Zhang Shuzhuo, Yang Lujia, Zhang Kang, Liu Xiaoyan, Dai Weiwei, Zhang Cheng, Yong Zheng, Li Jin, Zheng Jianquan
Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 27 Taiping Street, Beijing 100850, PR China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Street, Beijing 100853, PR China.
Brain Res. 2015 Apr 24;1605:12-21. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.01.054. Epub 2015 Feb 12.
Small molecular inhibitors of Cav2.2 have been reported for the treatment of neuropathic pain; however, low selectivity and side effects limit their further development. In our study, a series of new compounds were designed and synthesized by optimizing the 4-amino-piperidine template. The results show that ZC88 inhibits transiently expressed Cav2.2 in state-dependent manner in oocytes with an IC50 of 0.45 ± 0.09 μM. The steady-state inactivation relationship curve is shifted to more negative potentials for the calcium channels, suggesting that ZC88 blocks inactivated state of the channel. ZC88 does not present any remarkable effects on voltage-gated P/Q-type calcium channel currents, l-type calcium channel currents, potassium channel and sodium channel currents. Taken together, these in vitro data suggest that ZC88 is a voltage-dependent, subtype-selective Cav2.2 channel inhibitor and can achieve an improved therapeutic window over the relatively state-independent Cav2.2-selective inhibitor, which may have potential to be developed into a novel analgesic agent.
据报道,Cav2.2的小分子抑制剂可用于治疗神经性疼痛;然而,低选择性和副作用限制了它们的进一步开发。在我们的研究中,通过优化4-氨基哌啶模板设计并合成了一系列新化合物。结果表明,ZC88在卵母细胞中以状态依赖性方式瞬时抑制Cav2.2的表达,IC50为0.45±0.09μM。钙通道的稳态失活关系曲线向更负的电位移动,表明ZC88阻断了通道的失活状态。ZC88对电压门控P/Q型钙通道电流、L型钙通道电流、钾通道电流和钠通道电流没有显著影响。综上所述,这些体外数据表明ZC88是一种电压依赖性、亚型选择性的Cav2.2通道抑制剂,与相对非状态依赖性的Cav2.2选择性抑制剂相比,它可以实现更宽的治疗窗口,具有开发成新型镇痛药的潜力。