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Ghaddhab C, Vuissoz JM, Deladoëy J. From Bioinactive ACTH to ACTH Antagonist: The Clinical Perspective. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2017; 8:17. [PMID: 28228747 PMCID: PMC5296294 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is a pituitary hormone derived from a larger peptide, the proopiomelanocortin (POMC), as are the MSHs (α-MSH, β-MSH, and γ-MSH) and the β-LPH-related polypeptides (Figure 1A). ACTH drives adrenal steroidogenesis and growth of the adrenal gland. ACTH is a 39 amino acid polypeptide that binds and activates its cognate receptor [melanocortin receptor 2 (MC2R)] through the two regions H6F7R8W9 and K15K16R17R18P19. Most POMC-derived polypeptides contain the H6F7R8W9 sequence that is conserved through evolution. This explains the difficulties in developing selective agonists or antagonists to the MCRs. In this review, we will discuss the clinical aspects of the role of ACTH in physiology and disease, and potential clinical use of selective ACTH antagonists.
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- Chiraz Ghaddhab
- Endocrinology Service and Research Center, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University Children’s Hospital Basel (UKBB), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Endocrinology Service and Research Center, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Johnny Deladoëy,
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van der Kolk JH, Fouché N, Gross JJ, Gerber V, Bruckmaier RM. A comparison between the equine and bovine hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical axis. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2016; 56 Suppl:S101-11. [PMID: 27345307 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2016.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In this review, we address the function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis with special emphasis on the comparison between the bovine and equine species. The pars intermedia of the pituitary gland is particularly well developed in horses and cattle. However, its function is not well appreciated in cattle yet. The Wulzen's cone of the adenohypophysis is a special feature of ruminants. Total basal cortisol concentration is much higher in horses than that in cows with similar free cortisol fractions. Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) concentrations in equine pituitary venous blood are lower compared with other species, whereas plasma ACTH concentrations in cows are higher than those in horses. A CRF challenge test induced a more pronounced cortisol response in horses compared with cattle, whereas regarding ACTH challenge testing, the opposite seems true. Based on data from literature, the bovine species is characterized by relatively high basal blood CRF and ACTH and low cortisol and glucose concentrations. Obviously, further lowering of blood cortisol in cattle is easily prevented by the high sensitivity to ACTH, and as a consequence, subsequent increased gluconeogenesis prevents imminent hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is less likely in horses given their high muscle glycogen content and their relatively high cortisol concentration. When assessing HPA axis reactivity, response patterns to exogenous ACTH or CRH might be used as a reliable indicator of animal welfare status in cows and horses, respectively, although it is emphasized that considerable caution should be exercised in using measures of HPA activity solely to assess animal welfare.
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- J H van der Kolk
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Swiss Institute for Equine Medicine (ISME), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern and Agroscope, Bern 3012, Switzerland.
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Swiss Institute for Equine Medicine (ISME), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern and Agroscope, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Swiss Institute for Equine Medicine (ISME), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern and Agroscope, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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Stolz MB, Fauchère JL. Synthesis and Steroidogenic Activity of Covalently Dimerized Corticotropin (ACTH) Fragments. Helv Chim Acta 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.19880710606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Daffix I, Amblard M, Bergé G, Dodey P, Pruneau D, Paquet JL, Fouchet C, Franck RM, Defrêne E, Luccarini JM, Bélichard P, Martinez J. Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of dimer derivatives of the bradykinin receptor antagonist HOE-140. THE JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE RESEARCH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PEPTIDE SOCIETY 1998; 52:1-14. [PMID: 9716245 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1998.tb00646.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of dimer derivatives of the C-terminal fragments of the potent bradykinin antagonist HOE-140, linked through their N-termini, were performed. The influence of peptide moiety length was studied using the succinyl moiety as a linker. Our attention focused on the dimer of the C-terminal tetrapeptide of HOE-140 (compound JMV 980), which displayed some inhibiting activity (IC50 = 247 nM) for bradykinin B2 receptors. Unexpectedly, it was orally active in inhibiting bradykinin-induced hypotension in the rat. Based on this tetrapeptide dimer model, we synthesized pseudotetrapeptide dimer bradykinin antagonists 29 and 33, which exhibited high affinity (Ki = 76 and 61 nM, respectively) for the human cloned B2 receptor. In addition, compound 29 inhibited bradykinin-induced contraction of the human umbilical vein giving a pKB value of 6.45. Compounds 29 and 33 were selective toward B2 receptors because they did not bind to the cloned human B1 receptor up to 10 microM.
