ReviewPharmacological reviews2016
Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Receptor Structure, Signaling, Ligands, Functions, and Interactions with Opioid Systems.
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169 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 284 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor ligands and translational challenges: focus on cebranopadol as an innovative analgesic.British journal of anaesthesia · 2018Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of a selective partial agonist for nociception/orphanin-FQ peptide (NOP) receptors in patients with insomnia disorder.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2026Trial
- Effects of Remifentanil Gradual Withdrawal Combined with Postoperative Infusion on Postoperative Hyperalgesia in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic hysterectomy: A Factorial Design, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2024Trial
- Assessment of the Abuse Potential of Cebranopadol in Nondependent Recreational Opioid Users: A Phase 1 Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of clinical psychopharmacologyTrial
- Human Abuse Potential of Single Oral Doses of Sunobinop, a Novel, Highly Potent, and Selective Partial Agonist for Nociceptin/Orphanin-FQ Peptide (NOP) Receptors.Journal of clinical psychopharmacologyTrial
- Structural factors for receptor binding and activation of the Nociceptin opioid receptor by full and partial agonists.Biochemical pharmacology · 2026Article
- Cellular source and circuit context organize functional specificity in thebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Sex-Specific Relationships Between Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Peptide (NOP) Receptors and Alcohol Drinking: Longitudinal PET Studies in Cynomolgus Monkeys.Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology · 2026Article
- Integrated Investigation of Sex Differences in the Human Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Receptor System: Postmortem Analyses and In Vivo [Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging · 2026Article
- Design of New Potent, Selective, and Long-Acting NOP Receptor Agonists through Multiple Sequential d-Amino Acid Substitutions of [Arg14 Lys15]N/OFQ(1-15)-NH2.Journal of medicinal chemistry · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a near-comprehensive RxNorm valueset of opioid medications.JAMIA open · 2026Article
- Preclinical Evaluation of Dual NOP/Mu Partial Agonists for Methamphetamine Use Disorder.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Structural basis for dual targeting of μ-opioid and nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptors by Cebranopadol.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2026Article
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- AI-driven quantum chemical exploration of multi-target synthetic opioid analogs for enhanced therapeutic profiles.Journal of computer-aided molecular design · 2026Article
- The Therapeutic Potential of Dual NMR (NOP/MOP) Agonism in Pain Management.Pain and therapy · 2026Review
- Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Novel, Subtype-Selective Fluorescent Antagonists Targeting the Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Opioid Peptide Receptor.Journal of medicinal chemistry · 2026Article
- Mu-opioid and nociceptin receptors show divergent, cell-type-specific actions in the mesocorticolimbic reward system in opioid use disorder.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2026Review
- The opioid system in endometriosis: implications for endometrial receptivity and reproductive outcomes.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 5 (GRK5) Modulates Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Opioid (NOP) Receptor Desensitization in Rat Sympathetic Neurons.Journal of neuroscience research · 2026Article
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Abstract
The NOP receptor (nociceptin/orphanin FQ opioid peptide receptor) is the most recently discovered member of the opioid receptor family and, together with its endogenous ligand, N/OFQ, make up the fourth members of the opioid receptor and opioid peptide family. Because of its more recent discovery, an understanding of the cellular and behavioral actions induced by NOP receptor activation are less well developed than for the other members of the opioid receptor family. All of these factors are important because NOP receptor activation has a clear modulatory role on mu opioid receptor-mediated actions and thereby affects opioid analgesia, tolerance development, and reward. In addition to opioid modulatory actions, NOP receptor activation has important effects on motor function and other physiologic processes. This review discusses how NOP pharmacology intersects, contrasts, and interacts with the mu opioid receptor in terms of tertiary structure and mechanism of receptor activation; location of receptors in the central nervous system; mechanisms of desensitization and downregulation; cellular actions; intracellular signal transduction pathways; and behavioral actions with respect to analgesia, tolerance, dependence, and reward. This is followed by a discussion of the agonists and antagonists that have most contributed to our current knowledge. Because NOP receptors are highly expressed in brain and spinal cord and NOP receptor activation sometimes synergizes with mu receptor-mediated actions and sometimes opposes them, an understanding of NOP receptor pharmacology in the context of these interactions with the opioid receptors will be crucial to the development of novel therapeutics that engage the NOP receptor.
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