Lp-PLA2-IN-2 is a selective and potent lipoprotein-associated phospholipaseA2 (Lp-PLA2) inhibitor, with an IC50 0f 120 nM for recombinant human Lp-PLA2.
Tetranactin is a macrotetrolide and a monovalent cation ionophore that has been found in S. aureus and has antibacterial, insecticidal, and mitogenic activities. It exhibits an equilibrium permeability ratio 1,000-fold greater for lithium than sodium or cesium ions accross bilayer membranes at low voltages. Tetranactin inhibits the growth of Gram-positive bacteria and C. miyabeanus and R. solani fungi when used at concentrations less than 0.9 μg/ml. Tetranactin (0.5-1.5 μg per insect) dose-dependently increases the mortality of adult C. chinensis weevils up to 100% and has mitogenic activity against T. telarius when sprayed onto plants with an LC50 value of 9.2 μg/ml. It reduces IL-1β- and cAMP-induced secretion of phospholipaseA2 (PLA2) from rat mesangial cells (IC50s = 43 and 33 nM, respectively). Tetranactin (50 ng/ml) suppresses the proliferation of human T lymphocytes induced by allogeneic cells and IL-2 and supresses the generation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in mixed lymphocyte cultures. In vivo, tetranactin (10 mg/animal per day) completely inhibits the formation of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) in rats.
The group IVA phospholipaseA2 (PLA2), known as calcium-dependent cytosolic PLA2 (cPLA2), selectively releases arachidonic acid from membrane phospholipids, playing a central role in initiating the synthesis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes. AX 048 is a potent group IVA cPLA2 inhibitor that demonstrates 50% inhibition of the enzyme at a mole fraction (XI(50)) of 0.022. Pretreatment with AX 048 (ED50 = 1.2 mg kg) dose-dependently reduces thermal hyperalgesia evoked by carrageenan injection of rat hind paw. At concentrations as high as 30 μM, AX 048 does not inhibit COX activity or interfere with central cannabinoid receptor signaling.
The group IVA phospholipaseA2 (PLA2), known as calcium-dependent cytosolic PLA2 (cPLA2), selectively releases arachidonic acid (AA) from membrane phospholipids, playing a central role in initiating the synthesis of prostaglandins (PGs) and leukotrienes (LTs). Pyrrophenone inhibits cPLA2α with an IC50 of 4.2 nM in enzyme assays and potently blocks the release of AA and the production of PGE2 and LTC4 in cells (IC50 = 24, 25, and 14 nM, respectively). Its action is reversible and selective, as pyrrophenone inhibits the secretory type IB and IIA PLA2s with more than a hundred-fold less potency. Pyrrophenone has also been shown to inhibit calcium ionophore (A23187)-stimulated AA release from monocytic cells, interleukin-1-induced PGE2 synthesis in mesangial cells, and the production of PGE2, LTs, and platelet-activating factor by human neutrophils, always with maximal inhibition at concentrations below 1 μM.
PhospholipaseA2 (PLA2) catalyzes the hydrolysis of phospholipids at the sn-2 position leading to the production of lysophospholipids and free fatty acids. Calcium-dependent cytosolic PLA2 (cPLA2α) is a 85 kDa enzyme that plays a key role in the arachidonic cascade and the inflammatory response associated with this metabolic pathway. CAY10502 is a potent inhibitor of calcium-dependent cytosolic PLA2α (cPLA2α) with an IC50 value of 4.3 nM for the purified enzyme from human platelets. It inhibits arachidonic acid mobilization from A23187-stimulated or TPA-stimulated human platelets with IC50 values of 570 and 0.9 nM, respectively.
Phosphatidylethanolamines are important components of cell membranes and biochemical pathways of fatty acid synthesis. 1-Palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl PE (PLPE) is one of the many phosphatidylethanolamines that may be present in cellular membranes. It has been used in studies involving the biosynthesis of anandamide via the phospholipaseA2 (PLA2) and lysoPLD pathways. PLPE can also be used as a specific substrate to assess the activity of sPLA2-IIA in the presence of other phospholipids.
Elaidamide is a fatty acid amide that has been found in the cerebrospinal fluid of sleep-deprived cats.1 It inhibits rat microsomal epoxide hydrolase (mEH; Ki = 70 nM).2 Elaidamide also inhibits porcine pancreatic and human synovial phospholipaseA2 (PLA2).3 In vivo, elaidamide (10 mg/animal) induces physiological sleep in rats.1References1. Cravatt, B.F., Prospero-Garcia, O., Siuzdak, G., et al. Chemical characterization of a family of brain lipids that induce sleep. Science 268(5216), 1506-1509 (1995).2. Morisseau, C., Newman, J.W., Dowdy, D.L., et al. Inhibition of microsomal epoxide hydrolases by ureas, amides, and amines. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 14(4), 409-415 (2001).3. Jain, M.K., Ghomashchi, F., Yu, B.Z., et al. Fatty acid amides: scooting mode-based discovery of tight-binding competitive inhibitors of secreted phospholipases A2. J. Med. Chem. 35(19), 3584-3586 (1992). Elaidamide is a fatty acid amide that has been found in the cerebrospinal fluid of sleep-deprived cats.1 It inhibits rat microsomal epoxide hydrolase (mEH; Ki = 70 nM).2 Elaidamide also inhibits porcine pancreatic and human synovial phospholipaseA2 (PLA2).3 In vivo, elaidamide (10 mg/animal) induces physiological sleep in rats.1 References1. Cravatt, B.F., Prospero-Garcia, O., Siuzdak, G., et al. Chemical characterization of a family of brain lipids that induce sleep. Science 268(5216), 1506-1509 (1995).2. Morisseau, C., Newman, J.W., Dowdy, D.L., et al. Inhibition of microsomal epoxide hydrolases by ureas, amides, and amines. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 14(4), 409-415 (2001).3. Jain, M.K., Ghomashchi, F., Yu, B.Z., et al. Fatty acid amides: scooting mode-based discovery of tight-binding competitive inhibitors of secreted phospholipases A2. J. Med. Chem. 35(19), 3584-3586 (1992).
C22 Glucosylceramide (d18:1 22:0) is an endogenous glucosylceramide. Glucosylceramides are major constituents of skin lipid membranes where they play a role in maintaining the water permeability barrier. They are precursors in the synthesis of lactosylceramide , as well as oligoglycolipids and gangliosides. PhospholipaseA2 (PLA2) type XIIA knockdown increases C22 glucosylceramide (d18:1 22:0) expression in rat brain. It is also increased in the brain, but not the liver or spinal cord, of mice fed a methionine-restricted diet. In human athletes, plasma levels of C22 glucosylceramide (d18:1 22:0) increase during exercise and return to basal levels during recovery. This product contains C22 glucosylceramide (d18:1 22:0) isolated from bovine buttermilk.