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In order to create a new drug for the treatment of respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic bronchitis, having a novel therapeutic mechanism, we have been trying to develop new compounds with neurokinin (NK)-receptor antagonistic effects. We used [3H]-substance P binding to guinea pig lung membrane for the first screening system and successfully discovered FK224 from a fermentation product and FK888 from chemical design studies using an octapeptide antagonist (D-Pro4,D-Trp7,9,10) SP4-11 as the parent compound. FK224 and FK888 showed different selectivities against the NK-receptor subtypes (NK1, NK2, NK3); FK888 was a highly potent NK1-selective antagonist, and FK224 was a NK1 + NK2 dual receptor antagonist. Neither compound had any activity on the NK3 receptor. In the in vivo experiments, FK224 and FK888 significantly inhibited the constriction and plasma extravasation in the airway induced by agonist injection. These compounds also showed inhibitory effects on the airway response induced by capsaicin and antidromic stimulation of vagus nerves. Furthermore, FK224 and FK888 were effective on the mucus secretion in the airway and the cough reflex induced by citric acid challenge. There were some differences in the effects of FK224 and FK888 in the in vivo experiments, and it was suggested that the NK1 receptor and NK2 receptor were mainly involved in neurogenic inflammation and airway constriction, respectively. FK224 and FK888 are now undergoing clinical studies to test the effectiveness of a NK antagonist in human respiratory diseases.
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PMID:[Discovery and pharmacological properties of selective neurokinin-receptor antagonists, FK224 and FK888]. 852 64

Several potent and selective antagonists for tachykinin receptors are now available and appear as powerful tools to investigate the physiological and pathological roles of tachykinins and to identify the type of receptor involved in their effect. Indeed, a lot of studies have shown that tachykinin NK2 receptor antagonists (SR 48968, MEN 10627) are able to inhibit cough induced by citric acid, capsaicin or allergen challenge in the unanesthetized guinea-pig or mechanical stimulation of the trachea in the cat. The effects of tachykinin NK1 receptor antagonists are still debated, whereas an inhibitory effect of SR 142801, a tachykinin NK3 receptor antagonist, has been reported against citric acid-induced cough in the guinea-pig. Experiments with tachykinin receptor antagonists which do not cross the blood brain barrier suggest that the site of action of tachykinin receptor antagonists is most probably peripheral, but a central action, at least in an area not protected by the blood brain barrier, cannot be excluded. Finally, tachykinin NK2 receptor stimulation seems to be involved in sensitisation of cough reflex.
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PMID:Tachykinin receptor antagonists and cough. 923 71

Aerosolized citric acid induces several pulmonary effects including bronchoconstriction, airway inflammation, and cough. Evidence from the use of tachykinin NK1 and NK2 receptor antagonists, as well as chronic treatment with high doses of capsaicin, have suggested that these effects are mediated through the release of tachykinins from sensory nerve endings. In the present study, we have investigated the effects of a tachykinin NK3 receptor antagonist, SR 142801 (osanetant), on cough, bronchoconstriction, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness induced by aerosolized citric acid (0.4 M) in guinea pigs. SR 142801, at 0.3 and 1 mg . kg-1 by intraperitoneal route, significantly inhibited cough in conscious guinea pigs by 57 +/- 3 and 62 +/- 10% (n = 8), respectively. In anaesthetized guinea pigs, it failed to inhibit the bronchoconstriction induced by citric acid when given alone but abolished it when combined with the tachykinin NK2 receptor antagonist, SR 48968 (saredutant). In guinea pigs pretreated with thiorphan (1 mg . kg-1), aerosolized citric acid (0.4 M, 1 h) induced airway hyperresponsiveness 24 h later, displayed by an exaggerated response to the bronchoconstrictor effect of acetylcholine. A microvascular leakage hypersensitivity also occurred and was demonstrated by a potentiation of the plasma protein extravasation from bronchial vessels induced by histamine. When given once intraperitoneally at 1 mg . kg-1 30 min before the citric acid exposure, SR 142801 inhibited both hyperresponsiveness to acetylcholine and the potentiation of histamine-induced increase in microvascular permeability. The results suggest that tachykinin NK3 receptors are involved in citric acid-induced effects on airways.
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PMID:Involvement of tachykinin NK3 receptors in citric acid-induced cough and bronchial responses in guinea pigs. 965 5

