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Lesma G, Salvadori S, Airaghi F, Murray TF, Recca T, Sacchetti A, Balboni G, Silvani A. Structural and biological exploration of phe(3)-phe(4)-modified endomorphin-2 peptidomimetics. ACS Med Chem Lett 2013; 4:795-9. [PMID: 24900748 DOI: 10.1021/ml400189r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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This study reports on our ongoing investigation on hybrid EM-2 analogues, in which the great potential of β-amino acids was exploited to generate multiple conformational modifications at the key positions 3 and 4 of the parent peptide. The effect on the opioid binding affinity was evaluated, by means of ligand stimulated binding assays, which indicated a high nanomolar affinity toward the μ-receptor, with appreciable μ/δ selectivity, for some of the new compounds. The three-dimensional properties of the high affinity μ opioid receptor (MOR) ligands were investigated by proton nuclear magnetic resonance, molecular dynamics, and docking studies. In solution, the structures showed extended conformations, which are in agreement with the commonly accepted pharmacophore model for EM-2. From docking studies on an active form of the MOR model, different ligand-receptor interactions have been identified, thus confirming the ability of active compounds to assume a biologically active conformation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giordano Lesma
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via C. Golgi, 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, via Fossato
di Mortara 17-19, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via C. Golgi, 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68102,
United States
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via C. Golgi, 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Materiali ed Ingegneria Chimica ‘Giulio Natta’, Politecnico di Milano, p.zza Leonardo
da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Via Ospedale
72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via C. Golgi, 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Synthesis, pharmacological evaluation and conformational investigation of endomorphin-2 hybrid analogues. Mol Divers 2012; 17:19-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s11030-012-9399-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Rosa M, Arsequell G, Rougeot C, Calle LP, Marcelo F, Pinto M, Centeno NB, Jiménez-Barbero J, Valencia G. Structure–Activity Relationship Study of Opiorphin, a Human Dual Ectopeptidase Inhibitor with Antinociceptive Properties. J Med Chem 2012; 55:1181-8. [DOI: 10.1021/jm2012112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mònica Rosa
- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Pasteur-Unité de Biochimie Structurale et Cellulaire/URA2185—CNRS, Paris, France
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- Chemical
and Physical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Chemical
and Physical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Computer-Assisted Drug Design
Laboratory, Research Group on Biomedical Informatics (GRIB), IMIM-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Computer-Assisted Drug Design
Laboratory, Research Group on Biomedical Informatics (GRIB), IMIM-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Chemical
and Physical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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INTRODUCTION Although endomorphins-1 (EM-1; H-Tyr-Pro-Phe-Trp-NH(2)) and -2 (EM-2; H-Tyr-Pro-Phe-Phe-NH(2)) are primarily considered agonists for the μ-opioid receptor (MOR), systematic alterations to specific residues provided antagonists and ligands with mixed μ/δ-opioid properties, suitable for application to health-related topics. While the application of endomorphins as antinociceptive agents and numerous biological endpoints were experimentally delineated in laboratory animals and in vitro, clinical use is currently absent. However, structural alterations provide enhanced stability; formation of MOR antagonists or mixed and dual μ/δ-acting ligands could find considerable therapeutic potential. AREAS COVERED This review attempts to succinctly provide insight on the development and bioactivity of endomorphin analogues during the past decade. Rational design approaches will focus on the engineering of endomorphin agonists, antagonists and mixed ligands for their application as a multi-target ligand. EXPERT OPINION Aside from alleviating pain, EM analogues open new horizons in the treatment of medical syndromes involving neural reward mechanisms and extraneural regulation effects on homeostasis. Highly selective MOR antagonists may be promising to reduce inflammation, attenuate addiction to drugs and excess consumption of high-caloric food, ameliorate alcoholism, affect the immune system and combat opioid bowel dysfunction.
