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Billard E, Hébert TE, Chatenet D. EXPLORATION OF THE UROCONTRIN A SCAFFOLD YIELDS NEW UROTENSINERGIC SYSTEM ALLOSTERIC MODULATOR AND COMPETITIVE ANTAGONISTS. Biochem Pharmacol 2023; 211:115485. [PMID: 36889446 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
Abstract
The urotensinergic system, involved in the development and/or progression of numerous pathological conditions, is composed of one G protein-coupled receptor (UT) and two endogenous ligands known as urotensin II (UII) and urotensin II-related peptide (URP). These two structurally related hormones, which exert common and divergent effects, are thought to play specific biological roles. In recent years, we have characterized an analog termed urocontrin A (UCA), i.e. [Pep4]URP, which is capable of discriminating the effects of UII from URP. Such an action could allow the delineation of the respective functions of these two endogenous ligands. In an effort to define the molecular determinants involved in this behavior and to improve the pharmacological profile of UCA, we introduced modifications from urantide, considered for some time as a lead compound for the development of UT antagonists, into UCA and assessed the binding, contractile activity and G protein signaling of these newly developed compounds. Our results show that UCA and its derivatives exert probe-dependent effects on UT antagonism, and we have further identified [Pen2, Pep4]URP as a Gq biased ligand with an insurmountable antagonism in our aortic ring contraction assay.
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- Etienne Billard
- INRS - Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Groupe de Recherche en Ingénierie des Peptides et en Pharmacothérapie (GRIPP), Université du Québec, Ville de Laval, Québec H7V 1B7, Canada; Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A3, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A3, Canada
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- INRS - Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Groupe de Recherche en Ingénierie des Peptides et en Pharmacothérapie (GRIPP), Université du Québec, Ville de Laval, Québec H7V 1B7, Canada.
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Gravina AG, Dallio M, Romeo M, Pellegrino R, Stiuso P, Lama S, Grieco P, Merlino F, Panarese I, Marino FZ, Sangineto M, Romano M, Federico A. The urotensin-II receptor: A marker for staging and steroid outcome prediction in ulcerative colitis. Eur J Clin Invest 2023; 53:e13972. [PMID: 36807243 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Urotensin-II receptor- (UTR) related pathway exerts a key-role in promoting inflammation. The aim was to assess the relationship between UTR expression and clinical, endoscopic and biochemical severity of ulcerative colitis (UC), exploring its predictivity of intravenous (iv) steroid administration therapeutic outcome. METHODS One-hundred patients with first diagnosis of UC and 44 healthy subjects were enrolled. UTR expression was assessed by qPCR, Western Blot (WB) and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Clinical, endoscopic and histological activity of UC were evaluated by using Truelove and Witts (T&W) severity index, Mayo Endoscopic Score (MES), and Truelove and Richards Index (TRI). The partial and full Mayo scores (PMS and FMS) were assessed to stage the disease. RESULTS The UTR expression, resulted higher in the lesioned mucosa of UC patients in comparison to healthy subjects (p < .0001 all). Direct relationship between UTR (mRNA and protein) expression and disease severity assessment (T&W, PMS, MES and TRI) was highlighted (p < .0001 all). UTR expression resulted also higher in the 72 patients requiring iv steroids administration compared to those who underwent alternative medications, (p < .0001). The 32 steroid-non-responders showed an increased UTR expression (WB, IHC and qPCR from lesioned mucosa), compared to 40 steroid-responders (p: .0002, .0001, p < .0001 respectively). The predictive role of UTR expression (p < .05) on the negative iv steroids administration therapeutic outcome was highlighted and ROC curves identified the thresholds expressing the better predictive performance. CONCLUSIONS UTR represents a promising inflammatory marker related to clinical, endoscopic, and histological disease activity as well as a predictive marker of steroid administration therapeutic outcome in the UC context.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- University Center for Research and Treatment of Liver Diseases (C.U.R.E.), Liver Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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Merlino F, Billard É, Yousif AM, Di Maro S, Brancaccio D, Abate L, Carotenuto A, Bellavita R, d'Emmanuele di Villa Bianca R, Santicioli P, Marinelli L, Novellino E, Hébert TE, Lubell WD, Chatenet D, Grieco P. Functional Selectivity Revealed by N-Methylation Scanning of Human Urotensin II and Related Peptides. J Med Chem 2019; 62:1455-1467. [PMID: 30615452 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
