苯并咪唑啉哌啶类化合物对 T 型钙通道和疼痛的立体选择性作用。
Stereospecific Effects of Benzimidazolonepiperidine Compounds on T-Type Ca Channels and Pain.
机构信息
Department of Molecular Pathobiology, College of Dentistry, New York University, 433 First Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10010, United States.
The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
出版信息
ACS Chem Neurosci. 2022 Jul 6;13(13):2035-2047. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00256. Epub 2022 Jun 7.
T-type calcium channels activate in response to subthreshold membrane depolarizations and represent an important source of Ca influx near the resting membrane potential. These channels regulate neuronal excitability and have been linked to pain. For this reason, T-type calcium channels are suitable molecular targets for the development of new non-opioid analgesics. Our previous work identified an analogue of benzimidazolonepiperidine, 5bk, that preferentially inhibited Ca3.2 channels and reversed mechanical allodynia. In this study, we synthesized and screened a small library of 47 compounds derived from 5bk. We found several compounds that inhibited the Ca influx in DRG neurons of all sizes. After separating the enantiomers of each active compound, we found two compounds, 3-25-R and 3-14-3-S, that potently inhibited the Ca influx. Whole-cell patch clamp recordings from small- to medium-sized DRG neurons revealed that both compounds decreased total Ca. Application of 3-14-3-S (but not 3-25-R) blocked transiently expressed Ca3.1-3.3 channels with a similar IC value. 3-14-3-S decreased T-type, but not N-type, Ca currents in DRG neurons. Furthermore, intrathecal delivery of 3-14-3-S relieved tonic, neuropathic, and inflammatory pain in preclinical models. 3-14-3-S did not exhibit any activity against G protein-coupled opioid receptors. Preliminary docking studies also suggest that 3-14-3-S can bind to the central pore domain of T-type channels. Together, our chemical characterization and functional and behavioral data identify a novel T-type calcium channel blocker with in vivo efficacy in experimental models of tonic, neuropathic, and inflammatory pain.
T 型钙通道对阈下膜去极化作出反应而被激活,是静息膜电位附近 Ca 内流的重要来源。这些通道调节神经元兴奋性,并与疼痛有关。出于这个原因,T 型钙通道是开发新型非阿片类镇痛药的合适分子靶标。我们之前的工作确定了苯并咪唑啉并哌啶的类似物 5bk,它优先抑制 Ca3.2 通道并逆转机械性痛觉过敏。在这项研究中,我们合成并筛选了 47 个源自 5bk 的化合物的小文库。我们发现了几种抑制所有大小 DRG 神经元 Ca 内流的化合物。在分离每个活性化合物的对映异构体后,我们发现两种化合物,3-25-R 和 3-14-3-S,能够有效抑制 Ca 内流。从小到中等大小的 DRG 神经元的全细胞膜片钳记录显示,这两种化合物均降低了总 Ca。应用 3-14-3-S(但不是 3-25-R)可阻断瞬时表达的 Ca3.1-3.3 通道,其 IC 值相似。3-14-3-S 降低了 DRG 神经元中的 T 型而非 N 型 Ca 电流。此外,鞘内给予 3-14-3-S 可缓解临床前模型中的紧张性、神经性和炎性疼痛。3-14-3-S 对 G 蛋白偶联阿片受体没有任何活性。初步对接研究还表明,3-14-3-S 可以与 T 型通道的中央孔域结合。总之,我们的化学特征、功能和行为数据确定了一种新型 T 型钙通道阻滞剂,在紧张性、神经性和炎性疼痛的实验模型中具有体内疗效。