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Lee YS. Peptidomimetics and Their Applications for Opioid Peptide Drug Discovery. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12091241. [PMID: 36139079 PMCID: PMC9496382 DOI: 10.3390/biom12091241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite various advantages, opioid peptides have been limited in their therapeutic uses due to the main drawbacks in metabolic stability, blood-brain barrier permeability, and bioavailability. Therefore, extensive studies have focused on overcoming the problems and optimizing the therapeutic potential. Currently, numerous peptide-based drugs are being marketed thanks to new synthetic strategies for optimizing metabolism and alternative routes of administration. This tutorial review briefly introduces the history and role of natural opioid peptides and highlights the key findings on their structure-activity relationships for the opioid receptors. It discusses details on opioid peptidomimetics applied to develop therapeutic candidates for the treatment of pain from the pharmacological and structural points of view. The main focus is the current status of various mimetic tools and the successful applications summarized in tables and figures.
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- Yeon Sun Lee
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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Lameiras P, Nuzillard JM. Tailoring the nuclear Overhauser effect for the study of small and medium-sized molecules by solvent viscosity manipulation. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 123:1-50. [PMID: 34078536 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) is a consequence of cross-relaxation between nuclear spins mediated by dipolar coupling. Its sensitivity to internuclear distances has made it an increasingly important tool for the determination of through-space atom proximity relationships within molecules of sizes ranging from the smallest systems to large biopolymers. With the support of sophisticated FT-NMR techniques, the NOE plays an essential role in structure elucidation, conformational and dynamic investigations in liquid-state NMR. The efficiency of magnetization transfer by the NOE depends on the molecular rotational correlation time, whose value depends on solution viscosity. The magnitude of the NOE between 1H nuclei varies from +50% when molecular tumbling is fast to -100% when it is slow, the latter case corresponding to the spin diffusion limit. In an intermediate tumbling regime, the NOE may be vanishingly small. Increasing the viscosity of the solution increases the motional correlation time, and as a result, otherwise unobservable NOEs may be revealed and brought close to the spin diffusion limit. The goal of this review is to report the resolution of structural problems that benefited from the manipulation of the negative NOE by means of viscous solvents, including examples of molecular structure determination, conformation elucidation and mixture analysis (the ViscY method).
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- Pedro Lameiras
- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, CNRS, ICMR UMR 7312, 51097 Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, CNRS, ICMR UMR 7312, 51097 Reims, France
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He C, Li H, Zhang J, Kang Y, Jia F, Dong S, Zhou L. Supraspinal inhibitory effects of chimeric peptide MCRT on gastrointestinal motility in mice. J Pharm Pharmacol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Abstract
Objectives
Chimeric peptide MCRT, based on morphiceptin and PFRTic-NH2, was a bifunctional ligand of μ- and δ-opioid receptors (MOR-DOR) and produced potent analgesia in tail-withdrawal test. The study focused on the supraspinal effects of morphiceptin, PFRTic-NH2 and MCRT on gastrointestinal motility. Moreover, opioid receptor antagonists, naloxone (non-selective), cyprodime (MOR selective) and naltrindole (DOR selective) were utilized to explore the mechanisms.
Methods
Intracerebroventricular administration was achieved via the implanted cannula. Gastric emptying and intestinal transit were measured to evaluate gastrointestinal motility.
Key findings
(1) At supraspinal level, morphiceptin, PFRTic-NH2 and MCRT significantly decreased gastric emptying and intestinal transit; (2) MCRT at 1 nmol/mouse, far higher than its analgesic dose (ED50 = 29.8 pmol/mouse), failed to regulate the gastrointestinal motility; (3) MCRT-induced gastrointestinal dysfunction could be completely blocked by naloxone and naltrindole, but not affected by cyprodime.
Conclusions
(1) Morphiceptin and PFRTic-NH2 played important roles in the regulation of gastrointestinal motility; (2) MCRT possessed higher bioactivity of pain relief than gastrointestinal regulation, suggesting its promising analgesic property; (3) MCRT-induced motility disorders were sensitive to DOR but not to MOR blockade, indicating the pain-relieving specificity of speculated MOR subtype or splice variant or MOR-DOR heterodimer.
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- Chunbo He
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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- The Core Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Gastrointestinal Diseases of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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Lee YS, Qu H, Davis P, Ma SW, Vardanyan R, Lai J, Porreca F, Hruby VJ. Chiral Effect of a Phe Residue in Position 3 of the Dmt 1-L(or D)-Tic 2 Analogues on Opioid Functional Activities. ACS Med Chem Lett 2013; 4:656-659. [PMID: 24648867 DOI: 10.1021/ml400115n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In this letter, we describe a structure-activity relationships study, specifically related to the chirality of third amino acid residue in our H-Dmt-L(or D)-Tic analogues, of which C-terminus is attached to a piperidinyl moiety. Observed selectivities and functional activities of these analogues demonstrated that the chiralities of the second and third position residues are crucial for determining whether these ligands act as antagonists or agonists at the δ opioid receptor, but not at the μ opioid receptor.
