基于分子模拟技术筛选大黄、羌活、秦艽的5-LOX、LTA4H抑制剂

5-LOX(5-lipoxygenase)和LTA4H(leukotriene A4 Hydrolase)作为花生四烯酸代谢途径中生成炎症介质白三烯(LTs)的重要支路,是抗炎药物研究的关键靶点。大黄、羌活、秦艽3味中药具有明确的抗炎活性。该文以5-LOX,LTA4H靶点为研究载体,利用DS4.0(discovery studio)中的Hiphop模块构建靶标抑制剂药效团初步筛选3味中药的成分数据库,获得5-LOX和LTA4H潜在活性成分。利用CDOCKER模块进行进一步筛选药效团初筛所得成分,基于原配体的打分值以及关键氨基酸建立筛选规则,最终得到5-LOX潜在活性抑制剂12个,包括原矢车菊素B2-3,3'-O-双没食子酸酯、revandchinone 2在内的大黄成分6个,包括二十二烷酸在内的羌活成分4个以及褐煤酸甲酯、N-二十二烷酮-O-氨基苯甲酸乙酯2个秦艽成分;得到LTA4H潜在活性抑制剂7个,包括大黄中的revandchinone 1,revandchinone 4,羌活中的二十三烷酸、二十四烷酸以及二十烷酸甲酯,秦艽中的褐煤酸甲酯、N-二十二烷酮-O-氨基苯甲酸乙酯。该研究能够高效、低耗的筛选3味中药的5-LOX、LTA4H潜在抑制剂,为发现3味中药中发挥抗炎药效的化学质量指标提供助力,以推动对于3味中药的全程质量控制。

Discover potential inhibitors of 5-LOX and LTA4H from Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix and Genitana Macrophyllae Radix based on molecular simulation methods

5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) and leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H), as the major targets of 5-LOX branch in the arachidonic acid (AA) metabolic pathway, play an important role in the treatment of inflammation. Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix and Genitana Macrophyllae Radix have clear anti-inflammation activities. In this paper, the targets of 5-LOX and LTA4H were used as the research carrier, and Hiphop module in DS4.0 (Discovery studio) was used to construct ingredients database for preliminary screening of three traditional Chinese medicines based on target inhibitor pharmacophore, so as to obtain 5-LOX and LTA4H potential active ingredients. The ingredients obtained in initial pharmacophore screening were further screened by using CDOCKER module, and the screening rules were established based on the score of initial compound and the key amino acids to obtain 12 potential 5-LOX inhibitors and 7 potential LTA4H inhibitors. To be more specific, the potential 5-LOX inhibitors included 6 ingredients in Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, such as procyanidins B2-3,3''-O-double gallate and revandchinone 2; four ingredients in notopterygium, such as dodecanoic acid and so on. On the other hand, potential LTA4H inhibitors included revandchinone 1, revandchinone 4 in Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, tridecanoic acid, tetracosanoic acid and methyl eicosanoate in Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, montanic acid methyl ester and N-docosanoyl-O-aminobenzoate in Genitana Macrophyllae Radix and so on. The molecular simulation methods were highly efficient and time-saving to obtain the potential inhibitors of 5-LOX and LTA4H, which could provide assistance for discovering the chemical quality indicators of anti-inflammatory efficacy of three Chinese herbs, and may be helpful to promote the whole-process quality control of three Chinese herbs.