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Redkiewicz P, Dyniewicz J, Misicka A. Biphalin-A Potent Opioid Agonist-As a Panacea for Opioid System-Dependent Pathophysiological Diseases? Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11347. [PMID: 34768778 PMCID: PMC8582929 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Biphalin, one of the opioid agonists, is a dimeric analog of enkephalin with a high affinity for opioid receptors. Opioid receptors are widespread in the central nervous system and in peripheral neuronal and non-neuronal tissues. Hence, these receptors and their agonists, which play an important role in pain blocking, may also be involved in the regulation of other physiological functions. Biphalin was designed and synthesized in 1982 by Lipkowski as an analgesic peptide. Extensive further research in various laboratories on the antinociceptive effects of biphalin has shown its excellent properties. It has been demonstrated that biphalin exhibits an analgesic effect in acute, neuropathic, and chronic animal pain models, and is 1000 times more potent than morphine when administered intrathecally. In the course of the broad conducted research devoted primarily to the antinociceptive effect of this compound, it has been found that biphalin may also potentially participate in the regulation of other opioid system-dependent functions. Nearly 40 years of research on the properties of biphalin have shown that it may play a beneficial role as an antiviral, antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective agent, and may also affect many physiological functions. This integral review analyzes the literature on the multidirectional biological effects of biphalin and its potential in the treatment of many opioid system-dependent pathophysiological diseases.
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- Patrycja Redkiewicz
- Department of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, 02106 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, 02106 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, 02106 Warsaw, Poland;
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 02093 Warsaw, Poland
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Matalińska J, Lipiński PFJ, Kosson P, Kosińska K, Misicka A. In Vivo, In Vitro and In Silico Studies of the Hybrid Compound AA3266, an Opioid Agonist/NK1R Antagonist with Selective Cytotoxicity. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E7738. [PMID: 33086743 PMCID: PMC7588979 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
AA3266 is a hybrid compound consisting of opioid receptor agonist and neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) antagonist pharmacophores. It was designed with the desire to have an analgesic molecule with improved properties and auxiliary anticancer activity. Previously, the compound was found to exhibit high affinity for μ- and δ-opioid receptors, while moderate binding to NK1R. In the presented contribution, we report on a deeper investigation of this hybrid. In vivo, we have established that AA3266 has potent antinociceptive activity in acute pain model, comparable to that of morphine. Desirably, with prolonged administration, our hybrid induces less tolerance than morphine does. AA3266, contrary to morphine, does not cause development of constipation, which is one of the main undesirable effects of opioid use. In vitro, we have confirmed relatively strong cytotoxic activity on a few selected cancer cell lines, similar to or greater than that of a reference NK1R antagonist, aprepitant. Importantly, our compound affects normal cells to smaller extent what makes our compound more selective against cancer cells. In silico methods, including molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations and fragment molecular orbital calculations, have been used to investigate the interactions of AA3266 with MOR and NK1R. Insights from these will guide structural optimization of opioid/antitachykinin hybrid compounds.
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- Joanna Matalińska
- Department of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (K.K.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (K.K.); (A.M.)
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- Toxicology Research Laboratory, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (K.K.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (K.K.); (A.M.)
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Kropotova ES, Ivleva IS, Karpenko MN, Mosevitsky MI. Design of enkephalin modifications protected from brain extracellular peptidases providing long-term analgesia. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 28:115184. [PMID: 31740204 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.115184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The main obstacle to the use of many therapeutic peptides in practice is their rapid destruction by extracellular peptidases. Earlier we have found that active in the extracellular medium of mammalian brain exopeptidases are unable to break the bonds formed by β-alanine. We have designed several modified forms of opioid peptide enkephalin (Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met; Enk) with end βAla: ModEnk1 (βAla-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-βAla), ModEnk2 (βAla-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-NH2), ModEnk3 (βAla-Tyr-Gly-Phe-NH2). These modifications are much more stable than Enk in the suspension of isolated axonal endings (synaptosomes) that mimics the brain extracellular medium. ModEnk1-3 have been tested in standard "pain" experiment "tail flick" on rats using intranasal peptide administration. ModEnk1 and ModEnk2 (but not ModEnk3) have fully preserved pain-relieving properties of Enk, but their efficiency was maintained for much longer. Compared to ModEnk1, ModEnk2 is more stable and provides longer analgesia because it is less accessible for endopeptidases. They are potent non-toxic analgesics.
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- Ekaterina S Kropotova
- Division of Molecular and Radiation Biophysics, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B.P.Konstantinov of National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Gatchina 188300, Russia; Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
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- Pavlov's Department of Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, St. Petersburg 197376, Russia
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- Pavlov's Department of Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, St. Petersburg 197376, Russia
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- Division of Molecular and Radiation Biophysics, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B.P.Konstantinov of National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Gatchina 188300, Russia; Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia.
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Hruby VJ. Multivalent peptide and peptidomimetic ligands for the treatment of pain without toxicities and addiction. Peptides 2019; 116:63-67. [PMID: 31014958 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The current opioid crisis has created a tragic problem in medicine and society. Pain is the most ubiquitous and costly disease in society and yet all of our "treatments" have toxicities, especially for prolonged use. However, there are several alternatives that have been discovered in the past fifteen years that have been demonstrated in animals to have none of the toxicities of current drugs. Many of the compounds are multivalent and have novel biological activity profiles. Unfortunately, none of these have been in clinical trials in humans, perhaps because they were discovered in academic laboratories. A review of these novel chemicals are given in this paper.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Opioid/therapeutic use
- Animals
- Humans
- Ligands
- Opioid Peptides/chemistry
- Opioid Peptides/therapeutic use
- Pain/drug therapy
- Pain/pathology
- Pain Management
- Peptides/adverse effects
- Peptides/therapeutic use
- Peptidomimetics/adverse effects
- Peptidomimetics/therapeutic use
- Receptors, Opioid/chemistry
- Receptors, Opioid/therapeutic use
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/chemistry
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/genetics
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/chemistry
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/genetics
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Affiliation(s)
- Victor J Hruby
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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Hybrid compounds (also known as chimeras, designed multiple ligands, bivalent compounds) are chemical units where two active components, usually possessing affinity and selectivity for distinct molecular targets, are combined as a single chemical entity. The rationale for using a chimeric approach is well documented as such novel drugs are characterized by their enhanced enzymatic stability and biological activity. This allows their use at lower concentrations, increasing their safety profile, particularly when considering undesirable side effects. In the group of synthetic bivalent compounds, drugs combining pharmacophores having affinities toward opioid and neurokinin-1 receptors have been extensively studied as potential analgesic drugs. Indeed, substance P is known as a major endogenous modulator of nociception both in the peripheral and central nervous systems. Hence, synthetic peptide fragments showing either agonism or antagonism at neurokinin 1 receptor were both assigned with analgesic properties. However, even though preclinical studies designated neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists as promising analgesics, early clinical studies revealed a lack of efficacy in human. Nevertheless, their molecular combination with enkephalin/endomorphin fragments has been considered as a valuable approach to design putatively promising ligands for the treatment of pain. This paper is aimed at summarizing a 20-year journey to the development of potent analgesic hybrid compounds involving an opioid pharmacophore and devoid of unwanted side effects. Additionally, the legitimacy of considering neurokinin-1 receptor ligands in the design of chimeric drugs is discussed.
