- A Novel Agonist of the Type 1 Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor (LPA1), UCM-05194, Shows Efficacy in Neuropathic Pain Amelioration
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Neuropathic pain (NP) is a complex chronic pain state with a prevalence of almost 10% in the general population. Pharmacological options for NP are limited and weakly effective, so there is a need to develop more efficacious NP attenuating drugs. Activation of the type 1 lysophosphatidic acid (LPA1) receptor is a crucial factor in the initiation of NP. Hence, it is conceivable that a functional antagonism strategy could lead to NP mitigation. Here we describe a new series of LPA1 agonists among which derivative (S)-17 (UCM-05194) stands out as the most potent and selective LPA1 receptor agonist described so far (Emax = 118%, EC50 = 0.24 μM, KD = 19.6 nM; inactive at autotaxin and LPA2-6 receptors). This compound induces characteristic LPA1-mediated cellular effects and prompts the internalization of the receptor leading to its functional inactivation in primary sensory neurons and to an efficacious attenuation of the pain perception in an in vivo model of NP.
- González-Gil, Inés,Zian, Debora,Vázquez-Villa, Henar,Hernández-Torres, Gloria,Martínez, R. Fernando,Khiar-Fernández, Nora,Rivera, Richard,Kihara, Yasuyuki,Devesa, Isabel,Mathivanan, Sakthikumar,Del Valle, Cristina Rosell,Zambrana-Infantes, Emma,Puigdomenech, María,Cincilla, Giovanni,Sanchez-Martinez, Melchor,Rodríguez De Fonseca, Fernando,Ferrer-Montiel, Antonio V.,Chun, Jerold,López-Vales, Rubén,López-Rodríguez, María L.,Ortega-Gutiérrez, Silvia
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(2020/01/02)
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- Process
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A process for producing a conjugated di- or poly-unsaturated fatty acid having from 12 to 24 carbon atoms, or a salt or ester thereof, comprises reacting a non-conjugated free fatty acid, or a salt or ester thereof with a base in the presence of a solvent comprising a monohydric alcohol having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein the reaction is carried out at a temperature of from 120° C. to 200° C. in the presence of water in an amount of at least 4% by weight based on alcohol.
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- NEW CONJUGATED LINOLENIC ACIDS AND METHODS FOR COMMERCIAL PREPARATION AND PURIFICATION
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A method for the preparation and purification of conjugated linolenic acids is described. The method comprises blending a mixture of vegetable oils and or fats including various concentrations of alpha or gamma and or both linolenic acids with a base. The method transforms approximately over two thirds of α-linolenic acid (9Z,12Z,15Z-octadecatrienoic acid) into 9Z,11E,15Z-octadecatrienoic acid and 9Z,13E,15Z-octadecatrienoic acid. The method also transforms gamma-linolenic acid (6Z,9Z,12Z-octadecatrienoic acid) into 6Z,8E,15Z-octadeccatrienoic acid and 6Z,10E,12Z-octadecatrienoic acid. In all cases, geometrical isomers and fully conjugated isomers are also produced.
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