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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-26
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate the value of the 2',6'-dimethylphenylalanine (Dmp) residue as an aromatic amino acid substitution, we prepared analogues of the mu opioid receptor-selective dermorphin tetrapeptide Tyr-D-Arg-Phe-betaAla-NH(2) (YRFB) in which Dmp or its D-isomer replaced Tyr(1) or Phe(3). Replacing Phe(3) with Dmp essentially tripled mu receptor affinity and the receptor's in vitro biological activities as determined with the guinea pig ileum (GPI) assay but did not change delta receptor affinity. Despite an inversion of the D configuration at this position, mu receptor affinity and selectivity remained comparable with those of the L-isomer. Replacing the N-terminal Tyr residue with Dmp produced a slightly improved mu receptor affinity and a potent GPI activity, even though the substituted compound lacks the side chain phenolic hydroxyl group at the N-terminal residue. Dual substitution of Dmp for Tyr(1) and Phe(3) produced significantly improved mu receptor affinity and selectivity compared with the singly substituted analogues. Subcutaneous injection of the two analogues, [Dmp(3)]YRFB and [Dmp(1)]YRFB, in mice produced potent analgesic activities that were greater than morphine in the formalin test. These lines of evidence suggest that the Dmp residue would be an effective aromatic amino acid surrogate for both Tyr and Phe in the design and development of novel opioid mimetics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0960-894X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1269-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Amino Acids, Aromatic, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Analgesics, Opioid, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Guinea Pigs, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Ileum, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Indicators and Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Muscle, Smooth, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Muscle Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Oligopeptides, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Opioid Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Pain Measurement, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Phenylalanine, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Receptors, Opioid, mu, pubmed-meshheading:12657261-Vas Deferens
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Dermorphin tetrapeptide analogues with 2',6'-dimethylphenylalanine (Dmp) substituted for aromatic amino acids have high mu opioid receptor binding and biological activities.
pubmed:affiliation
Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro