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The impact of multifunctional enkephalin analogs and morphine on the protein changes in crude membrane fractions isolated from the rat brain cortex and hippocampus

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    SYSNO ASEP0583343
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleThe impact of multifunctional enkephalin analogs and morphine on the protein changes in crude membrane fractions isolated from the rat brain cortex and hippocampus
    Author(s) Ujčíková, Hana (FGU-C) RID, ORCID
    Lee, Y. S. (US)
    Roubalová, Lenka (FGU-C) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Svoboda, Petr (FGU-C) RID, ORCID
    Article number171165
    Source TitlePeptides. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0196-9781
    Roč. 174, April (2024)
    Number of pages12 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordsmultifunctional enkephalin analogs ; KOR antagonism ; morphine ; rat brain ; crude membrane fractions ; proteomic analysis
    OECD categoryBiochemistry and molecular biology
    R&D ProjectsLTAUSA18110 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Institutional supportFGU-C - RVO:67985823
    UT WOS001183530600001
    EID SCOPUS85183979619
    DOI10.1016/j.peptides.2024.171165
    AnnotationEndogenous opioid peptides serve as potent analgesics through the opioid receptor (OR) activation. However, they often suffer from poor metabolic stability, low lipophilicity, and low blood-brain barrier permeability. Researchers have developed many strategies to overcome the drawbacks of current pain medications and unwanted biological effects produced by the interaction with opioid receptors. Here, we tested multifunctional enkephalin analogs LYS739 (MOR/DOR agonist and KOR partial antagonist) and LYS744 (MOR/DOR agonist and KOR full antagonist) under in vivo conditions in comparison with MOR agonist, morphine. We applied 2D electrophoretic resolution to investigate differences in proteome profiles of crude membrane (CM) fractions isolated from the rat brain cortex and hippocampus exposed to the drugs (10 mg/kg, seven days). Our results have shown that treatment with analog LYS739 induced the most protein changes in cortical and hippocampal samples. The identified proteins were mainly associated with energy metabolism, cell shape and movement, apoptosis, protein folding, regulation of redox homeostasis, and signal transduction. Among these, the isoform of mitochondrial ATP synthase subunit beta (ATP5F1B) was the only protein upregulation in the hippocampus but not in the brain cortex. Contrarily, the administration of analog LYS744 caused a small number of protein alterations in both brain parts. Our results indicate that the KOR full antagonism, together with MOR/DOR agonism of multifunctional opioid ligands, can be beneficial in treating chronic pain states by reducing changes in protein expression levels but retaining analgesic efficacy.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Physiology
    ContactLucie Trajhanová, lucie.trajhanova@fgu.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 400
    Year of Publishing2025
    Electronic addresshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2024.171165
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