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- Yeon Sun Lee
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United
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Dietis N, Guerrini R, Calo G, Salvadori S, Rowbotham D, Lambert D. Simultaneous targeting of multiple opioid receptors: a strategy to improve side-effect profile. Br J Anaesth 2009; 103:38-49. [DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Conformationally constrained opioid ligands: the Dmt-Aba and Dmt-Aia versus Dmt-Tic scaffold. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 19:433-7. [PMID: 19062273 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.11.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2008] [Revised: 11/13/2008] [Accepted: 11/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Replacement of the constrained phenylalanine analogue 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (Tic) in the opioid Dmt-Tic-Gly-NH-Bn scaffold by the 4-amino-1,2,4,5-tetrahydro-indolo[2,3-c]azepin-3-one (Aia) and 4-amino-1,2,4,5-tetrahydro-2-benzazepin-3-one (Aba) scaffolds has led to the discovery of novel potent mu-selective agonists (Structures 5 and 12) as well as potent and selective delta-opioid receptor antagonists (Structures 9 and 15). Both stereochemistry and N-terminal N,N-dimethylation proved to be crucial factors for opioid receptor selectivity and functional bioactivity in the investigated small peptidomimetic templates. In addition to the in vitro pharmacological evaluation, automated docking models of Dmt-Tic and Dmt-Aba analogues were constructed in order to rationalize the observed structure-activity data.
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Ötvös F, Gembitsky DS, Murphy RF, Lovas S. Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationship of [Nle10]Neurokinin A (4–10) Analogs with Constraint in the Backbone and at Position Six. Int J Pept Res Ther 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-007-9087-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Balboni G, Cocco MT, Salvadori S, Romagnoli R, Sasaki Y, Okada Y, Bryant SD, Jinsmaa Y, Lazarus LH. From the potent and selective mu opioid receptor agonist H-Dmt-d-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH(2) to the potent delta antagonist H-Dmt-Tic-Phe-Lys(Z)-OH. J Med Chem 2005; 48:5608-11. [PMID: 16107162 DOI: 10.1021/jm0504959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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H-Dmt-d-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH(2) ([Dmt(1)]DALDA) binds with high affinity and selectivity to the mu opioid receptor and is a potent and long-acting analgesic. Substitution of d-Arg in position 2 with Tic and masking of the lysine amine side chain by Z protection and of the C-terminal carboxylic function instead of the amide function transform a potent and selective mu agonist into a potent and selective delta antagonist H-Dmt-Tic-Phe-Lys(Z)-OH. Such a delta antagonist could be used as a pharmacological tool.
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- Gianfranco Balboni
- Department of Toxicology, University of Cagliari, I-09124, Cagliari, Italy.
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Bryant SD, Jinsmaa Y, Salvadori S, Okada Y, Lazarus LH. Dmt and opioid peptides: a potent alliance. Biopolymers 2004; 71:86-102. [PMID: 12767112 DOI: 10.1002/bip.10399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The introduction of the Dmt (2',6'-dimethyl-L-tyrosine)-Tic pharmacophore into the design of opioid ligands produced an extraordinary family of potent delta-opioid receptor antagonists and heralded a new phase in opioid research. First reviewed extensively in 1998, the incorporation of Dmt into a diverse group of opioid molecules stimulated the opioid field leading to the development of unique analogues with remarkable properties. This overview will document the crucial role played by this residue in the proliferation of opioid peptides with high receptor affinity (K(i) equal to or less than 1 nM) and potent bioactivity. The discussion will include the metamorphosis between delta-opioid receptor antagonists to delta-agonists based solely on subtle structural changes at the C-terminal region of the Dmt-Tic pharmacophore as well as their behavior in vivo. Dmt may be considered promiscuous due to the acquisition of potent mu-agonism by dermorphin and endomorphin derivatives as well as by a unique class of opioidmimetics containing two Dmt residues separated by alkyl or pyrazinone linkers. Structural studies on the Dmt-Tic compounds were enhanced tremendously by x-ray diffraction data for three potent and biologically diverse Dmt-Tic opioidmimetics that led to the development of pharmacophores for both delta-opioid receptor agonists and antagonists. Molecular modeling studies of other unique Dmt opioid analogues illuminated structural differences between delta- and mu-receptor ligand interactions. The future of these compounds as therapeutic applications for various medical syndromes including the control of cancer-associated pain is only a matter of time and perseverance.
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- Sharon D Bryant
- Peptide Neurochemistry, LCBRA, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Balboni G, Guerrini R, Salvadori S, Bianchi C, Rizzi D, Bryant SD, Lazarus LH. Evaluation of the Dmt-Tic pharmacophore: conversion of a potent delta-opioid receptor antagonist into a potent delta agonist and ligands with mixed properties. J Med Chem 2002; 45:713-20. [PMID: 11806723 DOI: 10.1021/jm010449i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Analogues of the 2',6'-dimethyl-L-tyrosine (Dmt)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (Tic) pharmacophore were prepared to test the hypothesis that a "spacer" and a third aromatic center in opioid peptides are required to convert a delta-antagonist into ligands with delta-agonist or with mixed delta-antagonist/mu-agonist properties. Potent delta-agonists and bifunctional compounds with high delta- and mu-opioid receptor affinities were obtained by varying the spacer length [none, NH-CH(2), NH-CH(2)-CH(2), Gly-NH-CH(2)] and C-terminal aromatic nucleus [1H-benzimidazole-2-yl, phenyl (Ph) and benzyl groups]. C-terminal modification primarily affected mu-opioid receptor affinities, which increased maximally 1700-fold relative to the prototype delta-antagonist H-Dmt-Tic-NH(2) and differentially modified bioactivity. In the absence of a spacer (1), the analogue exhibited dual delta-agonism (pEC(50), 7.28) and delta-antagonism (pA(2), 7.90). H-Dmt-Tic-NH-CH(2)-1H-benzimidazole-2-yl (Bid) (2) became a highly potent delta-agonist (pEC(50), 9.90), slightly greater than deltorphin C (pEC(50), 9.56), with mu-agonism (pE(50), 7.57), while H-Dmt-Tic-Gly-NH-CH(2)-Bid (4) retained potent delta-antagonism (pA(2), 9.0) but with an order of magnitude less mu-agonism. Similarly, H-Dmt-Tic-Gly-NH-Ph (5) had nearly equivalent high delta-agonism (pEC(50), 8.52) and mu-agonism (pEC(50), 8.59), while H-Dmt-Tic-Gly-NH-CH(2)-Ph (6) whose spacer was longer by a single methylene group exhibited potent delta-antagonism (pA(2), 9.25) and very high mu-agonism (pEC(50), 8.57). These data confirm that the distance between the Dmt-Tic pharmacophore and a third aromatic nucleus is an important criterion in converting Dmt-Tic from a highly potent delta-antagonist into a potent delta-agonist or into ligands with mixed delta- and mu-opioid properties.
