01655nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245015600055210006900211260009300280300001200373490000700385520069100392653000801083653001901091653001501110653002601125653002301151653001101174100002901185700002501214700002601239700002501265856011101290 2010 eng d a1469-066700aDiscovery of rifampicin as a new anti-glycating compound by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry-based insulin glycation assay0 aDiscovery of rifampicin as a new antiglycating compound by matri a6 CHARLTON MILL, CHARLTON, CHICHESTER,, W SUSSEX PO18 0HY, ENGLANDbIM PUBLICATIONScFEB a221-2260 v163 a

An in vitro insulin glycation assay was developed for screening glycation inhibitors. The assay involves the use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for monitoring the formation of glycated insulin. The assay is simple, rapid and amenable for high throughput screening. Using this assay we have discovered a strong anti-glycation activity for the anti-tuberculosis drug rifampicin. These results were compared with bovine serum albumin glucose fluorescence assay. In addition, the IC(50) of rifampicin was lower than that of aminoguanidine, a known anti-glycating agent, suggesting that rifampicin is a more potent glycation inhibitor.

10aAGE10aaminoguanidine10aantibiotic10adiabetic complication10adrug repositioning10aIC(50)1 aGolegaonkar, Sandeep, B.1 aBhonsle, Hemangi, S.1 aBoppana, Ramanamurthy1 aKulkarni, Mahesh, J. uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/discovery-rifampicin-new-anti-glycating-compound-matrix-assisted-laser-001671nas a2200265 4500008004100000022001400041245010700055210006900162260007500231300001000306490000600316520072300322653001701045653002101062653002701083653001601110100001601126700002101142700002501163700002501188700002301213700002601236700002001262856012301282 2012 eng d a1862-834600aDynamic proteome in enigmatic preeclampsia: an account of molecular mechanisms and biomarker discovery0 aDynamic proteome in enigmatic preeclampsia an account of molecul aPOSTFACH 101161, 69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANYbWILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBHcJAN a79-900 v63 a

The coevolution of genomics and proteomics has led to advancements in the field of diagnosis and molecular mechanisms of disease. Proteomics is now stepping into the field of obstetrics, where early diagnosis of pregnancy complication such as preeclampsia (PE) is imperative. PE is a multifactorial disease characterized by hypertension with proteinuria, which is a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality occurring in 5-7% of pregnancies worldwide. This review discusses the probable molecular mechanisms that lead to PE and summarizes the proteomics research carried out in understanding the pathogenicity of PE, and for identifying the candidate biomarker for diagnosis of the disease.

10aHypertension10aOxidative stress10aPregnancy complication10aProteinuria1 aMary, Sheon1 aPatil, Gouri, V.1 aKulkarni, Asmita, V.1 aKulkarni, Mahesh, J.1 aJoshi, Sadhana, R.1 aMehendale, Savita, S.1 aGiri, Ashok, P. uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/dynamic-proteome-enigmatic-preeclampsia-account-molecular-mechanisms-and-biomarker-002632nas a2200265 4500008004100000022001400041245022300055210006900278260010300347300001400450490000700464520147500471100002301946700002901969700003901998700002902037700001702066700002502083700002702108700002002135700002302155700003202178700002502210856013102235 2015 eng d a1535-947600aDevelopment of diagnostic fragment ion library for glycated peptides of human serum albumin: targeted quantification in prediabetic, diabetic, and microalbuminuria plasma by parallel reaction monitoring, SWATH, and MSE0 aDevelopment of diagnostic fragment ion library for glycated pept a9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE, BETHESDA, MD 20814-3996 USAbAMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INCcAUG a2150-21590 v143 a

Human serum albumin is one of the most abundant plasma proteins that readily undergoes glycation, thus glycated albumin has been suggested as an additional marker for monitoring glycemic status. Hitherto, only Amadori-modified peptides of albumin were quantified. In this study, we report the construction of fragment ion library for Amadori-modified lysine (AML), N(epsilon)-(carboxymethyl) lysine (CML)-, and N(epsilon)-(carboxyethyl) lysine (CEL)-modified peptides of the corresponding synthetically modified albumin using high resolution accurate mass spectrometry (HR/AM). The glycated peptides were manually inspected and validated for their modification. Further, the fragment ion library was used for quantification of glycated peptides of albumin in the context of diabetes. Targeted Sequential Window Acquisition of all THeoretical Mass Spectra (SWATH) analysis in pooled plasma samples of control, prediabetes, diabetes, and microalbuminuria, has led to identification and quantification of 13 glycated peptides comprised of four AML, seven CML, and two CEL modifications, representing nine lysine sites of albumin. Five lysine sites namely K549, K438, K490, K88, and K375, were observed to be highly sensitive for glycation modification as their respective m/z showed maximum fold change and had both AML and CML modifications. Thus, peptides involving these lysine sites could be potential novel markers to assess the degree of glycation in diabetes.

1 aKorwar, Arvind, M.1 aVannuruswamy, Garikapati1 aJagadeeshaprasad, Mashanipalya, G.1 aJayaramaiah, Ramesha, H.1 aBhat, Shweta1 aRegin, Bhaskaran, S.1 aRamaswamy, Sureshkumar1 aGiri, Ashok, P.1 aMohan, Viswanathan1 aBalasubramanyam, Muthuswamy1 aKulkarni, Mahesh, J. uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/development-diagnostic-fragment-ion-library-glycated-peptides-human-serum-albumin-targeted-002341nas a2200265 4500008004100000022001400041245016300055210006900218260012700287300001200414490000700426520130200433653001301735653001301748653001701761653001401778653001101792653001901803100002601822700002501848700002301873700002501896700002501921856012901946 2016 eng d a1138-754800aDietary flaxseed oil and fish oil ameliorates renal oxidative stress, protein glycation, and inflammation in streptozotocin-nicotinamide-induced diabetic rats0 aDietary flaxseed oil and fish oil ameliorates renal oxidative st aCAMPUS UNIV, CARRETERA DEL SADAR S-N, APARTADO 177, 31080 PAMPLONA, SPAINbSERVICIO PUBLICACIONES UNIVERSIDAD NAVARRAcJUN a327-3360 v723 a

Protective and prophylactic effects of omega-3 fatty acids on oxidative stress and inflammation are well known. We assessed beneficial effects of flaxseed oil and fish oil on streptozotocin (65 mg/kg; i.p.)-nicotinamide (110 mg/kg; i.p.) induced diabetic rats by studying renal expression of antioxidant and inflammatory genes. Diabetic rats given 10 % flaxseed oil or 10 % fish oil diet for 35 days showed significant decrease in renal lipid peroxidation. Flaxseed oil diet resulted in up-regulation of renal superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD-1) (activity and expression) and glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx-1) expression. Furthermore, both diets up-regulated catalase (CAT) (activity and expression) and down-regulated heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression. Both diets were able to limit the renal advanced glycation end products (AGEs) formation and reduced receptor of AGE (RAGE) protein expression significantly. Expressions of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and NF-kappa B p65 subunit were down-regulated significantly by flaxseed oil or fish oil diet. The histological tubular injuries were also lowered by both diets. These results suggest that dietary omega-3 fatty acids may slow the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN) associated with oxidative stress, glycation, and inflammation in the kidney.

10aDiabetes10aFish oil10aFlaxseed oil10aGlycation10aKidney10aStreptozotocin1 aJangale, Nivedita, M.1 aDevarshi, Prasad, P.1 aBansode, Sneha, B.1 aKulkarni, Mahesh, J.1 aHarsulkar, Abhay, M. uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/dietary-flaxseed-oil-and-fish-oil-ameliorates-renal-oxidative-stress-protein-glycation-and01558nas a2200181 4500008004100000245007800041210006900119260000800188300001200196490000700208520094600215100001601161700002501177700002601202700002301228700002001251856010501271 2017 eng d00a Differential accumulation of vimentin fragments in preeclamptic placenta0 aDifferential accumulation of vimentin fragments in preeclamptic  cNOV a420-4250 v743 aPreeclampsia is a pregnancy complication that is the result of abnormal placentation because of inadequate trophoblast invasion into spiral arteries that prevent normal blood flow to the placenta. We report the alteration in vimentin protein proteolysis in placenta of normotensive and preeclamptic women, which is known to have a role in many physiological functions other than its major function in the structural integrity of the cell. Placental proteome from normotensive (n=25) and preeclamptic pregnancies (n=25) showed eight differentially accumulated protein spots of vimentin (proteolytic fragments) by two-dimensional electrophoresis. Immunoblots of normotensive and preeclamptic placenta revealed a difference in proteolytic processing of vimentin. In particular, lower molecular weight vimentin fragments of 32 and 20 kDa were 3.3 and 2.6-fold (p<0.0001) higher, respectively, in preeclampsia compared with normotensive placenta.1 aMary, Sheon1 aKulkarni, Mahesh, J.1 aMehendale, Savita, S.1 aJoshi, Sadhana, R.1 aGiri, Ashok, P. uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/differential-accumulation-vimentin-fragments-preeclamptic-placenta02147nas a2200193 4500008004100000245010200041210006900143260000900212300001200221490000700233520143900240100002701679700002301706700002401729700002501753700002701778700002501805856012301830 2020 eng d00aDevelopment of multiple reaction monitoring assay for quantification of carnosine in human plasma0 aDevelopment of multiple reaction monitoring assay for quantifica cJAN  a763-7690 v103 a

