GPR18 Inhibiting Amauromine and the Novel Triterpene Glycoside Auxarthonoside from the Sponge-Derived Fungus Auxarthron reticulatum

Planta Medica
2015.0

Abstract

The marine sponge-derived fungus Auxarthron reticulatum produces the cannabinoid receptor antagonist amauromine (1). Recultivation of the fungus to obtain further amounts for more detailed pharmacological evaluation of 1 additionally yielded the novel triterpene glycoside auxarthonoside (2), bearing, in nature, a rather rare sugar moiety, i.e., N-acetyl-6-methoxy-glucosamine. Amauromine (1), which inhibited cannabinoid CB1 receptors (Ki 0.178 µM) also showed antagonistic activity at the cannabinoid-like orphan receptor GPR18 (IC50 3.74 µM). The diketopiperazine 1 may thus serve as a lead structure for the development of more potent and selective GPR18 antagonists, which are required to study the orphan receptor's potential as a new drug target. Despite the execution of many biological assays, to date, no bioactivity could be found for auxarthonoside (2).

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