Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: A reversible allosteric inhibitor of GlyT2 for neuropathic pain without on-target side effects
doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-69616-5
Figure Lengend Snippet: a RPI-GLYT2-82 reduced response rate to von Frey stimulus in chronic constriction injury (CCI) mice. Two-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparison post-hoc test comparing vehicle and every other group showed significant effects of time ( p < 0.001; F (5, 149) = 27.3) and treatment ( p < 0.001; F (3, 28) = 48.3), and an interaction effect ( p < 0.001; F (21, 196) = 6.30). A 50 mg/kg (i.p.) dose of RPI-GLYT2-82 demonstrated efficacy against mechanical allodynia, significant at 2 and 3 hours post-injection compared to vehicle ( p = 0.003, p < 0.001, respectively) A 100 mg/kg dose of RPI-GLYT2-82 showed a similar trend at 2 and 3 hours ( p = 0.001, p < 0.001, respectively). b RPI-GLYT2-82 reduced response rate to acetone stimulus in CCI mice. Two-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparison post-hoc test was conducted between CCI model mice administered vehicle and every other group showing significant main effects of time ( p < 0.0001; F (4, 93) = 25.8) and treatment ( p < 0.0001; F (3, 26) = 21.8, and an interaction effect ( p < 0.0001; F (11, 93) = 4.4). Both 50 and 100 mg/kg (i.p.) significantly reduced cold allodynia between 0.5 and 6-hours postinjection compared to vehicle ( p < 0.05-0.001). Gabapentin was also significant at 1-6 hours ( p < 0.05-0.001). c In PSNL mice, RPI-GLYT2-82 reduced von Frey response rates. Two-way ANOVA showed significant main effects of time ( p < 0.001; F (4, 46) = 12.7) and treatment ( p < 0.001; F (2, 13) = 20.8), and an interaction effect ( p < 0.001; F (14, 91) = 5.86). A 50 mg/kg (i.p.) dose reduced mechanical allodynia, significant at 90 minutes and 2-hours post-injection compared to vehicle ( p = 0.02, p = 0.03, respectively). d – f No deficits were observed at 50 mg/kg RPI-GLYT2-82. At 250 mg/kg, RPI-GLYT2-82 caused transient reductions in d rotarod performance, e grip strength (at 30 minutes but fully recovered by 60 minutes), and f sedation. g – i RPI-GLYT2−82 (50 mg/kg and 250 mg/kg) examined against positive morphine control (10 mg/kg) and vehicle (saline). Activity of compounds using whole-body plethysmography, measuring ( g ) respiratory frequency, h min volume, and i tidal volume. Two-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparison post-hoc test conducted between mice administered saline and every other group. j RPI-GLYT2-82 did not increase preference in a conditioned place preference paradigm. One-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparison post-hoc test conducted between mice administered vehicle and every other group (F (3, 25) = 3.03; p = 0.0482). RPI-GLYT2-82 50 mg/kg ( n = 8, p = 0.78) and 150 mg/kg ( n = 8, p = 0.15) compared to positive 10 mg/kg morphine control ( n = 6, p = 0.0287) and vehicle (5% solutol, 95% PBS) ( n = 7). a – i Data shown as mean ± SEM. J Individual replicates shown with error bars representing ± SEM from the mean. Significance is denoted as: *, p ≤ 0.05; **, p ≤ 0.01; ***, p ≤ 0.001. n = biological replicates. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
Article Snippet: The human GlyT2 complementary DNA sequence was codon optimised and synthetised by Azenta for expression in mammalian cells.
Techniques: Comparison, Injection, Control, Saline, Activity Assay, Conditioned Place Preference