A Comparison of the 𝜶2/3/5 Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators L-838,417 and TPA023 in Preclinical Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain

GABAA receptors containing α2/3 subunits are current targets in the battle to develop new pain medications, as they are expressed in the spinal cord where increasing inhibitory drive should result in analgesia. However, this approach is prone to a range of side effects including sedation, cognitive...

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Main Authors: Sarah Nickolls, Hannah Mace, Rebecca Fish, Michelle Edye, Rachel Gurrell, Magnus Ivarsson, Tom Pitcher, Sachi Tanimoto-Mori, Denise Richardson, Catherine Sweatman, Janet Nicholson, Cameron Ward, John Jinks, Christine Bell, Kimberly Young, Huw Rees, Andrew Moss, Ross Kinloch, Gordon McMurray
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Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Advances in Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/608912
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author Sarah Nickolls
Hannah Mace
Rebecca Fish
Michelle Edye
Rachel Gurrell
Magnus Ivarsson
Tom Pitcher
Sachi Tanimoto-Mori
Denise Richardson
Catherine Sweatman
Janet Nicholson
Cameron Ward
John Jinks
Christine Bell
Kimberly Young
Huw Rees
Andrew Moss
Ross Kinloch
Gordon McMurray
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Hannah Mace
Rebecca Fish
Michelle Edye
Rachel Gurrell
Magnus Ivarsson
Tom Pitcher
Sachi Tanimoto-Mori
Denise Richardson
Catherine Sweatman
Janet Nicholson
Cameron Ward
John Jinks
Christine Bell
Kimberly Young
Huw Rees
Andrew Moss
Ross Kinloch
Gordon McMurray
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description GABAA receptors containing α2/3 subunits are current targets in the battle to develop new pain medications, as they are expressed in the spinal cord where increasing inhibitory drive should result in analgesia. However, this approach is prone to a range of side effects including sedation, cognitive impairment, and abuse as a consequence of the widespread influence of GABA. The ability to make subtype selective low-efficacy benzodiazepine compounds, which potentiate the action of GABA at specific α subunits, has the potential to reduce this side effect profile. In this study, we have investigated the effects of the medium-efficacy positive allosteric modulator (PAM) L-838,417 and the low-efficacy PAM TPA023 in a number of preclinical inflammatory and neuropathic pain models. We conclude that either the higher level of efficacy at α2/3 or efficacy at α5 is required for compounds to have a significant analgesic effect in a range of models, and, therefore, although the side-effect profile of compounds can be reduced compared to typical benzodiazepines, it is unlikely that it can be completely eliminated.
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spelling doaj-art-9e6cf90bc3bb4aafb79a88268733cd6c2025-08-20T03:38:43ZengWileyAdvances in Pharmacological Sciences1687-63341687-63422011-01-01201110.1155/2011/608912608912A Comparison of the 𝜶2/3/5 Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators L-838,417 and TPA023 in Preclinical Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic PainSarah Nickolls0Hannah Mace1Rebecca Fish2Michelle Edye3Rachel Gurrell4Magnus Ivarsson5Tom Pitcher6Sachi Tanimoto-Mori7Denise Richardson8Catherine Sweatman9Janet Nicholson10Cameron Ward11John Jinks12Christine Bell13Kimberly Young14Huw Rees15Andrew Moss16Ross Kinloch17Gordon McMurray18Discovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKDiscovery Biology, Pfizer Inc., Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UKGABAA receptors containing α2/3 subunits are current targets in the battle to develop new pain medications, as they are expressed in the spinal cord where increasing inhibitory drive should result in analgesia. However, this approach is prone to a range of side effects including sedation, cognitive impairment, and abuse as a consequence of the widespread influence of GABA. The ability to make subtype selective low-efficacy benzodiazepine compounds, which potentiate the action of GABA at specific α subunits, has the potential to reduce this side effect profile. In this study, we have investigated the effects of the medium-efficacy positive allosteric modulator (PAM) L-838,417 and the low-efficacy PAM TPA023 in a number of preclinical inflammatory and neuropathic pain models. We conclude that either the higher level of efficacy at α2/3 or efficacy at α5 is required for compounds to have a significant analgesic effect in a range of models, and, therefore, although the side-effect profile of compounds can be reduced compared to typical benzodiazepines, it is unlikely that it can be completely eliminated.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/608912
spellingShingle Sarah Nickolls
Hannah Mace
Rebecca Fish
Michelle Edye
Rachel Gurrell
Magnus Ivarsson
Tom Pitcher
Sachi Tanimoto-Mori
Denise Richardson
Catherine Sweatman
Janet Nicholson
Cameron Ward
John Jinks
Christine Bell
Kimberly Young
Huw Rees
Andrew Moss
Ross Kinloch
Gordon McMurray
A Comparison of the 𝜶2/3/5 Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators L-838,417 and TPA023 in Preclinical Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain
Advances in Pharmacological Sciences
title A Comparison of the 𝜶2/3/5 Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators L-838,417 and TPA023 in Preclinical Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain
title_full A Comparison of the 𝜶2/3/5 Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators L-838,417 and TPA023 in Preclinical Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain
title_fullStr A Comparison of the 𝜶2/3/5 Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators L-838,417 and TPA023 in Preclinical Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain
title_full_unstemmed A Comparison of the 𝜶2/3/5 Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators L-838,417 and TPA023 in Preclinical Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain
title_short A Comparison of the 𝜶2/3/5 Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators L-838,417 and TPA023 in Preclinical Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain
title_sort comparison of the 𝜶2 3 5 selective positive allosteric modulators l 838 417 and tpa023 in preclinical models of inflammatory and neuropathic pain
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/608912
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