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- I Daffix
- Laboratoire des Aminoacides Peptides et Protéines, UMR CNRS 5810, Université de Montpellier I, Faculté de Pharmacie, France
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Halazy S, Perez M, Fourrier C, Pallard I, Pauwels PJ, Palmier C, John GW, Valentin JP, Bonnafous R, Martinez J. Serotonin dimers: application of the bivalent ligand approach to the design of new potent and selective 5-HT(1B/1D) agonists. J Med Chem 1996; 39:4920-7. [PMID: 8960551 DOI: 10.1021/jm960552l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A series of serotonin dimers of formula 4 in which two serotonin moeities are linked together through their 5-hydroxyl residue has been prepared and evaluated as 5-HT(1B/1D) receptor agonists. Binding experiments at cloned human 5-HT(1B), 5-HT(1D), and 5-HT(1A) receptors show that all of these dimers are very potent ligands at 5-HT(1B/1D) receptors with increased binding selectivity vs the 5-HT(1A) receptor when compared to serotonin. Studies of inhibition of the forskolin-stimulated c-AMP formation mediated by the human 5-HT(1B) receptor (formerly the 5-HT(1Dbeta) receptor) demonstrate that all of these serotonin dimers behave as full agonists. Among them, the piperazide derivatives of bis-serotonin, 4g,j, were also identified as very potent agonists in contracting the New Zealand white rabbit saphenous vein (pD2 = 7.6 in each case compared to 5.8 for sumatriptan). Results analysis supports the hypothesis that the important increase in potency of the serotonin dimers can be attributed to the presence of two serotonin pharmacophores in the same molecule, while the enhanced selectivity for 5-HT(1B/1D) receptor subtypes may be due to the position of the spacer attachment to serotonin.
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- S Halazy
- Medicinal Chemistry Division, Centre de Recherche Pierre Fabre, Castres, France
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Buono RA, Kucharczyk N, Neuenschwander M, Kemmink J, Hwang LY, Fauchère JL, Venanzi CA. Synthesis and conformational analysis by 1H NMR and restrained molecular dynamics simulations of the cyclic decapeptide [Ser-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly]. J Comput Aided Mol Des 1996; 10:213-32. [PMID: 8808738 DOI: 10.1007/bf00355044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The design of enzyme mimics with therapeutic and industrial applications has interested both experimental and computational chemists for several decades. Recent advances in the computational methodology of restrained molecular dynamics, used in conjunction with data obtained from two-dimensional 1H NMR spectroscopy, make it a promising method to study peptide and protein structure and function. Several issues, however, need to be addressed in order to assess the validity of this method for its explanatory and predictive value. Among the issues addressed in this study are: the accuracy and generizability of the GROMOS peptide molecular mechanics force field; the effect of inclusion of solvent on the simulations; and the effect of different types of restraining algorithms on the computational results. The decapeptide Ser-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly, which corresponds to the sequence of ACTH1-10, has been synthesized, cyclized, and studied by two-dimensional 1H NMR spectroscopy. Restrained molecular dynamics (RMD) and time-averaged restrained molecular dynamics (TARMD) simulations were carried out on four different distance-geometry starting structures in order to determine and contrast the behavior of cyclic ACTH1-10 in vacuum and in solution. For the RMD simulations, the structures did not fit the NOE data well, even at high values of the restraining potential. The TARMD simulation method, however, was able to give structures that fit the NOE data at high values of the restraining potential. In both cases, inclusion of explicit solvent molecules in the simulation had little effect on the quality of the fit, although it was found to dampen the motion of the cyclic peptide. For both simulation techniques, the number and size of the NOE violations increased as the restraining potential approached zero. This is due, presumably, to inadequacies in the force field. Additional TARMD vacuum-phase simulations, run with a larger memory length or with a larger sampling size (16 additional distance-geometry structures), yielded no significantly different results. The computed data were then analyzed to help explain the sparse NOE data and poor chymotryptic activity of the cyclic peptide. Cyclic ACTH1-10, which contains the functional moieties of the catalytic triad of chymotrypsin, was evaluated as a potential mimic of chymotrypsin by measurement of the rate of hydrolysis of esters of L- and D-phenylalanine. The poor rate of hydrolysis is attributed to the flexibility of the decapeptide, the motion of the side chains, which result in the absence of long-range NOEs, the small size of the macrocycle relative to that of the substrate, and the inappropriate orientation of the Gly, His, and Ser residues. The results demonstrate the utility of this method in computer-aided molecular design of cyclic peptides and suggest structural modifications for future work based on a larger and more rigid peptide framework.
