Modulation of the transient receptor potential melastatin type-8 (TRPM8), the receptor for menthol acting as the major sensor for peripheral innocuous cool temperatures, has several important applications in pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries. In the present study, we designed 12 isoxazole derivatives and tested their pharmacological properties both in F11 sensory neurons in vitro, and in an in vivo model of cold allodynia. In F11 sensory neurons, single-cell Ca2+-imaging experiments revealed that, when compared to menthol, some newly-synthesized compounds were up to 200-fold more potent, though none of them showed an increased efficacy. Some isoxazole derivatives potentiated allodynic responses elicited by acetone when administered to rats subjected to sciatic nerve ligation; when compared to menthol, these compounds were efficacious at earlier (0-2 min) but not later (7-9 or 14-16 min) time points. Docking experiments performed in a human TRPM8 receptor model revealed that newly-synthesized compounds might adopt two possible conformations, thereby allowing to distinguish "menthol-like" compounds (characterized by high efficacy/low potency), and "icillin-like" compounds (with high potency/low efficacy). Collectively, these data provide rationale structure-activity relationships for isoxazole derivatives acting as TRPM8 agonists, and suggest their potential usefulness for cold-evoked analgesia.

Isoxazole derivatives as potent transient receptor potential melastatin type 8 (TRPM8) agonists / C. Ostacolo, P. Ambrosino, R. Russo, M. Lo Monte, M.V. Soldovieri, S. Laneri, A. Sacchi, G. Vistoli, M. Taglialatela, A. Calignano. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0223-5234. - 69(2013), pp. 659-669.

Isoxazole derivatives as potent transient receptor potential melastatin type 8 (TRPM8) agonists

M. Lo Monte;G. Vistoli;
2013

Abstract

Modulation of the transient receptor potential melastatin type-8 (TRPM8), the receptor for menthol acting as the major sensor for peripheral innocuous cool temperatures, has several important applications in pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries. In the present study, we designed 12 isoxazole derivatives and tested their pharmacological properties both in F11 sensory neurons in vitro, and in an in vivo model of cold allodynia. In F11 sensory neurons, single-cell Ca2+-imaging experiments revealed that, when compared to menthol, some newly-synthesized compounds were up to 200-fold more potent, though none of them showed an increased efficacy. Some isoxazole derivatives potentiated allodynic responses elicited by acetone when administered to rats subjected to sciatic nerve ligation; when compared to menthol, these compounds were efficacious at earlier (0-2 min) but not later (7-9 or 14-16 min) time points. Docking experiments performed in a human TRPM8 receptor model revealed that newly-synthesized compounds might adopt two possible conformations, thereby allowing to distinguish "menthol-like" compounds (characterized by high efficacy/low potency), and "icillin-like" compounds (with high potency/low efficacy). Collectively, these data provide rationale structure-activity relationships for isoxazole derivatives acting as TRPM8 agonists, and suggest their potential usefulness for cold-evoked analgesia.
calcium imaging; chronic constriction injury; isoxazolylamine derivatives; structure-activity relationship; transient receptor potential melastatin type-8 channels; animals; cells, cultured; dose-response relationship, drug; humans; isoxazoles; male; mice; models, molecular; molecular structure; Monte Carlo method; structure-activity relationship; TRPM cation channels; drug discovery3003 pharmaceutical science; organic chemistry; pharmacology
Settore CHIM/08 - Chimica Farmaceutica
2013
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