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Gadais C, Ballet S. The Neurokinins: Peptidomimetic Ligand Design and Therapeutic Applications. Curr Med Chem 2018; 27:1515-1561. [PMID: 30209994 DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666180913095918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The neurokinins are indisputably essential neurotransmitters in numerous pathoand physiological events. Being widely distributed in the Central Nervous System (CNS) and peripheral tissues, their discovery rapidly promoted them to drugs targets. As a necessity for molecular tools to understand the biological role of this class, endogenous peptides and their receptors prompted the scientific community to design ligands displaying either agonist and antagonist activity at the three main neurokinin receptors, called NK1, NK2 and NK3. Several strategies were implemented for this purpose. With a preference to small non-peptidic ligands, many research groups invested efforts in synthesizing and evaluating a wide range of scaffolds, but only the NK1 antagonist Aprepitant (EMENDT) and its prodrug Fosaprepitant (IVEMENDT) have been approved by the Food Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced and Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (CINV and PONV, respectively). While non-peptidic drugs showed limitations, especially in side effect control, peptidic and pseudopeptidic compounds progressively regained attention. Various strategies were implemented to modulate affinity, selectivity and activity of the newly designed ligands. Replacement of canonical amino acids, incorporation of conformational constraints, and fusion with non-peptidic moieties gave rise to families of ligands displaying individual or dual NK1, NK2 and NK3 antagonism, that ultimately were combined with non-neurokinin ligands (such as opioids) to target enhanced biological impact.
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- Charlène Gadais
- Research Group of Organic Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Group of Organic Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Starnowska J, Costante R, Guillemyn K, Popiolek-Barczyk K, Chung NN, Lemieux C, Keresztes A, Van Duppen J, Mollica A, Streicher J, Vanden Broeck J, Schiller PW, Tourwé D, Mika J, Ballet S, Przewlocka B. Analgesic Properties of Opioid/NK1 Multitarget Ligands with Distinct in Vitro Profiles in Naive and Chronic Constriction Injury Mice. ACS Chem Neurosci 2017; 8:2315-2324. [PMID: 28699350 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The lower efficacy of opioids in neuropathic pain may be due to the increased activity of pronociceptive systems such as substance P. We present evidence to support this hypothesis in this work from the spinal cord in a neuropathic pain model in mice. Biochemical analysis confirmed the elevated mRNA and protein level of pronociceptive substance P, the major endogenous ligand of the neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor, in the lumbar spinal cord of chronic constriction injury (CCI)-mice. To improve opioid efficacy in neuropathic pain, novel compounds containing opioid agonist and neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptor antagonist pharmacophores were designed. Structure-activity studies were performed on opioid agonist/NK1 receptor antagonist hybrid peptides by modification of the C-terminal amide substituents. All compounds were evaluated for their affinity and in vitro activity at the mu opioid (MOP) and delta opioid (DOP) receptors, and for their affinity and antagonist activity at the NK1 receptor. On the basis of their in vitro profiles, the analgesic properties of two new bifunctional hybrids were evaluated in naive and CCI-mice, representing models for acute and neuropathic pain, respectively. The compounds were administered to the spinal cord by lumbar puncture. In naive mice, the single pharmacophore opioid parent compounds provided better analgesic results, as compared to the hybrids (max 70% MPE), raising the acute pain threshold close to 100% MPE. On the other hand, the opioid parents gave poor analgesic effects under neuropathic pain conditions, while the best hybrid delivered robust (close to 100% MPE) and long lasting alleviation of both tactile and thermal hypersensitivity. The results presented emphasize the potential of opioid/NK1 hybrids in view of analgesia under nerve injury conditions.
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- Joanna Starnowska
- Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Pain Pharmacology, 31-343 Krakow, Poland
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- Research
Group of Organic Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels 1050, Belgium
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- Research
Group of Organic Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels 1050, Belgium
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Pain Pharmacology, 31-343 Krakow, Poland
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- Department
of Chemical Biology and Peptide Research, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Montreal, QC H2W
1R7, Canada
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- Department
of Chemical Biology and Peptide Research, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Montreal, QC H2W
1R7, Canada
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- Department
of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Animal
Physiology and Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department
of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Animal
Physiology and Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department
of Chemical Biology and Peptide Research, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Montreal, QC H2W
1R7, Canada
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- Research
Group of Organic Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels 1050, Belgium
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Pain Pharmacology, 31-343 Krakow, Poland
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- Research
Group of Organic Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels 1050, Belgium
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Pain Pharmacology, 31-343 Krakow, Poland
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Dyniewicz J, Lipiński PFJ, Kosson P, Leśniak A, Bochyńska-Czyż M, Muchowska A, Tourwé D, Ballet S, Misicka A, Lipkowski AW. Hydrazone Linker as a Useful Tool for Preparing Chimeric Peptide/Nonpeptide Bifunctional Compounds. ACS Med Chem Lett 2017; 8:73-77. [PMID: 28105278 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.6b00381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
The area of multitarget compounds, joining two pharmacophores within one molecule, is a vivid field of research in medicinal chemistry. Not only pharmacophoric elements are essential for the design and activity of such compounds, but the type and length of linkers used to connect them are also crucial. In the present contribution, we describe compound 1 in which a typical opioid peptide sequence is combined with a fragment characteristic for neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) antagonists through a hydrazone bridge. The compound has a high affinity for μ- and δ-opioid receptors (IC50= 12.7 and 74.0 nM, respectively) and a weak affinity for the NK1R. Molecular modeling and structural considerations explain the observed activities. In in vivo test, intrathecal and intravenous administrations of 1 exhibited a strong analgesic effect, which indicates potential BBB penetration. This letter brings an exemplary application of the hydrazone linker for fast, facile, and successful preparation of chimeric compounds.
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- Jolanta Dyniewicz
- Department
of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego Str., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego Str., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego Str., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego Str., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego Str., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego Str., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Research
Group of Organic Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Bio-engineering
Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Research
Group of Organic Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Bio-engineering
Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department
of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego Str., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego Str., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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BACKGROUND Monodrug therapy has been used with success to fight various pathologies. When one medicine fails, co-administration of two or more drugs at the same time may be successfully applied in the treatment of infections, hypertension, HIV and in many other fields. DISCUSSION This approach has some weakness related to the pharmacokinetic of the two different substances administered, side effects, possible drug-drug interaction. Bivalent ligand approach would maintain the strength of the multidrug therapy (synergistic effect, lower doses, and little side effects) and overcome the weakness of a co-administration. CONCLUSION In this review we have described the state-of-the-art of the multitarget approach for the control of pain. Several approaches adopted by different research groups and future perspectives have been discussed.
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Giri AK, Apostol CR, Wang Y, Forte BL, Largent-Milnes TM, Davis P, Rankin D, Molnar G, Olson KM, Porreca F, Vanderah TW, Hruby VJ. Discovery of Novel Multifunctional Ligands with μ/δ Opioid Agonist/Neurokinin-1 (NK1) Antagonist Activities for the Treatment of Pain. J Med Chem 2015; 58:8573-83. [PMID: 26465170 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Multifunctional ligands with agonist bioactivities at μ/δ opioid receptors (MOR/DOR) and antagonist bioactivity at the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) have been designed and synthesized. These peptide-based ligands are anticipated to produce better biological profiles (e.g., higher analgesic effect with significantly less adverse side effects) compared to those of existing drugs and to deliver better synergistic effects than coadministration of a mixture of multiple drugs. A systematic structure-activity relationship (SAR) study has been conducted to find multifunctional ligands with desired activities at three receptors. It has been found that introduction of Dmt (2,6-dimethyl-tyrosine) at the first position and NMePhe at the fourth position (ligand 3: H-Dmt-d-Ala-Gly-NMePhe-Pro-Leu-Trp-NH-Bn(3',5'-(CF3)2)) displays binding as well as functional selectivity for MOR over DOR while maintaining efficacy, potency, and antagonist activity at the NK1R. Dmt at the first position with Phe(4-F) at the fourth position (ligand 5: H-Dmt-d-Ala-Gly-Phe(4-F)-Pro-Leu-Trp-NH-Bn(3',5'-(CF3)2)) exhibits balanced binding affinities at MOR and DOR though it has higher agonist activity at DOR over MOR. This study has led to the discovery of several novel ligands including 3 and 5 with excellent in vitro biological activity profiles. Metabolic stability studies in rat plasma with ligands 3, 5, and 7 (H-Tyr-d-Ala-Gly-Phe(4-F)-Pro-Leu-Trp-NH-Bn(3',5'-(CF3)2)) showed that their stability depends on modifications at the first and fourth positions (3: T1/2 > 24 h; 5: T1/2 ≈ 6 h; 7: T1/2 > 2 h). Preliminary in vivo studies with these two ligands have shown promising antinociceptive activity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aswini Kumar Giri
- Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona , 1306 E. University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona , 1306 E. University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona , 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona , 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona , 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona , 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona , 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona , 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona , 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona , 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona , 1306 E. University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Guillemyn K, Kleczkowska P, Lesniak A, Dyniewicz J, Van der Poorten O, Van den Eynde I, Keresztes A, Varga E, Lai J, Porreca F, Chung NN, Lemieux C, Mika J, Rojewska E, Makuch W, Van Duppen J, Przewlocka B, Vanden Broeck J, Lipkowski AW, Schiller PW, Tourwé D, Ballet S. Synthesis and biological evaluation of compact, conformationally constrained bifunctional opioid agonist - neurokinin-1 antagonist peptidomimetics. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 92:64-77. [PMID: 25544687 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Revised: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
A reported mixed opioid agonist - neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1R) antagonist 4 (Dmt-D-Arg-Aba-Gly-(3',5'-(CF3)2)NMe-benzyl) was modified to identify important features in both pharmacophores. The new dual ligands were tested in vitro and subsequently two compounds (lead structure 4 and one of the new analogues 22, Dmt-D-Arg-Aba-β-Ala-NMe-Bn) were selected for in vivo behavioural assays, which were conducted in acute (tail-flick) and neuropathic pain models (cold plate and von Frey) in rats. Compared to the parent opioid compound 33 (without NK1R pharmacophore), hybrid 22 was more active in the neuropathic pain models. Attenuation of neuropathic pain emerged from NK1R antagonism as demonstrated by the pure NK1R antagonist 6. Surprisingly, despite a lower in vitro activity at NK1R in comparison with 4, compound 22 was more active in the neuropathic pain models. Although potent analgesic effects were observed for 4 and 22, upon chronic administration, both manifested a tolerance profile similar to that of morphine and cross tolerance with morphine in a neuropathic pain model in rat.
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- Karel Guillemyn
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Bio-engineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Neuropeptide Laboratory, Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawinskiego Street, PL 02-106, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Pharmacodynamics, Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology (CePT), Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Neuropeptide Laboratory, Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawinskiego Street, PL 02-106, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Neuropeptide Laboratory, Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawinskiego Street, PL 02-106, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Bio-engineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Bio-engineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson AZ, 85724-5050, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson AZ, 85724-5050, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson AZ, 85724-5050, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson AZ, 85724-5050, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Peptide Research, Clinical Research Institute, 110 Avenue Des Pins Ouest, Montreal, QC, H2W1R7, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Peptide Research, Clinical Research Institute, 110 Avenue Des Pins Ouest, Montreal, QC, H2W1R7, Canada.
