Blood-brain transfer and antinociception of linear and cyclic N-methyl-guanidine and thiourea-enkephalins
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Blood-brain transfer and antinociception of linear and cyclic N-methyl-guanidine and thiourea-enkephalins. / Verbeken, Mathieu; Wynendaele, Evelien; Mauchauffee, Elodie; Bracke, Nathalie; Stalmans, Sofie; Bojnik, Engin; Benyhe, Sandor; Peremans, Kathelijne; Polis, Ingeborgh; Burvenich, Christian; Gjedde, Albert; Hernandez, Jean-Francois; De Spiegeleer, Bart.
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T1 - Blood-brain transfer and antinociception of linear and cyclic N-methyl-guanidine and thiourea-enkephalins
AU - Verbeken, Mathieu
AU - Wynendaele, Evelien
AU - Mauchauffee, Elodie
AU - Bracke, Nathalie
AU - Stalmans, Sofie
AU - Bojnik, Engin
AU - Benyhe, Sandor
AU - Peremans, Kathelijne
AU - Polis, Ingeborgh
AU - Burvenich, Christian
AU - Gjedde, Albert
AU - Hernandez, Jean-Francois
AU - De Spiegeleer, Bart
PY - 2015/1
Y1 - 2015/1
N2 - Enkephalins are active in regulation of nociception in the body and are key in development of new synthetic peptide analogs that target centrally located opioid receptors. In this study, we investigated the in vivo blood–brain barrier (BBB) penetration behavior and antinociceptive activity of two cyclic enkephalin analogs with a thiourea (CycS) or a N-methyl-guanidine bridge (CycNMe), and their linear counterparts (LinS and LinNMe) in mice, as well as their in vitro metabolic stability. 125I-LinS had the highest blood–brain clearance (K1 = 3.46 μL/g min), followed by 125I-LinNMe, 125I-CycNMe, and 125I-CycS (K1 = 1.64, 0.31, and 0.11 μL/g min, respectively). Also, these peptides had a high metabolic stability (t1/2 > 1 h) in mouse serum and brain homogenate, and half-inhibition constant (Ki) values in the nanomolar range with predominantly μ-opioid receptor selectivity. The positively charged NMe-enkephalins showed a higher antinociceptive activity (LinNMe: 298% and CycNMe: 205%), expressed as molar-dose normalized area under the curve (AUC) relative to morphine, than the neutral S-enkephalins (CycS: 122% and LinS: 130%).
AB - Enkephalins are active in regulation of nociception in the body and are key in development of new synthetic peptide analogs that target centrally located opioid receptors. In this study, we investigated the in vivo blood–brain barrier (BBB) penetration behavior and antinociceptive activity of two cyclic enkephalin analogs with a thiourea (CycS) or a N-methyl-guanidine bridge (CycNMe), and their linear counterparts (LinS and LinNMe) in mice, as well as their in vitro metabolic stability. 125I-LinS had the highest blood–brain clearance (K1 = 3.46 μL/g min), followed by 125I-LinNMe, 125I-CycNMe, and 125I-CycS (K1 = 1.64, 0.31, and 0.11 μL/g min, respectively). Also, these peptides had a high metabolic stability (t1/2 > 1 h) in mouse serum and brain homogenate, and half-inhibition constant (Ki) values in the nanomolar range with predominantly μ-opioid receptor selectivity. The positively charged NMe-enkephalins showed a higher antinociceptive activity (LinNMe: 298% and CycNMe: 205%), expressed as molar-dose normalized area under the curve (AUC) relative to morphine, than the neutral S-enkephalins (CycS: 122% and LinS: 130%).
KW - Blood-brain barrier (BBB) transport (influx/efflux)
KW - Antinociceptive activity
KW - Linear/cyclic enkephalin analogsIn
KW - vivo mouse modelsa
U2 - 10.1016/j.peptides.2014.10.010
DO - 10.1016/j.peptides.2014.10.010
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25451468
VL - 63
SP - 10
EP - 21
JO - Peptides
JF - Peptides
SN - 0196-9781
ER -
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