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- Gianfranco Balboni
- Department of Toxicology, University of Cagliary, I09126 Cagliary, Italy
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McKenna JM, Moliterni J, Qiao Y. The scope and limitations of the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions of 6- and 8-substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylates. Tetrahedron Lett 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)01132-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Santagada V, Caliendo G, Severino B, Perissutti E, Ceccarelli F, Giusti L, Mazzoni MR, Salvadori S, Temussi PA. Probing the shape of a hydrophobic pocket in the active site of delta-opioid antagonists. J Pept Sci 2001; 7:374-85. [PMID: 11495498 DOI: 10.1002/psc.331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The change of selectivity and the induction of antagonism by the insertion of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (Tic) in the second position of several opioid peptides have led to the interpretation of Tyr-Tic as a specific message domain for delta-opioid antagonists and to the discovery of dipeptides with substantial opioid activity. Selectivity and activity increase enormously when Tyr is substituted by 2',6'-dimethyl tyrosine (Dmt), hinting that the side chain of Dmt fits a hydrophobic cavity of the receptor very tightly and precisely. We have investigated the specificity of this fit by systematic changes of the substituents on the aromatic ring of ryr. Mono- and disubstitutions different from 2',6'- invariably lead to catastrophic decreases of activity. The only substitution compatible with retention of substantial antagonism is 2-methyl. An analysis of the conformational properties of all analogues reveals that substitutions do not affect the global shape of the molecule significantly. Accordingly, it is possible to use the shape of the different side chains to map the hydrophobic cavity of the receptor. The resulting complementary image is funnel shaped.
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- V Santagada
- Dipartimento di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica, Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy.
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Santagada V, Fiorino F, Severino B, Salvadori S, Lazarus LH, Bryant SD, Caliendo G. A convenient synthesis of N-Fmoc-N,N′-bis-Boc-7-guanyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (Fmoc-N,N′-bis-Boc-7-guanyl-Tic-OH, GTIC). Tetrahedron Lett 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)00491-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Balboni G, Salvadori S, Guerrini R, Bianchi C, Santagada V, Calliendo G, Bryant SD, Lazarus LH. Opioid pseudopeptides containing heteroaromatic or heteroaliphatic nuclei. Peptides 2000; 21:1663-71. [PMID: 11090920 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-9781(00)00315-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
In lieu of H-Dmt-Tic-OH, H-Dmt-analogues included 2-amino-3(1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-propionic acid, N(Bzl)Gly, L-octahydroindole-2-carboxylic acid, [3S-(3alpha,4abeta, 8abeta)]-decahydro-3-isoquinoline carboxylic acid, benzimidazole-, pyridoindole- or spiroinden-derivatives, or C-terminally modified. L- or D-Ala, Sar, or Pro were spacers between aromatic nuclei. Only H-Dmt-(Xaa-)-pyridoindole exhibited high affinities with delta and mu antagonism. The peptides competed equally against [3H]DPDPE (delta agonist) or [3H]N,N(CH3)2-Dmt-Tic-OH (delta antagonist) signaling a single delta binding site. The data confirm the importance of Tic for delta affinity and antagonism, while heterocyclic or heteroaliphatic nuclei, or spacer exert effects on mu- and delta-receptor properties.
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MESH Headings
- Alanine/chemistry
- Benzimidazoles/chemistry
- Binding Sites
- Carbolines/chemistry
- Carboxylic Acids/chemistry
- Dipeptides/chemistry
- Isoquinolines/chemistry
- Kinetics
- Ligands
- Peptides/chemical synthesis
- Peptides/chemistry
- Proline/chemistry
- Propionates/chemistry
- Protein Conformation
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/chemistry
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/chemistry
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Serine/chemistry
- Tetrahydroisoquinolines
- Tyrosine/analogs & derivatives
- Tyrosine/chemistry
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Affiliation(s)
- G Balboni
- Department of Toxicology, University of Cagliari, I-09126, Cagliari, Italy
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Czombos J, Aelterman W, Tkachev A, Martins JC, Tourwé D, Péter A, Tóth G, Fülöp F, De Kimpe N. Convenient synthesis of 3,4-methano-1,2,3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid and its derivatives as doubly constrained nonproteinogenic amino acid derivatives. J Org Chem 2000; 65:5469-75. [PMID: 10970283 DOI: 10.1021/jo9917994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Three strategies for the synthesis of the novel, doubly constrained, 3,4-methano-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid and its derivatives were evaluated. Only cyclocondensation of the mono(triphenyl)phosphonium salt derived from 1, 2-bis(bromomethyl)benzene with N-alkoxycarbonyloxamates in 1, 2-dimethoxyethane in the presence of potassium carbonate and subsequent cyclopropanation with dimethylsulfoxonium methylide in dimethyl sulfoxide furnished suitable O- and N-protected derivatives of 3,4-methano-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid in a convenient way. A detailed 2D DQF-COSY and 2D NOESY NMR analysis of the rotational isomerism of the latter bicyclic amino acid derivatives was performed. Various O- and N-protection protocols were worked out to afford access to a whole range of new derivatives of the title amino acid, suitable for peptide synthesis.
