Repositioning of tubocurarine as analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent: Exploring beyond myorelaxant activity

Autor: Saraswati Patel, Jyoti Shukla, Smita Jain, Vartika Paliwal, Neetika Tripathi, Sarvesh Paliwal, Swapnil Sharma
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Biochemical Pharmacology. 205:115248
ISSN: 0006-2952
Popis: Tubocurarine (d-TC), a non-depolarizing competitive blocker of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors is extensively utilized for the relaxation of skeletal muscles. Drug repositioning is a forthright approach to reduce the cost and speed up drug development process. Herein, we have attempted to evaluate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of d-TC for its possible repurposing in pain and inflammation-related issues.We examined the soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitory (sEHI) activity of d-TC employing in silico high throughput screening protocols, in vitro cell-free sEH inhibitory assay, and in in vivo rodent models for its repositioning in pain and inflammation-related disorders.In molecular docking study, d-TC displayed impressive hydrogen bonding interactions within the cavity of sEH enzyme with good docking score. d-TC also exhibited notable sEH inhibitory activity (IC
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