafilterable Pt. Oxaliplatin and ormaplatin are likely to form very similar biotransformation products in vivo based on previous studies. However, ormaplatin causes severe and irreversible neurotoxicity while oxaliplatin causes moderate and reversible neurotoxicity. To evaluate the hypothesis that the neurotoxicity is associated with the pharmacokinetics of active biotransformation products, we investigated the biotransformations and pharmacokinetics of oxaliplatin and ormaplatin in rats at equimolar doses. METHODS: 3H-oxaliplatin and 3H-ormaplatin were administered to Wistar male rats through single bolus i.v. injections (20 micromol/kg). Blood was sampled from 3.5 min to 360 min and centrifuged at 2000 g to separate the plasma from red blood cells (RBCs). The RBCs were sonicated and centrifuged at 13000 g to separate the cytosol from the membrane fraction. Both plasma and RBC cytosol were filtered through YMT30 membranes (Mr = 30000 kDa), and the ultrafiltrates were analyzed using a single column HPLC technique to identify and quantitate the biotransformation products. The pharmacokinetics of oxaliplatin, ormaplatin, and their biotransformation products were characterized utilizing the curve stripping and nonlinear least-squares fitting program RSTRIP. RESULTS: The decays of total, plasma, plasma ultrafilterable (PUF), RBC-bound, and plasma protein-bound Pt-dach (only Pt species with an intact dach carrier ligand were quantitated in this study) were described by biphasic curves. No significant kinetic differences between oxaliplatin and ormaplatin were observed for total, plasma, and PUF Pt-dach in the initial alpha decay phase. However, Pt-dach bound to plasma proteins fourfold more quickly for ormaplatin than for oxaliplatin, and the AUC for Pt-dach bound to plasma proteins was twofold higher for ormaplatin than for oxaliplatin. The concentration of RBC-bound Pt-dach was highest at the initial time-point of 3.5 min for both drugs, which suggested a very rapid RBC uptake. The binding of Pt-dach to RBCs was slightly greater initially for ormaplatin than for oxaliplatin. However, the RBC-bound Pt-dach decayed more rapidly for ormaplatin (t(1/2alphaRBC) = 5.1 min) than for oxaliplatin (t(1,2alphaRBC) = 15.3 min). Thus the AUC(RBC) was slightly greater for oxaliplatin than for ormaplatin. The AUC was also slightly greater for oxaliplatin than for ormaplatin for the Pt-dach associated with the RBC membrane and RBC cytosolic proteins. However, there was no significant difference between oxaliplatin and ormaplatin for Pt-dach in the RBC cytosolic ultrafiltrate. There was also no significant difference in the AUCpuf between oxaliplatin and ormaplatin. Both oxaliplatin and ormaplatin produced the same types of major plasma biotransformation products including Pt(dach)Cl2, Pt(dach)(Cys)2, Pt(dach)(GSH)2, Pt(dach)(GSH), Pt(dach)(Met), and free dach. The decays of oxaliplatin, ormaplatin, and their biotransformation products were described by biphasic curves. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED)

Animals↗
PubMed1999

Comparative neurotoxicity of oxaliplatin, ormaplatin, and their biotransformation products utilizing a rat dorsal root ganglia in vitro explant culture model.

