Abstract
The neuronal voltage-gated N-type calcium channel (Ca v2.2) is a validated target for the treatment of neuropathic pain. A small library of anthranilamide-derived I?-Conotoxin GVIA mimetics bearing the diphenylmethylpiperazine moiety were prepared and tested using three experimental measures of calcium channel blockade. These consisted of a 125I-I?-conotoxin GVIA displacement assay, a fluorescence-based calcium response assay with SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells, and a whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology assay with HEK293 cells stably expressing human Ca v2.2 channels. A subset of compounds were active in all three assays. This is the first time that compounds designed to be mimics of I?-conotoxin GVIA and found to be active in the 125I-I?- conotoxin GVIA displacement assay have also been shown to block functional ion channels in a dose-dependent manner.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2349 - 2368 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Marine Drugs |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |