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Pence A, McGrath M, Lee SL, Raines DE. Pharmacological management of severe Cushing's syndrome: the role of etomidate. Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab 2022; 13:20420188211058583. [PMID: 35186251 PMCID: PMC8848075 DOI: 10.1177/20420188211058583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Cushing's syndrome (CS) is an endocrine disease characterized by excessive adrenocortical steroid production. One of the mainstay pharmacological treatments for CS are steroidogenesis enzyme inhibitors, including the antifungal agent ketoconazole along with metyrapone, mitotane, and aminoglutethimide. Recently, osilodrostat was added to this drug class and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Cushing's Disease. Steroidogenesis enzyme inhibitors inhibit various enzymes along the cortisol biosynthetic pathway and may be used preoperatively to lower cortisol levels and reduce surgical risk associated with tumor resection or postoperatively when surgery and/or radiation therapies are not curative. Because their selectivities for steroidogenic enzymes vary, they may even be administered in combination to achieve relatively rapid control of severe hypercortisolemia. Unfortunately, all currently available inhibitors are accompanied by serious adverse side effects that limit dosing and often result in treatment failures. Although more commonly known as a general anesthetic induction agent, etomidate is another member of the steroidogenesis enzyme inhibitor drug class. It suppresses cortisol production primarily by inhibiting 11β-hydroxylase and is the only inhibitor that may be given parenterally. However, the sedative-hypnotic actions of etomidate limit its use as an acute management option for CS. Thus, some have recommended that it be used only in intensive care settings. In this review, we discuss the initial development of etomidate as an anesthetic agent, its subsequent development as a treatment for CS, and the recent advances in dosing and drug development that dissociate sedative-hypnotic and adrenostatic drug actions to facilitate CS treatment in non-critical care settings.
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- Andrea Pence
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Xu X, Wei Y, Dong Y, Qiu Y, Mei Z, Wang K, Xiu J, Wang T, Zeng L, Dong X, Shen Y, Jiang W, Li Q. A Novel Etomidate Analogue EL-0052 Retains Potent Hypnotic Effect and Stable Hemodynamics without Suppressing Adrenocortical Function. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2021; 379:324-330. [PMID: 34521699 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.121.000691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Etomidate is a potent and rapidly acting anesthetic with high therapeutic index (TI) and superior hemodynamic stability. However, side-effect of suppressing adrenocortical function limits its clinical use. To overcome this side-effect, we designed a novel etomidate analogue EL-0052, aiming to retain beneficial properties of etomidate and avoid its disadvantage of suppressing adrenocortical steroid synthesis. Results exhibited that EL-0052 enhanced GABAA receptors currents with a concentration for 50% of maximal effect (EC50) of 0.98 {plus minus} 0.02 μM, which was about three times more potent than etomidate (3.07 {plus minus} 1.67 μM). Similar to hypnotic potency of etomidate, EL-0052 exhibited loss of righting reflex (LORR) with ED50s of 1.02 (0.93-1.20) mg/kg in rats, and 0.5 (0.45-0.56) mg/kg in dogs. The TI of EL-0052 in rats was 28, higher than 22 of etomidate. There was no significant difference in hypnotic onset time, recovery time and walking time between EL-0052 and etomidate in rats. Both of them had minor effects on mean arterial pressure (MAP) in dogs. EL-0052 had no significant effect on adrenocortical function in dogs even at a high dose (4.3×ED50), whereas etomidate significantly inhibited corticosteroid secretion. The inhibition of cortisol synthesis assay showed that EL-0052 had a weak inhibition on cortisol biosynthesis in human H259 cells with a half inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 1050 {plus minus} 100 nM, which was 2.09 {plus minus} 0.27 nM for etomidate. EL-0052 retains the favorable properties of etomidate, including potent hypnotic effect, rapid onset and recovery, stable hemodynamics and high therapeutic index without suppression of adrenocortical function. Significance Statement The novel etomidate analogue EL-0052 retains the favorable properties of etomidate without suppressing adrenocortical function and provides a new strategy to optimize the structure of etomidate.
