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Antiallodynic and antihyperalgesic effects of selective competitive GLUK5 (GluR5) ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonists in the capsaicin and carrageenan models in rats.

Abstract
GLU(K5) kainate receptor subunits are abundant in pain pathways, including dorsal root ganglia and spinothalamic neurons, as well as in the thalamus and brain stem. A growing body of evidence indicates that the GLU(K5) kainate receptor subtype plays a prominent role in pain transmission, particularly in persistent pain. In the present studies, compounds from a novel series of amino acid GLU(K5) receptor antagonists were evaluated for their effectiveness in reversing capsaicin-induced mechanical allodynia as well as carrageenan-induced thermal hyperalgesia. In vitro, the amino acid compounds were efficacious in blocking glutamate-evoked calcium flux in cells expressing GLU(K5) but not GLU(K6) or GLU(A2), homomeric receptors. Electrophysiologically, the compounds exhibited selectivity for kainate receptors in dorsal root ganglion cells relative to alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid hydrobromide and N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors in hippocampal pyramidal neurons. The amino acid compounds were poorly efficacious in the pain tests after s.c. or p.o. administration. However, compounds were highly efficacious after central intracisternal administration, and the rank order of potencies correlated with their rank order of affinities at GLU(K5) receptors determined in vitro, indicating that the lack of activity after systemic administration was due to poor oral bioavailability. To increase oral bioavailability, isobutyl or 2-ethyl-butyl ester prodrugs of the parent amino acids were prepared. The prodrugs, which produced robust plasma levels of parent amino acids, were highly efficacious in the capsaicin and carrageenan tests. The present studies provide further evidence that selective Glu(K5) kainate receptor subtype antagonists can reverse allodynia and hyperalgesia, particularly in persistent pain states.
AuthorsCarrie K Jones, Andrew Alt, Ann Marie Ogden, David Bleakman, Rosa M A Simmons, Smriti Iyengar, Esteban Dominguez, Paul L Ornstein, Harlan E Shannon
JournalThe Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (J Pharmacol Exp Ther) Vol. 319 Issue 1 Pg. 396-404 (Oct 2006) ISSN: 0022-3565 [Print] United States
PMID16837561 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Analgesics
  • Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
  • Gluk1 kainate receptor
  • Receptors, Kainic Acid
  • Carrageenan
  • Capsaicin
Topics
  • Analgesics (pharmacology)
  • Animals
  • Capsaicin (pharmacology)
  • Carrageenan (pharmacology)
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists (pharmacology)
  • Humans
  • Hyperalgesia (drug therapy)
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Receptors, Kainic Acid (antagonists & inhibitors)

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