Abstract:
:The serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (SGK) family has been implicated in the regulation of many cellular processes downstream of the PI3K pathway. It plays a crucial role in PI3K-mediated tumorigenesis, making it a potential therapeutic target for cancer. SGK family consists of three isoforms (SGK1, SGK2, and SGK3), which have high sequence homology in the kinase domain and similar substrate specificity with the AKT family. In order to identify novel compounds capable of inhibiting SGK3 activity, a high-throughput screening campaign against 50,400 small molecules was conducted using a fluorescence-based kinase assay that has a Z' factor above 0.5. It identified 15 hits (including nitrogen-containing aromatic, flavone, hydrazone, and naphthalene derivatives) with IC50 values in the low micromolar to sub-micromolar range. Four compounds with a similar scaffold (i.e., a hydrazone core) were selected for structural modification and 18 derivatives were synthesized. Molecular modeling was then used to investigate the structure-activity relationship (SAR) and potential protein-ligand interactions. As a result, a series of SGK inhibitors that are active against both SGK1 and SGK3 were developed and important functional groups that control their inhibitory activity identified.
journal_name
Acta Pharmacol Sinjournal_title
Acta pharmacologica Sinicaauthors
Gong GQ,Wang K,Dai XC,Zhou Y,Basnet R,Chen Y,Yang DH,Lee WJ,Buchanan CM,Flanagan JU,Shepherd PR,Chen Y,Wang MWdoi
10.1038/s41401-018-0087-6subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-12-01 00:00:00pages
1902-1912issue
12eissn
1671-4083issn
1745-7254pii
10.1038/s41401-018-0087-6journal_volume
39pub_type
杂志文章abstract:AIM:To observe the polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene in Northern Hans, Dahurs, and Ewenkis of China. METHODS:The polymerase chain reaction was used to type the insertion/deletion polymorphism at intron 16 of ACE gene among 90 Northern Hans, 84 Dahurs, and 64 Ewenkis individuals. The experiment d...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. ...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 已发布勘误
doi:10.1038/s41401-020-0444-0
更新日期:2020-07-06 00:00:00
abstract::In an effort to develop effective alternative strategies that increase the therapeutic efficacy and minimize the systemic toxicity of chemotherapeutic agents, more efforts are being directed towards the investigation of dietary supplements and other phytotherapeutic agents for their synergistic efficacy in combination...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7254.2007.00691.x
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To investigate effects of CpG oligodeoxynucleotide (CpG ODN) on the mRNA expression of transcription factors GATA binding protein 3 (GATA-3) and T-box expressed in T cells (T-bet) in asthmatic mice. METHODS:An asthmatic mouse model was established and treated with CpG ODN. Total inflammatory cells and eosinophils ...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7254.2005.00157.x
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:The interaction of anthracycline anticancer drugs with chromatin, nucleosomes and histone H1 has been extensively studied. In the present study, for the first time, we have investigated the binding of anthracycline antibiotic, daunomycin, to free and cross-linked thymus core histones (CL-core) in solution and in th...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7254.2007.00542.x
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:Gemcitabine has been increasingly prescribed for the treatment of gallbladder cancer. However, the response rate is low. The aim of this study is to determine whether icariin, a flavonoid isolated from Epimedi herba, could potentiate the antitumor activity of gemcitabine in gallbladder cancer. METHODS:Human gallbl...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/aps.2012.162
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To study the effect of adenovirus5-mediated human hepatocyte growth factor (Ad(5)-HGF) transfer on post-infarct heart failure in a swine model. METHODS:Twelve young Suzhong swine were randomly divided into 2 groups: the Ad(5)-HGF group (n=6) and the null-Ad(5) group (n=6). Four weeks after left anterior descending...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7254.2006.00306.x
更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The intercellular communication between leukemia cells and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) plays more important role in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) than we previously understood. Recently, we found that microvesicles released from human leukemia cell line K562 (K562-MVs) containing BCR-ABL1 mRNA malign...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/aps.2017.116
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent evidence shows that high glucose levels recruit carbohydrate response element-binding protein, which binds the promoter of thioredoxin-interacting protein (txnip), thereby regulating its expression in β-cells. Overexpression of txnip not only induces β-cell apoptosis but also reduces insulin production. Thus, t...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/aps.2017.15
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), the backbone of most sphingolipids, activating S1P receptors (S1PRs) and the downstream G protein signaling has been implicated in chemoresistance. In this study we investigated the role of S1PR2 internalization in 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) resistance in human colorectal cancer (CRC). Clinic...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41401-020-0460-0
更新日期:2020-07-09 00:00:00
abstract::Contact inhibition and its disruption of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are important cellular events in vascular diseases. But the underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. In this study we investigated the roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the contact inhibition and its disruption of VSMCs and the molecular me...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/aps.2018.6
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:Radiation-induced brain injury (RIBI) is the most common and severe adverse effect induced by cranial radiation therapy (CRT). In the present study, we examined the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Shenqi Fuzheng Injection (SFI) on RIBI in mice, and explored the underlying mechanisms. METHODS:C57BL/6J m...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/aps.2015.69
更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To investigate whether histidine can enhance the anticonvulsant efficacy of carbamazepine (CBZ) and simultaneously improve the spatial memory impairment induced by transauricular kindled seizures in Sprague-Dawley rats. METHODS:Chronic transauricular kindling was induced by repeated application of initially subcon...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7254.2005.00220.x
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To investigate the molecular mechanism and signaling pathway by which fenoterol, a beta(2)-adrenergic receptor (beta(2)-AR) agonist, produces anti-inflammatory effects. METHODS:THP-1, a monocytic cell line, was used to explore the mechanism of beta(2)-AR stimulation in LPS-induced secretion of inflammatory cytokin...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/aps.2009.153
