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ArticleNeuropharmacology2017

The endocannabinoid hydrolysis inhibitor SA-57: Intrinsic antinociceptive effects, augmented morphine-induced antinociception, and attenuated heroin seeking behavior in mice.

Jenny L Wilkerson, Sudeshna Ghosh, Mohammed Mustafa, Rehab A Abdullah, Micah J Niphakis, Roberto Cabrera, Rafael L Maldonado, Benjamin F Cravatt, Aron H Lichtman

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Article in Neuropharmacology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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49citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jenny L WilkersonDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. Electronic address: jenny.wilkerson@vcuhealth.org.
Sudeshna GhoshDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Mohammed MustafaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Rehab A AbdullahDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Micah J NiphakisThe Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Roberto CabreraLaboratory of Neuropharmacology. Department de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Pompeu Fabra University, PRBB, C/ Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
Rafael L MaldonadoLaboratory of Neuropharmacology. Department de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Pompeu Fabra University, PRBB, C/ Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
Benjamin F CravattThe Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Aron H LichtmanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Virginia Commonwealth University · USPompeu Fabra University · ESScripps Research Institute · US

Funding

VCU Center for Drug Addiction ResearchP30DA033934 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Matthew Sean Halquist · 2014 to 2026
$13.8M
SYNTHESIS OF SR141716A AND ANANDAMIDE ANALOGSP01DA009789 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI MECHOULAM, RAPHAEL · 1995 to 2013
$11.6M
STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF FAAHP01DA017259 · NIDA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI STEVENS, RAYMOND C · 2004 to 2013
$10.6M
Monoacylglycerol Lipase Inhibitors for Treating Opioid Use Disorders (RO)R01DA032933 · NIDA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI CRAVATT, BENJAMIN F, LICHTMAN, ARON H · 2012 to 2014
$1.5M
Inhibiting peripheral diacylglycerol lipase beta - a novel target for pain reliefF32DA038493 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI WILKERSON, JENNY · 2015 to 2017
$157k
NIDA NIH HHS F32 DA038493NIDA NIH HHS P01 DA009789NIDA NIH HHS P01 DA017259NIDA NIH HHS P30 DA033934NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA032933
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although opioids are highly efficacious analgesics, their abuse potential and other untoward side effects diminish their therapeutic utility. The addition of non-opioid analgesics offers a promising strategy to reduce required antinociceptive opioid doses that concomitantly reduce opioid-related side effects. Inhibitors of the primary endocannabinoid catabolic enzymes fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) show opioid-sparing effects in preclinical models of pain. As simultaneous inhibition of these enzymes elicits enhanced antinociceptive effects compared with single enzyme inhibition, the present study tested whether the dual FAAH-MAGL inhibitor SA-57 [4-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-1-piperidinecarboxylic acid 2-(methylamino)-2-oxoethyl ester] produces morphine-sparing antinociceptive effects, without major side effects associated with either drug class. SA-57 dose-dependently reversed mechanical allodynia in the constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve model of neuropathic pain and carrageenan inflammatory pain model. As previously reported, SA-57 was considerably more potent in elevating anandamide (AEA) than 2-arachidonyl glycerol (2-AG) in brain. Its anti-allodynic effects required cannabinoid (CB)

Indexed as

AcetamidesAnalgesicsAnalgesics, OpioidAnimalsArachidonic AcidArachidonic AcidsCarbamatesCarrageenanDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug-Seeking BehaviorEndocannabinoidsGlyceridesHeroinHydrolysisHyperalgesiaInflammation4-(2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl)-1-piperidinecarboxylic acid 2-(methylamino)-2-oxoethyl esterAcetamidesAnalgesicsAnalgesics, OpioidanandamideArachidonic AcidArachidonic AcidsCarbamatesCarrageenanEndocannabinoidsGlyceridesglyceryl 2-arachidonateHeroinMorphinePolyunsaturated AlkamidesReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB22-arachidonyl glycerol (2-AG)Anandamide (AEA)CannabinoidFatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH)HeroinMonoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL)MorphinePainSelf-administration

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PMID27890602
PMCPMC5289715
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