| Assay Method Information | |
| | Cell-Based NOP Assay |
| Description: | Formula (I) compounds were tested for antagonism of the nociceptin receptor (NOP) in a cell-based cAMP assay, using the LANCE cAMP Detection Kit, Perkin Elmer (Waltham, Mass.). This assay (LANCE cAMP) is a homogeneous, time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) immunoassay designed to measure cAMP produced upon modulation of adenylyl cyclase activity by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).ProtocolCells expressing human opioid NOP (ValiScreen cell line, cat #ES-230-C Perkin Elmer (Waltham, Mass.) were dispensed in simulation buffer (5 mM Hepes, 0.1% BSA, 0.5 mM IBMX in Hanks Buffered Saline Solution) at 2.5 μL cells per well (400 cells/well) into a 1536 white TC-treated assay plate. Compound was then added and plates were incubated for 15 minutes at room temperature. To each well was added 2.5 μL of a solution containing forskolin (3 μM final) and nociceptin peptide (390 pM final) diluted in stimulation buffer, and the plates were incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature. To each well was dispensed 5 μL of LANCE Ultra detection (1:300 dilution of anti-cAMP ULight with a 1:100 dilution of Eu-cAMP tracer diluted in cAMP Detection Buffer) reagent, and the plates were incubated for 1 hr at room temperature. The plate was then read on the ViewLux microplate reader (Perkin Elmer, Waltham, Mass.) using the LANCE 1536 protocol with 60 second exposure times and 50 μs delay. This protocol has an excitation wavelength of 340 nm (DUG11 filter) and emission wavelengths of 615 nm (Eu-Donor) and 665 nm (Alexa 647 cAMP antibody acceptor).Data AnalysisData was analyzed, normalized, and visualized using ACAS (John McNeil & Co.). Efficacy was calculated using activity of the vehicle (DMSO) as 0% efficacy and the activity of the corresponding reference positive control (SCH 221510, Tocris Bioscience (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Catalog number 3240) as 100% efficacy. Activity was calculated as the ratio of donor and acceptor emissions. All curve fits and IC50 determinations were performed using a non-linear regression model. The IC50 value was measured as the concentration at which half-maximal response was calculated. |
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