Niclosamide is a Negative Allosteric Modulator of Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors: Implications for Neuropathic Pain
Niclosamide is a Negative Allosteric Modulator of Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors: Implications for Neuropathic Pain
复制标题
氯硝柳胺是 I 类代谢型谷氨酸受体的负变构调节剂:对神经性疼痛的影响
DOI:
10.1007/s11095-016-2027-9
复制
发表时间:
2016-12-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Welsh, William J.
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Ai, Ni;Wood, Richard D.;Welsh, William J.
PurposeNovel therapeutics are greatly needed that target specific pathological receptors and pathways involved in Neuropathic Pain (NP). Extending our previous work published in this Journal on Group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) modulators, we now investigate the therapeutic potential of niclosamide in modulating aberrant glutamate transmission in NP.MethodCalcium mobilization assays and cross-receptor selectivity experiments are conducted to characterize the pharmacological activity of niclosamide. A focused series of niclosamide analogues is then prepared to elucidate key structural determinants that emerged from computational molecular modeling analysis on drug-receptor interactions. Finally, niclosamide and a carbamate derivative are studied to assess their efficacy in an NP-evoked mechanical hyperalgesia model in rats.ResultsNiclosamide is a low-nanomolar allosteric antagonist of Group I mGluRs with high selectivity for Group I over homologous Group III mGluRs. The phenolic hydroxyl group of niclosamide forms a crucial hydrogen bond with mGluR1/5. Its bioactive coplanar conformation is further stabilized by the nitro substituent on the B ring and an intramolecular bond. Mechanical hyperalgesia in NP rats is reversed by niclosamide through three different dosing routes.ConclusionTo our knowledge, this is the first report of the salicylanilide class of compounds as potential treatments for NP.