Resumen
Positive allosteric modulation of the type 1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1R) has substantial potential to treat both neurological and immune disorders. To date, a few studies have evaluated the structure-activity relationship (SAR) for CB1R positive allosteric modulators (PAMs). In this study, we separated the enantiomers of the previously characterized two potent CB1R ago-PAMs GAT591 and GAT593 to determine their biochemical activity at CB1R. Separating the enantiomers showed that the R-enantiomers (GAT1665 and GAT1667) displayed mixed allosteric agonist-PAM activity at CB1R while the S-enantiomers (GAT1664 and GAT1666) showed moderate activity. Furthermore, we observed that the R and S-enantiomers had distinct binding sites on CB1R, which led to their distinct behavior both in vitro and in vivo. The R-enantiomers (GAT1665 and GAT1667) produced ago-PAM effects in vitro, and PAM effects in the in vivo behavioral triad, indicating that the in vivo activity of these ligands may occur via PAM rather than agonist-based mechanisms. Overall, this study provides mechanistic insight into enantiospecific interaction of 2-phenylindole class of CB1R allosteric modulators, which have shown therapeutic potential in the treatment of pain, epilepsy, glaucoma, and Huntington’s disease.
Idioma original | English |
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Número de artículo | 919605 |
Publicación | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
Volumen | 13 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - oct. 25 2022 |
Nota bibliográfica
Funding Information:This work was supported by a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)-Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) partnership grant (201704) and a CIHR Project Grant (201909) held by RL and a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 to GAT (EY024727). AZ is supported by a graduate scholarship from the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan. In silico modeling studies were supported by the NIH to PR (DA003934). The x-ray crystallographic work was supported by NIDA through Interagency Agreement #Y1-DA1101 with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Brandt, Garai, Zagzoog, Hurst, Stevenson, Pertwee, Imler, Reggio, Thakur and Laprairie.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology (medical)
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article