PURPOSE: Neurotoxicity is one of the major toxicities of platinum-based anticancer drugs, especially oxaliplatin and ormaplatin. It has been postulated that biotransformation products are likely to be responsible for the toxicity of platinum drugs. In our preceding pharmacokinetic study, both oxaliplatin and ormaplatin were observed to produce the same types of major plasma biotransformation products. However, while the plasma concentration of ormaplatin was much lower than that of oxaliplatin at an equimolar dose, one of their common biotransformation products, Pt(dach)Cl2, was present at 29-fold higher concentrations in the plasma following the i.v. injection of ormaplatin than of oxaliplatin. Because ormaplatin has severe neurotoxicity and Pt(dach)Cl2 is very cytotoxic, we have postulated that Pt(dach)Cl2 is likely to be responsible for the differences in neurotoxicity between ormaplatin and oxaliplatin. In order to test this hypothesis, we compared the neurotoxicity of oxaliplatin, ormaplatin, and their biotransformation products. Since the dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) have been suggested to be the likely targtet for platinum drugs and in vitro DRG explant cultures have been suggested to be a valid model for studying cisplatin-associated neurotoxicity, our comparative neurotoxicity study was conducted with DRG explant cultures in vitro. METHODS: Based on the previous studies of cisplatin neurotoxicity, we established our in vitro DRG explant culture utilizing DRGs dissected from E-19 embryonic rats. Rat DRGs were incubated for 30 min with different platinum compounds to mimic in vivo exposure conditions; this was by followed by a 48-h incubation in culture medium at 37 degrees C. At the end of the incubation, the neurites were fixed and stained with toluidine blue, and neurite outgrowth was quantitated by phase-contrast microscopy. The inhibition of neurite outgrowth by platinum compounds was used as an indicator of in vitro neurotoxicity. Since an in vivo study has indicated that the order of neurotoxicity is ormaplatin > cisplatin > oxaliplatin > carboplatin as measured by morphometric changes to rat DRGs, we initially validated our DRG explant culture model by comparing the in vitro neurotoxicity of ormaplatin, cisplatin, oxaliplatin, and carboplatin. After observing the same neurotoxicity rank between this study and a previous in vivo study, we further compared the neurotoxicity of oxaliplatin, ormaplatin, and their biotransformation products including Pt(dach)Cl2, Pt(dach)(H2O)Cl, Pt(dach)(H2O)2, Pt(dach)(Met), and Pt(dach)(GSH) utilizing the DRG explant culture model. RESULTS: Our study indicated that Pt(dach)Cl2 and its hydrolysis products were more potent at inhibiting neurite outgrowth than the parent drugs oxaliplatin and ormaplatin. In contrast, no detectable inhibition of neurite outgrowth was observed for DRGs dosed with Pt(dach)(Met) and Pt(dach)(GSH). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that biotransformation products such as Pt(dach)Cl2 and its hydrolysis products are more neurotoxic than the parent drugs oxaliplatin and ormaplatin. The different neurotoxicity profiles of oxaliplatin and ormaplatin are more likely due to the different plasma concentrations of their common biotransformation product Pt(dach)Cl2 than to differences in their intrinsic neurotoxicity.

Animals↗
PubMed1998

Comparative neurotoxicity of oxaliplatin, cisplatin, and ormaplatin in a Wistar rat model.

Oxaliplatin (4 mg/kg), cisplatin (2 mg/kg with 20 mg/kg mannitol) and ormaplatin (2 mg/kg) were administered i.p. twice weekly for 4.5 weeks. Lactose injections (0.9%) were used as a control for oxaliplatin and 0.9% saline injections were used as a control for cisplatin and ormaplatin. Morphometric changes to dorsal root ganglia L4-L6 were quantitated as a measure of neurotoxicity. Drug treatment resulted in a decrease in cell and nuclear area and an increase in the percentage of cells with eccentric nucleoli for neuronal cell bodies in the DRG. Immediately following treatment the order of morphometric changes was ormaplatin > cisplatin > or = oxaliplatin. The accumulation of platinum in the DRG was measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The order of accumulation was cisplatin > oxaliplatin > ormaplatin. Following an 8-week recovery period the order of morphometric changes to the DRG was ormaplatin approximately equal to oxaliplatin > cisplatin. This correlated with a greater retention of platinum by the DRG for ormaplatin and oxaliplatin than for cisplatin. The results suggest that ormaplatin is uniquely neurotoxic immediately following treatment in the Wistar rat model. However, following an 8-week recovery period both ormaplatin and oxaliplatin are more neurotoxic than cisplatin and this neurotoxicity correlates with a greater retention of platinum by the DRG.