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- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, PL 31-343, Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, PL 31-343, Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, PL 31-343, Kraków, Poland.
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- Animal Physiology and Neurobiology Department, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Naamsestraat 59, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, PL 31-343, Kraków, Poland.
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- Animal Physiology and Neurobiology Department, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Naamsestraat 59, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Neuropeptide Laboratory, Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawinskiego Street, PL 02-106, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Peptide Research, Clinical Research Institute, 110 Avenue Des Pins Ouest, Montreal, QC, H2W1R7, Canada.
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Bio-engineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Bio-engineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Costante R, Pinnen F, Stefanucci A, Mollica A. Potent Biphalin Analogs with µ/δ Mixed Opioid Activity:In VivoandIn VitroBiological Evaluation. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2014; 347:305-12. [DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201300380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Roberto Costante
- Dipartimento di Farmacia; Università di Chieti-Pescara “G. d'Annunzio”; Chieti Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia; Università di Chieti-Pescara “G. d'Annunzio”; Chieti Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia; Università di Chieti-Pescara “G. d'Annunzio”; Chieti Italy
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Giri AK, Hruby VJ. Investigational peptide and peptidomimetic μ and δ opioid receptor agonists in the relief of pain. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2014; 23:227-41. [PMID: 24329035 PMCID: PMC4282681 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.2014.856879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Current methods for treating prolonged and neuropathic pain are inadequate and lead to toxicities that greatly diminish quality of life. Therefore, new approaches to the treatment of pain states are needed to address these problems. AREAS COVERED The review primarily reviews approaches that have been taken in the peer-reviewed literature of multivalent ligands that interact with both μ and δ opioid receptors as agonists, and in some cases, also with pharmacophores for antagonist ligands that interact with other receptors as antagonists to block pain. EXPERT OPINION Although there are a number of drugs currently on the market for the treatment of pain; none of them are 100% successful. In the authors' opinion, it is clear that new directions and modalities are needed to better address the treatment of prolonged and neuropathic pain; one drug or class clearly is not the answer for all pain therapy. Undoubtedly, there are many different phenotypes of prolonged and neuropathic pain and this should be one avenue to further develop appropriate therapies.
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- Aswini Kumar Giri
- University of Arizona, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , 1306 East University Boulevard, PO Box 210041, Tucson, AZ 85721 , USA
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Identification of Dmt-D-Lys-Phe-Phe-OH as a highly antinociceptive tetrapeptide metabolite of the opioid-neurotensin hybrid peptide PK20. Pharmacol Rep 2013; 65:836-46. [DOI: 10.1016/s1734-1140(13)71064-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Revised: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mollica A, Costante R, Stefanucci A, Pinnen F, Lucente G, Fidanza S, Pieretti S. Antinociceptive profile of potent opioid peptide AM94, a fluorinated analogue of biphalin with non-hydrazine linker. J Pept Sci 2012; 19:233-9. [PMID: 23136069 DOI: 10.1002/psc.2465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Revised: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AM94 is a fluorinated analog of biphalin with non-hydrazine linker that has an in vitro affinity for μ-opioid and δ-opioid receptors tenfold higher than biphalin. Furthermore, in vivo evaluation in rats showed that AM94 has in hot plate test - after both intracerebroventricular and intravenous administrations - a greater and more durable efficacy than biphalin. Here, the antinociceptive profile of AM94 is further evaluated by following two different administration routes, intrathecal and subcutaneous, and two different animal species, rats and mice. The analgesic potency of AM94 is compared with that of both the parent peptide biphalin and morphine. Results show that in rats (tail flick test) and in mice (formalin test), AM94 has a higher and more durable analgesic effect than biphalin after intrathecal and subcutaneous administrations. Conformational properties of biphalin and AM94 were also investigated by variable-temperature (1)H NMR and energy minimization.
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- Adriano Mollica
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Chieti-Pescara G. d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
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Leone S, Chiavaroli A, Orlando G, Mollica A, Di Nisio C, Brunetti L, Vacca M. The analgesic activity of biphalin and its analog AM 94 in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2012; 685:70-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Revised: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Guillemyn K, Kleczkowska P, Novoa A, Vandormael B, Van den Eynde I, Kosson P, Asim MF, Schiller PW, Spetea M, Lipkowski AW, Tourwé D, Ballet S. In vivo antinociception of potent mu opioid agonist tetrapeptide analogues and comparison with a compact opioid agonist-neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist chimera. Mol Brain 2012; 5:4. [PMID: 22289619 PMCID: PMC3284447 DOI: 10.1186/1756-6606-5-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background An important limiting factor in the development of centrally acting pharmaceuticals is the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Transport of therapeutic peptides through this highly protective physiological barrier remains a challenge for peptide drug delivery into the central nervous system (CNS). Because the most common strategy to treat moderate to severe pain consists of the activation of opioid receptors in the brain, the development of active opioid peptide analogues as potential analgesics requires compounds with a high resistance to enzymatic degradation and an ability to cross the BBB. Results Herein we report that tetrapeptide analogues of the type H-Dmt1-Xxx2-Yyy3-Gly4-NH2 are transported into the brain after intravenous and subcutaneous administration and are able to activate the μ- and δ opioid receptors more efficiently and over longer periods of time than morphine. Using the hot water tail flick test as the animal model for antinociception, a comparison in potency is presented between a side chain conformationally constrained analogue containing the benzazepine ring (BVD03, Yyy3: Aba), and a "ring opened" analogue (BVD02, Yyy3: Phe). The results show that in addition to the increased lipophilicity through amide bond N-methylation, the conformational constraint introduced at the level of the Phe3 side chain causes a prolonged antinociception. Further replacement of NMe-D-Ala2 by D-Arg2 in the tetrapeptide sequence led to an improved potency as demonstrated by a higher and maintained antinociception for AN81 (Xxx2: D-Arg) vs. BVD03 (Xxx2: NMe-D-Ala). A daily injection of the studied opioid ligands over a time period of 5 days did however result in a substantial decrease in antinociception on the fifth day of the experiment. The compact opioid agonist - NK1 antagonist hybrid SBCHM01 could not circumvent opioid induced tolerance. Conclusions We demonstrated that the introduction of a conformational constraint has an important impact on opioid receptor activation and subsequent antinociception in vivo. Further amino acid substitution allowed to identify AN81 as an opioid ligand able to access the CNS and induce antinociception at very low doses (0.1 mg/kg) over a time period up to 7 hours. However, tolerance became apparent after repetitive i.v. administration of the investigated tetrapeptides. This side effect was also observed with the dual opioid agonist-NK1 receptor antagonist SBCHM01.
