Journal
BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 116, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105310
Keywords
Calcitroic acid; Vitamin D receptor; CYP24A1; iNOS; IL-1 beta
Funding
- University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery
- UWM Research Growth Initiative
- National Institutes of Health [R03DA031090]
- UWM Research Foundation
- Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
- Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
- National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry [CHE-1625735]
- Shimadzu Laboratory of Applied and Analytical Chemistry
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The study focused on the synthesis and analysis of CTA as a VDR ligand, showing similarities in conformation and function with 1,25(OH)(2)D-3, confirming its ability to activate VDR and interact with specific genes. CTA demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties by reducing gene transcription and nitric oxide production in mouse macrophages, comparable to the effects of 1,25(OH)(2)D-3.
We describe the synthesis and broad profiling of calcitroic acid (CTA) as vitamin D receptor (VDR) ligand. The x-ray co-crystal structure of the Danio Rerio VDR ligand binding domain in complex with CTA and peptide MED1 confirmed an agonistic conformation of the receptor. CTA adopted a similar conformation as 1,25(OH)(2)D-3 in the binding pocket. A hydrogen bond with His333 and a water molecule were observed in the binding pocket, which was accommodated due to the shorter CTA side chain. In contrast, 1,25(OH)(2)D-3 interacted with His423 and His333 due to its longer side chain. In vitro, the EC50 values of CTA and CTA-ME for VDR-mediated transcription were 2.89 mu M and 0.66 mu M, respectively, confirming both compounds as VDR agonists. CTA was further evaluated for interaction with fourteen nuclear receptors demonstrating selective activation of VDR. VDR mediated gene regulation by CTA in intestinal cells was observed for the VDR target gene CYP24A1. CTA at 10 mu M upregulated CYP24A1 with similar efficacy as 1,25(OH)(2)D-3 at 20 nM and 100-fold stronger compared to lithocholic acid at 10 mu M. CTA reduced the transcription of iNOS and IL-1 beta in interferon gamma and lipopolysaccharide stimulated mouse macrophages resulting in a reduction of nitric oxide production and secretion of IL-1 beta. These observed anti-inflammatory properties of 20 mu M CTA were similar to 20 nM 1,25(OH)(2)D-3.
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