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- R A Buono
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark 07102, USA
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Cheronis JC, Whalley ET, Blodgett JK. Bradykinin antagonists: synthesis and in vitro activity of bissuccinimidoalkane peptide dimers. AGENTS AND ACTIONS. SUPPLEMENTS 1992; 38 ( Pt 1):551-8. [PMID: 1466296 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-7321-5_67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A systematic study on dimerization of the bradykinin (BK) antagonist D-Arg0-Arg1-Pro2-Hyp3-Gly4-Phe5-Ser6-D-Phe 7-Leu8-Arg9 has been performed. Several of the dimeric BK antagonists displayed remarkable activities and long durations of action. Rank order of antagonist potency as a function of dimerization position is as follows: rat uterus 6 > 5 > 0 > 2 > 1 > 3 >> 4,7,8,9; guinea pig ileum 6 > 5 > 3 > 2 > 1 > 0 >> 4,7,8,9. These results suggest that the development of BK antagonists of significant therapeutic potential may be possible using a dimerization strategy that can overcome the heretofore limiting problems of potency and in vivo duration of action.
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Lin C, Sarath G, Frank JA, Krueger RJ. Bivalent ACTH antagonists: influence of peptide and spacer components on potency enhancement. Biochem Pharmacol 1991; 41:789-95. [PMID: 1847814 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(91)90082-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The antagonist potency of a series of bivalent adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) peptides was examined using suspensions of inner zone rat adrenocortical cells. Bivalent antagonists were prepared by bis(maleimide) covalent cross-linking of carboxyl terminal cysteine sulfhydryl groups of synthetic ACTH peptides, Cys25 ACTH(7-25) and Cys39 ACTH(7-39). Antagonist potency enhancement was defined by shifts in ACTH(1-39) concentration-steroidogenic response curves relative to monovalent antagonist analogs. The EC50 values measured in the presence of 0.5 microM monovalent antagonist were 110 +/- 28 pM for Cys25 ACTH(7-25)-S-N-ethylsuccinimide and 44 +/- 9 pM for Cys39 ACTH(7-39)-S-N-ethylsuccinimide. Some bivalent ACTH antagonists displayed much greater antagonist potency than their monovalent analogs, which supports the findings of Stolz and Fauchere (Helv Chim Acta 71: 1421-1428, 1988). The level of potency enhancement, however, was found to be dependent upon the spacer used to link receptor binding domains and the length of the ACTH peptide used in bivalent antagonist synthesis. The most potent inhibitor, bis(Cys25 ACTH(7-25)-S-succinimidopropionyl)2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediamine, was 28 times more potent than its monovalent analog, Cys25 ACTH(7-25)-S-N-ethylsuccinimide. However, a bivalent Cys25 ACTH(7-25) peptide containing two bis(succinimidopropionyl)2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediamine spacers that had been linked end-to-end via dithioerythritol showed no potency enhancement. Cys25 ACTH(7-25) based peptides containing one receptor binding domain and having the structure peptide-spacer-cysteine displayed no enhancement in antagonist potency. Bivalent Cys39 ACTH(7-39) linked by bis(succinimidopropionyl)2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediamine spacer exhibited only 4-fold enhancement in antagonist potency relative to Cys39 ACTH(7-39)-S-N-ethylsuccinimide. We therefore conclude that the potency enhancement observed with bivalent ACTH peptides: (1) is optimal with spacers less than approximately 40 A in length, (2) is not due to direct interactions between the spacer and cell surface, and (3) is dependent on the length of the ACTH peptide component. In addition, these results indicate that electrostatic interaction between bivalent ACTH peptides and plasma membrane lipids does not adequately account for the potency enhancements observed.