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- Karel Guillemyn
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Ballet S, Feytens D, Buysse K, Chung NN, Lemieux C, Tumati S, Keresztes A, Van Duppen J, Lai J, Varga E, Porreca F, Schiller PW, Vanden Broeck J, Tourwé D. Design of novel neurokinin 1 receptor antagonists based on conformationally constrained aromatic amino acids and discovery of a potent chimeric opioid agonist-neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist. J Med Chem 2011; 54:2467-76. [PMID: 21413804 PMCID: PMC3096782 DOI: 10.1021/jm1016285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A screening of conformationally constrained aromatic amino acids as base cores for the preparation of new NK1 receptor antagonists resulted in the discovery of three new NK1 receptor antagonists, 19 [Ac-Aba-Gly-NH-3',5'-(CF(3))(2)-Bn], 20 [Ac-Aba-Gly-NMe-3',5'-(CF(3))(2)-Bn], and 23 [Ac-Tic-NMe-3',5'-(CF(3))(2)-Bn], which were able to counteract the agonist effect of substance P, the endogenous ligand of NK1R. The most active NK1 antagonist of the series, 20 [Ac-Aba-Gly-NMe-3',5'-(CF(3))(2)-Bn], was then used in the design of a novel, potent chimeric opioid agonist-NK1 receptor antagonist, 35 [Dmt-D-Arg-Aba-Gly-NMe-3',5'-(CF(3))(2)-Bn], which combines the N terminus of the established Dmt(1)-DALDA agonist opioid pharmacophore (H-Dmt-D-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH(2)) and 20, the NK1R ligand. The opioid component of the chimeric compound 35, that is, Dmt-D-Arg-Aba-Gly-NH(2) (36), also proved to be an extremely potent and balanced μ and δ opioid receptor agonist with subnanomolar binding and in vitro functional activity.
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- Steven Ballet
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Yamamoto T, Nair P, Largent-Milnes TM, Jacobsen NE, Davis P, Ma SW, Yamamura HI, Vanderah TW, Porreca F, Lai J, Hruby VJ. Discovery of a potent and efficacious peptide derivative for δ/μ opioid agonist/neurokinin 1 antagonist activity with a 2',6'-dimethyl-L-tyrosine: in vitro, in vivo, and NMR-based structural studies. J Med Chem 2011; 54:2029-38. [PMID: 21366266 DOI: 10.1021/jm101023r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Multivalent ligands with δ/μ opioid agonist and NK1 antagonist activities have shown promising analgesic potency without detectable sign of toxicities, including motor skill impairment and opioid-induced tolerance. To improve their biological activities and metabolic stability, structural optimization was performed on our peptide-derived lead compounds by introducing 2',6'-dimethyl-L-tyrosine (Dmt) instead of Tyr at the first position. The compound 7 (Dmt-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-Met-Pro-Leu-Trp-NH-[3',5'-(CF(3))(2)-Bzl]) showed improved multivalent bioactivities compared to those of the lead compounds, had more than 6 h half-life in rat plasma, and had significant antinociceptive efficacy in vivo. The NMR structural analysis suggested that Dmt(1) incorporation in compound 7 induces the structured conformation in the opioid pharmacophore (N-terminus) and simultaneously shifts the orientation of the NK1 pharmacophore (C-terminus), consistent with its affinities and activities at both opioid and NK1 receptors. These results indicate that compound 7 is a valuable research tool to seek a novel analgesic drug.
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- Takashi Yamamoto
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Yamamoto T, Nair P, Jacobsen NE, Kulkarni V, Davis P, Ma SW, Navratilova E, Yamamura HI, Vanderah TW, Porreca F, Lai J, Hruby VJ. Biological and conformational evaluation of bifunctional compounds for opioid receptor agonists and neurokinin 1 receptor antagonists possessing two penicillamines. J Med Chem 2010; 53:5491-501. [PMID: 20617791 DOI: 10.1021/jm100157m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Neuropathic pain states and tolerance to opioids can result from system changes in the CNS, such as up-regulation of the NK1 receptor and substance P, lead to antiopioid effects in ascending or descending pain-signaling pathways. Bifunctional compounds, possessing both the NK1 antagonist pharmacophore and the opioid agonist pharmacophore with delta-selectivity, could counteract these system changes to have significant analgesic efficacy without undesirable side effects. As a result of the introduction of cyclic and topological constraints with penicillamines, 2 (Tyr-cyclo[d-Pen-Gly-Phe-Pen]-Pro-Leu-Trp-NH-[3',5'-(CF(3))(2)-Bzl]) was found as the best bifunctional compound with effective NK1 antagonist and potent opioid agonist activities, and 1400-fold delta-selectivity over the mu-receptor. The NMR structural analysis of 2 revealed that the relative positioning of the two connected pharmacophores as well as its cyclic and topological constraints might be responsible for its excellent bifunctional activities as well as its significant delta-opioid selectivity. Together with the observed high metabolic stability, 2 could be considered as a valuable research tool and possibly a promising candidate for a novel analgesic drug.
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- Takashi Yamamoto
- Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
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Yamamoto T, Nair P, Jacobsen NE, Vagner J, Kulkarni V, Davis P, Ma SW, Navratilova E, Yamamura HI, Vanderah TW, Porreca F, Lai J, Hruby VJ. Improving metabolic stability by glycosylation: bifunctional peptide derivatives that are opioid receptor agonists and neurokinin 1 receptor antagonists. J Med Chem 2010; 52:5164-75. [PMID: 20560643 DOI: 10.1021/jm900473p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In order to obtain a metabolically more stable analgesic peptide derivative, O-beta-glycosylated serine (Ser(Glc)) was introduced into TY027 (Tyr-d-Ala-Gly-Phe-Met-Pro-Leu-Trp-NH-3',5'-Bzl(CF(3))(2)) which was a previously reported bifunctional compound with delta/micro opioid agonist and neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist activities and with a half-life of 4.8 h in rat plasma. Incorporation of Ser(Glc) into various positions of TY027 gave analogues with variable bioactivities. Analogue 6 (Tyr-d-Ala-Gly-Phe-Nle-Pro-Leu-Ser(Glc)-Trp-NH-3',5'-Bzl(CF(3))(2)) was found to have effective bifunctional activities with a well-defined conformation with two beta-turns based on the NMR conformational analysis in the presence of DPC micelles. In addition, 6 showed significant improvement in its metabolic stability (70 + or - 9% of 6 was intact after 24 h incubation in rat plasma). This improved metabolic stability, along with its effective and delta selective bifunctional activities, suggests that 6 could be an interesting research tool and possibly a promising candidate as a novel analgesic drug.