Animals↗
PubMed1998

Cytotoxicity, cellular uptake, and cellular biotransformations of oxaliplatin in human colon carcinoma cells.

Biotransformation products of platinum anticancer drugs have been suggested to be responsible for drug efficacy and toxicity. This study was designed to determine whether the efficacy of the closely related 1,2-diaminocyclohexane-Pt (dach-Pt) compounds oxaliplatin and ormaplatin were determined primarily by the parent drugs or by one of their biotransformation products. Based on consideration of both in vitro cytotoxicity in human colon carcinoma cells (HT-29) and concentrations following oxaliplatin administration in vivo, our data suggest that the efficacy of oxaliplatin is primarily determined by the plasma levels of the parent drug, with the biotransformation products Pt(dach)Cl2, Pt(dach)(H2O)Cl, and Pt(dach)(H2O)2 making only minor contributions. The stable biotransformation products containing amino acids did not have any significant cytotoxicity. In contrast, our data suggest that the efficacy of ormaplatin is primarily determined by plasma levels of Pt(dach)Cl2. The cytotoxicity of oxaliplatin, Pt(dach)Cl2, and Pt(dach)(H2O)Cl was approximately proportional to their cellular uptake, whereas the cytotoxicity of ormaplatin, Pt(dach)(H2O)2, and Pt(dach)(Met) was less than predicted from their uptake. Treatment of HT-29 cells with equimolar external concentrations of Pt(dach)Cl2 and oxaliplatin resulted in the formation of twofold more Pt-DNA adducts following Pt(dach)Cl2 treatment than following oxaliplatin treatment. However, intracellular Pt(dach)Cl2 levels were 30-fold higher for Pt(dach)Cl2-treated cells than for oxaliplatin-treated cells. These data suggest that intracellular conversion of oxaliplatin to Pt(dach)Cl2 makes only a minor contribution to Pt-DNA adduct formation and the resultant cytotoxicity of oxaliplatin.

Antineoplastic Agents↗
PubMed1996

Conformational analysis of D1 dopamine receptor agonists: pharmacophore assessment and receptor mapping.

Compute-aided conformational analysis was used to characterize the agonist pharmacophore for D1 dopamine receptor recognition and activation. Dihydrexidine (DHX), a high-affinity full agonist with limited conformational flexibility, served as a structural template that aided in determining a molecular geometry that would be common for other more flexible, biologically active agonists. The intrinsic activity of the drugs at D1 receptors was assessed by their ability to stimulate adenylate cyclase activity in rat striatal homogenates (the accepted measure of D1 receptor activation). In addition, affinity data on 12 agonists including six purported full agonists (dopamine, dihydrexidine, SKF89626, SKF82958, A70108, and A77636), as well as six less efficacious structural analogs, were obtained from D1 dopamine radioreceptor-binding assays. The active analog approach to pharmacophore building was applied as implemented in the SYBYL software package. Conformational analysis and molecular mechanics calculations were used to determine the lowest energy conformation of the active analogs (i.e., full agonists), as well as the conformations of each compound that displayed a common pharmacophoric geometry. It is hypothesized that DHX and other full agonists may share a D1 pharmacophore made up of two hydroxy groups, the nitrogen atom (ca. 7 A from the oxygen of m-hydroxyl) and the accessory ring system characterized by the angle between its plane and that of the catechol ring (except for dopamine and A77636). For all full agonists (DHX, SKF89626, SKF82958, A70108, A77636, and dopamine), the energy difference between the lowest energy conformer and those that displayed a common pharmacophore geometry was relatively small (< 5 kcal/mol). The pharmacophoric conformations of the full agonists were also used to infer the shape of the receptor binding site. Based on the union of the van der Waals density maps of the active analogs, the excluded receptor volume was calculated. Various inactive analogs (partial agonists with D1 K0.5 > 300 nM) subsequently were used to define the receptor essential volume (i.e., sterically intolerable receptor regions). These volumes, together with the pharmacophore results, were integrated into a three-dimensional model estimating the D1 receptor active site topography.