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- J Czombos
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, University of Gent, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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Pagé D, McClory A, Mischki T, Schmidt R, Butterworth J, St-Onge S, Labarre M, Payza K, Brown W. Novel Dmt-Tic dipeptide analogues as selective delta-opioid receptor antagonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2000; 10:167-70. [PMID: 10673103 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(99)00652-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A series of Dmt-Tic analogues with substitution on the Tic aromatic ring has been synthesized and evaluated for opioid receptor affinity and activation. Incorporation of large hydrophobic groups at position 7 of Tic did not greatly alter the delta opioid receptor binding affinities of the dipeptides whereas substitution at position 6 substantially diminished their affinity. These modified Dmt-Tic peptides showed binding affinities as low as 2.5 nM with up to 500-fold selectivity for the delta versus mu opioid receptor and proved to be delta receptor antagonists.
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- D Pagé
- Department of Chemistry, AstraZeneca R&D Montréal, Saint-Laurent, Québec, Canada.
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Chandrasekhar S, Mohanty PK, Harikishan K, Sasmal PK. Unexpected Formation of 3-Substituted 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines during Tosylation of N,N-dibenzylaminols. Org Lett 1999. [DOI: 10.1021/ol9901220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- S. Chandrasekhar
- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India
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- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India
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- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India
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The deltorphins are a class of highly selective delta-opioid heptapeptides from the skin of the Amazonian frogs Phyllomedusa sauvagei and P. bicolor. The first of these fascinating peptides came to light in 1987 by cloning of the cDNA of from frog skins, while the other members of this family were identified either by cDNA or isolation of the peptides. The distinctive feature of deltorphins is the presence of a naturally occurring D-enantiomer at the second position in their common N-terminal sequence, Tyr-D-Xaa-Phe, comparable to dermorphin, which is the prototype of a group of mu-selective opioids from the same source. The D-amino acid and the anionic residues, either Glu or Asp, as well as their unique amino acid compositions are responsible for the remarkable biostability, high delta-receptor affinity, bioactivity and peptide conformation. This review summarizes a decade of research from many laboratories that defined which residues and substituents in the deltorphins interact with the delta-receptor and characterized pharmacological and physiological activities in vitro and in vivo. It begins with a historical description of the topic and presents general schema for the synthesis of peptide analogues of deltorphins A, B and C as a means to document the methods employed in producing a myriad of analogues. Structure activity studies of the peptides and their pharmacological activities in vitro are detailed in abundantly tabulated data. A brief compendium of the current level of knowledge of the delta-receptor assists the reader to appreciate the rationale for the design of these analogues. Discussion of the conformation of these peptides addresses how structure leads to further hypotheses regarding ligand receptor interaction. The review ends with a broad discussion of the potential applications of these peptides in clinical and therapeutic settings.
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- L H Lazarus
- Peptide Neurochemistry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Tan PP, Chen JC, Li JY, Liang KW, Wong CH, Huang EY. Modulation of naloxone-precipitated morphine withdrawal syndromes in rats by neuropeptide FF analogs. Peptides 1999; 20:1211-7. [PMID: 10573293 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-9781(99)00125-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Neuropeptide FF (NPFF) has been reported to be an endogenous anti-opioid peptide that has significant effects on morphine tolerance and dependence. In the present study, we examined the chronic effects of NPFF and its synthetic analogs: the putative agonist, PFRFamide, and the putative antagonists, dansyl-PQRamide and PFR(Tic)amide on naloxone-precipitated morphine withdrawal syndromes in rats. After a 5-day co-administration with morphine [5 mg/kg, intraperitoneally (i.p.), twice per day (b.i.d.)] and the tested peptide [intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) or i.p., b.i.d.], naloxone (4 mg/kg, i.p.) was given systemically to evaluate the severity of the morphine withdrawal syndromes. Our results revealed that NPFF significantly potentiated the overall morphine withdrawal syndromes and, on the contrary, dansyl-PQRamide attenuated these syndromes. These results clearly indicate that modulation of the NPFF system in the mammalian central nervous system has significant effects on opiate dependence. In addition, morphine withdrawal syndromes could be practically applied as a valid parameter to functionally characterize the putative NPFF agonists and antagonists.
