The Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitor Urb597 (Cyclohexylcarbamic Acid 3'-carbamoylbiphenyl-3-yl Ester) Reduces Neuropathic Pain After Oral Administration in Mice.
From: Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Naples, Italy.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
- Publish Date: Jul 2007
- ISSN: 0022-3565
- Volume: 322
- Issue: 1
- Pages: 236-42
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Russo Roberto, Loverme Jesse, La Rana Giovanna, et al. The Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitor Urb597 (Cyclohexylcarbamic Acid 3'-carbamoylbiphenyl-3-yl Ester) Reduces Neuropathic Pain After Oral Administration in Mice.. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. Jul 2007;322:236-42
Abstract
Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is an intracellular serine hydrolase that catalyzes the cleavage of bioactive fatty acid ethanolamides, such as the endogenous cannabinoid agonist anandamide. Genetic deletion of the faah gene in mice elevates brain anandamide levels and amplifies the antinociceptive effects of this compound. Likewise, pharmacological blockade of FAAH activity reduces nocifensive behavior in animal models of acute and inflammatory pain. In the present study, we investigated the effects of the selective FAAH inhibitor URB597 (KDS-4103, cyclohexylcarbamic acid 3’-carbamoylbiphenyl-3-yl ester) in the mouse chronic constriction injury (CCI) model of neuropathic pain. Oral administration of URB597 (1-50 mg/kg, once daily) for 4 days produced a dose-dependent reduction in nocifensive responses to thermal and mechanical stimuli, which was prevented by a single i.p. administration of the cannabinoid CB(1) receptor antagonist rimonabant (1 mg/kg). The antihyperalgesic effects of URB597 were accompanied by a reduction in plasma extravasation induced by CCI, which was prevented by rimonabant (1 mg/kg i.p.) and attenuated by the CB(2) antagonist SR144528 (1 mg/kg i.p.). Oral dosing with URB597 achieved significant, albeit transient, drug levels in plasma, inhibited brain FAAH activity, and elevated spinal cord anandamide content. The results provide new evidence for a role of the endocannabinoid system in pain modulation and reinforce the proposed role of FAAH as a target for analgesic drug development.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Administration, Oral, Amidohydrolases, Analgesics, Animals, Benzamides, Capillary Permeability, Carbamates, Enzyme Inhibitors, Hyperalgesia, Male, Mice, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2, Spinal Cord
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