Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10595247 | Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The kappa opioid receptor (KOPR) has been identified as a potential drug target to prevent or alter the course of mood, anxiety and addictive disorders or reduce response to stress. In a search for highly potent and selective KOPR partial agonists as pharmacological tools, we have modified 12-epi-salvinorin A, a compound which we have previously observed to be a KOPR partial agonist. Five analogues of 12-epi-salvinorin A were synthesized and their effects on G protein activation as well as β-arrestin2 recruitment were evaluated. Only 12-epi-salvinorin A (1) partially activated signaling through G proteins, yet acted as a full agonist in the β-arrestin 2 DiscoveRx assay. Other salvinorin analogues tested in these functional assays were full agonists in both assays of KOPR activation. By comparison, the non-selective opioid ligand nalbuphine, known to be a partial agonist for G-protein activation, was also a partial agonist for the β-arrestin mediated signaling pathway activated through KOPR.
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Authors
Cécile Béguin, Justin Potuzak, Wei Xu, Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen, John M. Streicher, Chad E. Groer, Laura M. Bohn, William A. Jr., Bruce M. Cohen,