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- Takashi Yamamoto
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Yang Y, Ni Z, Dong S. Effects of Endokinin A/B and Endokinin C/D on the antinociception of Endomorphin-1 in mice. Peptides 2010; 31:689-95. [PMID: 20035812 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2009.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Revised: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/16/2009] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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In our previous study, Endokinin A/B (EKA/B, the common C-terminal decapeptide in Endokinin A and Endokinin B) was found to induce analgesic effect at high dose and nociception at low dose, while Endokinin C/D (EKC/D, the common C-terminal duodecapeptide in Endokinin C and Endokinin D) has analgesic effect only. So in this study an attempt was undertaken to investigate the interaction of EKA/B and EKC/D with Endomorphin-1 (EM-1) on antinociceptive effect at supraspinal level. Results showed that the antinociceptive effect of EM-1 was enhanced by high dose of EKA/B and abolished by low dose of EKA/B, while EKC/D could only enhance the analgesic effect. Mechanism studies showed that EKA/B blocked the antinociception of EM-1 by activating neurokinin-1 receptor (NK(1)), whose specific antagonist, SR140333B could fully block EKA/B-induced attenuation on the analgesic response of EM-1. Surprisingly, EKC/D could also block the same EKA/B-induced attenuation. Taken together, the different effects of EKA/B and EKC/D on the antinociception of EM-1 may pave the way for a new strategy on investigating the interaction between tachykinins and opioids on pain modulation.
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- Yinliang Yang
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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Yamamoto T, Nair P, Ma SW, Davis P, Yamamura HI, Vanderah TW, Porreca F, Lai J, Hruby VJ. The biological activity and metabolic stability of peptidic bifunctional compounds that are opioid receptor agonists and neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists with a cystine moiety. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:7337-43. [PMID: 19762245 PMCID: PMC2775479 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2009] [Revised: 08/14/2009] [Accepted: 08/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In order to improve metabolic stability, a ring structure with a cystine moiety was introduced into TY027 (Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-Met-Pro-Leu-Trp-NH-[3',5'-(CF(3))(2)Bzl]), which is a lead compound of our developing bifunctional peptide possessing opioid agonist and NK1 antagonist activities. TY038 (Tyr-cyclo[D-Cys-Gly-Phe-Met-Pro-D-Cys]-Trp-NH-[3',5'-(CF(3))(2)Bzl]) was found as a highly selective delta opioid agonist over mu receptor in conventional tissue-based assays, together with an effective NK1 antagonist activity and good metabolic stability with more than 24h half life in rat plasma.
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- Takashi Yamamoto
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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Yamamoto T, Nair P, Jacobsen NE, Davis P, Ma SW, Navratilova E, Moye S, Lai J, Yamamura HI, Vanderah TW, Porreca F, Hruby VJ. The importance of micelle-bound states for the bioactivities of bifunctional peptide derivatives for delta/mu opioid receptor agonists and neurokinin 1 receptor antagonists. J Med Chem 2008; 51:6334-47. [PMID: 18821747 DOI: 10.1021/jm800389v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To provide new insight into the determining factors of membrane-bound peptide conformation that might play an important role in peptide-receptor docking and further biological behaviors, the dodecylphosphocholine (DPC) micelle-bound conformations of bifunctional peptide derivatives of delta-preferring opioid agonists and NK1 antagonists (1: Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-Met-Pro-Leu-Trp-O-3,5-Bzl(CF 3) 2; 2: Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-Met-Pro-Leu-Trp-NH-3,5-Bzl(CF 3) 2; 3: Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-Met-Pro-Leu-Trp-NH-Bzl) were determined based on 2D NMR studies. Although the differences in the primary sequence were limited to the C-terminus, the obtained NMR conformations were unexpectedly different for each compound. Moreover, their biological activities showed different trends in direct relation to the compound-specific conformations in DPC micelles. The important result is that not only were the NK1 antagonist activities different (the pharmacophore located at the C-terminus)but the opioid agonist activities (this pharmacophore was at the structurally preserved N-terminus) also were shifted, suggesting that a general conformational change in the bioactive state was induced due to relatively small and limited structural modifications.
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- Takashi Yamamoto
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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Yamamoto T, Nair P, Vagner J, Largent-Milnes T, Davis P, Ma SW, Navratilova E, Moye S, Tumati S, Lai J, Yamamura HI, Vanderah TW, Porreca F, Hruby VJ. A structure-activity relationship study and combinatorial synthetic approach of C-terminal modified bifunctional peptides that are delta/mu opioid receptor agonists and neurokinin 1 receptor antagonists. J Med Chem 2008; 51:1369-76. [PMID: 18266313 DOI: 10.1021/jm070332f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A series of bifunctional peptides with opioid agonist and substance P antagonist bioactivities were designed with the concept of overlapping pharmacophores. In this concept, the bifunctional peptides were expected to interact with each receptor separately in the spinal dorsal horn where both the opioid receptors and the NK1 receptors were found to be expressed, to show an enhanced analgesic effect, no opioid-induced tolerance, and to provide better compliance than coadministration of two drugs. Compounds were synthesized using a two-step combinatorial method for C-terminal modification. In the method, the protected C-terminal-free carboxyl peptide, Boc-Tyr( tBu)- d-Ala-Gly Phe-Pro-Leu-Trp(Boc)-OH, was synthesized as a shared intermediate using Fmoc solid phase chemistry on a 2-chlorotrityl resin. This intermediate was esterified or amidated in solution phase. The structure-activity relationships (SAR) showed that the C-terminus acted as not only a critical pharmacophore for the substance P antagonist activities, but as an address region for the opioid agonist pharmacophore that is structurally distant from the C-terminal. Among the peptides, H-Tyr- d -Ala-Gly-Phe-Pro-Leu-Trp-NH-Bzl ( 3) demonstrated high binding affinities at both delta and mu receptors ( K i = 10 and 0.65 nM, respectively) with efficient agonist functional activity in the mouse isolated vas deferens (MVD) and guinea pig isolated ileum (GPI) assays (IC 50 = 50 and 13 nM, respectively). Compound 3 also showed a good antagonist activity in the GPI assay with substance P stimulation ( K e = 26 nM) and good affinity for the hNK1 receptor ( K i = 14 nM). Consequently, compound 3 is expected to be a promising and novel type of analgesic with bifunctional activities.
