TY - JOUR
T1 - Structural basis for selective inhibition of cyciooxygenase-2 by anti-inflammatory agents
AU - Kurumbail, Ravi G.
AU - Stevens, Anna M.
AU - Gierse, James K.
AU - McDonald, Joseph J.
AU - Stegeman, Roderick A.
AU - Pak, Jina Y.
AU - Gildehaus, Daniel
AU - Miyashiro, Julie M.
AU - Penning, Thomas D.
AU - Seibert, Karen
AU - Isakson, Peter C.
AU - Stallings, William C.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - PROSTAGLANDINS and glucocorticoids are potent mediators of inflammation. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) exert their effects by inhibition of prostaglandin production. The pharmacological target of NSAIDs is cyclooxygenase (COX, also known as PGH synthase), which catalyses the first committed step in arachidonic-acid metabolism1,2. Two isoforms of the membrane protein COX are known3: COX-1, which is constitutively expressed in most tissues, is responsible for the physiological production of prostaglandins4; and COX-2, which is induced by cytokines, mitogens and endotoxins in inflammatory cells5, is responsible for the elevated production of prostaglandins during inflammation6,7. The structure of ovine COX-1 complexed with several NSAIDs has been determined8-10. Here we report the structures of unliganded marine COX-2 and complexes with flurbiprofen, indomethacin and SC-558, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, determined at 3.0 to 2.5 Å resolution. These structures explain the structural basis for the selective inhibition of COX-2, and demonstrate some of the conformational changes associated with time-dependent inhibition.
AB - PROSTAGLANDINS and glucocorticoids are potent mediators of inflammation. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) exert their effects by inhibition of prostaglandin production. The pharmacological target of NSAIDs is cyclooxygenase (COX, also known as PGH synthase), which catalyses the first committed step in arachidonic-acid metabolism1,2. Two isoforms of the membrane protein COX are known3: COX-1, which is constitutively expressed in most tissues, is responsible for the physiological production of prostaglandins4; and COX-2, which is induced by cytokines, mitogens and endotoxins in inflammatory cells5, is responsible for the elevated production of prostaglandins during inflammation6,7. The structure of ovine COX-1 complexed with several NSAIDs has been determined8-10. Here we report the structures of unliganded marine COX-2 and complexes with flurbiprofen, indomethacin and SC-558, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, determined at 3.0 to 2.5 Å resolution. These structures explain the structural basis for the selective inhibition of COX-2, and demonstrate some of the conformational changes associated with time-dependent inhibition.
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U2 - 10.1038/384644a0
DO - 10.1038/384644a0
M3 - Article
C2 - 8967954
AN - SCOPUS:0030461132
SN - 0028-0836
VL - 384
SP - 644
EP - 648
JO - Nature
JF - Nature
IS - 6610
ER -