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ArticleJournal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)2017

Effects of acute and repeated treatment with the biased mu opioid receptor agonist TRV130 (oliceridine) on measures of antinociception, gastrointestinal function, and abuse liability in rodents.

Ahmad A Altarifi, Bethany David, Karan H Muchhala, Bruce E Blough, Hamid Akbarali, S Stevens Negus

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Article in Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 94 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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94 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 156 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Overview and Prospects of the Clinical Application of Oliceridine.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ahmad A Altarifi1 Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Bethany David2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Karan H Muchhala2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Bruce E Blough3 Center for Drug Discovery, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
Hamid Akbarali2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
S Stevens Negus2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Virginia Commonwealth University · USJordan University of Science and Technology · JORTI International · US

Funding

TRAINING IN THE PHARMACOLOGY OF ABUSED DRUGST32DA007027 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI William L. Dewey · 1985 to 2026
$14.7M
VCU Center for Drug Addiction ResearchP30DA033934 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Matthew Sean Halquist · 2014 to 2026
$13.8M
Neurobiology and Treatment of PainR01NS070715 · NINDS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI NEGUS, SIDNEY S, SELLEY, DANA E · 2009 to 2018
$3.3M
Mechanisms of Ethanol's Reversal of Opioid ToleranceR01DA036975 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI AKBARALI, HAMID I, DEWEY, WILLIAM L. · 2014 to 2018
$2.3M
Opioid tolerance and bowel dysfunctionR01DA024009 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI AKBARALI, HAMID I, DEWEY, WILLIAM L. · 2009 to 2015
$2.1M
NIDA NIH HHS P30 DA033934NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA024009NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA036975NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007027NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS070715
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleTRV130 (oliceridine; N-[(3-methoxythiophen-2-yl)methyl]-2-[(9 R)-9-pyridin-2-yl-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]ethanamine) is a novel mu opioid receptor (MOR) agonist that preferentially activates G-protein versus β-arrestin signaling pathways coupled to MORs. Prevailing evidence suggests that TRV130 and other G-protein-biased MOR agonists may produce therapeutic analgesic effects with reduced adverse effects compared to existing MOR agonists.

objectivesThis study compared the effects of acute and repeated TRV130 administration on measures of antinociception, gastrointestinal function, and abuse liability in rodents. We hypothesized that TRV130 would produce robust and sustained antinociception and abuse-related effects during repeated treatment, but that tolerance would develop to gastrointestinal inhibition.

methodsAntinociception was assessed using a warm-water tail-withdrawal procedure in mice. Gastrointestinal function was assessed in mice using an in vivo measure of fecal output and in vitro assays of colonic propulsion and of colon and ileum circular muscle contraction. Abuse liability was assessed in rats using an intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) procedure. (+)-TRV130 was administered with acute and repeated dosing regimens, and (-)-TRV130 was also examined in the ICSS procedure to assess stereoselectivity.

resultsAcute (+)-TRV130 treatment produced robust antinociception, complete inhibition of gastrointestinal function, and weak abuse-related effects. Repeated (+)-TRV130 treatment failed to produce tolerance to antinociception or gastrointestinal inhibition, and abuse-related effects were enhanced by repeated treatment. Effects of acute and repeated (+)-TRV130 in these procedures resemble effects of morphine, with the exception that TRV130 antinociception was more resistant to tolerance. (-)-TRV130 was inactive.

conclusionsThese results suggest that TRV130 retains undesirable constipating and abuse-related effects during repeated treatment despite its bias for G-protein signaling.

Indexed as

AnalgesicsAnalgesics, OpioidAnimalsbeta-ArrestinsGastrointestinal AgentsGastrointestinal TractMaleMiceRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Opioid, muRodentiaSignal TransductionSpiro CompoundsThiophenes((3-methoxythiophen-2-yl)methyl)((2-(9-(pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro(4.5)decan-9-yl)ethyl))amineAnalgesicsAnalgesics, Opioidbeta-ArrestinsGastrointestinal AgentsReceptors, Opioid, muSpiro CompoundsThiophenesabuse liabilityanalgesiaconstipationgastrointestinal inhibitionintracranial self-stimulationTRV130

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PMCPMC5646680
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