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  • Title: Differential activity of the nerve growth factor (NGF) antagonist PD90780 [7-(benzolylamino)-4,9-dihydro-4-methyl-9-oxo-pyrazolo[5,1-b]quinazoline-2-carboxylic acid] suggests altered NGF-p75NTR interactions in the presence of TrkA.
    Author: Colquhoun A, Lawrance GM, Shamovsky IL, Riopelle RJ, Ross GM.
    Journal: J Pharmacol Exp Ther; 2004 Aug; 310(2):505-11. PubMed ID: 15051797.
    Abstract:
    The neurotrophin nerve growth factor (NGF) binds to two receptor types: the tyrosine kinase receptor TrkA and the common neurotrophin receptor p75(NTR). Although many of the biological effects of NGF (such as neuronal growth and survival) are associated with TrkA activation, p75(NTR) also contributes to these activities by enhancing the action of TrkA when receptors are coexpressed. The NGF antagonist PD90780 [7-(benzolylamino)-4,9-dihydro-4-methyl-9-oxo-pyrazolo[5,1-b]quinazoline-2-carboxylic acid] interacts with NGF, preventing its binding to p75(NTR). In this study, the actions of this compound are further explored, and it is found that PD90780 is not able to inhibit the binding of either brain-derived neurotrophic factor or neurotrophin-3 to p75(NTR), consistent with the direct interactions of the antagonist with NGF. In addition, we demonstrate that the ability of PD90780 to inhibit NGF-p75(NTR) interactions is lower when receptors are coexpressed, compared with when p75(NTR) is the only neurotrophin receptor expressed. These results suggest that the interaction between NGF and the p75(NTR) receptor is altered when TrkA is coexpressed. This alteration can be exploited in the development of antagonists that will selectively inhibit the pro-apoptotic actions of p75(NTR) when expressed in the absence of TrkA, although having less effect on the pro-survival effects of p75(NTR) mediated by enhanced TrkA activation.
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