Mu阿片受体拮抗剂具有临床实用性,是重要的研究工具。为了开发非肽类、高选择性μ阿片受体拮抗剂,设计、合成并评价了一系列14- O-杂环取代的纳曲酮衍生物。这些化合物对μ阿片受体表现出亚纳摩尔至纳摩尔的结合亲和力。其中,化合物1对μ阿片受体相对于δ和κ受体表现出最高的选择性。这些结果表明 mu 阿片受体的细胞外环中有一个替代的“地址”结构域。
Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of 14-Heteroaromatic-Substituted Naltrexone Derivatives: Pharmacological Profile Switch from Mu Opioid Receptor Selectivity to Mu/Kappa Opioid Receptor Dual Selectivity
作者:Yunyun Yuan、Saheem A. Zaidi、Orgil Elbegdorj、Lindsey C. K. Aschenbach、Guo Li、David L. Stevens、Krista L. Scoggins、William L. Dewey、Dana E. Selley、Yan Zhang
DOI:10.1021/jm4012214
日期:2013.11.27
On the basis of a mu opioid receptor (MOR) homology model and the isosterism concept, three generations of 14-heteroaromatically substituted naltrexone derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated as potential MOR-selective ligands. The first-generation ligands appeared to be MOR-selective, whereas the second and the third generation ones showed MOR/kappa opioid receptor (KOR) dual selectivity. Docking of ligands 2 (MOR selective) and 10 (MOR/KOR dual selective) to the three opioid receptor crystal structures revealed a nonconserved-residue-facilitated hydrogen-bonding network that could be responsible for their distinctive selectivity profiles. The MOR/KOR dual-selective ligand 10 showed no agonism and acted as a potent antagonist in the tail-flick assay. It also produced less severe opioid withdrawal symptoms than naloxone in morphine-dependent mice. In conclusion, ligand 10 may serve as a novel lead compound to develop MOR/KOR dual-selective ligands, which might possess unique therapeutic value for opioid addiction treatment.