Targeting opioid receptors in addiction and drug withdrawal: where are we going?

R Tabanelli, S Brogi, V Calderone - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review article offers an outlook on the use of opioids as therapeutics for treating several
diseases, including cancer and non-cancer pain, and focuses the analysis on the …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2021

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper is the forty-fourth consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …

Structural basis of μ-opioid receptor targeting by a nanobody antagonist

J Yu, A Kumar, X Zhang, C Martin… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The μ-opioid receptor (μOR), a prototypical G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), is the target
of opioid analgesics such as morphine and fentanyl. Due to the severe side effects of current …

In vitro functional profiling of fentanyl and nitazene analogs at the μ-opioid receptor reveals high efficacy for Gi protein signaling

MHM Tsai, L Chen, MH Baumann… - ACS Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Novel synthetic opioids (NSOs), including both fentanyl and non-fentanyl analogs that act as
μ-opioid receptor (MOR) agonists, are associated with serious intoxication and fatal …

Daily methocinnamox treatment dose-dependently attenuates fentanyl self-administration in rhesus monkeys

DR Maguire, CP France - Neuropharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
Opioid use disorder and opioid overdose continue to be significant public health challenges
despite the availability of effective treatments. Methocinnamox (MCAM) is a novel, long …

Effects of daily methocinnamox treatment on fentanyl self-administration in rhesus monkeys

DR Maguire, CP France - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 2022 - ASPET
Methocinnamox (MCAM), a long-acting μ-opioid receptor antagonist, attenuates the positive
reinforcing effects of opioids, such as heroin and fentanyl, suggesting it could be an effective …

Attenuation of the Positive-Reinforcing Effects of Ultra-Potent Fentanyl Analogs, Along with Those of Fentanyl and Heroin, During Daily Treatment with Methocinnamox …

LR Gerak, CP France - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 2023 - ASPET
Without substantial intervention, the opioid crisis is projected to continue, underscoring the
need to develop new treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD). One drug under …

The potential of methocinnamox as a future treatment for opioid use disorder: A narrative review

CG Jordan, AL Kennalley, AL Roberts, KM Nemes… - Pharmacy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The opioid epidemic is an ongoing public health crisis, and the United States health system
is overwhelmed with increasing numbers of opioid-related overdoses. Methocinnamox …

Behavioral pharmacology of methocinnamox: A potential new treatment for opioid overdose and opioid use disorder

DR Maguire, CP France - Journal of the experimental analysis …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Opioid overdose and opioid use disorder continue to be significant public health challenges
despite the availability of effective medications and significant efforts at all levels of society …

[HTML][HTML] The in vitro functional profiles of fentanyl and nitazene analogs at the μ-opioid receptor-high efficacy is dangerous regardless of signaling bias

MHM Tsai, L Chen, MH Baumann, M Canals… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Novel synthetic opioids (NSOs), including both fentanyl and non-fentanyl analogs that act as
the μ-opioid receptor (MOR) agonists, are associated with serious intoxication and fatal …