TABLE 1

DOPr inverse agonists and systems in which inverse activity has been evidenced

Type of SystemDOR SpeciesCell TypeAssayDrugObservationsReference
Native systemsmDORNG108-15 hybrid cellGTPase assay (membranes, high K)ICI 174864, naloxone, ICI 154129Inhibition of basal activity ICI 174864 > ICI 154129 > NLXCosta and Herz (1989)
GTPase assay (intact cells)ICI 174866Inhibition of basal activity
Binding affinity ± PTX (membranes)ICI 174866Increased affinity (presence PTX)
GTPγS binding (membranes)ICI 174864Inhibition of basal activitySzekeres and Traynor (1997)
NTI, BNTX, TIPP, NTBNo effect on basal activity
Overexpression systemsmDORRat 1 fibroblastsGTPase assays (membranes)ICI 174864Inhibition of basal activityMullaney et al. (1996)
HEK293 cellsNaloxoneNo effect on basal activity
ICI 174864Inhibition of basal activity of WT DOPr, D128N, and D128A; not Y129ABefort et al. (1999)
HEK293 cellscAMP accumulation (intact cells)ICI 174866Potentiation of cAMP, production by FSKChiu et al. (1996)
Naloxone, NTINo effect on FSK stimulated cAMP production
Rat DORC6 gliomaGTPγS binding absence Na+ ions (membranes)ICI 174864, clocinnamox (C-CAM), BNTX, NTBInhibition of basal activity NTB ≥ BNTX ≥ C-CAM ≥ ICI 174864Neilan et al. (1999)
Naloxone, NTINo effect on basal activity
Binding affinity ± Na+/GppNHpICI 174864, C-CAMLeftward shift with Na+/GppNHp
BNTX, NTBNo effect of Na+/GppNHp
hDORHEK-293 cellsGTPγS binding (membranes)TICP[Ψ]Inhibition of basal activity of WT DOPr and of constitutively active DOPr (M262T)Tryoen-Tóth et al. (2005)
TICP[Ψ]No effect on basal activity of WT DOPr, Inhibition of basal activity of constitutively active DOPr (M262T)
Naloxone, NTB, BNTX, ICI 174864, H-Dmt-Tic-OH N,N(CH3)2-Dmt-Tic-NH2No effect on basal activity of WT DOPr or constitutively active DOPr (M262T)
Reporter gene assay (intact cells)N,N(CH3)2-Dmt-Tic-NH2Inhibition of basal activity of WT DOPr and constitutively active DOPr (M262T)
Naloxone, NTB, BNTXNo effect on basal activity of WT DOPr, Inhibition of basal activity of constitutively active DOPr (M262T)
GTPγS binding (membranes)ICI 174864, N,N(CH3)2-Dmt-Tic-NH2, NTIInhibition of basal activity ICI 174864 ≥ N,N(CH3)2-Dmt-Tic-NH2 >>> NTILabarre et al. (2000)
GTPγS binding (membranes)ICI 174864, TICP[Ψ], naloxoneInhibition of basal activity TICP[Ψ] ≥ ICI 174864 ≥ NLXPiñeyro et al. (2005), Audet et al. (2008)
cAMP accumulationICI 174864, TICP[Ψ] Inhibition of basal activity TICP[Ψ] ≥ ICI 174864
hDORCHO cellsGTPγS binding (membranes)ICI 174864, (2S,3R)TMT-l-Tic-OHInhibition of basal activity TMT-l-Tic-OH compound is more potent than ICI 174864Hosohata et al. (1999)
ICI 174864, 17-fluoroethyl NTI derivativesInhibition of basal activity ICI 174864 > 17-fluoroethyl NTI derivativesNemoto et al. (2015)
GH3 cellsGTPγS binding (membranes)ICI 174864Inhibition of basal activityLiu and Prather (2002), Martin et al. (2002)
TIPP, naltriben, naloxone, ICI 154129No effect on basal activity
Binding affinity ± Na+/GppNHpICI 174864 TIPPLeftward shift of affinity for ICI 174864 and TIPP, ICI 174864 > TIPP
cAMP accumulation (intact cells)ICI 174864 TIPPICI 174864 inhibits basal activity TIPP stimulates basal activity
  • FSK, forskolin ICI 174866, N,N-diallyl-Tyr-Aib-Aib-Phe-Leu-OH; NLX, naloxone; WT, wild type.