In accordance with their common but also divergent physiological actions, human urotensin II (1) and urotensin II-related peptide (2) could stabilize specific urotensin II receptor (UTR) conformations, thereby activating different signaling pathways, a feature referred to as biased agonism or functional selectivity. Sequential N-methylation of the amides in the conserved core sequence of 1, 2, and fragment U-II4-11 (3) shed light on structural requirements involved in their functional selectivity. Thus, 18 N-methylated UTR ligands were synthesized and their biological profiles evaluated using in vitro competition binding assays, ex vivo rat aortic ring bioassays and BRET-based biosensor experiments. Biological activity diverged from that of the parent structures contingent on the location of amide methylation, indicating relevant hydrogen-bond interactions for the function of the endogenous peptides. Conformational analysis of selected N-methyl analogs indicated the importance of specific amide residues of 2 for the distinct pharmacology relative to 1 and 3.
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- Francesco Merlino
- Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples "Federico II" , via D. Montesano 49 , Naples 80131 , Italy
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Groupe de Recherche en Ingénierie des Peptides et en Pharmacothérapie (GRIPP) , Université du Québec , 531 Boulevard des Prairies , Ville de Laval , Québec H7V 1B7 , Canada
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples "Federico II" , via D. Montesano 49 , Naples 80131 , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples "Federico II" , via D. Montesano 49 , Naples 80131 , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples "Federico II" , via D. Montesano 49 , Naples 80131 , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples "Federico II" , via D. Montesano 49 , Naples 80131 , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples "Federico II" , via D. Montesano 49 , Naples 80131 , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples "Federico II" , via D. Montesano 49 , Naples 80131 , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology , Menarini Ricerche , via Rismondo 12/A , Florence 50131 , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples "Federico II" , via D. Montesano 49 , Naples 80131 , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples "Federico II" , via D. Montesano 49 , Naples 80131 , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics , McGill University , Montréal , Québec H3A 1A3 , Canada
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- Département de Chimie , Université de Montréal , C.P. 6128, Station Centre-ville , Montréal , Québec H3C 3J7 , Canada
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Groupe de Recherche en Ingénierie des Peptides et en Pharmacothérapie (GRIPP) , Université du Québec , 531 Boulevard des Prairies , Ville de Laval , Québec H7V 1B7 , Canada
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples "Federico II" , via D. Montesano 49 , Naples 80131 , Italy
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Billard E, Létourneau M, Hébert TE, Chatenet D. Insight into the role of urotensin II-related peptide tyrosine residue in UT activation. Biochem Pharmacol 2017; 144:100-107. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2017.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Pratesi A, Ginanneschi M, Lumini M, Papini AM, Novellino E, Brancaccio D, Carotenuto A. DOTA-Derivatives of Octreotide Dicarba-Analogs with High Affinity for Somatostatin sst 2,5 Receptors. Front Chem 2017; 5:8. [PMID: 28286746 PMCID: PMC5324734 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2017.00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
In vivo somatostatin receptor scintigraphy is a valuable method for the visualization of human endocrine tumors and their metastases. In fact, peptide ligands of somatostatin receptors (sst's) conjugated with chelating agents are in clinical use. We have recently developed octreotide dicarba-analogs, which show interesting binding profiles at sst's. In this context, it was mandatory to explore the possibility that our analogs could maintain their activity also upon conjugation with DOTA. In this paper, we report and discuss the synthesis, binding affinity and conformational preferences of three DOTA-conjugated dicarba-analogs of octreotide. Interestingly, two conjugated analogs exhibited nanomolar affinities on sst2 and sst5 somatostatin receptor subtypes.
