Can Amphipathic Helices Influence the CNS Antinociceptive Activity of Glycopeptides Related to β-Endorphin?
Can Amphipathic Helices Influence the CNS Antinociceptive Activity of Glycopeptides Related to β-Endorphin?
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DOI:
10.1021/jm400879w
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发表时间:
2014-03-27
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
Polt, Robin
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作者:
Li, Yingxue;St Louis, Lindsay;Polt, Robin
Glycosylated beta-endorphin analogues of various amphipathicity were studied in vitro and in vivo in mice. Opioid binding affinities of the O-linked glycopeptides (mono- or disaccharides) and unglycosylated peptide controls were measured in human receptors expressed in CHO cells. All were pan-agonists, binding to mu-, delta-, or kappa-opioid receptors in the low nanomolar range (2.2-35 nM K-i's). The glycoside moiety was required for intravenous (i.v.) but not for intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) activity. Circular dichroism trifluoroethanol, or micelles. Glycosylation was essential for activity after i.v. administration. It was possible to manipulate the degree of helicity by the alteration of only two amino acid residues in the helical address region of the beta-endorphin analogues without destroying mu-, delta-, or kappa-agonism, but the antinociceptive activity after i.v. administration could not be directly correlated to the degree of helicity in micelles.