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are among the first-choice drugs for treating hypertension and congestive heart disease. It has been reported, however, that these drugs could induce chronic cough and airway hyperresponsiveness. The aim of this work was to assess in pigs the effects of bradykinin and tachykinins on citric-acid-induced coughing after ACE inhibitor pretreatment. Coughing was induced by challenging pigs with an aerosol of 0.8 M citric acid over 15 min. Coughs were counted by a trained observer for 30 min. The animals underwent two cough induction tests two days apart (days 1 and 3), the first being taken as a control. All drugs were injected intravenously 30 min before the second challenge. In the control group, no difference was observed between days 1 and 3. The ACE inhibitor enalapril (7.5 and 15 microg/kg) caused the cough frequency to increase significantly. In contrast, a dose-related decrease was observed with Hoe140 (icatibant), a bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist (0.5 and 1 mg/kg). When both drugs were administered simultaneously (15 microg/kg for enalapril and 1 mg/kg for Hoe140), a significant increase was observed as compared with the control value obtained on day 1. When enalapril was combined with the three tachykinin receptor antagonists SR 140333 (NK1 receptor antagonist), SR 48968 (NK2 receptor antagonist) and SR 142801 (NK3 receptor antagonist), a significant decrease was observed as compared with control value obtained on day 1; the percentage of variation was also significantly different as compared with those observed in enalapril groups at both doses. These data suggest that ACE-inhibitor-induced enhancement of the cough reflex is mainly due to tachykinins and not to bradykinin in our pig model. Bradykinin, however, plays a major role in coughing induced by citric acid alone.
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PMID:Role of bradykinin and tachykinins in the potentiation by enalapril of coughing induced by citric acid in pigs. 1146 10

SSR 146977 is a potent and selective antagonist of the tachykinin NK3 receptor. In Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing the human tachykinin NK3 receptor, SSR 146977 inhibited the binding of radioactive neurokinin B to NK3 receptors (Ki = 0.26 nM), senktide (10 nM) induced inositol monophosphate formation (IC50 = 7.8-13 nM), and intracellular calcium mobilization (IC50 = 10 nM). It antagonized [MePhe7]neurokinin B induced contractions of guinea pig ileum (pA2 = 9.07). Senktide (30 nM) induced firing rate increase of noradrenergic neurons in the guinea pig locus coeruleus and dopaminergic neurons in the guinea pig substantia nigra was also blocked by SSR 146977 (50 and 100 nM, respectively). In vivo, in the respiratory system, SSR 146977 inhibited bronchial hyperresponsiveness to acetylcholine, bronchial microvascular permeability hypersensitivity to histamine (doses of 0.1-1 mg/kg i.p.), and cough (doses of 0.03-1 mg/kg i.p.) provoked by citric acid in guinea pigs. In the central nervous system, SSR 146977 inhibited turning behaviour (ID50 = 0.2 mg/kg i.p. and 0.4 mg/kg p.o.) and prevented the decrease of locomotor activity (10 and 30 mg/kg i.p) mediated by the stimulation of NK3 receptors in gerbils. In guinea pigs, SSR 146977 antagonized senktide-induced acetylcholine release in the hippocampus (0.3 and 1 mg/kg i.p) and norepinephrine release in the prefrontal cortex (0.3 mg/kg i.p.). It also prevented haloperidol-induced increase of the number of spontaneously active dopamine A10 neurons (1 and 3 mg/kg i.p.).
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PMID:Biochemical and pharmacological activities of SSR 146977, a new potent nonpeptide tachykinin NK3 receptor antagonist. 1205 57