Disulfiram is a potent inhibitor of proteases of the caspase family

Chemical Research in Toxicology
C S NobelA F Slater

Abstract

We have recently shown that dithiocarbamate (DC) disulfides inhibit proteolytic processing of the caspase-3 proenzyme in Jurkat T lymphocytes treated with anti-CD95 (Fas/APO-1) antibody. Because the processing can be accomplished by caspase activity, we investigated the effect of DC disulfides, such as disulfiram (DSF), on active caspases. DSF showed a dose-dependent inhibition was prevented by including dithiothreitol (DTT) in the reaction buffer, thiol-disulfide exchange between inhibitor and target is suggested. Direct interaction of DSF with caspases was confirmed by its inhibition of the purified Ac-DEVD-AMC cleaving protease, caspase-3 (CPP32/apopain). An apparent rate constant (K(app)) for this inhibition was estimated to be 0.45 x 10(3)M(-1)s(-1). DSF was also observed to inhibit the purified Ac-YVAD-AMC cleaving enzyme, caspase-1 (interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme, ICE), with a K(app) of 2.2 x 10(3) M(-1)s(-1). In this case protein mixed disulfide formation between DSF and caspase-1 was directly demonstrated using 35S-labeled DSF. The physiological disulfide GSSG was also observed to influence the activity of caspases. A glutathione buffer (5 mM) with a GSH:GSSG ratio of 9:1 decreased the Ac-DEVD-AMC cleaving activi...Continue Reading

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