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To investigate the effect of edaravone (MCI-186), a free radical scavenger, against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in the rat retina. METHODS:Retinal ischemia was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by elevating intraocular pressure to 110 mmHg for 60 min. The rats were intraperitoneally injected with edaravone...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7254.2008.00822.x
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recently, two different chemicals have been matched as ligands with the same G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). Double-pairing of OGR1 family GPCRs with proton and lysolipid raises several questions. First, whether both are the real ligands for the GPCRs. Second, whether modulation of a GPCR by two chemicals could be ...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7254.2005.00237.x
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To investigate the blood pressure (BP), baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), and organ damage in hybrids of spontaneously hypertensive rats and Sprague-Dawley rats. METHODS:Spontaneously hypertensive rats and Sprague-Dawley rats were crossbred, and the F1 hybrids were inbred randomly to produce an F2 generation. At the a...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7254.2005.00162.x
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To study the effect of gum mastic, a natural resin, on the proliferation of androgen-independent prostate cancer PC-3 cells, and further investigate the mechanisms involved in this regulatory system, taking nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) signal as the target. METHODS:3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltet...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7254.2007.00536.x
更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To identify the genetic variants of angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) gene in a Chinese population and to determine whether the AT2R gene polymorphisms are associated with essential hypertension (EH). METHODS:The detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was performed in 19 subjects by a direct DNA s...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Herbal and dietary supplements (HDS)-induced liver injury has been a great concern all over the world. Polygonum multiflorum Thunb., a well-known Chinese herbal medicine, is recently drawn increasing attention because of its hepatotoxicity. According to the clinical and experimental studies, P. multiflorum-induced liv...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/s41401-020-0360-3
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The revolutionary induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology provides a new path for cell replacement therapies and drug screening. Patient-specific iPSCs and subsequent differentiated cells manifesting disease phenotypes will finally position human disease pathology at the core of drug discovery. Cells used to t...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/aps.2013.21
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Sepsis-induced multiple organ dysfunction and inflammatory response are life-threatening symptoms without effective treatment. Fisetin, a dietary flavonoid extracted from berries and family Fabaceae, has displayed neuroprotective and anti-oxidant activities. In this study we investigated whether fisetin exerted a prot...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41401-020-0462-y
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:Recent evidence shows that cultured mycelium Cordyceps sinensis (CMCS) effectively protects against liver fibrosis in mice. Here, we investigated whether the anti-fibrotic action of CMCS was related to its regulation of the activity of hepatic natural killer (NK) cells in CCl4-treated mice. METHODS:C57BL/6 mice we...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/aps.2015.129
更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan nuclear receptors (RORs) are orphan nuclear receptors that show constitutive activity in the absence of ligands. Among 3 subtypes of RORs, RORc is a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of Th17-mediated autoimmune diseases. Here, we report novel RORc inverse agonists ...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/aps.2016.32
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To investigate whether sodium ferulate (SF) can protect cortical neurons from glutamate-induced neurotoxicity and the mechanisms responsible for this protection. METHODS:Cultured cortical neurons were incubated with 50 micromol/L glutamate for either 30 min or 24 h, with or without pre-incubation with SF (100, 200...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7254.2007.00634.x
更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:Experimental studies found that cinacalcet (CINA) markedly attenuated vascular calcification in uremic rats, but its underlying mechanisms are still largely unknown. Recent evidence have demonstrated that endothelial cells (ECs) participate in ectopic calcification in part by mediating endothelial-to-mesenchymal tr...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/aps.2016.83
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To investigate the inhibitory effect of the natural product Leukamenin F on liver fibrosis and explore its potential underlying mechanisms. METHODS:Carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-treated mouse model in vivo and in hepatic stellate cells (HSC) in vitro were used. The effect on CCl(4)-induced liver fibrosis was studi...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/aps.2010.64
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To examine the stimulatory effect of bacille Calmette-Gu rin (BCG) cell wall components on human beta-defensin-1 (hBD-1) gene expression and analyze the response element in the 5'-flanking region of the gene. METHODS:BCG cell wall proteins were fractionated by Sephadex G-150 chromatography. Using reverse-transcrip...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this brief review we summarize the current fndings relative to the discovery of a small peptide ligand, phoenixin (PNX). Using a bioinformatic approach, two novel peptides PNX-14 and PNX-20 containing 14 and 20 amino acids, respectively, were isolated from diverse tissues including the brain, heart, lung and stomac...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/aps.2017.195
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To examine how the higher expression level of CYP3A4 isoenzyme influenced the cytotoxicity of the antitumor triazoloacridinone derivative C-1305 in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. METHODS:Three CHO cell lines were examined: wild-type CHO cells; CHO-HR cells with overexpression of human cytochrome P450 reductase...
journal_title:Acta pharmacologica Sinica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/aps.2012.132
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00