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ArticleeLife2017

Polyglycerol-opioid conjugate produces analgesia devoid of side effects.

Sara González-Rodríguez, Mohiuddin A Quadir, Shilpi Gupta, Karolina A Walker, Xuejiao Zhang, Viola Spahn, Dominika Labuz, Antonio Rodriguez-Gaztelumendi, Martin Schmelz, Jan Joseph and 4 more

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Article in eLife, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sara González-RodríguezDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Mohiuddin A QuadirInstitute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Shilpi GuptaInstitute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Karolina A WalkerInstitute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Xuejiao ZhangInstitute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Viola SpahnDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8086-8090
Dominika LabuzDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2465-4730
Antonio Rodriguez-GaztelumendiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Martin SchmelzDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Jan JosephInstitute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Maria K ParrInstitute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7407-8300
Halina MachelskaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6315-2958
Rainer HaagHelmholtz Virtual Institute Multifunctional Biomaterials for Medicine, Teltow, Germany.
Christoph SteinDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5240-6836
Freie Universität Berlin · DEHeidelberg University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Novel painkillers are urgently needed. The activation of opioid receptors in peripheral inflamed tissue can reduce pain without central adverse effects such as sedation, apnoea, or addiction. Here, we use an unprecedented strategy and report the synthesis and analgesic efficacy of the standard opioid morphine covalently attached to hyperbranched polyglycerol (PG-M) by a cleavable linker. With its high-molecular weight and hydrophilicity, this conjugate is designed to selectively release morphine in injured tissue and to prevent blood-brain barrier permeation. In contrast to conventional morphine, intravenous PG-M exclusively activated peripheral opioid receptors to produce analgesia in inflamed rat paws without major side effects such as sedation or constipation. Concentrations of morphine in the brain, blood, paw tissue, and in vitro confirmed the selective release of morphine in the inflamed milieu. Thus, PG-M may serve as prototype of a peripherally restricted opioid formulation designed to forego central and intestinal side effects.

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AnalgesiaAnalgesicsAnimalsAnimal StructuresGlycerolHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsMolecular WeightMorphinePolymersRatsAnalgesicsGlycerolMorphinepolyglycerolPolymersinflammationnanocarrierneuroscienceopioidpainpolymerrat

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PMID28673386
PMCPMC5496737
OpenAlexW2725097790

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