An in Vitro and in Vivo Investigation of Bivalent Ligands That Display Preferential Binding and Functional Activity for Different Melanocortin Receptor Homodimers
作者:Cody J. Lensing、Katie T. Freeman、Sathya M. Schnell、Danielle N. Adank、Robert C. Speth、Carrie Haskell-Luevano
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01894
日期:2016.4.14
probes for the melanocortin receptors have been utilized for studying various disease states including cancer, sexual function disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, social disorders, cachexia, and obesity. This study focused on the design and synthesis of bivalent ligands to target melanocortin receptor homodimers. Leadligands increased binding affinity by 14- to 25-fold and increased cAMP signaling potency