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, China
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- Jiangsu Nhwa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., China
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- Jiangsu Nhwa-Luokang Pharma R&D Ltd., China
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- Jiangsu Nhwa-Luokang Pharma R&D Ltd., China
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- Jiangsu Nhwa-Luokang Pharma R&D Ltd., China
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- Jiangsu Nhwa-Luokang Pharma R&D Ltd., China
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- The Key laboratory of molecular and biochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, China
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- Jiangsu Nhwa-Luokang Pharma R&D Ltd.; Division of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, China
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Dalia AA, Raines DE. Etomidate and Adrenocortical Suppression: Should We Take the Concerns to Heart? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 35:1086-1088. [PMID: 33579572 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Adam A Dalia
- Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Department of Critical Care, Anesthesia, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Critical Care, Anesthesia, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Critical Care, Anesthesia, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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Dave GS, Rakholiya KD, Kaneria MJ, Galvadiya BP, Vyas SR, Kanbi VH, Patel MP. High affinity interaction of Solanum tuberosum and Brassica juncea residue smoke water compounds with proteins involved in coronavirus infection. Phytother Res 2020; 34:3400-3410. [PMID: 32779305 PMCID: PMC7436924 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The world is in an immediate need of treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Chronic exposure of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 may have multiple adverse effects on human physiology, such as cardiac arrhythmias. Natural compounds need to be evaluated as treatment and preventive agents in coronavirus infection. A total of 30 compounds of Solanum tuberosum and Brassica juncea residue smoke water were selected for the virtual screening against SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 and cellular proteins involved in the mechanism of infection. Docking analysis identified lead molecules with favorable binding energy, number of poses and hydrogen bond interactions, which indicates the effective modulation of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 receptors. Results indicated (a) curcumenol, (b) N-desmethylselegiline, (c) phentermine and (d) sphingolipid derivatives as a selective and potent candidates in comparison to hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment. Our in silico findings, therefore, warrant further in vitro validations of the selected compounds for the discovery of novel preventive and therapeutic drug against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Gaurav S Dave
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India.,Pulses Research Station, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India
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- Department of Biosciences (UGC-CAS), Saurashtra University, Rajkot, 360005, India
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- Department of Biosciences (UGC-CAS), Saurashtra University, Rajkot, 360005, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, C. P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India
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- Aspee College of Home Science and Nutrition, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India.,College of Basic Science and Humanities, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India
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- Pulses Research Station, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India.,College of Basic Science and Humanities, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India
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Deng C, Gong D, Yang J, Ke B, Kang Y, Liu J, Zhang W. New insights for screening etomidate analogues in the human H295R cell model. Toxicol In Vitro 2020; 68:104934. [PMID: 32653408 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2020.104934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Etomidate is a sedative-hypnotic with excellent pharmacological effects, including rapid onset and hemodynamic stability. However, etomidate causes adrenocortical toxicity via binding to 11β-hydroxylase. Therefore, developing an approach to screen new etomidate analogues without endocrine-disrupting effects is urgently warranted. In this study, we employed the adrenocortical tumour cell line, NCI-H295R, as an in vitro system for etomidate analogues screening and detected the hormone levels in these cells using a high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) method. After obtaining the concentration-response curves of hormone release, the "Adrenocortical Inhibitory Index" was used to evaluate the adrenocortical inhibitory potency of each compound. In summary, we demonstrate the benefits of our methods for screening of etomidate analogues that lack adrenocortical suppression, especially when this in vitro system is combined with in vivo testing.
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- Chaoyi Deng
- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; West China Hospital, Sichuan University & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; West China Hospital, Sichuan University & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; West China Hospital, Sichuan University & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; West China Hospital, Sichuan University & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; West China Hospital, Sichuan University & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Soft drugs in anesthesia: remifentanil as prototype to modern anesthetic drug development. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2020; 33:499-505. [PMID: 32530892 DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The unique demands of modern anesthesia practice require that medications be effective, well tolerated, and efficient. These attributes are increasingly achieved with the soft drug approach, wherein novel active compounds are specifically designed to be susceptible to rapid biotransformation to inactive metabolites. The present review summarizes the historical background and recent trends in soft drug development in anesthesiology. RECENT FINDINGS Soft drug development programs for propranadid, etomidate, and benzodiazepine analogues have been undertaken in recent years. Although all three drugs advanced into human trials, neuro-excitatory adverse effects hampered the propranadid and etomidate analogue projects. Remimazolam, the soft benzodiazepine analogue, is at an advanced stage of development, having already received regulatory approval or review in several countries. SUMMARY With succinylcholine as the historical forerunner and remifentanil as the modern prototype, the soft drug paradigm continues to hold promise for the future of anesthesia drug development.
