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 …

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 …

Discriminative stimulus effects of carfentanil in rats discriminating fentanyl: Differential antagonism by naltrexone

SM Flynn, CP France - Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2021 - Elsevier
Background A significant number of deaths caused by opioids involve fentanyl and/or one of
its very potent analogs (eg, carfentanil). Some clinical reports suggest larger doses of opioid …

Mechanistic pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic modeling and simulations of naloxone auto‐injector 10 mg reversal of opioid‐induced respiratory depression

TE Yang, F Del Bene, SM Lavezzi… - CPT …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of the analysis was to evaluate if 10 mg naloxone, administered
intramuscularly, could reverse or prevent opioid‐induced respiratory depression (OIRD) …

Characterization of the discriminative stimulus effects of binary mixtures of mu opioid receptor agonists in rats discriminating fentanyl

SM Flynn, CP France - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 2022 - ASPET
Drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, have risen dramatically
over the past decade and are currently the driving force of the opioid epidemic in the United …

Validation of a quantitative liquid chromatography/hybrid quadrupole‐linear ion trap MS/MS method for carfentanil and caffeine in a live human epidermis model

JM Oyler, KJ Maistros, D Kilgour - Rapid Communications in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Carfentanil, an opioid 10K times more potent than morphine, has no licit clinical
use. A powerful CNS depressant, it has been identified increasingly as the cause of …

[HTML][HTML] Percutaneous absorption of Carfentanil in vitro

C Dalton, R Watkins, S Pritchard, S Graham - Toxicology in Vitro, 2021 - Elsevier
Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid restricted to veterinary use due to its potency. Public health
concerns have been raised as to the potential of carfentanil to exhibit toxicity after absorption …

Identifying mechanisms and biomarkers predictive of efficacy of vaccines against opioid use disorders and overdose

B Crouse - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Opioid use disorders (OUD) and overdose are public health crises that are worsening
despite the availability of approved pharmacotherapies. Active immunization with anti-opioid …