Old molecules for new receptors: Trp(Nps) dipeptide derivatives as vanilloid TRPV1 channel blockers |
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Authors: | Bonache M Angeles García-Martínez Carolina García de Diego Laura Carreño Cristina Pérez de Vega M Jesús García-López M Teresa Ferrer-Montiel Antonio González-Muñiz Rosario |
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Affiliation: | Instituto de Química Médica (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva, 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain. |
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Abstract: | The transient receptor potential vanilloid member 1 (TRPV1), an integrator of multiple pain-producing stimuli, is regarded nowadays as an important biological target for the discovery of novel analgesics. Here, we describe the first experimental evidence for the behavior of an old family of analgesic dipeptides, namely Xaa-Trp(Nps) and Trp(Nps)-Xaa (Xaa=Lys, Arg) derivatives, as potent TRPV1 channel blockers. We also report the synthesis and biological investigation of a series of new conformationally restricted Trp(Nps)-dipeptide derivatives with improved TRPV1/NMDA selectivity. Compound 15 b, which incorporates an N-terminal 2S-azetidine-derived Arg residue, was the most selective compound in this series. Collectively, a new family of TRPV1 channel blockers emerged from our results, although further modifications are required to fine-tune the potency/selectivity/toxicity balance. |
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Keywords: | channel blockers NMDA peptidomimetics receptors vanilloid receptor |
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