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- Lawrence H Lazarus
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Laboratory of Toxicology and Pharmacology, 111 South TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Leitgeb B. Conformational similarities and dissimilarities between the stereoisomeric forms of endomorphin-2. Chem Biol Drug Des 2011; 79:313-25. [PMID: 22117819 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2011.01275.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this study, taking into account both the l-d and cis-trans isomerisms, a comprehensive structural characterization and a comparative conformational analysis were performed on the 32 stereoisomeric forms of opioid tetrapeptide, endomorphin-2. For all stereoisomers, the Φ-Ψ and χ conformational spaces were explored, in the course of which the conformational distributions, as well as the rotamer states of aromatic side chains were characterized in detail. Furthermore, the typical β- and γ-turn structures, as well as the characteristic intramolecular interactions (i.e., H-bonds, aromatic-aromatic and proline-aromatic interplays) were determined. The afore-mentioned structural and conformational features identified for each stereoisomeric form were compared with one another, considering all 32 stereoisomers. The results obtained from this comparative study indicated that both similarities and dissimilarities could be observed between the stereoisomeric forms, with regard to their structural and conformational properties. This theoretical work supplied several valuable observations concerning the effects of both l-d and cis-trans isomerisms on the three-dimensional structure of parent peptide and its stereoisomers. Nevertheless, in the course of this structural investigation, it was clarified how the structural and conformational features of stereoisomeric forms differed from one another.
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- Balázs Leitgeb
- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary.
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Four-component pharmacophore model for endomorphins toward μ opioid receptor subtypes. J Mol Model 2011; 18:825-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-011-1108-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/25/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Torino D, Mollica A, Pinnen F, Feliciani F, Lucente G, Fabrizi G, Portalone G, Davis P, Lai J, Ma SW, Porreca F, Hruby VJ. Synthesis and evaluation of new endomorphin-2 analogues containing (Z)-alpha,beta-didehydrophenylalanine (Delta(Z)Phe) residues. J Med Chem 2010; 53:4550-4. [PMID: 20476738 DOI: 10.1021/jm1001343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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New endomorphin-2 (EM-2) analogues incorporating (Z)-alpha,beta-didehydrophenylalanine (Delta(Z)Phe) in place of the native phenylalanine in EM-2 are reported. Tyr-Pro-Delta(Z)Phe-Phe-NH(2) {[Delta(Z)Phe(3)]EM-2} (1), Tyr-Pro-Phe-Delta(Z)Phe-NH(2) {[Delta(Z)Phe(4)]EM-2} (2), and Tyr-Pro-Delta(Z)Phe-Delta(Z)Phe-NH(2) {[Delta(Z)Phe(3,4)]EM-2}(3) have been synthesized, their opioid receptor binding affinities and tissue bioassay activities were determined, and their conformational properties were examined. Compound 2 shows high mu opioid receptor selectivity and mu agonist activity comparable to those of the native peptide. The conformation adopted in solution and in the crystal by N-Boc-Tyr-Pro-Delta(Z)Phe-Phe-NH(2) (8) is reported.
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- Domenica Torino
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A.Moro, 00185 Roma, Italy
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This paper is the thirtieth consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2007 that studied the behavioral effects of molecular, pharmacological and genetic manipulation of opioid peptides, opioid receptors, opioid agonists and opioid antagonists. The particular topics that continue to be covered include the molecular-biochemical effects and neurochemical localization studies of endogenous opioids and their receptors related to behavior, and the roles of these opioid peptides and receptors in pain and analgesia; stress and social status; tolerance and dependence; learning and memory; eating and drinking; alcohol and drugs of abuse; sexual activity and hormones, pregnancy, development and endocrinology; mental illness and mood; seizures and neurologic disorders; electrical-related activity and neurophysiology; general activity and locomotion; gastrointestinal, renal and hepatic functions; cardiovascular responses; respiration and thermoregulation; and immunological responses.
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- Richard J Bodnar
- Department of Psychology and Neuropsychology Doctoral Sub-Program, Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd.,Flushing, NY 11367, United States.
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Wang Y, Wu Y, Chen J, Huang LS, Tsai F, Hwang C. Structure–activity relationships of modified C-terminal endomorphin-2 analogues by molecular dynamics simulations. J Mol Graph Model 2008; 27:489-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2008.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2008] [Revised: 08/28/2008] [Accepted: 08/29/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Structure–activity study of endomorphin-2 analogs with C-terminal modifications by NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:6415-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2008] [Revised: 04/30/2008] [Accepted: 05/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Leitgeb B. Structural Investigation of Endomorphins by Experimental and Theoretical Methods: Hunting for the Bioactive Conformation. Chem Biodivers 2007; 4:2703-24. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200790221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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