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5'-Guanidinonaltrindole, a highly selective and potent κ-opioid receptor antagonist

  • Robert M. Jones
  • , Philip S. Portoghese

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Abstract

5'-Guanidinonaltrindole (GNTI) possesses 5-fold greater opioid antagonist potency (K(e)=0.04 nM) and an order of magnitude greater selectivity (selectivity ratios >500) than the prototypical κ-opioid receptor antagonist, norbinaltorphimine, in smooth muscle preparations. Binding and functional studies conducted on cloned human opioid receptors expressed in Chinese hamster ovarian (CHO) cells afforded pA2 values that were comparable to the smooth muscle data. In view of the high selectivity and potency of GNTI, it is a potentially valuable pharmacological tool for opioid research. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)49-52
Number of pages4
JournalEuropean Journal of Pharmacology
Volume396
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 12 2000

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This investigation was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. We thank the Opiate Treatment Discovery Program for supplying the human cloned receptor data, and we thank Mike Powers and Veronika Phillips for their competent technical assistance in generating the smooth muscle data.

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Binding
  • Norbinaltorphimine
  • κ-Opioid receptor

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