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- Alessandro Pratesi
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff," University of Florence Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff," University of FlorenceFirenze, Italy; Interdepartmental Laboratory of Peptide & Protein Chemistry & Biology, University of FlorenceFirenze, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff," University of FlorenceFirenze, Italy; Interdepartmental Laboratory of Peptide & Protein Chemistry & Biology, University of FlorenceFirenze, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff," University of FlorenceFirenze, Italy; Interdepartmental Laboratory of Peptide & Protein Chemistry & Biology, University of FlorenceFirenze, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II" Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II" Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II" Naples, Italy
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Merlino F, Brancaccio D, Yousif AM, Piras L, Campiglia P, Gomez-Monterrey I, Santicioli P, Meini S, Maggi CA, Novellino E, Carotenuto A, Grieco P. Structure-Activity Study of the Peptides P5U and Urantide by the Development of Analogues Containing Uncoded Amino Acids at Position 9. ChemMedChem 2016; 11:1856-64. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201500607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Francesco Merlino
- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; via D. Montesano 49 80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; via D. Montesano 49 80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; via D. Montesano 49 80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; via D. Montesano 49 80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; 84084 Fisciano Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; via D. Montesano 49 80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology; Menarini Ricerche; via Rismondo 12A 50131 Florence Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology; Menarini Ricerche; via Rismondo 12A 50131 Florence Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology; Menarini Ricerche; via Rismondo 12A 50131 Florence Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; via D. Montesano 49 80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; via D. Montesano 49 80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; via D. Montesano 49 80131 Naples Italy
- Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca sui Peptidi Bioattivi (CIRPEB); University of Naples “Federico II” and DFM-Scarl; Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging-CNR; Via Mezzocannone 16 80134 Naples Italy
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Rossi E, Pirovano V, Negrato M, Abbiati G, Dell’Acqua M. Synthesis of constrained analogues of tryptophan. Beilstein J Org Chem 2015; 11:1997-2006. [PMID: 26664620 PMCID: PMC4661003 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.11.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
A Lewis acid-catalysed diastereoselective [4 + 2] cycloaddition of vinylindoles and methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate, leading to methyl 3-acetamido-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazole-3-carboxylate derivatives, is described. Treatment of the obtained cycloadducts under hydrolytic conditions results in the preparation of a small library of compounds bearing the free amino acid function at C-3 and pertaining to the class of constrained tryptophan analogues.
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- Elisabetta Rossi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Chimica Generale e Organica “A. Marchesini”, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Venezian, 21, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Chimica Generale e Organica “A. Marchesini”, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Venezian, 21, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Chimica Generale e Organica “A. Marchesini”, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Venezian, 21, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Chimica Generale e Organica “A. Marchesini”, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Venezian, 21, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Chimica Generale e Organica “A. Marchesini”, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Venezian, 21, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Dufour-Gallant J, Chatenet D, Lubell WD. De Novo Conception of Small Molecule Modulators Based on Endogenous Peptide Ligands: Pyrrolodiazepin-2-one γ-Turn Mimics That Differentially Modulate Urotensin II Receptor-Mediated Vasoconstriction ex Vivo. J Med Chem 2015; 58:4624-37. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Julien Dufour-Gallant
- Département
de Chimie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
- INRS—Institut
Armand-Frappier, Groupe de Recherche en Ingénierie des Peptides
et en Pharmacothérapie (GRIPP), Université du Québec, Ville de Laval, Québec H7V 1B7, Canada
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- INRS—Institut
Armand-Frappier, Groupe de Recherche en Ingénierie des Peptides
et en Pharmacothérapie (GRIPP), Université du Québec, Ville de Laval, Québec H7V 1B7, Canada
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- Département
