Stimulation of adenylate cyclase by water-soluble analogues of forskolin

A Laurenza, Y Khandelwal, NJ De Souza, RH Rupp, H Metzger and KB Seamon

Analogues of forskolin that are more soluble in water than forskolin have been synthesized and tested for their ability to interact with adenylate cyclase. These analogues are esterified with various heterocyclic amino acids at the 6 beta-hydroxyl position of forskolin or at the 6 beta-hydroxyl or 7 beta-hydroxyl position of 7-desacetyl forskolin. Analogues were tested for their ability to activate rat brain adenylate cyclase, activate detergent-solubilized rat brain adenylate cyclase, increase cyclic AMP in intact S49 wild-type cells, and inhibit the binding of 3H-forskolin to rat brain membranes. Forskolin activated rat brain adenylate cyclase with an EC50 of 4 microM and increased cyclic AMP in intact S49 cells with an EC50 of 5 microM. Analogues esterified at the 7 beta-hydroxyl position had EC50 values that ranged from 4 microM to 15 microM for activating adenylate cyclase in membranes and solubilized preparations, and for increasing cyclic AMP in S49 cells. Analogues esterified at the 6 beta-hydroxyl position with no acyl group at the 7 beta-hydroxyl position were generally less potent than the corresponding 7-acyl analogues with EC50 values that ranged from 30 microM to 100 microM. Interestingly, the diacyl analogues of forskolin containing an acetate group at the 7 beta- hydroxyl position and esterified with heterocyclic amino acids at the 6 beta-hydroxyl position were very potent at stimulating adenylate cyclase, with EC50 values that ranged from 1 microM to 25 microM. The 7- acyl analogues and the 6,7-diacyl analogues inhibited the binding of 3H- forskolin to rat brain membranes with IC50 values that ranged from 20 microM to 70 microM, while the 6-acyl analogues had much higher IC50 values that ranged from 100 nM to 375 nM. Aqueous solutions of forskolin were also produced by dissolving forskolin in solutions of hydroxypropyl-gamma-cyclodextrin. These aqueous solutions of forskolin were equipotent with alcoholic solutions of forskolin in stimulating adenylate cyclase. In conclusion, water-soluble derivatives of forskolin may be useful for increasing cyclic AMP in broken cell preparations or in intact cell preparations where the presence of organic solvents, which are necessary to solubilize forskolin, are detrimental. Alternatively, aqueous solutions of forskolin can be produced by dissolving forskolin in solutions of hydroxypropyl-gamma- cyclodextrin.

Volume 32, Issue 1, pp. 133-139, 07/01/1987
Copyright © 1987 by American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

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