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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
49
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-1-11
pubmed:abstractText
The therapeutic action of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is exerted through the inhibition of prostaglandin G/H synthase (PGHS), which is expressed as two isoenzymes, termed PGHS-1 and PGHS-2. From the crystal structure of sheep PGHS-1, it has been proposed that the carboxylic acid group of flurbiprofen is located in a favorable position for interacting with the arginine 120 residue of PGHS-1 (Picot, D., Loll, P. J., and Garavito, R. M. (1994) Nature 367, 243-249). Mutation of this Arg120 residue to Glu was performed and expressed in COS-7 cells using a vaccinia virus expression system. Comparison of microsomal enzyme preparations show that the mutation results in a 20-fold reduction in the specific activity of PGHS-1 and in a 100-fold increase in the apparent Km for arachidonic acid. Indomethacin, flurbiprofen, and ketoprofen, inhibitors of PGHS activity containing a free carboxylic acid group, do not exhibit any inhibitory effects against the activity of PGHS-1(Arg120-->Glu). Diclofenac and meclofenamic acid, other NSAIDs containing a free carboxylic acid group, were 50-100-fold less potent inhibitors of the activity of the mutant as compared with the wild type PGHS. In contrast, the nonacid PGHS inhibitors, 5-bromo-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(4-methylsulfonyl)thiophene (DuP697) and a desbromo-sulfonamide analogue of DuP697 (L-746,483), were both more potent inhibitors of PGHS-1(Arg120-->Glu) than of the wild tyupe PGHS-1. Inhibition of PGHS-1(Arg120-->Glu) was time-dependent for diclofenac and time-independent for DuP697, as observed for the wild type enzyme, indicating that the mutation does not alter the basic mechanism of inhibition. Aspirin is an acid NSAID that inhibits PGHS-1 through a unique covalent acetylation of the enzyme and also showed a reduced rate of inactivation of the mutated enzyme. These data provide biochemical evidence of the importance of the Arg120 residue in PGHS-1 for interaction with arachidonic acid and NSAIDs containing a free carboxylic acid moiety.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
270
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29372-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Arginine 120 of prostaglandin G/H synthase-1 is required for the inhibition by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs containing a carboxylic acid moiety.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research, Kirkland, Québec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article