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Endocrine disruptors of inhibiting testicular 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. Chem Biol Interact 2019; 303:90-97. [PMID: 30826252 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2019.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Testicular 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD3B) is a steroidogenic enzyme, catalyzing the conversion of 3β-hydroxysteroids into 3-keto-steroids. Two distinct isoforms in the human are cloned, HSD3B1 and HSD3B2, and HSD3B2 is located in the testis. HSD3B2 is a two-substrate enzyme, which binds to cofactor NAD+ and a 3β-steroid. Many endocrine disruptors, including industrial compounds (phthalates, bisphenols, and perfluoroalkyl substances), insecticides and biocides (organochlorine insecticides and organotins), food additives (butylated hydroxyanisole, resveratrol, gossypol, flavones, and isoflavones), and drugs (etomidate, troglitazone, medroxyprogesterone acetate, and ketoconazole) inhibit testicular HSD3B, possibly interfering with androgen synthesis. In this review, we discuss the distinct testicular isoform of HSD3B, its gene, chemistry, subcellular location, and the endocrine disruptors that directly inhibit testicular HSD3B and their inhibitory modes.
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Hulsman N, Hollmann M, Preckel B. Newer propofol, ketamine, and etomidate derivatives and delivery systems relevant to anesthesia practice. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2018; 32:213-221. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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McGrath M, Raines DE. Anesthetic Drug Discovery and Development: A Case Study of Novel Etomidate Analogs. Methods Enzymol 2018; 603:153-169. [PMID: 29673523 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2018.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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All currently available general anesthetic agents possess potentially lethal side effects requiring their administration by highly trained clinicians. Among these agents is etomidate, a highly potent imidazole-based intravenous sedative-hypnotic that deleteriously suppresses the synthesis of adrenocortical steroids in a manner that is both potent and persistent. We developed two distinct strategies to design etomidate analogs that retain etomidate's potent hypnotic activity, but produce less adrenocortical suppression than etomidate. One strategy seeks to reduce binding to 11β-hydroxylase, a critical enzyme in the steroid biosynthetic pathway, which is potently inhibited by etomidate. The other strategy seeks to reduce the duration of adrenocortical suppression after etomidate administration by modifying the drug's structure to render it susceptible to rapid metabolism by esterases. In this chapter, we describe the methods used to evaluate the hypnotic and adrenocortical inhibitory potencies of two lead compounds designed using the aforementioned strategies. Our purpose is to provide a case study for the development of novel analogs of existing drugs with reduced side effects.
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- Megan McGrath
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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McGrath M, Ma C, Raines DE. Dimethoxy-etomidate: A Nonhypnotic Etomidate Analog that Potently Inhibits Steroidogenesis. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2017; 364:229-237. [PMID: 29203576 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.117.245332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Cushing's syndrome is characterized by the overproduction of adrenocortical steroids. Steroidogenesis inhibitors are mainstays of medical therapy for Cushing's syndrome; unfortunately, adverse side effects and treatment failures are common with currently available drugs. The general anesthetic induction agent etomidate is among the most potent inhibitors of adrenocortical steroidogenesis. However, its use as a treatment of Cushing's syndrome is complicated by its sedative-hypnotic activity and ability to produce myoclonus, central nervous system actions thought to be mediated by the GABAA receptor. Here, we describe the pharmacology of the novel etomidate analog (R)-ethyl 1-(1-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl)-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate (dimethoxy-etomidate). In contrast to etomidate, dimethoxy-etomidate minimally enhanced GABA-evoked GABAA receptor-mediated currents even at a near-saturating aqueous concentration. In Sprague-Dawley rats, dimethoxy-etomidate's potency for producing loss of righting reflexes-an animal model of sedation/hypnosis-was 2 orders of magnitude lower than that of etomidate, and it did not produce myoclonus. However, similar to etomidate, dimethoxy-etomidate potently suppressed adrenocortical steroid synthesis primarily by inhibiting 11β-hydroxylase. [3H]etomidate binding to rat adrenocortical membranes was inhibited by dimethoxy-etomidate in a biphasic manner with IC50 values of 8.2 and 3970 nM, whereas that by etomidate was monophasic with an IC50 of 22 nM. Our results demonstrate that, similar to etomidate, dimethoxy-etomidate potently and dose-dependently suppresses adrenocortical steroid synthesis by inhibiting 11β-hydroxylase. However, it is essentially devoid of etomidate's GABAA receptor positive modulatory and sedative-hypnotic activities and produces no myoclonus, providing proof of concept for the design of etomidate analogs without important central nervous system actions for the pharmacologic treatment of Cushing's syndrome.
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- Megan McGrath
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Kammy KS Poon
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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