| Literature DB >> 6319901 |
H I Mosberg, R Hurst, V J Hruby, K Gee, K Akiyama, H I Yamamura, J J Galligan, T F Burks.
Abstract
The cyclic, penicillamine(beta, beta dimethylcysteine)-containing enkephalin analogs, [D-Cys2, L-Pen5]-and [D-Cys2, D-Pen5]enkephalin and the corresponding bis-penicillamine analogs, [D-Pen2, L-Pen5]-and [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]enkephalin were synthesized and evaluated for opioid activity in the guinea pig ileum (GPI) and mouse vas deferens (MVD) bioassays and in rat brain and neuroblastoma-glioma cell membrane binding assays. These analogs all displayed delta receptor selectivity as assessed by IC50(GPI)/IC50(MVD) ratios and by their relative potencies for displacing [3H]naloxone (NAL) vs. [3H] [D-Ala2, D-Leu5]enkephalin (DADLE) from rat brain membrane preparations. For [D-Pen2, L-Pen5]- and [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]enkephalin the observed IC50(GPI)/IC50 (MVD) ratios (1088 and 3164) and IC50NAL/IC50DADLE ratios (371 and 175) represent a vast improvement over previously reported delta receptor selective ligands.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID： 6319901 DOI： 10.1016/0024-3205(83)90538-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Life Sci ISSN： 0024-3205 Impact factor: 5.037