Conotoxin peptide under investigation as an analgesic drug
Pharmaceutical compound
Leconotide (INN; development codes CNSB004 and AM336; also known as ω-conotoxin CVID) is an ω-conotoxin peptide isolated from the venom of Conus catus which is under investigation as an analgesic drug for the treatment of pain conditions.[1][2]
It acts as an N-type voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav2.2) blocker and is highly selective for this channel over the related P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav2.1).[1][2]
Relative to ziconotide, leconotide is advantageous in that it is significantly less toxic, and for that reason can be administered intravenously as opposed to via intrathecal injection.[3][4][5]
See also
- Ziconotide, an analgesic peptide derived from the toxin of the cone snail species Conus magus
- Lacosamide, an approved small molecule analgesic and anti-epileptic
- Ralfinamide, an investigational small molecule analgesic
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Ion channel blockers |
- Anticonvulsants (e.g., gabapentin, pregabalin, mirogabalin, carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, lacosamide, lamotrigine)
- Local anesthetics (e.g., lidocaine)
- Mexiletine
- TCAsTooltip Tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, nortriptyline, desipramine)
- Ziconotide
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Others |
- Alpha lipoic acid
- Benfotiamine
- Botulinum toxin A
- Bupropion
- Cannabinoids (e.g., cannabis, dronabinol, nabilone)
- NMDA receptor antagonists (e.g., ketamine, dextromethorphan, methadone)
- Opioids (e.g., hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone, methadone, buprenorphine, tramadol, tapentadol)
- Sodium oxybate (GHB)
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Calcium | VDCCsTooltip Voltage-dependent calcium channels | |
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Potassium | VGKCsTooltip Voltage-gated potassium channels | |
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IRKsTooltip Inwardly rectifying potassium channel | |
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KCaTooltip Calcium-activated potassium channel | |
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K2PsTooltip Tandem pore domain potassium channel | |
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Sodium | VGSCsTooltip Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
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ENaCTooltip Epithelial sodium channel | |
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ASICsTooltip Acid-sensing ion channel | |
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Chloride | CaCCsTooltip Calcium-activated chloride channel | |
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CFTRTooltip Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator | |
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Unsorted | |
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Others | TRPsTooltip Transient receptor potential channels | |
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LGICsTooltip Ligand gated ion channels | |
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