Carnosine, a histidine containing dipeptide, exerts beneficial effects by scavenging reactive carbonyl compounds (RCCs) that are implicated in pathogenesis of diabetes. However, the reduced carnosine levels may aggravate the severity of diabetes. The precise quantification of carnosine levels may serve as an indicator of pathophysiological state of diabetes. Therefore, we have developed a highly sensitive targeted multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) method for quantification of carnosine in human plasma samples. Various mass spectrometry parameters such as ionization of precursor, fragment abundance and stability, collision energy, tube lens offset voltage were optimized to develop a sensitive and robust assay. Using the optimized MRM assay, the lower limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) for carnosine were found to be 0.4 nM and 1.0 nM respectively. Standard curves were constructed ranging from 1.0 nM to 15.0 mu M and the levels of carnosine in mice and human plasma were determined. Further, the MRM assay was extended to study carnosine hydrolyzing activity of human carnosinases, the serum carnosinase (CN1) and the cytosolic carnosinase (CN2). CN1 showed three folds higher activity than CN2. The MRM assay developed in this study is highly sensitive and can be used for basal plasma carnosine quantification, which can be developed as a novel marker for scavenging of RCCs in diabetes.

1 aPandya, Vaibhav, Kumar1 aSonwane, Babasaheb1 aRathore, Rajeshwari1 aUnnikrishnan, A., G.1 aKumaran, Sangaralingam1 aKulkarni, Mahesh, J. uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/development-multiple-reaction-monitoring-assay-quantification-carnosine-human-plasma02931nas a2200313 4500008004100000022001400041245013200055210006900187260000800256520189100264653001602155653001302171653001102184653000902195653003302204653002302237653000902260653002102269100002202290700002502312700002302337700001902360700002602379700002702405700001702432700002002449700002502469856012302494 2020 eng d a0739-110200aDiscovery of potential multi-target-directed ligands by targeting host-specific SARS-CoV-2 structurally conserved main protease0 aDiscovery of potential multitargetdirected ligands by targeting  cMAY3 a

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has resulted in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Worldwide this disease has infected over 2.5 million individuals with a mortality rate ranging from 5 to 10%. There are several efforts going on in the drug discovery to control the SARS-CoV-2 viral infection. The main protease (M-Pro) plays a critical role in viral replication and maturation, thus can serve as the primary drug target. To understand the structural evolution of M-Pro, we have performed phylogenetic and Sequence Similarity Network analysis, that depicted divergence of Coronaviridae M-Pro in five clusters specific to viral hosts. This clustering was corroborated with the comparison of M-Pro structures. Furthermore, it has been observed that backbone and binding site conformations are conserved despite variation in some of the residues. These attributes can be exploited to repurpose available viral protease inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 M-Pro. In agreement with this, we performed screening of similar to 7100 molecules including active ingredients present in the Ayurvedic anti-tussive medicines, anti-viral phytochemicals and synthetic anti-virals against SARS-CoV-2 M-Pro as the primary target. We identified several natural molecules like delta-viniferin, myricitrin, taiwanhomoflavone A, lactucopicrin 15-oxalate, nympholide A, afzelin, biorobin, hesperidin and phyllaemblicin B that strongly binds to SARS-CoV-2 M-Pro. Intrestingly, these molecules also showed strong binding with other potential targets of SARS-CoV-2 infection like viral receptor human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE-2) and RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). We anticipate that our approach for identification of multi-target-directed ligand will provide new avenues for drug discovery against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma

10aCoronavirus10aCOVID-1910ahACE-210aMPro10amulti-target-directed ligand10aprotease inhibitor10aRdRp10aSARS-CoV-2 virus1 aJoshi, Rakesh, S.1 aJagdale, Shounak, S.1 aBansode, Sneha, B.1 aShankar, Shiva1 aTellis, Meenakshi, B.1 aPandya, Vaibhav, Kumar1 aChugh, Anita1 aGiri, Ashok, P.1 aKulkarni, Mahesh, J. uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/discovery-potential-multi-target-directed-ligands-targeting-host-specific-sars-cov-2