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Glycosylated neurotensin analogues exhibit sub-picomolar anticonvulsant potency in a pharmacoresistant model of epilepsy.


ABSTRACT: Neurotensin (NT) is an endogenous neuropeptide involved in a variety of central and peripheral neuromodulatory effects. Herein we show the effects of site-specific glycosylation on the in vitro and in vivo pharmacological properties of this neuropeptide. NT analogues containing O-linked disaccharides (beta-melibiose and alpha-TF antigen) or beta-lactose units linked by a PEG(3) spacer were designed and chemically synthesized using Fmoc chemistry. For the latter analogue, Fmoc-Glu-(beta-Lac-PEG(3)-amide) was prepared. Our results indicate that the addition of the disaccharides does not negatively affect the sub-nanomolar affinity or the low-nanomolar agonist potency for the neurotensin receptor subtype 1 (NTS1). Interestingly, three glycosylated analogues exhibited sub-picomolar potency in the 6 Hz limbic seizure mouse model of pharmacoresistant epilepsy following intracerebroventricular administration. Our results suggest for the first time that chemically modified NT analogues may lead to novel antiepileptic therapies.

SUBMITTER: Lee HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4332545 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Glycosylated neurotensin analogues exhibit sub-picomolar anticonvulsant potency in a pharmacoresistant model of epilepsy.

Lee Hee-Kyoung HK   Zhang Liuyin L   Smith Misty D MD   White H Steve HS   Bulaj Grzegorz G  

ChemMedChem 20090301 3


Neurotensin (NT) is an endogenous neuropeptide involved in a variety of central and peripheral neuromodulatory effects. Herein we show the effects of site-specific glycosylation on the in vitro and in vivo pharmacological properties of this neuropeptide. NT analogues containing O-linked disaccharides (beta-melibiose and alpha-TF antigen) or beta-lactose units linked by a PEG(3) spacer were designed and chemically synthesized using Fmoc chemistry. For the latter analogue, Fmoc-Glu-(beta-Lac-PEG(3  ...[more]

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