The 2-substituted imidazoline ring linked to an aromatic moiety by a biatomic bridge: a bioversatile scaffold

Bello, Fabio Del; Giannella, Maddalena; Piergentili, Alessandro; Quaglia, Wilma

doi:10.15761/gdt.1000106

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“…Many different pharmacological actions have been associated with imidazoline compounds [21] and our research on them has highlighted that the 2-substituted imidazoline ring linked to an aromatic moiety (Ar) by a biatomic bridge (X) is a bioversatile scaffold to obtain agents interacting with different targets [43][44][45][46] (Fig. 1).…”

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The Use of the Selective Imidazoline I1 Receptor Agonist Carbophenyline as a Strategy for Neuropathic Pain Relief: Preclinical Evaluation in a Mouse Model of Oxaliplatin-Induced Neurotoxicity

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Anti-cancer therapy based on the repeated administration of oxaliplatin is limited by the development of a disabling neuropathic syndrome with detrimental effects on the patient's quality of life. The lack of effective pharmacological approaches calls for the identification of innovative therapeutic strategies based on new targets. We focused our attention on the imidazoline I 1 receptor (I 1 -R) and in particular on the selective I 1 -R agonist 2-(1-([1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)propan-2-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole) (carbophenyline). The purpose of this work was the preclinical evaluation of the efficacy of carbophenyline on oxaliplatininduced neuropathic pain in mice. Carbophenyline, acutely per os administered (0.1-10 mg kg −1 ), induced a dose-dependent anti-hyperalgesic effect that was completely blocked by the pre-treatment with the I 1 -R antagonist 3 or the I 1 /α 2 receptor antagonist efaroxan, confirming the I 1 -R-dependent mechanism. Conversely, pre-treatment with the I 2 -R antagonist BU224 did not block the anti-nociceptive effect evoked by carbophenyline. Repeated oral administrations of carbophenyline (1 mg kg −1 ) for 14 days, starting from the first day of oxaliplatin injection, counteracted the development of neuropathic pain in all behavioral tests (cold plate, Von Frey, and paw pressure tests) carried out 24 h after the last carbophenyline treatment on days 7 and 14. In the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, carbophenyline significantly decreased the oxaliplatin-induced astrocyte activation detected by immunofluorescence staining by the specific labelling with GFAP antibody. In conclusion, carbophenyline showed anti-neuropathic properties both after acute and chronic treatment with preventive effect against oxaliplatin-induced astrocyte activation in the spinal cord. Therefore, I 1 -R agonists emerge as a new class of candidates for the management of oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain.

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