Table 3.
Inhibition of Agonist-Stimulated [35S]GTPγS Binding in Cloned Human μ, δ, and κ Opioid Receptors, Importance of the Piperidine 4-Methyl Group
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| compd | R1 | R2 |
Ke (nM)a |
μ/κ | δ/κ | ||
| μ, DAMGO | δ, DPDPE | κ, U69,593 | |||||
| 12 | CH3 | H | 239 ± 22 | >3000 | 0.37 ± 0.09 | 645 | >8100 |
| 18 | CH3 | CH3 | 142 ± 25 | 847 ± 180 | 3.57 ± 1.5 | 40 | >237 |
| 19 | CH2CH3 | H | 74.8 ± 23 | 2490 ± 620 | 2.48 ± 0.70 | 30 | 1004 |
| 20 | CF3 | H | 67.9 ± 12 | >3000 | 4.69 ± 0.29 | 14 | >640 |
| 21 | CHF2 | H | 70.9 ± 9.4 | >3000 | 3.45 ± 1.2 | 21 | >870 |
| 22 | OCH3 | H | 198 ± 48 | >3000 | 6.53 ± 1.8 | 30 | >459 |
| 23 | N(CH3)2 | H | 318 ± 8.4 | >3000 | 8.08 ± 1.2 | 39 | >371 |
| 24 | F | F | 604 ± 83 | >3000 | 11.8 ± 3.0 | 51 | >254 |
| 25 | CN | H | 647 ± 150 | >3000 | 12.7 ± 3.1 | 51 | >236 |
| 26 | CONH2 | H | 129 ± 26 | >3000 | 3.22 ± 0.78 | 40 | >932 |
Data are mean ± SEM of at least three independent experiments conducted in duplicate. None of the compounds had agonist activity at 10 μM.
