title: Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationship of new arginine vasopressin analogues containing proline derivatives in position 2.
abstract: In this study, we present the synthesis and pharmacological properties of new analogues of arginine vasopressin modified in the N-terminal part of the molecule with proline derivatives: indoline-2-carboxylic acid (Ica) and (2S,4R)-4-(naphthalene-2-ylmethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid. All the peptides were tested for pressor, antidiuretic and in vitro uterotonic activities. We also determined their binding affinity to the human oxytocin receptor. The Ica(2) substitution resulted in two moderately potent and selective antioxytocic agents: [Mpa(1), Ica(2), D-Arg(8)]VP and [Mpa(1),Ica(2),Val(4),D-Arg(8)]VP (pA(2) = 7.09 and 7.50, respectively). On the other hand, peptides modified with (2S,4R)-4-(naphthalene-2-ylmethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid, apart from their moderate antioxytocic activity, turned out to be weak antagonists of the pressor response to arginine vasopressin. The results of this study provide useful information about the structure-activity relationship of arginine vasopressin analogues and can help to design compounds with desired biological properties.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Sobieskiego 18, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland. aniak@chem.univ.gda.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kwiatkowska
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lewandowska
authors.forename: Lenka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borovičková
authors.forename: Jiřina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Slaninová
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lammek
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prahl
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050034:Antidiuretic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D011392:Proline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D011485:Protein Binding; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018045:Receptors, Oxytocin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D050034:Antidiuretic Agents; D007211:Indoles; D018045:Receptors, Oxytocin; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D011392:Proline