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ArticleACS chemical neuroscience2022

Characterization of a Potential KOR/DOR Dual Agonist with No Apparent Abuse Liability via a Complementary Structure-Activity Relationship Study on Nalfurafine Analogues.

Mengchu Li, David L Stevens, Michelle Arriaga, E Andrew Townsend, Rolando E Mendez, Nadejda A Blajkevch, Dana E Selley, Matthew L Banks, S Stevens Negus, William L Dewey and 1 more

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Article in ACS chemical neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mengchu LiDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298, United States.
David L StevensDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298, United States.
Michelle ArriagaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298, United States.
E Andrew TownsendDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298, United States.
Rolando E MendezDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298, United States.
Nadejda A BlajkevchDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298, United States.
Dana E SelleyDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298, United States.
Matthew L BanksDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4949-5246
S Stevens NegusDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298, United States.
William L DeweyDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298, United States.
Yan ZhangDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8934-7016
Virginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

VCU Center for Drug Addiction ResearchP30DA033934 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI JOLENE J WINDLE · 2014 to 2026
$13.8M
Non-peptide Mu Opioid Receptor Selective AntagonistsR01DA024022 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, YAN · 2009 to 2019
$3.5M
Novel fentanyl derivatives as counteracting agents against fentanylUG3DA050311 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, YAN · 2019 to 2020
$2.2M
NIDA NIH HHS P30 DA033934NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA024022NIDA NIH HHS UG3 DA050311
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Discovery of analgesics void of abuse liability is critical to battle the opioid crisis in the United States. Among many strategies to achieve this goal, targeting more than one opioid receptor seems promising to minimize this unwanted side effect while achieving a reasonable therapeutic profile. In the process of understanding the structure-activity relationship of nalfurafine, we identified a potential analgesic agent, NMF, as a dual kappa opioid receptor/delta opioid receptor agonist with minimum abuse liability. Further characterizations, including primary in vitro ADMET studies (hERG toxicity, plasma protein binding, permeability, and hepatic metabolism), and in vivo pharmacodynamic and toxicity profiling (time course, abuse liability, tolerance, withdrawal, respiratory depression, body weight, and locomotor activity) further confirmed NMF as a promising drug candidate for future development.

Indexed as

Analgesics, OpioidMorphinansAnalgesicsHumansReceptors, Opioid, kappaReceptors, Opioid, muSpiro CompoundsStructure-Activity RelationshipAnalgesicsAnalgesics, OpioidMorphinansReceptors, Opioid, kappaReceptors, Opioid, muSpiro CompoundsTRK 820abuse liabilityanalgesicsDOR/KORnonaddictiveopioid receptorstructure−activity relationship

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PMID36449691
PMCPMC10243363
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