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- Takashi Yamamoto
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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Fu CY, Tang XL, Yang Q, Chen Q, Wang R. Effects of rat/mouse hemokinin-1, a mammalian tachykinin peptide, on the antinociceptive activity of pethidine administered at the peripheral and supraspinal level. Behav Brain Res 2007; 184:39-46. [PMID: 17675256 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2007.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2007] [Revised: 05/14/2007] [Accepted: 06/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We have recently reported that rat/mouse hemokinin-1 (r/m HK-1), a mammalian tachykinin, produced dose- and time-related antinociceptive effects at the supraspinal level via activating NK(1) receptors. Moreover, r/m HK-1 remarkably enhanced both the antinociceptive extent and duration of morphine administered at the peripheral and supraspinal level through a convergence of pharmacological effects of opioid-responsive neurons. Pethidine hydrochloride is an important narcotic analgesic, which acts as an opiate agonist and has pharmacological effects similar to morphine. To improve our knowledge of the pharmacology of pethidine, the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the nociception of r/m HK and pethidine by comparing it with that of r/m HK-1 and morphine. Our data showed that r/m HK-1 remarkably enhanced the antinociceptive extent of pethidine administered at the peripheral level, but not at the supraspinal level. These antinociceptive effects were blocked by prior treatment with the classical opioid receptor antagonist naloxone, indicating that the potentiated analgesic effect is mediated by opioid-responsive neurons. Differences in the antinociceptive activity of pethidine and morphine in combination with r/m HK-1, arise because there are differences in the physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties of pethidine and morphine, particularly their lipophilicity. Our results may pave the way for a new strategy for the control of pain and may provide a clinical strategy to enable selection of either opioid as a priority.
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- Cai-Yun Fu
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Lanzhou University, 222 Tian Shui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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Yamamoto T, Nair P, Davis P, Ma SW, Navratilova E, Moye S, Tumati S, Lai J, Vanderah TW, Yamamura HI, Porreca F, Hruby VJ. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel bifunctional C-terminal-modified peptides for delta/mu opioid receptor agonists and neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists. J Med Chem 2007; 50:2779-86. [PMID: 17516639 PMCID: PMC2365895 DOI: 10.1021/jm061369n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A series of bifunctional peptides that act as agonists for delta and mu opioid receptors with delta selectivity and as antagonist for neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptors were designed and synthesized for potential application as analgesics in various pain states. The peptides were characterized using radioligand binding assays and functional assays using cell membrane and animal tissue. Optimization was performed on the fifth residue which serves as an address moiety for both receptor recognitions. It had critical effects on both activities at delta/mu opioid receptors and NK1 receptors. Among the synthesized peptides, H-Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-Met-Pro-Leu-Trp-O-3,5-Bzl(CF3) 2 (5) and H-Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-Nle-Pro-Leu-Trp-O-3,5-Bzl(CF3)2 (7) had excellent agonist activity for both delta opioid and mu opioid receptors and excellent antagonist activity for NK1 receptors. These results indicate that the rational design of multifunctional ligands with opioid agonist and neurokinin-1 antagonist activities can be accomplished and may provide a new tool for treatment of chronic and several pain states.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: (520)−621−6332, Fax: (520)−621−8407, E-mail:
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Kosson P, Bonney I, Carr DB, Lipkowski AW. Endomorphins interact with tachykinin receptors. Peptides 2005; 26:1667-9. [PMID: 16112408 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2005.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2004] [Revised: 02/02/2005] [Accepted: 02/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Soon after the discovery of endomorphins several studies indicated differences between pharmacological effects of endomorphins and other MOR selective ligands, as well as differences between the effects of endomorphin I and endomorphin II. We now propose that these differences are the result of an additional non-opioid property of endomorphins, namely, their weak antagonist properties with respect to tachykinin NK1 and NK1 receptors.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Binding, Competitive
- CHO Cells
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Cricetinae
- Cricetulus
- Guinea Pigs
- Humans
- Ileum/drug effects
- Ileum/physiology
- In Vitro Techniques
- Molecular Structure
- Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists
- Oligopeptides/chemistry
- Oligopeptides/metabolism
- Peptide Fragments/pharmacology
- Radioligand Assay
- Receptors, Neurokinin-1/genetics
- Receptors, Neurokinin-1/metabolism
- Receptors, Neurokinin-2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Neurokinin-2/genetics
- Receptors, Neurokinin-2/metabolism
- Receptors, Neurokinin-3/genetics
- Receptors, Neurokinin-3/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid/metabolism
- Receptors, Tachykinin/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Tachykinin/metabolism
- Substance P/pharmacology
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- Piotr Kosson
- Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02106 Warsaw, Poland
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Bonney IM, Foran SE, Marchand JE, Lipkowski AW, Carr DB. Spinal antinociceptive effects of AA501, a novel chimeric peptide with opioid receptor agonist and tachykinin receptor antagonist moieties. Eur J Pharmacol 2004; 488:91-9. [PMID: 15044040 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2003] [Revised: 02/02/2004] [Accepted: 02/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The use of "multimodal" combination analgesic therapies or novel single molecules possessing multiple analgesic targets is becoming increasingly attractive. In previous experiments we showed that a substance P antagonist injected intrathecally potentiated the antinociceptive effects of potent opioid receptor agonist, biphalin. Based on examination of the biphalin structure-activity relationship, we designed and synthesized a novel chimeric peptide, termed AA501 (N'(Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe), N"(Z-Trp) hydrazide, Z=benzyloxycarbonyl). AA501 consists of an opioid receptor agonist pharmacophore related to biphalin and a substance P receptor antagonist pharmacophore, both linked by a hydrazide bridge. The present study evaluates the ability of a novel chimeric peptide, AA501, to bind to opioid and substance P receptors and to produce antinociception in tail-flick and formalin tests, and in a neuropathic pain model when administered intrathecally to rats.
