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Identification of a Small-Molecule, Nonpeptide Macrophage Scavenger Receptor Antagonist

Identification of a Small-Molecule, Nonpeptide Macrophage Scavenger Receptor Antagonist

P G Lysko, J Weinstock, C L Webb, M E Brawner, N A Elshourbagy

J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1999 Jun;289(3):1277-85.

PMID: 10336517

Abstract:

Class A scavenger receptor (SR-A) antagonists may prevent the initiation of atherosclerosis, because a recent report found that SR-A/apolipoprotein E (apoE) double-knockout mice had 60% smaller lesions than apoE single-knockout littermates. We transfected human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells with SR-A type I or II receptors to find small-molecule antagonists. Uptake of 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3', 3'-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate-labeled acetylated low-density lipoprotein (DiI-AcLDL) showed that among common polyanionic ligands, polyinosine was the most potent, with an IC50 of 0.74 microgram/ml, whereas the novel compound (E)-methyl 4-chloro-alpha-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-1, 5-dihydro-3-hydroxy-5-oxo-1-(2-thiazolyl)-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene]benzene acetate gave an IC50 of 6.1 microgram/ml (13 microM). The novel antagonist also inhibited DiI-AcLDL uptake in cultured human peripheral and rat peritoneal macrophages with IC50 values of 21 microM and 17 microM, respectively. With [125I]AcLDL as ligand for transfected HEK 293 cells, binding/uptake and degradation at 37 degrees C for 5 h was saturable and selective. In a comparison of both types of receptor, we found no difference between the capacity of SR-AI or SR-AII for either binding or degradation. Polyinosine competed both [125I]AcLDL binding and degradation with a Ki of 1 microgram/ml, whereas the novel antagonist competed with a Ki of 19 microgram/ml (40 microM) and 8.6 microgram/ml (18 microM), respectively, for binding and degradation. Saturation binding in the presence of the ionophore monensin indicated that the novel compound behaved as a noncompetitive antagonist and perhaps as an allosteric effector. This is the first report to describe a small-molecule macrophage scavenger receptor antagonist. Utilization of this permanently transfected HEK 293 cell line will allow the identification of more potent macrophage scavenger receptor antagonists, so that their utility as therapeutics for atherosclerosis can be determined.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP84896720	Perchlorate ionophore I		84896-72-0	Price

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