PMID- 16442521 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060418 LR - 20181113 IS - 0014-2999 (Print) IS - 0014-2999 (Linking) VI - 531 IP - 1-3 DP - 2006 Feb 15 TI - Behavioral and neurobiological effects of the enkephalinase inhibitor RB101 relative to its antidepressant effects. PG - 151-9 AB - Nonpeptidic delta-opioid receptor agonists produce antidepressant-like effects in rodents, and compounds that inhibit the breakdown of endogenous opioid peptides have antidepressant-like effects in animal models. In this study, the behavioral effects of the enkephalinase inhibitor, RB101 (N-[(R, S)-2-benzyl-3-[(S)(2-amino-4-methyl-thio)-butyldithio]-1-oxopropyl]-l-phenylalanine benzyl ester), were examined. Specifically, the effects of RB101 on convulsive activity, locomotor activity, and antidepressant-like effects in the forced swim test were studied in Sprague-Dawley rats, and the opioid receptor types mediating these effects were examined by antagonist studies. In addition, the effects of RB101 on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA expression were evaluated in relation to its antidepressant effects. RB101 produced delta-opioid receptor-mediated antidepressant effects (32 mg/kg i.v. and 100 mg/kg i.p.) and increased locomotor activity (32 mg/kg i.v.) in rats. RB101 did not produce convulsions or seizures and did not alter BDNF mRNA expression. In conclusion, RB101 has the potential to produce antidepressant effects without convulsions. FAU - Jutkiewicz, Emily M AU - Jutkiewicz EM AD - Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0632, USA. ejutkiew@umich.edu FAU - Torregrossa, Mary M AU - Torregrossa MM FAU - Sobczyk-Kojiro, Katarzyna AU - Sobczyk-Kojiro K FAU - Mosberg, Henry I AU - Mosberg HI FAU - Folk, John E AU - Folk JE FAU - Rice, Kenner C AU - Rice KC FAU - Watson, Stanley J AU - Watson SJ FAU - Woods, James H AU - Woods JH LA - eng GR - T32 GM007767/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM07767/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 DA007267/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 DA07267/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 DA000254/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - DA00254/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - K21 DA000254/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 DA000254/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20060125 PL - Netherlands TA - Eur J Pharmacol JT - European journal of pharmacology JID - 1254354 RN - 0 (Antidepressive Agents) RN - 0 (Benzamides) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Disulfides) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Narcotic Antagonists) RN - 0 (Piperazines) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 135949-60-9 (RB 101) RN - 156727-74-1 (4-(alpha-(4-allyl-2,5-dimethyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-methoxybenzyl)-N,N-diethylbenzamide) RN - 47E5O17Y3R (Phenylalanine) RN - 5S6W795CQM (Naltrexone) RN - 9002-60-2 (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone) RN - EC 3.4.24.11 (Neprilysin) RN - G167Z38QA4 (naltrindole) SB - IM MH - Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/blood MH - Animals MH - Antidepressive Agents/*pharmacology MH - Behavior, Animal/*drug effects MH - Benzamides/pharmacology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/blood/genetics MH - Disulfides/*pharmacology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Electroencephalography/*drug effects MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Frontal Lobe/metabolism MH - Hippocampus/metabolism MH - Injections, Intravenous MH - Male MH - Motor Activity/drug effects MH - Naltrexone/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Narcotic Antagonists/pharmacology MH - Neprilysin/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Phenylalanine/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Piperazines/pharmacology MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Swimming PMC - PMC1828120 MID - NIHMS15858 EDAT- 2006/01/31 09:00 MHDA- 2006/04/19 09:00 PMCR- 2008/02/01 CRDT- 2006/01/31 09:00 PHST- 2005/08/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2005/12/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2005/12/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2006/01/31 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/04/19 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/01/31 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2008/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0014-2999(05)01303-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.12.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Pharmacol. 2006 Feb 15;531(1-3):151-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.12.002. Epub 2006 Jan 25.