Identification of antagonists for melanocortin MC3, MC4 and MC5 receptors

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Abstract

Antagonists for the melanocortin receptor family were identified by analysis of the effects of four melanocortin analogues on α-MSH(α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone)-induced cAMP accumulation in 293 human embryonal kidney (HEK) cells that expressed either the rat melanocortin MC3 receptor, the human melanocortin MC4 receptor or the ovine melanocortin MC5 receptor. Two peptides, [D-Arg8]ACTH(adrenocorticotrope hormone)-(4–10) and [Pro8,10, Gly9]ACTH-(4–10), antagonized the action of α-MSH on the melanocortin MC4 and MC5 receptors, but not the melanocortin MC3 receptor. [Ala6]ACTH-(4–10) inhibited the α-MSH activation of the melanocortin MC3 and MC5, but only weakly antagonized the activation of the melanocortin MC4 receptor. [Phe-I7]ACTH-(4–10) antagonized the melanocortin MC3, MC4 and MC5 receptors equally well. These antagonists were also tested to block a behavioral response induced by α-MSH. α-MSH-induced excessive grooming behavior in rats was inhibited by [Phe-I7]ACTH-(4–10), [D-Arg8]ACTH-(4–10) and [Pro8,10,Gly9]ACTH-(4–10), but not by [Ala6]ACTH-(4–10). This suggests that α-MSH-induced excessive grooming behavior is mediated by melanocortin MC4 receptors.

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