title: DPI-221 [4-((alpha-s)-alpha-((2s,5r)-2,5-dimethyl-4-(3-fluorobenzyl)-1-piperazinyl)benzyl)-N,N-diethylbenzamide]: a novel nonpeptide delta receptor agonist producing increased micturition interval in normal rats.
abstract: There is a wealth of information from animal models and clinical opioid-analgesic use that indicates a significant role for opioid receptors in the modulation of bladder activity. The novel benzhydrylpiperazine compound DPI-221 [4-((alpha-S)-alpha-((2S,5R)-2,5-dimethyl-4-(3-fluorobenzyl)-1-piperazinyl)benzyl)-N,N-diethylbenzamide] was characterized as having delta receptor selectivity using radioligand binding (K(i) = 2.0 +/- 0.7 nM, delta receptor; 1800 +/- 360 nM, mu receptor; and 2300 +/- 680 nM, kappa receptor), and agonist activity was demonstrated in the mouse isolated vas deferens where DPI-221 inhibited electrically induced contractions with an IC(50) value of 88 +/- 7.5 nM. In the guinea pig isolated ileum, DPI-221 had no effect on electrically induced contractions at concentrations as high as 1 microM. Sterile saline was infused (7 ml/h) into the bladder of Sprague-Dawley rats, via a transmural catheter; DPI-221 (1.0 to 20 mg/kg p.o.) significantly increased the interval between micturition events, whereas peak void pressure was not significantly decreased by any dose of DPI-221. The micturition effects of 10 mg/kg p.o. DPI-221 were blocked by naltrindole, indicating a delta receptor mechanism of action. In isolated rat bladder strips, DPI-221 was ineffective at relaxing detrusor muscle precontracted with carbachol. The most crucial safety aspect of delta agonist administration is the incidence of seizure-like convulsions in rodents. DPI-221 produced no convulsions at doses up to 100 mg/kg p.o. in mice, although rapid bolus i.v. injection of 5 mg/kg produced convulsions in 3% of mice tested. These findings indicate a good safety profile for DPI-221 administered orally, with potent efficacy in modifying bladder activity.
authors: Enhance Biotech, Inc., Durham, NC 27713, USA. jholt@enhancebiotech.com
authors: Jonathon D S
authors: JD
authors: Holt
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Watson
authors: Jane P
authors: JP
authors: Chang
authors: Scott J
authors: SJ
authors: O'Neill
authors: Ke
authors: K
authors: Wei
authors: William
authors: W
authors: Pendergast
authors: Peter J
authors: PJ
authors: Gengo
authors: Kwen-Jen
authors: KJ
authors: Chang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D003292:Convulsants / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects; D010879:Piperazines / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000819:agonists*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000187:drug effects; D014554:Urination / Q000187:drug effects*; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: C506837:4-(alpha-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(3-fluorobenzyl)-1-piperazinyl)benzyl)-N,N-diethylbenzamide; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D003292:Convulsants; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D010879:Piperazines; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; D009271:Naltrexone; D002217:Carbachol; C055382:naltrindole