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- P P Tan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Lazarus LH, Bryant SD, Cooper PS, Guerrini R, Balboni G, Salvadori S. Design of δ-opioid peptide antagonists for emerging drug applications. Drug Discov Today 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6446(98)01187-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Colombo P, Kennedy2 D, Ramsdale T, Costa MA, Duro G, Izzo V, Salvadori S, Guerrini R, Cocchiara R, Mirisola MG, Wood S, Geraci D. Identification of an Immunodominant IgE Epitope of the Parietaria judaica Major Allergen. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1998. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.160.6.2780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Par j 1.0101 is one of the two major allergens of the Parietaria judaica (Pj) pollen, and its three-dimensional structure was built by three-dimensional structural homology modeling. The resultant model was used to identify putative IgE binding regions. Western blot analysis of gene fragmentation products showed that the 1 to 30 region was capable of binding specific IgE from a pool of sera (n = 30) of patients allergic to Pj pollen. Using the structural model as a guide, deletion and site-directed mutagenesis of the 1 to 30 region was performed, and the amino acids involved in IgE binding were identified. In addition, a synthetic peptide covering the 1 to 30 region was capable of binding human IgE without triggering histamine release from basophils of Pj allergic patients (n = 6) and thus represents a haptenic molecule with potential use as an immunotolerant agent. This epitope is also present on the Par j 2.0101 major allergen representing a common IgE epitope. It is an immunodominant epitope, since it was capable of inhibiting 30% of all specific IgE against the Pj major allergens, and therefore, it might be a candidate for the future development of immunotherapeutics.
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- Paolo Colombo
- *Istituto di Biologia dello Sviluppo Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- †Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology,
- ‡Department of Biochemistry, and
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- §Center for Drug Design and Development, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; and
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- *Istituto di Biologia dello Sviluppo Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- *Istituto di Biologia dello Sviluppo Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- *Istituto di Biologia dello Sviluppo Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- ¶Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Universita’ di Ferrara, Italy
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- ¶Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Universita’ di Ferrara, Italy
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- *Istituto di Biologia dello Sviluppo Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- *Istituto di Biologia dello Sviluppo Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- *Istituto di Biologia dello Sviluppo Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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Bryant SD, Salvadori S, Cooper PS, Lazarus LH. New delta-opioid antagonists as pharmacological probes. Trends Pharmacol Sci 1998; 19:42-6. [PMID: 9550939 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-6147(97)01156-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- S D Bryant
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 22709, USA
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Guerrini R, Capasso A, Marastoni M, Bryant SD, Cooper PS, Lazarus LH, Temussi PA, Salvadori S. Rational design of dynorphin A analogues with delta-receptor selectivity and antagonism for delta- and kappa-receptors. Bioorg Med Chem 1998; 6:57-62. [PMID: 9502105 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(97)10008-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Substitution of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (Tic) in place of Gly2 in dynorphin A-(1-13)-NH2 and -(1-11)-NH2 (DYN) analogues (1 and 2) decreased the affinity to the kappa, delta, and mu receptors, and kappa selectivity. The analogue [D-Ala2, des-Gly3]DYN (4), a chimera between deltorphin/dermorphin N-terminal tripeptide and DYN, was virtually inactive for kappa-sites while the affinities for delta- and mu-receptors remained essentially unchanged. The doubly substituted analogue [2',6'-dimethyl-L-tyrosine (Dmt1)-Tic2]DYN (3) exhibited high delta-affinity (Ki=0.39 nM) while mu- and kappa-affinities were only an order of magnitude less (4-5 nM). Bioactivity of [Tic2]DYN peptides (1-3) on guinea-pig ileum and rabbit jejunum revealed potent delta- and kappa-antagonism, while the delta agonist potency of 4 was comparable to DYN. Thus, conversion from a kappa-agonist to antagonist occurred with the inclusion of Tic into DYN analogues, similar to the appearance of antagonist properties with delta- and mu-opioid agonists containing a Tic2 residue.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Opioid/chemical synthesis
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Design
- Dynorphins/chemical synthesis
- Dynorphins/pharmacology
- Electrophysiology
- Guinea Pigs
- Ileum
- Isoquinolines/chemistry
- Muscle Contraction/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/drug effects
- Oligopeptides/chemistry
- Peptide Fragments/chemical synthesis
- Peptide Fragments/pharmacology
- Rabbits
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/antagonists & inhibitors
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Tetrahydroisoquinolines
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- R Guerrini
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology Center, University of Ferrara, Italy
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The stereochemical requirements of the novel δ-opioid selective dipeptide antagonist TMT-Tic. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(97)10145-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Capasso A, Amodeo P, Balboni G, Guerrini R, Lazarus LH, Temussi PA, Salvadori S. Design of mu selective opioid dipeptide antagonists. FEBS Lett 1997; 417:141-4. [PMID: 9395092 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(97)01271-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We have recently designed potent delta selective opioid antagonist dipeptides on the basis of a simple conformational analysis. Following a similar procedure we found a mu selective dipeptide antagonist, 2,6-dimethyl-Tyr-D-Phe-NH2. Although its selectivity is not as high as those of the quoted delta selective dipeptides it has good in vitro activity and looks very promising for further development since the 2,6-dimethyl-Tyr-D-Phe message, like the delta selective 2,6-dimethyl-Tyr-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid counterpart, seems able to impart antagonism to longer peptides.