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- Iwona Maszczynska Bonney
- Department of Anesthesia, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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Maszczynska Bonney I, Sendil Keskin D, Lipkowski AW, Hasirci V, Carr DB. Advances in Analgesic Drug Design and Delivery: A Current Survey. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2004; 553:209-19. [PMID: 15503458 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-306-48584-8_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Huber JD, Campos CR, Egleton RD, Witt K, Guo L, Roberts MJ, Bentley MD, Davis TP. Conjugation of low molecular weight poly(ethylene glycol) to biphalin enhances antinociceptive profile. J Pharm Sci 2003; 92:1377-85. [PMID: 12820142 DOI: 10.1002/jps.10406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The objectives of this study were to examine the effect of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) conjugation on the tyrosine residues of biphalin to determine the proper size PEG for optimal efficacy and investigate the antinociceptive profile of PEG-biphalin against biphalin via three routes of administration. All antinociception evaluations were made using a radiant-heat tail flick analgesia meter. (2 kDa)(2) PEG-biphalin was identified as the optimal size of PEG to enhance the antinociceptive profile following intravenous administration of 685 nmol kg(-1) of biphalin or PEG-biphalin [(1 kDa)(2), (2 kDa)(2), (5 kDa)(2), (12 kDa)(2), (20 kDa)(2)]. (2 kDa)(2) PEG-biphalin displayed an area under the curve (AUC) approximately 2.5 times that of biphalin with enhanced analgesia up to 300 min postinjection. (2 kDa)(2) PEG-biphalin was equipotent to biphalin following intracerebroventricular administration (0.4 nmol kg(-1)). Both biphalin and (2 kDa)(2) PEG-biphalin were effectively antagonized with naloxone (10 mg kg(-1)) and a partial antagonistic effect was seen following pretreatment with naltrindole (20 mg kg(-1)). (2 kDa)(2) PEG-biphalin showed significantly increased potency (A(50)) when administered intravenously and subcutaneously. Additionally, (2 kDa)(2) PEG-biphalin demonstrated a significantly enhanced antinociceptive profile (AUC) via all routes of administration tested. These findings indicate that PEG conjugation to biphalin retains opioid-mediated effects observed with biphalin and is a valuable tool for eliciting potent, sustained analgesia via parenteral routes of administration.
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- Jason D Huber
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 24-5050, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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Sendil D, Bonney IM, Carr DB, Lipkowski AW, Wise DL, Hasirci V. Antinociceptive effects of hydromorphone, bupivacaine and biphalin released from PLGA polymer after intrathecal implantation in rats. Biomaterials 2003; 24:1969-76. [PMID: 12615487 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(02)00567-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Intraspinal drug delivery, based on the concept of controlling pain by delivering drug to a nociceptive target rich in opioid and other relevant receptors is increasingly used clinically. The therapeutic ratio for opioids or other centrally acting agents is potentially greater if they are administered intrathecally (i.t.) than outside the central nervous system (CNS). The present study was designed with the ultimate goal of formulating a controlled release system for intrathecal analgesia characterized by effectiveness, rapid onset and few side effects for chronic pain control. A biodegradable copolymer poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) was used to prepare a rod-shaped drug delivery system containing hydromorphone (HM), bupivacaine (BP), both HM and BP, or biphalin (BI). In vitro drug release kinetics of these systems showed a zero-order release rate for HM and BP from PLGA (85:15) rods. Drug-loaded rods were implanted i.t. Control groups received only placebo implants. Measurement of analgesic efficacy was carried out with tail flick and paw-withdrawal tests. In vivo studies showed potent, prolonged analgesia in comparison to controls for all active treatments. Analgesic synergy was observed with HM and BP. With further refinements of drug release rate, these rods may offer a clinically relevant alternative for intrathecal analgesia.
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- D Sendil
- Biotechnology Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 06531, Ankara, Turkey
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Maksymowicz M, Kosson D, Lipkowski AW, Olszewski WL. Influence of opioids on lymphocyte circulation and homing. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:1395-6. [PMID: 10995993 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01271-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- M Maksymowicz
- Surgical Research and Transplantology Department, Warsaw, Poland
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Misicka A, Lipkowski AW, Horvath R, Davis P, Porreca F, Yamamura HI, Hruby VJ. Structure-activity relationship of biphalin. The synthesis and biological activities of new analogues with modifications in positions 3 and 4. Life Sci 1997; 60:1263-9. [PMID: 9096243 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(97)00069-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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New analogues of biphalin [(Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-NH-)2] with modifications of amino acid residues in positions 3,3' and 4,4' have been synthesized. The potency and selectivity of these analogues were evaluated by competitive radioreceptor binding assay in the rat brain using [3H]CTOP (mu ligand) and [3H][p-Cl-Phe4]DPDPE (delta ligand) as ligands, and by bioassay in the mouse vas deferens (MVD, delta receptor assay) and guinea pig ileum (GPI, mu receptor assay). The symmetrical substitution of phenylalanine in positions 4 and 4' with p-fluorophenylalanine or p-nitrophenylalanine resulted in an enhancement of the affinity at both delta and mu receptors, with some increase of the selectivity for delta opioid receptors. The analogue containing p-chlorophenylalanine in positions 4 and 4' is the most selective to the delta receptors in this series, with a selectivity ratio about 5. The symmetrical substitution of the glycine-3 residue with phenylalanine resulted in a decrease of binding affinities and biological potencies at both mu & delta receptors.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics/chemical synthesis
- Analgesics/chemistry
- Analgesics/pharmacology
- Animals
- Brain/drug effects
- Brain/metabolism
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-
- Enkephalins/chemical synthesis
- Enkephalins/chemistry
- Enkephalins/metabolism
- Enkephalins/pharmacology
- Guinea Pigs
- Ileum/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Muscle Contraction/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/metabolism
- Radioligand Assay
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Somatostatin/analogs & derivatives
- Somatostatin/metabolism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Vas Deferens/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- A Misicka
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA
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