title: Selectivities of opioid peptide analogues as agonists and antagonists at the delta-receptor.
abstract: The endogenous opioid ligands interact with more than one of the mu-, delta- and kappa-binding sites. By the use of binding assays and bioassays, enkephalin analogues have been assessed for their selectivity for binding at the delta-binding site and for their agonist and antagonist activities at the delta-receptor. The electrically-induced contractions of myenteric plexus-longitudinal muscle preparations of the guinea-pig ileum were inhibited by mu- and kappa-receptor ligands. Inhibitions were seen with mu-, delta- and kappa-receptor ligands in the mouse vas deferens, mainly with mu-receptor ligands in the rat vas deferens and only with kappa-receptor ligands in the rabbit vas deferens. From observations on a considerable number of [Leu5] enkephalin analogues, it has been concluded that [D-Pen2, D-Pen5] enkephalin and [D-Pen2, L-Pen5] enkephalin are the most selective delta-agonists and that N,N-diallyl-Tyr-Aib-Aib-Phe-Leu-OH is the most selective antagonist (Aib = alpha-aminoisobutyric acid). The binding of these peptides at the delta-site is 99% of the total binding. As to potency, the agonists are superior to the antagonists.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects; D009197:Myenteric Plexus / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D013045:Species Specificity; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004745:Enkephalins; D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu