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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-3
pubmed:abstractText
A chemical targeting system for [Leu2, Pip3]-TRH (Gln,Leu,Pip) was synthesized in order to allow its specific delivery to the central nervous system (CNS). Sequential metabolism of the obtained 'packaged' chemical delivery system, (CDS), DHT-Pro-Pro-Gln-Leu-Pip-OCh, should yield a 'locked-in' precursor following the oxidative conversion of the dihydrotrigonellyl (DHT) to the trigonellyl (T+) moiety, followed by removal of the cholesteryl function and cleavage of the T+-Pro-Pro by prolyl endopeptidase. The antagonism of barbiturate-induced sleeping time was used to assess the activity of the CDS. The sleeping time after administration of vehicle and [Leu2]-TRH was 100.5 +/- 6.3 min, and 78.2 +/- 4.7 min, respectively. The [Leu2, Pip3]-TRH-CDS showed a significant decrease in sleeping time (58.2 +/- 3.4 min) compared to the vehicle or [Leu2]-TRH. These results indicate successful brain delivery of the precursor construct, and an effective release of the active GlnLeuPip in the brain.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0968-0896
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1059-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Brain-targeted chemical delivery of [Leu2, Pip3]-TRH: synthesis and biological evaluation.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Drug Discovery, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't