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- A Capasso
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Salerno, Italy
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Salvadori S, Balboni G, Guerrini R, Tomatis R, Bianchi C, Bryant SD, Cooper PS, Lazarus LH. Evolution of the Dmt-Tic pharmacophore: N-terminal methylated derivatives with extraordinary delta opioid antagonist activity. J Med Chem 1997; 40:3100-8. [PMID: 9301674 DOI: 10.1021/jm9607663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The delta opioid antagonist H-Dmt-Tic-OH (2',6'-dimethyl-L-tyrosyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid) exhibits extraordinary delta receptor binding characteristics [Ki delta = 0.022 nM; Ki mu/Ki delta = 150,000] and delta antagonism (pA2 = 8.2; Ke = 5.7 nM). A change in chirality of Dmt at C alpha (1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 13) curtailed delta receptor parameters, while replacement of its alpha-amino function by a methyl group (3) led to inactivity; Tyr-Tic analogues 4 and 11 weakly interacted with delta receptors. N-Alkylation of H-Dmt-Tic-OH and H-Dmt-Tic-Ala-OH with methyl groups produced potent delta-opioid ligands with high delta receptor binding capabilities and enhanced delta antagonism: (i) N-Me-Dmt-Tic-OH 5 had high delta opioid binding (Ki delta = 0.2 nM), elevated delta antagonism on mouse vas deferens (MVD) (pA2 = 8.5; Ke = 2.8 nM), and nondetectable mu activity with guinea pig ileum (GPI). (ii) N,N-Me2-Dmt-Tic-OH (12) was equally efficacious in delta receptor binding (Ki delta = 0.12 nM; Ki mu/Ki delta = 20000), but delta antagonism rose considerably (pA2 = 9.4; Ke = 0.28 nM) with weak mu antagonism (pA2 = 5.8; Ke = 1.58 microM; GPI/MVD = 1:5640). N-Me-(9) and N,N-Me2-Dmt-Tic-Ala-OH (15) also augmented delta opioid receptor binding, such that 15 demonstrated high affinity (Ki delta = 0.0755 nM) and selectivity (Ki mu/Ki delta = 20132) with exceptional antagonist activity on MVD (pA2 = 9.6; Ke = 0.22 nM) and weak antagonism on GPI (pA2 = 5.8; Ke = 1.58 microM; GPI/MVD = 1:7180). Although the amidated dimethylated dipeptide analogue 14 had high Ki delta (0.31 nM) and excellent antagonist activity (pA2 = 9.9; Ke = 0.12 nM), the increased activity toward mu receptors in the absence of a free acid function at the C-terminus revealed modest delta selectivity (Ki mu/Ki delta = 1655) and somewhat comparable bioactivity (GPI/MVD = 4500). Thus, the data demonstrate that N,N-(Me)2-Dmt-Tic-OH (12) and N,N-Me2-Dmt-Tic-Ala-OH (15) retained high delta receptor affinities and delta selectivities and acquired enhanced potency in pharmacological bioassays on MVD greater than that of other peptide or non-peptide delta antagonists.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Binding, Competitive
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Dipeptides/chemical synthesis
- Dipeptides/chemistry
- Dipeptides/pharmacology
- Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-
- Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-
- Enkephalins/metabolism
- Guinea Pigs
- Ileum/drug effects
- Ileum/physiology
- In Vitro Techniques
- Indicators and Reagents
- Isoquinolines/chemical synthesis
- Isoquinolines/chemistry
- Isoquinolines/pharmacology
- Kinetics
- Male
- Methylation
- Mice
- Muscle Contraction/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/physiology
- Narcotic Antagonists/chemical synthesis
- Narcotic Antagonists/chemistry
- Narcotic Antagonists/pharmacology
- Radioligand Assay
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Stereoisomerism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Vas Deferens/drug effects
- Vas Deferens/physiology
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- S Salvadori
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Crescenzi O, Fraternali F, Picone D, Tancredi T, Balboni G, Guerrini R, Lazarus LH, Salvadori S, Temussi PA. Design and solution structure of a partially rigid opioid antagonist lacking the basic center--models of antagonism. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1997; 247:66-73. [PMID: 9249010 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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To discriminate between two general models of antagonism (participation and allosteric), an opioid antagonist lacking the basic nitrogen of tyramine was designed and characterized. Cyclo-[Tyr(Me)2-Tic-], the diketopiperazine of 2,6-dimethyltyrosyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid, is a partially rigid opioid antagonist; its pA2 (5.8) is one smaller than that of N,N-bisallyl-enkephalin but it has a very high binding affinity (10 nM) and has a delta selectivity (66 with respect to the binding to mu receptors) higher than that of naltrindole. The conformational state of this diketopiperazine, studied under a variety of solvent and temperature conditions by NMR and molecular dynamics, can be described in terms of only three conformers whose relative populations vary widely with solvent. Only one of the three conformers, characterized by a 90 degree arrangement of the aromatic rings of Tyr(Me)2 and Tic similar to those of rigid agonists and of the bioactive conformation of the corresponding linear antagonist, is consistent with the antagonist activity. This finding favors the participation model among the general mechanisms proposed to explain antagonism. Due to the simple composition of the conformational mixture and to the rigidity of the molecule, it is possible to propose a quantitative explanation for the discrepancy between the very high binding affinity (10 nM) and the fairly small in mouse vas deferens value (1.5 microM).
