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Deba F, Ramos K, Vannoy M, Munoz K, Akinola LS, Damaj MI, Hamouda AK. Examining the Effects of (α4)3(β2)2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor-Selective Positive Allosteric Modulator on Acute Thermal Nociception in Rats. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25122923. [PMID: 32630476 PMCID: PMC7355939 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR)-based therapeutics are sought as a potential alternative strategy to opioids for pain management. In this study, we examine the antinociceptive effects of 3-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-(5-methyl-1-(piperidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)isoxazole (CMPI), a novel positive allosteric modulator (PAM), with preferential selectivity to the low agonist sensitivity (α4)3(β2)2 nAChR and desformylflustrabromine (dFBr), a PAM for α4-containing nAChRs. We used hot plate and tail flick tests to measure the effect of dFBr and CMPI on the latency to acute thermal nociceptive responses in rats. Intraperitoneal injection of dFBr, but not CMPI, dose-dependently increased latency in the hot plate test. In the tail flick test, the effect achieved at the highest dFBr or CMPI dose tested was only <20% of the maximum possible effects reported for nicotine and other nicotinic agonists. Moreover, the coadministration of dFBr did not enhance the antinociceptive effect of a low dose of nicotine. Our results show that the direct acute effect of dFBr is superior to that for CMPI, indicating that selectivity to (α4)3(β2)2 nAChR is not advantageous in alleviating responses to acute thermal nociceptive stimulus. However, further studies are necessary to test the suitability of (α4)3(β2)2 nAChR-selective PAMs in chronic pain models.
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Affiliation(s)
- Farah Deba
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75799, USA;
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center MS 131, 1010 W. Ave. B, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA; (K.R.); (M.V.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center MS 131, 1010 W. Ave. B, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA; (K.R.); (M.V.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center MS 131, 1010 W. Ave. B, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA; (K.R.); (M.V.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center MS 131, 1010 W. Ave. B, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA; (K.R.); (M.V.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Kontos Medical Science Building, 1217 E. Marshall St., P.O. Box 980613, Richmond, VA 23298, USA; (L.S.A.); (M.I.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Kontos Medical Science Building, 1217 E. Marshall St., P.O. Box 980613, Richmond, VA 23298, USA; (L.S.A.); (M.I.D.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75799, USA;
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center MS 131, 1010 W. Ave. B, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA; (K.R.); (M.V.); (K.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-903-565-6578
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Weggel LA, Pandya AA. Acute Administration of Desformylflustrabromine Relieves Chemically Induced Pain in CD-1 Mice. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24050944. [PMID: 30866543 PMCID: PMC6432607 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24050944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are cell membrane-bound ion channels that are widely distributed in the central nervous system. The α4β2 subtype of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor plays an important role in modulating the signaling pathways for pain. Previous studies have shown that agonists, partial agonists, and positive allosteric modulators for the α4β2 receptors are effective in relieving pain. Desformylflustrabromine is a compound that acts as an allosteric modulator of α4β2 receptors. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of desformylflustrabromine on chemically induced pain. For this purpose, the formalin-induced pain test and the acetic acid-induced writhing response test were carried out in CD-1 mice. Both tests represent chemical assays for nociception. The results show that desformylflustrabromine is effective in producing an analgesic effect in both tests used for assessing nociception. These results suggest that desformylflustrabromine has the potential to become a clinically used drug for pain relief.
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- Loni A Weggel
- Department of Biosciences, College of Rural and Community Development, 101D Harper Building, 810 Draanjik Drive, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3419, USA.
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- Department of Biosciences, College of Rural and Community Development, 101D Harper Building, 810 Draanjik Drive, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3419, USA.
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Mitra S, Mucha M, Khatri SN, Glenon R, Schulte MK, Bult-Ito A. Attenuation of Compulsive-Like Behavior Through Positive Allosteric Modulation of α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Non-Induced Compulsive-Like Mice. Front Behav Neurosci 2017; 10:244. [PMID: 28105008 PMCID: PMC5214813 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Nicotinic α4β2 receptors are the most abundant subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) expressed in brain regions implicated in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). These receptors are known to modify normal and addictive behaviors by modulating neuronal excitability. Desformylflustrabromine (dFBr) is a novel, positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of high acetylcholine sensitivity (HS) and low acetylcholine sensitivity (LS) α4β2 nAChRs. The present study tested the hypothesis that positive allosteric modulation of α4β2 receptors by dFBr will attenuate compulsive-like behavior in a non-induced compulsive-like mouse model. Male mice (Mus musculus) selected for compulsive-like nesting behavior (NB; 48 animals; 12 per group) received acute (once) and chronic (every day for 32 days) subcutaneous injection of dFBr at 2, 4 and 6 mg/kg doses. Saline was used as a control (0 mg/kg). Compulsive-like NB was assessed after 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 24 h, while compulsive-like marble burying (MB) and anxiety-like open field (OF) behaviors were performed 2 h after dFBr administration. In the acute administration protocol, dFBr dose dependently attenuated NB and MB. Rapid effects (1–2 h after drug administration) of dFBr on MB and NB were observed for the chronic administration which was in congruence with the acute study. Chronic administration also revealed sustained suppression of NB by dFBr following 5 weeks of treatment. In both the acute and chronic regimen dFBr did not modulate OF behaviors. This research demonstrates the novel role of positive allosteric modulation of α4β2 nicotinic receptors by dFBr as a translational potential for OCD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Swarup Mitra
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, AK, USA; IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, AK, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK, USA
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