Biological activity of a novel nonpeptide antagonist to the interleukin-6 receptor 20S,21-epoxy-resibufogenin-3-formate

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Biological activity of a novel nonpeptide antagonist to the interleukin-6 receptor 20S,21-epoxy-resibufogenin-3-formate
Author(s)
M Hayashi; Mun Chual Rho; A Fukami; A Enomoto; S Nonaka; Y Sekiguchi; T Yanagisawa; A Yamashita; T Nogawa; Y Kamano; K Komiyama
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, vol. 303, no. 1, pp. 104-109
Publication Year
2002
Abstract
Interleukin (IL)-6 is a key mediator in the regulation and coordination of the immune response and participates in pathogenesis of cancer cachexia, autoimmune disease, and postmenopausal osteoporosis. In the course of a screening program aimed at IL-6 inhibitor from natural products, we isolated 20S,21-epoxy-resibufogenin-3-formate (ERBF) from bufadienolide and examined the effect of ERBF on activities of various cytokines. ERBF dose dependently suppressed IL-6 activity and caused a parallel rightward shift of dose-response curves to IL-6 at concentrations of 0.03 to 10 ng/ml. Analysis of data yields a pA2 of 5.12 and a slope of 0.99. Selectivity of ERBF on activity of cytokines was examined using cytokine-dependent cell lines. ERBF did not affect IL-2-dependent growth of CTLL-2 cells, IL-3-dependent growth of Baf3 cells, or tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α-induced growth suppression in TNFα-sensitive L929 cells. ERBF also did not affect IL-4-stimulated expression of FcεR II receptor (CD23) in U-937 cells, the IL-8-induced chemotaxis of human neutrophils, or nerve growth factor-stimulated neuronal differentiation in PC-12 cells. In contrast, ERBF dose dependently suppressed IL-6-induced neuronal differentiation in PC-12 cells. Furthermore, ERBF suppressed only IL-6-induced osteoclast formation without affecting osteoclast formation induced by IL-11, leukemia inhibitory factor, and 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. In receptor binding assay, unbound (free) IL-6 was increased in a dose-dependent manner by pretreatment with ERBF on IL-6 receptor (IL-6R), suggesting that ERBF suppresses binding of IL-6 to IL-6R. These results clearly indicate that ERBF is a novel specific small molecule to show IL-6 receptor antagonist activity.
ISSN
0022-3565
Publisher
Amer Soc Pharmacology Experimental Therapeutics
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1124/jpet.102.036137
Type
Article
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