Adenylyl Cyclases↗
PubMed1996

Cytoxicity of [(5,6-dichloro-9a-n-propyl-2,3,9,9a-tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H fluoren-7-yl)oxy]acetic acid, an agent known to reduce brain edema.

A known agent, [(5,6-dichloro-9a-n-propyl-2,3,9,9a-tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H fluoren-7-yl)oxy]acetic acid, which blocks brain edema, was also shown to be a potent cytotoxic agent in leukemia cells. The major site of action of the agents appears to be in the de novo purine synthetic pathway in L1210 leukemic cells. Both PRPP amido transferase and IMP dehydrogenase activities were suppressed by the agent. The inhibition of both regulatory enzymes of the pathway along with the reduction of dihydrofolate reductase activity would account for the observed suppression of DNA and RNA syntheses and subsequent cancer cell death.

Acetates↗
PubMed1995

HPLC and 31P NMR characterization of the reaction between antitumor platinum agents and the phosphorothioate chemoprotective agent S-2-(3-aminopropylamino)ethylphosphorothioic acid (WR-2721).

In prior studies, we examined the effects of the radioprotective and chemoprotective agent WR-2721 [S-2-(3-aminopropylamino)ethylphosphorothioic acid] on the in vivo biotransformation of the cisplatin [cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II)] analog ormaplatin [(d,I)trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexanetetrachloroplatinum(IV), Pt(dach)Cl4, (formerly called tetraplatin)]. Those data suggested that a direct interaction between WR-2721 and ormaplatin and/or the corresponding Pt(II) drug, Pt(dach)Cl2, may be occurring in vivo. This would be in contrast to the generally accepted hypothesis that WR-2721 is a prodrug that must first be converted by alkaline phosphatase to a free thiol compound, WR-1065, before any appreciable reactivity would be evident. However, the major biotransformation product observed in the peritoneal fluid, plasma, and all tissues was Pt(dach)(WR-1065). We report here on further investigations into the in vitro reactivity of Pt(dach) compounds with WR-2721 and WR-1065. Separation of reaction products resulting from incubation of Pt(dach)(malonato) with either WR-2721 or WR-1065 under physiological conditions gave profiles that were indistinguishable by reverse phase HPLC and cation exchange HPLC at two different pHs. 31P NMR characterization of the dephosphorylation of WR-2721 revealed essentially no loss of inorganic phosphate for up to 24 hr when incubated in unbuffered water at 30 degrees. In contrast, when incubated with a 1:1 molar ratio of cisplatin under the same conditions, the WR-2721 signal was decreased markedly in the first 5 min, and had disappeared almost completely by 1 hr. The signal corresponding to inorganic phosphate increased in parallel to the decrease in the WR-2721 signal. No intermediate formation of a complex containing both platinum and phosphate could be detected at any time. These data suggest that the reaction between WR-2721 and platinum complexes results in rapid dephosphorylation of WR-2721, and, consequently, that the reaction products formed with either WR-2721 or WR-1065 and Pt(II) complexes are identical.

Amifostine↗
PubMed1995

1-Phenyl-3-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalenes and related derivatives as ligands for the neuromodulatory sigma 3 receptor: further structure-activity relationships.

