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Table 1 Effects of HAK compounds on PREP inhibition and on OSM-stimulated IL-6 secretion from U343 cells

From: Heteroarylketones inhibit astroglial interleukin-6 expression via a STAT3/NF-κB signaling pathway

Compound

Z-P2-P1-P1'

Remaining IL-6 expression [% of control]

PREP assay (Ki [M]

HAK-1

Z-Phe-Pro-BTh

15.9 ± 1.87

4.6 × 10 -9

HAK-2

Z-Ala-Pro-BTh

18.7 ± 3.87

3.8 × 10 -11

HAK-3

Z-Phe-Leu-BTh

22.1 ±5.91

> 1.0 × 10-6

HAK-4

Z-Phe-Ala-BTh

35.1 ± 6.75

> 1.0 × 10-5

HAK-5

Z-Phe-Pro-Th

35.2 ± 12.92

1.1 × 10 -10

HAK-6

Z-Lys-Pro-BTh

38.8 ± 5.26

4.1 × 10 -9

HAK-7

Z-Asp-Pro-BTh

52.8 ± 3.91

1.2 × 10 -8

HAK-8

Z-Arg-Pro-BTh

96.8 ± 10.69

3.2 × 10 -9

HAK-9

Z-Phe-Phe-BTh

182.8 ± 25.41

> 1.0 × 10 -5

  1. IL-6 values are expressed as mean ± SD. IL-6 release of vehicle-treated cells was set to 100% (n = 2). Seven out of 9 HAK compounds suppressed significantly the OSM-induced IL-6 release. There was no intimate correlation between significant IL-6 reduction (bold) and the potency of HAK compounds to inhibit activity of recombinant prolyl endopeptidase (bold), presented as Ki values. All amino acids were used in L-configuration. Z, benzyloxycarbonyl, BTh, benzothiazole, Th, thiazole.