title: Syntheses and biological activities of potent bombesin receptor antagonists.
abstract: Bombesin receptor antagonists are potential therapeutic agents due to their ability to act as inhibitors of cellular proliferation. On the basis of our hypothesis concerning the mechanism of action of gastrin associating an activating enzyme to the receptor and on the results reported in the literature, we have synthesized bombesin analogs which have been modified in the C-terminal part. Potent bombesin receptor antagonists were obtained by replacement of Leu-13 with a statyl residue or with a residue bearing an hydroxyl group in place of the carbonyl function of Leu-13. Several inhibitors were able to recognize the bombesin receptor on rat pancreatic acini and antagonized bombesin stimulated amylase secretion in the nanomolar range. These compounds were also able to recognize the bombesin receptor and to inhibit [3H] thymidine incorporation in 3T3 cells with the same potency.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Amino-acides, Peptides et Protéines, UMR 5810, CNRS-Universités Montpellier I & II, Faculté de Pharmacie, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Llinares
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Devin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chaloin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azay
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Noel-Artis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bernad
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fehrentz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D010179:Pancreas / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D018004:Receptors, Bombesin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D018004:Receptors, Bombesin; C031032:benzotriazol-1-yloxy-tris(dimethylamino)phosphonium; D000681:Amylases; D013936:Thymidine