AR-M 1000390 hydrochloride

Ligand-directed trafficking of the delta-opioid receptor in vivo: two paths toward analgesic tolerance.[Pubmed:21147985]

J Neurosci. 2010 Dec 8;30(49):16459-68.

delta-Opioid receptors are G-protein-coupled receptors that regulate nociceptive and emotional responses. It has been well established that distinct agonists acting at the same G-protein-coupled receptor can engage different signaling or regulatory responses. This concept, known as biased agonism, has important biological and therapeutic implications. Ligand-biased responses are well described in cellular models, however, demonstrating the physiological relevance of biased agonism in vivo remains a major challenge. The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term consequences of ligand-biased trafficking of the delta-opioid receptor, at both the cellular and behavioral level. We used delta agonists with similar binding and analgesic properties, but high [SNC80 ((+)-4-[(alphaR)-alpha-((2S,5R)-4-allyl-2,5-dimethyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-methoxybenz yl]-N,N-diethylbenzamide)]- or low [ARM390 (N,N-diethyl-4-(phenyl-piperidin-4-ylidenemethyl)-benzamide)]-internalization potencies. As we found previously, a single SNC80-but not ARM390-administration triggered acute desensitization of the analgesic response in mice. However, daily injections of either compound over 5 d produced full analgesic tolerance. SNC80-tolerant animals showed widespread receptor downregulation, and tolerance to analgesic, locomotor and anxiolytic effects of the agonist. Hence, internalization-dependent tolerance developed, as a result of generalized receptor degradation. In contrast, ARM390-tolerant mice showed intact receptor expression, but delta-opioid receptor coupling to Ca(2)+ channels was abolished in dorsal root ganglia. Concomitantly, tolerance developed for agonist-induced analgesia, but not locomotor or anxiolytic responses. Therefore, internalization-independent tolerance was produced by anatomically restricted adaptations leading to pain-specific tolerance. Hence, ligand-directed receptor trafficking of the delta-opioid receptor engages distinct adaptive responses, and this study reveals a novel aspect of biased agonism in vivo.

Pharmacological characterization of AR-M1000390 at human delta opioid receptors.[Pubmed:12875901]

Life Sci. 2003 Aug 15;73(13):1691-704.

We investigated the pharmacological properties of a newly synthesised delta agonist AR-M1000390, derived from SNC-80 ((+)-4-[(alpha R)-alpha-((2S,5R)-4-allyl-2,5-dimethyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-methoxybenzyl]-N,N-diethy l-benzamide), in the neuroblastoma cell line SK-N-BE expressing only human delta-opioid receptors. Binding and functional experiments showed a weak affinity (K(i) = 106 +/- 34 nM) correlated with a weak potency (EC(50) = 111 +/- 31 nM) to inhibit the forskolin-stimulated cAMP accumulation. Sustained activation of opioid receptors in the presence of the maximal inhibitory concentration of AR-M1000390 produced a rapid and strong desensitization. In order to examine the contribution of internalization and down-regulation in the desensitization processes, binding and functional experiments were conducted in the presence or in the absence of hypertonic sucrose solution to block clathrin-dependent opioid receptor endocytosis. We observed both the inability of AR-M1000390 to down-regulate opioid receptors and the absence of any effect of sucrose on desensitization. The lack of delta-opioid receptor internalization by AR-M1000390 was further corroborated by confocal microscopy using antibodies directed either against the endogenous delta-opioid receptors or the FLAG-tagged delta-opioid receptors stably expressed in the SK-N-BE cells. These data suggest that uncoupling rather than internalization is responsible for delta-opioid receptors desensitization by AR-M1000390.

AR-M 1000390 hydrochloride is an exceptionally selective, potent δ opioid receptor agonist with an EC50 of 7.2±0.9 nM for δ agonist potency.

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