Investigating the effects of structural modification of alkyl triphenylphosphonium compounds on mitochondrial uncoupling and accumulation
Mitochondria are organelles present in eukaryotic cells that play a key role in regulating cells’ metabolic processes as well as cell death. The main function of mitochondria is to produce ATP, by oxidizing nutrients in a process called oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Besides this, mitochondria...
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ndltd-uiowa.edu-oai-ir.uiowa.edu-etd-84762019-11-09T09:30:45Z Investigating the effects of structural modification of alkyl triphenylphosphonium compounds on mitochondrial uncoupling and accumulation Kulkarni, Chaitanya Aniruddha Mitochondria are organelles present in eukaryotic cells that play a key role in regulating cells’ metabolic processes as well as cell death. The main function of mitochondria is to produce ATP, by oxidizing nutrients in a process called oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Besides this, mitochondria also play a critical role in calcium homeostasis, cell signaling, and apoptosis. Mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in a plethora of diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders as well as ageing and cancer. The triphenylphosphonium (TPP+) moiety has been used as a carrier to direct a wide variety of therapeutic and diagnostic cargo to mitochondria, in an effort to study and treat mitochondrial dysfunction. Studies in recent years show that TPP+ is not an inert carrier as previously thought. Many TPP+ conjugates have been shown to exert a negative effect on mitochondrial and cellular bioenergetics by decreasing the efficiency of OXPHOS. This phenomenon is called ‘mitochondrial uncoupling’. While mitochondrial uncoupling is undesirable for the TPP+ moiety to function as a carrier of cargo to mitochondria, controlled uncoupling has therapeutic applications in treatment of obesity and cancer. The extent of mitochondrial accumulation as well as potency of mitochondrial uncoupling caused by the TPP+ moiety increases with increasing length of the linker functionality in TPP+ conjugates. Most of the studies to date have focused on altering the linker length of the TPP+-linker-cargo conjugate to optimize the balance between safety and efficacy. However, very little is known about how structural modification of the TPP+ moiety itself affects mitochondrial uncoupling potency. Therefore, there is a need to understand the structure activity relationship (SAR) between modification of TPP+ structure and the effect of these structural changes on mitochondrial uncoupling and uptake. Towards this end, the first goal of this study was to understand the effect of modulating electron density on the phosphorus atom of TPP+ on the potency of uncoupling OXPHOS. Modifications to the TPP+ moiety included substitution of electron withdrawing and donating groups on the phenyl rings of TPP+, and replacing phenyl rings with bulkier napthyl rings. Modified TPP+ moieties were conjugated to five different linkers, which varied in length and lipophilicity, and the effect of these conjugates on mitochondrial bioenergetics was studied. The second goal of the study was to evaluate if the propensity of TPP+ to uncouple mitochondrial respiration can be modulated, independently of mitochondrial uptake. For this purpose, the uptake of modified TPP+-linker conjugates into isolated mitochondria and the uptake of fluorescently labeled modified TPP+-linker conjugates into mitochondria within whole cells was investigated. The ability of modified TPP+ to protect cells from oxidative stress by successfully delivering an anti-oxidant cargo to mitochondria within cells was also assessed. The results of these studies establish the first SAR for modulating TPP+ structure to either eliminate, optimize, or maximize uncoupling of mitochondrial OXPHOS, and led to identification of lead molecules for potential applications in the fields of mitochondrial delivery, anti-obesity therapy and anti-cancer therapy. 2017-08-01T07:00:00Z dissertation application/pdf https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6975 https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8476&context=etd Copyright © 2017 Chaitanya Aniruddha Kulkarni Theses and Dissertations eng University of IowaKerns, Robert J. Mitochondria OXPHOS SAR TPP Triphenylphosphonium Uncoupling Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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Mitochondria are organelles present in eukaryotic cells that play a key role in regulating cells’ metabolic processes as well as cell death. The main function of mitochondria is to produce ATP, by oxidizing nutrients in a process called oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Besides this, mitochondria also play a critical role in calcium homeostasis, cell signaling, and apoptosis. Mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in a plethora of diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders as well as ageing and cancer.
The triphenylphosphonium (TPP+) moiety has been used as a carrier to direct a wide variety of therapeutic and diagnostic cargo to mitochondria, in an effort to study and treat mitochondrial dysfunction. Studies in recent years show that TPP+ is not an inert carrier as previously thought. Many TPP+ conjugates have been shown to exert a negative effect on mitochondrial and cellular bioenergetics by decreasing the efficiency of OXPHOS. This phenomenon is called ‘mitochondrial uncoupling’. While mitochondrial uncoupling is undesirable for the TPP+ moiety to function as a carrier of cargo to mitochondria, controlled uncoupling has therapeutic applications in treatment of obesity and cancer.
The extent of mitochondrial accumulation as well as potency of mitochondrial uncoupling caused by the TPP+ moiety increases with increasing length of the linker functionality in TPP+ conjugates. Most of the studies to date have focused on altering the linker length of the TPP+-linker-cargo conjugate to optimize the balance between safety and efficacy. However, very little is known about how structural modification of the TPP+ moiety itself affects mitochondrial uncoupling potency. Therefore, there is a need to understand the structure activity relationship (SAR) between modification of TPP+ structure and the effect of these structural changes on mitochondrial uncoupling and uptake.
Towards this end, the first goal of this study was to understand the effect of modulating electron density on the phosphorus atom of TPP+ on the potency of uncoupling OXPHOS. Modifications to the TPP+ moiety included substitution of electron withdrawing and donating groups on the phenyl rings of TPP+, and replacing phenyl rings with bulkier napthyl rings. Modified TPP+ moieties were conjugated to five different linkers, which varied in length and lipophilicity, and the effect of these conjugates on mitochondrial bioenergetics was studied.
The second goal of the study was to evaluate if the propensity of TPP+ to uncouple mitochondrial respiration can be modulated, independently of mitochondrial uptake. For this purpose, the uptake of modified TPP+-linker conjugates into isolated mitochondria and the uptake of fluorescently labeled modified TPP+-linker conjugates into mitochondria within whole cells was investigated. The ability of modified TPP+ to protect cells from oxidative stress by successfully delivering an anti-oxidant cargo to mitochondria within cells was also assessed.
The results of these studies establish the first SAR for modulating TPP+ structure to either eliminate, optimize, or maximize uncoupling of mitochondrial OXPHOS, and led to identification of lead molecules for potential applications in the fields of mitochondrial delivery, anti-obesity therapy and anti-cancer therapy. |
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Investigating the effects of structural modification of alkyl triphenylphosphonium compounds on mitochondrial uncoupling and accumulation |
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Investigating the effects of structural modification of alkyl triphenylphosphonium compounds on mitochondrial uncoupling and accumulation |
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Investigating the effects of structural modification of alkyl triphenylphosphonium compounds on mitochondrial uncoupling and accumulation |
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investigating the effects of structural modification of alkyl triphenylphosphonium compounds on mitochondrial uncoupling and accumulation |
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