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Stressin 1 -A, a Potent Corticotropin Releasing Factor Receptor 1 (CRF 1 )-Selective Peptide Agonist

2007; American Chemical Society; Volume: 50; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/jm0613875

1520-4804

Jean Rivier, József Gulyás, Koichi S. Kunitake, Michael R. DiGruccio, Jeffrey P. Cantle, Marilyn H. Perrin, Cindy Donaldson, Joan Vaughan, Mulugeta Million, Guillaume Gourcerol, David W. Adelson, Catherine Rivier, Yvette Taché, Wylie Vale,

Adrenal Hormones and Disorders

The potencies and selectivity of peptide CRF antagonists is increased through structural constraints, suggesting that the resulting ligands assume distinct conformations when interacting with CRF1 and CRF2 receptors. To develop selective CRF receptor agonists, we have scanned the sequence -Gln-Ala-His-Ser-Asn-Arg- (residues 30−35 of [DPhe12,Nle21,38]Ac-hCRF4-41) with an i−(i+3) bridge consisting of the Glui-Xaa-Xbb-Lysi+3 scaffold, where residues i = 30, 31, and 32. When i = 31, stressin1-A, a potent CRF1 receptor-selective agonist was generated. In vitro, stressin1-A was equipotent to h/rCRF to release ACTH. Astressin1-A showed a low nanomolar affinity for CRF1 receptor (Ki = 1.7 nM) and greater than 100-fold selectivity versus CRF2 receptor (Ki = 222 nM). Stressin1-A released slightly less ACTH than oCRF in adult adrenal-intact male rats, with increased duration of action. Stressin1-A, injected intraperitoneally in rats, induced fecal pellet output (a CRF1 receptor-mediated response) and did not influence gastric emptying and blood pressure (CRF2 receptor-mediated responses).