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Incarvillateine produces antinociceptive and motor suppressive effects via adenosine receptor activation.

ABSTRACT: (-)-Incarvillateine (INCA) is a natural product that has garnered attention due to its purported analgesic effects and historical use as a pain reliever in China. ?-Truxillic acid monoesters (TAMEs) constitute a class of inhibitors targeting fatty acid binding protein 5 (FABP5), whose inhibition produces analgesia in animal models. The structural similarity between INCA and TAMEs motivated us to assess whether INCA exerts its antinociceptive effects via FABP inhibition. We found that, in contrast to TAMEs, INCA did not exhibit meaningful binding affinities toward four human FABP isoforms (FABP3, FABP4, FABP5 and FABP7) in vitro. INCA-TAME, a putative monoester metabolite of INCA that closely resembles TAMEs also lacked affinity for FABPs. Administration of INCA to mice produced potent antinociceptive effects while INCA-TAME was without effect. Surprisingly, INCA also potently suppressed locomotor activity at the same dose that produces antinociception. The motor suppressive effects of INCA were reversed by the adenosine A2 receptor antagonist 3,7-dimethyl-1-propargylxanthine. Collectively, our results indicate that INCA and INCA-TAME do not inhibit FABPs and that INCA exerts potent antinociceptive and motor suppressive effects at equivalent doses. Therefore, the observed antinociceptive effects of INCA should be interpreted with caution.

SUBMITTER: Kim J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6592529 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Incarvillateine produces antinociceptive and motor suppressive effects via adenosine receptor activation.

Kim Jinwoo J Bogdan Diane M DM Elmes Matthew W MW Awwa Monaf M Yan Su S Che Joyce J Lee Garam G Deutsch Dale G DG Rizzo Robert C RC Kaczocha Martin M Ojima Iwao I

PloS one 20190625 6

(-)-Incarvillateine (INCA) is a natural product that has garnered attention due to its purported analgesic effects and historical use as a pain reliever in China. α-Truxillic acid monoesters (TAMEs) constitute a class of inhibitors targeting fatty acid binding protein 5 (FABP5), whose inhibition produces analgesia in animal models. The structural similarity between INCA and TAMEs motivated us to assess whether INCA exerts its antinociceptive effects via FABP inhibition. We found that, in contras ...[more]

PMID: 31237895

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Incarvillateine produces antinociceptive and motor suppressive effects via adenosine receptor activation.

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