TY - JOUR AU - Dhanak, Dashyant AB - 1 SB‐706375 potently inhibited (125I)hU‐II binding to both mammalian recombinant and ‘native’ UT receptors (Ki 4.7±1.5 to 20.7±3.6 nM at rodent, feline and primate recombinant UT receptors and Ki 5.4±0.4 nM at the endogenous UT receptor in SJRH30 cells). 2 Prior exposure to SB‐706375 (1 μM, 30 min) did not alter (125I)hU‐II binding affinity or density in recombinant cells (KD 3.1±0.4 vs 5.8±0.9 nM and Bmax 3.1±1.0 vs 2.8±0.8 pmol mg−1) consistent with a reversible mode of action. 3 The novel, nonpeptidic radioligand (3H)SB‐657510, a close analogue of SB‐706375, bound to the monkey UT receptor (KD 2.6±0.4 nM, Bmax 0.86±0.12 pmol mg−1) in a manner that was inhibited by both U‐II isopeptides and SB‐706375 (Ki 4.6±1.4 to 17.6±5.4 nM) consistent with the sulphonamides and native U‐II ligands sharing a common UT receptor binding domain. 4 SB‐706375 was a potent, competitive hU‐II antagonist across species with pKb 7.29–8.00 in HEK293‐UT receptor cells (inhibition of (Ca2+)i‐mobilization) and pKb 7.47 in rat isolated aorta (inhibition of contraction). SB‐706375 also reversed tone established in the rat aorta by prior exposure to hU‐II (Kapp∼20 nM). 5 SB‐706375 was a selective U‐II antagonist with 100‐fold selectivity for the human UT receptor compared to 86 distinct receptors, ion channels, enzymes, transporters and nuclear hormones (Ki/IC50>1 μM). Accordingly, the contractile responses induced in isolated aortae by KCl, phenylephrine, angiotensin II and endothelin‐1 were unaltered by SB‐706375 (1 μM). 6 In summary, SB‐706375 is a high‐affinity, surmountable, reversible and selective nonpeptide UT receptor antagonist with cross‐species activity that will assist in delineating the pathophysiological actions of U‐II in mammals. British Journal of Pharmacology (2005) 145, 620–635. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0706229 TI - Nonpeptidic urotensin‐II receptor antagonists I: in vitro pharmacological characterization of SB‐706375 JF - British Journal of Pharmacology DO - 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706229 DA - 2005-07-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/nonpeptidic-urotensin-ii-receptor-antagonists-i-in-vitro-i43Xd0LRV8 SP - 620 VL - 145 IS - 5 DP - DeepDyve ER -