Malyshev Anton V, Pavshintcev Vsevolod V, Mitkin Nikita A, Sukhanova Iuliia A, Gedzun Vasilina R, Zlobin Alexander S, Doronin Igor I, Babkin Gennady A, Sawyer Tomi K
Lactocore Inc., Newton, MA, United States.
Maestro Therapeutics, Southborough, MA, United States.
Front Behav Neurosci. 2024 Feb 7;18:1333258. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1333258. eCollection 2024.
We employed a structural bioinformatics approach to develop novel peptides with predicted affinity to the binding site for negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5). Primary screening in zebrafish () revealed a stimulatory effect of two peptides, LCGM-10 and LCGM-15. Target validation studies using calcium ion flux imaging and a luciferase reporter assay confirmed mGluR5 as the target. LCGM-10 showed greater potency than LCGM-15; it was comparable to that of the mGluR5 NAM 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl) pyridine (MPEP). Rodent behavioral screening in the open field and elevated plus maze revealed increased locomotor activity in both tests after acute LCGM-10 treatment, supported by further analysis of home cage spontaneous locomotor activity (SLA). The stimulating effect of a single LCGM-10 administration on SLA was evident up to 60 min after administration and was not accompanied by hypokinetic rebound observed for caffeine. According to our results, LCGM-10 has therapeutic potential to treat hypo- and dyskinesias of various etiologies. Further investigation of LCGM-10 effects in the delay discounting model of impulsive choice in rats revealed reduced trait impulsivity after single and chronic administrations, suggesting potential implication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and addictions.
我们采用结构生物信息学方法来开发对代谢型谷氨酸受体5(mGluR5)的负变构调节剂(NAMs)结合位点具有预测亲和力的新型肽。在斑马鱼中进行的初步筛选显示两种肽LCGM - 10和LCGM - 15具有刺激作用。使用钙离子通量成像和荧光素酶报告基因检测进行的靶点验证研究证实mGluR5为靶点。LCGM - 10比LCGM - 15表现出更强的效力;其效力与mGluR5 NAM 2 - 甲基 - 6 - (苯乙炔基)吡啶(MPEP)相当。在旷场和高架十字迷宫中的啮齿动物行为筛选显示,急性LCGM - 10治疗后,两项测试中的运动活动均增加,笼内自发运动活动(SLA)的进一步分析也支持这一点。单次给予LCGM - 10对SLA的刺激作用在给药后长达60分钟时都很明显,且未伴随咖啡因所观察到的运动功能减退反弹。根据我们的结果,LCGM - 10具有治疗各种病因引起的运动减退和运动障碍的治疗潜力。对LCGM - 10在大鼠冲动选择延迟折扣模型中的作用进行的进一步研究表明,单次和长期给药后特质冲动性降低,这表明其对注意力缺陷多动障碍、强迫症和成瘾可能有潜在影响。