- [Dmt1, d-1-Nal3]morphiceptin, a novel opioid peptide analog with high analgesic activity.
[Dmt1, d-1-Nal3]morphiceptin, a novel opioid peptide analog with high analgesic activity.
Peptides (2008-02-01)
Jakub Fichna, Jean-Claude do-Rego, Nga N Chung, Jean Costentin, Peter W Schiller, Anna Janecka
PMID18234394
ABSTRACT
The morphiceptin-derived peptide [Dmt1, d-1-Nal3]morphiceptin, labeled mu-opioid receptor (MOP) with very high affinity and selectivity in the receptor binding assays. In the mouse hot plate test, [Dmt1, d-1-Nal3]morphiceptin given intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) produced profound supraspinal analgesia, being approximately 100-fold more potent than the endogenous MOP receptor ligand, endomorphin-2. The antinociceptive effect of this new analog lasted up to 120min. Thus, [Dmt1, d-1-Nal3]morphiceptin is an interesting and extraordinarily potent analgesic, raising the possibility of novel approaches in the design of clinically useful drugs for pain treatment.