A series of 1-phenyl-3-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalenes (1-phenyl-3-aminotetralins, PATs) previously was found to stimulate tyrosine hydroxylase activity and dopamine synthesis in rat brain through interaction with a novel sigma 3 receptor. Specifically, the trans-1R,3S-(-) isomer of H2-PAT showed highest affinity for sigma 3 receptors and also produced maximal stimulation of tyrosine hydroxylase activity and dopamine synthesis, as compared to the trans-1S,3R-(+) isomer. Affinity for sigma 3 receptors and functional potency at stimulating dopamine synthesis were attenuated either by altering the position or dimethyl substitution pattern of the amino group or by hydroxylating the tetralin aromatic ring. A preliminary binding model can accommodate many PAT analogs and several non-PATs with a wide range of affinities for the sigma 3 receptor. Here, we report the synthesis and evaluation of additional analogs in order to expand previous structure-activity relationship studies. Further molecular modifications include synthesis of 1-phenyl-1-methyl-3-amino, 1-phenyl-2-amino, 1-phenyl-3-(trimethylammoniumyl), and 1-phenyl-3-(phenylalkyl) analogs, as well as ring-expanded tetrahydrobenzocycloheptenes. In general, the above modifications decreased sigma 3 receptor affinity and, in some cases, caused a reversal of the sigma 3 binding selectivity of trans- versus cis-PATs found previously. Most analogs were selective for sigma 3 receptors and showed little or no affinity for either sigma 1/sigma 2 or dopamine D1, D2, and D3 receptors. N-Phenylalkyl substituents, such as N-phenylethyl, however, endowed the 1-phenyl-3-aminotetralins with enhanced sigma 1/sigma 2 and dopamine receptor affinity while decreasing sigma 3 affinity, thus abolishing sigma 3 selectivity.

Animals↗
PubMed1995

Effect of the chemoprotective agent WR-2721 on disposition and biotransformations of ormaplatin in the Fischer 344 rat bearing a fibrosarcoma.

The effects of the phosphorothioate agent, WR-2721, have been investigated with respect to the biotransformations of ormaplatin in the Fischer 344 rat bearing a transplanted fibrosarcoma. A number of different paradigms of dosing route and schedule for the administration of the two agents have been investigated. In the first group of experiments, WR-2721 (200 mg/kg, i.p.) was administered 30 min before ormaplatin (12.5 mg/kg, i.p.), and then peritoneal fluid, plasma, and tissues were harvested at 30 min after the ormaplatin administration. Our results suggest that a significant interaction between WR-2721 and ormaplatin is occurring in the peritoneal cavity. The interaction was evident in terms of both effects on distribution and disposition of total platinum and in alterations of the profiles of biotransformation products formed in the various tissues and fluids. Plasma protein binding of ormaplatin was decreased by 50% in the presence of WR-2721. Total platinum in the spleen was decreased by 66% and in the liver by 50%. There were no trends among the findings that would indicate any selectivity between tumor and nontumor tissue with respect to the effects of WR-2721 on the parameters measured. Subsequent investigations examined the effects of dosing the WR-2721 by the i.v. route while continuing with the i.p. administration of the ormaplatin. WR-2721 was administered either 30 or 5 min before the ormaplatin, and the plasma and tissues were harvested at 15, 30, or 60 min after ormaplatin administration. The reverse-phase HPLC peak, which behaved chromatographically as a Pt(dach)(WR-1065) standard, was less prominent after the i.v. administration of WR-2721 than it was after i.p. administration under any of the paradigms tested. There was again no evidence for selectivity between tumor and nontumor tissue in the findings from any of the paradigms. It is concluded that if WR-2721 is capable of selectively protecting nontumor tissue from the toxicities of platinum-based chemotherapy, it is doing so by some mechanism other than its selective uptake into normal tissue and subsequent nonspecific inactivation of any reactive cytosolic platinum species formed. Other possible mechanisms are briefly discussed.

Amifostine↗
PubMed1995

Organ-specific biotransformation of ormaplatin in the Fischer 344 rat.