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- O Crescenzi
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy
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Balboni G, Guerrini R, Salvadori S, Tomatis R, Bryant SD, Bianchi C, Attila M, Lazarus LH. Opioid diketopiperazines: synthesis and activity of a prototypic class of opioid antagonists. Biol Chem 1997; 378:19-29. [PMID: 9049061 DOI: 10.1515/bchm.1997.378.1.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Discovery of high affinity and ultraselective delta opioid dipeptide antagonists composed of 2',6'-dimethyl-L-tyrosyl (Dmt) and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic (Tic) served as the basis for the conformationally restricted diketopiperazine cyclo(Dmt-Tic) and related open chain analogues. These peptides primarily bind to delta opioid receptors: c(Dmt-Tic) displayed 30- to 50-fold higher delta affinity (Ki delta) than its diastereo-isomeric analogues and more than 4000-fold greater than its Tyr cognate; all of the c(Tyr-Tic) analogues were essentially inactive; c[(N-methyl)Dmt-Tic] lost 5-fold in Ki delta, while Ki mu increased 10-fold to yield a nonselective peptide; and the c(Dmt-Phe) series exhibited considerably reduced binding which indicated a synergism between Dmt and Tic in the binding mechanism. Whereas acetyl-Dmt-Tic linear peptides weakly interacted with opioid receptors, Ac-Dmt-Tic-NH2, exhibited better delta antagonist activity than c(Dmt-Tic) and greater delta receptor selectivity (Ki mu/Ki delta = 570). A three point attachment hypothesis for the interaction between c(Dmt-Tic) and the delta receptor was proposed: hydrophobicity imparted by the aromatic rings and the methyl groups of Dmt, hydrogen bonding through the tyramine hydroxyl group, and cation-pi interactions were suggested as contributing factors in binding the diketopiperazine in the receptor pocket. Although c(Dmt-Tic) exhibited a weak antagonist activity with mouse vas deferens, this diketopiperazine may provide a scaffolding for the formation of more potent antagonists for potential therapeutic applications.
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- G Balboni
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Breveglieri A, Guerrini R, Salvadori S, Bianchi C, Bryant SD, Attila M, Lazarus LH. Design and synthesis of 1-aminocycloalkane-1-carboxylic acid-substituted deltorphin analogues: unique delta and mu opioid activity in modified peptides. J Med Chem 1996; 39:773-80. [PMID: 8576920 DOI: 10.1021/jm950490j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Deltorphin analogues were substituted by a series of achiral C alpha,alpha-dialkyl cyclic alpha-amino acids (1-aminocycloalkane-1-carboxylic acids, Ac chi c, where chi = a hexane, pentane, or propane cycloalkane ring) in position 2, 3, 4, or 2 and 3 in deltorphin C, and in position 2 in [Ac6c2,-des-Phe3]deltorphin C hexapeptide. Receptor assays indicated that even though Ac6c2 and Ac6c3 exhibited a diminished Ki delta by ca. 20-fold (2.5-3.3 nM) relative to deltorphin C (Ki delta = 0.15 nM), selectivity was marginally elevated (Ki mu/Ki delta = 1250) or enhanced by about 70%, and both peptides fitted stringent iterative calculations for a two-site binding model (eta = 0.625 and 0.766, respectively, P < 0.0001). The disubstituted [Ac6c2,3]- or [Ac6c2,des-Phe3]deltorphin analogues yielded peptides with decreased Ki delta, such that the latter peptide was essentially inactive. The presence of Ac5c or Ac3c in place of Phe3 further diminished Ki delta (15.4 to 19.0 nM), yet delta selectivity only fell about one-half (Ki mu/Ki delta = 440 and 535, respectively), and only the former peptide fitted a two-site binding model (eta = 0.799). The replacement of Asp4 by Ac6c, Ac5c, or Ac3c produced essentially nonselective analogues through the acquisition of high mu affinities (2.5, 0.58 and 0.27 nM, respectively) while maintaining high delta affinities (Ki delta = 0.045-0.054 nM) which were about 3-fold greater than that of deltorphin C. Using pharmacological assays in vitro (mouse vas deferens and guinea pig ileum), position 3-substituted analogues all indicated substantial losses in bioactivity, whereas substitution by 1-aminocycloalkanes at the fourth position retained high delta activity. In fact, the bioactivity of [Ac3c4]deltorphin C indicated a peptide with relatively weak delta selectivity, which was comparable to the observations with the receptor binding data. In summary, the data confirmed that (i) delta selectivity occurs in the absence of D-chirality at position 2, (ii) the aromaticity of Phe3 is replaceable by an achiral residue with a hydrophobic ring-saturated side chain, and (iii) the acquisition of dual high-affinity analogues occurs through the elimination of the anionic function at position 4 and replacement by an amino acid with a hydrophobic side chain.
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- A Breveglieri
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Amodeo P, Balboni G, Crescenzi O, Guerrini R, Picone D, Salvadori S, Tancredi T, Temussi PA. Conformational analysis of potent and very selective delta opioid dipeptide antagonists. FEBS Lett 1995; 377:363-7. [PMID: 8549756 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(95)01374-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The delta selectivity and antagonism of peptides containing L-tetrahydro-3-isoquinoline carboxylic acid (Tic) in second position can be attributed mainly to the Tyr-Tic unit. These properties can be further enhanced by substituting Tyr1 with 2,6-dimethyl-L-tyrosyl (Dmt). Dmt-Tic-NH2, Dmt-Tic-OH, Dmt-Tic-Ala-NH2 and Dmt-Tic-Ala-OH are all more active and/or selective than the corresponding [Tyr1]-parent peptides. In fact the selectivities of Dmt-Tic-OH and Dmt-Tic-Ala-OH are the highest ever recorded for opioid molecules. 1H NMR spectra in a DMSO/water mixture at 278 K reveal the presence of two similar conformers, characterised by a cis or trans Dmt-Tic bond, in all four peptides. A detailed conformational analysis in solution of Dmt-Tic-NH2 shows that these conformers have a shape very similar to that of the bioactive conformation of Tyr-Tic-NH2 and to that of naltrindole.