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- C Lin
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 68585-0718
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de Gasparo M, Whitebread S, Kamber B, Criscione L, Thomann H, Riniker B, Andreatta R. Effect of covalent dimer conjugates of angiotensin II on receptor affinity and activity in vitro. JOURNAL OF RECEPTOR RESEARCH 1991; 11:247-57. [PMID: 1886081 DOI: 10.3109/10799899109066404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Angiotensin II [1-8 or 2-8] analogues and [4-8] fragments were dimerized through the amino- or carboxy-terminal groups in order to try to increase their potency as reported for other hormones. The binding affinity to the angiotensin II receptor subtypes A (A IIA) and B (A IIB) was tested and compared to the potency in rabbit aortic ring. The [2-8] dimers coupled through the N-terminus show no significant change in potency in aortic ring. The [4-8] fragments coupled through the N-terminus are inactive in the ring. They have however a significantly increased affinity for the A IIA receptor, the specific function of which has not yet been reported. When angiotensin II analogues or fragments are coupled through the C-terminus, there was a significant drop in affinity and potency, confirming the importance of the free carboxyl group in position 8 for binding and activity. It is concluded that binding to the A IIB receptor correlates well with the effectiveness in aortic ring. However, in contrast to the beneficial effect reported for a large number of other hormones, dimerization of angiotensin II or its fragments is not accompanied by an increased biological activity in aortic ring.
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- M de Gasparo
- Research Department, Ciba-Geigy Limited, Basle, Switzerland
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Feuilloley M, Stolz MB, Delarue C, Fauchère JL, Vaudry H. Structure-activity relationships of monomeric and dimeric synthetic ACTH fragments in perifused frog adrenal slices. JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY 1990; 35:583-92. [PMID: 2162451 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(90)90202-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The effect of synthetic monomeric and dimeric ACTH fragments on spontaneous and ACTH(1-39)-evoked steroidogenesis in frog interrenal tissue was studied in vitro. Infusion of ACTH fragment 11-24 (10(-6) M) or its dimeric conjugates, attached either by their N-terminal, Glu(11-24)2, or their C-terminal amino acid, (11-24)2Lys, had no effect on the spontaneous release of corticosteroids. The monomer ACTH(11-24) and the dimer Glu(11-24)2 were also totally devoid of effect on the steroidogenic response to ACTH(1-39) (10(-9)M). In contrast, the (11-24)2Lys conjugate (10(-6)M) significantly decreased ACTH-induced stimulation of corticosterone and aldosterone (-63 and -62%, respectively). The dimeric conjugate of the fragment ACTH(7-24), linked through the C-terminal ends, (7-24)2Lys (10(-6)M), was also completely devoid of effect on basal steroidogenesis but caused a marked decrease of ACTH-evoked corticosterone and aldosterone release (-72 and -80%, respectively). Conversely, infusion of the dimer (1-24)2Lys gave rise to a dose-related stimulation of corticosterone and aldosterone release. The time-course of the steroidogenic response to the dimer was similar to that of ACTH(1-24). The 1-24 conjugate was 70 times less potent than the monomers ACTH(1-24) and ACTH(1-39). These results suggest that amphibian adrenocortical cells contain only one class of ACTH receptor which recognizes the 11-24 domain of ACTH with an affinity which depends on the presence of a strong potentiator segment, located at the N-terminus end of ACTH(1-39). Since the ACTH-dimers are thought to induce cross-linking of the receptors, our results suggest that aggregation of ACTH receptors causes a down-regulation of the receptors.