de Chimie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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Brancaccio D, Merlino F, Limatola A, Yousif AM, Gomez-Monterrey I, Campiglia P, Novellino E, Grieco P, Carotenuto A. An investigation into the origin of the biased agonism associated with the urotensin II receptor activation. J Pept Sci 2015; 21:392-9. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.2740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Diego Brancaccio
- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples ‘Federico II’; I-80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples ‘Federico II’; I-80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples ‘Federico II’; I-80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples ‘Federico II’; I-80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; I-84084 Fisciano Salerno Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples ‘Federico II’; I-80131 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples ‘Federico II’; I-80131 Naples Italy
- CIRPEB: Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca sui Peptidi Bioattivi University of Naples ‘Federico II’, DFM-Scarl; Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging - CNR; 80134 Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples ‘Federico II’; I-80131 Naples Italy
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Carotenuto A, Auriemma L, Merlino F, Yousif AM, Marasco D, Limatola A, Campiglia P, Gomez-Monterrey I, Santicioli P, Meini S, Maggi CA, Novellino E, Grieco P. Lead Optimization of P5U and Urantide: Discovery of Novel Potent Ligands at the Urotensin-II Receptor. J Med Chem 2014; 57:5965-74. [DOI: 10.1021/jm500218x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Alfonso Carotenuto
- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, I-80131 Naples, Italy
- CIRPEB:
Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca sui Peptidi Bioattivi , University of Naples “Federico II”, DFM-Scarl, Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging-CNR, 80134, Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, I-84084 Fisciano, Salerno Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacology, Menarini Ricerche, Via Rismondo 12/A, I-50131, Florence, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacology, Menarini Ricerche, Via Rismondo 12/A, I-50131, Florence, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacology, Menarini Ricerche, Via Rismondo 12/A, I-50131, Florence, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, I-80131 Naples, Italy
- CIRPEB:
Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca sui Peptidi Bioattivi , University of Naples “Federico II”, DFM-Scarl, Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging-CNR, 80134, Naples, Italy
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Brancaccio D, Limatola A, Campiglia P, Gomez-Monterrey I, Novellino E, Grieco P, Carotenuto A. Urantide Conformation and Interaction with the Urotensin-II Receptor. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2013; 347:185-92. [DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201300269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Revised: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Diego Brancaccio
- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; Fisciano Salerno Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; Naples Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples “Federico II”; Naples Italy
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Chatenet D, Folch B, Feytens D, Létourneau M, Tourwé D, Doucet N, Fournier A. Development and Pharmacological Characterization of Conformationally Constrained Urotensin II-Related Peptide Agonists. J Med Chem 2013; 56:9612-22. [DOI: 10.1021/jm401153j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- David Chatenet
- INRS-Institut
Armand-Frappier, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Université du Québec, Ville de Laval, Québec, QC H7V 1B7, Canada
- Laboratoire International
Associé Samuel de Champlain, INSERM-INRS-Université
de Rouen
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- INRS-Institut
Armand-Frappier, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Université du Québec, Ville de Laval, Québec, QC H7V 1B7, Canada
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- INRS-Institut
Armand-Frappier, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Université du Québec, Ville de Laval, Québec, QC H7V 1B7, Canada
- Laboratoire International
Associé Samuel de Champlain, INSERM-INRS-Université
de Rouen
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- INRS-Institut
Armand-Frappier, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Université du Québec, Ville de Laval, Québec, QC H7V 1B7, Canada
- Regroupement
Québécois de Recherche sur la Fonction, la Structure
et l’Ingénierie des Protéines, PROTEO, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- GRASP,
Groupe de Recherche Axé sur la Structure des Protéines, McGill University, Bellini Pavillion, Room 453, 3649 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montréal, QC H3G 0B1, Canada
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- INRS-Institut
Armand-Frappier, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Université du Québec, Ville de Laval, Québec, QC H7V 1B7, Canada
- Laboratoire International
Associé Samuel de Champlain, INSERM-INRS-Université
de Rouen
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