Described are the discovery, synthesis and pharmacological characterization of δ-opioid receptor-selective positive allosteric modulators (δ PAMs). These δ PAMs may increase the affinity and/or efficacy of the orthosteric agonists leu-enkephalin and SNC80, as measured by β-arrestin recruitment and adenylyl cyclase inhibition. The compounds may be useful pharmacological tools to probe the molecular pharmacology of the δ receptor and to explore the therapeutic potential of δ PAMs in diseases such as chronic pain and depression.
本文描述了δ-阿片受体选择性正变构调节剂(δ P
AMs)的发现、合成和药理学特征。这些δ P
AMs可以通过β-阻滞素招募和
腺苷酸环化酶抑制来增加正位激动剂亮-恩
啡啶和SNC80的亲和力和/或功效。这些化合物可能是有用的药理学工具,用于探索δ受体的分子药理学和探索δ P
AMs在慢性疼痛和抑郁等疾病的治疗潜力。