Conformationally constrained opioid peptide analogs with novel activity profiles

Autor: Ralf Schmidt, Nga N. Chung, Peter W. Schiller, Grazyna Weltrowska, Sébastien Dupuis, Carole Lemieux, Katharine A. Carpenter, Brian C. Wilkes, Irena Berezowska, Thi M.-D. Nguyen
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Letters in Peptide Science. 5:209-214
ISSN: 1573-496X
0929-5666
DOI: 10.1007/bf02443471
Popis: Novel conformationally constrained opioid peptide analogs with δ antagonist, mixed μ agonist/δ antagonist or δ agonist properties were developed. TIP(P)-related δ antagonists showed unprecedented δ antagonist potency and δ receptor selectivity, and may have potential for use in analgesia in combination with μ agonists. A definitive model of their δ receptor-bound conformation was developed. Three prototype mixed μ agonist/δ antagonists were discovered. They represent the only known compounds with this pharmacological profile and, as expected, one of them was shown to be a potent analgesic and to produce no dependence and less tolerance than morphine. Novel dipeptide derivatives turned out to be potent and selective δ agonists. Because of their low molecular weight and lipophilic character, these compounds may cross the blood-brain barrier and, thus, may have potential as centrally acting analgesics.
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