Understanding the Mechanism of Action of NAI-112, a Lanthipeptide with Potent Antinociceptive Activity

NAI-112, a glycosylated, labionine-containing lanthipeptide with weak antibacterial activity, has demonstrated analgesic activity in relevant mouse models of nociceptive and neuropathic pain. However, the mechanism(s) through which NAI-112 exerts its analgesic and antibacterial activities is not kno...

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Autores principales: Arianna Tocchetti, Marianna Iorio, Zeeshan Hamid, Andrea Armirotti, Angelo Reggiani, Stefano Donadio
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9f0b0a372125406d8ba46ba0a7a89b682021-11-25T18:27:05ZUnderstanding the Mechanism of Action of NAI-112, a Lanthipeptide with Potent Antinociceptive Activity10.3390/molecules262267641420-3049https://doaj.org/article/9f0b0a372125406d8ba46ba0a7a89b682021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/22/6764https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049NAI-112, a glycosylated, labionine-containing lanthipeptide with weak antibacterial activity, has demonstrated analgesic activity in relevant mouse models of nociceptive and neuropathic pain. However, the mechanism(s) through which NAI-112 exerts its analgesic and antibacterial activities is not known. In this study, we analyzed changes in the spinal cord lipidome resulting from treatment with NAI-112 of naive and in-pain mice. Notably, NAI-112 led to an increase in phosphatidic acid levels in both no-pain and pain models and to a decrease in lysophosphatidic acid levels in the pain model only. We also showed that NAI-112 can form complexes with dipalmitoyl-phosphatidic acid and that <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> can become resistant to NAI-112 through serial passages at sub-inhibitory concentrations of the compound. The resulting resistant mutants were phenotypically and genotypically related to vancomycin-insensitive <i>S. aureus</i> strains, suggesting that NAI-112 binds to the peptidoglycan intermediate lipid II. Altogether, our results suggest that NAI-112 binds to phosphate-containing lipids and blocks pain sensation by decreasing levels of lysophosphatidic acid in the TRPV1 pathway.Arianna TocchettiMarianna IorioZeeshan HamidAndrea ArmirottiAngelo ReggianiStefano DonadioMDPI AGarticlelanthipeptideuntargeted lipidomicslysophosphatidic acidTPRV1lipid IIVISA strainsOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENMolecules, Vol 26, Iss 6764, p 6764 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
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topic lanthipeptide
untargeted lipidomics
lysophosphatidic acid
TPRV1
lipid II
VISA strains
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle lanthipeptide
untargeted lipidomics
lysophosphatidic acid
TPRV1
lipid II
VISA strains
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Arianna Tocchetti
Marianna Iorio
Zeeshan Hamid
Andrea Armirotti
Angelo Reggiani
Stefano Donadio
Understanding the Mechanism of Action of NAI-112, a Lanthipeptide with Potent Antinociceptive Activity
description NAI-112, a glycosylated, labionine-containing lanthipeptide with weak antibacterial activity, has demonstrated analgesic activity in relevant mouse models of nociceptive and neuropathic pain. However, the mechanism(s) through which NAI-112 exerts its analgesic and antibacterial activities is not known. In this study, we analyzed changes in the spinal cord lipidome resulting from treatment with NAI-112 of naive and in-pain mice. Notably, NAI-112 led to an increase in phosphatidic acid levels in both no-pain and pain models and to a decrease in lysophosphatidic acid levels in the pain model only. We also showed that NAI-112 can form complexes with dipalmitoyl-phosphatidic acid and that <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> can become resistant to NAI-112 through serial passages at sub-inhibitory concentrations of the compound. The resulting resistant mutants were phenotypically and genotypically related to vancomycin-insensitive <i>S. aureus</i> strains, suggesting that NAI-112 binds to the peptidoglycan intermediate lipid II. Altogether, our results suggest that NAI-112 binds to phosphate-containing lipids and blocks pain sensation by decreasing levels of lysophosphatidic acid in the TRPV1 pathway.
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author Arianna Tocchetti
Marianna Iorio
Zeeshan Hamid
Andrea Armirotti
Angelo Reggiani
Stefano Donadio
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Marianna Iorio
Zeeshan Hamid
Andrea Armirotti
Angelo Reggiani
Stefano Donadio
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title Understanding the Mechanism of Action of NAI-112, a Lanthipeptide with Potent Antinociceptive Activity
title_short Understanding the Mechanism of Action of NAI-112, a Lanthipeptide with Potent Antinociceptive Activity
title_full Understanding the Mechanism of Action of NAI-112, a Lanthipeptide with Potent Antinociceptive Activity
title_fullStr Understanding the Mechanism of Action of NAI-112, a Lanthipeptide with Potent Antinociceptive Activity
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the Mechanism of Action of NAI-112, a Lanthipeptide with Potent Antinociceptive Activity
title_sort understanding the mechanism of action of nai-112, a lanthipeptide with potent antinociceptive activity
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