title: New acylated bradykinin analogues: effect on rat blood pressure and rat uterus.
abstract: It was previously reported that acylation of the N-terminus of several known B(2) antagonists with various types of bulky acyl groups consistently improved their antagonistic potency in the rat blood pressure assay. On the other hand, earlier results seem to suggest that the effects of acylation on the contractility of isolated rat uterus depend substantially on the chemical character of the acyl group, as it was observed that this modification may either change the range of antagonism or even transform it into agonism. Bearing all this in mind, three new analogues of bradykinin were designed by modifying the moderately potent B(2) antagonist, previously synthesized by Stewart's group, D-Arg-Arg-Pro-Hyp-Gly-Thr-Ser-D-Phe-Thi-Arg. New analogues were obtained by acylation of the N-terminus of the above peptide with succinic acid, 12-aminododecanoic acid and 4-aminobenzoic acid in order to confirm whether either the positive or the negative charge on the N-terminal end of the peptide is responsible for the transformation of activity. The activity of analogues was assessed on blood pressure and in uterotonic in vitro tests. The modifications proposed either preserved or increased the antagonistic potency in the rat blood pressure test. On the other hand, the three substituents, depending on their chemical character, differently influenced the interaction with the rat uterine receptors. The results may be of value in the design of new B(2) agonists and antagonists.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Sobieskiego 18, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland. olad@chem.univ.gda.pl
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dawidowska
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prahl
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wierzba
authors.forename: Lukasz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nowakowski
authors.forename: Wioleta
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kowalczyk
authors.forename: Jirina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Slaninová
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lammek
mesh_terms: D000215:Acylation; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005260:Female; D051381:Rats; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D001920:Bradykinin