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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

Leuco Ethyl Violet as Self-Activating Prodrug Photocatalyst for In Vivo Amyloid-Selective Oxygenation.

Masahiro Furuta, Suguru Arii, Hiroki Umeda, Ryota Matsukawa, Katsuyuki Shizu, Hironori Kaji, Shigehiro A Kawashima, Yukiko Hori, Taisuke Tomita, Youhei Sohma and 2 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Proteolytic therapeutic modalities for amyloidoses: Insights into immunotherapy, PROTAC, and photo-oxygenation.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Masahiro FurutaGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Suguru AriiGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Hiroki UmedaGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Ryota MatsukawaGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Katsuyuki ShizuInstitute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan.
Hironori KajiInstitute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan.
Shigehiro A KawashimaGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Yukiko HoriGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Taisuke TomitaGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Youhei SohmaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 640-8156, Japan.
Harunobu MitsunumaGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Motomu KanaiGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1977-7648

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP19dm0107106Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP19dm0307030Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP22gm6410017Japan Science and Technology Corporation JPMJPR2279Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP16H06277(CoBiA)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP18K06653Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP19H01015Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP20H05840Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP20H05843Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP21H02602Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP21H02622Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP21K15220Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP22K05252Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP23H04909Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP23H05466JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists JP20J22142Research Center for Computational Science 21-IMS-C110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant aggregates of amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau protein (tau), called amyloid, are related to the etiology of Alzheimer disease (AD). Reducing amyloid levels in AD patients is a potentially effective approach to the treatment of AD. The selective degradation of amyloids via small molecule-catalyzed photooxygenation in vivo is a leading approach; however, moderate catalyst activity and the side effects of scalp injury are problematic in prior studies using AD model mice. Here, leuco ethyl violet (LEV) is identified as a highly active, amyloid-selective, and blood-brain barrier (BBB)-permeable photooxygenation catalyst that circumvents all of these problems. LEV is a redox-sensitive, self-activating prodrug catalyst; self-oxidation of LEV through a hydrogen atom transfer process under photoirradiation produces catalytically active ethyl violet (EV) in the presence of amyloid. LEV effectively oxygenates human Aβ and tau, suggesting the feasibility for applications in humans. Furthermore, a concept of using a hydrogen atom as a caging group of a reactive catalyst functional in vivo is postulated. The minimal size of the hydrogen caging group is especially useful for catalyst delivery to the brain through BBB.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseProdrugsAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierCatalysisDisease Models, AnimalHumansMicetau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesProdrugstau ProteinsAlzheimer diseaseamyloidethyl violetphotooxygenation catalystprodrug

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PMID38689504
PMCPMC11234409

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