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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
Suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis by peptides that act at the GnRH receptor has found widespread use in clinical practice for the management of sex-steroid-dependent diseases (such as prostate cancer and endometriosis) and reproductive disorders. Efforts to develop orally available GnRH receptor antagonists have led to the discovery of a novel, potent nonpeptide antagonist, NBI-42902, that suppresses serum LH concentrations in postmenopausal women after oral administration. Here we report the in vitro and in vivo pharmacological characterization of this compound. NBI-42902 is a potent inhibitor of peptide radioligand binding to the human GnRH receptor (K(i) = 0.56 nm). Tritiated NBI-42902 binds with high affinity (K(d) = 0.19 nm) to a single class of binding sites and can be displaced by a range of peptide and nonpeptide GnRH receptor ligands. In vitro experiments demonstrate that NBI-42902 is a potent functional, competitive antagonist of GnRH stimulated IP accumulation, Ca(2+) flux, and ERK1/2 activation. It did not stimulate histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells. Finally, it is effective in lowering serum LH in castrated male macaques after oral administration. Overall, these data provide a benchmark of pharmacological characteristics required for a nonpeptide GnRH antagonist to effectively suppress gonadotropins in humans and suggest that NBI-42902 may have clinical utility as an oral agent for suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
148
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
857-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Binding, Competitive, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Calcium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Histamine Release, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Inositol Phosphates, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Luteinizing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Macaca, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Mast Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Orchiectomy, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Receptors, LHRH, pubmed-meshheading:17095587-Thymine
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Pharmacological characterization of a novel nonpeptide antagonist of the human gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor, NBI-42902.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Endocrinology, Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., 12790 El Camino Real, San Diego, California 92130, USA. sstruthers@neurocrine.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural