Trypanocidal and cysteine protease inhibitory activity of isopentyl caffeate is not linked in Trypanosoma brucei

Steverding, Dietmar, da Nóbrega, Flávio Rogério, Rushworth, Stuart A. and de Sousa, Damião Pergentino (2016) Trypanocidal and cysteine protease inhibitory activity of isopentyl caffeate is not linked in Trypanosoma brucei. Parasitology Research, 115 (11). 4397–4403. ISSN 0932-0113

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Abstract

Previously, it was reported that caffeic acid esters inhibit the growth of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei and the activity of its major lysosomal cathepsin l-like cysteine protease, TbCATL. However, whether this trypanocidal activity is due to inactivation of TbCATL has not so far been demonstrated. Caffeic acid isopentyl ester (isopentyl caffeate) displayed antitrypanosomal activity against T. brucei bloodstream forms with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and 50 % growth inhibition (GI50) values of 1 and 0.31 μg/ml, respectively. The ester also inhibited the activity of purified TbCATL but with a 27-fold higher half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) value of 8.5 μg/ml compared to its GI50 value. In contrast to previous suggestion, isopentyl caffeate did not interact with the active site of TbCATL but inhibited the enzyme in a non-competitive way. In addition, the ester was ineffective in blocking the proteolysis in the lysosome of the parasite, which, however, is a hallmark for inhibitors whose trypanocidal action is through inactivation of TbCATL. These results suggest that the antitrypanosomal activity of isopentyl caffeate (and probably of other caffeic acid esters) cannot be attributed to inhibition of TbCATL. Nevertheless, caffeic acid esters are interesting compounds with promising antitrypanosomal activity. This is supported by a more than 100 times less sensitivity of human HL-60 cells to isopentyl caffeate indicating that the ester has a favourable selectivity profile.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	trypanosoma brucei,isopentyl caffeate,cysteine protease,non-competitive inhibition
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Gastroenterology and Gut Biology Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cancer Studies Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2016 00:16
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2023 00:57
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/59958
DOI:	10.1007/s00436-016-5227-7

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