Vaccines as immunotherapies for substance use disorders

TR Kosten - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2024 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Substance use disorders (SUD) present a worldwide challenge with few effective therapies
except for the relative efficacy of opioid pharmacotherapies, despite limited treatment …

Mechanisms of neurorespiratory toxicity induced by fentanyl analogs—lessons from animal studies

K Chamoun, L Chevillard, A Hajj, J Callebert… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
In 2020, fentanyl and its analogs contributed to~ 65% of drug-attributed fatalities in the USA,
with a threatening increasing trend during the last ten years. These synthetic opioids used …

A lipidated TLR7/8 adjuvant enhances the efficacy of a vaccine against fentanyl in mice

SM Miller, B Crouse, L Hicks, H Amin, S Cole… - npj Vaccines, 2023 - nature.com
Opioid use disorders (OUD) and opioid-related fatal overdoses are a public health concern
in the United States. Approximately 100,000 fatal opioid-related overdoses occurred …

Self-Adjuvanting TLR7/8 Agonist and Fentanyl Hapten Co-Conjugate Achieves Enhanced Protection against Fentanyl Challenge

N Powers, C Massena, B Crouse, M Smith… - Bioconjugate …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Currently approved pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorders (OUDs) and overdose
reversal agents are insufficient to slow the spread of OUDs due to the proliferation of …

Advancing humanized monoclonal antibody for counteracting fentanyl toxicity towards clinical development

D Hicks, C Baehr, P Silva-Ortiz, A Khaimraj… - Human Vaccines & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Innovative therapies to complement current treatments are needed to curb the growing
incidence of fatal overdoses related to synthetic opioids. Murine and chimeric monoclonal …

Assessment of the therapeutic potential of probiotics against carbon quantum dots-induced neurotoxicity in common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

X Cao, R Yuan, D Sun, X Ji, Y Wei, L Li, S Guo, B Li… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have received increasing attention in recent years for their
potential toxicity. However, little is known about their neurobehavioral toxicity. This study …

Efficacy and selectivity of monovalent and bivalent vaccination strategies to protect against exposure to carfentanil, fentanyl, and their mixtures in rats

B Crouse, MM Wu, V Gradinati, AJ Kassick… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Drug-related fatal overdoses have significantly increased in the past decade due to the
widespread availability of illicit fentanyl and other potent synthetic opioids such as …

Immunotherapeutic strategies for treating opioid use disorder and overdose

R Luba, S Martinez, J Jones, M Pravetoni… - Expert opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Development and implementation of effective treatments for opioid use disorder
(OUD) and prevention of overdose are urgent public health needs. Though existing …

Structure-Based Engineering of Monoclonal Antibodies for Improved Binding to Counteract the Effects of Fentanyl and Carfentanil

J Rodarte, C Baehr, D Hicks, M McGovern, Y Zhang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The opioid overdose epidemic is a growing and evolving public health crisis fueled by the
widespread presence of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues (F/FAs) in both street mixtures and …

Identification and biophysical characterization of a novel domain-swapped camelid antibody specific for fentanyl

JP Gallant, D Hicks, K Shi, NH Moeller, B Hoppe… - Journal of Biological …, 2024 - jbc.org
Opioid use disorders (OUD) and overdoses are ever-evolving public health threats that
continue to grow in incidence and prevalence in the United States and abroad. Current …