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. 2009 Nov;158(Suppl 1):S38. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00501_20.x

Cholecystokinin

PMCID: PMC2884643

Overview: Cholecystokinin receptors (nomenclature recommended by the NC-IUPHAR Subcommittee on CCK receptors, Noble et al., 1999) are activated by the endogenous peptides cholecystokinin (CCK)-4, CCK-8, CCK-33 and gastrin. There is evidence for species homologues of CCK2 receptors distinguished by the relative affinities of the two stereoisomers of devazepide, R-L365260 and S-L365260, or by the differences in affinity of the agonist BC264 (Durieux et al., 1992).

Nomenclature CCK1 CCK2
Other names CCKA CCKB, CCKB/gastrin
Ensembl ID ENSG00000163394 ENSG00000110148
Principal transduction Gq/11/Gs Gs
Rank order of potency CCK-8 >> gastrin, des-CCK-8 > CCK-4 CCK-8 ≥ gastrin, des-CCK-8, CCK-4
Selective agonists A71623, JMV180, GW5823 Desulfated CCK-8, gastrin, CCK-4, BC264, RB400
Selective antagonists Devazepide (9.8), T0632 (9.6), SR27897 (9.2), IQM95333 (9.2), PD140548 (7.9–8.6), lorglumide (7.2) YM022 (10.2), L740093 (10.0), GV150013 (9.3), RP73870 (9.3), L365260 (7.5–8.7), LY262691 (7.5)
Probes [3H]-Devazepide (0.2 nM) [3H]-Propionyl-BC264 (0.15 nM), [3H]-PD140376 (0.2 nM), [3H]-L365260 (2 nM), [3H]- or [125I]-gastrin (1 nM), [125I]-PD142308 (0.25 nM)

A mitogenic gastrin receptor, which can be radiolabelled with [125I]-gastrin-(1–17) and which appears to couple to the Gs family of G proteins, has been described in human colon cancer cells (Bold et al., 1994) and other cell lines (e.g. pancreatic AR42J and Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts, Seva et al., 1994; Singh et al., 1995).

Glossary

Abbreviations:

A71623

Boc-Trp-Lys(O-toluylaminocarbonyl)-Asp-(NMe)Phe-NH2

BC264

Tyr(SO3H)-gNle-mGly-Trp-(NMe)Nle-Asp-Phe-NH2

GV150013

(+)-N-(1-[1-adamantane-1-methyl]-2,4-dioxo-5-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-3-yl)-N'-phenylurea

GW5823

2-[3-(1H-indazol-3-ylmethyl)-2,4-dioxo-5-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]diazepin-1-yl]-N-isopropyl-N-(methyoxyphenyl)acetamide

IQM95333

(4αS,5R)-2-benzyl-5[N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-L-Trp]amino-1,3-dioxoperhydropyrido[1,2-c]pyrimidine

JMV180

Boc-Tyr(SO3H)Ahx-Gly-Trp-Ahx-Asp2phenylethyl ester

L365260

3R(+)-N-(2,3-dihydro-1-methyl-2-oxo-5-phenyl-1H-1,4-benzodiazepin-3-yl)-N'-(3-methylphenyl)urea

L740093

N-([3R]-5-[3-azabicyclo{3.2.2}nonan-3-yl]-2,3-dihydro-1-methyl-2-oxo-1H-1,4-benzodiazepin-3-yl)-N'-(3-methylphenyl)urea

LY262691

trans-N-(4-bromophenyl)-3-oxo-4,5-diphenyl-1-pyrrazolidinecarboxamide(3.3.1.13,7)

PD140376

L-3-([4-aminophenyl]methyl)-N-(α-methyl-N-[{tricyclo(3.3.1.1D-Trp)-β-Ala

PD140548

N-(α-methyl-N-[{tricyclo(3.3.1.1L-Trp)-D-3-(phenylmethyl)-β-Ala

PD142308

iodinated PD140548

RB400

HOOC-CH2-CO-Trp-NMe(Nle)-Asp-Phe-NH2

RP73870

({[(RS)

SR27897

1-([2-{4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazole-2-yl}aminocarbonyl]indolyl)acetic acid

T0632

sodium (S)-3-(1-[2-fluorophenyl]-2,3-dihydro-3-[{3-isoquinolinyl}-carbonyl]amino-6-methoxy-2-oxo-1H-indole)propanoate

YM022

(R)-1-(2,3-dihydro-1-[2'-methylphenacyl]-2-oxo-5-phenyl-1H-1,4-benzodiazepin-3-yl)-3-(3-methylphenyl)urea

Further Reading

Berna MJ, Tapia JA, Sancho V, Jensen RT (2007). Progress in developing cholecystokinin (CCK)/gastrin receptor ligands that have a therapeutic potential. Curr Opin Pharmacol7: 583–592.

De Tullio P, Delarge J, Pirotte B (2000). Therapeutic and chemical developments of cholecystokinin receptor ligands. Expert Opin Investig Drugs9: 129–146.

Dockray GK (2009). Cholecystokinin and gut-brain signalling. Regul Pept155: 6–10.

Dufresne M, Seva C, Fourmy D (2006). Cholecystokinin and gastrin receptors. Physiol Rev86: 805–847.

Herranz R (2003). Cholecystokinin antagonists: pharmacological and therapeutic potential. Med Res Rev23: 559–605.

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Kopin AS, McBride EW, Schaffer K, Beinboen M (2000). CCK receptor polymorphisms: an illustration of emerging themes in pharmacogenomics. Trends Pharmacol Sci21: 346–353.

Miller LJ, Gao F (2008). Structural basis of cholecystokinin receptor binding and regulation. Pharmacol Ther119: 83–95.

Moran TH (2000). Cholecystokinin and satiety: current perspectives. Nutrition16: 858–865.

Noble F, Roques BP (1999). CCKB receptor: chemistry, molecular biology, biochemistry and pharmacology. Prog Neurobiol56: 1–31.

Noble F, Wank SA, Crawley JN, Bradwejn J, Seroogy KB, Hamon M et al. (1999). International Union of Pharmacology. XXI. Structure, distribution, and functions of cholecystokinin receptors. Pharmacol Rev51: 745–781.

Peter SA, D’Amato M, Beglinger C (2006). CCKI antagonists: are they ready for clinical use? Dig Dis24: 70–82.

Raybould HE (2007). Mechanismsm of CCK signaling from gut to brain. Curr Opin Pharmacol7: 570–574.

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