A “double-edged” role for type-5 metabotropic glutamate receptors in pain disclosed by light-sensitive drugs
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 3, 2024
Abstract
Knowing
the
site
of
drug
action
is
important
to
optimize
effectiveness
and
address
any
side
effects.
We
used
light-sensitive
drugs
identify
brain
region-specific
role
mGlu5
metabotropic
glutamate
receptors
in
control
pain.
Optical
activation
systemic
JF-NP-26,
a
caged,
normally
inactive,
negative
allosteric
modulator
(NAM)
receptors,
cingulate,
prelimbic
infralimbic
cortices
thalamus
inhibited
neuropathic
pain
hypersensitivity.
Systemic
treatment
alloswitch-1,
an
intrinsically
active
receptor
NAM,
caused
analgesia,
effect
was
reversed
by
light-induced
inactivation
cortices,
thalamus.
This
demonstrates
that
blockade
medial
prefrontal
cortex
both
sufficient
necessary
for
analgesic
activity
antagonists.
Surprisingly,
when
light
delivered
basolateral
amygdala,
local
JF-NP-26
reduced
thresholds,
whereas
alloswitch-1
enhanced
analgesia.
Electrophysiological
analysis
showed
increased
excitatory
synaptic
responses
pyramidal
neurons
evoked
stimulation
BLA
input,
decreased
feedforward
inhibition
amygdala
output
BLA.
Both
effects
were
optical
silencing
reinstated
reactivation
alloswitch-1.
These
findings
demonstrate
first
time
neuraxis
not
homogenous,
suggest
may
limit
overall
could
explain
suboptimal
NAMs
on
human
studies
validate
photopharmacology
as
tool
determine
ideal
target
sites
drugs.
Language: Английский
A ‘double-edged’ role for type-5 metabotropic glutamate receptors in pain disclosed by light-sensitive drugs
eLife,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Aug. 22, 2024
We
used
light-sensitive
drugs
to
identify
the
brain
region-specific
role
of
mGlu5
metabotropic
glutamate
receptors
in
control
pain.
Optical
activation
systemic
JF-NP-26,
a
caged,
normally
inactive,
negative
allosteric
modulator
(NAM)
receptors,
cingulate,
prelimbic,
and
infralimbic
cortices
thalamus
inhibited
neuropathic
pain
hypersensitivity.
Systemic
treatment
alloswitch-1,
an
intrinsically
active
receptor
NAM,
caused
analgesia,
effect
was
reversed
by
light-induced
drug
inactivation
prelimbic
cortices,
thalamus.
This
demonstrates
that
blockade
medial
prefrontal
cortex
is
both
sufficient
necessary
for
analgesic
activity
antagonists.
Surprisingly,
when
light
delivered
basolateral
amygdala,
local
JF-NP-26
reduced
thresholds,
whereas
alloswitch-1
enhanced
analgesia.
Electrophysiological
analysis
showed
increased
excitatory
synaptic
responses
pyramidal
neurons
evoked
stimulation
presumed
BLA
input,
decreased
BLA-driven
feedforward
inhibition
amygdala
output
neurons.
Both
effects
were
optical
silencing
reinstated
reactivation
alloswitch-1.
These
findings
demonstrate
first
time
action
neuraxis
not
homogenous,
suggest
may
limit
overall
could
explain
suboptimal
NAMs
on
human
studies
validate
photopharmacology
as
important
tool
determine
ideal
target
sites
drugs.
Language: Английский
WAY-262611 ameliorates the inflammatory bowel disease by activating Wnt/β-catenin pathway
Baiyinzi Du,
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Shudan Luo,
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Xujun Zhu
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et al.
In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
60(2), P. 128 - 138
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Design of Soluble Compounds for Optical Control of Tetrameric P-Loop Ion Channels
Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
60(6), P. 2241 - 2254
Published: Nov. 1, 2024
Abstract
The
photopharmacology
of
ion
channels
is
a
rapidly
developing
area.
One
reason
for
paying
special
attention
to
the
design
photoswitchable
ligands
that
control
fast
neurophysiological
processes,
and
their
ability
be
locally
modulated
by
light
very
important.
In
channels,
existing
drugs
are
usually
employed
photochromic
analogs
through
incorporation
moiety.
At
present,
compounds
designed
many
belong
superfamily
so-called
P-loop
channels.
Photoswitchable
differ
in
activities,
photosensitivity,
selectivity,
mechanisms
action.
This
paper
provides
an
overview
available
structures.
Language: Английский