Abstract
3-[5-(3,4-Dichloro-phenyl)-1-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-2-m-tolyl-propionate (JNJ-17156516) is a novel, potent, and selective cholecystokinin (CCK)1-receptor antagonist. In this study, the pharmacology of JNJ-17156516 was investigated both in vitro and in vivo, and the pharmacokinetic profile was evaluated in rats. JNJ-17156516 expressed high-affinity at the cloned human (pKI = 7.96 ± 0.11), rat (pKI = 8.02 ± 0.11), and canine (pKI = 7.98 ± 0.04) CCK1 receptors, and it was also highly selective for the CCK1 receptor compared with the CCK2 receptor across the same species (∼160-, ∼230-, and ∼75-fold, respectively). The high affinity of JNJ-17156516 at CCK1 receptors in vitro was confirmed in radioligand binding studies on fresh human gallbladder tissue (pKI = 8.22 ± 0.05). In a functional in vitro assay of guinea pig gallbladder contraction, JNJ-17156516 behaved as a competitive antagonist, with apKB value of 8.00 ± 0.07. In vivo, JNJ-17156516 produced a parallel, rightward shift in the CCK-8S-evoked contraction of the guinea pig gallbladder. The dose required to shift the CCK-8S dose-response curve was 240 nmol kg–1 i.v. In the anesthetized rat, JNJ-17156516 produced a dose-related decrease in the number of duodenal contractions evoked by infusion of CCK-8S, with an ED50 = 484 nmol kg–1. Pharmacokinetic analysis of JNJ-17156516 in rats, revealed that JNJ-17156516 had a half-life of 3.0 ± 0.5 h and a very high bioavailability (108 ± 10%) in this species. Overall, we have demonstrated that JNJ-17156516 is a high-affinity selective human CCK1 receptor antagonist with good pharmacokinetic properties in rats.
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doi:10.1124/jpet.107.124578.
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ABBREVIATIONS: CCK, cholecystokinin; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; JNJ-17156516, 3-[5-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-1-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-2-m-tolyl-propionate; CHO, Chinese hamster ovary; HEK, human embryonic kidney; BH-CCK-8S, Bolton Hunter-sulfated cholecystokinin octapeptide; E/[A], concentration-effect; HAC, high-amplitude contraction; YF476, (R)-1-[2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1-pivaloylmethyl-5-(2′-pyridyl)-1H-1,4-benzodiazepin-3-yl]-3-(3-methyl-phenyl)urea; L-364-718, 3S(–)-N-(2,3-dihydro-1-methyl-2-oxo-5-phenyl-1H-1,4-benzodiazepine-3-yl-1H-indole-2-carboxamide.
- Received April 17, 2007.
- Accepted July 17, 2007.
- The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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