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Modimelanotide

Modimelanotide (INN; development code AP-214, ABT-719, and ZP-1480) is a melanocortinergic peptide drug derived from α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) which was under development by, at different times, Action Pharma, Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie, and Zealand for the treatment of acute kidney injury. It acts as a non-selective melanocortin receptor agonist, with IC50 values of 2.9 nM, 1.9 nM, 3.7 nM, and 110 nM at the MC1, MC3, MC4, and MC5 receptors. Modimelanotide failed clinical trials for acute kidney injury despite showing efficacy in animal models, and development was not further pursued.

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Modimelanotide
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Other namesAcetylhexa-L-lysyl-α-MSH; AP-214; ABT-719; ZP-1480
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Identifiers
  • N2-acetyl-L-lysyl-L-lysyl-L-lysyl-L-lysyl-L-lysyl-L-lysyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-L-seryl-L-methionyl-L-alpha-glutamyl-L-histidyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-arginyl-L-tryptophylglycyl-L-lysyl-L-prolyl-L-valinamide
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC113H181N33O25S
Molar mass2433.96 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • [H]/N=C(\N)/NCCC[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2c1cccc2)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N3CCC[C@H]3C(=O)N[C@@H](C(C)C)C(=O)N)NC(=O)[C@H](Cc4ccccc4)NC(=O)[C@H](Cc5c[nH]cn5)NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CCSC)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](Cc6ccc(cc6)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)C
  • InChI=1S/C113H181N33O25S/c1-66(2)94(95(121)154)145-111(170)91-38-25-54-146(91)112(171)84(36-16-23-52-120)130-92(151)62-127-96(155)87(58-70-60-126-74-29-9-8-28-73(70)74)141-102(161)81(37-24-53-125-113(122)123)136-106(165)85(56-68-26-6-5-7-27-68)139-108(167)88(59-71-61-124-65-128-71)142-104(163)82(43-44-93(152)153)137-105(164)83(45-55-172-4)138-109(168)89(63-147)144-107(166)86(57-69-39-41-72(150)42-40-69)140-110(169)90(64-148)143-103(162)80(35-15-22-51-119)135-101(160)79(34-14-21-50-118)134-100(159)78(33-13-20-49-117)133-99(158)77(32-12-19-48-116)132-98(157)76(31-11-18-47-115)131-97(156)75(129-67(3)149)30-10-17-46-114/h5-9,26-29,39-42,60-61,65-66,75-91,94,126,147-148,150H,10-25,30-38,43-59,62-64,114-120H2,1-4H3,(H2,121,154)(H,124,128)(H,127,155)(H,129,149)(H,130,151)(H,131,156)(H,132,157)(H,133,158)(H,134,159)(H,135,160)(H,136,165)(H,137,164)(H,138,168)(H,139,167)(H,140,169)(H,141,161)(H,142,163)(H,143,162)(H,144,166)(H,145,170)(H,152,153)(H4,122,123,125)/t75-,76-,77-,78-,79-,80-,81-,82-,83-,84-,85-,86-,87-,88-,89-,90-,91-,94-/m0/s1
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Modimelanotide (INN; development code AP-214, ABT-719, and ZP-1480) is a melanocortinergic peptide drug derived from α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) which was under development by, at different times, Action Pharma, Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie, and Zealand for the treatment of acute kidney injury.12 It acts as a non-selective melanocortin receptor agonist, with IC50 values of 2.9 nM, 1.9 nM, 3.7 nM, and 110 nM at the MC1, MC3, MC4, and MC5 receptors.3 Modimelanotide failed clinical trials for acute kidney injury despite showing efficacy in animal models,45 and development was not further pursued.12

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References

  1. Ramos AM, González-Guerrero C, Sanz A, Sanchez-Niño MD, Rodríguez-Osorio L, Martín-Cleary C, et al. (May 2015). "Designing drugs that combat kidney damage". Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery. 10 (5): 541–56. doi:10.1517/17460441.2015.1033394. PMID 25840605. S2CID 24191324.
  2. Montero-Melendez T (May 2015). "ACTH: The forgotten therapy". Seminars in Immunology. 27 (3): 216–26. doi:10.1016/j.smim.2015.02.003. PMID 25726511.
  3. "Renal-Urologic drugs". Drug Data Reports. 29 (1). Prous Science: 42. 2007. ISSN 0379-4121.
  4. Doi K, Hu X, Yuen PS, Leelahavanichkul A, Yasuda H, Kim SM, et al. (June 2008). "AP214, an analogue of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, ameliorates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury and mortality". Kidney International. 73 (11): 1266–74. doi:10.1038/ki.2008.97. PMC 2398767. PMID 18354376.
  5. Simmons MN, Subramanian V, Crouzet S, Haber GP, Colombo JR, Ukimura O, et al. (April 2010). "Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone analogue AP214 protects against ischemia induced acute kidney injury in a porcine surgical model". The Journal of Urology. 183 (4): 1625–9. doi:10.1016/j.juro.2009.12.007. PMID 20172543.
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