Publications by authors named "Kazuki Yonekubo"

CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) is generally recognized as a preferential marker for T helper 2 cells, and we have previously reported morpholine-derivative CCR4 antagonists, RS-1154 and RS-1269. Here, we investigate the pharmacological profiles of a novel pyrimidine-derivative CCR4 antagonist, 2-{4-[2-(diethylamino)ethoxy]phenyl}-N-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-amine (RS-1748), which showed potency to inhibit the bindings of [(125)I]CCL17 and [(35)S]GTPgammaS to human CCR4-expressing Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells with IC(50) values of 59.9 nM and 18.

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There is growing evidence that chemokines recruit leukocytes in allergic, inflammatory and immune responses. CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) is implicated as a preferential marker for T helper 2 cells, and the cells selectively respond to CC chemokine ligand 17 (CCL17) and CCL22. We searched for compounds having a profile as a CCR4 antagonist from an in-house library and have previously reported that 3-{2-[(2R)-2-phenyl-4-(4-pyridin-4-ylbenzyl)morpholin-2-yl]ethyl}quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (named RS-1154) was capable of significantly inhibiting the binding of [(125) I]CCL17 to human CCR4-expressing CHO cells.

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CC chemokine ligand 17 (CCL17/thymus and activation-regulated chemokine: TARC) and CCL22 (macrophage-derived chemokine: MDC) selectively bind to CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4). The CCR4 system is considered to be responsible for the pathology of allergic diseases such as atopic dermatitis. To find and develop potential medicines against allergic diseases, we screened an in-house library to search for compounds having a profile as a CCR4 antagonist.

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We investigated the effects of dexamethasone, cortisol and aldosterone on responses to nicotine and muscarine in guinea-pig isolated adrenal medullary cells. Nicotine-induced inward currents were reversibly inhibited by these steroids in a dose-dependent and non-competitive manner. These steroids inhibited an increase in [Ca2+](i) in response to nicotine but not muscarine.

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In voltage-clamped guinea-pig chromaffin cells, muscarine (50 microM) or caffeine (30 mM) produced a transient intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) increase, catecholamine release and an outward K(+) current mediated through Ca(2+) released from internal Ca(2+) stores at a holding potential of -40 mV. Caffeine followed by muscarine failed to evoke these responses, while muscarine followed by caffeine was effective in producing about 30% of [Ca(2+)](i) increase and catecholamine secretion. In cells dialyzed with inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)), caffeine failed to produce the [Ca(2+)](i) increase.

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