A Facile Method for Screening DPP IV Inhibitors in Living Cell System Based on Enzyme Activity Probe

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV), one of the most essential peptidase, is widely distributed in various organs and tissues of the human body, which affects protein stability by acting on peptide bonds at the end of peptide chains and is further involved in physiological processes such as cellular me...

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Main Authors: Shu-Mei Pan, Chun-Yu Xing, Hong-Wei Li, Rui-Min Wang, Xin-Yue Pu, Tie-Gang Wang, Dan-Dan Wang, Li-Wei Zou
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Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/jamc/1616740
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Chun-Yu Xing
Hong-Wei Li
Rui-Min Wang
Xin-Yue Pu
Tie-Gang Wang
Dan-Dan Wang
Li-Wei Zou
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Hong-Wei Li
Rui-Min Wang
Xin-Yue Pu
Tie-Gang Wang
Dan-Dan Wang
Li-Wei Zou
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description Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV), one of the most essential peptidase, is widely distributed in various organs and tissues of the human body, which affects protein stability by acting on peptide bonds at the end of peptide chains and is further involved in physiological processes such as cellular metabolism and signaling. Recent studies have shown that DPP IV is not only involved in normal physiological processes but also closely related to various pathological processes, making it an important target for the treatment of metabolic diseases. Deciphering the relevance of DPP IV to human diseases and screening the inhibitors of DPP IV requires reliable tools, which can sense the function of this key enzyme in complex biological samples. Therefore, we aimed to construct a simple and easy-to-use assay for human DPP IV activity in a living cell system to achieve highly sensitive and selective detection of DPP IV function and further screening for its inhibitors. An easy-to-use assay for DPP IV function at the cellular level with a specific fluorescence probe toward DPP IV using a fluorescence microplate reader was the first to be established. Then, the experimental conditions were systematically optimized in terms of cell density, concentrations of probe, and incubation time. After that, the efficacy of the positive DPP IV inhibitors was evaluated by utilizing the optimized easy-to-use assay. Overall, this easy-to-use assay exhibited good precision, robustness, high throughput, and reliability. In conclusion, a straightforward and user-friendly method has been developed for detecting DPP IV activity in live cells, enabling accurate assessment of DPP IV function and efficient screening of inhibitors. This method may hold significant implications for advancing understanding of the relationship between DPP IV and disease progression, early disease diagnosis, and personalized drug therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-b4a98e7edbdd4e099b2c7bc611941c942025-08-20T03:23:56ZengWileyJournal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry2090-88732025-01-01202510.1155/jamc/1616740A Facile Method for Screening DPP IV Inhibitors in Living Cell System Based on Enzyme Activity ProbeShu-Mei Pan0Chun-Yu Xing1Hong-Wei Li2Rui-Min Wang3Xin-Yue Pu4Tie-Gang Wang5Dan-Dan Wang6Li-Wei Zou7Collaborative Innovation Center of Tumor Marker Detection TechnologyCollaborative Innovation Center of Tumor Marker Detection TechnologySchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSchool of PharmacyCollaborative Innovation Center of Tumor Marker Detection TechnologyTangshan Boshide Medical Devices Co.,LtdCollaborative Innovation Center of Tumor Marker Detection TechnologyInstitute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine ResearchDipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV), one of the most essential peptidase, is widely distributed in various organs and tissues of the human body, which affects protein stability by acting on peptide bonds at the end of peptide chains and is further involved in physiological processes such as cellular metabolism and signaling. Recent studies have shown that DPP IV is not only involved in normal physiological processes but also closely related to various pathological processes, making it an important target for the treatment of metabolic diseases. Deciphering the relevance of DPP IV to human diseases and screening the inhibitors of DPP IV requires reliable tools, which can sense the function of this key enzyme in complex biological samples. Therefore, we aimed to construct a simple and easy-to-use assay for human DPP IV activity in a living cell system to achieve highly sensitive and selective detection of DPP IV function and further screening for its inhibitors. An easy-to-use assay for DPP IV function at the cellular level with a specific fluorescence probe toward DPP IV using a fluorescence microplate reader was the first to be established. Then, the experimental conditions were systematically optimized in terms of cell density, concentrations of probe, and incubation time. After that, the efficacy of the positive DPP IV inhibitors was evaluated by utilizing the optimized easy-to-use assay. Overall, this easy-to-use assay exhibited good precision, robustness, high throughput, and reliability. In conclusion, a straightforward and user-friendly method has been developed for detecting DPP IV activity in live cells, enabling accurate assessment of DPP IV function and efficient screening of inhibitors. This method may hold significant implications for advancing understanding of the relationship between DPP IV and disease progression, early disease diagnosis, and personalized drug therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/jamc/1616740
spellingShingle Shu-Mei Pan
Chun-Yu Xing
Hong-Wei Li
Rui-Min Wang
Xin-Yue Pu
Tie-Gang Wang
Dan-Dan Wang
Li-Wei Zou
A Facile Method for Screening DPP IV Inhibitors in Living Cell System Based on Enzyme Activity Probe
Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry
title A Facile Method for Screening DPP IV Inhibitors in Living Cell System Based on Enzyme Activity Probe
title_full A Facile Method for Screening DPP IV Inhibitors in Living Cell System Based on Enzyme Activity Probe
title_fullStr A Facile Method for Screening DPP IV Inhibitors in Living Cell System Based on Enzyme Activity Probe
title_full_unstemmed A Facile Method for Screening DPP IV Inhibitors in Living Cell System Based on Enzyme Activity Probe
title_short A Facile Method for Screening DPP IV Inhibitors in Living Cell System Based on Enzyme Activity Probe
title_sort facile method for screening dpp iv inhibitors in living cell system based on enzyme activity probe
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/jamc/1616740
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