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- M Feuilloley
- CNRS URA 650, Unité Affiliée à l'INSERM, Université de Rouen, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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Stolz MB, Capponi AM, Sargent DF, Vallotton MB, Fauchère JL. Interaction of adrenal cell membrane receptors with dimers of corticotropin fragments and with poly-L-lysine. JOURNAL OF RECEPTOR RESEARCH 1990; 10:191-203. [PMID: 2175813 DOI: 10.3109/10799899009064665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Polycationic peptides are demonstrated to interact with the membrane receptors of the adrenal cell as judged from their effect on steroidogenesis. The corticotropin fragments ACTH7-24 and ACTH11-24, when covalently dimerized at their C-termini, strongly antagonize both corticotropin- and angiotensin II -induced steroidogenesis, while dimerized ACTH1-24 behaves as a mixed agonist/antagonist. A quantitative analysis of the antagonistic potencies shows that the measured effects are consistent with the prediction that electrostatically controlled accumulation of the charged ligand at the cell surface is an important factor in the overall ligand/receptor interaction. Similar antagonizing effects of poly-L-lysine provide further support for this hypothesis.
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- M B Stolz
- Institute of Biotechnology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
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Shimohigashi Y, Kodama H, Costa T, Lutz RA, Chen HC, Rodbard D. Binding characteristics of a series of dimeric tripeptide enkephalins for delta opiate receptors in rat brain and NG108-15 cells. J Mol Recognit 1989; 2:127-31. [PMID: 2561530 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.300020305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The N-terminal tripeptide enkephalin analogue, Tyr-D-Ala-Gly, was dimerized at the C-terminus systematically with a series of alpha,omega-diaminoalkanes, NH2-(CH2)n-NH2 (n = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22). The binding affinities of dimers for delta opiate receptors in rat brain were evaluated and compared with those for delta receptors in NG108-15 cells. Although the monomeric tripeptide amide was almost inactive, dimers showed a dramatic increase in binding affinity (8-900 times). The enhancement of affinity was apparently related to the number of methylene chains in the crosslinking spacer moiety, and it was maximal at n = 14-18 in the rat brain. In NG cells the activity increased progressively from n = 2 to n = 22 without reaching any apparent peak. These results suggest that delta receptors in rat brain and NG cells may have slight structural differences.
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- Y Shimohigashi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Higuchi Y, Takano Y, Shimazaki H, Shimohigashi Y, Kodama H, Matsumoto H, Sakaguchi K, Nonaka S, Saito R, Waki M. Dimeric substance P analogue shows a highly potent activity of the in vivo salivary secretion in the rat. Eur J Pharmacol 1989; 160:413-6. [PMID: 2469594 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(89)90099-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We have synthesized a dimeric analogue of substance P (SP) COOH-terminal nonapeptide fragment (D-SP-(3-11] and examined the in vivo and in vitro biological activities in the submaxillary gland of the rat. The dimer elicited an enhanced biological response as compared with receptor binding, showing 2.4-fold more potent receptor affinity than its monomer and 75-fold more potent in vivo salivary secretion activity.
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- Y Higuchi
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Japan
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Vallotton MB. The post-receptor era or the receptor and beyond. JOURNAL OF RECEPTOR RESEARCH 1988; 8:1-6. [PMID: 2898528 DOI: 10.3109/10799898809048974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- M B Vallotton
- Division of Endocrinology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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