We examined the intracellular biotransformation products of ormaplatin [(d,l-trans)1,2-diaminocyclohexanetetrachloroplatinum(IV)] (formerly called tetraplatin) in liver, kidney, spleen, small intestine, and plasma of the adult male Fischer 344 rat. Previous studies have established that the rank order of ormaplatin toxicity in Fischer 344 rats is spleen approximately gastrointestinal tract > kidney >> liver. Animals were given tritium-labelled drug i.v. at 12.5 mg/kg, and tissues were harvested 30 min later. The kidney was found to concentrate total and cytosolic platinum to a greater extent than any of the other tissues. The absolute amount of cytosolic platinum, in micrograms per gram tissue, that was irreversibly bound to protein and/or other macromolecules was also greatest in the kidney. However, when the amount bound was expressed as a percentage of the total cytosolic platinum, the kidney was significantly lower than any other tissue. Of the various low molecular mass platinum biotransformation species characterized, by far the most abundant were complexes of platinum with the sulfur-containing molecules cysteine, methionine, and glutathione (GSH). There was more of the methionine complex in the blood plasma than in any of the tissues except for the spleen. No significant differences among the tissues were detected for the dichloro, cysteine, methionine, or the GSH complexes. The tritium-labelled diaminocyclohexane (DACH) carrier ligand appeared to remain stably bound to the platinum while in the plasma, as there was less free DACH ligand detected in plasma ultrafiltrate than in any tissue ultrafiltrate. Among the tissues, the free DACH levels were in the range of 20% of the radioactivity recovered from the HPLC column and were not significantly different. Consequently, neither biodistribution nor tissue-specific biotransformation of ormaplatin provides a ready explanation for the tissue specificity of ormaplatin toxicity in Fischer 344 rats. However, in kidney there was much less of the reactive PtCl2(DACH) species than has previously been reported for the corresponding Pt(NH3)2Cl2 species in cisplatin-treated rats. Thus, these data suggest a possible explanation for differences in nephrotoxicity induced by cisplatin versus that by ormaplatin.

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PubMed1994

Synthesis and molecular modeling of 1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines and related 5,6,8,9-tetrahydro-13bH-dibenzo[a,h]quinolizines as D1 dopamine antagonists.

New 1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines and related 5,6,8,9-tetrahydro- 13bH-dibenzo[a,h]-quinolizines were prepared as ring-contracted analogs of the prototypical 1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzazepines (e.g., SCH23390) as a continuation of our studies to characterize the antagonist binding pharmacophore of the D1 dopamine receptor. Receptor affinity was assessed by competition for [3H]SCH23390 binding sites in rat striatal membranes. The 6-bromo-1-phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline analog 2 of SCH23390 1 had D1 binding affinity similar to that for the previously reported 6-chloro analog 6, whereas the 6,7-dihydroxy analog 5 had significantly lower D1 affinity. Conversely, neither 6-monohydroxy- (3) nor 7-monohydroxy-1-phenyltetrahydroisoquinolines (4) had significant affinity for the D1 receptor. These results demonstrate that 6-halo and 7-hydroxy substituents influence D1 binding affinity of the 1-phenyltetrahydroisoquinolines in a fashion similar to their effects on 1-phenyltetrahydrobenzazepines. The conformationally constrained 3-chloro-2-hydroxytetrahydrodibenzoquinolizine 9 had much lower affinity relative to the corresponding, and more flexible, 6-chloro-7-hydroxy-1-phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline 6. Similarly, 2,3-dihydroxytetrahydrodibenzoquinolizine 10 had much lower D1 affinity compared to dihydrexidine 14, a structurally similar hexahydrobenzo[a]phenanthridine that is a high-affinity full D1 agonist. Together, these data not only confirm the effects of the halo and hydroxy substitutents on the parent nucleus but demonstrate the pharmacophoric importance of both the nitrogen position and the orientation of the accessory phenyl ring in modulating D1 receptor affinity and function. Molecular modeling studies and conformational analyses were conducted using the data from these new analogs in combination with the data from compounds previously synthesized. The resulting geometries were used to refine a working model of the D1 antagonist pharmacophore using conventional quantitative structure-activity relationships and three-dimensional QSAR (CoMFA).

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