Abstract
To establish the activity of σ ligands at σ1 and σ2 receptor, we chose two tumour cell lines, the human SK-N-SH neuroblastoma and the rat C6 glioma lines, which express σ2 receptors at a high density and σ1 receptors in their high-affinity or low-affinity state. We tested the σ2 receptor agonist PB28 and the σ2 antagonist AC927, and (+)-pentazocine and NE100 as agonist and antagonist, respectively, at σ1 receptors, with regard to antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects. In addition, 1,3-di(2-tolyl)guanidine (DTG) and haloperidol were tested as reference compounds displaying nearly equipotent σ affinity (σ2>σ1 and σ1>σ2, respectively). In both SK-N-SH and C6 cells, PB28 and NE100 displayed the most potent results both in antiproliferative and cytotoxic assay while AC927 and (+)-pentazocine were inactive in both assays. The cytotoxic and antiproliferative effects of DTG and haloperidol reflected their σ1 antagonist activity and σ2 agonist activity. Moreover, our results in the tumour cell lines correlated well with those for σ2 activity found previously in a functional assay in the guinea-pig bladder. These findings establish a new model for evaluating both σ2 and σ1 receptor activity of σ ligands, which could be useful for developing new ligands having mixed σ2 agonist/σ1 antagonist activity as potential antineoplastic agents.
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Colabufo, N.A., Berardi, F., Contino, M. et al. Antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects of some σ2 agonists and σ1 antagonists in tumour cell lines. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch Pharmacol 370, 106–113 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-004-0961-2
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