AAA is an antagonist of G protein-coupled receptor 75 (GPR75).1It increases basal GPR75 protein levels and inhibits 20-HETE-induced reductions in GPR75 protein levels in PC3 cells. AAA (5 and 10 μM) also reduces 20-HETE-induced phosphorylation of EGFR, NF-κB, and Akt in, and cell migration of, PC3 cells.In vivo, AAA (10 mg/kg per day) reduces systolic blood pressure, albuminuria, renal angiotensin II levels, and cardiac hypertrophy in a Cyp1a1-Ren-2 transgenic rat model of malignant hypertension when administered prior to induction or after establishment of hypertension.2 1.Cárdenas, S., Colombero, C., Panelo, L., et al.GPR75 receptor mediates 20-HETE-signaling and metastatic features of androgen-insensitive prostate cancer cellsBiochim. Biophys. Acta Mol. Cell Biol. Lipids1865(2)158573(2020) 2.Sedláková, L., Kikerlová, S., Husková, Z., et al.20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid antagonist attenuates the development of malignant hypertension and reverses it once established: a study in Cyp1a1-Ren-2 transgenic ratsBiosci. Rep.38(5)BSR20171496(2018)
Dichloroacetate (DCA) is an inhibitor of all pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDHK) isoforms, which are enzymes that phosphorylate and inhibit PDH in mitochondria. Inhibition of PDHK shifts cell metabolism from glycolysis to mitochondrial glucose oxidation, an effect that has relevance to cancer, type 2 diabetes, and other diseases. CAY10703 is a DCA trimer that is at least 10-fold more cytotoxic against leukemia cell lines than DCA. It is approximately 3-fold less cytotoxic than DCA against peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy blood donors. CAY10703 significantly reduces both basal and maximal respiration in leukemia cells. It is stable in vivo after subcutaneous inoculation, remaining in circulation for more than five hours after injection.
C2 Adamantanyl globotriaosylceramide (AdaGb3) is a bioactive sphingolipid and water-soluble form of globotriaosylceramide that contains an adamantanyl group in place of the fatty acyl chain. It inhibits Vero toxin binding to globotriaosylceramide in an ELISA assay when used at a concentration of 10 μM. AdaGb3 decreases cell surface expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and reduces efflux of rhodamine 123 in MDCK cells. It also increases apical-to-basal transport of vinblastine in human intestinal C2BBe1 cells.