CB2 cannabinoid receptor agonist enantiomers HU-433 and HU-308: An inverse relationship between binding affinity and biological potency

Reem Smoum, Saja Baraghithy, Mukesh Chourasia, Aviva Breuer, Naama Mussai, Malka Attar-Namdar, Natalya M. Kogan, Bitya Raphael, Daniele Bolognini, Maria G. Cascio, Pietro Marini, Roger G. Pertwee, Avital Shurki, Raphael Mechoulam, Itai Bab

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Activation of the CB2 receptor is apparently an endogenous protective mechanism. Thus, it restrains inflammation and protects the skeleton against age-related bone loss. However, the endogenous cannabinoids, as well as Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main plant psychoactive constituent, activate both cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2. HU-308 was among the first synthetic, selective CB2 agonists. HU-308 is antiosteoporotic and antiinflammatory. Here we show that the HU-308 enantiomer, designated HU-433, is 3-4 orders ofmagnitude more potent in osteoblast proliferation and osteoclast differentiation culture systems, as well as in mouse models, for the rescue of ovariectomy-induced bone loss and ear inflammation. HU-433 retains the HU-308 specificity for CB2, as shown by its failure to bind to the CB1 cannabinoid receptor, and has no activity in CB2-deficient cells and animals. Surprisingly, the CB2 binding affinity of HU-433 in terms of [3H]CP55,940 displacement and its effect on [35S]GTPγS accumulation is substantially lower compared with HU-308. A molecular-modeling analysis suggests that HU-433 and -308 have two different binding conformations within CB2, with one of them possibly responsible for the affinity difference, involving [35S]GTPγS and cAMP synthesis. Hence, different ligands may have different orientations relative to the same binding site. This situation questions the usefulness of universal radioligands for comparative binding studies. Moreover, orientation-targeted ligands have promising potential for the pharmacological activation of distinct processes.

اللغة الأصليةالإنجليزيّة
الصفحات (من إلى)8774-8779
عدد الصفحات6
دوريةProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
مستوى الصوت112
رقم الإصدار28
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء
حالة النشرنُشِر - 14 يوليو 2015
منشور خارجيًانعم

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