Meclizine, a piperazine-derivative antihistamine, binds to dimerized translationally controlled tumor protein and attenuates allergic reactions in a mouse model - 08/12/22

Abstract |
Translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP), a highly conserved protein present in most eukaryotes, is involved in numerous biological processes. Only the dimeric form of TCTP (dTCTP) formed during inflammatory conditions exhibits cytokine-like activity. Therefore, dTCTP is considered as a therapeutic target for allergic diseases. Because monomeric TCTP (mTCTP) and dTCTP share a high topological similarity, we hypothesized that small molecules interacting with mTCTP would also bind to dTCTP and interfere with dTCTP-based cellular processes. In this study, nine compounds listed in the literature as interacting with mTCTP were investigated for their ability to suppress the activity of extracellular dTCTP in bronchial epithelial cells. It was found that one of the nine, meclizine, a piperazine-derivative antihistamine, significantly reduced IL-8 release and suppressed the NF-κB pathway. The direct interaction of meclizine with dTCTP was confirmed by surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Also, we found that meclizine can attenuate ovalbumin (OVA)-induced airway inflammation in mice. Therefore, meclizine might be a potential anti-allergic drug as an inhibitor for dTCTP.
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Highlights |
• | Small molecules known to interact with mTCTP from literature were evaluated for their inhibitory effects on the dTCTP. |
• | Meclizine, a piperazine-derivative antihistamine, showed a direct binding to dTCTP. |
• | Meclizine reduced dTCTP-induced IL-8 secretion in bronchial epithelial cells, via the JNK and NFκB signaling pathways. |
• | Meclizine inhibited dTCTP secretion and improved allergic reactions in mice with OVA-induced airway inflammation. |
• | Meclizine may be useful in the treatment of dTCTP-related allergic diseases. |
Abbreviations : BAL, dTCTP, ELISA, ERK, FL, IL, JNK, MAPK, mTCTP, NF-κB, OVA, SPR, TCTP, Th2
Keywords : TCTP, HRF, Meclizine, Airway inflammation, Antihistamine
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Vol 157
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