Abstract
Synthesis of doubly 3-O-coumarylmethyl-substituted thiodigalactosides from bis-3-O-propargyl-thiodigalactoside resulted in highly selective and high affinity galectin-3 inhibitors. Mutant studies, structural analysis, and molecular modeling revealed that the coumaryl substituents stack onto arginine side chains. One inhibitor displayed efficacy in a murine model of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis similar to that of a known nonselective galectin-1/galectin-3 inhibitor, which strongly suggests that blocking galectin-3 glycan recognition is an important antifibrotic drug target.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8141-8147 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Sept 8 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Medicinal Chemistry