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PHARMACOLOGY RESEARCH & PERSPECTIVES
卷 11, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/prp2.1111
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efficacy; mouse; mu opioid receptor; opioid; locomotor activity; receptor binding
A novel set of chiral C9-substituted phenylmorphans with improved MOR selectivity and a range of MOR efficacies have been characterized in vitro and in vivo, showing potential for further behavioral studies in mice.
Low-efficacy mu-opioid receptor (MOR) agonists represent promising therapeutics, but existing compounds (e.g., buprenorphine, nalbuphine) span a limited range of low MOR efficacies and have poor MOR selectivity. Accordingly, new and selective low-efficacy MOR agonists are of interest. A novel set of chiral C9-substituted phenylmorphans has been reported to display improved MOR selectivity and a range of high-to-low MOR efficacies under other conditions; however, a full opioid receptor binding profile for these drugs has not been described. Additionally, studies in mice will be useful for preclinical characterization of these novel compounds, but the pharmacology of these drugs in mice has also not been examined. Accordingly, the present study characterized the binding selectivity and in vitro efficacy of these compounds using assays of opioid receptor binding and ligand-stimulated [S-35]GTP & Gamma;S binding. Additionally, locomotor effects were evaluated as a first step for in vivo behavioral assessment in mice. The high-efficacy MOR agonist and clinically effective antidepressant tianeptine was included as a comparator. In binding studies, all phenylmorphans showed improved MOR selectivity relative to existing lower-efficacy MOR agonists. In the ligand-stimulated [S-35]GTP & Gamma;S binding assay, seven phenylmorphans had graded levels of sub-buprenorphine MOR efficacy. In locomotor studies, the compounds again showed graded efficacy with a rapid onset and & GE;1 h duration of effects, evidence for MOR mediation, and minor sex differences. Tianeptine functioned as a high-efficacy MOR agonist. Overall, these in vitro and in vivo studies support the characterization of these compounds as MOR-selective ligands with graded MOR efficacy and utility for further behavioral studies in mice.
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