We examined the structural determinants of phomactin analogs to assess their efficacy as antagonist of PAF. Six analogs of phomactin were synthesized to determine their inhibitory effects on adhesion, superoxide release, leukotriene C4 (LTC4) synthesis and [3H]PAF binding in human eosinophils. Phomactin analogs inhibited both PAF- and IL-5-induced eosinophil adhesion. Analog A, which bears an alkene moiety between C-1 and C-14, a ketone at the C-2 position, and an alkyne moiety between C-3 and C-4, had the greatest anti-adhesive effect. Change of the alkene between C-1 and C-14 to an alkane (analog I) decreased the anti-adhesive effect by 2.5-4 fold, while substitution of ketone by hydroxyl (analog G) at the C-2 position caused an 11-fold decrease in the anti-adhesive effect. Substitution of the alkyne moiety between C-3 and C-4 by an alkene (B and E) or alkane (D) blocked completely the anti-adhesive effect. Analogs A and I completely blocked superoxide release from eosinophils caused by phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate or PAF and LTC4-release caused by fMLP plus cytochalasin B. Change of the alkyne moiety between C-3 and C-4 to an alkene (B and E) or alkane (D) blocked completely these inhibitory effects of phomactin. Analog A decreased the maximal binding of [3H]PAF binding to eosinophils without change of the apparent dissociation constant. We conclude that phomactin analogs are specific non-competitive PAF antagonists and have exceptional efficacy in inhibiting adhesion, metabolic activity and leukotriene secretion in human eosinophils. We further define the structural alterations in the phomactin molecule that regulate its inhibitory functions.
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