AZD5904 (TX4) is an orally active 2-thioxanthine class suicide substrate that targets myeloperoxidase (MPO) for mechanism-based inactivation, covalently modifying MPO heme group without converting the enzyme to compound II. AZD5904 effectively inhibits peroxide-induced human MPO chlorination activity (IC50 = 0.2 μM) and extracellular MPO activity in PMA-stimulated human neutrophil cultures (by 68% at 1 μM). Oral administration (20-180 μmol/kg) of the racemate (TX3) is efficacious in reducing inflammation site MPO activity in mice in vivo with 10- to 19-fold selectivity over lactoperoxidase (LPO), thyroid peroxidase (TPO), and >70-fold selectivity over a panel of other enzymes, ion channels, and receptors.
Highly selective and orally available mechanism-based myeloperoxidase (MPO) inactivatior with in vitro and in vivo efficacy.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 317(6), E1063-E1069 (2019-10-09)
A high-fat diet (HFD) can rapidly recruit neutrophils to insulin target tissues and within days induce microvascular insulin resistance (IR). Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is highly enriched in neutrophils, can inhibit nitric oxide-mediated vasorelaxation in vitro and is associated with increased cardiovascular
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies to myeloperoxidase and proteinase-3, which bind monocytes in addition to neutrophils. While a pathological effect on neutrophils is acknowledged, the impact of ANCA on monocyte function is less
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 26(12), 1399-1406 (2012-05-18)
The investigations in this article were triggered by two observations in the laboratory; for some liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) systems it was possible to obtain linear calibration curves for extreme concentration ranges and for some systems seemingly linear calibration
The leukocyte-derived heme enzyme myeloperoxidase (MPO) is released extracellularly during inflammation and impairs nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability by directly oxidizing NO or producing NO-consuming substrate radicals. Here, structurally diverse pharmacological agents with activities as MPO substrates/inhibitors or antioxidants were screened
The Journal of biological chemistry, 286(43), 37578-37589 (2011-09-02)
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a prime candidate for promoting oxidative stress during inflammation. This abundant enzyme of neutrophils uses hydrogen peroxide to oxidize chloride to highly reactive and toxic chlorine bleach. We have identified 2-thioxanthines as potent mechanism-based inactivators of MPO.
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