Distinct Profiles of Desensitization of µ-Opioid Receptors Caused by Remifentanil or Fentanyl: In Vitro Assay with Cells and Three-Dimensional Structural Analyses

Autor: Eiko Uezono, Yusuke Mizobuchi, Kanako Miyano, Katsuya Ohbuchi, Hiroaki Murata, Akane Komatsu, Sei Manabe, Miki Nonaka, Takatsugu Hirokawa, Keisuke Yamaguchi, Masako Iseki, Yasuhito Uezono, Masakazu Hayashida, Izumi Kawagoe
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Volume 24; Issue 9; Pages: 8369
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098369
Popis: Remifentanil (REM) and fentanyl (FEN) are commonly used analgesics that act by activating a µ-opioid receptor (MOR). Although optimal concentrations of REM can be easily maintained during surgery, it is sometimes switched to FEN for optimal pain regulation. However, standards for this switching protocol remain unclear. Opioid anesthetic efficacy is decided in part by MOR desensitization; thus, in this study, we investigated the desensitization profiles of REM and FEN to MOR. The efficacy and potency during the 1st administration of REM or FEN in activating the MOR were almost equal. Similarly, in β arrestin recruitment, which determines desensitization processes, they showed no significant differences. In contrast, the 2nd administration of FEN resulted in a stronger MOR desensitization potency than that of REM, whereas REM showed a higher internalization potency than FEN. These results suggest that different β arrestin-mediated signaling caused by FEN or REM led to their distinct desensitization and internalization processes. Our three-dimensional analysis, with in silico binding of REM and FEN to MOR models, highlighted that REM and FEN bound to similar but distinct sites of MOR and led to distinct β arrestin-mediated profiles, suggesting that distinct binding profiles to MOR may alter β arrestin activity, which accounts for MOR desensitization and internalization.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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