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    Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of orphanin FQ(1-13)amidogen analogs

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    Author
    Charoenchai, Laksana
    Advisor
    Aldrich, Jane V.
    Date
    2001
    Type
    dissertation
    
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    Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of Orphanin FQ(1-13)NH2 Analogs
    Abstract
    The novel orphanin (ORL1) receptor and its endogenous ligand orphanin FQ or nociceptin (OFQ/N) are similar to the opioid receptors and ligands, particularly the Kopioid receptor and dynorphin A (Dyn A). OFQ exhibits various physiological and pharmacological effects but the role of OFQ in nociception is not well understood. Thus OFQ analogs are useful as pharmacological tools to study the ORL1 receptor. One goal of this research was to prepare constrained analogs of OFQ(1-13)NH2 to explore the structural and conformational requirements of this peptide for receptor binding and activation. Initially linear D/L-Asn and D/L-Met OFQ(1-13)NH 2 analogs were synthesized to determine possible positions and linkage for the design of constrained OFQ(1-13)NH2 analogs. Other linear OFQ(1-13)NH2 analogs with substitutions of various amino acids at positions 2 to 7 (excluding position 4) were also prepared to examine the effects of different side chain functional groups on ligand-receptor interaction. Two series of cyclic peptides with a lactam linkage were prepared with the constraint incorporated into different regions of the parent peptide. Hybrid OFQ peptides were also designed by incorporating novel N-terminal sequences from Dyn A analogs into OFQ(1-13)NH2 to examine the effects on ORL1 receptor affinity versus the Dyn A analogs. The peptides were prepared by solid phase synthesis using the Fmoc (9-fluoronylmethoxycarbonyl)/tert-butyl synthetic protocol. The compounds were evaluated for their affinity and efficacy for cloned human orphanin receptor (hORL1) expressed in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells using a radioligand binding and the [35S]GTPgammaS assays, respectively. Modification with a variety of L/D-amino acids in the middle of the peptide sequence resulted in high affinity analogs. [D-Ala7]OFQ(1-13)NH2 was a full agonist in the GTPgammaS assay, in contrast to the literature report' that [D-Ala7]OFQ is a partial agonist. Cyclization via a lactam linkage in the middle of the OFQ sequence resulted in analogs with high affinity (Ki = 0.27-7 nM) and high to moderate potency (EC50 = 1.6-157 nM) in the GTPgammaS assay. Two cyclic analogs exhibited higher affinity and potency than the parent peptide. Hybrid OFQ analogs which had novel N-terminal sequences from Dyn A analogs generally exhibited low or no binding affinity at the ORL1 receptor. Thus the structural requirements in the N-terminal sequence of OFQ and Dyn A are different. These structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies provide additional information on the structural features for consideration in the further design of novel OFQ ligands. The high affinity analogs described here, particularly the cyclic peptides, will be useful pharmacological tools to study the roles of the orphanin system.
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    University of Maryland, Baltimore. Pharmaceutical Sciences. Ph.D. 2001
    Keyword
    Biology, Neuroscience
    Health Sciences, Pharmacy
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10713/1174
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