Nonpeptide Small Molecule Agonist and Antagonist Original Leads for Neuropeptide FF1 and FF2 Receptors
作者:V. Blair Journigan、Christophe Mésangeau、Neha Vyas、Shainnel O. Eans、Stephen J. Cutler、Jay P. McLaughlin、Catherine Mollereau、Christopher R. McCurdy
DOI:10.1021/jm500989n
日期:2014.11.13
Neuropeptide FF1 and FF2 receptors (NPFF1-R and NPFF2-R), and their endogenous ligand NPFF, are one of only several systems responsible for mediating opioid-induced hyperalgesia, tolerance, and dependence. Currently, no small molecules displaying good affinity or selectivity for either subtype have been reported, to decipher the role of NPFF2-R as it relates to opioid-mediated analgesia, for further exploration of NPFF1-R, or for medication development for either subtype. We report the first nonpeptide small molecule scaffold for NPFF1,2-R, the guanidino-piperidines, and SAR studies resulting in the discovery of a NPFF1 agonist (7b, K-i = 487 +/- 117 nM), a NPFF1 antagonist (46, K-i = 81 +/- 17 nM), and a NPFF2 partial antagonist (53a, K-i = 30 +/- 5 nM), which serve as leads for the development of pharmacological probes and potential therapeutic agents. Testing of 46 alone was without effect in the mouse 48 degrees C warm-water tail-withdrawal test, but pretreatment with 46 prevented NPFF-induced hyperalgesia.