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ArticlePharmacology research & perspectives2017

In vitro pharmacological characterization of a novel unbiased NOP receptor-selective nonpeptide agonist AT-403.

Federica Ferrari, Davide Malfacini, Blair V Journigan, Mark F Bird, Claudio Trapella, Remo Guerrini, David G Lambert, Girolamo Calo', Nurulain T Zaveri

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Article in Pharmacology research & perspectives, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. NOP agonist AT-403 promoted sleep in lactic acid-induced acute pain model.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025
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  13. Managing Parkinson's disease: moving ON with NOP.British journal of pharmacology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Federica FerrariSection of Pharmacology, Department of Medical Sciences and National Institute of Neurosciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Davide MalfaciniSection of Pharmacology, Department of Medical Sciences and National Institute of Neurosciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Blair V JourniganAstraea Therapeutics, LLC. 320 Logue Avenue, Mountain View, California.
Mark F BirdDivision of Anaesthesia, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Critical Care and Pain Management, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Claudio TrapellaDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Remo GuerriniDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
David G LambertDivision of Anaesthesia, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Critical Care and Pain Management, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Girolamo Calo'Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medical Sciences and National Institute of Neurosciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Nurulain T ZaveriAstraea Therapeutics, LLC. 320 Logue Avenue, Mountain View, California.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6850-6732
University of Ferrara · ITAstraea Therapeutics (United States) · USUniversity of Leicester · GB

Funding

DISCOVERY OF SMALL-MOLECULE ORPHANIN FQ RECEPTOR LIGANDSR01DA014026 · NIDA · SRI INTERNATIONAL · PI ZAVERI, NURULAIN T · 2001 to 2011
$3.4M
Discovery of Bifunctional NOP/Opioid Receptor Ligands for Drug Abuse TherapyR01DA027811 · NIDA · ASTRAEA THERAPEUTICS, LLC · PI ZAVERI, NURULAIN T · 2009 to 2014
$3.4M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA014026NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA027811
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) regulates several biological functions via selective activation of the N/OFQ receptor (NOP), a member of the opioid receptor family. We recently identified a new high affinity and highly selective NOP agonist AT-403. In this study, we characterized the functional profile of AT-403 and compared it to other known nonpeptide NOP agonists Ro 65-6570, Ro 2q, SCH-221510, MCOPPB, AT-202 and SCH-486757, using the following assays: GTPγ[

Indexed as

BRET arrestin assayfunctional selectivityGPCR signaling biasligand biasnonpeptide NOP agonistsNOP receptor

Identifiers

PMID28805972
PMCPMC5684865
OpenAlexW2736628122

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