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- P Amodeo
- ICMIB del CNR, Arco Felice, Napoli, Italy
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δ Opioidmimetic Antagonists: Prototypes for Designing a New Generation of Ultraselective Opioid Peptides. Mol Med 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03401608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Ciajolo MR, Balboni G, Picone D, Salvadori S, Tancredi T, Temussi PA, Tuzi A. Solution and solid-state structure of the diketopiperazine of tyrosyl-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN RESEARCH 1995; 46:134-8. [PMID: 8567167 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1995.tb01328.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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delta-Selective antagonism of [L-Tic2]-peptides, including the simple dipeptide Tyr-L-Tic-NH2, is linked to the Tyr-Tic-"recognition site". In order to gain further information on the conformational preferences of the Tyr-Tic-moiety we have undertaken a structural study of a cyclic analog, the diketopiperazine of Tyr-Tic. A conformational study of cyclo[-Tyr-Tic-], that is almost devoid of opioid activity, can also be useful to discriminate between the role of the two aromatic rings and of the basic nitrogen in determining antagonism. The structure of cyclo[-Tyr-Tic-] has been solved in a DMSO/water solution at 278 K by NMR spectroscopy and in the solid state by X-ray diffraction methods. The two informations are almost identical, with an arrangement of the aromatic rings rather different from that of the putative bioactive conformation of the parent linear dipeptide. This difference points to the importance of conformational effects and is in agreement with the hypothesis that the positive center may be not essential for antagonism.
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- M R Ciajolo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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Schmidt R, Kálmán A, Chung NN, Lemieux C, Horváth C, Schiller PW. Structure-activity relationships of dermorphin analogues containing N-substituted amino acids in the 2-position of the peptide sequence. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN RESEARCH 1995; 46:47-55. [PMID: 7558596 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1995.tb00580.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A series of dermorphin analogues containing an N-alkylated amino-acid residue Xaa in the 2-position of the peptide sequence was synthesized (Xaa = N-methylalanine, proline, pipecolic acid, N-methylphenylalanine, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid [Tic]). These peptides have the potential of assuming a cis Tyr1-Xaa2 peptide bond. Their in vitro opioid activity profiles were determined in mu- and delta-receptor-representative binding assays and bioassays. Aside from [D-Pro2]dermorphin, all analogues showed high affinity for mu- and/or delta-opioid receptors. Whereas most compounds were found to be full mu-agonists in the guinea pig ileum (GPI) assay, [Tic2]dermorphin (compound 7) was a partial mu-agonist. Replacement of Gly4 in 7 with Phe resulted in an analogue (8) with weak mu-antagonist activity. Furthermore, analogues 7 and 8 both were potent delta-antagonists (Ke = 3-40 nM) against the delta-agonists Leu-enkephalin, DPDPE and deltorphin I in the mouse vas deferens (MVD) assay. Compound 3, containing L-Pro in the 2-position, turned out to be one of the most mu-receptor-selective linear dermorphin analogues reported to date. Low-temperature HPLC experiments using micropellicular octadecyl silica as stationary phase revealed conformational heterogeneity of the dermorphin analogues which was ascribed to cis-trans isomerization around the Tyr1-Xaa2- and Tyr5-Pro6 peptide bonds. In the case of analogue 7 four separate peaks corresponding to the four possible isomers were apparent at -5 degrees C.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Brain/metabolism
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Guinea Pigs
- Ileum/metabolism
- Male
- Methylation
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Narcotic Antagonists/chemical synthesis
- Narcotic Antagonists/chemistry
- Narcotic Antagonists/metabolism
- Narcotic Antagonists/pharmacology
- Oligopeptides/chemistry
- Oligopeptides/metabolism
- Oligopeptides/pharmacology
- Opioid Peptides/chemical synthesis
- Opioid Peptides/chemistry
- Opioid Peptides/metabolism
- Opioid Peptides/pharmacology
- Rats
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Temperature
- Vas Deferens/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- R Schmidt
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Peptide Research, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Capasso S, Sica F, Mazzarella L, Balboni G, Guerrini R, Salvadori S. Acid catalysis in the formation of dioxopiperazines from peptides containing tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid at position 2. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN RESEARCH 1995; 45:567-73. [PMID: 7558588 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1995.tb01321.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
The kinetics of the spontaneous formation of 2,5-dioxopiperazines from peptides containing the Tic (1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid) residue in the 2-position of the sequence has been studied in DMSO and water solution. The reaction is first order in Tic-peptide and subject to general-acid catalysis. Moreover, only the fraction of peptide having the amino terminal group in the deprotonated state reacts with appreciable rate. In pure organic solvent, and in aqueous solution with low buffer concentration, the degradation reaction of Tic-peptides is very low; at 20 degrees C for the peptide H-Tyr-Tic-Phe-Phe-NH2, in DMSO and in neutral water in the absence of buffer, the half-lives (t1/2) are 3 x 10(4) and 1.2 x 10(4) h, respectively. The addition of carboxylic acids or buffers to the reaction solutions markedly increases the reaction rate; in 0.01 m HAc in DMSO and in 0.1 M phosphate buffer in water, pH 7.1, t1/2 values for the tetrapeptide are 61 and 121 h, respectively.
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Affiliation(s)
- S Capasso
- Department of Chemistry, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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Chenguang Wang, Mosberg HI. Synthesis of a novel series of topographically constrained amino acids: Benzo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acids. Tetrahedron Lett 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(95)00617-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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