@misc{10481/77916,
year = {2022},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/77916},
abstract = {Neuropathic pain (NP) is a challenging condition to treat, as the need for new drugs to treat NP is an unmet goal. We investigated the analgesic potential of a new sulfated disaccharide compound, named BIS014. Oral administration (p.o.) of this compound induced ameliorative effects in formalin-induced nociception and capsaicin-induced secondary mechanical hypersensitivity in mice, but also after partial sciatic nerve transection (spared nerve injury), chemotherapy (paclitaxel)-induced NP, and diabetic neuropathy induced by streptozotocin. Importantly, BIS014, at doses active on neuropathic hypersensitivity (60 mg/kg/p.o.), did not alter exploratory activity or motor coordination (in the rotarod test), unlike a standard dose of gabapentin (40 mg/kg/p.o.) which although inducing antiallodynic effects on the NP models, it also markedly decreased exploration and motor coordination. In docking and molecular dynamic simulation studies, BIS014 interacted with TRPV1, a receptor involved in pain transmission where it behaved as a partial agonist. Additionally, similar to capsaicin, BIS014 increased cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) in neuroblastoma cells expressing TRPV1 receptors; these elevations were blocked by ruthenium red. BIS014 did not block capsaicin-elicited [Ca2+]c transients, but inhibited the increase in the firing rate of action potentials in bradykinin-sensitized dorsal root ganglion neurons stimulated with capsaicin.

Perspective: We report that the oral administration of a new sulfated disaccharide compound, named BIS014, decreases neuropathic pain from diverse etiology in mice. Unlike the comparator gabapentin, BIS014 does not induce sedation. Thus, BIS014 has the potential to become a new efficacious non-sedative oral medication for the treatment of neuropathic pain.},
organization = {Laboratorios Bioibérica (Barcelona)},
organization = {Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)},
publisher = {Elsevier},
keywords = {Compound BIS014},
keywords = {Neuropathic pain},
keywords = {TRPV1},
keywords = {Hyaluronan disaccharide},
keywords = {Hyaluronic},
keywords = {Analgesic drugs},
keywords = {Antiallodynic drugs},
title = {Small Synthetic Hyaluronan Disaccharide BIS014 Mitigates Neuropathic Pain in Mice},
doi = {10.1016/j.jpain.2022.07.014},
author = {Padín, Juan-Fernando and Entrena Fernández, José Manuel and Cobos del Moral, Enrique José},
}