Pharmacological and functional biochemical properties of D-Ala2-D-Nle5-enkephalin-Arg-Phe

Regulatory Peptides
Fanni TóthSándor Benyhe

Abstract

Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-D-Nle-Arg-Phe (DADN) a synthetic analogue of the endogenous Met-enkephalin-Arg-Phe (Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-Arg-Phe; MERF), was investigated in radioligand binding assays, [(35)S]GTPgammaS stimulation experiments as well as in in vivo algesiometric tests. Binding properties of [(3)H]DADN were measured in crude membrane fractions of rat spinal cord tissues and in homogenates of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells selectively expressing delta-, kappa-or micro-opioid receptors. The highest affinity for [(3)H]DADN binding was observed in membranes from CHO cells transfected with micro-opioid receptors confirming the micro-selectivity of the peptide. Unlabeled DADN was also investigated in functional biochemical experiments by measuring opioid receptor-mediated G-protein activation in rat brain membrane fractions. The peptide stimulated the activity of the regulatory G-proteins in a concentration dependent manner, and the stimulation was efficiently inhibited in the presence of micro-receptor specific antagonist ligands further supporting the selectivity profile of DADN. Intrathecally administered DADN produced a dose-related, naloxone-reversible antinociception in rat hot water tail-flick tests. Among the selective opio...Continue Reading

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