Autor: |
Costanza Ceni, Michael J. Benko, Kawthar A. Mohamed, Giulio Poli, Miriana Di Stefano, Tiziano Tuccinardi, Maria Digiacomo, Massimo Valoti, Robert B. Laprairie, Marco Macchia, Simone Bertini |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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Zdroj: |
Pharmaceuticals, Vol 15, Iss 7, p 768 (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1424-8247 |
DOI: |
10.3390/ph15070768 |
Popis: |
A growing body of evidence underlines the crucial role of GPR55 in physiological and pathological conditions. In fact, GPR55 has recently emerged as a therapeutic target for several diseases, including cancer and neurodegenerative and metabolic disorders. Several lines of evidence highlight GPR55′s involvement in the regulation of microglia-mediated neuroinflammation, although the exact molecular mechanism has not been yet elucidated. Nevertheless, there are only a limited number of selective GPR55 ligands reported in the literature. In this work, we designed and synthesized a series of novel GPR55 ligands based on the 3-benzylquinolin-2(1H)-one scaffold, some of which showed excellent binding properties (with Ki values in the low nanomolar range) and almost complete selectivity over cannabinoid receptors. The full agonist profile of all the new derivatives was assessed using the p-ERK activation assay and a computational study was conducted to predict the key interactions with the binding site of the receptor. Our data outline a preliminary structure–activity relationship (SAR) for this class of molecules at GPR55. Some of our compounds are among the most potent GPR55 agonists developed to date and could be useful as tools to validate this receptor as a therapeutic target. |
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